Black Market Meets... The Progressors: Who Can't Hear Will Feel, by Black Market & The Progressors

Black Market Meets... The Progressors: Who Can't Hear Will Feel

by Black Market & The Progressors

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	1.	A-Town Rock 03:30
	2.	Parkfield Rock 04:43
	3.	What I Need Dub 06:02
	4.	Estamos Rolling? 03:11
	5.	Shroud of Ampex 05:13
	6.	Swan Lake Dub 04:34
	7.	Try Me 03:25
	8.	First Step Dub 03:26
	9.	Blackness Dub 03:53
	10.	Fader and Knob 05:17
	11.	Dragon's Breath 02:19
	12.	Monkey Island 02:49
	13.	Masssage Version 03:38

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The Progressors were a short-lived but highly influential band. Without The Progressors Black Market does not exist, and their influence on this collection is felt in all Black Market releases. I was lucky to play guitar with them in 2009 during a session recorded all to my Tascam 388 on 1/4'' reel to reel tape. The band had been recording in and around Atascadero, California with Brian Wallace (AKA Dub Robot), and managed to create a sound that was straight out of Black Ark.

This is an artifact, an essential group of recordings that gives a peek into what was a vibrant reggae community on The Central Coast of California at the time. Some of you will recognize Brandon 'Wise Owl' Niznik from The Next Dub, Twilight Zone, and also Dub Robot who has been featured on several Black Market EPs as well. At one point we were all together, in one small town, making reggae.

This was the first album I made on my Tascam 388, and sadly, it is also the last. I sold the 388 in Memphis behind Sun Studios to an awesome band that will do great things with it but before I did I discovered that I still had these tapes. I transferred everything and dubbed them out this month. If you want some essential, rare, dub-reggae cuts, this is the album for you.

The Progressors deserve to be heard loud and clear, and who can't hear will feel...

Don't sleep on this album, this one is near and dear to my heart. As always, LISTEN LOUD!

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released July 3, 2020

Tracks 1-7 (Dec. 2009)

Brandon 'Wise Owl' Niznik - Bass
Nigel Walsh - Organ
Stan Loken - Drums
Nate Bridges - Guitar, Dub, Mixing
Emilio Paleo - Sax, Melodica
Logan Chin - Percussion

Tracks 8-13 (2005-2006)

Brandon 'Wise Owl' Niznik - Bass, Guitars, Dub Mixing
Nigel Walsh - Organ, Melodica, Keys
Stan Loken - Drums, Percussion
Dub Robot - Dub Mixing, Horn

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What would happen if The Beach Boys had The Wailers as their backing band instead of The Wrecking Crew? What if David Bowie spent the summer of 1975 in Kingston, Jamaica with King Tubby instead of Philidelphia? Michael Jackson meets Scratch Perry? These questions are the basic thesis of Black Market. Listen loud, dance, enjoy, and share. I make these albums for free but accept donations. ... more

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