Trojan Records is set to release a cool reggae compilation, curated by Radiohead sonic wizard Jonny Greenwood. Given his eclectic solo projects and his otherworldly manipulation of Radiohead's oeuvre, reggae's a more likely fit than you'd first think; the genre's giants have pushed possibilities in the studio in a way that Jonny has mastered over Radiohead's classics. The compilation's 17 tracks deep of ska, dub, rocksteady, and roots. Here's a taste:
Delroy Wilson - "This Life Makes Me Wonder" (MP3)
Lee "Scratch" Perry - "Black Panta" (MP3)
Johnny Greenwood Is The Controller is out 3/6 on Trojan.
Tracklist after the jump.
01. Linval Thompson - "Dread Are The Controller"
02. Derrick Harriott - "Let Me Down Easy"
03. Marcia Aitken - "I'm Still In Love"
04. Gregory Isaacs - "Never Be Ungrateful"
05. Lee "Scratch" Perry - "Bionic Rats"
06. The Heptones - "Cool Rasta"
07. Scientist & Jammy & The Roots Radics - ""Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker""
08. Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters - "Black Panta"
09. Junior Byles - "Fever"
10. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - "Beautiful and Dangerous"
11. Lloyd's All Stars - "Dread Dub (It Dread Out Deh Version)"
12. Marcia Griffiths - "Gypsy Man"
13. Johnny Clarke & The Aggrovators - "A Ruffer Version"
14. The Jahlights - "Right Road To Dubland (Right Road to Zion Dub)"
15.Junior Byles & Lee Perry - "Dreader Locks"
16. Delroy Wilson - "This Life Makes Me Wonder"
17. Scotty - "Clean Race"
