Dreadzone

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Dreadzone
Dreadzone live in Athens (2007)
Dreadzone live in Athens (2007)
General information
Genre (s) Dub , reggae , techno , folk , rock
founding 1993
Website www.dreadzone.com
Founding members
Greg "Dread" Roberts
programming
 Tim Bran
Current occupation
Drums, percussion
 Greg "Dread" Roberts
Leo Williams
Spencer "MC Spee" Graham
Earl "Earl 16" Daley
Chris Compton
programming
 Chris Oldfield
former members
programming
 Tim Bran (1993-ca. 1995)
Dan Donovan (1993-1995)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Second light
  UK 37 
silver
silver
06/10/1995 (7 weeks)
Biological radio
  UK 45 08/09/1997 (2 weeks)
Escapades
  UK 98 09/21/2013 (1 week)
Dread Times
  UK 39 02.03.2017 (1 week)
Singles
Zion Youth
  UK 49 05/06/1995 (2 weeks)
Captain Dread
  UK 49 07/29/1995 (2 weeks)
Maximum XP
  UK 56 09/23/1995 (2 weeks)
Little Britain
  UK 20th 01/06/1996 (6 weeks)
  DE 63 05/20/1996 (10 weeks)
Love Life And Unity
  UK 56 03/30/1996 (2 weeks)
Earth Angel
  UK 51 05/10/1997 (2 weeks)
Moving on
  UK 58 07/26/1997 (2 weeks)

Dreadzone is a British band formed in 1993. Their music is an eclectic mix of dub , reggae , techno , folk and rock .

Since its inception, Dreadzone have released 6 studio albums and various live and compilation albums. The band's biggest hit was the 1995 single Little Britain , which rose to number 20 in the UK and number 63 in the singles charts in Germany.

history

The band was formed in 1993 by Greg "Dread" Roberts, drummer for Big Audio Dynamite , and musician and sound engineer Tim Bran. Roberts and Bran brought bassist Leo Williams and keyboardist Dan Donovan into the band.

After various single releases, the first studio album 360 ° was released on Creation Records in 1993. The second album, Second Light , was released in 1995 on the major label Virgin Records . In January 1996 Dreadzone had a chart hit in the United Kingdom and Germany with the single Little Britain . The following year the album Biological Radio was released .

Dreadzone recorded six peel sessions for John Peel between 1993 and 2001 . In 2000 MC Spee joined the band. In 2001 the fourth album Sound was released . The fifth album, Once Upon A Time, followed in 2005. On October 26, 2006, Greg Roberts' brother Steve died, who had supported Dreadzone as a guitarist in various live performances.

In 2007 Chris Compton and Chris Oldfield were announced as new band members. In 2009 the sixth studio album Eye on the Horizon was released . In 2011 the best of album The Best Of Dreadzone: The Good The Bad And The Dread was released .

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1993: 360 ° (Creation Records)
  • 1995: Second Light (Virgin)
  • 1997: Biological Radio (Virgin)
  • 2001: Sound (Rufflife UK Ltd.)
  • 2005: Once Upon A Time (Functional Breaks)
  • 2010: Eye On The Horizon (Dubwiser Records)
  • 2017: Dread Times (Dubwiser Records)

Live albums

  • 2006: Live At Sunrise (Functional Breaks)

Compilation albums

  • 2001: The Radio One Sessions (Strange Fruit)
  • 2008: Functional Dread (Functional Breaks)
  • 2011: The Best Of Dreadzone: The Good The Bad And The Dread (Dubwiser Records)

Singles & EPs

  • 1993: The Warning (Creation Records)
  • 1993: The Good The Bad And The Dread (Creation Records)
  • 1993: Fight The Power (Totem Records)
  • 1993: No Justice No Peace / Heart Of Darkness (Creation Records)
  • 1994: Performance (Totem Records)
  • 1994: Sounds From The House Of Dread (Cancan)
  • 1995: Zion Youth (Virgin)
  • 1995: Little Britain (Virgin)
  • 1995: Maximum EP (Virgin)
  • 1995: Captain Dread (Virgin)
  • 1996: Life, Love & Unity (Virgin)
  • 1997: Moving On (Virgin)
  • 1997: Earth Angel (Virgin)
  • 2000: Crazy Knowledge (Finger Lickin 'Records)
  • 2001: Believing In It (Rufflife UK Ltd.)
  • 2002: Dreadzone vs. Mafia Tone - The Warriors (Double Seven)
  • 2005: King Dub Rock (In The Party) (Functional Breaks)
  • 2005: Dubblestandart vs. Dreadzone - Dubblestandart vs. Dreadzone (Select Cuts)
  • 2005: Once Upon A Time (In Jamaica) (Functional Breaks)
  • 2005: Dreadzone / An-ten-nae vs. Bassnectar - Booty Line / California Sunrise (Functional Breaks)
  • 2006: Lion Shirt (Functional Breaks)
  • 2006: Elevate (Functional Breaks)
  • 2007: Love The Life (Functional Breaks)
  • 2007: Mashup The Dreadz / Straight To A Soundboy (Functional Breaks)
  • 2010: Gangster (Dubwiser Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dreadzone in the Official UK Charts (English)
  2. ↑ a b Dreadzone in the German charts
  3. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK