Charlie Chaplin - Sound System (Expanded Version) (2024)

Charlie Chaplin rose to prominence in the early '80s during the first years of the dancehall era. In contrast to the '70s roots reggae period, with its decidedly spiritual and cultural world view, dancehall music reflected the secular world of clubs and sound system dances — the earlier cultural bent remained, but decidedly secular and slack lyric matter came to dominate. This age-old contrast between human folly and religious salvation was first forecast in Jamaican music via the contrasting styles of the jazz and R&B-inspired ska and rocksteady of the '60s and the Rastafarian-centric roots period of the following decade; the two views have informed the music ever since, whether it's the almost comic slackness of early '90s ragga or the retro-rasta sentiment of late '90s bobo dread circles. Chaplin reflected this contrast in his own style: he embraced the modern (at the time) dancehall rhythms, but — unlike many of his fellow DJs of the late '70s and early '80 — he focused on cultural lyrics instead of slack subject matter.

Tracklist:
1-1. Charlie Chaplin - We Hot (03:37)
1-2. Charlie Chaplin - Small Days (03:47)
1-3. Charlie Chaplin - Afraid of You (03:49)
1-4. Charlie Chaplin - Bounce, Pon We Corner (03:45)
1-5. Charlie Chaplin - Why the World Say So (03:37)
1-6. Charlie Chaplin - Screwface People (04:01)
1-7. Charlie Chaplin - Principle (03:53)
1-8. Charlie Chaplin - Tribute to Marvin Gaye (03:58)
1-9. Charlie Chaplin - Ginal (03:17)
1-10. Charlie Chaplin - International Robbery (03:21)
1-11. Charlie Chaplin - Yan Kee Skank aka Yankie Skank (03:57)
1-12. Charlie Chaplin - Chalice (03:52)
1-13. Charlie Chaplin - Face to Face (03:44)
1-14. Charlie Chaplin - Eden Ah Try (03:10)
1-15. Charlie Chaplin - Tell Me Why (03:18)
1-16. Charlie Chaplin - Drifting (03:05)
1-17. Charlie Chaplin - Hey Youthman (03:03)