Off the Beaten Track

by African Head Charge

Off the Beaten Track cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: On-U Sound
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:32
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Doctor Pablo, Adrian Sherwood, Prisoner, Eskimo Fox, Skip McDonald, Dog, Style Scott, Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, Lizard, Jah Wobble, Crocodile

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Under the experimental guidance of producer Adrian Sherwood, the collective continued to mutate traditional dub music into dense, futuristic collages. Utilizing tape loops, heavy delay, and complex tribal polyrhythms, the album successfully blurs the boundaries between world music traditions and industrial experimentation.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, sampling, rhythmic, repetitive, percussive, bassy, groove-laden, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Off The Beaten Track (5:04)
  2. Some Bizarre (5:06)
  3. Belinda (3:41)
  4. Language & Mentality (4:22)
  5. Throw It Away (3:36)
  6. Conspiring (4:36)
  7. Release The Doctor (3:34)
  8. Down Under Again (3:07)
  9. Over The Sky (3:17)
  10. Good Things (4:06)

Credits

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