WAYNE SMITH - Under Me Sleng Teng CHRIS STAPLETON Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois

'You Need to Calm Down' and title track 'Lover'

there’s a strange sense of one thing following another

The influence of soundsystem culture has been ever present in their music

new artwork by Steven Reeves

WAYNE SMITH - Under Me Sleng Teng CHRIS STAPLETON Daniel Lanois7" Limited Edition Black Vinyl The world of music was forever changed after the release of Wayne Smith's titanic track Under Me Sleng Teng. Built utilising the 'Rock' pre set that he and a friend had discovered on a Casio MT40 keyboard in 1985, the Sleng Teng riddim ushered in the digital age of Dancehall Reggae and made producer Prince Jammy's career. Consequently, Jammy was crowned the King not long after. The riddim was popular enough to spawn