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Artist:	BUG FEAT. CUTTY RANKS, THE
Title:	Gun Disease
Label:	REPHLEX (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$5.00
Catalog #:	REPH 137CD

"This release is the sister release to AFXs Smojphace EP which features a remix of the track 'Run The Place Red' from The Bug's Pressure album. The Bug aka Kevin Martin was indelibly marked by the skull crushing impact of seismic UK dub sound systems (Jah Shaka, Aba-Shanti-I, Iration Steppas etc.) throughout the 90s, and became increasingly obsessed with Ragga's bionic gyrations. Under various guises (Ice, God, Techno Animal, Curse Of The Golden Vampire), Kevin Martin has worked with Bill Laswell, John Zorn, Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), Alec Empire And Def Jux's El-P, among many others. Cutty Ranks is one of the greatest DeeJays ever to come out of Jamaica. His debut 45, 'Gunman Lyrics' was a dancehall hit, which was quickly followed with tunes like 'Out Of Hand' or 'Fisherman Lyrics' for Winston Riley's Techniques label and 'The Bomber' (Shocking Vibes) which was his first worldwide dancehall smash at the beginning of the 1990s. Rephlex is proud that The Bug has recorded with Cutty, because, unlike a large number of the stars of dancehall, he doesn't voice out too many tunes keeping it strict. This track is a reworking of the aforementioned Gunman lyrics."

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