Shoot the Boss
| Shoot The Boss | ||
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| Studio album by Monkey Mafia | ||
| Released | 4 May 1998 (UK) 13 October 1998 (US) |
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| Recorded | The Cockpit Orinoco Studios, London Rollover Studios, London Sabresonic Studio, London |
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| Genre | Electronica, Big Beat, dancehall | |
| Length | 72:20 | |
| Label | Heavenly Records (UK) Arista Records (US) |
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| Producer | Jon Carter | |
| Singles from Shoot the Boss | ||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The AV Club | (no rating) [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) (dead link) |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Shoot The Boss is the sole album by Monkey Mafia, released on Heavenly Records on 4 May 1998 in the UK, and on Arista Records on 13 October 1998 in the US. The album includes versions of all four of Monkey Mafia's singles. The album cover and artwork throughout features photographs of the 1965 Watts Riots.
The British DJ Jon Carter originally started using the pseudonym Monkey Mafia in 1994 for his dub reggae and dancehall-inspired music productions. By the time the album was released, Monkey Mafia had expanded into a full band, including Douge Reuben on vocals, Dan Peppe on bass, Tom Symmons on drums, DJ Krash Slaughta (aka Paul Smith) on turntables, and Carter himself on samplers and keyboard programming. The band played the songs live at clubs and music festivals, including tours supporting Roni Size Reprazent in 1997[4] and Massive Attack in 1999. However, they disbanded in 2000 as Carter increasingly began to concentrate on his DJing career.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jon Carter, except where noted.
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Make Jah Music" | 7:06 | |||||||
| 2. | "Blow the Whole Joint Up [Coughing Up Fire Mix]" (Barry Ashworth/Jon Carter) | 5:18 | |||||||
| 3. | "I Am Fresh" (Jon Carter/Douge Reuben) | 4:49 | |||||||
| 4. | "Lion in the Hall [Beats Edit]" | 5:34 | |||||||
| 5. | "Steppa's Ball" | 5:52 | |||||||
| 6. | "Work Mi' Body [Chicken Scratch Mix]" (Jon Carter/Kelly/Ramans/G. Smith) | 5:59 | |||||||
| 7. | "Ward 10 [Voodoo Mix]" (Richard Brown/Jon Carter) | 5:47 | |||||||
| 8. | "The Whore of Babylon" | 8:32 | |||||||
| 9. | "Metro Love" | 5:23 | |||||||
| 10. | "Healing of the Nation" (Jon Carter/Douge Reuben) | 5:57 | |||||||
| 11. | "Retreat Wicked Man" (Jon Carter/G. Smith) | 5:56 | |||||||
| 12. | "Long As I Can See the Light" (John Fogerty) | 6:07 | |||||||
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Total length:
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72:20 | ||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Prato, Greg. Monkey Mafia: Shoot the Boss > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Klein, Joshua (29 March 2002). "Review: Shoot the Boss". The AV Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/monkey-mafia-shoot-the-boss,21107/. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Review: Shoot the Boss". Rolling Stone. 12 October 1999. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/monkeymafia/albums/album/188112/review/5943675/shoot_the_boss. (dead link)
- ^ "Jon Carter profile". DJpages.com. http://www.djpages.com/premier/detail.asp?id=47. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
