Eek-A-Speaka

by Eek-A-Mouse

Overview

To call Eek-A-Mouse reggae's most beloved weirdo is not to take anything away from Lee "Scratch" Perry, who is, if anything, weirder but who is probably more respected than beloved at this point. Eek-A-Mouse has all of Perry's goofiness without any of the latter's tendency towards actual physical mayhem or his off-putting tendency to do things like drink gasoline and pray to bananas. Instead, Eek has satisfied himself with inventing a "bing-bing-boing" school of reggae scatting whose sounds continue to echo in the dancehall, and with projecting and perfecting a happy but inscrutable persona in a musical marketplace that doesn't generally know what to do with anyone who isn't either a glowering locksman or a chest-beating, chain-wearing dancehall don. He's never delivered the goods with any particular consistency, but when Eek-A-Mouse hits his groove the results can be explosive. Even within the scope of this particular album, you'll quickly notice the difference in quality between "Press a Button" (on which Eek's laid-back delivery washes up on the rocky shore of Anthony B's manic chatting) and "I Love Weed" (on which he repeats himself endlessly and foolishly over a lame mambo rhythm). Luckily, the moments of brilliance outnumber those of lameness by about two to one, thanks in part to the often top-notch rhythms provided by producer Blacka Dread. Recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/29/2004
Label:	Greensleeves Records
UPC:	0601811127711
Rank:	68912

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eek-A-Mouse   Primary Artist
Anthony B   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Paul Daley   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Steve Martin   Composer
Bagga Case   Musician
Kevin Metcalfe   Mastering
Collin "Bulbie" York   Mixing
Earl "Chinna" Smith   Musician
The Firehouse Crew   Musician
Winston "Bo-Pee" Bowen   Musician
Donald Dennis   Musician
Lynford "Fatta" Marshall   Mixing
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace   Musician
Roland McDermott   Engineer
Rohan Dwyer   Mixing
Paul Crossdale   Musician
Dave "Fluxy" Heywood   Musician
Dean Fraser   Engineer,Musician
Peter Chemist   Mixing
Nambo   Musician
Barbara Naps   Musician
Greg Morris   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Tony McDermott   Design
R. "Eek-A-Mouse" Hylton   Composer
Solgie Hamilton   Mixing
Carlos Allwood   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Professor Larry   Musician
Gussie P.   Engineer
Marcia Smith   Musician
George "Dusty" Miller   Musician
Burro   Mixing,Assistant Engineer
Angel Smith   Musician