My Operator: Sylvan Morris Lays it Down

words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Babylon Falling

More great original fieldwork from Babylon Falling who tracked down legendary engineer Sylvan Morris for an in-depth interview and studio visit. Sylvan’s is not a name that comes readily to the lips of most dancehall fans but you just have to skim across highlights of the tunes in his resume–“Judge Dread,” “East of the River Nile,” “Pass the Tushung Peng” and Dennis Brown’s “Revolution,” to name a few–to know this man is SERIOUS.  Must-read material for any true music head; Sylvan holds forth on his involvement in the origins of dub, on dissing Stevie Wonder and how to keep ganja seed out of your mixing board.