Search - Adrian Sherwood :: Becoming a Cliche

The Follow Up to 2002's "Never Trust a Hippy" is Only Sherwood's Second Solo Album, but the Man Still Calls on a Cast of Thousands, Including Jazzwad, Congo Natty, Lee Perry, Little Roy, Dennis Bovell, Mark Stewart and More. Sherwood is a Legendary Figure in the Development of Alternative Music in the UK and Worldwide. At 18, He Co-founded a Distribution Company Selling Jamaican Imports Out of his Car. He Made Records for Himself and his Early Dub Plates for the Likes of Prince Far I and Creation Rebel Earned Him Invitations to Play with Politically Motivated, Angry Bands Like the Clash and the Slits. He Formed On-u Records and the Touring Off-shoot On-u Sound System in 1980, Counting on the Pop Group's Vocalist Mark Stewart and Slits Members to Start Pushing Dub and Reggae Into Unknown Territories of New Wave and Industrial Rock. He Has Worked with an Incredible Cast of Artists that Include Gary Clail, for Whom He Produced the Top 10 Hit "Human Nature".