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    We are excited to bring our first 7" vinyl "Boss Soundsystem B/W This Time" to the masses. Touching on reggae, punk, ska, mod, and pub rock sounds, this 2 song banger covers a lot of the NATA musical landscape....

    Side A - Boss Soundsystem
    (N. Bacon/J. Blanck)
    Side B - This Time
    (N. Bacon/S. Foote/B. Kettleson/C. Evans/S. Boyce)

    45RPM
    7:54 minutes/seconds total playing time

    Nicholas Bacon - Vocals and Guitar
    Steve Foote - Bass
    Ben Kettleson - Keyboards and Back Up Vocals
    Scott Boyce - Drums and Percussion
    Divnola The Observer - intro on "Boss Soundsystem"

    Recorded and Mixed at Odd Fellows Recording, Weymouth, MA
    by Jerry Macdonald
    Jan 6th and Jan 15th, 2024
    Additional recording in-between at
    Lightning Bolt Studios, North Shore, MA
    Digital Mastering by Scott Craggs/Old Colony Mastering
    Vinyl Mastering by Ryan Wasoba
    Cover Design: MX Turner
    Copyright 2024

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A punky reggae homage to the great Jamaician reggae artists and boss soundsystems of the world.

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There’s a Boss Soundsystem
And it plays really loud
In the park across the street
Not for from downtown
Dread at the controls
With the steppers beat
Raggamuffin’ MC’s
Moving people’s feet

I sometimes check it out
On my way home from work
There’s a dancehall queen
In a yellow booty skirt
Spinning dub plates
And vinyl 45s
Original pressings
They will blow your static mind


All the way back to where it began
It’s the Boss Soundsystem
Don a hat, grab a toke
And you feel the rhythm
Of the Boss Soundsystem
Boss Soundsystem

Mikey Dread at the controls…


All the way back to where it began
It’s the Boss Soundsystem
Junior Murvin, King Tubby, U-Roy to Yellowman
It’s a Boss Soundsystem

Prince Buster, Upsetters, Big Youth to Capleton
It’s the Boss Soundsystem
Boss Soundsystem

Don’t stop!
Rockers keep steppin’!

Drop the needle on the wax
Faders to the max
Its a subsonic frequency blast

Junior Reid and Coxsone Dodd
To the Saxon Studios International
Sound clash!

All the way back to where it began
It’s the Boss Soundsystem
Junior Murvin, King Tubby, U-Roy to Yellowman
It’s the Boss Soundsystem

Sister Nancy, Yabby You, Burning Spear to Buju
It’s the Boss Soundsystem
Boss Soundsystem…

Don’t forget King Stitt!
…or Augustus Pablo

There’s a Boss Soundsystem
And it plays really loud
In the park across the street
Not far from downtown

credits

from Boss Soundsystem b​/​w This Time, released March 29, 2024
Nicholas Bacon - Vocals and Guitar
Ben Kettleson - Keyboards and Back Up Vocals
Steve Foote - Bass
Scott Boyce - Drums and Percussion
Divnola The Observer - Intro Voice

Music & Lyrics by N. Bacon and J. Blanck
Mek One Publishing, BMI

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Nick and the Adversaries Boston, Massachusetts

NATA feature members and ex-members of Pilfers, Lost City Angels, Big D and Kid's Table and The Glow. Their debut full length record "Confidence, Man!" showcases their continued interest in writing infectious songs informed by mod, reggae, two tone, punk rock and britpop. ". ... more

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