DreadzoneOnce Upon A Time

Label:

Functional Breaks – FBCD 008

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Breaks

Tracklist

1 First Steps (Intro) 0:57
2 King Dub Rock 5:28
3 Once Upon A Time (In Jamaica) 5:31
4 Iron Shirt 6:02
5 Ska Con Queso 7:03
6 Elevate 5:15
7 Games People Play 5:10
8 I Know 5:05
9 The Warriors 4:15
10 Here We Go 6:20
11 Dancehall Priority 5:43
12 First Steps 7:07

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Functional Records
  • Copyright ©Functional Records
  • Recorded AtDread Central
  • Mastered AtOptimum Mastering
  • Distributed ByIntergroove UK
  • Manufactured Bywww.method-productions.com

Credits

  • Guitar, Bass, KeyboardsSteve Roberts (9) (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7)
  • Producer, Arranged By, ElectronicsGreg Dread
  • Producer, Arranged By, Electronics, Mixed ByBen Balafonic
  • VocalsSpee

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 823397621081
  • Matrix / Runout: FBCD008 www.method-productions.com

Other Versions (5 of 7)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Once Upon A Time (CD, Album, Promo) Functional Breaks FBCD 008 UK 2005
New Submission
Once Upon A Time (CDr, Album, Promo) Functional Breaks FBCD 008 UK 2005
New Submission
Once Upon A Time (CD, Album) Wagram Music 3108872 2005
New Submission
Once Upon A Time (2×LP, Album, Reissue) Dubwiser Records DUB018LP Europe 2020
New Submission
Once Upon A Time (CD, Album, Reissue) Dubwiser Records DUB018CD UK 2020

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Reviews

  • Numanoid's avatar
    Numanoid
    Edited 10 months ago
    Overall it is OK I guess. But with a guerilla on the front cover, the album comes across far too nice. Covering "Games People Play" was maybe not the best decision. More tracks like "The Warriors" is what this album needed.
    • ceach's avatar
      ceach
      Edited 18 years ago
      Too bad, but for me Dreadzone kind of lost it on this album. Whereas their sound is known for its specific, organic, lively vibe, with clever use of samples, this albums just can't hide its computer roots. It's too formulaic, too digital and - never thought I would have to say this about the Dreadzone that gave us 360°, Performance, Second Light and Biological Radio - a tad uninspired. Potentially interesting ideas just never seem able to escape or grow out their place of birth : a dead sounding, repetitive and mechanical computer. Some hardcore rockers might get their stereotype vision on electronics confirmed : this breathes Reason and other Fruityloops and it does it way too hard. Maybe this material might sound somewhat better live, but the album version lets me down. No thriving and overall far too clean rhythms, rather stereotype synths, even the bass isn't rolling as usual. That's said with all the pain in the heart a fan of Dreadzone's massive sound can have. Far from Zion now, I'm afraid.

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