Yard Style

Yard Style brings together legendary vocalist Johnny Clarke and the emerging studio vision of Mad Professor. Released in 1983, it catches Mad Professor before he became the widely celebrated mixer and dub remixer he is known as today.

You can hear the foundations of what came next: electronic kick drum, digital echo effects and his own technical touch, all sounding unlike anyone else while staying rooted in the established rituals of dub music making.

It stands as a real bridge between Jamaica’s older roots traditions and the fully electronic digital dub that would soon take hold across the UK and Europe. A vital snapshot of two distinct talents meeting at exactly the right moment.