Mikey Dread At The Controls

Michael George Campbell, better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music. His abilities, technical expertise, and unique vocal delivery combined to create a unique sound that tells the listener emphatically that it is the “Dread at the Controls”. Mikey Dread passed away in 2008.

I am a big fan of the album “Obsession,” a record that was panned by critics and remains a slight “hiccup” in an otherwise pristine catalog of music for Mikey Dread.

According to music critic Steve McDonald:

“Mikey Dread continues to move away from the early Dread at the Controls dub sound, involving himself with a mixture of lover’s rock and smooth low-key reggae that verges sometimes on a kind of new age mix. It’s a long way from what he used to do, but it’s still entertaining — and is far easier to enjoy because the music isn’t designed to turn your mind inside out.”

Mikey Dread “Roots And Culture”/Jungle Signal” 10″ (Dread At The Controls, 1984)