{"product_id":"the-expanders-the-expanders","title":"THE EXPANDERS - THE EXPANDERS","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the rare, long out-of-print 2011 debut album from Los Angeles-based ROOTS REGGAE specialists THE EXPANDERS.\u003cbr\u003eRemastered \u0026amp; Pressed on 180 gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music on the self- titled debut album (2011) was recorded between 2006 and 2010. The band took the time to develop this recording with the goal that the music have an authentic vintage Jamaican sound. To achieve this type of recording, they enlisted the mixing skills of engineer \u003cstrong\u003eJay Bonner\u003c\/strong\u003e, original bass player for \u003cstrong\u003eThe Aggrollites\u003c\/strong\u003e, who now runs the \u003cstrong\u003eJanDisc\u003c\/strong\u003e record label. The initial tracks were all laid down to analog tape at the famous \u003cstrong\u003eKillion Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e, owned and operated by engineer \u003cstrong\u003eSergio Rios\u003c\/strong\u003e, himself an in-demand musician (most notably as guitarist for \u003cstrong\u003eOrgone\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Lions\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eBreakestra\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Expanders began playing reggae music together in the summer of 2003, and today are one of the hardest working reggae bands in Southern California. They have come to be known for their vintage style of reggae, played in the tradition of classic 1970s Jamaican groups like The Ethiopians, The Gladiators and The Mighty Diamonds. Their music is centered in three- part vocal harmonies and strong song writing, with lyrics that range from socially heavy to playful and upbeat.\u003cbr\u003eThe Expanders have shared the stage with some of today's most popular reggae acts, including Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid, The Green, Tribal Seeds, Ziggy Marley, Rootz Underground, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad and Midnite. The Expanders have been featured three times at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Mendocino County, where their performances were praised in The Beat magazine for recreating \"the old classic Kingston rocksteady sound to a T.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EASY STAR","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":56927275352408,"sku":"TKM-33512","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/e0b04489ebb7bf9cb56e377ac4dc0a31.jpg?v=1773758256","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/the-expanders-the-expanders","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}