Sound Dimension

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Sound Dimension was a pioneering Jamaican studio band closely associated with Studio One, known for creating many foundational rhythms of ska, rocksteady, and early reggae.

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Sound Dimension canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jamaican studio band ⓘ
activeIn 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Soul Vendors ⓘ
linked to: Soul Vendors

The Sound Dimension Band ⓘ
associatedWith Studio One ⓘ
backedArtist Alton Ellis ⓘ
John Holt ⓘ
Ken Boothe ⓘ
Marcia Griffiths ⓘ
The Heptones ⓘ
The Wailers ⓘ
basedIn Studio One recording studio ⓘ
collaboratedWith Coxsone Dodd ⓘ
contributedTo development of the Studio One sound ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Jamaica ⓘ
genre early reggae ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
rocksteady ⓘ
ska ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn global reggae music ⓘ
sound system culture ⓘ
hasMember Boris Gardiner ⓘ
Denzel Laing ⓘ
Eric Frater ⓘ
Ernest Ranglin ⓘ
Fil Callender ⓘ
Jackie Mittoo ⓘ
Joe Isaacs ⓘ
Leroy Sibbles ⓘ
Lloyd Brevett ⓘ
Lloyd Knibb ⓘ
Roland Alphonso ⓘ
Vin Gordon ⓘ
influenced later Jamaican session bands ⓘ
influencedGenre dancehall ⓘ
roots reggae ⓘ
locationOfFormation Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
memberOf Studio One house band tradition ⓘ
notableAs pioneering Jamaican studio band ⓘ
notableFor creating foundational early reggae rhythms ⓘ
creating foundational rocksteady rhythms ⓘ
creating foundational ska rhythms ⓘ
producer Coxsone Dodd ⓘ
recordLabel Studio One ⓘ
styleCharacteristic heavy basslines ⓘ
prominent organ riffs ⓘ
tight horn arrangements ⓘ
usedAs source of classic reggae riddims ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Studio One → recordedWith → Sound Dimension ⓘ
Studio One → hasBackingBand → Sound Dimension ⓘ
Brentford Road studio → associatedAct → Sound Dimension ⓘ
Jackie Mittoo → memberOf → Sound Dimension ⓘ
Soul Vendors → associatedWith → Sound Dimension ⓘ