In spring 2014, when the Senior Allstars were asked by the Hamburg-based dub label Echo Beach to record their interpretation of an existing release (the original was released in 2001), everyone involved assumed that the results would be good. What absolutely no one expected was that the album would be so incredibly conspirational and simply bursting with fresh ideas.The album that Darker Than Blue / Conducted by The Senior Allstars is based on is the compilation Darker Than Blue Soul from Jamdown, which was released in 2001 on Blood & Fire Records. Back in the day, this collection of reggaefied versions of classic soul tracks i.e. featuring the Jamaican vernacular and pop style was enthusiastically lauded by both the press and reggae fans. There was no question t was a product of the zeitgeist: old soul hymns treated to a reggae makeover which instilled a new veracity in the originals.
