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Pressure

from Tessera by Christos DC

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Christos DC’s fourth album release Tessera (the number four in Greek), mines the deepest wells of reggae’s talent pools, while highlighting a diverse range of styles. The heavyweight first single from the album, “Speak the Fire,” features up-and-coming Bulgarian artist Zafayah and the production powerhouse unit The Skankin Monks. It was released in April and the video, which premiered on Reggaeville, was filmed entirely in Goa, India. Christos also teams up with Akae Beka (Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite) on the impassioned tune “What is Happening,” and leads the powerful anthemic collaboration “Communion” with Harrison Stafford, the voice of Groundation, and Kenyatta Hill, son of the legendary Joseph Hill of Culture. Paying homage to musical inspirations and heritage beyond the reggae world, he offers an emotional cover of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold;” a rocksteady rendition of the obscure Nina Simone gem “The Desperate Ones;” and a roots reggae take on the classic Greek tune “Ρολόι κομπολόι (Watch Rosary)” embellished with epic horn and flute arrangements.

    Other standout tracks include the lyrical, bass-rich “Say What You Want” and “Pressure” – both of which were mixed by dub mixologist Tippy I Alfred of I Grade Records and Zion I Kings collective. The last tune on the album and the only instrumental, “Boots and Tie,” features Christos playing talk box guitar over a rare Sly & Robbie / Taxi Gang track originally recorded at Channel One Studios in 1980.

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Pressure (C. Vrenios)

Pressure that they living under. Pressure that they living under. Oh what oppression, what a pressure that they living under (repeat).

Full-time pressure dem a living under. Turn good people into street hustler. When you look into the ghetto see them on the corner
Shot dem a lick see them  run like water  See what oppression, pressure that they live in what oppression pressure that they living under
Uptown the rich see them living sweeter, Downtown they break their back just to make a dollar, but I know why life for some is so much harder, cause when you look into the ghetto area, you see such oppression ,say what a pressure that they're living under
I know what the pressure, what a pressure that they're living under... I say Babylon I charge you for murder, for slavery and mental torture
Have to put on trial your new world order, revolution spread, tell you it a conquer Gonna lick your head like lightning and thunder Tell you that jah people can't take it any longer. Every day, more and more people just suffer. Just to get by they have to work much harder Oh what a pressure. What oppression that they living under ...

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from Tessera, released July 28, 2017
PRESSURE
(C. Vrenios, Jah Pelikaho, L. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare)

Vocals: Christos DC, Drums & Percussion: Leslie “BLACKSEED” James Jr, Bass, Guitar: Christos DC, Keys: Darryl “Trane” Burke, Organ Bubble: Laurent “Tippy I” Alfred, Sax: Herb Scott, Trumpet: Joseph Brotherton

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Christos DC Washington, D.C.

Reggae artist/ producer Christos DC was born & raised in DC by parents who sang opera professionally. He takes his name from his Greek heritage to represent the lineage. His deep appreciation for the sounds coming out of Kingston, Jamaica that led him to produce and record w/ legends Sly & Robbie, The Itals, Augustus Pablo, Sugar Minott, Don Carlos of Black Uhuru, Thievery Corporation & more... ... more

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