Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller explained

Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller
Type:	Compilation album
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Jonnygreenwoodisthecontroller.jpg
Released:	6 March 2007
Genre:	Dub, reggae
Length:	69:15
Label:	Trojan Records

Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller is a compilation album created by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and released on Trojan Records. Released to commemorate Trojan Records' 40th anniversary, it collects Greenwood's favorite reggae and dub Trojan tracks, from artists including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Joe Gibbs, and Linval Thompson. The title references Thompson's track "Dread Are the Controller".^[1]

The album features artwork by Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood. It received positive reviews from critics.

Track listing

1. "Dread Are the Controller" – Linval Thompson
2. "Let Me Down Easy" – Derrick Harriott
3. "I'm Still in Love (12" mix)" – Marcia Aitken
4. "Never Be Ungrateful (12" mix)" – Gregory Isaacs
5. "Bionic Rats" – Lee "Scratch" Perry
6. "Cool Rasta" – The Heptones
7. "Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker" – Scientist & Jammy & The Roots Radics
8. "Black Panta" – Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters
9. "Fever" – Junior Byles
10. "Beautiful and Dangerous" – Desmond Dekker & the Aces
11. "Dread Dub (It Dread Out Deh Version)" – Lloyd's All Stars
12. "Gypsy Man" – Marcia Griffiths
13. "A Ruffer Version" – Johnny Clarke & the Aggrovators
14. "Right Road to Dubland (Right Road to Zion Dub)" – The Jahlights
15. "Dreader Locks" – Junior Byles & Lee Perry
16. "This Life Makes Me Wonder" – Delroy Wilson
17. "Clean Race" – Scotty

Notes and References

1. Web site: Klein. Joshua. Various artists: Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller Album Review. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210310040933/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9911-jonny-greenwood-is-the-controller/. 10 March 2021. 2016-06-23. Pitchfork.