Pinchers - Biography

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Pinchers was born Delroy Thompson on April 12, 1965 in Jamaica. Educated in the New Day Primary and Highschool in Kingston, it was in the age of 14 when he first got in contact with the music scene, listening to soundsystems from the local neighbourhood. Pinchers first came to England from Jamaica in 1985 and already had recorded an album for Blue Trac, alongside Peter Chemist. It was the release of Abracadabra that first won him significant attention.

In 1987, he achieved a breakthrough with the compelling Agony, produced by King Jammy. As expected, an album with the same title followed. Following this breaktrough single and already in the computer age, he came up with minor hits for a variety of producers, including Philip “Fatis” Burrell and Red Man James (Mass Out). The single to make the breakthrough, however, was Agony. It quickly made him a minor celebrity in Jamaica.

His other notable hits include Bandolero in the 90s, the wild west imagery of which neatly seduced the dancehall audience, whose preoccupation with guns and violence it echoed. The album of the same name brought him back on top of the jamaican dancehall scene. He has released a dozen of albums fo far, sometimes as “showcases” with another artist. However, Pinchers main source of fame continues to centre on sound system “specials” or “dubplates” and live appearances, at which he excels, and on which he has built a considerable reputation as one of dancehall’s emerging stars.

Source: Gong communications (2014)