Discography
What She Wants
15 songs/ 52 mins. Compact Disc
Released January 2009
Track List
What She Wants is Pressure Cooker's sixth full-length album of new original reggae songs for 2009, culminating a year and a half of studio recording sessions held in the Brighton & Allston neighborhoods of Boston. Craig Akira Fujita, Pressure Cooker's unique frontman leads the nine piece band through a versatile array of 70's style reggae, rocksteady and ska music, skillfully mixed by the group's renowned sound engineer Craig "Dubfader" Welsch. (10 FT. Ganja Plant, John Brown's Body) The result is a fresh set of fifteen songs exploring themes on love, good times and hard times, all the while keeping the sound and spirit on a lively, upbeat vibe. Highlights include "Can't Stop Thinkin'," "Hold On," "One Kind of Love," "Higher Than High," "Without Purpose," "Darkest Hour," and the instrumental jam "Rocker's Delight." Once again, Pressure Cooker delivers a unique set of songs that stay faithful to the roots of reggae music but have some new things to say -- and can be appreciated by fans both inside and beyond the genre.
Future's History
12 songs/ 42 mins. Compact Disc
Released April 2006
Track List
- Future's History
- Mr. Precious
- The
List
- Thank You Girl
- Helpless
- Rudie Too Screw
- Bully
- Poor John
- Dragon
- Thanks and Praises
- Washington Street
- Riverbank
On April 1, 2006, Pressure Cooker released its fifth and most ambitious
CD release entitled Future’s History, live at Harper’s
Ferry in Allston, Massachusetts. Future's History contains twelve
crucial & unique tracks of Pressure Cooker music. The band
has established itself as a live musical force in Boston for nearly
a decade. Hard hitting rhythm, horn melodies and lyrics on an old-school
reggae rocksteady flavor reminiscent late 60's early 70's Jamaican
sound. This is the new classic American reggae music, thoughtfully
written and powerfully delivered through a horn-infused, nine piece
supergroup.
Burning Fence
17 songs/48 mins. Compact Disc
Released February 2004
Track List
- Burning Fence
(Full Version!) - Me & You
- Falling Up
- Lola
- Gas Can
- Noah's Ark
- Walking in the Light
- Night Light
- Teardrop
- Rockin' by the sea
- Lie Low
- Swingset
- She's the one
- Miss'd
- Miss Fitz
- Noah's ark version
- Lightning & Thunder
The album Burning
Fence was released in February 2004, featuring fifteen original instrumentals
plus two deejay versions. Recorded live at Echobass studio in Newton,
Mass. Engineered by Craig Welsch.
Inspired by the recording methods of early Jamaican recording artists, this album captures the old-style roots of the Pressure Cooker sound in a live one-take setting.
Highlights include soloing from the powerful new Pressure Cooker horn trio: Brian Thomas (trombone), Robin Haynes (tenor sax), and Louisa Gelfuso (trumpet), joining Michael O'Connor (tenor sax) who composed the bulk of the new music. Veteran Cooker rhythm section Jeffrey Eckman (drums), Dan Hawkins (bass), Zack Brines (organ & piano) and Adam Dobkowski (guitar) lay down the foundation. Lead vocalist Craig Fujita makes a cameo appearance for two special deejay tracks at the end of the playlist.
Inspired by the recording methods of early Jamaican recording artists, this album captures the old-style roots of the Pressure Cooker sound in a live one-take setting.
Highlights include soloing from the powerful new Pressure Cooker horn trio: Brian Thomas (trombone), Robin Haynes (tenor sax), and Louisa Gelfuso (trumpet), joining Michael O'Connor (tenor sax) who composed the bulk of the new music. Veteran Cooker rhythm section Jeffrey Eckman (drums), Dan Hawkins (bass), Zack Brines (organ & piano) and Adam Dobkowski (guitar) lay down the foundation. Lead vocalist Craig Fujita makes a cameo appearance for two special deejay tracks at the end of the playlist.
Committed
14 songs/ 51 mins. Compact Disc
Released May 2003
Track List
The third full-length Pressure Cooker
album Committed was released on May 1st, 2003 at the House
of Blues in Cambridge, MA. Features 12 original songs and 2 dub tracks.
Guest musicians include legendary Skatalites alto saxophone player Lester
Sterling. Other guests include Skatalites touring trumpet
player Mark Berney, and trombonist Will Clark. Album mixed by acclaimed
sound engineer Craig Welsch.
I WANT TO TELL YOU
12 songs/ 45 mins. Compact Disc
Released
February 2001
Track List
- Carry Me
- Hillside
- Sweet Rain
- London Bridge
- Seven Years
- Hipstacrit
(Full Version!) - Refugee
- Space 1999
- Cuando Vaya
- Never Alone
- Old School
- Breathing Room
- Nice and Easy
Pressure Cooker's
second album I Want to Tell You was released in February
2001 following up the band's self titled debut. The album contains
12 new crucial Pressure Cooker cuts, including live favorites such
as "Carry Me", "Refugee", "Hillside" and "Never
Alone". The band also explores a range of musical territory
on tracks such as "Cuando Vaya", "Old School",
and "Space 1999." Driven by the skilled and soulful voice
of Craig Fujita, backed by the tight melodies & rhythms of the
Pressure Cooker players, the second release demonstrates a wide musical
versatility, knit together with lyrically concious themes.
PRESSURE COOKER
14 songs/ 52 mins. Compact Disc
Released
June 1999
Track List
- Run Jetty
- Holly O
- Big Steps
- Throw Me Down
- Peacemaker
- End of Time
- Best Things in Life
- Trying not to Think
- Long Night on Earth
- #@$%!
- Bella Luna
- Hope St.
- My Turn (Full Version!)
- Rooftop
- Long Ride Home
The debut Pressure
Cooker CD was released in June of 1999, featuring 15 original tracks.
The album has since received high praise from a variety of different
publications, and has established Pressure Cooker as a strong new
musical force on the Boston Ska and Reggae scenes.
The record features many styles of rocksteady, reggae and ska music, as well as a touch of Latin flavor on the track Bella Luna. Leading the way is vocalist Craig Akira Fujita, supported harmonically by vocalist Howie Boswell, and instrumentally by the Pressure Cooker band.
The record features many styles of rocksteady, reggae and ska music, as well as a touch of Latin flavor on the track Bella Luna. Leading the way is vocalist Craig Akira Fujita, supported harmonically by vocalist Howie Boswell, and instrumentally by the Pressure Cooker band.
Vinyl Releases
- Azores/Lugg it Higher 7 - 1997(Pressure Cooker)
- Delroy Williams / Pressure Cooker - Hell and Back / London Bridge - 2002 (Blue Bee Records, USA)
CD Compilations
- Mash it Up 2000 - "Throw Me Down" - 2000 (DVS Media, USA)
- International Roots Rock Reggae Skampilation Vol. 1- "Peacemaker" - 2000 (Converge, USA)
- Leisure Riddims for the Working Class - "Nuthin' Better" - 2002 (Spitshine, USA)
- Skannibal Party 3 - "Seven Years" - 2003 (KOB/Mad Butcher Records, Germany)
- Dubshine - "London Dub" - 2003 (Spitshine, USA)
- Still Standing: A North American Ska Uprising - "Carry" [ "Carry Me" mislabled] - 2003 (Jump Up, USA)
- The 3rd Era of Ska - "Seven Years" - 2005 (Avex Inc., Japan)
Special Projects






