When British sound engineer Mike Pelanconi first began releasing reggae under the moniker Prince Fatty, there was little indication that his project would be more than a lark. But Pelanconi’s retro-oriented reggae productions have proven surprisingly enduring. He's forged a number of impressive connections in the U.K. reggae community, working with foundation-era singers like Little Roy and Winston Francis, releasing a string of solo albums, and discovering the talented newcomer Hollie Cook, a winsome young vocalist who recorded an album of breezy dub-inflected pop with Prince Fatty in 2011. Prince Fatty’s third solo album, Prince Fatty Versus the Drunken Gambler sees the producer enlisting the services of his talented acquaintances on 10 cuts that run the gamut from dubbed-out interpretations of Ol' Dirty Bastard’s "Got Your Money” to reverent reworkings of early reggae classics like Max Romeo’s “Wet Dream” and John Holt’s “Ali Baba." Legendary deejay Dennis Alcapone even makes a few memorable appearances, most notably on a scorching cover of the deathless “Ba Ba Ri Ba Skank."