More big tunes, I'm on a roll! A few quality relicks but mainly nuff slept on dancehall pon this mix just in time for the Southern Hemisphere summer.
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Toian - Love It
Sherene - Want Me Baby
Shuga - Crime Scenez
Chronixx - Majesty
Chronixx - Spanish Town Rocking
Dre Island - Till This Time
Crossroads Riddim
Jesse Royal - Bless My Soul
Notis (Heavyweight Rockaz) - Raggy Road
Iba Mahr - Carry It On
Kabaka Pyramid - Too Long
Smart Riddim
Kelissa - Keep My Head Up
King Mas - Reflection
Midnite - Stand The Test
Barrington Levy - Liar
Rub2dub Riddim
Carl Meeks - Over and over Again
Junior Roy - Gimme More Vibes
Face and Sheenyboo - Dangerous
Cadenza f/ Kiko Bun - How Many Times?
Cadenza f/ Stylo G and Busy Signal - Foundation
Link 2 Ninjaman - Revolutionary (Put It On)
Busy Signal - Text Message
Vershon - Inna Real Life
Alkaline - On Fleek (Love Yuh)
Chronixx - Usain Bolt and Jamaica
Wayne Wonder and Konshens - Girl Like You
The Gideon - Highest
Dre Island - M16
Highland Riddim
Screechy Dan - Tek on
Red Fox - One a Day
Federation Sound - Highland Riddim
Phantom IMC - Bubble Fi Me
Phantom IMC - Tru Gyalist
Jah Vinci - Tek on the Hustle
Dexta Daps - Shabba Madda Pot
Vybz Kartel - Skit
Vybz Kartel - Dancehall
Popcaan - Wicked Man
Popcaan - Good Times (Take Dat Remix)
Jamie XX f/ Popcaan, Assassin, Konshens and Kranium
- I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times) (Dre Skull Remix)
Teflon - Tree Without A Root
This one is about those authentic reggae sounds of now (with a few favourite jams thrown in). Not so much the Jamaican revival renaissance or the genuine Peckings sound, but fresh harmonious soul rocksteady from the UK and the States. Starting with Jr Thomas and the Volcanos (Truth and Soul) where you could close your eyes and think it's straight from a 1968 Beverley's recording. Or the 70/80s analogue roots reggae sound of The Frightners (Mad Decent), The Aggrolites, The Expanders or The Reasonators. Soul singers Liam Bailey, (Truth and Soul) Sharon Jones (Daptone) and Hollie Cook (Mr Bongo) over cracking reggae tunes. To rub-a-dub do-overs from The Dap Kings, Prince Fatty, Ticklah, Beverley All-stars. And the summer sounds of DJ Vadim, Fat Freddys, mashing up the reggae sound for a long time now, seom old, some new. Whatever styles, their vibe all is excellent and their craft is on point.
Part 1
Jr Thomas and The Volcanos - Bumps in the Night
Jr Thomas and The Volcanos - Get a Hold of You
Jr Thomas and The Volcanos - Stop
Jr Thomas and The Volcanos - Beware
Jr Thomas and The Volcanos - More Than Memories
Jr Thomas and The Volcanos - Burning Fire
The Frightnrs - I'd Rather Go Blind
The Frightnrs - Never Answer
The Frightnrs - Make Up Your mind
The Frightnrs - Sharon
The Frightnrs - Admiration
The Aggrolites - Funky Fire
The Aggrolites - In the Cut
The Aggrolites - Trial and Error
The Expanders - Evilous Number
The Expanders - Race Is Run
The Expanders - Hustling Culture
The Resonators - Sweet Love Affair
The Resonators - Try Again
The Resonators - Mandrake
Part 2
Bob and Gene and The Inversions - I Can't Stand These Lonely Nights
Liam Bailey and Shy FX - Soon Come
Liam Bailey and The Dynamic Set - When Will They Learn
Liam Bailey - Please Love Me
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings - How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? (Ticklah Remix)
Cornel Campbell f/ Soothsayers Horns - There's a Fire (Rootikal Mix)
Prince Fatty - Milk and Honey
Prince Fatty and Mad Professor f/ Winston Francis - Devil Dub
Prince Fatty - Nina's Dance Dub
Prince Fatty and Alcapone, Winston Francis - Ba Ba RI Ba Skank
The Milk - 54/46 Was My Number (Horns)
The Thompson Ska Orchestra f/ Bitty McLean - Fu Man Chu
Beverley Road All-stars - I'm Still In Love
The Lions - Sweet Soul Music
The Hempolics f/ Dandelion - Serious
Cadenza f/ Kiko Bun - How Many Times
DJ Vadim and Sena - Boneshaker (Tricky D Redub)
DJ Vadim and Fat Freddy's Drop - Midnight Marauders
Fat Freddy's Drop - Slings and Arrows
Dionne Reid - Here I Come
Katrina Blackstone - No No No (DJ Vadim Mix)
Katrina Blackstone and DJ Vadim - Breathe Slow
What I will be listening to over the Southern Hemisphere summer break for sure. Link1 New link2
Qu@ntic - Latitude
Hiatus Kaiyote - Shaolin Monk Motherfunk
FKJ f/ Tom Bailey - Drops
Waju & Garimastah - Alive f/ Muc J
The Internet - Girl f/ Kaytranada
Lianne La Havas - Unstoppable (FKJ Remix)
The Internet - Under Control
Erykah Badu f/ Andre 3000 - Hello
Jill Scott - Fool's Gold
Suede Jury and Chris Turner f/ Chris Faust - Soul Child
Miles Bonny - Sunny
Billy Cole - Mystic Mood
Jazz Spastiks - Jazzspormers
Shaolin Jazz - Curious Morning
FKJ - Instant Need
Bobby Caldwell and Jack Splash f/ Jessie Ware - Break Away
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Brukstep (Atjazz Astro Remix)
Temptations - Cloud Nine (FKJ Remix)
Reginald Omas Mamode IV - JumpWorkShakeMove
Clive Bradley and The Bradley Band - Party on the Block
Boogaloo Assassins - No No No
Speedometer - Happy
Shaolin Jazz - The Shimmey Roll
$hang - Bet
TyM f/ Rome Fortune - Benjiminz
The Weeknd - The Hills
TyM - Boo Boo Mobile
Major Lazer - Lean On f/ Mo And DJ Snake
Erykah Badu - Phone Down
Bonikowski - Untitled
Scan down this list and ask yourself what year is this? That's right it's 2015 and the reggae revival is in full force. We have Chronixx dropping a huge summer anthem on a nice sweet version of Prison Oval Rock as well as remakes of Every Tounge Shall Tell, Cuss Cuss, Billy Jean and Queen of the Minstrels riddims. We have Black Scorpio back in effect, as well as Yellowman, Purpleman and Beenie Man. Freddie, Cornell, Horace Andy, Lone Ranger, Johnny Clark, Trinity and Top Cat. Youth, you better pick up your game cos these veterans are gonna school you come 2016!
Chronixx - Spanish Town Rocking
Chronixx - Prayer
Tarrus Riley and Kabaka Pyramid - Repatriate
Jesse Royal - Wadada
Shuga, Lone Ranger and Horace Andy - Every Tongue Shall Tell
Lee Perry - Never Stop Never Flop (Never Stop Riddim)
Trinity - Rock Ina Dancehall (Cuss Cuss Riddim)
Joseph Cotton - Dancehall Connection (Cuss Cuss Riddim)
Linval Thompson - Ganja Man (Cuss Cuss Riddim)
Cornel Campbell - God Made Man To Stand For Himself (Billy Jean Riddim)
Top Cat - Ganja Alone (Billy Jean Riddim)
Patrick Antony Tenyue - Jazzy Jean (Billy Jean Riddim)
Matic Horns - TV Theme (Billy Jean Riddim)
Purpleman - Go General (Minstrel Riddim)
Predator Dub Assassins - Humbleness Dub (Minstrel Riddim)
Echo Minott - Lazy Body (Lazy Body Riddim)
Johnny Clark - Black Scorpio Music (Lazy Body Riddim)
Yellow Man - Going to the Chapel (Lazy Body Riddim)
Junior Reid - Music Is Magic (Magic Moment Riddim)
Beenie Man - Jump Up (Remix) (Magic Moment Riddim)
Don Minott - Time and Space (No Ordinary Love Riddim)
Kristine Alecia - Fredom Fighters
Freddie McGregor - What You Gonna Do
Iba Mahr - Sound a Alarm
Iba Mahr - Travelling
Iba Mahr - Haile
Yaadcore and Chronixx - Perfect Tree Dubplate Remix
Israel Starr - Undying
Israel Starr - Do for Love
Tanto Metro and Devonte - Request
Randy Valentine - I Can Love You Better
Ninja Man - Last Night
Macka B - Complaining
Macka B - Rasta Tell Dem
Macka B -Iternal Love
Macka B - Fire
Tiken Jah Fakoly - Slavery Days
Suns of Dub f/ Jah Bami - Unconditional Love (Harrar Love)
King Mas - Zombie Apocalypse
Brimstone - Foreign Nuh Easy
The Viceroys - Get To Know
Luciano - His Imperial Majesty
Tuff Like Iron - Orange Peel
Jah 9 - The Marijuana
Tuff Like Iron - Tuff Likke Iron
Fyakin f/ Chris Matic - Revelation
Mortimer - Warning
Micah Shemaiah - Black Black
Chronixx - Dread
Jah9 - Fire (Fire Riddim)
Micah Shemaiah - Rasta Live (Fire Riddim)
Addis Pablo - Far East Rasta (Fire Riddim)
Kazam Davis - Ham, Shem and Japeth (Rock Dem Riddim)
Infinite - Everyone Irie (Rock Dem Riddim)
Iba Mahr - Glory of the King (Social Riddim)
J Boog f/ Sizzla - Stand Firm (Social Riddim)
Gappy Ranks - Story About Marvin (Social Riddim)
Keida - Mad World (Social Riddim)
Iba Mahr - Worries Tonight (The Armour Riddim)
Exco Levi - Yardman (The Armour Riddim)
Ras Demo - Sekkle Up The Score (The Armour Riddim)
Tarrus Riley - We Want Better (The Armour Riddim)
Gappy Ranks - Picture On The Wall (The Armour Riddim)
Jah Vinci - Kings Highway
Million Stylez f/ Peetah Morgan - Never Conquer I
Raging Fyah - Long Road To Travel
Sizzla and Suns of Dub - Jah Jah Solve Dem
Dirty Dubsters f/ Chip Fu and Screechy Dan - Big Sound
Anthony B f/ Sizzla, Capleton and Jah Clarity - Best Of The Best
Kabaka Pyramid f/ Italo Skarcha - Pon Di Wings
Yung Jr f/ Cali P - Want No War
Chino - Zion Step
Dre Island - M16
R.C - The Only Way Is Working Hard
Romain Virgo f/ Agent Sasco - Fade Away
Marla Brown f/ Kabaka Pyramid - Hunt You Down
House Of Shem - Jah Love (Yemisi Riddim)
J Boog f/ Irie Love - Been So Long (Yemisi Riddim)
Dmedz - Champion
Million Stylez f/ Mr Williamz - Can't Stop The Youth
Little Kirk - Foundation (Radikaly Riddim)
Kabaka Pyramid - No Cliche (Radikaly Riddim)
Million Stylez f/ Rebellious - Inna Di Vibez (Radikaly Riddim)
Exile Di Brave - Talk It Like (Radikaly Riddim)
Iba Mahr - Babylon Debating
Junior Cat - See Di Bobo Dread
Face and Sheenyboo - Dangerous
Ninjaman - Revolutionary A.K.A Put It On
Chino - Pray Fi Mi Enemies (Ready Or Not Riddim)
Elephant Man - Not A Game (Ready Or Not Riddim)
Snypa Kyng - How We Tep (Ready Or Not Riddim)
Supa Squad - Nuh Follow Dem
50 tunes, 43 years,28 labels,3 names, 1 riddim. Burning Spear originated the riddim for his classic He Prayed on Studio One for Coxsone Dodd around 1972 and was released in 73. It must have made waves as Coxsone's right hand man Lee Perry then versioned a riddim with Dillinger called Dub Organiser to entice Coxsone counter with a Dennis Alcapone dubbing the original Burning Spear and releasing it as Joe Frazier.Joe Gibbs came into the rumble to drop a version with Big Youth in Foreman vs Frazer and even Augustus Pablo got in on the action with his own Dub Organiser.Hence the multiple names for this riddim. Versions started to flow with crucial tunes from Winston Jarrett, Prince Hammer, Trinity and Prince Far I before Johnny Osbourne had his massive hit Ice Cream Love in 1980 on Volcano/Greensleeves and of course Scientist's remarkable dubwise version Extra Time 1 off his Wins The Worldcup. What followed was a remarkable metamorphasis of the riddim, sometimes a likkle bit of Joe Frazier, sometimes a likkle bit ofDub Organiser, and sometimes a likkle bit ofHe Prayed but all with that distinctive dum, dum...dum, dum, dum sample. Come the mid 80s and 90s the digital tempo increased with tunes dropping on Sinbad, Hi Power, Prince Jammys and Roofman International and Digital B labels. Come the early 2000s and Massive B and Black Arrow relick it inna digital roots style before Sinead and Sly and Robbie get their hands on it (it's OK!) and recently Phenomenon by Kabaka and Digital B, nearly 20years after Boobby Konders first touched it and 43 years after Burning Spear laid down his first verses for Coxsone. Thanks to Twice for kicking this one off and hooking us all with the goods. Part 1.Part 2.
Burning Spear - He Prayed aka Joe Frazier (1972) Iron Side
Reuben Alexander - Happy Valley (1972) Studio One
Dillinger and the Upsetters - Dub Organiser (1973) Perry
Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters - Scratch the Dub Organiser (1973) Perry
Dennis Alcapone - Joe Frazier (1973) Iron Side
Big Youth - Foreman vs. Frazier (1973) Joe Gibbs
Joe Gibbs and Errol T - He Prayed Dub (1973) Joe Gibbs
Augustus Pablo - Dub Organizer (1973) Impact
Trinity - Mohammed Ali (1977) Joe Gibbs
Righteous Flames - Solid Foundation Version (1978) Studio One
Ranking Joe - A Dread Earthquake (1978) Greensleeves
Prince Far I - Natty Champion (1980) Trojan
Johnny Osbourne - Ice Cream Love (1980) Volcano
Prince Hammer f/ Rod Taylor - Words of Parables (1981) Belva Sound
Prince Hammer - Brixton Trial and Crosses (1981) Belva Sound
Toyan - Children Children (1981) Greensleeves
Clint Eastwood & General Saint - Young Lover (1981)Volcano
Carlton Livingston and Lone Ranger - You Make Your Mistake (1981) Techniques
Scientist - Extra Time 1 (1982) Greensleeves
Ranking Toyan - Pretty Face (1983) Midnight Rock
Mad Professor - The Drum Shot (1983) Ariwa
Half Pint - Puchie Lou (1983) Prince Jammy$
Barrington Levy - Misunderstanding (1984) Power House
Anthony Johnson - Reggae Feelings (1984) Vista Sounds
Burning Spear - He Prayed - 12 inch (1984)
Burning Spear - He Prayed Live Utrecht Holland (15/02/1984)
Puddy Roots - When I Release (1985) Redman International
Puddy Roots - When I Release Version (1985) Redman International
Cocoa Tea and Ninjaman - Dirt Heart (1991) Mr Doo
Johnny Osbourne - No Ice Cream Sound (1992) Prince Jammy$
Cobra - Original Kill and Nuh Run (1992) Sinbad
Determine - Zion Is Calling (1993) Roof International
Yami Bolo - Confrontation (1993) Roof International
Half Pint - Love Zone (1993) Roof International
Singing Melody - Dub Plate To a Soundboy (1994) Roof International
Sizzla - Too Much To Bear (1997) Digital B Records
Tony Curtis - My Lady In Red (1998) Greensleeves
Gregory Isaacs - Nice Me Up (1998) Hi Power
Morgan Heritage - Heat of the Battle (1999) Massive B
King Kong - Jah's My Best Friend (1999) Massive B
Morgan Heritage - Dem Man Deh (2003) Black Arrow
Al Campbell - Never Give Up (2003) Black Arrow
Chuck Fender - Oh Jah Jah (2003) Black Arrow
Gussie P - Joe Frazier Dub (2003) Black Arrow
Louie Culture - World Police (2003) Cousins
Sinéad O'Connor and Sly and Robbie - He Prayed (2005)
Sizzla - Black Man In The White House (2009) Greensleeves
Delly Ranx - Ice Cream Love (2009) Itation Records
Perfect - Rasta Dub Plate (2011) Chalice Palace
Kabaka Pyramid - Phenomenon (2015) Digital B Records
The biz that's in my head at the moment, hope it's in yours soon. Crucial roots and rubadub, dub and steppers, wild b sides and unreleased dubs and rare deejay classics for your perusal. Appreciating Leroy Brown of late, those Colour Barrier dubs are heavy! Wheeellll up!
Leroy Brown - Fades Away
King Miguel - Town Talk
Winston Jarrett - You Don't Know
Lloyd Young - Call Your Mama
Lee Francis - Rising Of Another
Big Youth - Facts Of Life
Phil Phatt - Do His Will
Lopez Walker - Did I Remember
Joe Higgs - Let Us Do Something
Dizzy w/ The Soul Syndicate - Riot
Cornel Campbell w/ The Eternals - You're No Good
Lloyd Parks - Ordinary Man
Bim Sherman - Golden Locks
Bim Sherman - Golden Locks Dub
Cornell Campbell - Jah Jah Me No Born Yah
Hux Brown - Drugs Man
Leroy Brown - Blood A Go Run
Leroy Brown - Color Barrier (Horns Version)
Leroy Brown - Money Barrier (Horns Version)
Clive Hunt - Super Cool
Willi Williams - Rally
Hugh Mundell - Can't Pop No Style
Junior Delgado - Love Tickles Like Magic
Scientist - The Hermit
Cultural Roots - Hell A Go Pop
Keith Hudson - I'm All Right
Big Youth - Half Ounce
Yabby You and The Prophets - Thirty Pieces Of Silver
Revolutionaries - Semi Classical Natty Dub
Prince Jammy - Crucial Dub
Barry Biggs and Tommy McCook - Tapetone Special
Forming in the early 60s and enjoying early success for Coxsone and latterly Leslie Kong and Sonia Pottinger where the sensational Gaylads. Up there with, if not the best vocal trios of the ska and rocksteady era. Featuring BB Seaton, Winston Delano Stewart and the recently passed Maurice Roberts (RIP), with BB and Maurice also recording as The Conscious Minds. More proper rocksteady. Link
The Gaylads - Hill and Gully
The Gaylads - Sounds of Africa
The Gaylads - Gal and Boy
Lee Perry and The Gaylads - Run Rudies Run
The Gaylads - Only You
The Gaylads - Lady With The Red Dress
The Gaylads - Stop Making Love
The Gaylads - You Can't Get Away
The Gaylads - Seven In One Medley
The Gaylads - I Don't Care
The Gaylads - Cold and Lonely In The Night
The Gaylads -Souls Sister
The Gaylads - My Jamaican Girl
The Gaylads - The Soul Beat
The Gaylads - Tears from my Eyes
Fred Bryan and The Gaylads - Welcome To Are Land
The Gaylads - Lonely Girl
The Gaylads - Hard to Confess
The Gaylads - There's a Fire
The Gaylads - I Need Your Loving
The Gaylads - If You Knew
The Gaylads - Peculiar Man
The Gaylads - Red Rose
The Gaylads - Last Time
Slim Smith and The Gaylads - You Don't Care
The Gaylads - People Crying
The Gaylads - Festival Day
The Gaylads - Fire and Rain
Conscious Minds - Suffering Through the Land
Conscious Minds - Brainwash
Conscious Minds - Hotter the Battle
Joe White - Give Thanks
The Gaylads - Come Running Back
The Gaylads - Youths of Tomorrow
The Gaylads - Slipping & Sliding
The Gaylads and Brentford Disco Set - Joy In The Morning
The Gaylads and Black Roots Players - Ho what A Situation~Situation Dub
Reggae will never die. With the amount of samples and riddims to rework it will keep on trucking. It used to be ska, rocksteady and roots getting the rework but now 80s roots rub a dub and digital dancehall getting the treatment of late. They are even sampling sampled samples. Go figure.
Prince Buster - Girl, Answer to Your Name
Protoje - Answer To Your Name
The Silvertones - Smile
Jesse Royal - Butterfly
Ronald Merrils - Danger In Your Eyes
Judah Eskender Tafari - Danger In Your Eyes
The Twinkle Brothers - Since I Threw the Comb
Exco Levi - Since I Threw the Comb
Black Uhuru - General Penitentiary
Exco Levi - General Penitentiary
Black Uhuru - I Love King Selassie
Chronixx and Black Uhuru - I Love King Selassie
The Abyssinians - Yim Mas Gan
Third World - Yim Mas Gan (Let Him Be Praised)
Prince Far I - Back Weh
Micah Shemaiah - Dread At the Control
Pablo Moses - A Song
Protoje - Criminal
Zap Pow - Bubblin' Over
Protoje - Bubblin'
Anthony Johnson - Sound Clash
Protoje - Sudden Flight
Barrington Levy - Murderer In Dub
Gappy Ranks - Them a Murderer
Jacob Miller - Tenement Yard
Chronixx f/ Inner Circle - Tenement Yard (News Carryin' Dread)
Jesse Royal - Ghetto Girl
O'Neil Dyer - Apartment
Jah9 - Steamers A Bubble
Erroll Dunkley - Black Cinderella
Augustus Pablo - Cinderella In Black
Protoje - Black Cinderella
Aswad - Dub Fire
Keznamdi - Grade
Jah Mali - El Shaddai
Exco Levi - El Shaddai
Garnet Silk - Keep Them Talking
Masicka - Keep Them Talking
Tenor Saw - Golden Hen
Aidonia - 80's Dancehall
Half Pint - Greetings
Busy Signal - Greetings (Ribbidibbi)
Impeccable music here. No fuss, no fanfare. Freddie is one of my favourite foundation vocalists. He is so smooth yet gravelly from rocksteady to lovers to heavy as lead roots. He always voiced the heaviest riddims and his albums are full of stepping cuts with tuff Tubby dubs. A few recuts of his classics inna tempo change too, interesting to listen to side by side.
Love Is A Treasure
Father Will Cut You Off (Version)
Open Up Your Door
When I Am Gray
Picture On The Wall
Since I Met You
Go On This Way
Darling Ooh
Tear Drops
Tears Won't Help
Lonely Man
Lonely Man
Marcia
Just A Little Bit
Won't Get Away
Rendevous
Our Rendevous
I'm A Free Man
I'm A Free Man
Sanctic Special
Creation Rebel
Jah Man
Nah Mek It Look So
Guide Us Jah Jah
La La Bye Woman
Rock A Bye Woman (Extended)
Rock A Bye Dub
Susan
Harsh Words
Travelling
Black Beauty
Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
In Times of Troubles (Extended)
In Times of Dub
Cool Down Your Temper
Inna Mi Yard
Another Weekend (Extended)
Take My Hands Oh Jah
Where Have You Been
How Could I Leave
How Could I Leave Dub
Jah Love I (Extended)
Biim! Small but big. Micah Shemaiah - doing it for me again and again and again, as does Samory I and the Zeen riddim - an oldie but that one is on repeat! Kabaka has a massive tune with Digital B and comebacks from Mad Cobra, Pinchers, Bounty Killer, Third World and Inner Circle are all more than welcome....Wheel Up!
Mad Cobra - Jezibel
Kayla Bliss - Red Hott
Inner Circle f/ Kabaka Pyramid - We The People
Micah Shemaiah f/ Exile Di Brave - Eezy Breezy
Israel Starr f/ Awa & Lion Rezz - Long White Cloud
Third World - Yim Mas Gan (Let Him Be Praised)
Micah Shemaiah f/ Nicole Miller - Truths and Rights
Micah Shemaiah - Dread On Yah
Micah Shemaiah - Original Dread
The Gideon - Roots Rock
Selah - Haile Jah
Nelly Stharre - Find Your Roots
Racquel Jones - Wonder When
Samory I - Take Me Oh Jah
Jesse Royal - Cops and Robbers
Micah Shemaiah and Rassy Hardnocks - Legal
Pinchers and Bounty Killer - Don't Get Weary
Kabaka Pyramid - Phenomenon
Jah Sun - Resistance
Yung JR - General
Kazam Davis - One Way
Kazam Davis - What Kind of World
Eek A Mouse f/ Dennis Brown - Trading Guns For Weed
Sizzla and Suns of Dub - Jah Jah Solve Dem
Morgan Heritage f/ Bobby Lee - We Are Warriors
The Gideon - Highest
Keznamdi - Ganja Man (Classic Man Refix)
Back by popular demand is The Spy Who Killed Me! I'm a huge fan of the spy and espionage genre be it a movie, book or ska! And unlikely as it was, Jamaica was a common setting for many a Bond movie. So you can see the connection with reggae with no shortage of Bond homages and theme covers. Some just have the mystical thriller vibe, others are uptown and you could imagine James Bond sipping Martini's, tuning girls poolside at The Jamaican Hilton. The tunes are killer, Bond would be proud.
Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee - Theme from Dr. Zhivago
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Goldfinger
Prince Buster - Seven Wonders of the World
Roland Alphonso - From Russia With Love
Don Drummond - Far East
Lester Sterling and The Skatalites - Air Raid Shelter
The Skatalites - Fidel Castro
Tommy McCook - Silver Dollar
The Skatalites - Ska La Parisienne
Ernest Ranglin - La Bostelle
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Reggae Merengue
The Mighty Sparrow - Russian Satellite
Young Growler - Pussy Galore
Bobby Aitken - Skaramouche
The Soul Brothers - 007
Roland Alphonso and The Skatalites - James Bond
Jackie Mittoo and The Soul Brothers - James Bond
The Soul Brothers - James Bond Girl
Val Bennet - The Russians Are Coming
Bobby Aitken - Thunderball
The Soul Brothers - Thunderball
Tommy McCook - Liquidator
Tommy McCook - Dr. No Go
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Live And Let Die
The Upsetters - Man from M.I.5
Lloyd Charmers - Dollars And Bonds
Ansel Collins - Secret Weapon
The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra - Mission Impossible
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Our Man Flint
Lynn Taitt and The Jets - El Casino Royale
Sound Dimension - Jamaica Underground
Lyn Taitt and The Jets - I Spy
The Techniques w/ Winston Wright - Top Secret
Lloyd Young and Augustus Pablo - Our Man Flint
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Beruit
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Top Secret
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Wild Bunch
Tommy McCook and The Upsetters - Cloak and Dagger
The Aggravators - Big Job
The Revolutionaries - Secret Agent
Linval Thompson - I Spy
Robert Lee - I Spy
Time flys huh! Better post these freshies before they get stale. Bim!
New #2 link up, the crew at Skarra Mucci HQ raised concerns with their tune. However you now get an extended run of the On The Corner riddim with big, big tunes from Jesse and Chronixx! Boom. I know what I prefer.
Roy Panton & Yvonne Harrison - When It's Right
Pam Hall f/ Tappa Zukie - Freedom Song (Remix)
AJ Brown and Sadiki - Party Tun Up (Club Mix)
Alaine f/ Tarrus Riley - Sugar Love
Alaine - Ain't No Sunshine
Keida - Mad World
Samory I - Take Me Oh Jah
Micah Shemaiah and Rassy Hardnocks - Legal
Riddim Colony f/ Micah Shemaiah - Lion's Way
Randy Valentine - The Question
Randy Valentine - Wake The Town
Jesse Royal - Finally
Richie Campbell f/ Jesse Royal - That's Not Mine
The Gideon - Roots Rock Reggae
Chronixx - Play Some Roots
Shaggy - Don't Stop
Eek A Mouse f/ Dennis Brown - Trading Guns For Weed
Judah Eskender Tafari - Danger In Your Eyes
Sr Wilson - In Your Eyes
Courtney Melody - Gideon Soldier
Nico - Reggae Music So Nice
Mitch - These Are The Needs
Mykal Rose - Give A Thanks
Ward 21 - Pass Me The Grades
Jah Mason - So Much Trouble
Chronixx - Plant It
J Boog - Amsterdam
Ziggi Recado - Wolves
Morgan Heritage f/ Chronixx - Child of Jah
Morgan Heritage - Strictly Roots
Morgan Heritage f/ Jo Mersa Marley - Light It Up
Black Am I - Ways And Works
Damian Marley - On The Corner Dub
Jesse Royal - Cool and Deadly
Julian Marley - Lemme Go
Chronixx - Ghetto People
Iba Mahr - Talk If Dem Want
Kabaka Pyramid - Well Done
Tarrus Riley f/ Mad Cobra, Ninja Man and Joe Lickshot - Dub pirate
Buju Banton and Assassin - Those Dayz
Skarra Mucci - Dem Ah Fraud
Million Stylez f/ Richie Riott - Gimmi di vapor Remix
Katy Tiz f/ Shaggy and Inner Circle - Jus' Whistle (While You Work It) [Remix]
Stephen Ragga Marley f/ Bounty Killer and Cobra - Ghetto Boy
Jah 9 and Puraman f/ Sheldon 'Atiiba' Bernard - Revolution Lullaby
This selection is going out to the one like DJ Dubhead. He's invited me to play of late, we have shared music, played vinyl together and he has given me his infectious boss rocksteady vibe! You can check Dubhead every week on 95bfm (Auckland, New Zealand) where he has been schooling everyone, (including myself) with 20 years of continuous radio play and reggae promotion. Also catch him live around Auckland City on a weekly basis up at Verona with the one like Stinky Jim, another Auckland reggae staltwart. Podcast of Dubheads shows here, check for sure.
Andy Capp - The Law
The Pioneers - Love Love Everyday
Joe Higgs - You Hurt My Soul
Lord Tanamo - Keep On Moving
Alton Ellis - Play it Cool (aka Rock On Time)
Lord Creator - Unfaithful Baby
Slim Smith - Sitting In The Park
The Maytals - Hold On
Tony Scott - What Am I To Do
The Enforcers - Musical Fever
Jackie Robinson - Over And Over
Claudette and The Corparation - Skinheads A Bash Them
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Orange Street
The Gaylads - The Soul Beat
Lynn Taitt and The Jets - Soul Slide
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Reggae Merengue
The Gaytones - Gladness
The Tennors - Smile (My Baby)
The Mellotones - Feel Good
Dizzy and The Soul Syndicate - Riot
Hux Brown - Drugs Man
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Ode to Billy Joe
The Carribeans - Let Me Walk By
Slim Smith - This Feeling
Tomorrow's Children - Bang Bang Rock Steady
The Paragons, Lynn Taitt and The Jets - We Were Meant To Be
Lynn Taitt and The Jets - Why Am I Treated So Bad?
Tunes, big tunes, good tunes, new tunes, new riddims, new versions, new artists, old artists, old riddims, old styles, old school. Bless.
Israel Starr - Do For Love (Waterhouse Rock Riddim)
Assassin - Country Bus (Country Bus Riddim)
Gappy Ranks - Generation (Old Fashion Riddim)
RC Aka Righteous Child - Can't Bridge My Defense (Ram Jam Riddim)
Protoje - Sudden Flight (Gunshot Riddim)
Protoje - All Will Have To Change
Protoje - Criminal
Mellow Mood f/ Hempress Sativa & Forelock - Inna Jamaica Pt.2
Sister Nancy - The Handle
Randy Valentine - Black Cinderella
Alborosie Meets King Jammy - Dub Cinderella
Mark Wonder - Hail Jah
Mark Wonder - Rebels
Dre Island - On Time (Retro Lock Riddim)
Naptali f/ Arofat - Nuh Partial (Retro Lock Riddim)
Marla Brown - Better Days (Smart Riddim)
Gappy Ranks f/ Torch - Barefoot (Smart Riddim)
Exco Levi - Since I Throw the Comb (Since I Throw the Comb Riddim)
Exco Levi - Call On His Man
Exco Levi - City Life (9.58 Riddim)
Exco Levi f/ Jahmali - El Shaddai (El Shaddai Riddim)
Exco Levi - Suffering Man
I've gone off the whole Euro reggae sound of late. The riddims and vocals just have that 'Euro digital roots dancehall sound' that well just sounds a bit tired (soz)...so it's all about the Jamaican sound for me! This was gonna start off as a 'Three the Hardway' type mix, but I just kept adding nuff top JA (and US) artists to the combo until it got a bit silly. The reggae revival is bubbling long nicely at the moment...yes indeedy. I have a dream. A dream where groups in the vein of The Heptones, The Wailing Souls and The Gaylads come around again. Could you imagine these guys below singing together? Bliss.
Micah Shemaiah f/ Hempress Sativa, Tj and Infinite - Dread At the Control
Micah Shemaiah f/ Infinite - Reggae Rockit
Micah Shemaiah - Dance and Rock Steady
Kelissa - Babylon is Burning
Keznamdi and Kelissa - Live For Today
Keznamdi - Grade
Keznamdi - Hold On
Jesse Royal - Butterfly
Jesse Royal - Modern Day Judas
Jesse Royal - Feel Your Pain
Jesse Royal - Gimme Likkle
Protoje f/ Gentleman - Growing Up
Protoje - Black Cinderella
Protoje - Bubblin'
Protoje - Answer To Your Name
Protoje f/ Chronixx - Who Knows
Chronixx f/ Inner Circle and Jacob Miller - Tenement Yard (News Carryin' Dread)
Chronixx - Here Comes Trouble
Chronixx - Capture Land
Chronixx - Iyah Walk
Joey Bada$$ f/ Chronixx) - Belly of the Beast
Iba Mahr - Haile
Iba Mahr - Great Is H.I.M
Iba Mahr - Glory of the King
Iba Mahr - Diamond Sox
Kabaka Pyramid - Herb Defenda
Kabaka Pyramid - The Revival
Kabaka Pyramid - Liberal Opposer
Kabaka Pyramid - Well Done
Kabaka Pyramid f/ Masicka - Choppingz
Masicka f/ Garnett Silk - Keep Them Talking
Masicka x Equiknoxx - 4G
Busy Signal - Real Talk
Busy Signal - Money Flow
Busy Signal - Greetings (Ribbidibbi)
Busy Signal - Gyal Ya Good
Short and sweet today - plenty of wicked roots and culture coming out of JA at the moment, Keznamdi with a bomb, Micah Shemaiah, Jesse Royal, Protoje etc, but more on them soon. Boom
Addis Pablo - Dancing Addis
Inner Circle, Chronixx, Jacob Miller - News Carrying Dread (Don Corleon Dub)
Joey Bada$$ f/ Chronixx) - Belly of the Beast
Kelissa and Keznamdi - Live For Today
Protoje - Answer To Your Name
Shuga - In Deh
Keznamdi - Hold On
Micah Shemaiah f/ Hempress Sativa, Tj and Infinite - Dread At the Control
New Kingston f/ E.N Young and Maad T-Ray of Tribal Seeds - Mystery Babylon
New Kingston f/ The Wailing Souls - Protect Me
Micah Shemaiah - Dance and Rock Steady
Jesse Royal - Set It Straight
Gentleman and Nakeisha - Cruzin'
Mystic Revealers f/ Chronixx - Herb Must Legalize Now
Garth Dennis - Marijuana
Promise No Promises - A Just Herb Officer
Ras Zacharri - Health and Strength
Perfect - Mighty Dread
Lutan Fyah - Mash It Up
Mr. Lexx - Done Out
Da Professor - Nuh Watch Nuh Face
Million Stylez - Foolishness
Symbiz f/ Serocee - Righteous
Symbiz f/ Rubi Dan - Lynx EFX
Mungo's Hi Fi f/ Cornel Campbell Jah Say Love (Casio Love remix)
Mungo's Hi Fi f/ Pupajim - Bike Rider (Prince Fatty remix)
Here we are - the biggest tunes of 2014 according to I. Bold are my top picks, the cream. Who Knows is pretty much THE anthem for 2014 - leading rasta revivalists unite inna feel good vibe - trade winds, sunshine, rivers and trees, you get the idea. Diamond Sox featuring Notis and Iba Mahr (with Tarrus on the remix) comes like a breath of fresh air in 2014. Nothing new with a killer 80s inspired digital riddim but the excitement I get when listening to this tune is electric. So those take the podium for me. What are yours? Top 5 artists of the Year for me would have to be Chronixx, Protoje, Jesse Royal, Iba Mahr and Tarrus Riley. Nearly 75 tracks, enjoy!
Tarrus Riley - Love Situation (Intro) Tarrus Riley - Burning Desire
Sara Lugo f/ Protoje - Really Like You
Flourgan f/ Lukie D - Lovers Race Refix
Sparkie and Layla Rose - You Can Get
Christopher Martin - Playing Games With My Heart
Jesse Royal - Butterfly
Daddy Cookiz - Good Vibes (54-46)
DJ Vadim f/ Governor Tiggy - Sweet Like a Lolly
Mr. Vegas - Love Yourself
Maxi Priest f/ Assassin - Bubble My Way
Mungo's Hifi f/ YT - Serious Time
Major Lazer & Mungo's Hi Fi f/ Mr Williamz - Smooth Sailing
Chronixx - Rastaman Wheel Out
Christopher Martin - Steppin Razor Jesse Royal - Gimme Likkle
Damian Marley - Is It Worth It (Gunman World) Protoje and Chronixx - Who Knows
Protoje and Chronixx - Who Knows Dubwise
Chronixx - Capture Land Keznamdi - Grade
Jesse Royal - Modern Day Judas
Chronixx - Here Comes Trouble (Dub)
Chronixx - Iyah Walk
Dre Island - Live Forever
Jesse Royal - Feel Your Pain
Damian Marley, Black-Am-I, Biggz General, Jo Mersa, Illestr8 - The Living Breed
Morgan Heritage - Perform And Done
Busy Signal and RC - Dreams Of Brighter Days
Shaggy and Maxi Priest f/ Super Cat - Night Flight
Prince Alla - Addis A Baba
Brother Culture - Babylon Attack
Jahdan Blakkamore and Kabaka Pyramid - For The Children
Cali P - Wha Gwaan
Exco Levi - Irie J.A. Iba Mahr - Glory of the King
Iba Mahr - Step Away
Jesse Royal - Raising Your Voices for Freedom
Gappy Ranks f/ Morgan Heritage - False Promises
Stephen Marley f/ Capleton and Sizzla - Rock Stone Jah 9 - Steamers A Bubble
Gappy Ranks - Carpenter Keida - Stand For Something
Kabaka Pyramid - Herb Defenda
Wayne Marshall - The Boom Draw
Big Youth f/ Beenie Man, Tafari and Tarrus Riley - Money Caan Buy Love
Katy Tiz f/ Jo Mersa & Inner Circle - The Big Bang [Reggae Remix]
Jesse Royal - Feeling So Blessed
Busy Signal - Real Talk (Remix)
Busy Signal - Gyal Ya Good
Dre Island - Way Up
Busy Signal f/ Lorde - Royally Prepared
Tarrus Riley - Herbs (Sensimena)
Busy Signal - Roots, Rock, Reggae Notis and Iba Mahr - Diamond Sox
Notis and Iba Mahr f/ Tarrus Riley - Diamond Sox Remix Ninjaman - Ninja Mi Ninja
Mr Vegas - Ready Fi Long Time
Cutty Ranks - I Don't Believe It
Aidonia - 80s Dancehall Style
Wayne Marshall f/ Assassin, Aidonia, I-Octane, Bounty Killer, Damian Marley and Vybz - Go Hard
Jo Mersa - Rock and Swing
Kabaka Pyramid x Equikoxx x Channel One - Champion Sound
Jesse Royal - Entertainment
Randy Valentine - Splice Dub Plate
Randy Valentine f/ LionHeart - Sound the Alarm Snow f/ Mykal Rose - Shame
Dionne Reid - She Can't
Cut La Vis - Little Way Different (Wrongtom Remix)
Mungo's Hi-Fi - Herbalist Prince Fatty Mix
Silva MC - We See Them (Max RubaDub Remix)
P-Money and Gappy Ranks - Baddest
Tour De Force f/ Jay Spaker - Old Time Love (Dub Terminator Remix)
Dub Terminator f/ Israel Starr - Large up like Sumo
Tour De Force - Battle Cry
Radikal Guru f/ YT - Stay Calm
Radikal Guru f/ Echo Ranks - Warning!
Kalbata and Mixmonster f/ Puddy Roots - Inna Skateland
Gappy Ranks - Spread My Wings (Green Lion Crew remix)
Mungo's Hifi - Rules of the Dance
Naram f/ Sammy Gold - Government Are Suck The Sufferers
Busy year for the I and unfortunately couldn't delve into the world of soul, funk, hip hop, beets as much as I'd liked. What I did find sounded pretty good but it was few and far between then along came D'Angelo. Without further ado, my fav tunes of 2014 (plus some old favourites). Boom! and Bap!
Jose James f/ Takuya Kuroda - Simply Beautiful
D/Will f/ Miles Bonny - Untitled
D/Will - Play Some Marvin
Freddie Joachim - Kool In The Summer
Miles Bonny - Nothin But You (Spinnerty Remix)
Tinashe - Aint Ready...
The Elder Statesman - Montreux Sunrise
@Peace - Gravity
Electric Wire Hustle - Loveless
Flying Lotus f/ Kendrick Lamar - Never Catch Me
Prince - U KnowD'Angelo and The Vanguard - Sugah Daddy
D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Betray My Heart
D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Prayer
D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Till It's Done (Tutu)
Guts f/ Patrice and The School Voices NYC - Want It Back
Guts - Hip Hop First of All
Guts f/ Dillon Cooper - It's Like That
Black Milk f/ Gene Obey - Hell Below
John Robinson and PVD - Respect King
J Rawls f/ Masta Ace - Bills
The Roots f/ Raheem DeVaughn - Tomorrow
De La Soul - Get Away (The Spirit of Wu-Tang)
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib f/ BJ the Chicago Kid - Shame
Raw Poetic and Kev Brown - The Put On
Killer Mike and El-P f/ Diane Coffee - Crown
Dilated Peoples f/ Aloe Blacc - Show Me The Way
Common f/ Snoh Aalegra and Dreezy - Hustle Harder
Ghostface Killah f/ AZ - Blood in the Streets
Carpet Patrol - Indian Slap
Latinaotearoa - La Candela
Mental Abstrato f/ Shing02 and Tassia Reis - Tiro Livre
Quantic f/ Nidia Gongora - Muevelo Negro
Buddy Sativa - Una Peripecia
Ray Charles - I Got A Woman (Beatsy Collins Edit)
Aretha Franklin - One Step (Featurecast Edit)
Lack of Afro f/ Jack Tyson-Charles - Recipe for Love
Lee Fields and The Expressions - Just Can't Win (Marco Polo Remix)
Tyra Hammond - Didn't I
Slimkid3 and DJ Nu-Mark f/ Darondo - I Know, Didn't I
Slimkid3 and DJ Nu-Mark - Bom Bom Fiya
Stephen Marley, Nina Simone and Wyclef Jean - Keeper Of The Flame
Quantic f/ Shinehead - Spark It
Cornel Campbell f/ Soothsayers Horns - There's a Fire (Rootikal Mix)
Mean girl Twice Nice hooked us up some killer Mean Girl/I Need a Roof licks spanning an amazing 40 years. From Larry Marshall's classic lick and hook on Studio One in 1968 to Pavlove, Prince Far-I and Little Joe, to a stepping Channel One version with Mighty Diamond next milestone I Need a Roof. Bunny Lee alway got in on the action this time with a killer soul vocal from Jackie Edwards, some big Joe Gibbs productions went down with Trinity and Junior Byles, Augustus and Hugh Mundell murdered the riddim on Rockers, then of course it came back to Studio One come Sugar Minott. The eighties treated it kindly with some killer early rubadub dancehall at Midnight Rock. The Revolutionaries had not given way to the Casio just yet, but when it did it kept its integrity and bubbled along nice time thanks to Jammys and Black Solidarity. The nineties riddim stayed fat and militant with Xterminator voicing crucial cuts with Sizzla and Capleton and Cocoa Tea. Come '07 we had Ray Darwin scoring a huge hit for Tads and in '08 Prince Fatty and longtime legend Little Roy rub up the dance nice time - 40 years on. Give Thanks Twice!
Larry and Alvin - Mean Girl - Studio One - 1968
Prince Far I - Natty Farmyard - Studio One - 1973
Ben Bow - Mama Lulu - Studio One (197X)
Little Joe - Gun Court - Studio One - 1974
Dillinger - Regular Girl - Bunny Lee - 1974
Larry Marshall - Oh Jah - Java - 1975
Mighty Diamonds - I Need a Roof - Channel One - 1975
Pablove Black - Consumer Sounds - Studio One - 1975
Pablove and Sound Dimension Consumer Version - Studio One - 1975
Dillinger - Plantation Heights - Channel One - 1976
The Revolutionaries - Plantation Heights Version - Channel One - 1976
Jackie Edwards - Mean Girl - Bunny Lee - 197X
The Aggrovators - Mean Girls Dub (197X
Prince Jazzbo - Kick Boy Face - Bunny Lee - 1976
Big Youth - Four Sevens - Observer - 1976
Junior Byles - Heart and Soul - Joe Gibbs - 1977
Trinity - Render Your Heart - Joe Gibbs - 1977
Winston Wright - Charming Shuffle - Bunny Lee - 1977
Prince Far I & Joseph Culture Hill - Boz Rock - Joe Gibbs - 1977
Hugh Mundell and Augustus Pablo - Bob Shuffle Lion Dub - Rockers - 1978
Jah Levi (Hugh Mundell) - Zion A Fe Lion - Rockers - 1978
Sugar Minott - Roof Over My Head - Studio One - 1978
I Need A Roof Version - Studio One - 1978
Barry Brown - Jealous Lover - Midnight Rock - 1980
Barry Brown - Love Dub - Midnight Rock - 1980
Larry Marshall - Mean Girl - 1983
Junior Reid - Old Time Something - Jammy$ - 1984
Early B - Poor Class Want Mass - Midnight Rock - 1985
Josey Wales - Rentman - Black Solidarity - 1986
Sizzla - Babylon Ah Listen - Xterminator - 1997
Capleton - Stand Tall - Xterminator - 1997
Cocoa Tea - Mr. Neck Tie Man - Xterminator - 1998
Luciano - Sweep Over My Soul - VP Records - 1999
Ray Darwin - People's Choice - Tads - 2007
Prince Fatty - Roof Over My Head - Mr Bongo - 2008
This one going out to all the long-time followers out there - always up to the time and wanting the biggest tunes. Bless! Zippy Pt1.Zippy Pt2.
Stephen Marley, Nina Simone, Wyclef Jean - Keeper Of The Flame
Israel Starr - Old School Love
Flourgan, Lukie D - Lovers Race Refix (Lovers Race Riddim)
Aaron Silk - Fighting Brave (Lovers Race Riddim)
Mr. Vegas - Love Yourself (Reggae Euphoria LP)
Shaggy - Work So Hard (Take It Easy Riddim)
Josey Wales - Ready Fi Josey (Take It Easy Riddim)
Christopher Martin - Playing Games With My Heart (Take It Easy Riddim)
Delly Ranks - Blaze Up De Fire (Hold On Riddim)
Sparkie and Layla Rose - You Can Get (Hold On Riddim)
Claude Darouvx - Love and Devotion (Hold On Riddim)
Daddy Cookiz - Good Vibes (54-46 (Was My Number) Riddim)
Lion D - Ruff Inna Town
Lion D - Ruff Inna Dub
Protoje and Chronixx - Who Knows Dubwise
Protoje - Stylin
Cali P - Wha Gwaan (Healing of the Nation LP)
Cali P - Bed Of Roses (Healing of the Nation LP)
Snow and Mykal Rose - Shame
Iba Mahr - Step Away (Great Is H.I.M EP)
Iba Mahr - Sound A Alarm (Great Is H.I.M EP)
Notis and Iba Mahr - Diamond Sox
Notis and Iba Mahr f/ Tarrus Riley - Diamond Sox REmix
Pressure, Damian Marley and Tarrus Riley - Mental Disturbance
Mr. Vegas - God Good (Reggae Euphoria LP)
Mr. Vegas - Real Don (Reggae Euphoria LP)
Tiggy x Mary J Blige x DJ Vadim - Tears on my Pillow
Busy Signal - Glass Hand (Notorious)
Stylo G - Call Mi A Leader
Dre Island - Way Up
P-Money and Gappy Ranks f/ Sid Diamond - Baddest Remix
Busy Signal - Roots, Rock, Reggae
Exco Levi - Woman Like This (Clock Tower Riddim)
Gentleman f/ Tamika - Blossom and Prosper (Clock Tower Riddim)
Morgan Heritage - What You Believe (Clock Tower Riddim)
Exco Levi - Reggae Calling (War Is In The Dance Riddim)
Addis Pablo - Melodica In The Dance (War Is In The Dance Riddim)
Gappy Ranks - Carpenter (War Is In The Dance Riddim)
Keida - Stand For Something (War Is In The Dance Riddim)
Nesbeth - Ole Gangalee (Rebel Rock Riddim)
Ras Ghandi - Most I First (Rebel Rock Riddim)
Delly Ranx - One More Dead (Rebel Rock Riddim)
Ward 21 - No Trouble We (Weh Dem Fah Riddim)
King Kong - Nah Run No Joke (Weh Dem Fah Riddim)
Lion D - Weh Dem Fah (Weh Dem Fah Riddim)
Carl Meeks - Jah Will Make A Way (Earth A Run Red Riddim)
Little Kirk - Pressure Sound Boy (Earth A Run Red Riddim)
YT - Leave I Alone (Babylon Time Riddim)
Deadly Hunta - Ghetto Youth In A Danger (Babylon Time Riddim)
Reggae Roast f/ Brother Culture - Soundsystem
Manu Digital and Biga Ranx - Honours Your Parents
Gappy Ranks Meets Dub Club - Spread My Wings
Gappy Ranks Meets Dub Club - Spread My Wings (Green Lion Crew remix)
Gappy Ranks Meets Dub Club - Dub My Wings
Tour De Force - Battle Cry (DJ Madd Remix)
Tour De Force f/ Jay Spaker - Old Time Love (Dub Terminator Remix)
Tour De Force f/ Jahdan Blakkamoore - Pool Party (Naram Remix)
Tour De Force f/ Luciano - Where Do We Go Wrong (Reality Chant Remix)
Some of the smoothest, creamiest Coxsone goodness came out in the 70s. Inna fine roots style, minus the collie weed and staying true to the Studio One sound, it kept coming for Sir Coxsone. Zippy Pt1Zippy Pt24shared!
The Silvertones - Smile
The Silvertones - Smile Dub
Dennis Brown - Easy Take It Easy
Dennis Brown and Brentford All Stars - Easy Take It Easy Pt.2
Ernest Ranglin - Surfin'
Ernest Ranglin - Surfin' Pt. 2
Johnny Osbourne and The Prophets - Keep That Light
Johnny and The Brentford Rockers - Keep That Light Pt.2
Prince Lincoln - Daughters Of Zion
Brentford Disco Set - Daughters Of Zion Pt.2
The Traps - Higher
Traps and The Liberation Group - Higher (Ver.)
The Jay Tees - Forward To Jah
The Jay Tees and Brentford Rockers - Forward To Jah (Part 2)
Devon Russell - Jah Hold The Key
Devon and The Brentford Rockers - Jah Hold The Key (Version)
Anthony (Rocky) Ellis - Double Minded Man
The New Establishment - Double Minded Man Ver.
Lloyd Forrest - Where It's At
Soul System - Where It's At (Ver.)
The Gladiators - Beautiful Locks
Albert and The Gladiators - Beautiful (Ver.)
Larry Marshall - Run Babylon
Larry Marshall - Run Babylon Pt.2
The Gladiators - Righteous Man
The Gladiators - Righteous Dub
Johnny Osbourne - Forgive Them
Sound Demension Band - Forgive Them Version
Lone Ranger - Screw Gone A North Coast
Lone Ranger and Sound Dimension - Junior Screw
The Classics - Fire Coal Man
The Silvertones - Burning In My Soul
George Allen - Be Wise My Brethren
Sound Dimensions - Be Wise Version
Judah Eskender Tafari - Conquer Me (part 1)
Judah Eskender Tafari - Conquer Me (part 2)
Cornell Campbell - Didn't I
Cornel and The Sound Dimension - Didn't I Version
Winston Francis - Fools Fall In Love
Winston and Sound Demension - Fools Fall In Version
L. Crosdale - Set Me Free
Drum Bago and The Rebel Group - Free Me (Ver.)
The Heptones - Get In The Groove
Sound Dimension - Get In The (Version)
Sugar Minott - Give Me Jah Jah
Sugar and Sound Dimension - Give Me Jah Jah Pt. 2
The Heptones - Hard To Confess
Sound Demension Band - Hard To Confess Version
Freddie McGregor - Home Ward Bound
Freddie & Brentford Rockers - Home Ward Version
Leonard Dillon - Locust
Leonard Dillon - Locust Ver
Slim Smith - Lonely Lover
Sound Dimension - Lonely Version
The Heptones - Love Won't Come Easy
The Heptones - Love Won't Come Easy (part 2)
Judah Eskender Tafari - Jah Light
Brentford Disco Set - Jah Light Version
The Cables - Be A Man
Carlton and His Shoes - Love Me Forever
The Invaders - Sweet Soul Rocking
Sugar Minott - Love Gonna Pack Up
Prince Lincoln - True Experience
Prince Lincoln - Live Up To Your Name
The Paragons - Danger In Your Eyes
Joe Higgs - Change Of Plan
Donna V and Sound Dimension - Pullover Version
The Righteous Flames - You Don't Know
I'm continuing on my Studio One binge at the moment. This time round we lay down the stone cold classics, the gold that made Studio One the leading studio in Jamaica for a good 20 years. Again the real treat is the b-sides (matrixed too), featuring only on the original press 7"s from the 60s/70s. Zippy pt1ZippyPt24shared
Alton Ellis - Mad Mad
Alton and Soundemension - Mad Version
The Mad Lads - Ten To One
Sound Dimension Band - Ten To One Version
Delroy Wilson - Dancing Mood
Soul Vendors - Dancing Dub
Slim Smith - Born to Love
Slim Smith - Born To Dub
The Heptones - Pretty Looks
The Heptones and Soundemension - Pretty Looks Version
Dennis Brown - Easy Take It Easy
Dennis Brown and Brentford All Stars - Easy Take It Easy Pt.2
Ken Boothe - When I Fall in Love
Ken Boothe and Sound Dimension - When I Fall In Dub
Tommy McCook - Tunnel One
Sound Dimension - Tunnel Two
Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping
Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping Pt.2
Sugar Minott - Oh Mr Dc
Soul Vendors - Pressure Pt.2
Ken Parker - Before and After
Ken and Soul Vendors - Before &and After Ver.
Ronald Merrils - Danger In Your Eyes
Ronald Merrils - Danger In Your Eyes Pt.2
Freddie McKay - High School Dance
Freddie McKay - High School Version
Brentford All Stars - Race Track
Brentford All Stars - Race Track Ver.
Sugar Minott - I Need A Roof
Sugar and Brentford All Stars - I Need A Roof Pt.2
The Gladiators - Roots Natty
Brentford Disco Set - Culture (Ver.)
The Gladiators - Bongo Red
The Gladiators Band - Bongo Version
Sugar Belly and Sound Dimension - In Cold Blood
Sound Dimension - In Cold Dub
Sugar Minott - Vanity Pt.1
Sugar Minott - Vanity Pt.2
Basil Daley - Hold Me Baby
Basil Daley - Hold Me Baby Version
Slim Smith - Never Let Go
Soul Vendors - Never Let Go (Version)
Lone Ranger - The Answer
Lone Ranger and Sound Dimension - The Answer (Ver.)
The Abyssinians - Declaration Of Rights
Sound Dimension - Declaration (Ver.)
Willie Williams - Armagedeon Time
Willie and The Soundemension - Armagedeon Version
Barry Brown - Far East
Barry and Soul Vendors - Far East Ver.
Freddie McGregor - How Could You Leave
Freddie and Soundemension - How Could You Version
Slim Smith - Rougher Yet
Lone Ranger - Love Bump
Brentford Rockers - Love Bump Version
Horace Andy - Skylarking
Carlton and The Shoes - Love Me Forever
Sound Dimension - Full Up
Freddie Mcgregor - Bobby Babylon
The Paragons - Danger In Your Eyes
Johnny Osbourne - Truth and Rights
Zoot Simms - African Challenge
Delroy Wilson - Conquer Me
Richard and The Sound Demensions - Crafty
Freddie Mcgregor and The Sound Dimension - Africa Here I Come
Jackie Mittoo - Drum Song
Brentford All Stars - Greedy G
The original Jamaican mashup with nuff US 50s, 60s, 70s soul hits reworked by Studio One inna rocksteady and reggae style and fashion. As with a few of the recent Studio One posts, you get the killer b side where possible to dub it out! Cop it.
Devon Russell - Sexual Healing
Devon & Brentford Rockers - Sexual Healing Version
Claudette (Nana) McLean - Give Love Another Try
The Soul Defenders - Give Love Another Try Version
Jennifer Lara - Consider Me
Jennifer Lara - Consider Me Part 2
Otis Gayle - What You Won't Do For Love
Otis Gayle and The Brentford Rockers - What You Won't Version
B.B. Seaton - Proud As I Am
B.B. and Soundemension - Proud As I Am Pt.2
Dennis Brown - He Ain't Heavy
Dennis and The Brentford All Stars - He Ain't Heavy Version
Barry Brown - Give Love
Barry and The Sound Dimension - Give Love Version
Otis Gayle - I'll Be Around
Otis and The Sound Dimension - I'll Be Around Version
Tyrone Taylor - I Believe In Yesterday
Tyrone and Soundemension - Yesterday Version
The Heptones - I Shall Be Released
Heptones and The Sound Dimension - I Shall Be Released Version
The Sharks - How Could I Live
Sound Dimension - How Could I Live Pt.2
B.B. Seaton - It's A Sign
B.B. Seaton & Soundemension - It's A Version
Horace Andy - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely
Sound Dimension Band - Don't Want To Be Lonely (Ver.)
The Gaylads - Gaylads Medley Pt.1
The Gaylads - Gaylads Medley Pt.2
Jerry Jones - Compared To What
Jerry and The Sound Dimension - Compared Version
Jerry Jones - Still Water
Jerry Jones & Sound Dimension - Still Water Version
Norma White - I Want Your Love
Norma and The Brentford Disco Set - I Want Your Love Pt.2
Otis Gayle - Let Me Get To Know You
Jackie Mittoo - Totally Together
Lord Tanamo - Keep On Moving
The Minstrels - People Get Ready
Leroy Sibbles - Express Yourself
Norma Fraser - Respect
Richard Ace - Can't Get Enough
Leroy Sibbles - Groove Me
The Heptones - Message From A Black Man
Senior Soul - Is It Because I Am Black
Roy Richards and Soul Vendors - Summertime
Soulettes - King Street
Sound Dimension - Time is tight
King Stitt - Diana
Jackie Mittoo and The Brentford Rhythm Band - Deeper and Deeper
Winston Jarrett and The Righteous Flames - Born to Be Loved
I'm not the biggest dub aficionado - I much prefer a killer vocal over a killer riddim, but how could these tunes not move you? So heavy. So classic. So killer. Part1Part2
The Techniques - Born To Love Dub
Mudie's All Stars - Pretty Version
Impact Allstars - Cheating Dub
Impact Allstars - Ordinary Version Chapter 3
The Upsetters - Dub It Easy
Bobby Kalphat - Something Special
Johnny and The Techniques - Purify Dub
Johnny Osbourne - Jahoviah Dub
Horace Andy - Tonight Dub
Horace Andy - Evilest Thing Version
Prince Far I - Heavyweight Version
Mad Professor - Kill Bwoy Dub
The Revolutionaries - Ballistic Affair Version
The Revolutionaries - Counter Attack
Linval and The Revolutionaries - Seventy Nine Rock
Burning Spear - Black Wadada
Soul Syndicate - Natty Twelve Tribe Dub
Philip Fraser - You're No Good Version
Mikey Dread At The Controls - Parrot Jungle
Dennis Brown - General Version
Scientist - The Mummy's Shroud
Scientist - Cry Of The Werewolf
Scientist - Earths Rightful Ruler
Scientist - School Days Dub
Scientist - Can't Keep Love Down
Scientist - African Daughter Dub
Augustus Pablo - 1-2-3 Version
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Augustus Pablo - East Africa
Yabby U - Conquering Dub
Yabby U and The Prophets - Beware
Wayne Wade, Tommy McCook and Yabby U - Riding Version
Patrick Andy and Yabby U - Don't go Version
Page One and The Observers - Lover's Dub
Dennis, Niney and King Tubby - Fire From The Observer
Dennis, Niney and King Tubby - Mischievous Dub
Dennis, Niney and King Tubby - Revelation Fulfill
Glenn Brown and King Tubby - Wicked Can't Run This Dub
Glenn Brown and King Tubby - Version 78 Style
Glenn Brown and King Tubby - Father For The Living Dubwise
Wayne Jarret and King Tubby - Satta Dread Dub
The Aggrovators and King Tubby - Jah Love Rockers Dub
The Aggrovators and King Tubby - At the Dub Market
Studio One, the humble little Jamaican studio that defined a genre had some great instrumental versions on the b sides of their 7"s including early ska and rocksteady numbers, as well as dubbed out horn and percussion versions. So as a precursor to a forthcoming dub post, we have some classic Studio One versions, or dubs as they became known. Wheel up!
Slim and Sound Dimension - Born To Dub
Devon and The Soul Vendors - Get Ready Version
Bob and The Soul Vendors - Dancing Dub
The Heptones and Sound Dimension - Pretty Looks Version
Sugar and The New Establishment - Never Give Up Version
Delroy Wilson - Run Run Version
Slim and Soul Vendors - Rougher Dub
Ken and Sound Dimension - When I Fall In Dub
Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping Part 2
Marley and The Skatalites - One Love Version
Freddie and Brentford Rockers - Home Ward Version
Black Brothers and The New Establishment - School Version
The Rebels - Rhodesia Version
Cedric Im Brooks - Idle Berg
The Gladiators Band - Bongo Version
Judah Eskender Tafari - Rastafari Tell You Part 2
The Jay Tees and Brentford Rockers - Forward To Jah Part 2
Johnny Osbourne and Sound Dimension - Ya Ho Version
Field Marshall Haye - Roots and Herb Version
Jim Nastic and Soul Vendors - Chanting Version
Johnny and Sound Dimension - Declaration Version
Alton Ellis - African Version
Judah and Brentford Disco Set - Jah Light
Freddie, Drum Bago and The Rebel Group - Free Me Version
Lloyd and The Soul System - Where It's At Version
Sugar Belly and The Sound Dimension - In Cold Dub
Ernest Ranglin - Surfin' Part 2
Gladiators Band - Bongo I Part 2
Carl and The Sound Dimension - Rythm Of My Version
Barry and The Sound Dimension - Give Love Version
Willie and The Brentford Disco Set - No One Can Stop Us Part 2
Otis and The Sound Dimension - I'll Be Around Version
Tony and The Sound Dimension - Cool Version (Satta)
Johnny and The Brentford Rockers - Keep That Light Part 2
Dub Specialist - Hi Fashion Dub
Rapper Jim and Sound Dimension - Pirates Version (Throw Mi Corn)
Dennis Alcapone - Joe Frazier Round 2
Brentford Rockers - Thanks And Praise Part 2 (Shank I Shenk)
Donna V and The Sound Dimension - Pullover Version
The Gladiators - Righteous Dub
Dub Specialist - Lagos
Johnny Osbourne and Brentford Disco Set - Jealousey, Heartache and Dub
