"Death in the Arena" - Soul Vendors - Downbeat the Ruler
"Oh Mr. D.C." - Sugar Minott - Tighten up Vol 5
"Y Mas Gan" - The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana
"Roots Train" - Junior Murvin and Dillinger
"Sufferer's Heights" - Junior Dread
"Love Again" - Jackie and the Invaders
"Sufferer's Dub" - The Upsetters
"Take me Home Country Roads" - Toots and the Maytals
"Can't Enter Zion with Your Big Checkbook!" - Niney
"Mr. Brown" - Bob Marley
"Downpressor Man" - Peter Tosh
"Armagideon Time" - Dr. Israel
"Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker" - Scientist and the Roots Radics
"One Two Order" - Tarrus Riley - Parables
"Ark of the Covenant" - Corey Harris - Zion Crossroads
"Rastaman Chant" - Ras Michel and the Sons of Negus
"Return of the Scorcher" - Sound Dimension
"Armagideon Time" - Willie Williams
"Armagideon Time" - The Clash
"Federated Backdrop" - Sound Dimension
"Can't Come In" - The Congos - Heart of the Congos
"Man in the Hills" - Burning Spear
"Family" - Tarrus Riley
"Armagideon Time" - Dave Grant
"Set up Yourself Dreadlocks" - Jah Stitch
"Solomon a Gunday" - Big Youth
"Good Memories" - Prince Jazzbo
"The Answer" - Lone Ranger
"Ali Baba" - John Holt
"I Killed the Barber" - Dr. Alimantado
"Barber Feel It" - Dr. Alimantado
"Liquidator" - Harry J All Stars
11 July 2009
03 July 2009
Independence...
...is useless without Inter-Dependence. e pluribus unum, y'all.
A special Shout Out to the Morally Superior, commencing with "Hipocrite"(sp). The bigger they come, the harder they fall... eh, South Carolina? Arizona? DC? Alaska?
"S-90 Skank" - BIg Youth - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Forward March" - Derrick Morgan - I Am The Ruler [Trojan]
"Intensified" - Desmond Dekker - Israelites [TKO]
"Know Your Rights" - the Clash - Combat Rock [Epic]
"Message From A Black Man" - Heptones - Studio One Soul [Soul Jazz]
"The Village" - Gregory Isaacs - Reggae Legends III [Rohit]
"Enforcement" - Vin Gordon - Jamaica's Independence 30th. Anniversary [Striker Lee]
"Split Second" - Vin Gordon - Jamaica's Independence 30th. Anniversary [Striker Lee]
"Hipocrite" - Bunny Wailer - ...Sings The Wailers [Mango]
"Money Move" - Barrington Levy - Broader Than Broadway [One Time]
"Shame And Scandal" - Dr. Ring Ding & The Senior All Stars - Ska Island [Island]
"Half Idiot" - Marcia Griffiths/Cutty Ranks - Watch How You Flex! [Shanachie]
"The Gold" - Dubmatix/John Browns Body - Re-Amplify [Easy Star]
"Time Of The Season" - Scofflaws - Record Of Convictions [MOONSka]
"Zion City" - Laurel Aitken - The Blue Beat Years [MOONSka]
"Welcome To Montego Bay" - Queen Ifrica - Montego Bay [VP]
"Take Me To Jamaica" - Ziggy Marley/Toots HIbbert - Family Time [Tuff Gong]
"Take Me Back To Jamaica" - Jolly Boys - Sunshine 'N Water [RYKO]
"High Tide Or Low Tide" - Bob Marley & The Wailers - B Is For Bob [Tuff Gong]
"Java Plus" - Augustus Pablo - The Message [Prince Buster]
...also arranged and produced by Prince Buster
"Reincarnate" - Ras Tesfa McDonald
"Reflections of Don D" - Johnny "Dizzy" Moore
"Fixing A Hole" - Max Romeo - Easy Star's LOnely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Don't Let Me Down" - Marcia Griffiths
"Mad, Mad" - Alton Ellis - When Rhythm Was King [Heartbeat]
"Joy In the Morning" - The Gaylads - Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Hold Them" - Roy Shirley - Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Give Yourself Over" - Goldilocks - Re-Amplify [Easy Star]
A special Shout Out to the Morally Superior, commencing with "Hipocrite"(sp). The bigger they come, the harder they fall... eh, South Carolina? Arizona? DC? Alaska?
"S-90 Skank" - BIg Youth - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Forward March" - Derrick Morgan - I Am The Ruler [Trojan]
"Intensified" - Desmond Dekker - Israelites [TKO]
"Know Your Rights" - the Clash - Combat Rock [Epic]
"Message From A Black Man" - Heptones - Studio One Soul [Soul Jazz]
"The Village" - Gregory Isaacs - Reggae Legends III [Rohit]
"Enforcement" - Vin Gordon - Jamaica's Independence 30th. Anniversary [Striker Lee]
"Split Second" - Vin Gordon - Jamaica's Independence 30th. Anniversary [Striker Lee]
"Hipocrite" - Bunny Wailer - ...Sings The Wailers [Mango]
"Money Move" - Barrington Levy - Broader Than Broadway [One Time]
"Shame And Scandal" - Dr. Ring Ding & The Senior All Stars - Ska Island [Island]
"Half Idiot" - Marcia Griffiths/Cutty Ranks - Watch How You Flex! [Shanachie]
"The Gold" - Dubmatix/John Browns Body - Re-Amplify [Easy Star]
"Time Of The Season" - Scofflaws - Record Of Convictions [MOONSka]
"Zion City" - Laurel Aitken - The Blue Beat Years [MOONSka]
"Welcome To Montego Bay" - Queen Ifrica - Montego Bay [VP]
"Take Me To Jamaica" - Ziggy Marley/Toots HIbbert - Family Time [Tuff Gong]
"Take Me Back To Jamaica" - Jolly Boys - Sunshine 'N Water [RYKO]
"High Tide Or Low Tide" - Bob Marley & The Wailers - B Is For Bob [Tuff Gong]
"Java Plus" - Augustus Pablo - The Message [Prince Buster]
...also arranged and produced by Prince Buster
"Reincarnate" - Ras Tesfa McDonald
"Reflections of Don D" - Johnny "Dizzy" Moore
"Fixing A Hole" - Max Romeo - Easy Star's LOnely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Don't Let Me Down" - Marcia Griffiths
"Mad, Mad" - Alton Ellis - When Rhythm Was King [Heartbeat]
"Joy In the Morning" - The Gaylads - Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Hold Them" - Roy Shirley - Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Give Yourself Over" - Goldilocks - Re-Amplify [Easy Star]
19 June 2009
A Luta Continua
a musical telegram to the Opposition in the streets of Tehran... and a Remembrance Of Juneteenth, the Day Of Emancipation in Galveston, Texas, June 19th, 1865.
"Shah-Shah A Go-Go" - the Stranglers - The Raven
"Ai Bod Dub" - Llwybr Llaethog - Mewn Dub [ROIR]
"Ouelli el Darek" - Cheik Khaled - Sahra
"Let Me Cry" - Cheb Mami - Planete Rai [Declic]
"Rock el Casbah" - Rachid Taha [Barclay]
"Mustaspha Dance" - the Clash [Epic]
"Cool Down" - Silvertones
"Weather Report" - the Tennors - Rock Steady Classics [Nighthawk]
"Give Yourself Over" - Soldiers of Jah Army - Get Wiser [Innerloop]
"A Luta Continua" - Big Youth - A Luta Continua [Heartbeat]
"Give Praises" - Big Youth - Ride Like Lightning [Trojan/Sancturary]
"Slavery Days" - Burning Spear - Reggae Greats [Mango]
"Slave Master" - Gregory Isaacs - Mr Isaacs [Heartbeat]
"Massi Massa" - the Tennors - Rock Steady Classics
"We And Dem" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Uprising [Tuff Gong/Island]
"Us And Them" - Frankie Paul - Dub Side Of The Moon [Easy Star]
"Reincarnate" - Ras Tesfa McDonald
"Is This Love?" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Dubmatix remix
"Talking Love" - John Holt & the Paragons - Hold Tight! Lynn Taitt & the Jets [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Better Must Come" - Delroy Wilson - Trojan Explosion! [MOJO]
"You Should Have Known Better" - Justin Hinds & the Dominos
"Happy Land" - Carlton & the Shoes
"Storm Warning" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Tight! Lynn Taitt &the Jets
"A Day In The Life" - Michael Rose/Menny More - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Shah-Shah A Go-Go" - the Stranglers - The Raven
"Ai Bod Dub" - Llwybr Llaethog - Mewn Dub [ROIR]
"Ouelli el Darek" - Cheik Khaled - Sahra
"Let Me Cry" - Cheb Mami - Planete Rai [Declic]
"Rock el Casbah" - Rachid Taha [Barclay]
"Mustaspha Dance" - the Clash [Epic]
"Cool Down" - Silvertones
"Weather Report" - the Tennors - Rock Steady Classics [Nighthawk]
"Give Yourself Over" - Soldiers of Jah Army - Get Wiser [Innerloop]
"A Luta Continua" - Big Youth - A Luta Continua [Heartbeat]
"Give Praises" - Big Youth - Ride Like Lightning [Trojan/Sancturary]
"Slavery Days" - Burning Spear - Reggae Greats [Mango]
"Slave Master" - Gregory Isaacs - Mr Isaacs [Heartbeat]
"Massi Massa" - the Tennors - Rock Steady Classics
"We And Dem" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Uprising [Tuff Gong/Island]
"Us And Them" - Frankie Paul - Dub Side Of The Moon [Easy Star]
"Reincarnate" - Ras Tesfa McDonald
"Is This Love?" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Dubmatix remix
"Talking Love" - John Holt & the Paragons - Hold Tight! Lynn Taitt & the Jets [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Better Must Come" - Delroy Wilson - Trojan Explosion! [MOJO]
"You Should Have Known Better" - Justin Hinds & the Dominos
"Happy Land" - Carlton & the Shoes
"Storm Warning" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Tight! Lynn Taitt &the Jets
"A Day In The Life" - Michael Rose/Menny More - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
06 June 2009
playlist, 5 June... a prelude to a Splendid time
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - Junior Jazz - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"With A Little Help From My Friends" - Luciano - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Unity" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Rough Out There (Tokyo Tower Mix)" - Noiseshaper - Real to Reel [Echo Beach]
"Rasta Shout Again" - Mr. Irie - MP3
"Meditations" - African Connection - Ghetto Knowledge [Easy Star]
"Storm Warning" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Me Tight[Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Smoky Places" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Me Tight[Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Fixing A Hole" - Max Romeo - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Baby I Love You So" - Jacob Miller - DJ Andy Smith Greensleeves Document
"King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown" - Augustus Pablo - DJ Andy Smith Greensleeves Document
"You Are No Good" - MIchael Prophet - DJ Andy Smith Greensl
"At The End Of The Day" - Trumystic - Dub Power [TMG]
"At The End Of The Day (DUB)" - Trumystic
"Gun The Man Down" - Prince Buster - The Outlaw [Prince Buster]
"Us And Them" - Frankie Paul - Dub Side Of The Moon [Easy Star]
"Version"
"What We Gonna Do?" - John Brown Body - Pressure Points
"What Comes Around" - Ruff Scott - Easy Star Vol 1
"How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?" - Sharon Jones/Ticklah - MP3
"Left With A Broken Heart" - Paragons - Unearthed Gold Of Rock Steady [Ossie]
"Small Garden" - Zoot Simms - Studio One 7"
"Nice Time" - Lynn Taitt & The Jets - Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Airbag" - Horace Andy - Radiodread [Easy Star]
"Can't Stop Us Now" - Viceroys - Can't Stop Us Now /Lynval Thompson Productions [Easy Star]
"A Day In The Life" - Michael Rose/Menny More - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band
"With A Little Help From My Friends" - Luciano - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Unity" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Rough Out There (Tokyo Tower Mix)" - Noiseshaper - Real to Reel [Echo Beach]
"Rasta Shout Again" - Mr. Irie - MP3
"Meditations" - African Connection - Ghetto Knowledge [Easy Star]
"Storm Warning" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Me Tight[Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Smoky Places" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Me Tight[Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Fixing A Hole" - Max Romeo - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Baby I Love You So" - Jacob Miller - DJ Andy Smith Greensleeves Document
"King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown" - Augustus Pablo - DJ Andy Smith Greensleeves Document
"You Are No Good" - MIchael Prophet - DJ Andy Smith Greensl
"At The End Of The Day" - Trumystic - Dub Power [TMG]
"At The End Of The Day (DUB)" - Trumystic
"Gun The Man Down" - Prince Buster - The Outlaw [Prince Buster]
"Us And Them" - Frankie Paul - Dub Side Of The Moon [Easy Star]
"Version"
"What We Gonna Do?" - John Brown Body - Pressure Points
"What Comes Around" - Ruff Scott - Easy Star Vol 1
"How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?" - Sharon Jones/Ticklah - MP3
"Left With A Broken Heart" - Paragons - Unearthed Gold Of Rock Steady [Ossie]
"Small Garden" - Zoot Simms - Studio One 7"
"Nice Time" - Lynn Taitt & The Jets - Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Airbag" - Horace Andy - Radiodread [Easy Star]
"Can't Stop Us Now" - Viceroys - Can't Stop Us Now /Lynval Thompson Productions [Easy Star]
"A Day In The Life" - Michael Rose/Menny More - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band
A Splendid Time
In the legacy of Jamaican music, certain bands arose as studio rhythm sections of renown, providing the musical landscape for untold dozens of vocalists... in the fashion of Motown's Funk Brothers, and STAX Records' Booker T. & The M.G.s. Names like the Skatalites, Roots Radics, Sly & Robbie, and even Bob Marley's Wailers Band scored the musical underpinnings for phenomenal music, maybe not so apparent to most Americans, but to the world.
From this tradition comes Easy Star All-Stars, formed on our own shores in urban-exotic NYC... the "House Band" of Easy Star Records. For over ten years this venerable unit has backed many of the kingpins of reggae music in their newer solo offerings, and in remarkable tribute albums in the past few years... notably, re-workings of Pink Floyd (Dub Side Of The Moon), Radiohead (Radiodread), and most recently, the Beatles (Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band). In the packed, humid environment of the IS Venue in Charlottesville, VA., an adoring public got to find out just how remarkable is their sound, in this particular guise.
The logistics of including all off of these star vocalists in a touring band being unrealistic, the Easy Star All Stars relied on their own prodigious talents (and those of Kirsty Rock of Trumystic, the openers), both vocally and musically, in presenting original and very familiar music. The ambitious "tribute" undertakings of the Easy Star Records vanguard (Michael Goldwasser, Eric Smith and now-local Lem Oppenheimer) might cause the unschooled to think that there were big musical shoes to fill, with the adaptation to reggae. But, if crowd reaction is any indication, the call-and-response dispelled that notion, Friday night.
And, though the heart of a reggae band is it's rhythm unit, it's the brass section that punctuates this amazing performance (Jenny Hill, hailing from the pinnacle of roots brass sections, Burning Spear's Burning Brass, and Buford O'Sullivan of 3G Ska stalwarts, the Scofflaws). From the familiar "English" horn figures from Sergeant Pepper, to classic reggae riffs, to gusty blues blasts... they Brought It Home.
In short, this was not just a "show"... but, an Event.
As fortunate as was Charlottesville to benefit from this performance, who's getting the best bargain from the Easy Star All Stars? The upcoming audiences of England's Glastonbury Festival: Three nights... three stages... each night focusing on each of those "tribute" albums.
Lucky Brits.
From this tradition comes Easy Star All-Stars, formed on our own shores in urban-exotic NYC... the "House Band" of Easy Star Records. For over ten years this venerable unit has backed many of the kingpins of reggae music in their newer solo offerings, and in remarkable tribute albums in the past few years... notably, re-workings of Pink Floyd (Dub Side Of The Moon), Radiohead (Radiodread), and most recently, the Beatles (Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band). In the packed, humid environment of the IS Venue in Charlottesville, VA., an adoring public got to find out just how remarkable is their sound, in this particular guise.
The logistics of including all off of these star vocalists in a touring band being unrealistic, the Easy Star All Stars relied on their own prodigious talents (and those of Kirsty Rock of Trumystic, the openers), both vocally and musically, in presenting original and very familiar music. The ambitious "tribute" undertakings of the Easy Star Records vanguard (Michael Goldwasser, Eric Smith and now-local Lem Oppenheimer) might cause the unschooled to think that there were big musical shoes to fill, with the adaptation to reggae. But, if crowd reaction is any indication, the call-and-response dispelled that notion, Friday night.
And, though the heart of a reggae band is it's rhythm unit, it's the brass section that punctuates this amazing performance (Jenny Hill, hailing from the pinnacle of roots brass sections, Burning Spear's Burning Brass, and Buford O'Sullivan of 3G Ska stalwarts, the Scofflaws). From the familiar "English" horn figures from Sergeant Pepper, to classic reggae riffs, to gusty blues blasts... they Brought It Home.
In short, this was not just a "show"... but, an Event.
As fortunate as was Charlottesville to benefit from this performance, who's getting the best bargain from the Easy Star All Stars? The upcoming audiences of England's Glastonbury Festival: Three nights... three stages... each night focusing on each of those "tribute" albums.
Lucky Brits.
05 June 2009
Easy Star All Stars at IS Venue, Tonight.
Venerable reggae innovators Easy Star All Stars will be debuting tracks from their newest release, Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band CD, tonight... and, no doubt, be mining their previous hits from Dub Side Of The Moon and Radiodread. All Stars, to be sure.
Opening will be Trumystic, fronted by Kirsty Rock... herself, an Easy Star alumni.
A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed For All.
30 May 2009
Thank You, CVille Weekly...
...for the timely interview, and Lem Oppenheimer of Easy Star Records, for the shout out.
29 May 2009
Judge Not
Insane ranting about the supreme court nominee prompts yet another theme about "justice". Racism. Intelligence. Gender. Those with sin have no problem with casting stones, it seems.
If extremists on both sides of the spectrum can find their voice, where are the moderates?
"Sounds And Pressure" - Hopeton Lewis - Roots Of Reggae: Rock Steady [Rhino]
"Rock Steady" - Alton Ellis - Roots Of Reggae: Rock Steady [Rhino]
"Judge Not" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Sounds Of Freedom [Island]
"The World Has A Feeling" - The Three Tops - Run For Cover: Killing Rock Steady Shots [(Unknown)]
"Want Some Freedom" - African Brothers - Want Some Freedom [Easy Star]
"I Want Justice" - Delroy Wilson - Wailers And Friends [Heartbeat]
"False Preachers" - Itals - In A Dis Yah Time [VP]
"You Don't Care" - Itals - In A Dis Yah Time [VP]
"Rougher Yet" - Itals - In A Dis Yah Time [VP]
"Long Story Version" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Bad Mind" - Etana - Rock Steady [VP]
"Fire Bun A Weak Heart" - Bushman - DJ Andy Smith's Greensleeses Document [VP]
"War Is In The Dance" - Frankie Paul - DJ Andy Smith's Greensleeses Document [VP]
"Propaganda War" - Tak Weekes - Deidem [Sanctified Sounds]
"Tribal War" - George Nooks - 7" [Joe Gibbs]
"Get Up, Stand Up" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Sounds Of Freedom [Island]
"The Wicked" - Reggae Boys - 7" [Joe Gibbs]
"Storm Warning" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Getting Better" - Mighty Diamonds - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" - Alton/Hortense Ellis - Alton/Hortense Ellis [Heartbeat]
"Wherever I Lay My Hat" - Delano Stewart - 7" [Highnote]
"Left With A Broken Heart" - Paragons - Unearthed Gold Of Rock Steady [Ossie Music]
"In My Room" - Pericos - Yerba Buena [EMI Latin]
"When I'm Sixty-Four" - Sugar Minott - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Street Life" - Richie Spice - MP3
"Creatures Of The NIght" - Bushman - MP3
"Street Life (Version)" - MP3
"Everything Crash" - Ethiopians - Trojan Explosion [MOJO]
"Botheration" - Meditators - 7" [Trojan]
"Keep On Pushing" - Lloyd & Glenn - Run For Cover: Killing Rock Steady Shots [(Unknown)]
"Mr Jailer" - Jah Cure - CD single [DZMG]
"None Shall Escape The Judgment" - Johnny Clarke - Trojan Explosion [MOJO]
If extremists on both sides of the spectrum can find their voice, where are the moderates?
"Sounds And Pressure" - Hopeton Lewis - Roots Of Reggae: Rock Steady [Rhino]
"Rock Steady" - Alton Ellis - Roots Of Reggae: Rock Steady [Rhino]
"Judge Not" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Sounds Of Freedom [Island]
"The World Has A Feeling" - The Three Tops - Run For Cover: Killing Rock Steady Shots [(Unknown)]
"Want Some Freedom" - African Brothers - Want Some Freedom [Easy Star]
"I Want Justice" - Delroy Wilson - Wailers And Friends [Heartbeat]
"False Preachers" - Itals - In A Dis Yah Time [VP]
"You Don't Care" - Itals - In A Dis Yah Time [VP]
"Rougher Yet" - Itals - In A Dis Yah Time [VP]
"Long Story Version" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Bad Mind" - Etana - Rock Steady [VP]
"Fire Bun A Weak Heart" - Bushman - DJ Andy Smith's Greensleeses Document [VP]
"War Is In The Dance" - Frankie Paul - DJ Andy Smith's Greensleeses Document [VP]
"Propaganda War" - Tak Weekes - Deidem [Sanctified Sounds]
"Tribal War" - George Nooks - 7" [Joe Gibbs]
"Get Up, Stand Up" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Sounds Of Freedom [Island]
"The Wicked" - Reggae Boys - 7" [Joe Gibbs]
"Storm Warning" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Getting Better" - Mighty Diamonds - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" - Alton/Hortense Ellis - Alton/Hortense Ellis [Heartbeat]
"Wherever I Lay My Hat" - Delano Stewart - 7" [Highnote]
"Left With A Broken Heart" - Paragons - Unearthed Gold Of Rock Steady [Ossie Music]
"In My Room" - Pericos - Yerba Buena [EMI Latin]
"When I'm Sixty-Four" - Sugar Minott - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Street Life" - Richie Spice - MP3
"Creatures Of The NIght" - Bushman - MP3
"Street Life (Version)" - MP3
"Everything Crash" - Ethiopians - Trojan Explosion [MOJO]
"Botheration" - Meditators - 7" [Trojan]
"Keep On Pushing" - Lloyd & Glenn - Run For Cover: Killing Rock Steady Shots [(Unknown)]
"Mr Jailer" - Jah Cure - CD single [DZMG]
"None Shall Escape The Judgment" - Johnny Clarke - Trojan Explosion [MOJO]
22 May 2009
Dr. Strangelove
Dueling press conferences on "torture", yesterday. One, hesitant, considered, resigned to repairing the irreparable. The Other: insane, recycled lies... supplanted with new ones. Either way: the "High Ground" is lost.
We begin with a music lesson about Paul Bogle, sacrificed for the Morant Bay Rebellion.
the "just"... pay.
the Unjust... play. For a while.
"Sounds And Pressure" - Hopeton Lewis - Roots Of Reggae: Rock Steady [Rhino]
"96 Degrees (1865)" - Third World - Reggae Box [Hip-O]
"So Much Things to Say" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus [Island]
"Mr. Jailer" - Jah Cure - CD single
"Rat Race" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Rastaman Vibration [Island]
"Hurt My Soul" - Joe Higgs - Lynn Taitt & the Jets: Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Smoky Places" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Lynn Taitt & the Jets: Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Bad Lamp" - Richie Spice - Gideon Boot [VP]
"Words Of Divine" - Sizzla - MP3
"Pressure Drop" - Toots & the Maytals - The Harder They Come [Mango]
"No One" - Adele Harvey - From R&B To Reggae [Cousinsrecords]
"Hold Down Miss Winey" - Glen Adams - 7" [WIRL]
"Umbrella" - Sylvia Tella - From R&B To Reggae [Cousinsrecords]
"Morning Ride" - Yellowman - Mister Yellowman [Shanachie]
DJ Dave, Come Forward!
"Lean with It" - Mr. Vegas [Taxi]
"The Enemies" - Pinchers [Digital-B]
"Sweet Jamaica" - Luciano - Jah Is My Navigator [VP]
"One Two Order" - Tarrus Riley - Challenges [VP]
Goldfinger, returns:
"Skavoovie" - Skatalites - Skavoovie! [Shanachie]
"Fixing A Hole" - Max Romeo - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Don't Let Me Down" - Marcia Griffiths - Reggae Anthology [VP]
"A Day In The Life" - Michael Rose - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Speak No Evil" - Uniques - Best of... 67-69 [Trojan]
"Mad, Mad" - Alton Ellis - When Rhythm Was King [Heartbeat]
"Lesson Of Love" - Uniques - Best of... 67-69 [Trojan]
"Napoleon Solo" - Lynn Taitt - Lynn Taitt & the Jets: Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
We begin with a music lesson about Paul Bogle, sacrificed for the Morant Bay Rebellion.
the "just"... pay.
the Unjust... play. For a while.
"Sounds And Pressure" - Hopeton Lewis - Roots Of Reggae: Rock Steady [Rhino]
"96 Degrees (1865)" - Third World - Reggae Box [Hip-O]
"So Much Things to Say" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus [Island]
"Mr. Jailer" - Jah Cure - CD single
"Rat Race" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Rastaman Vibration [Island]
"Hurt My Soul" - Joe Higgs - Lynn Taitt & the Jets: Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Smoky Places" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Lynn Taitt & the Jets: Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Bad Lamp" - Richie Spice - Gideon Boot [VP]
"Words Of Divine" - Sizzla - MP3
"Pressure Drop" - Toots & the Maytals - The Harder They Come [Mango]
"No One" - Adele Harvey - From R&B To Reggae [Cousinsrecords]
"Hold Down Miss Winey" - Glen Adams - 7" [WIRL]
"Umbrella" - Sylvia Tella - From R&B To Reggae [Cousinsrecords]
"Morning Ride" - Yellowman - Mister Yellowman [Shanachie]
DJ Dave, Come Forward!
"Lean with It" - Mr. Vegas [Taxi]
"The Enemies" - Pinchers [Digital-B]
"Sweet Jamaica" - Luciano - Jah Is My Navigator [VP]
"One Two Order" - Tarrus Riley - Challenges [VP]
Goldfinger, returns:
"Skavoovie" - Skatalites - Skavoovie! [Shanachie]
"Fixing A Hole" - Max Romeo - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Don't Let Me Down" - Marcia Griffiths - Reggae Anthology [VP]
"A Day In The Life" - Michael Rose - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Speak No Evil" - Uniques - Best of... 67-69 [Trojan]
"Mad, Mad" - Alton Ellis - When Rhythm Was King [Heartbeat]
"Lesson Of Love" - Uniques - Best of... 67-69 [Trojan]
"Napoleon Solo" - Lynn Taitt - Lynn Taitt & the Jets: Hold Me Tight [Trojan/Sanctuary]
15 May 2009
Soul Food
The first track, an obvious Lee "Scratch" Perry take on King Curtis' "Memphis Soul Stew". It's a rundown of new and old, particularly the excellent new release Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band: the tribute, not only palatable, but remarkable.
"Soul Food" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Why Am I Treated So Badly" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Wrap Up A Draw" - Richie Spice - Gideon Boot [VP]
"Catch A Fire" - Perfect - Born Dead With Life [Irievibrations]
"Slave Driver" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch A Fire [Island]
"Realization" - Dubconscious - Realization [(Self)]
...live @Tree Studios
"Storm Warning" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Smoky Places" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"A Day In The Life" - Michael Rose/Menny More - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Don't Let Me Down" - Marcia Griffiths - Reggae Anthology [VP]
"Fixing A Hole" - Max Romeo - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"She's Leaving Home" - Kirsty Rock - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"I Should Have Known Better" - Skatalites - Respect To Studio One [Heartbeat]
"Nice Time" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Mr. Jailer" - Jah Cure - CD single [DZMG]
"Stand Up for The Right" - Stateside Lion/Myztik Vibrations - America's Reality [(Self)]
"All Is Vanity" - Tarrus Riley - Challenges [VP]
"The Scorcher" - Errol Dunkley - 7" [Trojan]
"Rastah Man Chant" - Sizzla - Biggest One Drop Anthems 2008 [Greensleeves]
"Rasta Man Chant" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Countryman [Mango]
"Work Song" - the Slackers - Better Late Than Never [MOONSka]
"Get On The Ball" - Roy Shirley - Lynn Taitt & the Jets [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Run Man" - George Agard - 7" [Trojan]
"Is Life Worth Living?" - Prince Buster - ...Sings His Hit Song Ten Commandments [RCA/Sony]
"Queen Majesty" - Techniques - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Chalice In The Palace" - U-Roy - Original DJ [Caroline]
"Within You And Without You" - Matisyahu - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Peace Conference Inna Western Kingston" - Trinity - Shanty Town Determination [Blood and Fire]
"Soul Food" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Why Am I Treated So Badly" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Wrap Up A Draw" - Richie Spice - Gideon Boot [VP]
"Catch A Fire" - Perfect - Born Dead With Life [Irievibrations]
"Slave Driver" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch A Fire [Island]
"Realization" - Dubconscious - Realization [(Self)]
...live @Tree Studios
"Storm Warning" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Smoky Places" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"A Day In The Life" - Michael Rose/Menny More - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Don't Let Me Down" - Marcia Griffiths - Reggae Anthology [VP]
"Fixing A Hole" - Max Romeo - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"She's Leaving Home" - Kirsty Rock - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"I Should Have Known Better" - Skatalites - Respect To Studio One [Heartbeat]
"Nice Time" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - ...Anthology [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Mr. Jailer" - Jah Cure - CD single [DZMG]
"Stand Up for The Right" - Stateside Lion/Myztik Vibrations - America's Reality [(Self)]
"All Is Vanity" - Tarrus Riley - Challenges [VP]
"The Scorcher" - Errol Dunkley - 7" [Trojan]
"Rastah Man Chant" - Sizzla - Biggest One Drop Anthems 2008 [Greensleeves]
"Rasta Man Chant" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Countryman [Mango]
"Work Song" - the Slackers - Better Late Than Never [MOONSka]
"Get On The Ball" - Roy Shirley - Lynn Taitt & the Jets [Trojan/Sanctuary]
"Run Man" - George Agard - 7" [Trojan]
"Is Life Worth Living?" - Prince Buster - ...Sings His Hit Song Ten Commandments [RCA/Sony]
"Queen Majesty" - Techniques - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Chalice In The Palace" - U-Roy - Original DJ [Caroline]
"Within You And Without You" - Matisyahu - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band [Easy Star]
"Peace Conference Inna Western Kingston" - Trinity - Shanty Town Determination [Blood and Fire]
14 May 2009
Of Local Interest
Sunday, May 17th, James Madison's Montpelier estate will be presenting "A Freedman's Farm Tour And Confederate Winter Camp Site Walking Tour" opposite the grounds on Rt. 20, west of Orange, VA.
Taken from the Montpelier guide pamphlet, "Tour The Gilmore Farm, home of George Gilmore, born a slave at Montpelier. Then take a walking tour of the 1863-64 Confederate winter encampment site." 540-672-2728, ex 442
As written in a brochure for the Farm, "The Gilmore Cabin stands as the first preserved and interpreted freedman's home in the United States." Amongst many historic ironies, including how the Father of the Constitution was bound by contemporary economics in the ownership of slaves, is the fact that the original cabin was built from lumber salvaged from the aforementioned Confederate encampment.
A fitting tribute to enonomy... and survival.
And, standing proud across the road from such opulence, we are truly reminded that "he who does not learn from history is bound to repeat it." Or, as Marcus Garvey said, "A man without a knowledge of his history is like a tree without roots."
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