Buh-bye: Fear of Music

My friend Pat Petro, who was music director at CJAM in the mid-80s,  was talking to me the other day about the attitude of the first generation of FM broadcasters at the station (I'm paraphrasing slightly):
"We might have come off as cocky and confrontational, but really we just had confidence that we were providing a service to the community that was absolutely unique on the radio dial."

At the volunteer meeting yesterday to discuss the allegedly temporary allegedly total ban on alleged profanity, I heard from staff, board and volunteers (and I'm paraphrasing wildly, combining scraps of different people's conversation): "We've got to play it safe, keep it squeaky clean, we don't want to offend anybody, we don't own the airwaves - the government owns the airwaves, being on the radio is not a right."

I'm sorry for troubling today's CJAM family by disagreeing with CJAM management and the board that is supposed to oversee it. I like many of the DJs personally.

But if CJAM doesn't rule the airwaves, I'm not interested.

Fuckaz

I have been written up by CJAM [SEE CORRECTION BELOW] for playing this great song on Wake the Town on April 27, 2012. It was not the first time we played this song, and hopefully it won't be the last.

As the title suggests, this song contains material that some may find offensive. Listener and reader discretion is strongly advised.

FUCKAZ -- Music by the Bug/Lyrics by the Spaceape:

All them people who hold the keys
But continually close doors inna people dem face
Fi all them fucking people who think (?) that
Because you no have what them have, you is weak
Fi all them fucking people who lie, continuously lie
Just so them can stay right (?) wit' dem there, haha

Fi all them fucking people who ignore blatant facts
Just so them can maintain an order beneficial only to themself
Lord God!
Fi all them fucking people who smile inna yer face
Only because them wan' see who there behind you, haha

Fi all them fucking people who believes all is fair an' equal
Ignorant of the fact that nuttin' no go so
Fi all them people who never wan' see a man succeed
Improve an' better 'im bloodclaat self in life

Fi all them people who believes that charity begins at 'ome
Look here, mi say look ‘pon the state of your 'ome
Fi all them fucking people who only concern in life
Is to mine our permanent state of hesitancy... believe me

Fi all them fucking people who look by your face
And try to control how the way you run t'ings
Fi all them fucking people who like to see a grown man
Pick up them shit after them, trust mi

Fi all them people whose worthless ambivalence
Leads to nuttin' but frustration and self-obsessed anger
Fi all them people whose gain is my pain
There will come a time in life when only your pain will remain

Fi all them people who use the word 'friend' as an excuse
To carry on with slackness
An' take a whole heap of bloodclaat liberty
Fi all them fucking likkle yout' bwoy who face (?)
They known everything about life,
But them know nuttin', trust me

Fi all them people who full up them yard with pickney
Then come their tooth loose
Them a bawl an' beg me out on the street
Fi all them people whose worthless stupidness
Is only surpassed by the wickedness of other people

Fi all them yout' there who believes that charity begins at home
Believe me... nuttin' begins at 'ome

... space it ilie... come tell the man them about how to run tings
... with our people who take a likkle bit of poetry...
All them fuckers... tell the man them

Fi all them people who face that becau’

you no have what them have , you is weak, haha
Fi all them people who lie, continuously lie
Just so them can stay right with dem there

Fi all them fucking people who ignore blatant facts
Just so them can maintain a order beneficial to themselves
Fi all them fucking people who are smile inna your face
Only because them wan' see who there behind you, trust mi

Fi all them people who believes all is fair and equal
Ignorant of the fact that nuttin' no go so
Fi all them people who never wan' see a man succeed
Improve an' better 'im bloodclaat self in life

Fi all them people who believes that charity begins at 'ome
Trust mi, look ‘pon the state of your home

Fi all them people whose only concern in life
Is to mine our permanent state of hesitancy

Fi all them fucking people who like to see a grown man
Pick up them shit after dem, heh heh
Fi all them people whose worthless ambivalence
Leads to nuttin' but frustration and self-obsessed anger

So, how did we get here and where do we go now?
How did we get here and where do we go now?
How did we get here and where do we go now?
How did we get here and where do we go now?

As with all the lyrics I post here, I invite all readers and listeners to correct any errors in the comments.

Resist censorship!

CORRECTION: I've been informed that although I received an official e-mail from CJAM, alleging an infraction of policy, with details of time, date, title of song, alleged frequency of the alleged infraction, and a personally delivered reminder of policy, I was not "written up" according to the meaning of "written warning" in CJAM's Discipline Policy. For more details, see the comments.

FUCK CENSORSHIP -- No Playlist for May 18, 2012

This blog has been suspended in protest against censorship at CJAM-FM. The Board of Directors & management have announced a drastic and unnecessary ban on profanity at CJAM, breaking the tradition of almost 30 years of free expression for the most spurious of reasons. If you are interested in fighting censorship at CJAM, feel free to contact me at zonkdeck@sympatico.ca

Taste is a form of personal censorship: Playlist for April 27, 2012

From the liner notes to Mark Stewart's new album, The Politics of Envy 

(Future of Noise Music 2012).

Deadbeat: For Israel (Jaffa Revisited) -- Wild Life Documentaries (~scape 2002)
Lee Perry & the Upsetters: A Big Joke -- High Plains Drifter (Pressure Sounds 2012)
African Head Charge: Mysterious Happenings -- Voodoo Of The Godsent (On-U Sound 2011)
African Head Charge: This & That & The Other -- Voodoo Of The Godsent (On-U Sound 2011)
The Black Seeds: Gabriel's Strut Dub -- Dust & Dirt (Easy Star 2012)
Congo Natty: Soldier (Chanter) -- Tribute To Haile Selassie (Congo Natty 2000)
Garrison Hawk w/ Sly & Robbie: Reggae Music -- Survive (Mod Tech 2012)
Peter Tosh: No Sympathy (Demo) -- Legalize It (Columbia 2011)
Dr. Israel: Dread Inna Babylon -- Patterns Of War (ROIR 2005)
Dr. Israel: Occupation Dub -- Patterns Of War (ROIR 2005)
Public Image Ltd.: One Drop -- One Drop EP (PiL 2012)
Beastie Boys feat. Santigold: Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (Capitol 2011)
Sister Carol: No Way Better Than Yard -- Black Cinderella (Heartbeat 1995)
Senior All Stars: T-Bird Skank -- Come Around (Skycap 2008)
Senior All Star: T-Bird Dub (Crazy Baldhead Dub) -- In Dub (Skycap 2011)
Mark Stewart feat. Lee Perry: Gang War: Politics Of Envy (Future Of Noise 2012)
Upsetters: Blackboard Jungle Dub (Ver. 1) -- Blackboard Jungle Dub (Clocktower/Get On Down 2012)
Bassnectar: Ping Pong -- Vava Voom (Amorphous 2012)
Battles: Africastle (Kode9 Remix) -- Dross Glop (Warp 2012)
DJ Spooky vs. Twilight Circus: Phase Anansi -- Riddim Clash (Play Label 2004)
Citizen Sound ft. Ranking Joe: Give Thanks -- Aram Scaram (Renegade Media 2010)
Chin's Calypso Sextet: Rough Rider -- Boogu Yagga Gal (Heritage Music 2002)
Derrick Morgan: Rough Rider -- Augustus Pablo & Bredrins: 18 Massive Hits (Attack DL 2009)
The Bug feat. Spaceape: Fuckaz -- London Zoo (Ninja Tune 2008)


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420 Special: Playlist for Apr. 20, 2012

Details from the back cover of U Roy's Dread In A Babylon 
(Virgin 1975)

Audio Active: Wanna-na -- We Are Audio Active (Tokyo Space Cowboys) (On-U Sound 1994)

Peter Tosh: Legalize It -- Super Hits (Sony 2001)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Kaya -- African Herbsman (Trojan 1973)

The Upsetters: Kaya Skank -- Dub-Triptych (Trojan 2004) 

Frankie Paul: Pass the Tusheng Peng -- Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music (Island 1993) 

African Head Charge feat. Prince Far I: Take Heed... And Smoke Up Your Collie Weed -- Voodoo Of The Godsent (On-U Sound 2011)

Ishan People: No Ganja -- Roots (GRT 1976)

Cliff Stewart: Burn Collie -- Studio One Roots Vol. 3 (Soul Jazz 2007) 

The Dub Project: Smokey -- The Dub Project: A Twilight Production (M Records 2004) 

2 Bad Card: Weed Specialist (Audio Active Remix) -- 15 Years In An Open Boat (Virgin 1997)

Soom T & Disrupt: Puff the Police -- Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari 2011)

Friendlyness And The Human Rights: Ganjaman -- One Thing (Ind. 2010)

Ward 21: Ganja Smoke -- Rare Grooves Reggae By Nova Vol 1 (Wagram 2003)

Zomby feat. Billy Boyo: Spliff Dub (Rustie Rmx) -- 5 : 5 Years of Hyperdub (Hyperdub 2009)

UB40: Legalise It --Labour of Love III (Virgin 1998)

Trinity: Quarter Pound A Ishens -- Shanty Town Determination (Blood & Fire 2000)

Cotti: Tamil Dub -- Box Of Dub 2: Dubstep And Future Dub (Soul Jazz 2007)

The Mighty Diamonds: Pass The Kouchie -- Reggae Box (Hip-O 2001) 

Wayne Smith: Under Me Sleng Teng -- Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music (Island 1993)

Barrington Levy: Under Me Sensi -- 400% Dynamite (Soul Jazz 2009)

Audio Active feat. Bim Sherman: Free the Marijuana -- We Are Audio Active (Tokyo Space Cowboys) (On-U Sound 1994) 

Count Owen And His Calypsonians: The Weed -- Calypsos Down Jamaica Way (Dub Store 2005)

Audio Active: Kick The Bong Around -- Return Of The Red I (Warner 1999)

King Tubby & Scientist: Cannabis Dub -- King Tubby's Meets Scientist At The Dub Station (Burning Sounds 1996)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Kaya -- Kaya (Island 1978)

Peter Tosh: Legalize It (Acoustic) -- Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds 2005)

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LEGALIZE IT!

Yin & Yang: Playlist for Apr. 13, 2012

Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba: Outcry -- Cedric Im Brooks & The Light Of Saba (Honest Jon's 2003)

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart: Lam Tang Way -- Molam Dub (30 Hertz 2000)

Lam Tang Way Dub Molam Dub (30 Hertz 2000)

Blue Glaze Mento Band feat. Stranger Cole: Rough and Tough -- We Will Wait (Bilmon 2011)

Sly & Robbie: Ruff House -- Blackwood Dub (Groove Attack 2012)

Burial: Ashtray Wasp -- Kindred EP (Hyperdub 2011)

Alkaline: Maximum Version -- ExtraLongLife (Universal 2000)

Jah Wobble: Dragon and Phoenix -- Chinese Dub (30 Hertz 2009)

Jah Wobble: Dragon and Phoenix Dub 2:25 -- Chinese Dub (30 Hertz 2009) 

Jimmy Cliff: Ship Is Sailing -- Sacred Fire EP (Collective Sounds 2011)

International Observer: Popcorn (BDO Opium Den Remix) -- JStar & Dr. Cat Present Dub Zealand (Green Queen 2011)

New Age Steppers: My Nerves -- Love Forever (On-U Sound 2012)

Kiki Hitomi/Zomby: Old Man/Witch Hunt -- from Represent Internet World, a mixtape in progress via Fact magazine.

Owen Gray & The Caribs: Far Love 2:35 Easy Snapping: The Jamaican Chart Hits of 1960 (Sunrise 2011)

The Faithful Brothers: Iniquity Workers -- High Plains Drifter: Lee Perry & The Upsetters Jamaican 45s 1968-73 (Pressure Sounds 2012)

Dub Colossus feat Teremage Woretaw: Medina (Eccodek Veil Of Dub Remix) -- Dub Colossus Remixes For more information on this internet-only release, click here.

Black Uhuru: Boof 'n Baff 'n Biff -- The Dub Factor (Island 1983/2003)

Black Uhuru: Boof n Baff n Biff (Black Uhuru Meets Thievery Corporation) -- Abductions & Reconstructions (Eighteenth Street Lounge 1999)

Delroy Cat/Singers & Players: Boof Um Baff Um -- Golden Greats Vol. 2 (On-U Sound 1995)

Jah Wobble & the Nippon Dub Ensemble: Cherry Blossom Of My Youth -- Japanese Dub (30 Hertz 2010)

Hiroshi Fujiwara: Natural Born Dub -- Hiroshi Fujiwara In Dub Conference (Victor JP 1995)

Disrupt: Arcade Addict -- Music Addict EP (Jahtari 2011)

Little Axe: National Style -- If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog (On-U Sound 2011)

Jah Wobble: China -- Welcome to My World (30 Hertz 2010)

Jah Wobble & Keith Levene: Yin and Yang -- Strut EP (30 Hertz 2012)

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Send Us Another Moses: Playlist for Apr. 6, 2012

Tonight's show honours Passover & Good Friday, while incorporating another edition of Dub News, distilled from the April issue of  Wire magazine, especially Steve Barker's dub column therein.
Of Return of Django, Barker writes: "Initially a Trojan cash-in singles collection in 1969, perversely this now stands as one of the great Upsetter albums." While I understand Barker's attitude toward the ubiquitous Trojan, I have to say that Trojan's unrelenting 50 year quest to cash in on Jamaican music has resulted in hundreds of great albums, for which reggae fans everywhere are grateful.

The Congos: At The Feast -- Heart Of The Congos (Blood & Fire 1996)

Congo Ashanti Roy: Moses -- Singers & Players: Golden Greats Volume 1 (On-U Sound 1989)

Dubmatix: Black Nile Dub -- Champion Sound Clash (Soul Stepper/7Arts Entertainment 2004)

Five Alarm Funk: Brother Egypt -- Anything is Possible (Ind. 2010)

Delroy Wilson: King Pharaoh (Coxsone 1962) This single is available in a massive cache of Studio One treasures from this site. Warning: this cache is massive!

DUB NEWS:

Dennis Brown:Bloody City/Dub (High Times 2012)

Dub Colossus: Satta Massagana -- Addis Through The Looking Glass (Real World 2011)

Dub Colossus: Satta Massagana (Yeka Dub) -- Dub Me Tender Vols. 1 & 2 (Real World 2012)

The Jamaicans: Chain Gang (Supreme 2012)

Robert Lee: Meltdown/Dub (Tuff Scout 2012)

The Uniques: Do Me Good -- Listen To The Music: Caltone's Jamaican 45s 1966-1969 (Pressure Sounds 2012)

The Upsetters: Return Of Django -- Return Of Django: The Best Of The Upsetters (Trojan 1969) (reissued on LP Sunspot 2012) 

Tappa Zukie: Falling Dub -- In Dub (Blood & Fire 1995)(reissued on CD Jamaican Recordings 2012)

Burial: Loner -- Kindred EP (Hyperdub 2012)

Chimp Beams feat. Rhasaan Oyasaba: The Light -- Slowly (Crosstalk 2012)

Tack>>Head: Exodus (Dubvisionist 7" Dub Mix) (Echo Beach/Irie Ites 2011)

The Prophets And Trinity: King Pharoah's Plague (Discomix) -- Yabby You: Jesus Dread (Blood & Fire 1997) 

Sound Dimension: Holy Moses -- Jamaica Soul Shake, Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz 2006)

Bim Sherman: Across The Red Sea -- Reggae Archive (On-U Sound 1994)

Mighty Three VS Twilight Circus: Jericho Dub -- Foundation Rockers (M Records 2003)

Vivian Jackson & The Prophets: Walls of Jerusalem -- Yabby You: Jesus Dread (Blood & Fire 1997) 

King Tubby: Jerusalem Dub 3:40 Yabby You  -- Yabby You: Jesus Dread (Blood & Fire 1997) 


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