Some of the Best of 2010: Playlist for Dec. 24, 2010

Harry Belafonte: The Baby Boy - Jump Up Calypso (RCA Victor 1961)

Black Dub: I Believe In You - Black Dub (Jive 2010)

Skream: Wibbler - Outside the Box (Tempa 2010)

Dubmatix feat. Kulcha Ites: Wobble Weeble - System Shakedown (7Arts Entertainment 2010)

Jah Wobble: New Delhi - Welcome To My World (30Hertz 2010)

Hey-O-Hansen: Jungle - We So Horny: Serious Pleasure Riddims (Pingipung 2010)

Beam Up: Suuluup - Terra Sonica (Beaming Productions 2010)

La Cherga: Down Domination Pt. 2 (DJ Delay Dub) - Brass Wires & Bass (Beaming Productions 2010)

The Upsetters: Chim Cherie - Sound System Scratch (Pressure Sounds 2010)

Little Axe: Can't Stop Walking Yet - Bought For A Dollar Sold For A Dime (Real World 2010)

Ian King: Black Eyed Susan - Panic Grass & Fever Few (Fledg'ling 2009)

King Tubby & the Aggrovators: For The Rest Of My life Dub - Shalom Dub (Jamaican Recordings 2010)

UB40: Man Next Door - Labour Of Love IV (EMI 2010)

UB40: Dub Next Door - Dub Sessions II: Labour Of Dub (Ind. 2010)

Bob Marley & the Wailers: White Christmas - Destiny: Rare Studio One Singles (Heartbeat 1999)

Poly Styrene: Black Christmas (Free Download 2010)

Ammoye & Rise Ashen: Mad Dem - Haffi Win (Balanced Records 2010)

Prince Jammy: Immigrant Dub - Strictly Dub (Pressure Sounds 2010)

Bonjay: Want A Gang - Broughtupsy (Mysteries Of Trade 2010)

Fat Freddys Drop: Shiverman (Live) - Live At Roundhouse London (The Drop 2010)

Jahtari Riddim Force: We Will Destroy Your Planet - Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 2 (Jahtari 2010)

The Clash: Armagideon Time - The Story Of The Clash Vol. 1 (CBS 1988)

Thanks, Doug, for this beautiful double slab o' vinyl!

Playlist for Dec. 17, 2010

U Roy: Wake The Town - Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music (Island 1993) *
Dub Syndicate: Wadada (Means Love) - Stoned Immaculate (On-U Sound 1991) *
Prince Jammy: Step It Up In Dub - X-Ray Music (Blood & Fire 1999) *
Scientist: Step It Up (Dan Donovan for Don Letts Dub Cartel Remix) - Select Cuts From Blood & Fire Chapter Two (Select Cuts 2001) *
Sound Iration: Holshe In Dub - Sound Iration In Dub (Year Zero 2010)
King Tubby: Dub The Right Way - X-Ray Music (Blood & Fire 1999)
King Tubby & The Soul Syndicate: Dub The Right Way (Dreadzone Remix) - Select Cuts From Blood & Fire (Select Cuts 2001)
Dubblestandart: Love Can Grow - Are You Experienced? (Collision 2006)
Dubblestandart: They Became One - Marijuana Dreams (Collison 2010)
Lazy Robot: Free Soul from MySpace
Rhythm & Sound feat. Love Joy: Best Friend - Rhythm & Sound w/ The Artists (Asphodel 2003)

Deadbeat: Roots & Wire - Roots & Wire (Wagon Repair 2008)
El Fata: Ina The Dancehall - Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 2 (Jahtari 2010)
Bob Marley: Slave Driver - Classic Airwaves: The Best Of Bob Marley Broadcasting Live (Bootleg) (Orig. 1973)
Mungo's HiFi: Shanty Dub - Dub Solidarity (Dubhead 2003)
Dubkasm feat. Ras Addis: Strictly Ital - Transform I (Sufferah's Choice 2009)
Dubkasm: Beto's Yard - Transformed In Dub (Sufferah's Choice 2010)
Dubmatix: Shaolin Warrior - Dread & Gold (7 Arts Entertainment 2008)
Dubmatix: Skankin' & Rockin'- Atomic Subsonic (7 Arts Entertainment 2006)
Black Seeds: Slingshot (Truth Remix) - Specials: Remixes and Versions From Solid Ground (Ind. 2010)
Gary Clail: Food, Clothes & Shelter - Emotional Hooligan (RCA 1991)
Roots Combination: Wicked A Go Dub It - Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions Chapter 4 (Guidance Recordings 2002)

Check out this video of a group of musicians improvising over a recording of "Wicked A Go Dub It." The camera concentrates almost exclusively on the melodica playing of Ticklah (a.k.a. Victor Axelrod, founding member of the Easy Star All Stars):

*Prince Jammy is identified as the dubmaster responsible for "Step It Up In Dub" on the compilation X-Ray Music, but Steve Barrow claims, in the liner notes to Dub Gone Crazy (Blood & Fire 1994) that it's Scientist. And Scientist is identified as the original dubmaster whose song is remixed twice on Select Cuts from Blood & Fire Chapter Two...

Dubstep Inna Dancehall Stylee: Playlist for Dec. 10, 2010

Pinch & Emika: 2012 - Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (Tectonics 2010)

Scientist vs. Pinch & Emika: 2012 Dub - Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (Tectonics 2010)

Errol Brown: Socialist Dub - Dub Over Dub: 27-Track Dub Extravaganza (Heartbeat 1996)

Tricky: Bristol To London - Mixed Race (Domino 2010)

Canartic: Modulotion - Modulotion (Dank Disc 2010)

Cornell Campbell: Mr. Cop (Pressure Sounds 2010)

Cornell Campbell & U Roy: Babylon You Wrong (Zion High Productions 2010)

The Drop: Looking To The Sky (Big Shoal 2010) from MySpace

Dub Gabriel feat. MC Zulu: No Lies - Restless Youth EP (Destroy All Concepts 2010)

Flying Lizards: Lime & Salt - The Secret Dub Life Of The Flying Lizards (Piano 1995, re-released on Staubgold 2010)

Mystica Tribe: Meditation Stick (SD 2010) from MySpace

King Tubby: Roots of Dub - Evolution Of Dub Vol. 1: The Origins Of The Species (Greensleeves 2007)

Supercat: Don Dada (Konders Mix) - 100% Dynamite (Soul Jazz 1998)

Top Cat: Push Up Yu Lighter (Gussie P Dancehall 2010)

Jah Lloyd: World Class (Attack 1976) from Rastaman Home - Thanks!

Jah Lloyd: World Class Version (Attack 1976) from Rastaman Home - Thanks!

The Uniques: Stand Up & Fight - Absolutely Rocksteady (Pressure Sounds 2010)

DJ Vadz: Morre Morre - Soviet Dubs Vol. 1 (Russian Techno 2010)

Shackleton: Come Up - Fabric 55 (Fabric 2010)

Chet Singh: Paper Money - Recessionary Revolutionaries (Ind. 2010)

Chimp Beams vs. Peabody & Sherman: Dub Connections (Super Bro 2009) from MySpace

Super Cat is on top & Top Cat is on the bottom because Super Cat has won this battle of the bestest ragga kitties. He's at the Apollo, fer cryin' out loud!

CORRECTION: Despite their name, and something I read somewhere, Canartic are not in fact Canadian. They are instead Texan.

Slackness: Playlist for Dec. 3, 2010

"He Was A Friend" 12" label

Zap Pow: This Is Reggae Music - Last War: The Best of Zap Pow '72-'80 (Trojan 2007)

Dubmatix feat. The Mighty Diamonds: Give A Helping Hand - System Shakedown (7Arts Entertainment 2010)

King Tubby & The Aggrovators: Give A Little Man A Great Big Hand Dub - Shalom Dub (Jamaican Recordings 2010)

Easy Star All Stars feat. Morgan Heritage: Electioneering - Radiodread (Easy Star 2006)

Blaze Dem: Roots Defender - Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 1 (Jahtari 2007)

Disrupt: Bit Defender - The Bass Has Left The Building (Jahtari 2009)

King Kong: He Was A Friend 12" (Dug Out 2010)

Subatomic Sound System feat. Ari Up & Lee "Scratch" Perry: Bed Athletes - Hello, Hello, Hell Is Very Low 7" (2010)

Prince Fatty feat. Horseman: Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Supersize (Mr. Bongo 2010)

Owen Grey: Guava Jelly - This Is Reggae Music (Island 1974)

Bob Andy: Desperate Lover 12" (Studio One 1979)

Dub Trinity feat. Chet Singh: Abstract Graffiti from dubtrinity.com [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Chet Singh: Bubbly Dubbly - Recessionary Reactionaries (Ind. 2010)

Pale Rider: Lick Wood - Lick Wood EP (Cassava Outernational 2010)

Version Excursion 1:

Sam Manning: Sly Mongoose - Calypso Pioneers 1912-1937 (Rounder 1989)

Count Lasher's Calypso Quintet: Slide Mongoose - Boogu Yagga Gal: Jamaican Mento (Heritage 2002)

Aston "Familyman" Barrett: Sly Mongoose - Trojan Bob Marley & Friends Box Set (Trojan 2002)

Lizzy Mercier Descloux: Sun Is Shining - Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980 -86 (Strut 2008)

Version Excursion 2:

The Starlights feat. Stanley Beckford: Soldering - Soldering (Heartbeat 1993)

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Soldering - Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 1975)

Aggrovators: Soldering Version - Trojan Dub Box Set Vol. 2 (Trojan 2002)

I Roy: Welding - Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music (Island 1993)

Big Youth: Natty Dread She Want - Dread Locks Dread (Virgin 2001)

Fat Freddys Drop: Flashback - Live At Roundhouse London (The Drop 2010)

ASBO (Loefah & Sgt. Pokes): Dog Money (Lovemix) - Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (Tectonics 2010)

Scientist vs. ASBO: Dog Money Dub - Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (Tectonics 2010)

Tuuuuuuuuuuuune!

Party Time: Playlist for Nov. 26, 2010

I love this cover designed by Tom Hingston Studio.

The Heptones: Party Time (Extended Mix) - Unreleased Night Food & Rare Black Ark Sessions (Auralux 2005)

N.A.S.A.: Chase The Devil - 50 Years of Dr. Martens (Dr. Martens 2010)

The Black Seeds: Way The World - Into The Dojo (Capitol NZ 2006)

Chet Singh: Dub Stepping In The Rain - Recessionary Revolutionaries (Ind. 2010)

Dubkasm: Woodsman Dub - Transformed In Dub (Sufferah's Choice 2010)

Black Dub: Ring The Alarm - Black Dub (Jive 2010)

Kodama & The Dub Station Band: Light & Wind - In The Studio (Delphonic 2005)

Sound Iration: Ruff Song - Sound Iration In Dub (Year Zero 2010)

Buju Banton: Do Good - Before The Dawn (Gargamel 2010)

Boris Gardiner: Every N***er Is A Star - Every N***er Is A Star Original Soundtrack (Jazzman 2010)

Big Youth: Every N***er Is A Star - Natty Universal Dread 1973-1979 (Blood & Fire 2001)

Pale Rider feat. Mr. Easy: Wickedest Thing - Listen Keenly (Cassava 2009)

Dubblestandart feat. David Lynch: Optimism (Dubstep Refix by Subatomic Sound System) - Marijuana Dreams (Collision 2010)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Pass It On - Burnin' (Island 1973)

Skream: Metamorphosis - Outside The Box (Tempa 2010)

Dubmatix feat. The Ragga Twins: Gun Down - System Shakedown (7Arts Entertainment 2010)

Vibronics: Vintage Dub - Dub Italizer (Universal Egg 2000)

Carlos Malcolm: Rockin' In My Rocket - Bustin' Outta The Ghetto (AJP 1970)

Basque Dub Foundation feat. Michael Rose: Babylon Ah Fight from MySpace

Roots Manuva vs. Wrongtom: Proper Tings Juggled - Duppy Writer (Big Dada 2010)

"Black Dub" in the studio - "Ring the Alarm" from Daniel Lanois on Vimeo.

Playlist for Nov. 19, 2010

Scientist is currently touring the UK & Ireland, supporting the soon to be released double album Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space, due in December from Tectonic Recordings.

On the album, Scientist remixes fresh dubstep tracks by many of the biggest names in the business, including Kode9 & Spaceape, Shackleton, RSD and King Midas Sound.

In the live show, he provides a live dub remix for the "Upsetters" who may or may not be some incarnation of Lee "Scratch" Perry's recording group, who also went by the name "The Hippy Boys" and, most famously, recorded with Bob Marley et al. as "The Wailers." He's supported by such dubsteppers as Pinch, Mala, Pokes and Loefah.

Mikey Dread: Dread At The Mantrols - Arkology (Island 1997)

Jah Wobble: Taiko Dub - Welcome To My World (30 Hertz 2010)

Carlos Malcolm: Bounce What You Got - Bustin' Outta The Ghetto (AJP 1970)

Lizzy & Cornell Campbell: Aquarius - Joe Gibbs Scorchers From The Early Years 1967 - 1973 (VP Records 2009)

Dennis Walks: Heart Don't Leap - Mudies Mood (Trojan 1970)

I Roy & Mudies All Stars: Heart Don't Leap Rap - Quad Star Revolution 1 & 2 (Moodisc 1972)

Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby: Heart Leap Dup - Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby In Dub Conference 2 (Moodisc 1994)

Buju Banton: Innocent - Before The Dawn (Gargamel 2010)

Bonjay: Frawdulent - Broughtupsy (Mysteries Of Trade 2010)

Tricky: Kingston Logic - Mixed Race (Domino 2010)

Prince Fatty feat. Hollie Cook: That Very Night - from MySpace

Prince Fatty feat. Hollie Cook & Dennis Alcapone: That Very Night In Dub - Supersize (Mr. Bongo 2010)

Bedouin Soundclash: Fools' Tattoo - Light The Horizon (Sony 2010)

Cas Haley: Will I Find - Connection (Easy Star 2010)

King Tubby & The Aggrovators: For The Rest Of My Life Dub - Shalom Dub (Justice Basement 1975)

John Frum: Shreveport Shuffle - Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 2 (Jahtari 2010)

Sly Dunbar: River Niger - Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980 - 1986 (Strut 2008)

Ammoye & Rise Ashen: Mad Dem - Haffi Win (Balanced Records 2010)

Dubmatix feat. Kulcha Ites: Wobble Weeble - System Shakedown (7Arts Entertainment 2010)

King Midas Sound: U Dub Part 1 - from the forthcoming Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (Tectonics 2010). Free download available here.

Keith Hudson & The Chuckles: Satan Side (a.k.a. Theme From Satan Side) - The Hudson Affair (Trojan 2004)

Horace Andy & Earl Flute: Satan Side (a.k.a. Peter & Judas) - Rebel Music (Trojan 1979)

Dub Syndicate: Satan Side - Classic Selection Vol. 1 (On-U Sound 1989)

Earl "Chinna" Smith: Satan Side - Earl "Chinna" Smith & Idrens Inna De Yard (Makasound 2007)

Augustus Pablo: Satan Side Version (a.k.a. Kiss 14) - The Hudson Affair (Trojan 2004)

The Ethiopians: Band Yu Belly - The Mighty Two: Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson (Heartbeat 1992)

Basque Dub Foundation: Lightning & Thunder - from MySpace

Easy Star All Stars: Brain Damage (Adrian Sherwood & Jazzwad Remix) - Dubber Side Of The Moon (Easy Star 2010)

Earl "Chinna" Smith & Idrens Inna De Yard inna live stylee performing "Satan Side." Check it out!

"Earl Flute," who recorded "Satan Side a.k.a. Peter & Judas" with Horace Andy (for Keith Hudson) was actually Earl "Chinna" Smith, best known for playing guitar on a whole mess of classic reggae, including the Wailers during the Island years. "Chinna" is a Jamaican pronunciation of "Tuner."

Red Rose For Gregory: Playlist For Nov. 12, 2010

From the back of the album cover for

More Gregory (Mango 1981). Designed by dj.

In remembrance of Gregory Isaacs, one of the sweetest voices in the history of recorded music.

Gregory Isaacs: Number One - Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music (Island 1993)

Gregory Isaacs: Don't Let Me Suffer - All I Have Is Love: Anthology 1968-1995 (EMI 2003)

Twilight Circus feat. Gregory Isaacs & Big Star: Touch Not - Binghi Riddim (M Records 2008)

Gregory Isaacs: Bad Da - Trojan Story Vol. 2 (Trojan 1982)

Gregory Isaacs: Sacrifice - Mr. Isaacs (Blood & Fire 2001)

Gregory Isaacs: Slavemaster - Rockers Original Soundtrack (Mango 1979)

Dillinger: Take A Dip- Mr. Isaacs (Blood & Fire 2001)

Gregory Isaacs: We Don't Pet Sound Boy - Trojan Creole Reggae Box (Trojan 2004)

Gregory Isaacs: Mr. Know It All - Run It Red (Blood & Fire 2005)

Gregory Isaacs: Mr. Brown - Soon Forward (Virgin 1979)

Gregory Isaacs: Hey Mr. Babylon (aka Handcuff)- Mr. Isaacs (Blood & Fire 2001)

Gregory Isaacs: Mr. Cop - Extra Classic (Micron 1977)

Gregory Isaacs: Out Deh - Twenty Classic Hits (Sonic Sounds 1991)

Gregory Isaacs: Crofs - Slum In Dub (Trojan 1994)

Gregory Isaacs: Dealing - Basic Replay (Basic Replay 2007)

Gregory Isaacs: Night Nurse - Night Nurse (Mango 1982)

Style Scott & Flabba Holt: Night Nurse Dub - Nurse In Dub (Lion & Roots 2001)

Sly & Robbie feat. Simply Red: Night Nurse (On-U Sound 12" Mix) - Night Nurse (Warner 1997)

Dubmatix feat. Gregory Isaacs: System Breakdown - System Shakedown (7Arts Entertainment 2010)

Dub Syndicate feat. Gregory Isaacs: Kingston 14 - No Bed Of Roses (Echo Beach 2004)

Gregory Isaacs: Rumours - Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music (Island 1993)

Gregory Isaacs: Get Ready- Mr. Isaacs (Blood & Fire 2001)

Gregory Isaacs: One One Cocoa - Rhythm Master Volume One (Hot Pot 2005)

Gregory Isaacs: Late At Night - Down Santic Way (Pressure Sounds 2005)

Gregory Isaacs: Late Hour - Down Santic Way (Pressure Sounds 2005)

Gregory Isaacs: Night Nurse (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) - Future Dub #01 (Nova 2000)

SACRIFICE by Gregory Isaacs:

I was given as a sacrifice
To build a black man's hell an' a white man's paradise
But now that I know
It's time I've got to go, Lord
The proceedings seem so painful
And so slow, slow, slow
The proceedings seem so painful
And so slow

I have gathered all the wealth
From all over the world
Beating chains an' shackles
Just to help them make them kings, duke and earl
But now that I know
It's time I've got to go, Lord
The proceedings seem so painful
And so slow, slow, slow
The proceedings seem so painful
And so slow

What I give is what I will take
I gave love - I won't take no hate
I say : love love love - iniversally
Love love love

What I give is what I will take
I gave love - I won't take no hate
I say : love love love - iniversally
Love love love - itinually
Love love love
That is what I give
And that is what I take