"Bredda Dog Know Your Name": Playlist for Sept. 23, 2011

A rare and wonderful gem from Herman Chin-Loy's Aquarius Records in 1977. Like yesterday, man!

Little Roy: Come As You Are -- Battle For Seattle (Ark Recordings 2011)

Carl Malcolm: No Jestering -- Randy's 50th Anniversary Reggae Anthology (VP Records 2008)
Pablove Black: Black Wax -- Studio One Scorcher Vol. 2 (Soul Jazz 2006)
Big Youth: Knotty No Jester -- Randy's 50th Anniversary Reggae Anthology (VP Records 2008)
Impact All Stars: Last of The Jestering -- Forward The Bass: Dub From Randy's 1972-1975 (Blood & Fire 1998)

See-I: Soul Hit Man -- See-I (Fort Knox 2011)
Musicism: Floating Zepplin -- Riding In Rhythm (Aquarius 1977) Thanks to Rastaman Music For Free-doom for this rare and wonderful album!
Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell: Understand My Dub -- Ghosts Outside (Domino 2011)
Dr. Israel: Saidisyabruklinmon Nobwoycyantes -- Wordsound I Powa Live From The Planet Crooklyn (ROIR 1996)
Subatomic Sound System with Ari Up: Bed Athletes -- Hello Hello Hell Is Very Low (Subatomic Sound 2010)
Paris Yard: If You Love Me -- Dubvisions (Hammerbass 2002)
The Uniques: Have Pity On Me -- Absolutely Rock Steady (Pressure Sounds 2010)
Augustus Pablo: Missing Link -- Message Music: Augustus Pablo's Digital Productions 1986-1994 (Pressure Sounds 2011)
Augustus Pablo: Missing Link Dub -- Message Music: Augustus Pablo's Digital Productions 1986-1994  (Pressure Sounds 2011)
The Aggrovators: I Bust It In The Name Of Jah Version -- Bunny Lee Meets King Tubby & The Aggrovators (Culture Press 1970s?) Thanks to P.A. to Da Reggae!
I Roy: Melinda -- Presenting I Roy (Trojan 1973) Thanks to You & Me On A Jamboree!
Citizen Sound feat. Ammoye: Trouble -- Citizen Sound (Renegade Media 2010)
Big Sugar: Work It Now! -- Revolution Per Minute (Bread & Water 2011)
Digitaldubs: Transe Amazonico (Abrindo Os Caminhos) -- #1 (ROIR 2011)
Skin, Flesh & Bones: Butter Fe Fish -- Blow Mr. Hornsman: Instrumental Reggae 1968-1975 (Trojan 1999)
Zoot Simms: See Them A Come (Studio One 1968)
Desmond Dekker: It Mek -- History Of Trojan Records 1968-1971 Vol. 1 (Trojan 1995)
King Midas Sound: Cool Out -- Waiting For You (Hyperdub 2009)
Future Pigeon: Beelzadub -- Golden State Of Dub (Shipwrecords 2000)
Burning Spear: Groovy -- Man In The Hills/Dry & Heavy (Island 2003)
Lenky: XM24 -- Diwali Riddim (Greensleeves 2002)
Crazy Caribs: Diwali Dub -- Dancehall Dub (RAS 2004)
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Cry To Me -- Rastaman Vibration (Island 1976)
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System: Dub Blast -- Volcanic Dub (M Records 2001)
Sam Manning: Sly Mongoose -- Calypso Pioneers 1912-1937 (Rounder 1989) Thanks to Record Fiend!
Jeb Loy Nichols: Miss Moon -- Long Time Traveller (On-U Sound 2010)

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Your Planet Has Been Invaded: Playlist for Sept. 16, 2011

The Dub Invasion of North America via New York City has 

already transpired. Behind our backs, as it were. 

But don't despair, because Mad Professor & Twilight Circus

 Dub Sound System are playing The Great 

Hall in Toronto on Saturday September 24!

Dubmatix feat. Brother Culture: Rough Likkle Sound -- System Shakedown (Renegade Rocker 2010)
Dr. Israel: Survivor -- Inna City Pressure (ROIR 2005)
Lee Scratch Perry: Smile (Moody Boyz Remix) -- Rare & Unreleased: 17 Exclusive Tracks (On-U Sound Download 2009)
U-Roy & Francois K: Rootsman Dub -- Deep Space NYC Vol. 1 (Deep Space 2005)
Badawi: Enter The False Prophets -- Clones & False Prophets (ROIR 2003)
Badawi: False Dub -- Clones & False Prophets (ROIR 2003)

DUB NEWS via The Wire magazine September 2011:

Biodub: This One 17 -- Reisegefaehrte (Ki Records 2011)
Dubsalon: Shifting Mood -- Durban Chamber (iD.EOLOGY 2011) Free download available here!
Impact Allstars: Marabi -- Java Java Java Java (VP Records 2011)
Little Roy: Sliver -- Battle For Seattle (Ark Recordings 2011)
Little Roy: Dive -- Battle For Seattle (Ark Recordings 2011)
Praguedren: Head Cleaner -- Head Cleaner EP (Dank Disc 2011)
The Process Meets Ghetto Priest: Ghetto Life -- The Lion Of Judah Hath Prevailed (Temple Gong 2011)
Errol T. & The Matador: Spider Man Dub -- Rodigan's Dubwize Shower (Republic Of Music 2011)
Sly & Robbie: Joy Ride Dub -- Rodigan's Dubwize Shower (Republic Of Music 2011)

Higgs & Wilson with Ken Richards & His Comets: Manny Oh -- Story of Blue Beat 1960: The Best In Ska (Sunrise 2011)

Laurel Aitken & The Blue Beats: Railroad Track -- Story of Blue Beat 1960: The Best In Ska (Sunrise 2011)

Suru Board: Serious Thing & Version (Jam Rock/Digikiller 2011)
The Observers: One Trainload Of Dub -- Trojan Presents Dub (Trojan 2011)

Twilight Circus Dub Sound System: Session (Mad Professor Remix) -- Remixed: Dubwise (M Records 2004)
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System: Session Dub (Mad Professor Dub Remix) -- Remixed: Dubwise (M Records 2004)
Citizen Sound feat. Len Bowen & Grand Analog: Runaway -- Citizen Sound (Renegade Media 2010)


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"So we came to jazz it up": Playlist for Sept. 2, 2011

An evening of jazz-reggae and reggae-jazz in honour of the Detroit Jazz Festival, taking place this Labour Day Weekend in downtown Dee-Troit.

Marjorie Whylie: Drum Song -- Tribute To Reggae's Keyboard King Jackie Mittoo: Interpretations & Improvisations (VP Records 2004)
Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder -- The Sidewinder (Blue Note 1999)
The Skatalites: Malcolm X -- The Rough Guide to Ska (Rough Guides 2003)
Monty Alexander: Sidewinder -- Monty Meets Sly & Robbie (Telarc 2000)
The Prophets: Babylon A Fall (12" Mix) -- Deliver Me From My Enemies (Blood & Fire 2006)
Clifton Joseph: A Chant For Monk -- Oral/Trans/Missions (Verse To Vinyl 1989)
Triodes: Black Disciples -- Chunked (Modica Music 2009)
Cedric "Im" Brooks: Silent Force -- Jamaica Funk: Original Jamaican Funk & Soul 45's (Soul Jazz 2007)
JJ All Stars: Memphis Underground -- Trojan Instrumentals Box Set (Trojan 1999)
Harry Beckett feat. Junior Delgado: Ultimate Tribute -- The Modern Sound of Harry Beckett (On-U Sound 2008)
Cecil Lloyd Group: Sometimes I'm Happy -- I Cover The Waterfront (Port-O-Jam 1962) I found this out in the wild and free and now it's gone!
The Senior Allstars: Hazard -- Hazard (Skycap 2009)
Franco Proietti Morph-Tet: Freedub -- Live! A Weekend at Centre St. Ambroise (Bongo Beat 2010)
Jo-Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars: Hot Pop -- Quad Star Revolution 1 & 2 (Moodisc 1972) Thanks to It's Coming Out Of Your Speaker!
Bob Marley & the Wailers feat. Junior Braithwaite: Don't Ever Leave Me (Take 2) -- Destiny: Rare Ska Sides From Studio One (Heartbeat 1999)
Ernest Ranglin: These Eyes -- Sounds & Power (Musicrama 1997) Thanks to Fusionero's Blog!
Charlie Hunter, Chinna Smith & Ernest Ranglin: Island In The Sun -- Earth Tones (Green Streets Entertainment 2005)
Monty Alexander: Eleuthera -- Harlem-Kingston Express Live! (Motema 2011)

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Butter Pon Dem Mouth: Playlist for August 19, 2011

Celebrate 30 years of On-U Sound & 15 years of Dub Mission in San Francisco on Sept. 4th with Adrian Sherwood & Brother Culture.

Adrian Sherwood: Monkey See, Monkey Dub -- Becoming A Cliché Disc 2: Dub Cliché (Real World 2006)

Sly & Robbie: Ballistic Squeeze -- Drum & Bass Strip To The Bone by Howie B (Palm Pictures 1999)

Paris Yard feat. Brother Culture: I Tal Weed -- Dubvisions (Hammerbass 2002)

Frente Cumbiero & Mad Professor: Bestiales 77 Dub -- Frente Cumbiero Meets Mad Professor (SalgaelSol 2010)

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

Ruts DC: Weakheart (RSD AKA Rob Smith Remix) -- Rhythm Collision Re>Loaded (Echo Beach 2009)

B.F.A.: Up Your Mind -- Poor Boy EP (? 1980?)

Gentleman: Dem Gone (Umberto Echo Remix) -- Dub The World (Echo Beach 2010)

Pupajim: Trouble Again (Maffi 2011)

Keith Hudson: Too Possessive & You Know It Baby -- Entering The Dragon (Sunspot 2011)

Ricky Melody: What A Act (Alpine 2011)

Ernest Ranglin Selected Group: Free Form/Skalvouvia (Kentone/Dub Store 2011)

Brother Culture: Foundation Rockers -- Foundation Rockers (M Records 2003)

Augustus Pablo: Java -- Randy's 50th Anniversary 1960-1971 (VP Records 2008)

Augustus Pablo: A Java Instrumental -- Message Music: Augustus Pablo's Digital Productions 1986-1994 (Pressure Sounds 2011)

Augustus Pablo: Butter Pon Dem Mouth Version -- Message Music: Augustus Pablo's Digital Productions 1986-1994 (Pressure Sounds 2011)

Baba Brooks: Seven Guns Alive -- Trojan Instrumentals Box Set (Trojan 1999)

Steely & Clevie: Streetsweeper -- Invasion of the Mysteron Killer Sounds in 3-D (Soul Jazz 2011)

Mark Stewart: Rise Again -- Edit (Crippled Dick Hot Wax 2008)

See-I: Haterz 24/7 -- See-I (Fort Knox 2011)

The Senior Allstars: Herbs -- Nemo (Grover 2000)

The Senior Allstars: Herbs Dub -- Nemo (Grover 2000)

Keith LeBlanc: You Drummers Listen Good -- Major Malfunction (Select Cuts 2003)

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Best of the Trojan Box Sets: Playlist for Aug. 12, 2011

Tonight we celebrate the reggae classics reissued in Trojan Records' epic series of box sets. So far, Trojan has released 70 collections of 50 songs apiece (that's 3,500 songs, folks!) in the last 13 years. The box sets have appeared under a variety of classification schemes -- some by genre, some by sub-label, some by audience (Skinhead reggae, for the love of Jah!), some by decade.

Except for the Trojan Seventies Box Set, which should be recalled and pulped, each of the 30 or so Trojan boxes with which I'm familiar is an interesting compilation that includes a number of excellent and unique tracks.

For me the bestest of all the boxes are the original Trojan box sets, Trojan Story (1980) and Trojan Story Vol. 2 (1982). I bought these records back then, and have listened to them more or less continuously (turntable & stereo technology allowing) ever since. They have taught me much of what I know about Jamaican music.

The Trojan Story "Triple Album Boxed Set" is actually a re-issue of a 1972 compilation. Trojan has been in the habit of re-issuing its re-issues for a long time now.

King Stitt: Fire Corner -- Trojan D.J. Box Set (Trojan 1998)

Alton Ellis: What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) -- Trojan Motor City Reggae Box Set (Trojan 2006)

Joe Higgs: The World Is Upside Down -- Trojan Bob Marley & Friends Box Set (Trojan 2002)

Lloyd & Carey: Down Side Up -- Trojan Producer Series Box Set (Trojan 1999)

Brother Dan All Stars: Eastern Organ -- Trojan Singles Box Set (Trojan 1999)

Derrick Morgan: Fat Man -- Trojan Singles Box Set (Trojan 1999)

Desmond Dekker: Fu Man Chu -- Trojan Reggae Brothers Box Set (Trojan 2003)

Cornell Campbell: Music Keep On Playing -- Trojan Carnival Box Set (Trojan 2003)

The Upsetters: Cloak & Dagger -- Trojan Creole Reggae Box Set (Trojan 2004)

The Aggrovators: Do You Dub -- Trojan Dub Box Set (Trojan 1998)

Toots & The Maytals: Bam Bam -- Trojan Calypso Box Set (Trojan 2002)

Count Lasher & Williams with Lyn Taitt & The Baba Brooks Band: Bam Bam -- Trojan Calypso Box Set (Trojan 2002)

Winston & George: Keep The Pressure On (Alternate Version) -- Trojan Rocksteady Rarities Box Set (Trojan 2005)

Keith Hudson: Melody Maker -- Trojan Rare Groove Box Set (Trojan 1999)

Bongo Herman, Bingy Bunny & Bongo Les: Salaam (Peace) -- Trojan Nyahbinghi Box Set (Trojan 2003)

Lee "Scratch" Perry: Soul Food -- Trojan Bob Marley & Friends Box Set (Trojan 2002)

Freddie McGregor: Jah Can Count On I -- Trojan Rockers Box Set (Trojan 2006)

The Pioneers: Mama Look -- The Trojan Story Vol. 1 (Trojan 1980)

Niney & The Soul Syndicate: Here I Come Dub -- Trojan Dub Box Set Vol. 2 (Trojan 2000)

The Kingstonians: Singer Man -- Trojan Originals Box Set (Trojan 2003)

Lloyd Parks: Everybody Needs Love -- Trojan Carnival Box Set (Trojan 2003)

The Spanishtonians: Suffer Me Not -- Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set (Trojan 2004)

New Town Sound Ltd.: I & I Are The Chosen One -- Trojan Roots Box Set (Trojan 2003)

Owen Gray: Mash It (Parts 1 & 2) -- Trojan Jamaican R&B Box Set (Trojan 2002)

Derrick Morgan & Hortense Ellis: I Am Gone -- Trojan Club Reggae Box Set (Trojan 2000)

The Melodians: I Will Get Along Without You -- Trojan Rocksteady Box Set (Trojan 1998)

Derrick Harriott: Eighteen With A Bullet -- Trojan Seventies Box Set (Trojan 2004)

The Classics: Civilization -- Trojan Producer Series Box Set (Trojan 1999)

Dennis Brown: No More Will I Roam -- Trojan Producer Series Box Set (Trojan 1999)

The Viceroys: My Mission Is Impossible -- The Trojan Story Vol. 2 (Trojan 1982)

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The Viceroys perform My Mission Is Impossible "inna de yard". Enjoy!

The heights by great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight,

But they, while their companions slept,

Were toiling upwards through the night.

-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Ladder of St Augustine."

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Double Dub News: Playlist for Aug. 5, 2011

OK, here's the deal: Creation Rebel's Starship Africa was recorded in 1978, mixed and released initially in 1980 on 4D Rhythms/Hit Run. It was reissued on On-U Sound Records in 1982. On vinyl, there are only two "song titles" involved. Side A is "Starship Africa (Soundtrack from forthcoming motion picture)"; side B is "Space Movement." Side A has 5 tracks; side B has 4 tracks, so I guess you'd think of the first track on side B as "Space Movement 1", wouldn't you?

This music was first released on CD as part of Historic Moments Volume 2, which looks like this in North America:

But on this CD, the tracks are listed as "Space Movement 1" through "Space Movement 9"; thus, "Starship Africa 1" became "Space Movement 1" and "Space Movement 1" became "Space Movement 6." When the album Starship Africa was re-issued in 2000 as part of the Master Recordings series, the original titles were re-introduced. But then, lest you think confusion could or should cease, the 2003 Japan-only reissue of "Starship Africa" in 2003 reverted again to the "Space Movement 1 through 9" nonsense.

And now that the album has been reissued yet again in 2011 to celebrate On-U Sound's 30th anniversary, we're back to the correct titling/numbering system. This is the long way of saying that the track we played tonight, "Space Movement 2" is also known as "Space Movement 7" depending on what CD you're playing and, of course, what continent you're on. Whatever, it's a great track, and so is the whole album. Buy it, and play it all the way through (just like we used to in the olden days!) and I betcha you won't even care what titles or numbers go with which tracks. It is still the best of all Creation Rebel albums, and one of the best records On-U Sound ever released.

P.S.: If my explanation has been too confusing, please see the discussion on the Creation Rebel discography page of the website "On-U Sound in the Area" (a.k.a Skysaw), the source of all accurate On-U Sound discographical information.

Tonight we feature music reviewed by Steve Barker in the last two issues of Wire Magazine (July and August 2011). In some cases, we were unable to play anything from the new releases, so we played something older that is, we hope, related to the new albums under discussion:

Hollie Cook feat. Horseman: Cry (Disco Mix) -- Hollie Cook (Mr. Bongo 2011)

Creation Rebel: Space Movement Section 2 -- Starship Africa (On-U Sound 2011)

I Roy: Black Man Time -- Gussie Presenting I Roy (Sunspot 2011)

Jackie Edwards: This Is Another Festival -- Real Authentic Reggae Vol. 2 (BBE Records 2009)

Anthony Madden: Mad Experience (Sunflower 2011)

Jeb Loy Nichols: To Be Rich -- Longtime Traveller (Beat/On-U Sound JP 2011)

Nitty Gritty: General Penitentiary -- General Penitentiary (Black Victory 2011)

Impact All Stars: Java (Part 1) -- Java Java Java Java (Impact 1970s)

Frankie Paul: Worries In The Dance -- Most Wanted (Greensleeves 2011)

The Sharks & The Federal Studio Orchestra: You Made Me Warm (Kentone/Dub Store 2011)

Travellers: Keep On Trying -- Black Black Minds (Pressure Sounds 2005)

Dubmatix feat. Sugar Minott: In The Ghetto -- Renegade Rockers (7Arts Entertainment 2008)

Dr. Alimantado: Best Dressed Chicken -- Best Dressed Chicken (Keyman 2011)

Deadbeat: Plateau Quarter -- Drawn & Quartered (BLKRTZ 2011)

Keith Hudson: Man From Shooter's Hill -- Entering The Dragon (Sunspot 2011)

Chuck Turner: We Rule -- King Jammy's The Rhythm King (Pressure Sounds 2003)

Pampidoo: Synthesizer Voice (Goth-Trad Remix) (Greensleeves 2011)

Pupajim: Double Lock (Maffi 2011)

Disrupt: Double Lock Riddim (Maffi 2011)

Suns Of Arqa: On Hearing A Name Long Unspoken -- Stranger Music (Arka Sound 2011)

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Freedom Day: Playlist for July 29, 2011

"We're gonna walk we're gonna walk

Walk walk walk

Down Freedom Street"

Emancipation Day, commemorating the abolition of slavery in the British Empire on August 1, 1834, is being celebrated in Windsor this weekend. The celebration of Emancipation Day, a long-standing local tradition that lapsed in the wake of the Detroit riots, was revived in 2008, as you can read in the Windsor Star article from which the above photo was borrowed.

Joe Higgs & Karl Masters: Journey to Freedom -- Sounds & Pressure, Vol. 6 (Pressure Sounds 2008)

Burning Spear: Slavery Days -- Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost (Island 1976)

Ghetto Priest: The Slave's Lament (live) -- I Murder Hate (Recorded live in Stirling UK March 14, 2009) Thanks to Exile On Moan Street!

Gregory Isaacs: Slave Market -- Soon Forward (Virgin 1979) Thanks to Rootstyle Reggae Roots!

Junior Delgado: Sons of Slaves -- Lee "Scratch" Perry & Friends: Open The Gate (Trojan 1989)

Earth, Roots, & Water: Liberation -- Innocent Youths (Light In The Attic 2008 1977)

Earth & Stone: Free Black Man -- Kool Roots (Pressure Sounds 1996)

Roy Richards: Freedom Blues -- Roy Richards (Studio One 1960s?)

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

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

Augustus Pablo: Slave Master's Execution -- Jah Inspiration (Recall 2001)

Bob Marley & the Wailers: Slave Driver (live, 1973) -- Talkin' Blues (Tuff Gong 1991)

Culture: Too Long In Slavery -- The Front Line Box Set (Virgin 2001)

Skin, Flesh, & Bones Meets The Revolutionaries: Slavery Dub -- Fighting Dub 1975-79 (Hot Pot Records 2006)

Derrick Harriott: Slave (12" version) -- Riding The Roots Chariot: Derrick Harriot (Pressure Sounds 1998)

Toots & The Maytals: Redemption Song -- Pressure Drop: The Best Of Toots & The Maytals (Trojan 1997)

Mossman & Bunny: Freedom Version -- Message In The Dub (Dispensation Records 1999)

Willi Williams: Slave -- Messenger Man (Blood & Fire 2005)

Willi Williams: Slave Dub -- Messenger Man (Blood & Fire 2005)

Ken Boothe: Freedom Day -- Blood Brothers (Trojan 1978) Thanks to Filé Reggae Downloads!

Gregory Isaacs: Set The Captives Free -- Mr. Isaacs (Blood & Fire 2001)

Glen Brown: No More Slavery -- Check The Winner 1970-74 (Greensleeves 1989) Thanks to P.A. To Da Reggae!

Ishan People: I Shall Be Released -- Roots (GRT 1976)

Ken Boothe: Freedom Street -- Rock Steady: The Roots Of Reggae (Moll-Seleckta 2009)

Ghetto Priest: Strange Cargo -- Vulture Culture (On-U Sound 2003)

Youssou N'Dour: Redemption Song -- Dakar/Kingston (Emarcy 2011)

Playing For Change: Redemption Song -- Songs Around The World, Vol. 2 (Hear Music 2011)

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