SCHLACHTHOFBRONX presents “Our Favorite Dutty Tracks”
Once again instead of asking one of the artists we’re playing with the same old Q & A you’ve heard a million times, we thought we’d ask if they’d be part of that little something we like to call MIMS Lists. Since the Schlachthofbronx boys are in town for the …
Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation
As a young boy Ossie grew up in a rasta community where he learned techniques of vocal chanting and hand drumming under the tutelage of Brother Job. In the early 1950s he set up a Rasta community in Rockfort on the east side of Kingston, where many of Kingston’s musicians …
Forgotten Treasure: Max Romeo “The Reverend” (1974)
A fiercely anti church song by a great specialist of the genre, Max Romeo. “Why don’t you tell the people the truth, reverend ? Tell them your god is an Vatican, and him sent you here to rape the land…” I discovered this track last weekend through Montreal DJ Mossman …
Future Classic: Die & Break feat MC Fats and Buggsy “Peace & Dub”
Massive Massive tune from the Digital Soundboy crew in Bristol! So real is every possible way. I swear 2012 is off to a really good start! Taken from the forthcoming ‘Grand Funk Hustle EP’ on Digital Soundboy.
Future Classic: Rodney P “Live Up” feat. The Peoples Army
I’m two months late on this one but it’s so great to see Rodney P – UK hip-hop and dancehall pioneer – ride this track with members of the Heartless Crew with such a timely anthem. It was recorded and the video was shot during the August London riots but …
Forgotten Treasure: Black Roots Players “Temp Dub” (1980)
I had to pick just one track from this pretty incredible dub reissue project called “Tempo Explosion”! Heavyweight Dug Out edition, issuing the incredible mid-late ’80s Dancehall rarity ‘Tempo Explosion’; a run of one-off version excursions on Red Rose‘s ‘Tempo Rhythm’ including three head melting dubs. It’s regarded as a …
Forgotten Treasure: The SIlvertones “Rejoice Jah Jah Children” (1973)
My original daily forgotten treasure for today was The Upsetter’s “Rejoicing Skank” from 1973 on Black Ark Records, that is before I heard the original vocal version of this. “Rejoice Jah Jah Children” by The Silvertones produced by Lee Scratch Perry. What an incredible roots track. Great lyrics and harmonies, …
Jimmy Cliff “The Harder they come” (Video)
“The Harder they come” might just be my favorite song of all time. I’m not saying it’s the best song ever or anything (that discussion is pointless anyway), the reason for this pick is mostly for personal reasons! I remember listening to it when i was 8 years old in …
Forgotten Treasure: Johnny Clarke “None Shall Escape The Judgement” (1975)
Born in Kingston January in 1955 Johnny Clarke grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Whitfield Town. None Shall Escape the Judgment was originally an Earl Zero (Earl Johnson) from Greenwich Town, record with Clarke as backing singer, but Lee took the tape to engineer Sid Bucknor at Treasure Isle …
Forgotten Treasure: Dub Syndicate “Stoned Immaculate” (1992)
This is before my time but i’d like to start out by saying that this is absolutely essential listening for anyone into Dubstep these days. Yes, we know you know about the roots in DUB music, the name does kind of mention it y’know. But records like this are the …
Forgotten Treasure: Round Five Feat. Tikiman – Na Fe Throw It (1999)
Oh my am I ever a sucker for that whole late 90’s german techno meets deep dub music. It’s not for every one out there but for me the sight of a shitty record sleeve written Basic Channel, Rhythm & Sound, Maurizio gets my spine tingling… This one came out …
Future Classic: Pupa Jim “Business of War”
At first I wasn’t too sure about this one. If I wasn’t away from the sound system I might even have skipped to the next song after the first couple seconds… But my patience was rewarded. Turns out this some pretty dope dubby stuff! You wouldn’t know by hearing it …