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Category: Reggae/Dub

Jamaican Snapshots :: Dandy Livingstone (Ska Beat, 1967)

Posted on April 14, 2015November 18, 2022

Welcome to the third installment of Jamaican Snapshots — a recurring column illuminating Jamaican artists whose music largely flew under the radar outside of genre enthusiasts. A prolific musician and producer, Dandy […]

Jamaican Snapshots :: Lloyd & Glen – Keep On Pushing

Posted on March 24, 2015November 18, 2022

Welcome to Jamaican Snapshots — the second installment of a recurring column illuminating Jamaican artists whose music largely flew under the radar outside genre enthusiasts. Lloyd Robinson was best know for his […]

Jamaican Snapshots :: Noel Simms – Mr. Foundation

Posted on March 9, 2015November 18, 2022

Welcome to Jamaican Snapshots – the first installment of a recurring column illuminating Jamaican artists whose music largely flew under the radar outside genre enthusiasts. The column’s intent is to […]

Dread Prophecy: The Strange and Wonderful Story of Yabby You

Posted on February 18, 2015June 21, 2022

The late Vivian Jackson, better known as Yabby You , was cut from a different cloth. Though rightly considered one of the pioneers of “roots reggae,” hailed alongside Bob Marley, Culture, Dennis […]

Bomboclat! Island Soak 5 :: Jamaican Vintage Dub (A Mixtape)

Posted on October 1, 2014April 6, 2025

Just in time to help you squeeze the last remnants of heat out of this Indian summer, the fifth installment of our ongoing Bomboclat! series is an atmospheric and predominantly dub […]

Studio One: Ironsides / Coxsone’s Downbeat 1963-1979

Posted on October 1, 2013June 21, 2022

First off, in regards to Jamaican vintage, our summer Bomboclat series is still available – volumes 1-3, here and volume 4, here . Onwards. Soul Jazz Records continues to . . . Only the […]

Bomboclat! Island Soak 4 :: Jamaican Vintage (A Mixtape)

Posted on July 1, 2013April 6, 2025

Once again, just in time for your holiday fade out — Bomboclat! Island Soak 4 :: Jamaican Vintage. 21 selections. Predominantly rocksteady…tipping the scales with a heavy dose of instrumentals. […]

Desmond Dekker & The Aces :: Israelites, 1978 (BBC)

Posted on November 28, 2012November 18, 2022

The grey curtain is starting to fall over the Upper Midwest, and in an effort to stave off winter’s cruel vibes, I’ve been spinning Desmond Dekker’s Super Best hits package. Here he […]

Jamaica To Toronto :: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974

Posted on September 20, 2012August 4, 2022

As we inch closer to Light in the Attic Record’s 10 year anniversary showcase, featuring Rodriguez and Shin Joong Hyun later this month in L.A., it’s worth noting that the label’s last decade […]

Bomboclat! Island Soak 3 :: A Vintage Rocksteady Mixtape

Posted on July 2, 2012June 21, 2022

Just in time for your holiday fade out – Bomboclat! Island Soak 3. Like last summer, the mix is mainly reggae and rocksteady…most of it culled from the late 60’s, […]

Pulphead :: The Last Wailer – Let Him Go

Posted on January 16, 2012June 21, 2022

“There’s a sound on that recording, a vocalized So! right between the ninety-ninth and one-hundredth seconds: the Wailers, have just sung, “remember he is young, and he will live long.” […]

We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue

Posted on October 5, 2011November 18, 2022

Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown 1973-1980 : Not unlike Studio One Soul, the (excellent) compilation released by Soul Jazz Records, this 2001 Blood & Fire collection focuses on the American soul and R&B impact/influence on Jamaican music. While perhaps […]

Bomboclat! Island Soak 2 :: A Rocksteady Mixtape

Posted on August 30, 2011April 6, 2025

As promised, here is the follow-up to last year’s Bomboclat! Island Soak :: A Reggae/Dub Mixtape . Compiled, once again, by our old friend John, this companion set is comprised of 24 choice vintage Rocksteady jams from […]

Jeremy Taylor :: A Reggae Interpretation Of Kind Of Blue

Posted on April 2, 2011June 21, 2022

In 2009 Secret Stash Records dusted off this collection via a vinyl-only release. From the label: “In the spring of 1981 a group of reggae studio musicians from Jamaica gathered in New York […]

Bomboclat! Island Soak :: A Reggae/Dub Mixtape

Posted on October 14, 2010April 6, 2025

Welcome to the latest mixtape installment in which I highlight some of my favorite voices online and beyond. Today we catch up with my old friend John as he drops […]

 
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