Speaking of the latest excavation of the famed Studio One vaults . . . Pre-dating what became known as dub there was the version. Out-of-print for over a decade, the label recently announced […]
Category: Reggae/Dub
Studio One Radio Show: Jamaican Broadcast Corp. 1977 / 1978
Mic control, Jamaican DJ Winston Williams had it. Released last year as part of the latest excavation of Studio One’s vaults, Radio Show finds the famed selector mc’ing two episodes broadcasted for the Jamaican Broadcast Corporation; 1977’s Sounds of Young Jamaica and 1978’s Soul, Power And Sound.
Bomboclat! Island Soak 7 :: Jamaican Vintage (A Mixtape)
Island Soak Vol. 7 is back. Heavy on the rocksteady, twenty-three deep cuts highlighting the abundance of crooning talent and metronome-like rhythms that populated the era. Contact high approved
Money Maker :: Studio One
Earlier this year, Yep Roc Music Group launched its massive Studio One reissue campaign. Founded in 1954 in Kingston by Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, the label practically defined reggae, releasing records by […]
Adrian Sherwood :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
“I never tried to make a commercial record…I know that sounds like a bit of a weird thing to say, because you try to sell records, but I was always […]
Bomboclat! Island Soak 6 :: Vintage Rocksteady II (A Mixtape)
The return of Bomboclat!: Volume Six. A twenty-two track compilation of crate digging Jamaican vintage with just the right amount of soul and funk to move your feet and shake […]
Jamaican Snapshots :: Winston Cooper (AKA Count Machuki)
Welcome to the fourth installment of Jamaican Snapshots – a recurring column illuminating Jamaican artists whose music largely flew under the radar outside of genre enthusiasts. Winston Cooper a.k.a. Count Machuki : known as […]
Jamaican Snapshots :: Dandy Livingstone (Ska Beat, 1967)
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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 […]