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 […]
Category: Reggae/Dub
Bomboclat! Island Soak 3 :: A Vintage Rocksteady Mixtape
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
“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
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
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
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
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 […]
Bob Marley :: The Black Ark Demos (1978)
While combing through some reggae/dub for an upcoming dancehall/dub/reggae heavy AD radio show, I happened upon some demos recorded at Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Black Ark studio in 1978 – a few years prior […]
Joe Higgs :: Life of Contradiction (2008 Reissue)
As the vintage newspaper clipping above infers, those interested in early roots reggae most definitely need this 1975 album in their collection; it’s just a seminal and essential listen. Reissued […]
Trojan Records 40th Anniversary :: In Fine Style
Over the past month, Aquarium Drunkard has teamed up with the classic reggae/dub label, Trojan Records , to help commemorate the their 40th anniversary. As any genre aficionado will tell you, when […]
Two Sevens Clash :: 30th Anniversary Edition
“Joseph Hill had a vision of 1977 as a year of judgment — when two sevens clash — when past injustices would be avenged. ” – Two Sevens Clash (liner […]
King Tubby Meets The Aggrovators at Dub Station
Heads Up: We have something very exciting in the works with Trojan Records in correlation with their 40th anniversary. Details to come, but the long and short of it is that Drunkard […]
Bob Marley & The Wailers :: Radio Session 1973
“One Good Thing About Music, When It Hits You Feel No Pain. So Hit Me With Music…” In an effort to highlight reggae and dub that’s a bit outside of […]
Bad Brains :: Build A Nation
Years ago I owned a cassette that was a home-made Bad Brains reggae compilation. Now, after listening to the reggae cuts on the new, Adam Yauch produced, Bad Brains album Build A Nation , I wish […]
Under The Covers :: Babylon Burning
During the Mountain Goats recent Daytrotter session, John Darnielle did his part to bring reggae music back into the fold to an audience that may have written off the genre as bad “lifestyle” […]