whos ur ma

Here's my second mix since my recent vynil collection explosion (thanks again Aoife). This one is a bit more ruckusy though, and I had a heap of fun both creating it and listening to it afterwards.



It opens on the Unity records track "ring my number" with vocals from Kenny Knots. A heavy digital soundsystem track from the eighties, followed by the heavy weight Mungos Hifi Mary Jane riddim released on Scotch Bonnet 10". Carl Meeks takes the vocals here with his version "Higher level".

Just for shits and giggles I popped the jittery jungle sounds of Aphex Twin in there for good measure. This track is from his Drukqs album which still sounds amazingly fresh for an album that hit the shelves seven years ago.
On top of of this is classic, if even maybe a bit cheesy by now, but still fuppin riotous UK Apachi & Shy FX with "Original Nutta". wheres my fog horn when I need it.

Leveling things out after this is Buju Banton on the penthouse 7" with his anthem "Murderer". Slightly contradicting a lot of what he might be encouraging in the rest of his early releases, this is still a beautiful 90's cut of the Far East Riddim, more love to Buju.

That leads us into Squarepushers "Red Hot Car". I like it loads.

After that we have a few tracks that I threw in there because my mate Sean loves vocoders, hope you enjoy. Its a bit of robot funk delivered to us by Cylob with "Rewind", Viberta and Simmonds with "(This Can) Robotic" and DMX Crew with "The Glass Room".

The first bit of dubstep on the Mix is from The Bug with Killa P and Flow Dan, a very heavey and well paced track released on the Hyperdub label last year. This leads into "Ransom the Senator" with Zulu on the lyrics.

Sizzla drops it back down again on the Bob Marley Sun is Shinning Riddim with "I've Got To". The break from dubstep doesn't last long, with The Bug returning again with the Warrior Queen by his side. This track "Poison Dart" also came in a lovely yellow sleeve, isn't that nice.

A small intermission then with the volcano pressing of the Real Rock Riddim version. For some reason I thought I would like to hear Aphex Twins "Come to Daddy". A track that was never for the weak hearted or yella bellied, so I stuck a bit of the Jaws soundtrack over it for d larf. This came of a record I found in a second hand shop called "Disaster". A brilliant named record, with an even better album cover, and some ok songs. It is a complication of different soundtracks from 70' and 80's disaster movies. Fun for all the family!

After Richard is finished flippin himself off on his synths, Heavy D shows how its done with the b-boy cut of his track "Chunky but Funky". The album cover of Heavy D with his crew "the Boys" was also worth its weight in penny sweets on its own: http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=491403.

Then some memories of dodgy bootleg tapes in my childhood with "Hyperspeed" from the Prodigy. I'd love to say I remember hitting the roof of the club when this was first dropped, but it was more like getting hyper on the bus to a ceilí in Irsh college. Nonetheless it's a cracker, Im not sure if they ever really did better than that album.

Second last song is one of my favorite dubstep tracks in existence, but it seems to have gone completely under the radar! I know feck all about it other than it is the first release from the Bisto collection. It might be called "Gansta Lean", sure why not.

Then, just in case you anted to get to sleep we have Primal Scream and "Coming Down". Its a strangely named track because I always felt that it had a euphoric feel to it, but there you go. They were probably all so high on glue that they got their words confused, like when your so wasted you think you've actually sobered up.




for the download follow the link: http://www.divshare.com/download/5006404-4f6

who's coming to dinner?

this blog started out as a way for me to share my music, and perhaps justify the money I was spending on vynil. About 90% of that music would have been reggae, untill last week!

Thanks to the kind heart of my friends sister, Aofie, I now have almost the entire back catalogue of warp records and a good heap IDM, rave, jungle and d&b.

So I'll be posting as many new mixes as possible, and they'll probably all reflect the confusion and excitment this new selection has given me, by throwing genre's and tracks together that only I think works, hurrah!

oh yeah, and she gave me a new set of decks and a mixer too. I shall bake her a cake in appreciation.

tracklist:
Prince Buster: Chubby
Aphex twin: To cure a weakling child
Junior Dan: Sawpo Skank
Boards of Canada: An eagle in your mind
Prince Jammy: Martian Encounter
Venetian Snares: Dance like your selling nails
Tiger: when
Murry Man: Nuff wolf

Dreadlocks in love!

Here's a new selection of 70's roots and rockers tracks. A mixture of rasta love songs and dreadlock anthems from the ghetto.

Opening on Version of I'm in love by King tubby, then straight in to the vocal cut with Jacob miller. This is a record I just dont get to listen to enought these days. It was a present from Carl Finnely, big up Carly!

It then moves into a Bunny Lee cut of Barry Browns Leggo Jah Jah Children, realesed on the Jamican Recordings label. A great selection of jamaican music dubbed to perfectoion. The quality of presongs can vary alot though. Don Carlos steps in with Roots man Party, another heavy roots track form the same era with a subtle dub production and killer one drops.

Stepping out of the dub and into Studio One, Cebric Im brooks delivers a beautiful rendition of Picture on the Wall by Freddie McKay. Following this is one of my favourite tracks of all time, Carlton and the Shoes "Love me forever". So many memories! This comes on a great pressing from the Studio One Classics release from Soul Jazz. This leads us on to a heavey but minimalist dub mix of the Techniques track
"Queen Majesty". The pressing really doesn't do it justice though, sorry about that.

Onto a better quality pressing, but an equally great track, we have Alton Ellis with "Too late". This came off a repress from the pressure sounds label. Pressure Sounds a must for anyone who has a taste for 70's roots and dub. Very wide selection and also pretty affordable. How could I survived as a student without them!

From here we go to "Cool Rasta", by the Heptones and "Coming in from the Rock" by Prince Far I. Both solid dreadlock anthems.

Don Carlos again makes an appearence, this time showcaes by Jamican Recordings label and the dub stylings of Bunny Lee. nice one again Bunny. This is complimented by Cross Over the Border and a killer dub straight from the vaults of Kind Tubbys.

I have started to wrap this mix up with two tunes that hit the spot for me every time I hear them; Mr Fire Coal Man by the Wailing Souls and Pick up the Pieces from The Royals, both released through Studio One. There's even a lovely Prince Jazzbo mix of Mr Fire Coal Man in there for good measure.

Lival Thompson puts it down with "Dread on the Go" as the final track on the mix. I thought it would be good to keep things upbeat and forward thinking after a mix of such heart breakers and chants of sufferation. It comes off his Train to Zion album and does the job quite well me thinks.





(this is also the first mix I did straight from d mixer into my laptop, the rest were all done straight from d mixer into an mp3 player. Hence the sloppy levels! This is still a sight issue but I'm gettin there)


Hope you enjoy:)