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:)
