Dilated Choonz: reggae

Dilated Choonz: reggae http://dilate.choonz.com?cat=reggae A cream-of-the-crop selection of music from the Dilate and P*Soul crew Dilated Choonz is brought to you by the Dilate and P*Soul crews - an international collective of music-lovers and friends who (in one form or another) have been putting on parties since 1998. Expect to enjoy many different styles of all good music. Dilated Choonz is brought to you by the Dilate and P*Soul crews - an international collective of music-lovers and friends who (in one form or another) have been putting on parties since 1998. Expect to enjoy many different styles of all good music. en-gb Dilated Choonz dilaters@googlemail.com dilaters@googlemail.com (Dilated Choonz) Dilated Choonz http://dilate.choonz.com/audio/rssimage.jpg Dilated Choonz http://dilate.choonz.com Sat, 18 May 2013 17:44:33 +0100 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:15:00 +0100 Loudblog no Music News & Politics Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:15:00 +0100 Junior Byles Style http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1870 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1870 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1870#comments > p*soul, reggae, dub, *now offline* > p*soul reggae dub *now offline* Junior Byles- “Pretty Fe True/Pretty Dub” A beaut of a tune from the man Kerrie “Junior” Byles (also known as “King Chubby”, apparently). Junior Byles was Bob Marley’s successor in receiving the production Junior Byles- “Pretty Fe True/Pretty Dub” A beaut of a tune from the man Kerrie “Junior” Byles (also known as “King Chubby”, apparently). Junior Byles was Bob Marley’s successor in receiving the production talents of Lee Perry, and a bunch of other top ranking producers. He had a string of solo hits thanks to his sweet vocal tones and many buckets of talent, but Byles sadly suffered from a depressive condition. He was badly effected by the death of Haile Selassie in 1975, and his depression grew worse resulting in a huge decline in fortunes, numerous personal set backs and very little recording output over the next ten years. He has recovered enough to put out some work in more recent years, but his output in the early-mid seventies stands as testament to the talent of the man, and all that could have been. <p><strong>Junior Byles- “Pretty Fe True/Pretty Dub”</strong><br /> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4474869380_bd7f3d0627_m.jpg" width="229" height="250" align="left" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="junior" /><br /> A beaut of a tune from the man Kerrie “Junior” Byles (also known as “King Chubby”, apparently).</p> <p><strong>Junior Byles</strong> was Bob Marley’s successor in receiving the production talents of Lee Perry, and a bunch of other top ranking producers. He had a string of solo hits thanks to his sweet vocal tones and many buckets of talent, but Byles sadly suffered from a depressive condition. He was badly effected by the death of Haile Selassie in 1975, and his depression grew worse resulting in a huge decline in fortunes, numerous personal set backs and very little recording output over the next ten years. </p> <p>He has recovered enough to put out some work in more recent years, but his output in the early-mid seventies stands as testament to the talent of the man, and all that could have been.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.juno.co.uk/search/?quick_search_records=m_physical&q=junior+byles&x=0&y=0&qs=1&s_search_precision=any&s_search_type=all&s_genre_id=0000" title="">buy junior byles recordings at juno</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/12.Pretty_Fe_True-Pretty_Dumb.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Barbed wire style http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1849 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1849 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1849#comments > p*soul, reggae, dancehall, *now offline* > p*soul reggae dancehall *now offline* Major Lazer- “Can’t stop now [feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell]” Halfway through posting this up, the screen on my PC went purple and all crashed out…”the blue screen of death” I’d heard of, but the Major Lazer- “Can’t stop now [feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell]” Halfway through posting this up, the screen on my PC went purple and all crashed out…”the blue screen of death” I’d heard of, but the “deep purple” was a new one on me! is kind of similar to what’s been happening to me this week- came down with some flu over the weekend, and cos I’ve recently been out the country (holidays in Turkey), the NHS had a nurse come round and swab me for swine flu yesterday, which is even less fun than it might sound… Will be able to let you know whether or not I’m a disease vector in a global pandemic tomorrow, apparently (I’ve been called worse things!) Anyway- has given me a chance to put some overdue tracks on the blog at least, assuming nothing melts down this time… This is a fine fine track from the long awaited Major Lazer project LP- the irresponsibly titled Gun’s don’t kill people, lazers do- a collaboration between two producers who need no introduction at DC- Diplo, Switch- and a whole host of shining dancehall stars- and Ms Thing whose auto-tuned nonsense spoils every track she guests on- but glass half full- there are a lot of belters. Or “heaters” as I believe the young people of today term them. This one has obvious appeal from the outset- a chopped up, stepped on break from the VD-themed rocksteady classic Barbed Wire in his underpants provides the heavy riddim track- with sweet vocals from Jovi Rockwell and perennial fave Mr Vegas bringing the lovin’ flavour. Sounds of the summer time, sounds of the summer time! <p><strong>Major Lazer- “Can’t stop now [feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell]”</strong><br /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3660563085_983513e68c.jpg?v=0" width="480" height="478" vspace="10" alt="Guns dont kill people, lazers do"/></p> <p>Halfway through posting this up, the screen on my PC went purple and all crashed out…”the blue screen of death” I’d heard of, but the “deep purple” was a new one on me! </p> <p>is kind of similar to what’s been happening to me this week- came down with some flu over the weekend, and cos I’ve recently been out the country (holidays in Turkey), the NHS had a nurse come round and swab me for swine flu yesterday, which is even less fun than it might sound…</p> <p>Will be able to let you know whether or not I’m a disease vector in a global pandemic tomorrow, apparently (I’ve been called worse things!)</p> <p>Anyway- has given me a chance to put some overdue tracks on the blog at least, assuming nothing melts down this time…</p> <p>This is a fine fine track from the long awaited <strong>Major Lazer</strong> project LP- the irresponsibly titled <i>Gun’s don’t kill people, lazers do</i>- a collaboration between two producers who need no introduction at DC- <strong>Diplo</strong>, <strong>Switch</strong>- and a whole host of shining dancehall stars- and Ms Thing whose auto-tuned nonsense spoils every track she guests on- but glass half full- there are a lot of belters. Or “heaters” as I believe the young people of today term them.</p> <p>This one has obvious appeal from the outset- a chopped up, stepped on break from the VD-themed rocksteady classic <i>Barbed Wire in his underpants</i> provides the heavy riddim track- with sweet vocals from <strong>Jovi Rockwell</strong> and perennial fave <strong>Mr Vegas</strong> bringing the lovin’ flavour.</p> <p>Sounds of the summer time, sounds of the summer time!</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://maddecent.com/blog/" title="">love to mad decent</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.bluecollardistro.com/maddecent/product_info.php?products_id=3422&cPath=320_395&store=1" title="">buy the major lazer album from mad decent</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.turntablelab.com" title="">or turntablelab</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/03_-_Cant_stop_now_feat._Mr._Vegas__Jovi_Rockwell.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:00:00 +0000 'Me Chat 'Dem In The Bookie Shop' http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1787 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1787 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1787#comments > p*soul, reggae, dub, *now offline* > p*soul reggae dub *now offline* Mad Professor & Pato Banton – King Step Back in the early 90’s, when I was a wastrel student, there was a time when the album ‘Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton’ was never far from the record deck in the houses of myself Mad Professor & Pato Banton – King Step Back in the early 90’s, when I was a wastrel student, there was a time when the album ‘Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton’ was never far from the record deck in the houses of myself and my friends. I hadn’t listened to it for years until a few months ago, when I discovered that the intervening years had not diminished my affections. Some years after recording this album Pato Banton went on to top the charts with UB40, but I don’t begrudge him his later pop endeavours. As this tune quickly shows, the man can really ride a tune. What’s more, his lyrics are both conscious (‘you know that slackness is a thing I man do not respect’) and fun in a cheeky kind of way. As for the Mad Professor, he can always be relied upon to provide a heavy and spaced out rhythm track. I’m not sure what the King Step is though. Answers on a postcard please. <p><img src="http://www.vitalspot.com/images/Discographies/PatoBanton/MadProfessorCaptures.jpg" width="140" height="160" align="right"/></p> <p>Mad Professor & Pato Banton – King Step</p> <p>Back in the early 90’s, when I was a wastrel student, there was a time when the album ‘Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton’ was never far from the record deck in the houses of myself and my friends. I hadn’t listened to it for years until a few months ago, when I discovered that the intervening years had not diminished my affections.</p> <p>Some years after recording this album Pato Banton went on to top the charts with UB40, but I don’t begrudge him his later pop endeavours. As this tune quickly shows, the man can really ride a tune. What’s more, his lyrics are both conscious (‘you know that slackness is a thing I man do not respect’) and fun in a cheeky kind of way. As for the Mad Professor, he can always be relied upon to provide a heavy and spaced out rhythm track.</p> <p>I’m not sure what the King Step is though. Answers on a postcard please.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7450006/a/Mad+Professor+Captures+Pato+Banton.htm" title="">Buy the CD</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/King_Step.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:33:00 +0100 RIP Alton Ellis pt 2 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1746 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1746 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1746#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Alton Ellis – Live & Learn Part 2 of my own small tribute. Alton Ellis’ smooth vocal tones grace another classic Studio One rhythm. A killer combination. Alton Ellis – Live & Learn Part 2 of my own small tribute. Alton Ellis’ smooth vocal tones grace another classic Studio One rhythm. A killer combination. <p><img src="http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/konpex0311/imgs/c/9/c9a8abec.jpg" width="322" height="400" align="centre"/></p> <p>Alton Ellis – Live & Learn</p> <p>Part 2 of my own small tribute. Alton Ellis’ smooth vocal tones grace another classic Studio One rhythm. A killer combination.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.selectors-choice.de/cgi-bin/shop/front/shop_main.cgi?func=search&sfields=21&sfield=1&rub1_search=all&field_21=alton%20ellis&wkid=91405673138899815" title="">Buy it at Selector's Choice - a reggae treasure trove.</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Live_and_Learn.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:57:00 +0100 RIP Alton Ellis http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1744 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1744 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1744#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Alton Ellis – I’m Just A Guy Tommy Squeaker told me today that reggae singer Alton Ellis died last week. I missed this news at the time but couldn’t let his death pass without posting a couple of his tunes as I’ve long been a Alton Ellis – I’m Just A Guy Tommy Squeaker told me today that reggae singer Alton Ellis died last week. I missed this news at the time but couldn’t let his death pass without posting a couple of his tunes as I’ve long been a big fan. Alton Ellis’ career lasted a long time. In the days when the ska beat slowed down and rocksteady was king in Jamaica, Alton Ellis was the man. So much so that he became known as ‘the Rocksteady Godfather’. He recorded with both Studio 1 and Treasure Isle, the two biggest labels in Jamaica at that time, and both studios gave him some of their best loved rhythms to sing over. Until recently he was appearing to big crowds at the ever popular Soul Jazz 100% Dynamite nights. This one comes with the ubiquitous Studio 1 crackle. <p>Alton Ellis – I’m Just A Guy</p> <p>Tommy Squeaker told me today that reggae singer Alton Ellis died last week. I missed this news at the time but couldn’t let his death pass without posting a couple of his tunes as I’ve long been a big fan.</p> <p>Alton Ellis’ career lasted a long time. In the days when the ska beat slowed down and rocksteady was king in Jamaica, Alton Ellis was the man. So much so that he became known as ‘the Rocksteady Godfather’. He recorded with both Studio 1 and Treasure Isle, the two biggest labels in Jamaica at that time, and both studios gave him some of their best loved rhythms to sing over. Until recently he was appearing to big crowds at the ever popular Soul Jazz 100% Dynamite nights.</p> <p>This one comes with the ubiquitous Studio 1 crackle.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.selectors-choice.de/cgi-bin/shop/front/shop_main.cgi?func=search&sfields=21&sfield=1&rub1_search=all&field_21=alton%20ellis&wkid=91405673138899815" title="">Buy it here.</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Im_Just_A_Guy.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:50:00 +0100 Final crafty hols post http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1719 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1719 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1719#comments > p*soul, disco, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul disco reggae *now offline* Steel An Skin – Afro Punk Reggae (dub) The last in the trio of unlikely bed fellows, as of tomorrow I will be off in the Catalan Pyrenees for a week of not very challenging hiking and lounging around lakes and green spaces. Probably without very Steel An Skin – Afro Punk Reggae (dub) The last in the trio of unlikely bed fellows, as of tomorrow I will be off in the Catalan Pyrenees for a week of not very challenging hiking and lounging around lakes and green spaces. Probably without very good net access. This has been getting a lot of understandable love of late, and has now been re-issued by Honest Jon’s. Five nightclub musicians based in West London in the late 70s turn out a wonderful disco dub number of echoey steel drum goodness… uber-danceable and effortlessly genre-straddling, and well worth picking up a copy of the vinyl while you can. According to the publicity, “coming on like the lost Slits/ESG/Liquid Liquid cut that you never heard.” According to another website (apologies for the lazy cut and paste.. I hear the beach a callin’), “The group were first brought together as something of an educational effort—a way to school kids on the post-colonial scene about the rich heritage of rhythms from the West Indies. But given the 70s London setting of their work, the group quickly picked up other influences too—bits of funk and reggae that really helped change their sound—and which makes the music here from being a simple rehash of older Caribbean modes.” <p><img src="http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/s/steelanskin_reggaeish_101b.jpg" width="258" height="232" align="right"/></p> <p><strong>Steel An Skin</strong> – <i>Afro Punk Reggae (dub)</i></p> <p>The last in the trio of unlikely bed fellows, as of tomorrow I will be off in the Catalan Pyrenees for a week of not very challenging hiking and lounging around lakes and green spaces. Probably without very good net access.</p> <p>This has been getting a lot of understandable love of late, and has now been re-issued by <i>Honest Jon’s</i>. Five nightclub musicians based in West London in the late 70s turn out a wonderful disco dub number of echoey steel drum goodness… uber-danceable and effortlessly genre-straddling, and well worth picking up a copy of the vinyl while you can. According to the publicity, “coming on like the lost Slits/ESG/Liquid Liquid cut that you never heard.” According to another website (apologies for the lazy cut and paste.. I hear the beach a callin’), “The group were first brought together as something of an educational effort—a way to school kids on the post-colonial scene about the rich heritage of rhythms from the West Indies. But given the 70s London setting of their work, the group quickly picked up other influences too—bits of funk and reggae that really helped change their sound—and which makes the music here from being a simple rehash of older Caribbean modes.” </p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=95441" title="">Buy the 12" here</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=7fgb5z8t5k" title="">Buy the album here</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/04-steel_an_skin--afro_punk_reggae_dub.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:21:00 +0100 RIP The Dread At The Control http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1582 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1582 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1582#comments > p*soul, reggae, dub, *now offline* > p*soul reggae dub *now offline* Mikey Dread – Everybody Needs A Proper Education Apologies for a brief interruption to the piano anthems madness, but this one is a quick dedication to Mikey Dread, who died a few days ago. Mikey Dread was the DJ for the JBC’s (the Jamaica Mikey Dread – Everybody Needs A Proper Education Apologies for a brief interruption to the piano anthems madness, but this one is a quick dedication to Mikey Dread, who died a few days ago. Mikey Dread was the DJ for the JBC’s (the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation) weekly reggae show, which was the popular show in Jamaica in the mid-70’s and which spawned a number of jingles that have been heavily used ever since. You may think you’ve never heard one, but I bet you have. As well as holding down his radio show Mikey Dread released a number of fine albums, and also famously teamed up with the Clash to produce some of their material, including the tune ‘Bank Robber’. My favourite Mikey Dread album is ‘African Anthems’, but this tune is taken from his ‘Dread At The Control’ album. The vocal fades into a nice long dub, featuring some lovely organ work. <p>Mikey Dread – Everybody Needs A Proper Education</p> <p>Apologies for a brief interruption to the piano anthems madness, but this one is a quick dedication to Mikey Dread, who died a few days ago. Mikey Dread was the DJ for the JBC’s (the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation) weekly reggae show, which was the popular show in Jamaica in the mid-70’s and which spawned a number of jingles that have been heavily used ever since. You may think you’ve never heard one, but I bet you have.</p> <p>As well as holding down his radio show Mikey Dread released a number of fine albums, and also famously teamed up with the Clash to produce some of their material, including the tune ‘Bank Robber’. My favourite Mikey Dread album is ‘African Anthems’, but this tune is taken from his ‘Dread At The Control’ album. The vocal fades into a nice long dub, featuring some lovely organ work.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.mikeydread.com/" title="">Mikey Dread's website</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Everybody_Needs_A_Proper_Education.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:31:00 +0000 RIP Joe Gibbs pt2 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1527 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1527 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1527#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Junior Mervin – Cool Out Son/Joe Gibbs & the Professionals – Cooling Out At some point during my working day today I remembered this Joe Gibbs production, which I hadn’t played in too long. There can’t have been too many Junior Mervin – Cool Out Son/Joe Gibbs & the Professionals – Cooling Out At some point during my working day today I remembered this Joe Gibbs production, which I hadn’t played in too long. There can’t have been too many reggae rhythms that have been versioned more than this one (the original Studio One rhythm is called Real Rock). This version finds Junior Mervin delivering a number of different proverbs and sayings, in Curtis-esque falsetto style. As a small added bonus, I’ve popped the dub version on too. <p>Junior Mervin – Cool Out Son/Joe Gibbs & the Professionals – Cooling Out</p> <p>At some point during my working day today I remembered this Joe Gibbs production, which I hadn’t played in too long. There can’t have been too many reggae rhythms that have been versioned more than this one (the original Studio One rhythm is called Real Rock). </p> <p>This version finds Junior Mervin delivering a number of different proverbs and sayings, in Curtis-esque falsetto style. As a small added bonus, I’ve popped the dub version on too.</p><p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Cool_Out_Son.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:22:00 +0000 RIP Joe Gibbs http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1526 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1526 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1526#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* <p><img src="images/gibbs.jpg" width="138" ="height="140" alt="Gibbs" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" />Glen Washignton – Rockers Nu Crackers</p> <p>Until Kevvy K told me today, I was not aware that reggae producer Joe Gibbs died last week, so this is a slightly belated tribute. Joe Gibbs was a pioneering producer from the late 60’s rocksteady era and throughout 70’s reggae. As well as producing ‘uptown Top Ranking’, one of reggae’s biggest hits, he produced great tunes with a whole host of other reggae artists. He made some great dubs too. What’s more, he’s said to have been a very nice chap.</p> <p>To be honest, I’m not entirely sure when this tune was released. As a ball park, I’d say mid 1970’s.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=105" title="">Soul Jazz Joe Gibbs compilation.</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Rockers_Nu_Crackers.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:52:00 +0000 Do It Again Baby http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1459 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1459 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1459#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Susan Cadogan – Do It Baby Reggae cover versions week happened quite some time ago at Dilated Choonz, but given my last post this one was a must. Jamaican producers have a long history of versioning popular American tunes, back from r&b and Susan Cadogan – Do It Baby Reggae cover versions week happened quite some time ago at Dilated Choonz, but given my last post this one was a must. Jamaican producers have a long history of versioning popular American tunes, back from r&b and Ska through rocksteady, reggae and beyond. Lee Perry, who produced this tune, is quoted as saying that he hates the term ‘reggae’, but sees himself as someone who produces soul. Albeit Jamaican style. This tune has the classic mid 70’s Lee Perry production style and I love Susan Cadogan’s vocal too, and that’s not even mentioning the ‘aah waps’. Such a shame that she later got poached by Pete Waterman and sunk without a trace. Thankfully Lee Perry never saw fit to approach Kylie Minogue. <p>Susan Cadogan – Do It Baby</p> <p>Reggae cover versions week happened quite some time ago at Dilated Choonz, but given my last post this one was a must. Jamaican producers have a long history of versioning popular American tunes, back from r&b and Ska through rocksteady, reggae and beyond. Lee Perry, who produced this tune, is quoted as saying that he hates the term ‘reggae’, but sees himself as someone who produces soul. Albeit Jamaican style.</p> <p>This tune has the classic mid 70’s Lee Perry production style and I love Susan Cadogan’s vocal too, and that’s not even mentioning the ‘aah waps’. Such a shame that she later got poached by Pete Waterman and sunk without a trace. Thankfully Lee Perry never saw fit to approach Kylie Minogue.</p><p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/11_-_susan_cadogan__do_it_baby.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:39:00 +0000 Its A Bit Nippy Out http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1430 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1430 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1430#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* The Upsetters – Cold Weather Winter has arrived in full force here in the UK. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a proper bleak winters day. If nothing else its a good excuse to stay in, keep warm, eat roast dinners and drink red wine. Reggae The Upsetters – Cold Weather Winter has arrived in full force here in the UK. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a proper bleak winters day. If nothing else its a good excuse to stay in, keep warm, eat roast dinners and drink red wine. Reggae usually conjures up associations with hot, lazy summer days (there’s a lazy theme going on here), but here Lee Perry gives us a tune to help us through the winter. I suspect that cold weather in Jamaica is not quite on the same scale as us UK folk are used to, but its all relative. This tune is from the album ‘Double Seven’ that was released in 1974, mid-way through the 8 or so year period when Scratch was at the height of his powers and releasing huge amounts of amazing music. Delivered in his own inimitable vocal style. <p><img src="images/Perrypic.jpg" align="right" width="240" height="240" hspace="10" vspace="10" />The Upsetters – Cold Weather</p> <p>Winter has arrived in full force here in the UK. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a proper bleak winters day. If nothing else its a good excuse to stay in, keep warm, eat roast dinners and drink red wine.</p> <p>Reggae usually conjures up associations with hot, lazy summer days (there’s a lazy theme going on here), but here Lee Perry gives us a tune to help us through the winter. I suspect that cold weather in Jamaica is not quite on the same scale as us UK folk are used to, but its all relative. </p> <p>This tune is from the album ‘Double Seven’ that was released in 1974, mid-way through the 8 or so year period when Scratch was at the height of his powers and releasing huge amounts of amazing music. Delivered in his own inimitable vocal style.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/search/index.php?s=lee+perry" title="">Lots of Lee Perry at Sounds of the Universe</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/Cold_Weather.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:48:00 +0100 Jackson action (10) http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1361 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1361 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1361#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* The Wild Bunch – Music Doctors Thanks to aforementioned blog buddy Cubik for sending in this louche instrumental reggae arrangement of I Want You Back as a contribution to the Jackson action. In all honesty, I am a bit torn as there are a number The Wild Bunch – Music Doctors Thanks to aforementioned blog buddy Cubik for sending in this louche instrumental reggae arrangement of I Want You Back as a contribution to the Jackson action. In all honesty, I am a bit torn as there are a number of things I still had planned, but at the same time I am experiencing a huge back log of other things I want to post.. its like the blogging equivalent of touching cloth. Remember a fair old while back I posted a very wonderful edit by the PTA that seamlessly mashed Amerie with Sympathy for the Devil? It’s been a firm favourite of mine ever since, and the flip also had an equivalently wonderful edit of the same 1 Thing vocal with big, glorious gobbets of Unfinished Sympathy.. so that in truth I was always a bit stuck which one to play. Well, the wonders of the increasingly post-modern world, and the fact that pop is indeed eating itself, means that we no longer have to make that painful choice, as the edit has been edited. Greg Wilson, who has been the subject of innumerate big-ups on here, has released a version that encompasses all these elements on one cracking track. Greg himself says that it’s been his most reliable floor filler of the last two years, and I can totally see why. You can go over and hear it here on his myspace (Two Sides of Sympathy) and then nip over to Phonica and buy it here. On the subject of Greg Wilson related things, there’s new content up on Discopia magazine, including a very informative article by Greg on “The Building Blocks of Boogie” (i.e. the post-orchestral disco favoured by Black clubs in the late sevs early eighties) and a Top 50 boogie compiled by Sean P. <p><strong>The Wild Bunch</strong> – <i>Music Doctors</i></p> <p>Thanks to aforementioned blog buddy <a href="http://cubikmusik.typepad.com/">Cubik</a> for sending in this louche instrumental reggae arrangement of <i>I Want You Back</i> as a contribution to the Jackson action. In all honesty, I am a bit torn as there are a number of things I still had planned, but at the same time I am experiencing a huge back log of other things I want to post.. its like the blogging equivalent of touching cloth.</p> <p>Remember a fair old while back I posted a very wonderful edit by <strong>the PTA</strong> that seamlessly mashed <strong>Amerie</strong> with <i>Sympathy for the Devil</i>? It’s been a firm favourite of mine ever since, and the flip also had an equivalently wonderful edit of the same <i>1 Thing</i> vocal with big, glorious gobbets of <i>Unfinished Sympathy</i>.. so that in truth I was always a bit stuck which one to play.</p> <p>Well, the wonders of the increasingly post-modern world, and the fact that pop is indeed eating itself, means that we no longer have to make that painful choice, as the edit has been edited. <strong>Greg Wilson</strong>, who has been the subject of innumerate big-ups on here, has released a version that encompasses all these elements on one cracking track. Greg himself says that it’s been his most reliable floor filler of the last two years, and I can totally see why. You can go over and hear it <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=133648804">here</a> on his myspace (<i>Two Sides of Sympathy</i>) and then nip over to Phonica and buy it <a href="http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=24005">here</a>.</p> <p>On the subject of <strong>Greg Wilson</strong> related things, there’s new content up on <a href="http://www.discopia.com/portal">Discopia</a> magazine, including a very informative article by Greg on “The Building Blocks of Boogie” (i.e. the post-orchestral disco favoured by Black clubs in the late sevs early eighties) and a Top 50 boogie compiled by <strong>Sean P</strong>.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://cd.ciao.co.uk/Wild_Bunch_The_27_Instrumental_Reggae_Classics_Various_Artists__5902453" title="">buy the Wild Bunch here</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk" title="">Greg's electrofunk roots page</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/MusicDoctors-TheWildBunch.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:26:00 +0100 Buster's Birthday Bass http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1356 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1356 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1356#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Prince Buster- “Answer Your Name” Prince Buster- “Answer Your Name” <p><strong>Prince Buster- “Answer Your Name”</strong></p> <p><div align="left"><a http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/1351774771_596190b67d.jpg?v=0" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/1351774771_596190b67d.jpg?v=0" width="300" height="400" vspace="10" hspace="10" alt="ella on her birthday chair" /></a></div></p> <p>A couple of months ago, we took little Ella to the ever bizarre Lambeth Country Fair- where alongside the familiar soundsystems, oildrum bbqs and fellas knocking out puff from fast food takeout boxes, the urban yoot are confronted with traction engines, sheepdogs herding ducks, a mobile owl sanctuary, and chucklehead cider- and we were fortunate enough to catch <strong>Horace Andy</strong> on the main stage, backed with a good few 100k of rumbling woofers and sub-woofers.</p> <p>Obviously delighted that little Ella’s first live music performance was one of reggae’s great vocal talents but even more delighted, as she wiggled on my shoulders and pointed excitedly to the sky, to find that she <i>loves</i> a bit of bass.</p> <p>Since then, she’s been rattling through all the greats of early reggae, and we’ve found she has a particular fondness for <strong>Prince Buster</strong>- never fails to raise a wiggle.</p> <p>This gem from 1966 is a firm favourite of hers, and goes out with big, big love to a sweet girl like Ella, just slightly after her first birthday which was on Tuesday.</p> <p>All my love beautiful x</p><p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/06_Answer_Your_Name.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:57:00 +0100 Ella's Birthday Bass http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1359 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1359 The Mighty Alboy The Mighty Alboy no > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* prince buster – “my girl” Another tune for little Roo’s birthday- not so much a favourite of hers as “Girl Answer Your Name”, but the sentiment is spot on- here’s to you, my sunshine on a cloudy day x prince buster – “my girl” Another tune for little Roo’s birthday- not so much a favourite of hers as “Girl Answer Your Name”, but the sentiment is spot on- here’s to you, my sunshine on a cloudy day x <p><strong>prince buster – “my girl”</strong></p> <p>Another tune for little Roo’s birthday- not so much a favourite of hers as “Girl Answer Your Name”, but the sentiment is spot on- here’s to you, my sunshine on a cloudy day x</p><p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/15_my_girl_-_prince_buster_@.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:18:00 +0100 Loran's Dance - take 2 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1325 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1325 P Rice P Rice no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1325#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Mudie’s All Stars – Loran’s Dance As promised (see below), here’s the reggae version. Produced by Harry Mudie on Moodisc records whose labels proclaim ‘we make music not noise’. There are loads of fantastic Mudie’s All Stars – Loran’s Dance As promised (see below), here’s the reggae version. Produced by Harry Mudie on Moodisc records whose labels proclaim ‘we make music not noise’. There are loads of fantastic releases on this label, including the reggae muzak style ‘Leaving Rome’ which I posted some time ago, and Dennis Walks’ classic ‘Heart Don’t Leap’. Harry Mudie definitely has a unique production style and I would say a lot of his tunes would appeal to people who wouldn’t otherwise consider themselves reggae fans. There is a fantastic King Tubby dub version of this tune called ‘Heavy Duty Dub’ but I’ll leave you to find that one. I’m extremely late for work so better sign off… <p><strong>Mudie’s All Stars</strong> – <i>Loran’s Dance</i></p> <p>As promised (see below), here’s the reggae version. Produced by Harry Mudie on Moodisc records whose labels proclaim ‘we make music not noise’. There are loads of fantastic releases on this label, including the reggae muzak style ‘Leaving Rome’ which I posted some time ago, and Dennis Walks’ classic ‘Heart Don’t Leap’. Harry Mudie definitely has a unique production style and I would say a lot of his tunes would appeal to people who wouldn’t otherwise consider themselves reggae fans.</p> <p>There is a fantastic King Tubby dub version of this tune called ‘Heavy Duty Dub’ but I’ll leave you to find that one.</p> <p>I’m extremely late for work so better sign off…</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.moodiscrecords.com/" title="">Moodisc records online - very exciting</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/04_Lorans_Dance.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Mon, 14 May 2007 08:47:00 +0100 Reggae cover versions (10) http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1228 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1228 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1228#comments > p*soul, reggae, disco, *now offline* > p*soul reggae disco *now offline* Norma White & the Brentford Disco Set – I Want Your Love A lovely version of the Chic (not Transvision Vamp) classic taken from another superlative Soul Jazz compilation. After the miscarriage of justice that was the Denmark trannie anthem Norma White & the Brentford Disco Set – I Want Your Love A lovely version of the Chic (not Transvision Vamp) classic taken from another superlative Soul Jazz compilation. After the miscarriage of justice that was the Denmark trannie anthem not making it through the semis, the sapphic Serbian power-ballard was a righteous winner on Saturday, to the point when its rendition was making my neck hairs stand up somewhat. <p><img src="images/chic.jpg" width="244" height="230" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="20" alt="Chic" /><strong>Norma White & the Brentford Disco Set</strong> – <i>I Want Your Love</i></p> <p>A lovely version of the <strong>Chic</strong> (not <strong>Transvision Vamp</strong>) classic taken from another superlative <a href="http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=98">Soul Jazz compilation</a>.</p> <p>After the miscarriage of justice that was the Denmark trannie anthem not making it through the semis, the sapphic Serbian power-ballard was a righteous winner on Saturday, to the point when its rendition was making my neck hairs stand up somewhat.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=98" title="">buy it from Soul Jazz here</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/12-Norma_White__Brentford_Disco_Set__I_Want_Your_Love.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Fri, 11 May 2007 13:34:00 +0100 Another Mittoo Version http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1223 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1223 The Double K The Double K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1223#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Jackie Mittoo – Summer Breeze Curses! I had this all written up and saved and somehow it’s disappeared from the server. Balls. Here we go again then… This version is a far cry from both the Seals & Crofts original and the Isley Jackie Mittoo – Summer Breeze Curses! I had this all written up and saved and somehow it’s disappeared from the server. Balls. Here we go again then… This version is a far cry from both the Seals & Crofts original and the Isley Brothers cover, and I’m not sure that any of the lyrics (not even the chorus) are the same. It’s fantastically lazy, super laid-back, and perfect listening for long sunny days (which we we hopefully see more of before too long!). At 15 (in 1963) Mittoo was a founding member of the Skatalites, and between 1965 and 1968 he was musical arranger of pretty much everything to come out of the Studio One studio at Brentford Road, Kingston. Mittoo has recently been sampled himself – Lily Allen’s Smile is heavily based on a Mittoo organ riff from The Soul Brothers’ Free Soul – check it out on YouTube. <p><img src="images/mittoo_kbd_king.jpg" width="244" height="248" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10" alt="Jackie Mittoo" /><strong>Jackie Mittoo</strong> – <em>Summer Breeze</em></p> <p>Curses! I had this all written up and saved and somehow it’s disappeared from the server. Balls. Here we go again then…</p> <p>This version is a far cry from both the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLhDNvbtFp4"><em>Seals & Crofts</em> original</a> and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43gH5KT5s2o">Isley Brothers cover</a>, and I’m not sure that any of the lyrics (not even the chorus) are the same.</p> <p>It’s fantastically lazy, super laid-back, and perfect listening for long sunny days (which we we hopefully see more of before too long!).</p> <p>At 15 (in 1963) Mittoo was a founding member of the Skatalites, and between 1965 and 1968 he was musical arranger of pretty much everything to come out of the Studio One studio at Brentford Road, Kingston.</p> <p>Mittoo has recently been sampled himself – Lily Allen’s <em>Smile</em> is heavily based on a Mittoo organ riff from The Soul Brothers’ <em>Free Soul</em> – <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Csm6l6ww6U">check it out on YouTube</a>.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=186" title="">Buy it direct from Soul Jazz Records</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> Thu, 10 May 2007 17:41:00 +0100 Reggae cover versions (8) http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1219 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1219 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1219#comments > p*soul, reggae, soul, *now offline* > p*soul reggae soul *now offline* John Holt – For The Love Of You One of the best things about looking for tunes to post on this flurry of reggae covers has been the discovery of this compilation on Blood & Fire. Darker Than Blue is a stunning collection of reggae covers of John Holt – For The Love Of You One of the best things about looking for tunes to post on this flurry of reggae covers has been the discovery of this compilation on Blood & Fire. Darker Than Blue is a stunning collection of reggae covers of funk and soul tunes recorded in Jamaica between 1973 and 1977, lovingly compiled by Steve Barrow. There’s not a duff one on there.. all very inspired, soulful re-interpretations and entirely devoid of any sensationalist gimmickry (don’t get me wrong, nothing wrong with a bit of sensationalist gimmickry from time to time). This sublime track is a case in point. A sublime, heart-rending cover of the Isley Brothers track that the sleeve notes describes as being “the epitome of Jamaican soul.” The compilation is available for a very mid-priced GBP 8.50 on the Blood & Fire site. I was also interested to note that large chunks of their very tasty back catalogue is going for GBP 4.50 a pop too. I hope it’s not indicative of them being in some sortof trouble… they have put some consistently great stuff out there over the years. <p><img src="images/darkerthanblue.jpg" width="200" height="197" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10" alt="Darker Than Blue" /><strong>John Holt</strong> – <i>For The Love Of You</i></p> <p>One of the best things about looking for tunes to post on this flurry of reggae covers has been the discovery of <a href="http://www.bloodandfire.co.uk/album_detail.php?id=BAFCD036">this</a> compilation on Blood & Fire. <i>Darker Than Blue</i> is a stunning collection of reggae covers of funk and soul tunes recorded in Jamaica between 1973 and 1977, lovingly compiled by Steve Barrow. There’s not a duff one on there.. all very inspired, soulful re-interpretations and entirely devoid of any sensationalist gimmickry (don’t get me wrong, nothing wrong with a bit of sensationalist gimmickry from time to time).</p> <p>This sublime track is a case in point. A sublime, heart-rending cover of the <strong>Isley Brothers</strong> track that the sleeve notes describes as being “the epitome of Jamaican soul.”</p> <p>The compilation is available for a very mid-priced GBP 8.50 on the Blood & Fire site. I was also interested to note that large chunks of their very tasty back catalogue is going for GBP 4.50 a pop too. I hope it’s not indicative of them being in some sortof trouble… they have put some consistently great stuff out there over the years.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.bloodandfire.co.uk/album_detail.php?id=BAFCD036" title="">buy Darker Than Blue</a> :: </a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.bloodandfire.co.uk/discography.php" title="..on the Blood & Fire back catalogue">bargains galour</a> :: ..on the Blood & Fire back catalogue</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/11_-_john_holt_-_for_the_love_of_you.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Thu, 10 May 2007 16:56:00 +0100 Macca-far-i http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1218 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1218 Kevvy K Kevvy K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1218#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Byron Lee & The Dragonaires – Live & Let Die Possibly the biggest stretch to the boundaries of good taste on this covers selection so far. After a disconcertingly high-pitched chorus leads in, the distinctive riff gets thoroughly Byron Lee & The Dragonaires – Live & Let Die Possibly the biggest stretch to the boundaries of good taste on this covers selection so far. After a disconcertingly high-pitched chorus leads in, the distinctive riff gets thoroughly skanked-over and somehow manages to stay on the right side of kitschy pastiche, with the cod-reggae interlude of the original sounding comfortably at home for the first time ever. Apart form the fact that Roger Moore was a lardy sleaze ball in comparison to the rough edged, smouldering, shaggability of Sean Connery, this was far and away my fave Bond outing… loved all the Baron Samedi voodoo shenanigans and the geezer with the pincers intead of a hand. <p><div align="center"><img src="images/liveletdie.jpg" width="280" height="210" hspace="10" vspace="10" alt="Live And Let Die" /></div><br /> <strong>Byron Lee & The Dragonaires</strong> – <i>Live & Let Die</i></p> <p>Possibly the biggest stretch to the boundaries of good taste on this covers selection so far. After a disconcertingly high-pitched chorus leads in, the distinctive riff gets thoroughly skanked-over and somehow manages to stay on the right side of kitschy pastiche, with the cod-reggae interlude of the original sounding comfortably at home for the first time ever.</p> <p>Apart form the fact that Roger Moore was a lardy sleaze ball in comparison to the rough edged, smouldering, shaggability of Sean Connery, this was far and away my fave Bond outing… loved all the Baron Samedi voodoo shenanigans and the geezer with the pincers intead of a hand.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.trojanrecords.com/productView.php?productID=170" title="">buy the Trojan Beatles covers collection</a> :: </a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://dilate.choonz.com/pod/byron_lee__the_dragonaires_-_live__let_die.mp3">File Download (0:00 min / 0 MB)</a></p> 00:00:00 Wed, 09 May 2007 09:39:00 +0100 A Wedding Version http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1213 http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1213 The Double K The Double K no http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=1213#comments > p*soul, reggae, *now offline* > p*soul reggae *now offline* Jackie Mittoo – Rocksteady Wedding This is a version particularly close to my heart as it’s the tune that the good lady Mrs Double K walked up the aisle to at our wedding. It’s not so much a cover version as a bastard organ mashup Jackie Mittoo – Rocksteady Wedding This is a version particularly close to my heart as it’s the tune that the good lady Mrs Double K walked up the aisle to at our wedding. It’s not so much a cover version as a bastard organ mashup of Wagner’s Bridal Chorus, Get Me To The Church On Time and Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, all backed by a solid rocksteady rhythm. Great fun. <p><img src="images/JackieKeyboard.jpg" width="169" height="162" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="20" alt="Jackie Mittoo" /><strong>Jackie Mittoo</strong> – <em>Rocksteady Wedding</em></p> <p>This is a version particularly close to my heart as it’s the tune that the good lady Mrs Double K walked up the aisle to at our wedding.</p> <p>It’s not so much a cover version as a bastard organ mashup of Wagner’s <em>Bridal Chorus</em>, <em>Get Me To The Church On Time</em> and Mendelssohn’s <em>Wedding March</em>, all backed by a solid rocksteady rhythm. Great fun.</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/officialjackiemittoo" title="Despite dying of cancer in 1990, Mittoo has a MySpace page...">Mittoo on MySpace</a> :: Despite dying of cancer in 1990, Mittoo has a MySpace page...</a> </li> </ul>