british reggae

[Fozzie Bear]

Grew up in JA then moved here.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Just found out that Leslie Lyrics is now an academic!

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Leslie+Lyrics

His "What The Deejay Said" is a great book. First half is a bit on the academic side, but the second half has some really good accounts of 80s deejay runnings.

Good bloke too, I interviewed him for the first issue of Woofah.

 

[foo]

Audrey - English Girl (Mad Prof)
Aisha - The Creator (Mad Prof)
Sis Nya - Jah Jah Way (shaka)

hi Fozzie - do you know any album that these might be on. i can find no sign of them anywhere....

 

[Fozzie Bear]

hi Fozzie - do you know any album that these might be on. i can find no sign of them anywhere....

Ah. No. First two are seven inches and the last is a twelve. You should be able to hear snippets at the dubvendor site... I'll try and send you a helpful pm later if I get time...

E2A - Aisha is on the Method in the Madness comp of Mad Professor stuff that Trojan put out.

 

[BlackArab]

His "What The Deejay Said" is a great book. First half is a bit on the academic side, but the second half has some really good accounts of 80s deejay runnings.

Good bloke too, I interviewed him for the first issue of Woofah.

I discovered it at the library this weekend. I'm trying to cram in social and cultural history books in the hopes of stimulating my own writing.

What is the Woofah btw?

Edited to add: Google indeed is our friend. Will look out for this in Rooted. Do you have a copy of your interview as issue 1 is sold out.

 

[coccinelle]

hi Fozzie - do you know any album that these might be on. i can find no sign of them anywhere....

You could contact the Prof at Ariwa Sounds. It's not a big operation, just the Prof and his wife and they're in the business of trying to sell records...

 

[foo]

And the Natural-ites?

just saw this coccinelle - bloody hell i'd totally forgotten this song, and i really liked it.

<sings along>

 

[coccinelle]

This one (Gal Gorgon) was produced in England (by Robbo Ranx) in 1991 but the artiste is American

 

[ringo]

And the Natural-ites?

Love that tune, played it on my radio show a couple of weeks ago.

 

[coccinelle]

This is the Administrators' nearly-national poptastic hit but it was scuppered by Trojan reissuing the early Lord Tanamo version of "I'm In The Mood For Love".

The sound quality is terrible (the wonderful backing vocals are almost totally drowned) and the images in the video are archive and aren't the Administrators.

 

[foo]

that's lovely and i like the clip, even though i see what you mean, but it took me a while to realise it wasn't the proper Administrators...

 

[killer b]

there seems to be a load of british reggae at kill your pet puppy (plus loads of punk & related - fucking wicked site)

downloading jah shaka's commandments of dub atm

 

[bingiman]

there seems to be a load of british reggae at kill your pet puppy (plus loads of punk & related - fucking wicked site)

downloading jah shaka's commandments of dub atm

Well that was good while it lasted. Downloaded Yabby You's debut album which was a more recent posting but links to stuff posted earlier don't seem to work anymore.

Definitely one to keep an eye on. Anyone got any other blog/mp3 sites for rare reggae?

 

[killer b]

probably. let me have a look.

 

[killer b]

global groove has some sweet reggae... check out their dub and reggae sections.

massagana (would you believe it?) also has some fine business.

all i've got bookmarked right now... but there's plenty more to go at, for sure...

 

[foo]

ooh more... i'll sneak a peek before work mister b.

<strokes thread>

i know it's not british reggae, but i've just been listening to this, and it's lovely so i thought i'd share.

 

[bingiman]

global groove has some sweet reggae... check out their dub and reggae sections.

that is more than enough to be going with

one rare mad professor album and super ape, both of which I bought but lost at some point in a chaotic life

thanks killer...you the b

 

[killer b]

no worries...

did you check out the sir collins album i posted the other week? well worth the download (imo)

http://www.zshare.net/download/603906061a4359b5/ if you missed it...

 

[bingiman]

Ini Kamoze first...

Will post some of my stuff soon.

What is the etiquette, stuff you can't buy anymore.

Wish I could include a link to a Jamaican Reggae Musician Benevolent Fund.

Some of those guys got penny's then and now like everyone else nothing..

 

[killer b]

i can't see any problem with sharing stuff that's out of print...

 

[bingiman]

I agree...

but even when it is in in print it rarely goes to the artist...

usually the publishing company...

would be nice if there was a charity or benevolent fund for reggae musicians

 

[killer b]

there probably is.

 

[bingiman]

Don Carlos followed by On-U sound

Certainly puts to bed a shitty week

 

[bingiman]

this blog has loads of good stuff

 

[Paraletic]

Alpha and Omega

http://www.alphaandomega.co.uk/

 

[foo]

Coupla recent 12" represses by Lion Youth:
http://www.dubvendor.co.uk/lion-you...-rat-a-cut-dub-virgo-stomach-uk-12-8072-p.asp

http://www.dubvendor.co.uk/lion-you...n-employed-dub-virgo-stomach-uk-12-8074-p.asp

And Jah Shaka (I think riddims in JA, vocals in UK):
http://www.dubvendor.co.uk/sis-nya-...-jah-jah-dub-jah-shaka-music-uk-12-7612-p.asp

http://www.dubvendor.co.uk/ras-i---...--wicked-dub-jah-shaka-music-uk-12-7653-p.asp

Rat a Cut Bottle.

i came back to this thread to look for something else and realised i hadn't opened the links in this post. i'd totally forgotten this tune. i'm sure there's others on this rhythm too...

edit: 3 million on the dole too... bloody hell.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

hey nice one, I'll give those another spin myself later as well!

 

[foo]

there are so many songs out there that we know, forgot we know, or are yet to know.

that's what a man in the market said to me today. i think he was a bit stoned, but i know exactly what he means.