COXSON FI YEARS

In light of the imminent carnival spectacular I took a little trip to my part time neighbor Blacka-Dread's strong hold on Coldharbour Lane for a mini dig. Him and the Coxsone veterans regularly use that stoop as a place to put the world to rights and jam to some mega riddims! In dedication to them all, here is a little vid for yall of the team many moons ago.

Catch em at Carni inniiiiit!!!!

GO JEWISH FI ROW DAT BOAT

I have been away, hence the lull. But thanks to a link up from everyones favorite Moon Face we can now all get ship shape this winter via the gully lunges of the self proclaimed "Energy Man" Elephant Man.

ELBOW DEM

YUSH

Today, bar the heavy duty dentistry, was a beyond a happy day for I. Mid an unplanned dig through some dusty crates, looking for nothing in particular, I had one of thoughs euphoric, never happens to me, biblical moments, when I found a record I have been pining for for months raised its tonk arm with an almighty slap up in my grill. Bad Boy Talk, is with out a shadow of a doubt the peak of [Mad] Cobra's career. His vibe nowadays is on that contemporary, aggs but cheesy, all to popular with your shoreditch trendy, soulless dancehall. Half is recent stuff will no doubt be featuring on "mix tape" (Traktor mix) winging its way, via some Italo electro, to the speakers of American Apparel very soon. But this LP is HYPE! Yush, the tune fatured is an absolute peeeeercie, but within the card sleeve many more unsung classics sit waiting to be blasted. Get your self a copy, you won't regret. TRUSTLES!

7th BEAVEN

Here is a diddy compilation of some recent riddims I have linked up from the number one online record shop for reggae REGGAE RECORDS UK. Large up Nick and the team for the gulliest selection and service every time I visit.

1. Huge chuck Fenda tune on the Confessions Riddim.... Check the lyrics!


2. Absolute classic from the late and great Desmond Dekker. R.I.P! Conscious roots!


3. Brigadier Jerry, Answer Riddim, the rest is history!


4. Summer time classic from Michael Prophet. Allow any whack drum and bass remixes!


Heads will have to wait fi rest. There is a big clash stirring in the cauldron and I wouldn't want to ruin the flavours by letting you taste it early now. SEKKLE!

*Edit

I forgot to put this in the original post so a little update for you.....

Released on Reggae Records home brew lable Sativa Records this is a joint of epic proportions. YT on the press. OH MY DAYS!!!!. Bless up on this one, it will be huge in 2009!!

SON SON

I have taken a long time to post up SEIKO'S work. She is a fellow Brighton graduate and works to the highest of standards. Collage of many types can be found on her website, its the type of ting you can't stop looking at. I heard she was jamming at Selfridges, she was entered into some sort of comp judged by some super spectacular person! Clock up the web page and show some love yo.

Oh yeh, she is a top gal to match....





>>>>>>>>>>SEIKO KATO<<<<<<<<<<

SOUND CREW.........

Got a couple of fine midlands compendiums for all this week. Olbi Iyah is the original bad man selector since day, TRUST! Since we were youths he has been compiling a healthy wall full of the finest reggae cuts that would make the most seasoned of collectors week at the knees. Moving to Birmingham from Cambridge some time ago now he has been making some serious shapes on the scene there and is the out and out highlight on the Rhubarb Radio weekly rosta, with his show Version Galore. Definitely worth a clock team!

The first mix is a wall to wall quaker! With the most concise selection of this ilk I have heard this is Olbi's SLENG TENG SPESHI.

Sleng Teng Speshi by Olbi Iyah

Number two is a fine Rub-a-Dub mix up with some absolute killers and not a single filler. Yah eeeeeeeeeeeeeerd!!!

1. Money Money - Horace Andy
2. Black Africa - Lloyd Barnes
3. African Woman - Wayne Jarrett
4. African version - BullWackies Allstars
5. African Horns - Baba Leslie and Mark
6. Lonely Girl - Rod Taylor
7. Nice Up Session - Barry Brown
8. Taurus Special - Stamma Ranks
9. Hell is for Heros - Fred I Jah
10. Hell is for Heros dub version - Beckford
11. Time Is a moment is Space - Wayne Smith
12. Space in Time - Prince Jammy
13. Love is the Key - The Viceroys
14. Poorman Style - Barrington Levy
15. Rude Boy (M16) - Sammy Dread
16. M16 - Lone Ranger
17. Jahovia - Johnny Osborne
18. Westbound Train - Super T
19. Style & Fashion - Jah Batta & Skatee
20. Creation - Eeka Mouse
21. Creation Dub - Eaka Mouse
22. Worries in A Dance - Frankie Paul
23. Ghetto Life - Boom Back

Olbi Iyah in fine Rub a Dub Style by Olbi Iyah

Hopefully lots more to come from Olbi on here, but if you can't wait any longer hit up Rhubarb INNIT!!!!

MEDIA HYPE HYPE

cephalapodophilia from Dr. StrangeLoop on Vimeo.

Rowdy Strangeloop composition, I'm mad on his fings at the moment, clock his Vimeo page for more. Brainfeeder have been plugging his vibes for some time and its about time the rest of us jump aboard. Crisp production right through, turns the lights off and 'RUN DMT', yah heard!

Flying Lotus @ Lightbox (2) from Benedetta Sodini on Vimeo.

Flying Lotus' is synonymous for henchness. I was on a mass flop on passing up my chance or this gig. How i regret! The light box is not so much a venue, more an experience, one i am yet to embrace, but by the looks of this jam there will be queues of forward thinking promoters looking to arrange something a little special.

video killers dub - scientist w/ throw some Ds on that bitch! from John Bowen on Vimeo.

Who doesn't want rims the size of their daughter? wait for the Scientist experience pon this! Mega hype!!