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		<title>all i know</title>
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<p>I don&#8217;t really know anything about E.C.P.&#8211;they put out an album in 1995, I think they&#8217;re from Atlanta&#8230; thats about all the information I have.  I do know that I found this 12&#8243; some time ago, and its kinda dope&#8230; so enjoy this cut as you ride out the work week.</p>
<blockquote><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/2022453197baef02/"><font size="1">E.C.P. - All I Know</font></a></p></blockquote>
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		<title>Prince Malachi Interview (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<blockquote><p>Here is the second half of my interview with Prince Malachi.  We talk about Dub music in the UK, his travels around the world, and his most recent projects.</p></blockquote>
<p><font size="1">Tell me about your record label Mt. Ararat, you started that up in the nineties?</font></p>
<p>We started this in the nineties, yes. Me and my musical partner in this venture started this.  This was the label that we put out <em>Jah Light</em> on and, yea this is the first label, first venture that I started.</p>
<p><font size="1">Was that a difficult process to build the label?</font></p>
<p>At the time it was very difficult and very costly, because we didn’t really—I personally didn’t really know anybody in the industry in England.  So we had to just pay to learn, and learn from our mistakes, so it was kind of hard at the time but good learning, you know?</p>
<p><font size="1">How was the transition returning to England after working with Fatis Burrell? Did you apply the skills that you had learned in Jamaica to the UK scene?</font></p>
<p>Yea of course I mean I was producing before I went to Jamaica, and I would like to think that it was because of what Fatis originally heard, which was what I had done originally why we even entered into this relationship so, you know.  It just further enhance what I knew already by a great deal.  Because when you’re working with people such as Sly Dunbar, you know you see people like Cat Core coming out of the studio; Steven Stanley, Soldjie Hamilton.  You know the great Dennis Brown come and have a likkle word with me one day, said ‘keep it up youth, I got your CD in the car’—so it just enhance everything, I just retain everything and just use it, you know, deal with it.</p>
<p><font size="1">Tell me about some of the work you’ve been doing with UK dub producers like Disciples and Roots Hitek.</font></p>
<p>So the dub thing now is a little thing that been going on for a little while now where, I think I voiced one song for one of the dub producers and then all of a sudden everybody wanted a song, until now I have a dub album released just last month by Blakamix records.  You know the dub thing is a thing that, they’ve kinda preserved it in England, you probably won’t find it anywhere else on the globe.  England really kinda preserved that art-form of the dub—the dubwise style, King Tubbys, you know, Scientist, these people.  So, its just another page in the book, you know?</p>
<p><font size="1">What makes the dub scene here unique?</font></p>
<p>Well the dub scene is very… right now them have reggae as a limited thing already, and the dub scene is a small thing within a limited thing.  I mean it has its fans, it has its own following, but I think it’s a very small minority within the greater picture of the thing.  But we still do have to give thanks for those who keep that art-form going, you know, otherwise it could just disappear as well.  So we give thanks for it and if I can even participate one and two songs towards it, we just do that with a free heart, you know?  I mean many times, many times you may hear sonically the difference because you find that most of the dub producers are really coming from a authentic dub perspective—so its not really about the quality, or the amount of equipment that you have.  They’re following some old-school principles, you know, like Lee “Scratch” Perry and these guys who just had a few pieces of equipment in a likkle room somewhere and make this great sound.  So sometimes you know say the quality isn’t quite up to what’s at the pinnacle of reggae music at this time—but its not really the quality, sometime its just the essence of the thing itself: drum and bass, the drum and bass aspect, you know, the thunder and lightning aspect, so that keep it going.</p>
<p><font size="1">Having toured around the world and performed alongside legendary artists, are any of these experiences particularly memorable?</font><br />
I think all of the tours, all of the shows—everything is memorable, you know. But, I think a memorable show for me was we did a show in Trinidad with Lauryn Hill in the big cricket stadium, so that always sticks in my mind still, you know?  It was a very big show.  But all of the shows, some places I’ve been as well, and then I see other people go there or I’ve seen in the past there’s been great people whose performed on this stage as well.  House of Blues, these places, Holywood blvd.  I was watching Tupac Shakur at the Holywood blvd House of Blues the other day, I said ‘wow I was on that stage too, you know, me and Sizzla and Turbulence.’  So yea, many things just stick in your head.  S.O.B’s, these places where many great people passed through, Ray Charles and, the pinnacle of the thing, you know?</p>
<p><font size="1">You’ve also worked with many artists and producers over the years, do any of these stick with you as particularly memorable?</font></p>
<p>The whole experience, you know? I mean, Fatis, Phillip Burrell himself is a great, great scientist of the thing.  He doesn’t really say much, but things are happening.  So, just to really be amongst Fatis, and Beres, and certain people—even Steven Stanley, Chinna Smith.  Chinna Smith play with Bob Marley, Chinna Smith play with Peter Tosh, so these people have a lot to tell you, even if it’s just a small conversation you learn so much from these people.  It’s everyone really, even some of the worst of the worst, Baby Wayne and all some people who was my friend you know?  Everything’s everything’s everyone.  Everyone makes the thing, its not one person makes the thing, everyone come together and make thing what it is.  So we give thanks for everyone still.</p>
<p><font size="1">Where do you get your inspiration to make music, both in your production and your singing?</font></p>
<p>The inspiration is from His Majesty.  The words I feel is just life, we just use life to relate back life stories, really.  It’s His Majesty give the inspiration and the life to do these things, the words are just what we see from our eye.  So, I never really have problems like to find lyrics; when I feel like my energy level is right and my throat is good me just hit the mic and just, lyrics.  Just things cause there’s always things to say, and if we’re in this position that we are in as people who relate back life to others, if we cannot find things to say for like three minutes, you know—a song is only like three and a half minutes and the chorus comes back a few times and so, when you really check it its like about two minutes worth of words.  So, you’re not supposed to really be short of things to say</p>
<p><font size="1">What are some of your personal favorite artists, of any genre of music?</font></p>
<p>I listen to everything, I mean, when I say everything I mean really, I listen to everything.  My collection is just, music; I don’t really listen to one… at the moment I listen to talk radio a lot.  So that’s to show you I don’t really listen to a certain music, you know?  I listen to anything, anything at all.  And this is the thing that makes reggae music so great as well, because where Jamaica is situated, at the bottom of America—everything, Jamaicans receive everything.  All the channels.  We have been receiving all the channels, you know, so that’s how reggae music really evolve as well, because the Jamaican people have been bombarded with so much different music from such a long time ago.  They don’t have like one music they listen to, you know it was all this Sam Cooke and r&#038;b.  So it’s the fusion, the fusion that make reggae too, because you know say from out of reggae now you get hip hop, you understand.  So its just a growth thing, so you haffi listen everything.</p>
<p><font size="1">Would you talk a little bit about your most recent albums, <em>One Perfect Love</em>, that you mentioned earlier, and <em>Babylon Jungle</em></font>.</p>
<p><em>One Perfect Love</em> was release a month ago, like I said, Blakamix Records.  <em>Babylon Jungle</em> is due for release anytime, that’s my personal production.  At this time we have about four albums finished to be released.  A lot of people have always said that they haven’t heard enough from me.  That’s because, you know, we’ve been trying to consolidate and be self-sufficient, finish my studio so I can self-sufficient in the business, so that’s taken a little while.  But its kinda finished now, we find ourselves at a crossroads now where we have four albums finished all at once, so its just a process now of spacing them and timing them and letting them get out there.  So <em>Babylon Jungle</em>, you know, I feel should be released before the summer, hopefully before Christmas.  We have another album release which is a Stingray production, that’s the second album I did for Stingray, first one was Runaway Slave.  So everything coming together at long last, nothing ever done before the time, you know?</p>
<p><font size="1">Are you currently working with any other artists?</font></p>
<p>I have a few things here.  We did start a project with another artist called Ras Negus, not completed as yet; I have an album with also Cutty Williams and a Bredda called Daniel who used to play for the Ruff Kut band in Jamaica—Bounty Killa’s first band.  Alongst with various 45s, Frankie Paul and Fred Locks, Determine and some other bits and pieces, Turbulence, so yea its all coming together</p>
<p><font size="1">What can people expect from you in the future? (Other than those four albums)</font></p>
<p>Well, a lot more, you know, a lot more.  Its been a bit quiet these last few years and a lot of people have been wondering why, but as I say, many reasons.  But, finally we a get it together.  So you can expect a whole lot more, a whole lot more.
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		<title>yes yes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<font size="1">Howie Smart photographed by Beth Lesser</font><br />
Not too long ago I saw some people discussing Toronto-based producer King Culture over at the B&#038;F forums, I wanted to join in on the discussion but I couldn&#8217;t manage to create an account, so instead I&#8217;m going to do a little post right here and share this track here which is a King Culture produced, Howie Smart voiced gem.  &#8220;Yes Yes&#8221; plays on Dawn Penn&#8217;s 1967 classic &#8220;You Don&#8217;t Love Me (No No No)&#8221;&#8211;itself a remake of the 1961 Willie Cobbs tune &#8220;You Don&#8217;t Love Me&#8221;. I think everything about this track is dope: a fine showcase of King Culture&#8217;s late seventies production style and Howie Smart&#8217;s skillful vocals.  The singer began his career in Jamaica, but didn&#8217;t release his first tune until he relocated to Canada, where he would release &#8220;Walls of Babylon&#8221; as a 12 Inch on the Choice label.  The producer also cut his chops while in Jamaica, but would eventually set up his business in Toronto&#8217;s Eglinton West neighborhood&#8211;it was here that he would become one of the central figures in Canadian reggae and dancehall, through his record and video shops, his studio, King Culture Hi Fi, various record labels, and his involvement on many levels in Toronto&#8217;s reggae runnings.  More on all of this later, but for now, I hope you enjoy this track as much as I do.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/201907552f1f0d6c/"><font size="1">Howie Smart/King Culture - Yes Yes</font></a></p>
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		<title>Termanology Album Release</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>MNP was definitely in the building on Saturday for Termanology&#8217;s <strong>Politics as Usual</strong> album release party over in Cambridge, MA&#8230; it makes me real happy to see a local act get a well promoted release with national coverage and whatnot.  There was a decent crowd when we showed up around 11 or 11:30&#8230; I believe that Statik Selekath was playing at that point.  It&#8217;s been a long time since I attended a hip hop show at the Middle East and I was surprised to see that the scene hasn&#8217;t changed all that much&#8230; at least it hasn&#8217;t gotten any less corny.  Anyway, the opening acts were meant to be 7L and Esoteric and Akrobatik, pretty much old-heads at this point in the greater-boston hip hop world, but the 7L and Eso thing didn&#8217;t ever happen because somebody had a baby or something&#8230; I wasn&#8217;t too clear on the specifics.  Akro came on shortly after I arrived and actually ripped it for a good twenty minutes or so.  I have seen this dude perform a lot of times over the years and I will say that he has gotten a lot better than he was five years ago or so&#8211;he definitely has mastered the delivery and breath-control aspects of the live performances that a lot of rappers who sound good in the studio have trouble with on stage.  Next up&#8211;or somewhere in there&#8211;was the guys that do the Kill Bill O&#8217;reilly that came out a few weeks ago, that might have been when Eso didn&#8217;t show up, anyway, the performance was forgettable.  Finally after not too long it was time for Term to take over.  Cue half of the dudes in the audience going up on stage acting foolish for the next forty minutes.  All exaggeration aside, there were significantly less people in the place once all twenty-nine of this dude&#8217;s weed carriers were on stage.  Not only that but they were just being dumb (not going dumb, thats diffrent)&#8211;a few of them spit some unremarkable verses, the one dude in front yelled a lot and acted drunk, a few of them just stood around looking like they didn&#8217;t know what to do. When Termanology finally came on stage it was cool, except he&#8217;s a little cat, and from where I was standing (in the middle of the venue) you couldn&#8217;t really see him too well&#8211;especially with all these dudes still on stage dancing around him.  He did a few of his songs, some new shits and some of his known joints from the <strong>Hood Politics</strong> mixtapes, he was definitely excited to be performing, which was cool, but he got a little bit overboard talking about how he&#8217;s God&#8217;s son on some &#8216;I&#8217;m the savior of rap&#8217; bullshit&#8230; that part was kinda weak.  He also said he was gonna crowdsurf about ten times and then didn&#8217;t, even though I thought he was about to when he was performing &#8220;Watch How it Go Down&#8221; as I think his final track.  At the end of the performance I was left a little bit wondering why I spent twelve dollars&#8230; it feels harsh to say it because I try to support local music and seeing a rapper from my area blow up makes me happy, but the show itself was severely lacking.  Its not so much that Termanology was bad, the dude can spit, and he writes some pretty dope lyrics, he definitely gave a hype performance&#8211;but his crew really just bored the shit out of me and made me no longer excited to be there, especially after a dope set from Akrobatik&#8211;not to mention the fact that the crowd was actually visibly thinned when his peoples went on stage.  I&#8217;m glad I got to take in the performance, and I&#8217;m glad that I&#8217;ve purchased two of the <strong>Hood Politics</strong> CDs in the past, but at the end of the night I wasn&#8217;t inspired pick up <strong>Politics As Usual</strong>, and this was after all an album release show&#8230;
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>I&#8217;ve liked this song for a few years now without really being able to figure out why.  Could it be the melancholic Wolof lyrics ascending and descending over the hyper-speed mbalax rhythm?  Or could it be the corny eighties theme music quality that reminds me of a scene from <em>As Tears Go By</em>?</p>
<blockquote><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/20184109ba9d64fb/"><strong><font size="1">Youssou Ndour et le Super Etoile - Juum</font></strong></a></p></blockquote>
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		<title>my poor eyes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		
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Last night I made a pause-tape to listen to in my transport&#8230; The A side features some hip hop jammies from Houston, Boston, Queens and the Bay, and the B side dips into some rock, jazz, reggae and more.  I can&#8217;t really explain the selections too much, some of it has been marinating on my hard drive for a while, some of it I just picked up yesterday&#8230; If you ask nicely maybe I will send you the tape complete with tracklistings and hand-drawn illustration.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>A Side </strong><br />
<strong><font size="1">Scandalous - The Click<br />
Da Squad - The Odd Squad<br />
Late Greatness - Devin the Dude/J-Zone<br />
Puff Puff Pass - Young Lay<br />
40 Side of Things - Nas/Cormega/Syl Drama<br />
NY Freestyle - Kool G Rap/Killa Sha<br />
Bonus Track/There is a Song - Mac Dre<br />
My Opinion - Mac Mall<br />
American Nightmare - C-Bo<br />
Criminal - Concrete Click<br />
Murdapan - Big Shug<br />
Living the Life - UGK</font></strong><br />
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<p><strong>B Side</strong><strong> </strong><br />
<strong><font size="1">Red House - Jimi Hendrix<br />
Ti Ti - East New York Ensemble De Music<br />
The All of Everything - Sun Ra<br />
Sheva - Goran Bregovic<br />
Masikini Macho Yangu - Ali Mkali<br />
Fu Manchu - Desmond Dekker<br />
Acid Rock - The Funkees<br />
Stabiliser - Keith Hudson<br />
Thanks and Praise - Ranking<br />
Cruisin - Bitty McLean<br />
Rock On - Gregory Isaacs<br />
Wall of Babylon - Howie Smart/King Culture</font></strong></p></blockquote>
	

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		<title>the night of the purple moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<blockquote><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/19904612d2899275/"><font size="1">Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - The Night of the Purple Moon</font></a></p></blockquote>
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		<title>The Story of Randy&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>The 40 minute DVD accompanying 17 North Parade&#8217;s upcoming <em>Randy&#8217;s 50th Anniversary</em> compilation is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.unitedreggae.com/news/n365/092608/the-story-of-randys">available to watch in full here</a>&#8230; Its a pretty dope little documentary detailing the story of the <strong>Chin</strong> family and Randy&#8217;s record shop and recording studio.  Icons like <strong>Niney the Observer</strong>, <strong>Big Youth</strong>, <strong>Dizzy More</strong>, and <strong>Stranger Cole</strong> reminisce about the history of <strong>Randy&#8217;s</strong>, which of course is central to the evolution and development of Jamaican music as a whole.  The CD-side of the release isn&#8217;t looking too shabby either with 2 discs, each containing twenty-five solid selections and some very detailed and thoughtful liner notes by David Katz. Look out for <em>Randy&#8217;s 50th Anniversary</em> 2CD/DVD in stores late next month.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.buy.com/prod/randy-s-50th-anniversary/q/loc/109/209337390.html"><font size="1"><strong>tracklist here</strong></font></a>
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		<title>doug anderson - citiscapes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>I came across this record on sunday while perusing my local flea market and was intrigued by the cover art.  Turing it around to check the back I found that it was an album put together in the late eighties by a group of jazz musicians from the Boston area&#8211;Doug Anderson, George Garzone, Patrick Tamminen and Tim Wells. Being a sucker for locally produced records I added it to the day&#8217;s findings and continued to dig.  Later on that day, while going through the modest pile of records that I had taken home, I came across the <em>Citiscapes</em> LP and gave it a listen.  Very nice and interesting stuff.  I then did a google search and didn&#8217;t turn up a thing except <a target="_blank" href="http://dougandersound.com">this one informative page</a> which seems to have been put together by the album&#8217;s frontman Doug Anderson.  It tells the <a target="_blank" href="http://dougandersound.com/History.html">story</a> of how the album came into being and how it was recorded on digital tape but barely missed the Vinyl/CD cut-off when it was released in 1988.  The site&#8217;s creator also provides mp3s of all eight songs&#8230; you can <a target="_blank" href="http://dougandersound.com/Music.html">listen or download them here</a>.  This record will definitely be of interest to others curious about Boston&#8217;s under-documented music history, as well as practitioners and apprentices of the beat-welding craft.  Unless of course you subscribe to the theory that sampling is dead&#8230; which was one of the messages I was getting when I recently watched the not-so-new <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fatbeats.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5388"><em>Deep Crates</em> <em>2</em></a> sequel DVD.  I liked the first one a lil bit but the second one was kinda boring.
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		<title>12&#8243; Rulers: Linval Thompson</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>After their recent buyout by New York&#8217;s VP records, the Greensleeves camp returns with another stellar &#8216;12&#8243; Rulers&#8217; project.  After their three previous essential 12&#8243; collections&#8211;Gussie Clarke, Junjo Lawes and Jah Thomas&#8211;the focus now turns to Kingston-born, Queens-bred Linval Thompson.  A talented singer in his own right, Thompson was responsible for some of the heaviest productions of the early eighties.  This upcoming release features twelve 12&#8243; mixes of a number of the producer&#8217;s standout efforts, many of which are seeing CD release for the first time.  Assuming that they are following the pattern of the earlier 12&#8243; Rulers series, the CD compilation will be accompanied by a handful of high-quality vinyl 12&#8217;s that are going to tempt me to no end&#8230;  Look out for this release on October 7th&#8230; or <a target="_blank" href="http://www.vpreggae.com/scripts/itemdetail.asp?IK=grel616.2#">pre-order now</a> for the nice price of ten dollar&#8230; tracklist below.</p>
<blockquote><p>1         BIG SHIP - FREDDIE McGREGOR<br />
2        UNFAITHFUL CHILDREN - AL CAMPBELL<br />
3        TOO POOR - BARRINGTON LEVY<br />
4        TRIALS &#038; CROSSES - EARL 16<br />
5        DO YOU REMEMBER - EEK A MOUSE<br />
6        LOVE IS WHAT THE WORLD WANTS - BARRY BROWN<br />
7        FOLLOW FASHION - SAMMY DREAD &#038; SADDLE DREAD<br />
8        GONE WATER GONE - LEE VAN CLEEF<br />
9        BACK OFF - JOHNNY OSBOURNE &#038; PAPA TULLO<br />
10        HOLDING ON TO MY GIRLFRIEND - LINVAL THOMPSON<br />
11        WIFE &#038; SWEETHEART - NICODEMUS<br />
12        STRICTLY THE DREAD - TOYAN</p></blockquote>
	

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		<title>Ras Nas: Dar-es-Salaam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>Some of you may remember that a while back we featured a few videos from Oslo, Norway-based Tanzanian singer and poet <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rasnas.kongoi.com/"><strong>Ras Nas</strong>.</a>  Well, <strong>Ras Nas</strong> (aka <strong>Nasibu Mwanukuzi</strong>) recently reached out to musicmnp and send us his latest CD entitled <em>Dar-es-Salaam</em>.  After a few listens I can say this is an album that is well worth checking out.  Part reggae, part &#8216;afropop&#8217;, the 9 tracks showcase as many different musical styles as they do languages, but somehow come together to form a patchwork of pleasant sounds.  <strong>Ras Nas</strong>&#8216; poetic and versatile lyricism is showcased in a fine style on tracks like &#8220;Trouble In a Dub&#8221; and &#8220;River Nile&#8221;, both of which mix spoken poetry with song.  Keep an eye out for this disc and&#8211;if you&#8217;re in Europe&#8211;don&#8217;t miss one of <strong>Ras Nas</strong>&#8216; live performances.
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		<title>Prince Malachi Interview (Part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<blockquote><p>Here is the first part of my interview with Prince Malachi.  After gaining notoriety during the nineties with Fatis Burrell&#8217;s Xterminator camp, this London based singer/producer has continued to make his voice heard on both sides of the Atlantic.  This is the beginning of a conversation that I had with Prince Malachi at his South London home last spring, we discuss his early musical development, first recordings, and his journey to Jamaica to work with the legendary Phillip &#8220;Fatis&#8221; Burrell.  Part 2 coming soon.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong><font size="1">What was your first exposure to music growing up as a child?</font></strong></p>
<p>My first exposure to music was probably through my father.  My father is a jazz guitarist, so I always play with my father and that’s the first time I start playing music—start doing gigs with my father, some old jazz stuff, rhythm and blues, swing, I played all that stuff.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">So did you realize early on that you really wanted to become a musician?</font></strong></p>
<p>Yea, yea, from kinda like, from a early age.  From I went to church, they said that they taught me how to play drums in the Sunday School, so I must have been about seven or eight when they see that me have a musical ability.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">At one point you played with a group called Avalanche, tell me about that.</font></strong></p>
<p>Yea, that’s like inna mi early teenage years now.  I form a group with another good friend of mine, Cutty Williams, who is also a artist.  We form this group call Avalanche, went on to do some Battle of the Bands and these kinda things, a good experience.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">What sort of music were you playing then?</font></strong></p>
<p>Avalanche at first was a reggae group and then towards the end we start to play like soul-ish, more soul-ish reggae.  But really it was a reggae group.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">Tell me about how you got started Deejaying?</font></strong></p>
<p>Really I started Deejaying from I was about thirteen.  I was Deejaying while I was playing the drums, so its like—when I stopped playing the drums, I just more leaned on the Deejaying side.  So, I stopped playing the drums at about fifteen with this band Avalanche, and then we just decided to really stick with the Deejaying.  That’s when I was introduced to the sound systems.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">What time period was that?</font></strong></p>
<p>This was in the eighties, early eighties—‘81, ‘82, ’83, I was Deejaying on sound from these days.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">Which sound systems did you work with?</font></strong></p>
<p>There’s a lot of different sound, you know?  I think the first time I really ever really work on a sound was with my brother.  My brother was part of a sound also, in South London, by the name of Symphonic.  From this sound you have a lot of other sounds came out of this sound like JB Crew and some other sounds who are still playing today in London.  But that was the first time I really went on a sound system I feel that was with my brother, Symphonic sound.  After that now, we join a sound called Gemini, who at the time was one of the biggest sounds possibly then, in the South of England.  The manager of Gemini was formerly in a sound called Fatman, with another man called Ribs who left Fatman also.  So my boss left Fatman and made a sound called Gemini, and Ribs left Fatman also and made a sound called Unity.  So, it was mostly Gemini.  There was a few other sounds in the area like Freedom, and you have another sound from the way they call Sovereign, but it was mainly Gemini sound still.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">As a Deejay were you influenced by what was happening locally or more by Jamaican Deejays of the era?</font></strong></p>
<p>Well it was very funny you should say that you know because we wasn’t really influenced by what was going on in England.  In fact we was possibly quite against what was going on in England.  We more took examples from Jamaicans such as Josey Wales, Brigadier Jerry, these people really, Jim Kelley, it was these people who we really looked towards more than England.  You always have to go to the source.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">At what point did you transition from Deejaying on sounds to going into the studio and recording?</font></strong></p>
<p>Well, when I was Deejaying I was still learning the production side of things—knowing how to put riddim tracks together and voicing and these things.  So when the sound finished—Gemini sound finished—we went on a tour in Canada and when we came back the owner had sold the sound.  There was some dispute and it just ended very abruptly.  So at that time now, I started to do a little singing.  At this time I met a guy called Sidney Crooks who was a member of the Pioneers—one of these old harmony groups from Jamaica.  He was a producer also living in England at the time.  So I met up with him and we started to do a few recordings which was mainly, like, on a big-people music level, you know?  Cause he was a elderly man himself, so he really made music for the older generation.  So it was really him who started doing recording, and from there we just go on throughout, singing and recording, and that was it.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">Tell me about how your first album Jah Light came about?</font></strong></p>
<p>The first album came about… really it started with Sidney Crooks in a way because when I used to work at Sidney Crooks I used to work with some other musicians and artists—Donna Marie and a guy called Noel Robinson, he used to play the bass.  And another gentleman called Joseph, who was Donna Marie’s partner at the time, who used to be the keyboard player.  He used to play in Avalanche as well.  Sydney Crooks packed up and migrated back to Jamaica.  Possibly a year after that Noel Robinson got back in touch with me and said to me that he has this little studio that he’s building at his home and he’d like me to come.  So I went and just by going, going everyday we started to do some songs and these were the songs that eventually would be put on the Jah Light album.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">Soon after this you went to Jamaica and worked with Fatis Burrell, can you tell me a little bit about that?</font></strong></p>
<p>Really that came about just through persistence, you know.  Some people have it to say I met him in a rehearsal room, and it wasn’t really like that.  At the time me just start get mad inna me head, you know?  So we had Jah Light and, I knew Fattis from many years ago when he used to live in England.  I don’t think Fattis remembered me at that time because I was just a small boy, but I remember this man Fattis Burrell.  And then he started to get more known because he was managing and producing Luciano. I think I had the demo copy of Jah Light, and he came to England with Luciano, so I found out where the hotel was and went to the hotel and basically bum-rushed myself into the hotel room, got him to listen to the CD, and it just went from there.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">So you then went and stayed in Jamaica?</font></strong></p>
<p>Yea I stayed in Jamaica on and off for a good few years working with Soldjie and others.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">What was your role at Xterminator during that time? Were you working in the studio full time?</font></strong></p>
<p>Basically yea.  At the time it was myself and Murphy really—who is still there as the engineer.  We just run the ship, you know, on a day-to-day basis.  You know, Fatis could just tell us what to do, who to voice, what needed mixing, what needed overdubbing, and we just go to the studio and take care of it.  So between myself and Murphy we used to run the sessions.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">How did you feel like you were accepted as a UK artist when you went to Jamaica?</font></strong></p>
<p>Well strange you should say that you know, cause I’ve never been really seen as a UK artist.  Even though I was born here, I don’t know it’s just strange, I’ve never been seen as a UK artist.  Maybe because I wasn’t really in the business as such before I went to work with Fatis—before I went to work with Fatis I wasn’t really part of the English music scene.  So many people only got to know of me after I worked with Fatis, so maybe that’s a reason.  But maybe its just because of the kind of music that I do also, its not like the stuff that really comes from England.  So I’ve never really had a problem of being seen as a UK artist, they just see me as a Jamaican artist so I give respect and nuff thanks for that too cause I don’t really—the pigeon-holing thing we don’t really—it doesn’t help, you know? It doesn’t help at all, so yea I never had a problem with coming from the UK.</p>
<blockquote><p>**part 2 coming soon**<br />
<font size="1">words by <strong>Tristram Keefe</strong>,<br />
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		<title>The Best of Dennis Brown: The Niney Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>More excellent reissues are on the way from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.heartbeatreggae.com/">Heartbeat</a> records, this time in the form of a compilation of the Crown Prince of Reggae <strong>Dennis Brown</strong>&#8217;s work with producer <strong>Winston &#8220;Niney the Observer&#8221; Holness</strong>.  Cutting his chops with the likes of <strong>Striker Lee</strong> and <strong>Joe Gibbs</strong>, <strong>Niney</strong> would become one of Jamaica&#8217;s top ranking producers during the decade of the seventies with countless hit records featuring artists like <strong>Freddie McGregor</strong>, <strong>Gregory Isaacs</strong>, <strong>Junior Delgado</strong>, and of course, the timeless <strong>Dennis Emmanuel Brown</strong>.  Brown began his career at the tender age of 13, recording first for <strong>Derrick &#8220;The Musical Chariot&#8221; Harriott</strong>, and then moving on to record his debut LP at <strong>Coxsone Dodd</strong>&#8217;s Studio One.  He would remain one of Jamaica&#8217;s all time favorite singers from the early seventies until his tragic death in 1999.  Together <strong>Niney the Observer</strong> and <strong>Dennis Brown</strong> created some of reggae&#8217;s most enduring recordings, &#8220;Here I come&#8221;, &#8220;Created by the Father&#8221;, &#8220;Africa&#8221;, &#8220;Wolf and Leopard&#8221;&#8211;the list goes on.  <em>The Best of Dennis Brown: The Niney Years</em> compiles these and other classic releases along with a handful of&#8211;perhaps not as essential&#8211;cuts from their 1990s reunion.  Previously unreleased extended versions of &#8220;Whip Them Jah Jah&#8221; and &#8220;Give a Helping Hand&#8221; along with crucial <strong>I Roy</strong> versions on the extended mixes of &#8220;Here I Come&#8221; and &#8220;Wolf and Leopard&#8221; provide an added bonus on this one&#8230; not to mention the vinyl only cuts featuring <strong>Ranking Buckers</strong> and <strong>U Roy</strong> over &#8220;Tenement Yard&#8221; and &#8220;Westbound Train&#8221;.</p>
<blockquote><p><font size="1">Look out for <em><strong>The Best of Dennis Brown: The Niney Years</strong></em> on November 4th</font></p></blockquote>
	

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		<title>Poncho in the World of Sound</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.zshare.net/download/1941315992bfc6ed/"><font size="1">&#8220;Poncho in the World of Sound&#8221; - Cleave Reed</font></a></p>
<p>This is one of the most interesting records in my collection, a recording from 1969 featuring a poem by a then student at Washington D.C.&#8217;s Cardoza High School named Cleave Reed.  &#8220;Most of all I am trying to make new sounds by taking records, piece by piece, wondering if I can bring a sound of my own, a completely new sound in music&#8230;&#8221;  The young poet&#8217;s vision is remarkably similar to what would eventually become the musical ethos behin hip hop production.  The record is not pressed on vinyl, but on a flimsy yellow plastic, very thin and presumably cheap to produce.  I know that it was originally created as a part of a larger artistic project at Cardoza High School&#8230; if anyone has any more information on this please let us know!
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		<title>&#8220;My Boston&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		
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With <strong>Term</strong>&#8217;s long-awaited debut about to drop in four days and <strong>Big Shug</strong> getting ready to release his sophomore LP <em>Otherside of the Game</em> things are looking good for those of us still living in the Beanious. .. Hopefully both of these records will do well when they come out, they are both guaranteed to be dope&#8211;look out for our <strong>Big Shug</strong> review early next week&#8211;but in the meantime here are three joints off <em>Otherside of the Game</em>:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&#038;ufid=R3ozRkJkNmNCSm9LSkE9PQ">My Boston</a>&#8221; has been making the rounds on local radio for a while now, <strong>Big Shug</strong> is joined by <strong>Termanology </strong>and <strong>Singapore Kane</strong> over a bananas <strong>Premier</strong> beat.</p>
<p>&#8220;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&#038;ufid=R3ozRkJkNmNZY1JMWEE9PQ">Murdapan</a>&#8221; is my personal favorite of these cuts, <strong>Big Shug</strong> describes Mattapan in vivid detail over a minimalist <strong>MoSS</strong> production&#8230; and I love that he tells people to &#8220;stop by Simcos and get a hotdog or something&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&#038;ufid=R3ozRkJkNmNoMlVLSkE9PQ">Like A Muhfucka</a>&#8221; is another <strong>DJ Premier</strong>/<strong>Big Shug</strong> collabo, and its dope&#8230; like a muhfucka.</p></blockquote>
	

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		<title>reggae inna dancehall style</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		
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After an admittedly not too difficult process (i gets down on the polish language message boards yadadadahsayin?) I recently got my hands on a crispy copy of <strong>Pekka Vuorinen</strong> and <strong>Tero Kaski</strong>&#8217;s phenomenal book about the mighty Volcano Hi Power sound system.  <em><a target="_blank" href="http://reggaelicious.pbwiki.com/Reggae%20Inna%20Dance%20Hall%20Style">Reggae inna Dancehall Style</a></em> was released in 1984 and focuses on the late, great producer <strong>Junjo Lawes</strong>&#8216; Volcano camp.  Interviews with the likes of <strong>Barrington Levy</strong>, <strong>Burro Banton</strong>, <strong>Tony Tuff</strong> and <strong>Josey Wales</strong>, along with selector <strong>Danny Dread</strong>, &#8220;The People&#8217;s Promoter&#8221; <strong>Sassa</strong> (whose work graces the cover of the book), and Mr Lawes himself make this a must-read for lovers of real Dancehall music.  The crucial interviews are accompanied by many high quality photographs (including a handful of color spreads) of artists and soundmen of the day.  So, if you&#8217;ve always wanted to read an interview with the elusive <strong>El Fego Bacca</strong>, or you are curious about the design aspects of early Dancehall flyers and posters, then you should keep an eye out for this gem.</p>
<blockquote><p><font size="1">The above photo of Henry &#8216;Junjo&#8217; Lawes was taken by <strong>Tero Kaski</strong>; check out the cover and some more scans</font> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reggaenet.pl/forum/read/6/1628913/1636054">here</a></p></blockquote>
	

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		<title>Bertram Brown Memorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>Tune in today to Deadly Dragon&#8217;s tribute to the life and work of Freedom Sounds producer <a target="_blank" href="http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/bertrambrown/bertrambrown.htm">Bertram Brown</a>, who sadly passed on last week.  Our condolences go out to the family and friends of this inspirational man.</p>
<blockquote><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eastvillageradio.com/modules.php?name=evrshow&#038;showid=20">On Monday, September 8th our friend and trusted partner Bertram Brown passed away. Mr. Brown was the Producer and Creator of the Freedom Sounds label and his musical legacy will always be remembered. Bertram was a true champion of the people of Greenwich Town where he grew up and lived for his entire life. He was an apex of generousity – always willing to help those around him. We here at Deadly Dragon owe him everything for both his diligent work and the absolutely open-hearted way with which he allowed us into his life, his home and into the spirit of the music which nourishes us. Words alone fail when trying to explain what this man meant to us. We will miss him terribly. The world has truly lost an essential piece of light. We send our condolences to his family and friends. Bertram Brown – Zion awaits. On Monday, September 15th, our Eastvillageradio.com program from 6-8 will be devoted to music and life of Mr. Brown. Please tune in.  <strong>::East Village Radio::</strong></a></p></blockquote>
	

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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>After a long period of deliberation, I broke down last week and ordered a copy of the <em>Bullwackie: Live in New York DVD</em>.  &#8216;What&#8217; you might ask, &#8216;is the <em>Bullwackie: Live in New York DVD</em>&#8216;?  The answer is simple: a documentary film about Lloyd &#8220;Bullwackie&#8221; Barnes and his New York based <strong>Wackie&#8217;s</strong> label.  Released in 1986, the video contains interviews inter-spliced with studio footage, and stage show and sound system performances from the likes of Ras Clifton, Milton Henry, Sugar Minott, Lone Ranger, and Barnes himself.  The storied producer&#8217;s musical philosophy comes across as he conveys his strategy for working with a tight-knit group of artists.  Just over an hour long, and packed full of music from the <strong>Wackie&#8217;s</strong> camp, this gem is definitely worth keeping an eye out for.</p>
<blockquote><p>On a related note, the latest in Basic Channel&#8217;s string of <strong>Wackie&#8217;s</strong> re-issues is now available&#8211;<a target="_blank" href="http://basicchannel.com/item/WS-03">part three of the <strong>Wackie&#8217;s</strong> sampler series&#8230; </a></p></blockquote>
	

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		<title>michigan hi fi - toronto 1986</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>Here we have yet another excellent Canadian recording. The mighty <strong>Michigan Hi Fi </strong>playing at the Jamaican Cultural Centre in Toronto. Special guests on the night include Admiral Bailey, Pad Anthony and Sassafrass.</p>
<blockquote><p>Download: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OF3GM6X0"><strong><font size="1">Michigan Hi Fi - Toronto 1986 - Admiral Bailey, Pad Anthony, Sassafrass</font></strong></a></p></blockquote>
	

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		<title>ayatollah - &#8220;brolic&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&#038;ufid=R3ozZXQrZ2pYSHpIRGc9PQ">download</a> <font size="1" style="font-weight: bold">Ayatollah - &#8220;Brolic&#8221;</font></p>
<p>off the upcoming digital-only instrumental album, Drum Machine, due out September 30th
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		<title>George Phang (selector&#8217;s choice)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<p>As some of you may have already picked up on, VP records&#8217; latest venture&#8211;the reissue label 17 North Parade&#8211;has recently announced the release of a four-part compilation showcasing the work of producer George Phang.  Phang&#8217;s Powerhouse label was responsible for some of the heaviest tunes of the dancehall era, featuring rhythm tracks built by the legendary Sly and Robbie.  Though his name may not be as widely recognized as other dancehall pioneers like King Jammys and Junjo Lawes, Phang released countless enduring hits like Tenor Saw&#8217;s &#8220;Roll Call&#8221;, Half Pint&#8217;s &#8220;Greetings&#8221; and Frankie Paul&#8217;s &#8220;FP Love&#8221;.  The <em>Selector&#8217;s Choice</em> compilation features eight disks full of Powerhouse classics, conveniently organized by rhythm;  so, if like me you don&#8217;t have most of these tracks on 45, or if you are unfamiliar with George Phang&#8217;s work alltogether, this is a great release for you&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>Look out for <em>Powerhouse - Selector&#8217;s Choice - George Phang</em> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.17northparade.com/#">coming in october.</a></p></blockquote>
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		<title>mikey murka</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Mikey Murka Interview (part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<blockquote><p><font size="1">Here is part two of my recent conversation with Mikey Murka, you can find the full interview <a target="_blank" href="http://www.myninjaplease.com/music/?page_id=2392">here</a></font></p></blockquote>
<p><strong><font size="1">What was the first tune you cut?</font></strong></p>
<p>Yea, the first tune I think I cut with Unity was “Back Your Automatic”. That was the first tune I done with Unity as far as I can remember—I done many more tunes before but that was the first tune I think I done that was actually released, cause there was a lot of tunes being like voiced before, you know, but just ended up on demo</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">One of your biggest tunes from those days is “Ride the Riddim,” tell me a little bit about recording that.</font></strong></p>
<p>Well the wickedest thing about “Ride on the Riddim” now, that riddim track—as you can tell—you haven’t really heard another artist on the same riddim track, apart from you’ve heard several artists on dubplate or a little jingle on it. That riddim was kinda tough, certain artists just couldn’t try to find a formula because it was so dead beat, you know, and one chord all the way. To be honest I was in the studio at that time and was blazing up a high grade and just feel nice, you know, drinking two Guiness and—we just had a proper jam and to be honest I was freestyling at first and all of a sudden I just felt like a punch-line in it, you know [sings] we just a riiide – on the riddim. You know, I just made it from there and Ribs heard it, all of the man dem in the sound a respect the tune and say ‘yea, that tune deh we like the vibes’. And that’s how, the tune was born from there still, you know?</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">At what point did you stop regularly working with Unity?</font></strong></p>
<p>I would say about 89-1990 is when things died out. That’s the time when Unity—the computer era kinda crept in, and videos stopped playing and CDs come in and you had one selector now on the sound, playing all CDs. So, you know, that’s the time when all the artists kind of went all different directions. I mean, Demon Rockers, Flinty Rankin, if you’ve heard of them, they became Ragga Twins, and Errol Bellot gone one way, Richie Davis gone over there and, you know? Peter Bouncer, every man splitting up, Selah Collins; so that’s how it was at the time, so I would say about 1990.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">Tell me about your more recent work with various producers here in the UK?</font></strong></p>
<p>I’m mainly working right now with Reality Shock the label, my bredrin in Reading, UK called Kris Kemist. Kris Kemist is a young producer, you know? But right now we’re working with so many artists. Me and Kris Kemist founded the label Reality Shock in 2003, but that label has artists in UK and in Jamaica as well. We have people like Mikey General on the label, we have African Simba, we have Jah Mason, we have Gideon Zinger, you know, we have Deadly Hunter, Aqua Livi, Prince Livijah, Solo Banton—a mixture of UK and Jamaican artists. Reality Shock is keeping it real at the moment because most of the artists are old-school artists like myself who are not going to bashy and, you know, blingy into this thing. We can try to keep this reggae music real, you know. From walking away from my album, this new album, you will hear that its more up-to-date from the old-school stuff but its still keeping it real and reggae, you know?</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">That’s the <em>In the Name of Love</em> album?</font></strong></p>
<p>Yea, <em>In the Name of Love</em> right now is going on with big things, you know? There’s quite a few tracks off it what are on vinyl, actually released now, out on the street, you know, tracks like “Deep in My Heart”, “War”. “In the Name of Love” is on vinyl, you have “Don’t Know Why”—so yea at the moment In the Name of Love album is going on good and there’s a lot of love, people are feeling it at the moment. And I just hope people feel more of it and I hope they get a good message from my album cause right now its called <em>In the Name of Love</em>—its all about love too the album. You will see: every track, its teaching the youths dem certain things. I have a track on it called “Gang Business”, its about the youths them, you know, not to go into the gang, you know, and they have to watch how they move in life and its not about the bling-bling and all about this, its about culture. So yes—and all people who are listening I would love the I dem check out my new album, you know, <em>In the Name of Love</em>, it’s on the Reality Shock label, its in most CD and record outlets and shops, there’s tracks of it on vinyl, so all the roots and culture fans dem check out “War” and Mikey Murka album <em>In the Name of Love</em>.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">Tell me how the reggae and dancehall scene has changed in the UK since you’ve been involved?</font></strong></p>
<p>Well, the reggae and dancehall scene has changed I would say just like most places in the world, even Jamaica—as I said its all about CDs nowadays—but, in a way I would say it has changed for the better when it comes to reggae music. Because, there’s so many kinds of music nowadays, they have r&#038;b, hip-hop, but reggae on a whole, its all in the status. Because nowadays a UK artist—as long as he has a good talent and he’s delivering a good message and he’s artistic—could be on the same scope as a Jamaican artist. Its not like back in the day when there was that, you know, its still there a bit, but things have come far away now. Most UK artists are going to Jamaica now, they’re voicing in Jamaica, they have videos out there. Some of them might be not very known in UK but they’re known in Jamaica or Antigua, or Barbados or United States. So I would say the UK reggae scene has come a long way, but there is still a longer way for it to come, you know? Because, where the reggae music has changed now, you have the bashment side and you have the roots-reggae side, you know, and you have the lover’s side. So I just guess it’s a part of who likes what in UK right now; you have some people into the old-school reggae stuff and you have some younger kids who are into the bashment and Elephant man and, you know wha me ah say, you have the next people who wanna listen Luciano. So I would say, yea, reggae music has changed and it’s come a far way in the UK, England, and its looking better and brighter.</p>
<p><strong><font size="1">What can we expect from you in the future?</font></strong></p>
<p>Well right now in the future I’m gonna team up with a lotta different artists in combination on tracks. Theres gonna be even certain varied tracks, some of them a bit of lover’s reggae beats. But you know, its all about keeping the message culture same way, you know? We nuh stray, were not teaching the youths no negative its all about positive.</p>
<blockquote><p><font size="1">Text by <strong>Tristram Keefe</strong></font><br />
<font size="1"> Images courtesy of <strong>Mikey Murka</strong></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.myninjaplease.com/music/?page_id=2392">.:: Read the full Interview here::. </a></p></blockquote>
	

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		<title>dub specialist - dub</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		
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<a target="_blank" href="http://music.myninjaplease.com/"><font size="1">Dub Specialist – <em>Dub</em></font><em> </em></a></p>
<p>Heartbeat records is stepping things up in September with a dub album showcasing the work of Clement “Coxsone” Dodd (alias Dub Specialist).  The man behind the pioneering Studio One record label and Coxsone’s Downbeat sound system, Coxsone Dodd is widely held to be one of the most influential figures in the history of Jamaican music.  As his classic rhythms were re-mixed and re-licked over the years by producer after producer, Dodd managed to keep up to the times and remained one of reggae’s elderly statesmen until his passing in 2004.  Even today, his productions sound timeless, and never fail to move a crowd.  Dub Specialist - <em>Dub</em> (which was originally released back in 1995 as 17 Dub Shots from Studio One) is a collection of essential rhythm tracks that will be instantly recognizable to even the most casual reggae fan.  You really can’t go wrong with dub tracks from tunes like The Eternals’ “<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ6HImvDEz8">Queen of the Minstrel</a>”, Larry Marshall’s “<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSuHqjxEbC4">Mean Girl</a>” and Soul Vendors’ “<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6LcY11JMAY">Swing Easy</a>”.  So whether you are just getting into reggae and are curious to hear some foundational productions, or whether you are looking to fill in gaps in your collection, look out for Dub Specialist - <em>Dub</em> available on September 16.</p>
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		<title>Funky Fresh Records closing down</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		
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After 20 years of business on Warren Street in the heart of Boston&#8217;s Dudley Square, Funky Fresh Records is closing down next month.  Sad news for music fans and members of the community alike&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2008/09/03/03/0751-72/index.xml">A longtime player in the city’s urban music scene, Pendleton got a job at the store more than 20 years ago, when it was then called “Spin City.” Several years later he took over for the owner and renamed it “Funky Fresh Records.” The store has spanned several generations, and he said famous artists such as 50 Cent, LL Cool J and Mary J. Blige have made their way through.<br />
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2008/09/03/03/0751-72/index.xml">But in a new era with digital downloads and bootlegs “cutting out the middle man” and competing with large chain stores, Pendleton said business is suffering. He started considering closing shop three years ago and passed on opportunities to relocate because he could not bear leaving his community behind. But in the last few months he finally accepted he had no other choice.<br />
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