news to me, but found this through googling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdnXgdl6tbg
― rob, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 20:15 (nine years ago) link
Just heard a great song by the Itals. Where to begin with them?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 24 October 2014 01:13 (nine years ago) link
Just heard a great song by the Itals. Where to begin with them? --Josh in Chicago
I like Brutal Out Deh and The Early Recordings: 1971-1979.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 24 October 2014 02:49 (nine years ago) link
2nded
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 21:34 (nine years ago) link
strings on this are a triphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESasEHZjbDw
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 20:42 (nine years ago) link
all the Tubby/Mudie albums are good, but that track is the best. I have a strong memory of playing that for my Dad a few years ago and him really liking it
― rob, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link
Just heard a great song by the Itals. Where to begin with them?I second The Early Recordings: 1971-1979. Harmonies are killer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FB7Vb4Wa3Y
― Jazzbo, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 22:43 (nine years ago) link
speaking of harmonies i often feel like there is not much that tops mighty diamonds right time
― marcos, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 17:01 (nine years ago) link
Acquired:http://www.pressure.co.uk/media/articles/fullsize/341.jpg
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 17 December 2014 17:54 (nine years ago) link
How does it compare to vol 1?
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 18 December 2014 05:19 (nine years ago) link
well it's more focused on material from Chant Down Babylon Kingdom era - one of my favorite records, which I've wanted on vinyl for a long time - so it scratches that particular itch really well. Stop Your Quarrelling is great. I'm inclined to say I like this one more than vol 1 but I haven't really sat with it long enough to say definitively.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 18 December 2014 17:17 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I love Chant Down Babylon Kingdom. I'll probably pick it up. Thanks.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 18 December 2014 17:18 (nine years ago) link
p good liner notes too
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 18 December 2014 17:21 (nine years ago) link
loads of Tapper Zukie lately
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:27 (nine years ago) link
for exhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z061E3Hayy0
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:28 (nine years ago) link
rad. all i have is tapper zukie: in dub and it is totally fucking awesome
― marcos, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:29 (nine years ago) link
This is a mashup bootleg and I haven't seen any official release of it but I love it. Elvis Presley vs The Wailers - Crying at the Chapel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOgqKv8yJD0
― Moka, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 21:13 (nine years ago) link
so far I'd say Man Ah the Warrior is the best Tappa
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 21:14 (nine years ago) link
of what I've heard anyway
There's several reggae/dub mashups/mixes on youtube but I haven't heard many interesting ones. I think there's a Sam Cooke one that was made by the Heptones. Any similar examples to this Elvis/Wailers mashup that are good?
― Moka, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
Also if you haven't heard the Rhythm Rulers Mudies Mood compilation it's amazing. Here's a spotify link http://open.spotify.com/album/72y8tlcZ49Zaso24JYXHpO
and some youtubes of my favorite ones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aW-t83f2Wohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVzuDrr7NuQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ArI0PiM-Ng
― Moka, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 21:22 (nine years ago) link
is Man A Warrior the one that uses the bassline from Papa Was a Rolling Stone?
― rob, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
hadn't occurred to me but yeah I guess the title track does do that
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 22:07 (nine years ago) link
i know we've talked about it before but damn jah lion colombia colly is just TOO GOOD
― marcos, Wednesday, 7 January 2015 23:03 (nine years ago) link
started reading Katz' "Solid Foundation" - only up to the rock steady chapter so far though
― Οὖτις, Monday, 12 January 2015 17:35 (nine years ago) link
More chapters than me...
Unrelated to that--Am curious about Jah9 who is gonna be live nearby me in February. Only 2 mentions on ilx that I saw.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 12 January 2015 18:05 (nine years ago) link
Katz's prose is as leaden as ever. I am starting to get a sense of the intricate webbing of relationships that built reggae though.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 12 January 2015 18:07 (nine years ago) link
He's a really terrible writer sadly. Which is too bad because source material is obv rich.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 12 January 2015 18:16 (nine years ago) link
yeah he's a weird mixture of authoritatively detailed and totally boring
― Οὖτις, Monday, 12 January 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link
I was hoping this book was a bit more Please Kill Me/We Got the Neutron Bomb style but no
― Οὖτις, Monday, 12 January 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
Yeah writing it as actual oral history might have been better.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 12 January 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link
iirc, it's sort of like super-long liner notes to a massive box set. I remember liking it more than yall seem to, but I read that at peak roots obsessiveness
curmudgeon: you probably saw that Avocado song I posted to last year's reggae thread. I've maybe heard one or two more songs by her, and that was the best one though she's well liked by the roots revival crowd. LargeUp would probably have some more stuff.
― rob, Monday, 12 January 2015 18:59 (nine years ago) link
I liked Bass Culture by Lloyd Bradley better than Solid Foundation.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 12 January 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
I like the Rough Guide to Reggae better than either.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 12 January 2015 19:55 (nine years ago) link
rough guide to reggae was better as a buying guide imo. it really reads like that, too. the albums are really the focus there.
bass culture has more flair and is more fun to read than solid foundation but i found it a little lacking as a kind of "authoritative history". he has a ton of opinions and they are fun to read but i don't always agree with him. it's a really good book though.
solid foundation is exhaustive and authoritative but can be kind of boring sometimes as others have mentioned. like rob though i didn't find it as bad as you guys do - i found plenty to enjoy in it! same goes for people funny boy. katz isn't a great writer but i appreciate the level of detail he gives.
― marcos, Monday, 12 January 2015 19:58 (nine years ago) link
The albums are the focus, but it's a good overview still.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 12 January 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link
I appreciate the level of detail and as a reference book it's probably great, it's just an exhausting and dry read.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 12 January 2015 20:01 (nine years ago) link
I love this Horace Andy deep cut: Be Good with the Wackies Rhythm Force. The version in spotify is backed by a different riddim :S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKOPIWjiqS4
― Moka, Monday, 12 January 2015 20:13 (nine years ago) link
Shared this in the Spotify playlists thread, there's some recommendations that I listened on this thread in there. Not an expert in the genres at all but you might enjoy it. Over 5 hours long.
This is one of the playlists I have since 2011 or so but I hadn't shared it because it's based around rocksteady/ska/reggae/dub and it's a whole wild world in there so I admit I have only minimal grasp of it. Even Spotify is intimidated by the size of it, it doesn't have half the music in my collection. Anyhow, there's some of my favorite songs in here, it doesn't really work as a mix so you can listen to it at random in small doses:Kaya Kinks: http://open.spotify.com/user/moteldemoka/playlist/0nObX3nMjV8X8vTUuNoGfxOpening artists: Marcia Griffiths, Skatalites, Joe Gibbs & the Professionals, Max Romeo, Toots, Morgan Heritage, Byron Lee.
Kaya Kinks: http://open.spotify.com/user/moteldemoka/playlist/0nObX3nMjV8X8vTUuNoGfxOpening artists: Marcia Griffiths, Skatalites, Joe Gibbs & the Professionals, Max Romeo, Toots, Morgan Heritage, Byron Lee.
― Moka, Monday, 12 January 2015 20:56 (nine years ago) link
just received in the mail:http://www.reggaerecord.com/rc/shared_img/item/244969/244969_01_360.jpghttp://shmrecords.com/WebRoot/Daily/Shops/eshop859132/52DA/C259/D873/F0A7/8D35/0A0C/05E8/3E4B/CCI_0008.jpg
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:15 (nine years ago) link
how is it that I never noticed that the Niney production of Ken Boothe's "Silver Words" is a cover of a Rodriguez song? so weird. I guess that record made it to South Africa AND Jamaica
http://www.whosampled.com/cover/182887/Ken-Boothe-Silver-Words-Rodriguez-Silver-Words/
― Οὖτις, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:20 (nine years ago) link
also wtf had no idea Augustus Pablo was a pseudonym initially used by several different people
― Οὖτις, Monday, 26 January 2015 23:21 (nine years ago) link
man this is gorgeous. why isn't there more dub stuff w vibraphonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=719924Uts1w
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
account of Prince Far-I's murder in Solid Foundation bums me out so much
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 February 2015 22:33 (nine years ago) link
just the number of huge figures murdered is crazy - Tosh, Far I, General Echo, Tubby :(
no wonder so many guys left the island altogether
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 February 2015 22:34 (nine years ago) link
i've been feeling very intrigued by the late roots/very early dancehall sound from the early 80s, enjoying its sparseness and its polish a little bit. very different from that heady, heavy roots sound from the 70s and it took me a while to warm up to it but it is feeling very right right now. i put on this compilation of linval thompson productions from 1979-1983 that i've had for a while and didn't think much of but it sounds perfect lately.
listened to gregory isaacs' "night nurse" album from 82 this morning too, sounded wonderful. a little lighter and clearer than the roots stuff that dominated my listening for most of last year but i still very much like it
― marcos, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 19:02 (nine years ago) link
Scientist is a big part of that equation/shift
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 19:18 (nine years ago) link
yea i really need to hear more scientist, i don't think i have anything from him except for some 3-disc trojan dub comp i bought about 10 years ago, it's a comp but apart from scientist i think it's like 60% roots radics, another big part of this period
― marcos, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 19:25 (nine years ago) link
what are some choice scientist albums/comps?
hard to remember exactly which of those early 80s Scientist albums I've heard, but I like "Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the the Vampires" and, iirc, "Wins the World Cup" is also quite good.
a personal favorite comp for this era is: http://www.discogs.com/Henry-Junjo-Lawes-Volcano-Eruption/release/2603181. also the Greensleeves 12" Rules for Junjo has some overlap but is also well-selected.
― rob, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 19:30 (nine years ago) link