Playlist updated through now.
ILM's Rolling Dancehall & Reggae Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Sunday, 19 June 2016 19:45 (eight years ago) link
cheers ulysses
― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Monday, 20 June 2016 10:26 (eight years ago) link
Gyptian with some summer pandering that works for me on the if-you-can't-beat-em Tropical House riddim:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrcukAPlkRY
― rob, Monday, 20 June 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
new Spice // "Indicator":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4JXsZpmBdI
on the Skelewu riddim, which doesn't sound that much like the Davido song to me but I guess it has a kind of afrobeats feel?
― rob, Monday, 27 June 2016 21:00 (eight years ago) link
for some reason it took me a while to appreciate this riddim and it seems wrong to not have posted "Roast or Fry" itt, esp the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGdtxQM8TuI
Lifestyle Rich has a video out too. Teetimus's young thug cosplay is kinda too much, but I still love this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3EalnPWaT0
― rob, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 14:42 (eight years ago) link
Lol, that video is hilarious. I love it.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 20:53 (eight years ago) link
playlist updated.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Monday, 11 July 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
this Alkaline & Mavado joint is going to be huge no?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJGvKJopDVc
― rob, Sunday, 17 July 2016 15:44 (eight years ago) link
Most of the other Kick Off versions I checked were kind of a mess (eg, Popcaan), but Busy Signal's is great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUOjd6pE3eE
― rob, Sunday, 17 July 2016 16:00 (eight years ago) link
I like a couple of Kick Offs, Tifa's in particular. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS28N0jNjXI
Also love Konshens - Gal Dem Sugar:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmiD18dyP1I
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 17 July 2016 16:44 (eight years ago) link
I think Kick Off might be one of those riddims that works best in a mix context - few of the songs hold up as such but there are a few lively parts on most of them.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 17 July 2016 17:24 (eight years ago) link
I'd missed the Konshens, thanks, that is a good one!
overall I think Kick Off is kind of overloaded (the bit of instrumental you get at the end of the Konshens yt is maybe the best part!), so the versions that come on strong like Popcaan's or Dexta's feel too chaotic to me. I don't hate the Tifa, but I've been pretty underwhelmed by her output as a whole this year -- maybe it's just me but a lot of it sounds uninspired compared to the amazing stuff she was doing couple years ago, which is too bad because so far 2016 might end up worse than 2015 in terms of the lack of women putting out tracks I like. Spice's ongoing video brilliance being the notable exception.
― rob, Sunday, 17 July 2016 17:52 (eight years ago) link
True. I really like Tifa on The Champ (especially) and Moscato though.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 17 July 2016 19:29 (eight years ago) link
yeah I put on Moscato after posting that and had the same thought. Also, whoever Mink Jo is she has a nice version on All Inclusive. But I was listening to a playlist I made at the end of 2014 the other day, and it was loaded with women's voices. J Capri's death was a serious loss, but what is going with Denyque?
― rob, Sunday, 17 July 2016 19:42 (eight years ago) link
Denyque has been good on the Success, Firefly and Cold Heart riddims but there's no breakout hit in sight. Mink Jo is great on All Inclusive, yes. Hope we'll hear more from her soon. On a reggae tip I'm enjoying the Shanique Marie album. Coconut Jelly Man is a jam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxyVwCPTFTo
On another note I'm surprised at how much I'm feeling Gyptian's belated Jambe-An-Riddim contribution, Jiggle Jiggle. That's partly because the riddim is a modern day classic, of course. It might also have something to do with me having a tiny crush on one of the dancers in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rt-7WdMWDY
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 17 July 2016 19:56 (eight years ago) link
byw, my favourite Mink Jo song is probably this one, with Busy Signal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19657-tV9ZU
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 17 July 2016 20:05 (eight years ago) link
*btw
I really like the I-Octane on the Tropical Punch Riddim. Some other nice versions on that too of course (Kartel, Spice etc) but this one is just so... sweet.
https://youtu.be/_2h9VXPdjyM
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 18 July 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
missed this bouncing Christopher Martin tune back in June:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKinPLrRrR4
― rob, Thursday, 28 July 2016 18:35 (eight years ago) link
lmao: http://www.thefader.com/2016/08/03/mr-vegas-nuh-play-pokemon-preview
― rob, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link
also, missed this great, catchy and melancholic Aidonia track in the spring:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyeXy0LMVPo
― rob, Wednesday, 3 August 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
Mr Eazi@mreaziMy bro @DiGenius1 jus sent me the stuff we did!!! Already sounding like an album!!!! Spiritual!!
airhorn emoji
― rob, Monday, 8 August 2016 16:28 (eight years ago) link
Never would have anticipated how good Alkaline sounds on these gentler riddims this year, Toll Road in this case--lots of other good versions on this (Tifa, Beenie Man, Chi Ching Ching):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hi7pF3bep0
(that's Block and Delete since embeds aren't working)
― rob, Friday, 12 August 2016 14:15 (eight years ago) link
filthy as hell on a great Equiknoxx riddim: https://soundcloud.com/swingting/equiknoxx-music-ft-devin-d-dakta?in=swingting/sets/swingting010-equiknoxx-music
― rob, Monday, 15 August 2016 23:15 (eight years ago) link
Lol. Devin di Dakta is in the zone these days. He's also a lot of fun on the Horse Tonic Riddim:https://soundcloud.com/madbast/devin-di-dakta-gyal-dem-a-workie-horse-tonic-riddim
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 16 August 2016 06:43 (eight years ago) link
that bangs. glad someone is out there channelling Ragnampiza/Zunguzung verbal gymnastic nonsense
― rob, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 15:38 (eight years ago) link
Playlist is updated.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, 25 August 2016 16:05 (eight years ago) link
this mix from The Large is banging (and seriously nsfw): http://www.susannahwebb.com/fever
― rob, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 18:16 (eight years ago) link
another great Popcaan track, his hit ratio has jumped so high this year:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bc3Vf9myNE
― rob, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 21:41 (eight years ago) link
nice find from that Large mix, Konshens' "Gal Gov":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r92hdlI8SfA
been hearing Popcaan's "We Still a Win" all over the place too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpmjdAOfpEo
― rob, Thursday, 1 September 2016 16:53 (eight years ago) link
new video for Aidonia's "Dat A Di Ting", which iirc was the best version on Pile Up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPi5VYfK_D8
― rob, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 17:59 (eight years ago) link
here's another good Alkaline song thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVhUB6Bjx_s
― rob, Thursday, 15 September 2016 01:18 (eight years ago) link
Jubilee album could be pretty great? https://soundcloud.com/mixpak/jubilee-wine-up-feat-hoodcelebrityy
― rob, Thursday, 15 September 2016 01:25 (eight years ago) link
Keep up the good work, rob! I'm a bit behind because of... well, first the vacations and now all the work I've been neglecting for so long, but I'll get to posting more soon.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 15 September 2016 11:38 (eight years ago) link
heh, no problem, though admittedly I was starting to feel like only forks's intern was reading this thread
Equiknoxx's mix for FACT is excellent: http://www.factmag.com/2016/08/29/equiknoxx-fact-mix/. Anyone listened to their new album, Bird Sound Power? The mix makes me intrigued, but apparently the album is all instrumental, which is kind of yawn and just why? when they obvs know lots of great vocalists.
I don't think any good tracks came out of the Popcaan/Mavado/Demarco/everyone in Kingston according to YouTubers 'feud' so here is Mavado's Progress, which is for some reason on Khaled's new album, instead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lrdVWbNb24
― rob, Thursday, 15 September 2016 14:51 (eight years ago) link
Mavado seems to have dropped the ball in not positioning himself closer to the Drake/Rihanna/Tropical/Afrothing mainstream when he is in the poisition he is in in the US, imo. Also, what is this beef/feud thing aboutthis time, really? Mavado has had two or three okay, four) good tracks this year but no real hits while Popcaan just keeps on bringing it so it all just seems... weird?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 15 September 2016 16:48 (eight years ago) link
The most I have been willing to learn about the 'feud' was reading this Star article: http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20160829/deejays-feud-heats-mavado-demarco-and-popcaan-drop-new-diss-tracks, and then listening to a few tracks, hearing a lot more "fish" and "batty" talk than I've heard in a long while sigh, and rmde. There's also this, though I don't know if it really clarifies much: http://urbanislandz.com/2016/09/09/mavado-vs-popcaan-a-timeline-of-their-beef/
fwiw Popcaan seems to have realized he had more to lose than gain: https://www.instagram.com/p/BKKrMkqDOFu/, though internet hardmen are taking that as a sign of his weakness of course. Seems telling that Alkaline didn't really bother with it from what I can tell, even though some wistful youtubers were trying to position that track I posted^ as a diss track when I believe it's about a friend of his being murdered.
― rob, Thursday, 15 September 2016 17:10 (eight years ago) link
Christopher Martin's version on the 47th Floor riddim is just delightful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vtk67WA5aE
― rob, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:13 (eight years ago) link
The whole riddim is a good one to rinse
― rob, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:28 (eight years ago) link
Definitely. Best new riddim in a good while.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 28 September 2016 10:45 (eight years ago) link
solid ragga vibes on this new Konshens/Rvssian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcjErWaUHdY
― rob, Sunday, 2 October 2016 19:53 (seven years ago) link
and his new one for Chan Dizzy bangs even harder than that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpOwPbaOOCo
― rob, Sunday, 2 October 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
playlist is updated; we're up to 100+ songs and 5 1/2 hours.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 24 October 2016 21:44 (seven years ago) link
timely!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqOrQFween8
― rob, Monday, 31 October 2016 17:42 (seven years ago) link
Really enjoying the Loodi riddim atm:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50jyn6_rLFA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2DySaJVD-c
Also, the Feel Good riddim is so much fun:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkJ2WZ7nERY
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
oh yeah, Busy is also really good on the Terminal riddim:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWA9PMTQ1HA
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 20:53 (seven years ago) link
Oh, and Alkaline is just on fire these days: After All, Block and Delete, Spoil You, Extra Lesson, 12 PM...
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 21:18 (seven years ago) link
Did I forget to post Baby Tash on the Loodi riddim? Sorry, on a bus now but it's real nice.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 21:20 (seven years ago) link
Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7MOhYoG33g
My favorite song at the moment is probably Vybz' Emoji though. Has there ever been a songwriter this economical? He invites over with an emoji, she grabs a taxi, and he has sex with her in two different ways before he offers her a soda from the fridge over the course of, what, three lines of verse?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFS5AfEAfJM
Let's hope the recent move to the maximum security prison doesn't mean these will all dry up.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 21:45 (seven years ago) link
Popcaan's New Fresh Jordans seems to take its cue from the great Nah Idle and also sounds like it's maybe trying to crack the ovo code? I think it's a good look for him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQk0rlqMxuM
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 21:59 (seven years ago) link