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Smile Jamaica Digital Dubplate: Mutant Dub Mash-down 2017!

March 31, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

In the middle of Spring fund drive at your station that rules the nation. So in order to keep fresh roots on the podcast version of Smile Jamaica, I cooked up three hours of my specialty: Mutant Dub.

Requested by a Twitter follower. These are the heavy bass and echo with Jamaican drum ‘n’ bass with modern electronic and echodelia.

Play loud so the bass pulsates!

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Digital Dubplate – Mutant Dub Mash-down Playlist:

0-30 min.

Thievery Corporation – Let the Chalice Blaze; The Temple of I & I (ESL) 2017 DC herb instrumental
Afro Omega – Set in the Sky; Love Emergency (Afro Omega) 2008 SLC dubbers w/ female vox
Benga – Light Bulb; Diary of an Afro Warrior (Tempa) 2008 UK
Bass Communion – Ghosts on Magnetic Tape IV; Ghost on Magnetic Tape (Headphone Dust) 2003 UK
The Herbaliser feat. What What; The Blend (Cuban Blend); CD Single ’97 UK feat. Female vox

Thievery Corporation – Temple of I & I – best of 2017

30-60 min

Bentley Rhythm Ace – Do the Christmas Rush (EMI) 2000 UK
Chris Joss – Get With It; Teraphonic Overdubs (ESL) 2007 Fr.
Black Star Liner – Swimmer; Bengali Bantam Youth Experience (Warner) ’99 UK Hindi-dub
Ancient Astronauts feat. Phat Old Mamas – A Hole to Swallow Us; We are to Answer (ESL) 2009 Germ. w/ female vox
Audio Active – Happy Shopper; Happy Happer (ON U Sound) ’95 Jah-pon
Nightmares on Wax – Da Feelin; Thought So… (Warp) 2008 UK
Shantel feat. Angela Palladino; Wow! Experience; Club Guerilla (Shadow) ’95 Germ.

60-90 min.

Sub Version – Soul-Jah Boogie; Box of Dub 2 (Soul Jazz) 2007 UK: Dubstep and Future Dub
Sandoz – Higher Than That; Sandoz in Dub – Chant to Jah (Soul Jazz) 2002 UK
Seinan – Lion; Frequent Flyer Kingston, Jamaica (Kinky Sweet) 2005
Seksu Roba – Moon Song; Pleasure Vibrations (Eenie Meenie) 2003 Japanese/Korean duo w/ female vox
Kode9 & Space Ape – Sine of the Dub; Dub Echoes (Soul Jazz) 2009 UK dubstep dub poetry
Tassilli Players in Outer Space – Bass, the Final Frontier (Universal Egg) ’96 UK

90 min. – 2 hr.

Bill Laswell – Space-Time Paradox; Essential Dub (ROIR) 2007 dub compilation
Bassnectar feat. Persia – Kick It Complex Remix; Underground Communication (Amorphous) 2007 San Francisco w/ female vox
Tena Stelin – Lion Symbol + Symbolic Dub; Lion Symbol (Jah Warrior) ’99 UK
Butch Cassidy Sound System – Brothers and Sisters; Dub Selector 2 (Quango) 2002 Glasgow, Scotland
Red I feat. Camoi – Lost in Space; Jahdgement Day (Red I) 2012 Phillippines w/ female vox
Spiritual Rez – March of the Reptoids!; Apocalypse Whatever (Spiritual Rez) 2014 US

2 – 2 and 1/2 hr.

Black Uhuru – Boof’n’Baff’’n’Biff (Fila Brazillia Rmx #2); Dancehall Queen Soundtrack (Island Jamaica) ’97
Up, Bustle & Out – Ascending Sun; City Breakers – Ascending Sun; City Breakers – 18 Frames Per Second (Groove Attack) 2006 Germ.
Quadron – Favorite Star; Avalanche (Vested in Culture) 2013 Danish downtro w/ female vox
Dubadelic – MIB; Bass Invaders (WordSound) ’98 Men in Black – UFOria
Brooklyn Funk Essentials Everton Sylvester – I Got Cash; Make Them Like It (Shanachie) 2000 NYC dub poet rudeness
Kid Loco – Cocaine Diana; Kill Your Darlings (Division One) 2001 downtro

2 and 1/2 – 3 hr.

Manasseh Meets the Equaliser – Souljah; Dub the Millennium (Acid Jazz) ’96 UK
Word Sound I Powa – Dungeon of Dub; Live From the Planet Crooklyn (ROIR) ’96 Brooklyn
Natacha Atlas – Man’s World; Something Dangerous (Mantra) 2003 Fr. Arabic/Jewish sings James Brown
Jeb Loy & the Oil Wells – Things That Made U.S. – Wild Paarty Sounds (Cherry Red/ON U Sound) ‘81

Natacha Atlas: Belgian, Jewish, Moroccan

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (March 18, 2017): From Yodel Reggae to Sumerian Flood stories!

March 24, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

I know it’s spring when I have to go to the pharmacy for that behind the counter Claritin D

Love that extra hour of daylight on Smile Jamaica

I am going through a home remodel and have packed up my records until my room addition is completed. As I pack I pull out gems.

Musical nostalgia. Most of the shops I stocked the Ark-Ives from are long gone. Everything else is pieced out as single items on ebay.

Bim Sherman Century bought for $20 from UK now fetches $1250 on ebay.

When I started collecting Reggae in the mid 80s, people would sell their entire black collection for seed money for these new novelty items: the compact disk. So I scooped up as much Reggae vinyl as Ronald Reagan’s student loan check would allow. Bargain basement price.

I have records I bought for $4 in perfect condition that sell for $400 now in lousy condition.

In 2017 of all ironies: The Compact Disks is going the way of the dodo and vinyl (and vinyl only Record Huts) are coming back.

bless, robt

An unpaid intern hard at work in the Smile Jamaica Ark-ives

Smile Jamaica Ark-ives: March 18, 2017 – highlights 54 sec.

Set 1:

Jennifer Lara – Rocking Tonight; Presenting Jennifer Lara (Studio One) ’81 JA vinyl
Africjam – Woman I Love; Instrumental Dub Reggae Music ’93 UK vinyl; Dub Album of the Hour

<Guiltiness riddim shower; 27 sec.>

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Guiltiness; Exodus (Tuff Gong) ’77 riddim shower (1) – vox
I Roy – Commandment Ten (Guiltiness); Ten Commandments (Virgin Front Line) ’80: riddim shower (2) – deejay
Chalawa – Guiltiness Dub; Exodus Dub (Micron) ’77 Can. vinyl
Bunny Wailer – Conscious Lyrics; Dancehall Massive (Shanachie) ’92
Black Slate – Legalise Collie Herb; Amigo (Ensign) ’80 UK: 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Junior Dan – Look Out For the Devil + version; Junior Dan (Hi Try) 70’s

Set 2:

Peter Tosh & the Wailers – No Mercy; Honorary Citizen (Columbia/Legacy) ’72 – Rare Jamaican singles
Grace Nelson & Ire Hi-Fi; Jah Is Real; Play de Music (Planet Dread) 2007 Germany
Mutabaruka – Witeman Country; Check It! (Alligator) ’83 dub poet
Cornell Campbell – What Kind of World; 10″ (Music Lab) cover of The Cables classic

Set 3: Best of 27+ Years

Lacksley Castell – Morning Glory; Morning Glory (Negus Roots) ’83
Johnny Clarke – Rebel Soldering; Don’t Trouble Trouble (Attack) ’75

<Reggae History Lesson: Soldering; 11 sec.>

Cocoa Tea – Rocking Dolly; Rocking Dolly (RAS) ’82
Sophia George – Girlie, Girlie; For Everyone (Pow Wow) ’85 – version galore (female vox)
Charlie Chaplin – Boyie, Boyie; 12″ (Winner) ’85 – version galore (male vox)
Augustus Pablo – East of the River Nile; (Shanachie) ’78 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

Don Carlos – Just a Passing Glance + DJ version; Just a Passing Glance (RAS) ’84
Big Joe – World Wide Kaya; AT the Control (Attack) ’78 dj to Ronnie Davis’ cover of Bob Marley; herbtune
Admiral Tibett – Poor Freddy; Dancehall Roots (Metro) ’91
Christine Miller – Warmonger; 10″ (Backyard Movements) 2003 UK militant steppers

in the original 10 Reggae purchases of the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital Set

Bim Sherman & the Voluntary – Keep You Dancing; Century (Century) ’84 UK ON U Sound

<Bim Sherman record worth $1250; 1 min 12 sec.>

Time Unlimited – Devil’s Angel; Devil’s Angel (Live Wire) ’84 JA
Jennifer Lara – Hand to Mouth; High Times All Star Explosion (Alligator) ’85 Chicago
Dennis Brown – Hallelujah; Wake Up (Natty Congo) ’85 JA
The Gladiators – You Can’t Say That I’m Lying; Show Down vol. 3 (Hitbound) ’84 NY

Set 6:

Chris Hinze feat. Peter Tosh – Silver & Gold; Kings of Reggae (Keyman) ’80 Dutch jazz flute player w/ Word, Sound & Power

<Dutch flautist with Sly & Robbie + Peter Tosh; 44 sec.>

Joan Armatrading – I Can’t Lie to Myself; Walk Under Ladders (A & M) ’80 feat. Sly & Robbie
Pfaff Family Dog – Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown; Marijuana’s Great Hit Revisited (Re-Hash) ‘92 Dillard Hartford Dillard bluegrass/reggae herb tune
Chariot Riders – Sanford and Son; 12” (Crystal) ’79 cover of Quincy Jones TV theme
Scientist – 11 Guava Road Dub; King of Dub (Kingdom) ’81 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 7:

Leroy Gibbs – Yodel Reggae; 12” (Echo) ’87 Sleng Teng riddim

“You’ve got Swiss Miss inna mi Jamaican rum”; 28 sec.

Prince Buster – Police Trim Rasta; Sister Big Stuff (Sunset) ‘72

<Reggae History Lesson: Police would shave Rastas in jail as a religious insult; 36 sec.>

Aisha – Glorify His Name; 10” (Ariwa) 2005

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Systemwide – Gilgamesh; Live de International Festival de Jazz (BSI) 2002 Mutant Dub Set

<The original Sumerian flood story; 80 sec.>

Abassi All Stars feat. Sis Sanae – Free jah Dub; Dub Showcase (Universal Egg) 2005 UK
Matty G – Sensimilla; Bay Area Dub Step vol. 3 (Full Melt) 2011 herbtune
Tena Stelin – I.D. Chip; 10” (Dub Corner) 2007 UK – conspiracy theory
Black Uhuru – Journey; Red (Mango) ’80 request

Sumerian hero Gilgamesh. So bad ass he kept a lion as a kitty

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Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 11, 2017 (Stream + Tracklist) 3 Hours of Roots Dawtas!

March 17, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

It was Chinese leader Mao Zedong who said Women Hold Up Half the Sky. I was inspired by what I saw during the International Women’s Day celebrations and remembrances.

As many specialty shows I have done over the Years (Mutant Dub, Jah-loween, 4:20, Marley Tributes), I had never done a full on Women’s Reggae Special

I have been doing radio for almost 30 years. No one has really critiqued or analyzed how i program Smile Jamaica in decades. So I can get into ruts like anyone else.

Reggae music is a largely male, Rasta music form. I don’t play much romantic Reggae, which is where quite a bit of female Reggae fixates.

It was probably around Iraq War 2.0, if I remember correctly, I was slinging Roots and got a phone call from a listener. Woman said to me, “I love Smile Jamaica but you don’t play very much women’s Reggae.”

I took that criticism to heart and ever since I try to juggle at least 1 female tune in my four song sets. And it certainly isn’t tokenism. It’s just methodically harvesting all my Dawtas out of my massive archives of CDs, LPs, 10″ and 12″ and 7″ 45s. Now I can rotate in the best Roots with Quality female artists.

What I call Roots Dawtas or Mutant Dubstresses.

Livicated to all the wives, mothers, dawtas, grandmothers, sisters, nieces, girlfriends and friends.

bless, robt

Annotated Playlist for Smile Jamaica: March 11, 2017 – Roots Dawta Showcase; 1min 10 sec.

Set 1:

Natural Beauty – Nice Up Dancee; Nice Up Dancee (RAS) ’86
Thievery Corporation feat. Racquel Jones – Road Block; Temple of I & I

<Smile Jamaica’s favorite album of 2017; 22 sec.>

Sister Nancy – Bam Bam; 300% Dynamite (Soul Jazz ’82 singjay
Althea & Donna – If You Don’t Love Jah; Uptown Top Ranking (Virgin Front Line)
Sophia George – Girlie, Girlie; For Everyone (Pow Wow) ‘85
Ganja Woman – Light Up Your Spliff; Pro Canabis 4 (EFA) ’94 – 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement

<Come on Mr. President, smoke the chronic, this time inhale it beats gin ‘n’ tonic; 18 sec.>

Thievery Corporation: female singjays and chanteuses

Set 2:

Afro Omega – All My Love; Pick Up the Pieces (Afro Omega) 2006 feat. Lady O – SLC group
Joy White – Tribulation; United Dreadlocks (Rhino UK) ‘75
Lovejoys – Chances Are; Lovers Rock Showcase (Wackies) ‘83
Senya – Children of the Ghetto; Cobra Style (Heartbeat ’76 Aston “Familyman” Barrett prod’n

Lady O of Salt Lake City’s Afro Omega. Mutant Dubstress

Set 3:

Hollie Cook – Milk and Honey; Hollie Cook (Mr. Bongo) 2011 dawta of Sex Pistol drummer, Paul Cook
June Lodge – Someone Loves You Honey; Someone Loves You Honey (Joe Gibbs) ’80 Charley Pride cover

<#1 all time of the Pacific Islander Reggae Charts; 13 sec.>

Ayo – Who; Ticket to the World (Universal) 2013 Germ.-Nigerian singer
The Selecter – Celebrate the Bullet; Celebrate the Bullet (Chrysalis) ’80 UK 2 Tone Ska
Joy Card – Black Girl; 12” (Wackies) ’82

Country singer Charley Pride – JC Lodge’s cover of Someone Loves You Honey, huge hit in the Islands

Set 4: Jamaican Jukebox 7″ set

Faith D’Aguilar – Reggae Pioneers; 7” (Gorgon) Marley tribute
Dawn and Christine – Free Marijuana; 7” (Thompson Sounds)
Carlene Davis – Ism Schism; 7” (Sonic)

<No isms or schisms; 12 sec.>

The I Three – He’s a Legend; 7” (Tuff Gong) ’86 Marley tribute

<Rita + Judy + Marcia = I Three; 10 sec.>

Merva Grey – Stop the War; 12” (Uhuru)

No socialism, capitalism, communism, racism, sexism = ism and schism

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Rita Marley – Who Feels It Knows It; Who Feels It Knows It (Shanachie) ’80 Bunny Wailer cover
Casselberry & DuPree’ – Comin’ in From the Cold; City Down (Icebergg) ’86 Jahwaukee, Jahsconsin, Bob cover
Sister Candy – Nation Connection; Laserbeam (World Enterprise) ’83 Brooklyn herbtune
Aisha – Daughters of Zion; Daughters of Zion (Twinkle) ’93 UK

Midwestern Folk Reggae inna Bob Marley stylee

Set 6:

Phyllis Dillon – Midnight Confessions; Midnight Confessions

<AM radio Reggae covers; 16 sec.>

15 16 17 – Girls Imagination; Magic Touch (DEB) ’78 Smokey Robinson cover
Nora Dean – Barbwire; Monkey Business (Trojan) ‘69
Judy Mowatt – Mellow Mood; Mellow Mood (Ashandan) ’75 Bob Marley cover
Marcia Griffiths – Don’t Ever Leave; 12” (Sheba) ‘81

“Oh, Mama! He got barbwire in him underpants!”

Set 7: Rocking Sisters do Reggae

Patti Smith – Redondo Beach; Horses (Arista) ’75

<Patti Smith on Smile Jamaica? WTF?>

Bananarama – Tell Tale Signs; Deep Sea Skiving (London) ’83 bonus
The Emotions – There’s More Questions Than Answers; Complete Stax/Volt Singles (Stax/Volt) ’74
Sinead O’Connor – Downpressor Man; Throw Down Your Arms (That’s Why There Is Chocolate & Vanilla) 2005 Peter Tosh cover
Vibal Smash feat. Queen Ekanem – Take a Load Off Dreadlocks; Fight For What You Believe In; 12” EP (Ecko); ’87 LA cover of The Band’s The Weight

Set 8: Mutant Dubstresses

Massive Attack feat. Shara Nelson; Blue Lines (Virgin) ’91 – Mutant Dubstresses
M.I.A. – Double Bubble Trouble; Matangi (Interscope) 2013
Morcheeba – Smal Town; Who Can You Trust (Indochina) ‘96
The Slits – Man Next Door; Live (Jungle) punk dub covers the Paragons
Dry & Heavy feat. Likkle Mai – New Creation; 12” (Green Tea) 2002 Jah-pon

Words of Wisdom:

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives (Stream + Tracklist): March 4, 2017: Vinylicious Spring Cleaning!

March 10, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

Winter is when I usually spend the most time in my Ark-Ives. Organizing, sorting, reminiscing about how and where I bought these musical curios.

I had a couple days off and was really in a vinyl listening mood. After 30 years on the shelf, the vinyl still sounds criss as the Rasta might say (aka crisp).

Doubt any of these are readily found on .mp3 and not many on CD. Gems and obscurities for surety!

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: March 4, 2017: Vinylicious!; 37 sec.

Set 1:

Natural Roots – Children of Jah; Natural Roots (Only Roots) ’84 Fr. – Vinyl is Vital Show
Jah Shaka – Zulu Chalice; Sensi Dub vol. 5 (Original) ’91 Dub Album of the Hour
The Morwells – Educate Your Mind; Best of (Nighthawk) ’81 St. Louis
Matumbi – Music in the Air; Seven Seals (Harvest) ’78 UK green vinyl
Mighty Diamonds – Stand Up to Your Judgement; Stand Up to Your Judgement (Hitbound) ’78 JA: Request
The Jay Tees – A Prayer to Jah; Pirates Choice (Studio One) ’81 JA female duo
Ras Shaka – Ganja Parrot; Melchizedek Vibes (Melchizedek) ’96 Florida herb tune

Do yourself a favor and educate your mind

Set 2: 4:20 Cannabis Set

Sugar Minott- International Herb; Jamming in the Street (Wackies) ’86 Bronx
The Melodians – Irie Feeling; Irie Feeling (RAS) ’83 DC
Prince Far I – Don’t Deal With Folly; Free From Sin (Trojan) ’79 UK

<Don’t deal with folly, smoke up the collie!>

Steel Pulse – Drug Squad; Caught You (Island) ’80 UK
Jean Binta Breeze – Dubwise + Confusion; Tracks (LKJ) ’91 UK female dub poet

<Binta: Arabic & Swahili for Dawta; 4 sec.>

Set 3:

Reggae Regular – Tribute to the D.J. (Greensleeves) ’84 UK
Simple Simon – Judgement Time; Bad Man (Kingdom) ’85 UK Eek a Mouse singjay
Oku Onuora & AK7- Slum Dweller Declares + Dread Times; Pressure (Heartbeat) ’84JA dub poet
Scientist – The Anti-Christ; Dub 911 (Nature Sounds) 2005 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

Leroy Sibbles – Rock and Come On; On Top (Micron) ‘82 Can.
Riot Squad – Peacemaker; What the Hell is Going On (Riot Squad Inc) ’89 Margate FL
Tad’s Logic Dub Band – Science; Chapter 1 Dub Mix (Tad’s) ’84 UK: Thomas Dolby inna rub a dub stylee; 13 sec.

The Clash – Bankrobber/Robber Dub; Black Market Clash (Nu Disk) ’80 10” EP Mikey Dread prod’n

<$90 dollars Phoenix vinyl; $4 Randy’s Records bought 1986; 35 sec.>

Set 5: Roots Dawtas

Rasta Generation Band feat. Miss Mack – Cracking Up; Stand by Jah (Black Spade) ’90 San Francisco
Blondie – The Tide Is High; Top Chrysalis 2 (Chrysalis) ’80 US Paragons cover
Sister Carol – None of Babylon Business; Liberation For Africa (Serious Gold) ’83 DC
Sis Nya – Zion I; Jah Music (Jah Shaka) ’87 UK

Set 6:

Twinkle Brothers – Let The Music Play; Burden Bearer (Twinkle) ’83
The Vision – Youth Dub; Dub Vision (Funfundvierzig) ’88 West. Germany Green vinyl
Willin Prophets – Pressure; Resurrection EP (1Up) ’87 LA
Ruffy & Tuffy – If The Third World War Is a Must; Climax (Black Star) ‘88 Finland

<War with Russia; 63 sec.>

Version Dread – Dub Specialist (Heartbeat/Studio One) 18 Dub shots from Studio One, Dub Album of the Hour; 16 sec.

youthman brothers – If the Third World War is a must Russia and American haffi bust. Prophecy!

Set 7:

Wayne Wade – What’s Going On; Poor and Humble (Live & Learn) ’82 DC
Tony Tuff – Follow Fashion; Sailing (Park Heights)

<Jamaican saying: Follow Fashion Monkey>

The Shakers – Emergency Call; Yankee Reggae (Elektra) ’76 Judy Mowatt covery by American band

<The Shakers – Rolling Stone’s worst Reggae LP ever released; 16>

Frankie Paul – Brothers; Strictly Reggae Music (Londisc) ’84 JA

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Alpha & Omega – King & Queen; King & Queen (Alpha & Omega) ’89 UK trance dub w/ female vox
Basement 5 – Work: Dub; In Dub (Island) ’80 UK – future members of Big Audio Dynamite
Dub Syndicate feat. Skip McDonald – Roots Commandment; Echomania (ON U Sound) ’93 UK
Moody Boys – A.U.N.; Journey into Dubland (XL) ’90 UK
Martin Campbell – Everywhere I Walk; Rootsman the Real Thing (Chanel One UK) ’98 UK
Singers & Players feat. Brent Dowe – These Eyes; Vacuum Pumping (ON U Sound) ’89 Melodians singer on the Guess Who
Creation Rebel – Starship Africa Part 1; An ON U Journey Through Time and Space; 10” (ON U Sound) 2015 picture sleeve

Words of Wisdom:

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-bruary 11, 2017 (Stream + Tracklist): Chunky Air/Inversion Galore!

February 17, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

download-88 — Inversion galore. Chunky air inna Salt Lake Gritty

<Smile Jamaica likes his air like his peanut butter: smooth nah chunky>

Greetings,

I think that rodent in Pennsylvania is road kill. Because ever since Ground Hog day happened, the weather has been much better in the Salt Lake Valley.

Praise Jah, I don’t have respiratory issues. But where I work has been devastated this winter. I have had meetings cancelled because colleagues and/or their kids were sick.

I live in the valley and work at the Univ. of Utah up on the hill. Looking down from on high you really see that awful smog that even has me hacking and wheezing.

So last Saturday it was great to bust out of the house around 10am and see something I hadn’t seen in a month: blue skies and clouds. The weather has been almost delightful since.

So let’s enjoy a mild Jah-bruary with Roots Reggae. Fiyah bun the Inversion Galore!

bless, robt

Set 1:

Frankie Paul – Strictly Reggae Music; Strictly Reggae Music (Londisc) ’84 JA vinyl
Black Roots – Opportunity; In Session (Makasoud) ‘83
Etana – Stepping Out of Babylon; I Rise (VP) 2014 female cover of Marcia Griffiths
Trinity – I Have a Dream; Big Big Man (Esoldun) ’84 over Delroy Wilson
Rico & the Special A.K.A. – Jungle Beat; Checkered Past (Chrysalis) ’81 UK 2 Tone ska w/ Jamaican trombone
Danny Red – A Little More High Grade (Sip a Cup) 2008 UK mutant dub 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Natural Roots – Concrete Tower Dub; Natural Roots (Only Roots) ’84 Fr. vinyl, Dub Album of the Hour

download-89 — Original trombonist with 2 Tone 2nd wave ska

Set 2:

Peter Tosh & the Wailers – Lion; Honorary Citizen (Columbia/Legacy) ‘71
Inner Circle – Mary, Mary; Best of (Island) ’79 herb tune
Nitty Gritty – Hog in a Me Minty; Dancehall (Metro)
Buume – Serious; 10” (Zimatime) 2006 UK mutant dub w/ female vox

Set 3:

<Exodus riddim shower: vox to dj to dub>

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Natural Mystic; Exodus (Tuff Gong) ’77: riddim shower (1) vox
I Roy – Commandment IX (Natural Mystic); Ten Commandments (Virgin Front Line) ’80 UK picture sleeve vinyl; (2) – dj
Chalawa – Natural Mystic Dub; Exodus Dub (Micron) ’77 Can. Vinyl (3) – dub
Cedella Marley Booker – He’s a Rastaman; Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ’84: Bob’s mom in tribute
Chris Hinze & Word, Sound and Power – Kings of Reggae (Keystone) ’83 Dutch flute player w/ Peter Tosh’s band

r-2111263-1444550559-1078-jpeg — Yellow vinyl picture sleeve. Rarity out of the Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives. Dj to Exodus

Set 4:

John Brown’s Body – Plantation; Kings and Queens (Easy Star) 2014 NY
Systemwide – Ripe Up Version; Pure and Applied (BSI) 2002 Portand mutant dub
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Hypocrites; Fy-ah, Fy-ah (JAD) request
Jah Thomas – Tribute to the Reggae King; 12” (Midnight Rock) ’81 to Bob Marley

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Mohamed I – Roll River Jordan Roll; Man of God (I & I Sound) ’88 LA
Jean Binta Breeze – Tracks + Nanny; Tracks (LKJ) ’91 UK – female dub poet
Lee Perry – Big Neck Police; Scratch on the Wire (Island) ’79 UK Black Ark comp
The Vision – Lingo Dub; Dub Vision (Funfundvierzig) ’88 West. Germany green vinyl
Matumbi – Guide Us; Seven Seals (Harvest) ’78 UK green vinyl

r-3171724-1319007625-jpeg — Falsetto singjay who sounds like Prince

Set 6: Jamaican Jukebox of 45’s

Superman & Spiderman – Sensimilla Posse; 7” (Education) 2005 herbtune
Debra Keese – Travelling; 7” (Orchid) ’77 Black Ark
Asher & Trimble – Humble Yourself; 7” (Rockers International) ’79
Cedric ‘Im Brooks – Theme From Shaft; 7” (Soul Jazz) Isaac Hayes cover
Jah Shaka – Coronation Dub; Commandments of Dub Chapter 9 (Jah Shaka) ’89 Dub Album of the Hour

69125a4295bad0edae2829dacaad684fc664ba9a — Reggae loves Isaac hayes

Set 7: Best of Smile Jamaica 27+ Years

Burning Spear – Greetings; Farover (Heartbeat) ’83
Don Carlos – Night Rider (Living in Danger); Deeply Concerned (RAS) ‘87
Judy Mowatt – Think; Only a Woman (Shanachie) ‘82
Black Uhuru – Plastic Smile; Black Uhuru (Virgin) ‘80

r-1349545-1476411874-8422-jpeg — “Don’t show I your teeth, your plastic smile nah work”

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Rockers Hi Fi – What a Life; Rockers to Rockers (Gee Street) ’95 UK: Mutant Dub set
The Slits – I Heard it Through the Grapevine; East bound & Down Soundtrack (HBO) female punk dubbers cover Marvin Gaye
Dubblestandart feat. Gudrun – Summer Rain; Are You Experienced? (Collision) 2006 Jah-stria w/ female vox
Ranking Joe & Jah Warrior – Solomon’s Weed; Solomon’s Dub; 3 the Roots Way (Jah Warrior) 2000 UK herbtune

<Cannabis grew on Solomon’s grave>

Natacha Atlas – Iskanderia; Diaspora (Nation) ’95 Belgian Jewish Arab singer

d1ec34b28f68335d85d6c0f68a6c2cea — Cannabis grew on Solomon’s grave

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives Jah-bruary 4, 2017 (Stream + Tracklist): Bobstock – Happy Birthday Bob Marley!

February 10, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

45538606adffca2c2a1ad31196e1930c — Feb. 6, 1945

<Woodstock? Nah, Bobstock/Bob-stalk; 12 sec.>

Greetings,

It was Spring of 1984 in Bozeman, Montana. After a brutal winter, students at Montana State University thaw out thanks to warm air from Chinook wins.

The local record store, Cactus, was two blocks from my apartment. I walked in and right on the front display was the gatefold vinyl of Bob Marley’s Legend.

I picked it up sight unseen.

I took it to the counter and paid for it immediately. I wish I could say that was the catalyst moment that led to being a Reggae Deejay — I love all kinds of music in the mid 80s: The Clash, Neil Young and 60’s Rolling Stones especially.

It took 2 years for me to have the Hallelu-JAH moment with Black Uhuru’s Anthem….

So we celebrate Bob Marley’s Birthday with Tributes. I wanted to do Bob Marley A (Ambush) to Z (Zion Train. But the Digital Millennium Copyright Act won’t let me…

<How the Digital Millennium Copy-WRONG Act screws over Bob Marley; 22 sec.>

Bobstock on Smile Jamaica!

Enjoy the Marley family and Bob’s bredrins and sistrens in celebrating his legacy as the King of Reggae!

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica’s Tribute to Robert Nesta Marley: Jah-bruary 4, 2017; 39 sec.

Set 1:

Jah Thomas – Happy Birthday to You; 12” (Midnight Rock) ’81 – 3 Hour Bob Marley Birthday Tribute
Bunny Wailer – Stay With the Reggae; Marketplace (Shanachie) ‘85
Culture – Double Tribute to the O.M.; Lion Rock (Heartbeat) ’82 – Order of Merit – Jamaican civilian honor; 14 sec.

Bob Marley & the Wailers – African Herbsman; African Herbsman (Trojan) ’73 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
Winston Groovy – Nightshift; 12” (Sound City) ’85 – Commodores cover

Set 2:

Cedella Marley Booker – Mother Don’t Cry (Rykodisc) ’84 Bob’s mom

<Bob at the end with his family at his bedside; 30 sec.>

Brigadier Jerry – Tribute to Bob Marley; On the Road (RAS) ‘90
Alpha Blondy & the Solar System – Mystic Night Move; Masada (World Pacific) ’92 Ivory Coast artist
Bankie Banx – Remember Bob; Remember Bob (Redemption) ’82 Anguilla vinyl
Chalawa – Exodus; Exodus Dub (Micron) ’77 Can. Vinyl: dub to Bob album

Set 3:

Ky-mani Marley; Dear Dad; CD Single (Gee Street) ’92; child 10 of 11 (or maybe 13?)
Lui Lepki – Tribute to Bob Marley; Late Night Movie (Joe Gibbs) ‘81
Mikey Dread – In Memory (Jacob, Marcus, Marley); S.W.A.L.K (Heartbeat) ‘82: Jacob Miller, Marcus Garvey & Bob

<Jamaican heroes cut down in their prime; 17 sec.>

Sue Chaloner – Missin’ Mr. Marley; 12” (CNR) ‘84
Delixxx – Comin’ in From the Cold Dub; Uprising in Dub (Micron) ’80 Can.: Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – Lyin’ in Bed; Time Has Come: Best of (EMI America) ’88 kids miss their Dad. So do we

<Bob’s Kids: 11 from 7 mom’s; 29 sec.>

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Iron Lion Zion 12” Remix; CD Single (Tuff Gong) ‘92

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Prince Far I – Tribute to Bob Marley; Voice of Thunder (Trojan) ’81 UK
Toots & the Maytals – Marley’s Gone (His Songs Live On); Live at Reggae Sunsplash ’82 (Genes) Live @ Montego Bay, JA
Horace Andy – Bob Lives On; Exclusively (Solid Groove) ’82 UK (1) vox
Ringo – Great Superstar; 12” (Top Ranking) ’82 (2) deejay

Set 6:

Judy Mowatt – Joseph; Black Woman (Shanachie) ’76 Biblical prophet

<Out of Egypt, Joseph the Biblical Prophet>

Abyssinians – Jah Marley; Last Days (Tabou1) ‘97
Session feat. Azeem – Tribute to Bob Marley; Tribute to Marley (M. Al’s) ’81 Oakland

Set 7:

Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster Jammin’; Hotter Than July (Tamla) ’80: riddim shower (1): original
Roots Uprising & Trinity – Master Blaster Jammin’; 12” (Top Ranking)

Set 8:

Alpha & Omega – Freedom Fighters; Sound System Dub (ROIR) UK trance dub w/ female vox
Everton Blender – Bob Marley; Piece of the Blender (Heartbeat) ‘96
Ranking Joe – Tribute to Bob Marley; Rebel D.J. (Jamrock) ’82 Miami vinyl
Randeesh – Bob Marley is a River of Love; Courage (Mountain Lion) 2004
Isaac Haile Selassie – Dear Bob (Tribute to Bob Marley); CD Single (Resin Music) ‘99
Cedella Marley Booker – Redemption Song; Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ‘84
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Redemption Song (band mix); CD Single (Tuff Gong) ‘80

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 28, 2017 (Stream + Tracklist): Extraterrestrials vs. Trump!

February 3, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

58908209c461881e4f8b463d — Jan. 20th, 2017 — day Trump was installed — UFO sighting from NASA’s video feed. None dare call it swamp gas! NASA panicked and cut the video feed. Do not scoff!

Greetings,

First week of President Trump. Baaah, don’t want to talk about it. 2016 Presidential Election: Ebola vs. Bubonic Plague. Gonna be a brutal four years. At least we have Reggae Music to remind us. Bobbylon Chants down Babylon!

Jamaican saying: Same thing for breakfast, same thing for tea:

Keith Poppin

What I find interesting? As a conspiracist, Trump’s election signaled the collapse of the Deep State: Neoliberal politics, irregardless of Political Party, enforced through Neocon Foreign Policy.

Bush gave us Afghanistan and Iraq 2.0. Obama wrecked Libya, Syria, Iraq 3.0, Yemen and Ukraine on his watch. How a Nobel Peace Prize winner got Cold War 2.0 off the ground with Russia is quite the feat of Deep State gymnastics!

Our first black President droned so many brown Middle Easterners that he literally ran out of bombs his last year in office! WTF?

yes-we-can-obama-drone-memes-7 — In 2008 I compared this guy to Bob Marley. But that was five wars ago

Joe Sixpack and Sally Housecoat basically went outside the duopoly of Republicrats vs. Democans. Shockwaves throughout the MIC/SIC and bankster class.

So if that rigid system is in tatters, there is no clandestine force to keep us in the dark about Extraterrestrials.

First we had the incredible footage captured by the Chilean Navy: 9 plus minutes of Infrared camera action on a UFO. No effing swamp gas, or ball lightning or bumbaclaat weather balloons.

Chilean Naval UFO incident

Just while we were processing that compelling visitation (other than Huff Post, mostly a news embargo on the story), now NASA captured video footage of another UFO “probe” (pun intended). 21 sec.

Smile Jamaica’s fave “fake news” site: RT – UFO stylee

unnamed — I call bullshit, NASA! Quit peddling fake news that Aliens aren’t real

What does any of this have to do with last week’s Ark-Ive of Smile Jamaica. Absolutely nothing!

But I am hoping for more encounters as the shit-stem (as Peter Tosh says) continues to crumble. UFO sightings will lead to a full on Columbus style emergence to fill the political gap Trump’s howling Presidency has brought about.

Let us hope the Anunnaki (those who came from the sky) treat us better than Columbus did the Native Arawak and Caribs and Africans enslaved in the Middle Passage.

Not that we would deserve their mercy.

Forward ever backwards never!

bless, robt

trump-lizard — The Alien Greys give the Judas Kiss to banning immigrants, from the Middle East or Outer Space

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 28, 2017 – Annotated Playlist; 65 sec.

Set 1:

Augustus Pablo Meets the Upsetter – Vibrate On; Scratch On the Wire (Island) ’79 UK vinyl; Lee Perry comp.
Aggrovators (Attack) JA dub vinyl of the hour
Prince Lincoln – Smiling Faces; Natural Wild (Orange Street) ’80 produced by Joe Jackson
Sly & Robbie – Slipping into Darkness; Many Moods of Sly, Robbie & the Taxi Gang (Sonic) ’82 Ramsey Lewis cover
Junior Delgado – Love Tickles Like Magic; Treasure Found (Incredible Music) ‘75
I Roy – African Herbsman; Crisis Time (Virgin Front Line) ’76; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement over Johnny Clarke’s African Roots
Senya – Rootsman; 10” (Impact!) ’75 female roots

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Dog Teeth; Honorary Citizen (Columbia/Legacy) ’71 Jamaican single
The Selecter – Train to Skaville; Celebrate the Bullet (Captain Oi) ’80 Ethiopians cover, bonus single
Don Carlos – Satan Control Them; Deeply Concerned (RAS) ‘87
Tommy Clark – Wicked Babylon; 10” (Tuff Scout)

r-2558653-1357583200-5993-jpeg — 2 Tone ska update of The Ethiopians Rock Steady classic

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica – 27+ Years

Bingy Bunny & the Morwells – Africa We Want to Go; Kingston 12 Toughie (RAS) ’81
Rita Marley – Love Iyah; Harambe (Shanachie) ‘82

<Harambe = Swahili for pull it together; 18 sec.>

I Kong – Ghetto Cry; Africa Calling (Rohit) ‘79
Max Edwards – Rockers Arena (Disco Mix) ‘82
Yabby You & the Prophets – Zambia; Dub It to the Top (Blood & Fire) ’76 Dub Album of the Hour

r-2584829-1477672356-7501-jpeg — Chinese-Jamaican Rasta. Son of Wailer producer Lesley Kong.

Set 4:

Ayo – Lonely; Gravity at Last (Wrasse) 2008 Germ.-Nigerian female singer
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Keep on Moving + Version; Exodus (Deluxe Edition) ’77 12” Lee “Scratch” Perry mix; unreleased; 44 sec.

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

Steel Pulse – Drug Squad; Caught You (Island) ’80 UK herbtune
Jah-Malla – Ghetto Child; Alive & Well (Clappers) ’80 NY, sons of Jamaican musicians

<Kwame Nkrumah quote on women; 43 sec.>

Matumbi – Man in Me; Best of (Trojan) ’77 Bob Dylan cover; 16 sec.

Dub Funk Association – Good Mans Dub; Pendulum Dub (Tanty) ’95 UK mutant dub
Aisha – Don’t Tire; Daughters of Zion (Twinkle) ’93 UK lovers rock dubstress

Set 6:

Ben Harper – Burn one Down; Voodoo Child (bootleg) herbtune livicated to Bernie Sanders; 4/11/98 Bonn Germany

<Ben vs. Bernie>

Peter Broggs – Vank Out; Never Forget Jah (Nocturne) best of
Sophia George – Final Decision; For Everyone (Pow Wow) ‘89
Mikey Dread – Chosen Few; World Tour (Dread at the Controls) 2000
Monty Alexander – Evening Time; A Tribute to Reggae’s Keyboard King: Jackie MIttoo (VP) Dub Album of the Hour

Set 7:

Al Campbell – Reggae Music; 22 Karat Solid Gold (Jet Star)
Gracy & the Herbman Band – No Hard Drugs; Movements (Funfundvierzig) ’95 Germ. Female
The Vibronics – The Return; 10” (Jah Tubby’s) 2005 militant steppers instrumental

alcampbell6 — Al CampbellSet 8: Mutant Dub

Set 8: Mutant Dub

Systemwide feat. Dr. Israel – People of the Book; Pure and Applied (BSI) 2002 Portland
Rockers Hi-Fi – More and More (The Hidden Persuader); Rockers to Rockers (Gee Street) ’95 UK
Dubblestandart feat. Gudrun – Senses of a Woman; Are you Experienced (Collision) 2006 Jah-stra w/ female vox
Tre Son Meets vx – Jen-ee-Rocka; CD Single (vx) 2005 Toronto
John Frum – Healing Dub; Jahtarian Dubbers vol. 3 (Jahtari) 2012 Germ.

Words of Wisdom

Smile Jamaica Digital Dubplate: Snowbound Excursion – Jah-nuary 27, 2017!

January 27, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

Greetings,

I knew it was gonna be trouble. Last Saturday we got 6 inches in the Salt Lake Valley. My garage is in the alley way. Dangerous for getting high centered and sliding into power poles.

So I waited for a lull in the storm and moved my car to the front street. My street was unploughed and there was snow accumulated over the curb.

Loaded up my stacks of wax and suitcase of disks. And headed for KRCL.….

Goosed my All Wheel Drive Subaru to plow through virgin snow. Best intentions….. 4 wheels on top of snowpack just skidded me to the curb and I was wedged in a snow drift and dead in the water.

Two hour wait for AAA. First show I had been a no show for in 27+ years.

So after I got towed out and back into my garage, I hunkered down in my Secret Dubratory and pulled together 3 hours of Digital Dubplate sound.

Snowmageddon Stylee!

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Digital Dubplate – Jah-nuary 27, 2017 Playlist

0-30 min.:

Black Uhuru – World is Africa; Sinsemilla (Mango) ‘80
Keith Hudson – I Shall Be Released; Flesh of My Skin, Blood of My Blood (Atra) ’74 Bob Dylan cover
Bim Sherman – Gold & Silver; Crucial Cuts vol. 1 (Century) ‘86
Sister Nancy – Transport Connection; 600% Dynamite (Soul Jazz) ‘82
Yabby You – Judgment Time; One Love, One Heart (Shanachie) ‘84
Ijahman Levi – Jah Heavy Load; Haile I Hymn (Jahmani) ‘78
Mikey Dread – Saturday Night Style; African Anthem (Big Cat) ’79 dubs

30-60 min.:

Phyllis Dillon – Woman of the Ghetto; Midnight Confessions (Westside) ’72 Marlena Shaw cover
Jacob Miller – Healing of the Nation; Jacob Miller Meets Fatman Riddim Section (Crocodisc) ’78 herbtune
kode9 + the spaceape – Portal; Memories of the Future (Hyperdub) 2002 UK: mutant dub w/ dub poetry
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Turn Your Lights Down Low; Redemption (bootleg) ’77 studio demo
Carol Kalphat & Clint Eastwood – African Land/Africa We Want to Go; Reggae Archive vol. 1 (ON U Sound) ’78 Prince Far I prod’n
The Orb – Towers of Dub; U.F.Orb (Island) ’92 UK mutant dub

r-13274-1281309190-jpeg — Look to the skies!

60-90 min.

Christ Hinze feat. Peter Tosh – Puss and Dog; Kings of Reggae (Pop-Eye) Dutch flautist w/ Sly & Robbie
Dennis Bovell & Janet Kay – Silly Dub; Dub Dem Silly (Arawak International) ‘93
Ras Command – Kali Dub; In Dub (Red Arrow) ’95 Germ. Mutant dub
Barrington Levy – Jah a The Creator + Stinkin’ Dub; Time Capsule (RAS) ‘83
Ranking Ann – Black Rock Possee; A Slice of English Toast (Ariwa) ’82 singjay

558_002 — Dutch Flute inna rub a dub stylee

90 min. – 2 hr.:

Burning Spear – Farover; Farover (Heartbeat) ‘83
Pablo Gad – What Makes a Natty Dread Cry (Discomix); Bloodsuckers (Melodie) ‘78
Peter Metro & Lady Ann – Bossanova; Dedicated to You (Grapevine) ’84
Sky High & the Mau Mau – Na Lend Out Me Chalice; Origination (Sky High) herbtune
Yellowman – Cocky Did Hurt Me; Mister Yellowman (Shanachie) ’82 rude
Sam Carty – I Don’t Mind; Black Arkives (Justice League) ‘75
Lijadu Sisters – Reincarnation; Sunshine (Afrodisia/Knitting Factory) ’78 Nigerian sisters

2 hr. – 2 & 1/2 hr.:

The Wailers – Concrete Jungle Dub; Dub Marley (Tabou1) ’76 rare dubs
The Pioneers – Pusher Man; Give & Take: Best of (Trojan) ‘78
Gorillaz vs. Space Monkeyz – Starshine; Laika Come Home (Astralwerks) 2002 Mutant Dub UFOria
Sonya Spence – Give Thanks; In the Dark (Skynote)
Dub Syndicate feat. Little David– Yes It’s Bless; Acres of Space (Lion & Roots) 2001 UK Mutant Dub
Black Slate – Thin Line Between Love and Hate; Amigo (Ensign) ’80: Persuaders soul cover
Martha Velez – Get Up Stand Up; Escape From Babylon (Sire) ’76: Bob/Peter cover
The Meditations – Woman Piabba; Anthology (Nighthawk) ’76 herbtune

a3fb367affb2a25c983705e61f7314cf — Bob Marley produced Martha Velez w/ Lee Perry & the Wailers

2 and 1/2 – 3 hr.

Linton Kwesi Johnson – Inglan Is a Bitch; Bass Culture (Mango) ’80 UK dub poet
Love Joys – One Draw; Lovers Rock Showcase (Wackies) ’82 Rita Marley herbtune
Lone Ranger – Jamaican Weed; Big Blunts vol. 1 (Tommy Boy) ’80 herbtune
The Rolling Stones – Cherry Oh Baby; Black and Blue (Rolling Stones) ’76 Eric Donaldson cover
Trinity – Put it On; Burning (Rhino UK)
J. Geils Band – Give It To Me; Bloodshot (Atlantic) ‘73

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 14, 2017 (Stream + Tracklist): I told you UFO’s exist!

January 20, 2017 Robert Nelson 3 Comments

Greetings,,

2017 is already off to a wacky start. President Donny Tiny Hands isn’t weird and wild enough, looks like the break down of the Deep State have emboldened Aliens to start revealing themselves to us.

The Chilean Navy captured a UFO with 10 minutes of compelling footage using infrared cameras.

Watch this and it becomes clear. It isn’t swamp gas, or light refraction or ball lightning, weather balloons.

Although the weaksauce debunkers are already claiming it was a plane. Trust your eyes.

<Extraterrestrials 1, Swamp Gas 0; 50 sec.>

As if UFO’s aren’t enough, we get President Trump today (Jan. 20). As a Progressive, I have offered my humble services to our new President in a way that one of my Reggae idols Prince Buster did to Jamaica in the 60’s.

I volunteer to be Trump’s Minister of Ganja & Space Exploration; 44 sec.

I can advise our President why they are here….

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 14, 2017

Set 1:

Gussie P – Who’s Safe; 10” (Sip a Cup) 2003 UK: mutant dub beats over MLK’s I Have a Dream Speech; 23 sec.

Dub Specialist – Luanda; African Rub a Dub (Studio One) ’80 JA vinyl: Dub Album of the Hour
Blue Riddim – Love People; Club Paradise Soundtrack (Columbia) ‘86
Taxi Gang – Twilight Zone; Many Moods of Sly, Robbie & the Taxi Gang (Sonic) ’86 TV soundtrack cover
Dubtonic Kru – Drum & Bass; Dub Tonic (Dubtonic Kru) 2009
Peter Broggs – International Farmer + Dub; Never Forget Jah (Nocturne) 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement; ’82 Fr. best of
15 16 17 – Girls Imagination; Magic Touch (DEB) ’78 3 female siblings/cousins over Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

635802496606796161-mlk1 — Livicated to the Ultimate Peace Warrior

Set 2:

Peter Tosh – Once Bitten, Twice Shy; Honorary Citizen (Columbia/Legacy) ’71 Jamaican single
Rupie Dan & Jenifah Gad – Ghetto People Children; Reparation (Flag) 2000
Capital Letters – Cheap School Meals; Bread & Water EP (Greensleeves) ’80 UK youth group
Ta Teasha Love – Oh Jah Come; 10” (Impact!) ‘75 female

hqdefault-12 — Peter Tosh and two white dudes

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica 27+ Years

Cedric Myton & the Congos – Where He Leads Me; Face the Music (VP) ’81
Burning Spear – Jah Is My Driver; Farover (Heartbeat) ‘83
Little Roy – Don’t Cross the Nation; Lee Perry & Friends – Give Me Power (Trojan) ‘75
Lovejoys – Stranger; Lovers Rock Showcase (Wackies) ’83 female duo
Jah Shaka Meets Aswad – Addis Ababa; In Addis Ababa Studio (Jah Shaka) ’84 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Punky Reggae Party + dub; Exodus (Deluxe Edition) ’77 12” single (Tuff Gong)

<Punky Reggae Party: Punkers love Reggae; 30 sec.>

<Anthem of the Deplorables; 24 sec.>

download-13 — Bob and the Deplorables: Rejected by society. Treated with impunity. Protected by their dignity. I search reality!

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

Sly & Robbie – Space Invaders; Syncopation (Joe Gibbs) ’82 dub to Dennis Brown
Jennifer Lara – Hand to Mouth; High Times All Star Explosion (Alligator) ’85 Chicago blues label best of
Heptones – Sensimenia Collie; One Step Ahead (Sonic) JA
Misty in Roots – Ireation; Musi-o-tunya (People Unite) ’85 UK
The Vision – Dub Start; Dub Vision (Funfundvierzig) ’88 West Germ. Green vinyl dubwize

r-824454-1162574565-jpeg — Cratedig 2016: The Record Room – Phoenix. West German green vinyl

Cratedigger’s Lament: Phoenix: 24 sec.

Set 6: Jamaican Jukebox 7″ 45

Prince Buster – Minister of Ganja’ 7” (blank)

Sons of Creation – Stop the Fuss and Fight; 7” (SOC Production) ‘75
The Ability – Rasta Never Give Up; 7” (Sky High)
Carlene Davis – Ism and Schism; 7” (Sonic)

<No socialism, capitalism, communism – isms lead to schisms>

Martin Campbell vs. Alien Dread – Rebel Salute; In a Cosmic Dub Clash (Log On) 2007: Dub Album of the Hour

ftr-prince-buster-rip — Prince Buster – Minister of Agriculture & Space Exploration

Set 7:

Zema feat. MLK Jr. – Free At Last Dub; Black Sheep (Melchizedek) I have a dream speech
Barry Brown – Down in a Babylon; Far East (Hitbound) ‘81
Mika & Omar Perry – Borderline DC-Cut; 10” (Asalah) 2006 Netherlands; female vox
Black Uhuru – Bull in the Pen; Anthem (Island) ‘83

download-15 — The album that made me a Reggae fanatic

Set 8: UFO-ria

Ancient Astronauts feat. Bajka – Surfing the Silvatide; We Are to Answer (ESL) 2011 female vox:
Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive; Relics (Harvest) ‘67
Nina Hagen – UFO; Nina Hagen (Columbia) ’82 West German singer
Langley School Project – Space Oddity; Starman (Mojo) British Columbia children’s chorus
Spiritual Rez – Let’s Go Out With a Bang; Apocalypse Whenver (Spritual Rez) 2014

586f9ca1c461888a7c8b462e — Chilean Navy captures UFO sighting Jan. 6, 2017

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 7, 2017 (Stream + Track List). Mutant Dub New Year!

January 13, 2017 Robert Nelson Leave a comment

<How to deal with the Trump-o-calypse: Let’s Go Out With a Bang!>

Greetings,

Hope everyone had a nice Holiday. I spent the first week at my sister’s in Albuquerque. My parents just became Snowbirds, so my second week was in Phoenix.

Phoenix is a great town for vinyl. CDs are becoming irrelevant, but the racks are full of black wax and lots of people doing what I do for 30 years: cratedig. So I will be visting often in the months of Dec-March. Otherwise, vinyl melts from the store to the car!

Found some nice gems to play in 2017. For over a decade now, the first show of the year on Smile Jamaica is devoted to what I call Mutant Dub: Jamaican drum and bass with modern electronic sounds and textures awash in echodelia.

The 3 hour Mutant Dub World Tour!

As Joe Strummer sang, “Knives to the trebel!”

Crank the volume!
Set bass phasers to stun!

Happy New Year. Forward ever, backwards never!

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 7, 2017: Annotated Playlist – photos, soundbytes captions, Reggae History Lessons; 56 sec.

Set 1:

African Head Charge – Gospel Train; Songs of Praise (ON U Sound) ’90
The Vision – Dub Start; Dub Vision (Funfundvierig) ’88 Green Germ. Vinyl: Dub Album of the Hour
Afro Omega – Pick Up the Pieces; Pick Up the Pieces (Afro Omega) SLC dubbers w/ female vox
Jah Woosh – Woodpecker Sound; ON U Sound Celebration (Trance) ’88 West German comp
Sizzla – Rainshowers (Bronx Dogs Dub Mix); Dub Selector (Quango) 2001
Brain Damage Meets The Vibronics – Siege of Kut; Empire Soldiers (Hammerbass) 2013 Fr. w/ Arabic vox
The Archives feat. Ras Puma – Sensibility; The Archives (ESL) 2012 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcment
Butch Cassidy Sound Sytem – Hear What I Say; 12” EP (Fenetik) 2004 Glasgow, Scotland

72771 — All aboard the Mutant Dub train!

Set 2: Mutant Dub World Tour

Samia Farah –Le Monde; Many Moods of (SAM) 2008 Fr.-Tunisian female singer
Al Haca Soundsystem feat. Ras MC-Tweed – Libation; Inevitable (Different Drummer) 2003 Spanish
Asian Dub Foundation – Change; Time Freeze (Caroline) 2007 best of Hindi/Pak/UK collective
Audio Active – Paint Your Face Red; Startrec EP (ON U Sound) ’96 Jah-pon vinyl

sam3bb1a — French-Tunisian dubstress Samia Farah

Set 3:

Dub Colossus – Shem City Steppers; In a Town Called Addis (RealWorld) 2008 Ethiopian female vox
Ripple – Sunday Morning Dub; Bay Area Dubstep volume 2 (Full Melt) 2008
Bush Chemists – Star Dub; 10” UK (Jah Tubby’s) 2006 Stormtrooper Theme from Star Wars

<Star Wars in dub>

Set 4:

Hollie Cook – Tiger Balm; Twice (Mr. Bongo) 2014 UK dubstress

<Dawta of a Sex Pistol; 20 sec.>

Dubblestandart – This One is About Flying; Immigration Dub (Collision) 2007 Jah-stria
Troubleman – Intergalactic You, Intergalactic Me; Far Out Spaced Odyssey (Far Out) 2010 Brazilian UFOria
Nomadix – Juggling; Rolling Papers: Ambient Dub Selection (Roar) ’93 UK – Dub Album of the Hour

article-2179376-143be440000005dc-390_634x415 — Mutant Dubstress – Hollie Cook: Daddy was a Sex Pistol!

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital Mutant Dub

Singers & Players feat. Sister P – Holy Scripture; Vacuum Pumping (ON U Sound) ’88 UK Bible stories: Mutant vinyl set
Martin Campbell – You Lick Me First; Rootsman – The Real Thing (Channel One UK) ’97 UK
Dub Syndicate – Pounding System; Pounding System (ON U Sound) ’82 UK
Zulu Warriors – Chanting Dub; Warrior Dub (Mr. Modo) ’89 UK
Doctor Pablo & the Dub Syndicate – Doctor Who?; ON U Journey Through Time & Space; 10” Dubplate (ON U Sound) 2015 UFO-ria

r-6904729-1429262879-7553-jpeg — ON U Sound Record Store Day, 2015

Set 6: Space Dust 420; 21 sec.

2 Bad Card – Weed Specialist; Hustling Ability (ON U Sound) ’95
Dr. Israel & Dreadtone International – Sensimilla; Patterns of War (ROIR) Brooklyn 2005
Soom T – I Need Weed; Ode to a Carrot (Jahtari) 2008 female weedstepper out of Glasgow, Scotland
Dry & Heavy – Kick the Bong Around + Dub; One Punch (Green Tea) Jah-pon ’98

<“Whenever I get low, I get high!> 9 sec.

7e53fb85ec05f509f710a7d50605fee3c8dcc7f88afeb3fe0f43647f6db9d723 — Ancient Astronaut Theorist, Giorgio Tsoukalos. Ancient Aliens Friday Nights on Viceland

Set 7:

The Slits – Man Next Door; In the Beginning (Jungle) ’80 – live version of The Paragons reggae classic
Rasheda & Mystikal Heights – I Love Jah + Jah Love (Discomix); 12″ (Zion Gate) 2007 Fr.: Don Carlos cover
The Outsider Meets High Tech Roots Dynamic – Alfa; At Channel One UK (Jah Works) ’91 UK vinyl: Dub Album of the Hour

r-224464-1455794873-8668-jpeg — Ari Up Rest in Peace. The Slits: rudegirls do punkdub & roots reggae

Set 8: UFO-ria

Ancient Astronauts feat. Akua Naru – Last Night (I Fell in Love with an Ancient Astronaut); Into Time and Bass (ESL) 2011 Germ. w/ female vox
Spiritual Rez – March of the Reptoids + Let’s Go Out With a Bang; Apocalypse Whenever (Spiritual Rez) 2014 US
Thievery Corporation – Stargazer; Culture of Fear (ESL) 2011
Soko – I Thought I Was an Alien; I Thought I Was an Alien (Because Music) 2012 French female
Tena Stelin & Jah Warrior – UFO + Unidentified Flying Dub; Lion Symbol (Jah Warrior) ’99 UK
Flock of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song; Flock of Seagulls (Jive) ’82 UK New Wave

Words of Wisdom:

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