Greensleeves 30th Anniversary Mix Tape (1977-2007)
I only missed this one by two years. Thanks to the dudes over at Pathway to Unknown Worlds, who just re-posted this, we can all enjoy it again. Of course, since this mix spans three decades the quality varies. But the end of this thing is made up for by the beginning…
01. hugh mundell – let´s all unite
02. augustus pablo – up warrika hill
03. scientist – below the belt
04. wailing souls – firehouse rock
05. black uhuru – i love king selassie
06. eek-a-mouse – ganja smuggling
07. yellowman – two to six super mix
08. clint eastwood & general saint – stop that train
09. john holt – police in helicopter -
10. barrington levy – under me sensi
11. nitty gritty – legal
12. half pint – mr. landlord -
13. gregory isaacs & dennis brown – big all around
14. shabba ranks – just be good to me -
15. freddie mcgregor – this carry go bring come
16. cocoa tea – love me truly
17. bounty killer – roots, reality & culture
18. garnett silk – zion in a vision
19. anthony b – raid di barn
20. morgan heritage – one bingi man
21. sizzla – no time to gaze
22. elephant man – replacement killer
23. beenie man – 100 dollar bag
24. ward 21- ganja smoke
25. wayne marshall – overcome
26. vybz kartel – sweet to the belly
27. frisco kid – why
28. beenie man – come again
29. busy signal – step out
Live in Hickory, NC: Sam Bush, Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer
Those guys up there (Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer) are joined on this date from Hickory, NC by one of the guys down there (Sam Bush).
The tape’s a bit muddy, but it really doesn’t matter. Live and direct from the archives of an uncle…cop it well.
Naomi Shelton: Alabama to Brooklyn
What Have You Done, My Brother? brims with soul, funk and gospel…A fresh scent from Daptone…check x Osmosis.
BLOGLOAD: Alabama to Brooklyn
Tash – “New Bikini” (Amalgam Digital)
If you close your eyes, you can almost pretend it’s Tha Liks…
Any other rapper goin’ in on this beat would make it impossible to stomach…and yeah, the video is ridiculous. Some of the comic book panel stuff is pretty decent, though…
Darondo’s “Listen to My Song”
Some new soul from a Bay Area legend. Maybe he was a pimp, maybe he wasn’t.
Even if the best part of “Listen to My Song” is when there’s a close up of Darondo’s feet dancing on some indoor/outdoor carpet, “Didn’t I” is still classic.
A History of Desmond Dekker via YouTube
That first song is a bit too tied to the 2-Tone movement for my tastes, but everything else below is golden. And that interview seems pretty interesting despite the fact that viewers are necessitated to take Desmond seriously with that hat on…
History of a Dee Jay: Return of the Rub-a-Dub Style (Trailer)
You can see King Stitt’s teeth and one of U-Roy’s hats in addition to finding out what a real deejay is…Check out some more Echodelic Soundsystem work HERE.
Don Drummond x Re-Issues
“Bellevue Special” b/w “Up and Down” has apparently been so sought after that a Japanese label reissued the single from Skatalites’ trombonist Don Drummond. It’s not at all detached from the Skatalites’ catalog, but for the collector geek in you, COP IT.
Spotted over at Dance Crasher…
The Meat Puppets x ALARM Magazine
Brother Cris talks about the Meat Puppets’ newest disc and where it got cobbled together while Brother Curt talks about success. It’s weird to see these guys at this point, but it’s kinda like listening to stories from your grandpa.
The Velvet Underground x Beck
An explanation is down below, but here’s Beck working out a few cuts from the first Velvet Underground album. These are interpretations as much as covers, so you might wanna just dust off those old cds…
“An informal meeting of various people to record an album in a day. An album will be chosen to be reinterpreted and used as a framework. Nothing rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track will be uploaded once a week on beck.com as well as through the web sites of those involved with the project.”