Selector ;
Mr. Bimble
Playlist Date ; April
2004
Where; Champion Sound via www.radio4a.org.uk
/ www.PirateTV.net / Shoutcast.com
More Details; www.freeradicalsounds.com/events.htm
Style;
Old School Roots & Culture to new beat
dub mutantancy & beyound
Featured album;
Vibronics; Dub Liftment.
| ARTIST | TRACK | ALBUM | LABEL | FORMAT | COMMENT |
| Horace Andy | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone | Roots & Branches | Ariwa | C.D | Old Sleepy voice himself covers The Temptations classic with Mad Prof at the controls. |
| Vibronics | Only One Dub | Dubliftment | Universal Egg | C.D / L.P | Killer opener for Vibronics latest album 'Dubliftment' released on March 29th. Featuring the sweet voiced female vocals of Boney L |
| Yabby You | King Pharohs Plague | N/A | Twisted Roots | 12" | From the 4 track 12" that was briefly available from this Vancouver based label. |
| Fabine | Prophesy | N/A | Tribesman | 12" | Full 12" Lloyd Coxsone released cut of this vintage roots floor filler |
| U Brown | Blow Mr Hornsman | N/A | Belleville Hill | 7" | French pressing of this self produced U Brown classic. |
| Tenor Saw | Fever | N/A | Black Roots | 7" | 80's early dancehall classic released on Sugar Minotts Black Roots label. |
| Half Pint | Resistance | N/A | Tappa | 7" | Lyrically as good an example as any as to why old punks love Roots music. Produced by Tappa Zukie |
| Chronicle & Dubwise Prod's | Rasta Unite | N/A | Dubwise Productions | 12" | Dubwise Productions keep going from strength to strength. Here they hook up with NYC resident Chronicle for his plea for all Rasta tribes to unite. With a tuff dropping provided by Dougie 'Consious Sounds' Wardrop. |
| Luciano | Chant Down Babylon | One Away Ticket | V.P | L.P/CD | Produced & arranged by Digital B's Phillip 'Fattis' Burrell back when Luciano's backing tracks wern't quite as smooth as they are now. A fine Luciano inna steppers style vibe |
| Buju Banton | Destiny | Dread, Beat & Riddims Vol 4 | CRS | C.D | Unusually down tempo & thought provoking for Buju. Delivered inna singjay style. Lifted from the 'Inner Heights' album. |
| Horace Andy | Materialist/ Poor Man Style | Trojan 12" Box Set | Trojan | Triple C.D | From the wicked 12" box set. Top notch conscious Horace vocal segueing into heavyweight Niney the observer Dub. |
| Vibronics | Dub Forever | Dubliftment | Universal Egg | C.D / L.P | Uplifting Vibronics dub set apart by it's classical guitar lines. |
| Sir larsie I feat Phyton | Repent | Babylon Shitstem E.P | Paqua Roots Records | 12" | Outta Cologne singer Phyton steps forward with this superb heavy weight message set to producer Sir Larsie I's deep steppers dub style backing. |
| Sism X | Hybrid Remix | Dub Excursions | No label info known | CD | Only heard 2 cuts from these fine French rootical dubbers. Both are must have tunes. Here's to the next one |
| Side Stepper | Linda Manigua | N/A | Palm | 12" | Smith & Mighty sunrise mix of this wonderful latin flavour global dub riddim. |
| Wildski | Wonderful World | Give Peace A Dance | Big Life | Double C.D | Wildski gives us a fantastic reworking of the 'Armagideon Time' Lyric. |
| Dub Syndicate | Wadada | Give Peace A Dance | Big Life | Double C.D | Feat Prince Fari this track was the entry point for lots 'On U' fans & still rocks the floor. |
| African Head Charge | Hold On | Give Peace A Dance | Big Life | Double C.D | Last of 3 tracks in a row form the 1991 CND benefit album. Here Adrian Sherwood produces this fine early A.H.C cut. |
| E.D.O Echo Sound system | Money Money | N/A | E.D.O Echo | CDR | Outta Japan Mickie & Jinja truly rock the dub dance floor with this stomping version of the Horace Andy classic |
| Stoppa | Sinsemila | 21st Century Ska 2001 | Free Radical Sounds | C.D/ Dble L.P | Breakbeat ska meets skanking 2 step floor filler from our own 21st Century Ska 2001 compilation |
| Yabby You | King Pharohs Plague 2003 remix | N/A | Twisted Roots | 12" | Pumping dub house remix of the Yabby You classic. Remixed by DJ Garth & Markie Mark |
| Space Invaders | Return Of The Dredi | N/A | Lost In Bass Records | 12" | Intro only played at half speed |
| Fila Brazillia | Blood &Fire megamix | N/A | Select Cuts | 12" | Does exactly wat it says on the tin. Fila Brazillia mix up loads of the label blood & fires roots classics over a rocking Dub-dancefloor beat |
| Space Invaders | Return Of The Dredi | N/A | Lost In Bass Records | 12" | Skanking 2 step floor filler version of Marley's War lyric. Awesome. |
| Duke Diamond | Old Man River | N/A | Copasetic | 12" | Big Audio Dynamites Andre Shapps produces J.A veteran Duke Diamond inna breakbeat style. Has to be heard to be believed. Think Junglist Louie Armstrong !! |
Selector ;
Mr. Bimble
Playlist Date ; March
2004
Where; Champion Sound via www.radio4a.org.uk
/ www.PirateTV.net / Shoutcast.com
More Details; www.freeradicalsounds.com/events.htm
Style;
Old School roots & culture to modern dancehall,
yardcore beats & beyound
Featured albums;
600% Dynamite ( Soul Jazz comp), Dread, Beat & Riddims
Vol 4 ( Modern roots comp out on CRS records)
SOON COME
More charts below
| ARTIST | TRACK | ALBUM | LABEL | FORMAT | COMMENT |
Selector ; Mr.
Bimble
Playlist Date ; January
2004
Where;
Champion Sound via www.radio4a.org.uk / www.PirateTV.net
/ Shoutcast.com
More Details; www.freeradicalsounds.com/events.htm
Style;
All Time Roots Special
Special featured
artist; Prince Fari
| ARTIST | TRACK | ALBUM | LABEL | FORMAT | COMMENT |
| Prince Fari | Heavy Manners | Heavy Manners / Anthology 77 - 83 | Trojan | Dble CD | Over Joe Gibbs' superb 'Su Su Pon Rasta' riddim, the mighty Prince Fari responds to J.A premier Manleys infamous 1976 get tough measures. |
| Prince Fari | Free From Sin | Heavy Manners / Anthology 77 - 83 | Trojan | Dble CD | Promoting "Peace Perfect Peace, inna the east, west, north & south". Backed by the tuff & uplifting riddims of the Roots Radics. |
| Charlie Chaplin | Jamaican Collie | N/A (= Not applicable) | Wambesi | Seven Inch | Killer uncredited B-side of Fari's 'Survival' on. |
| Trevor Hartley | Repatriation Version | N/A | Jove Music | Seven Inch | Wicked dub cut of Hartley's 'Africa' |
| Lopez Walker | Send Another Moses | N/A | Phase Records | Seven Inch | Wonderfully uplifting roots ting with the most infectious of chorus's this side of Christendom. |
| Eric Morris | Solomon Gundie | Intensified - Original Ska 1962 - 66 | Island | L.P | Top vintage Ska vocal from 1964 |
| Bobby Aitken | Mr. Judge | N/A | King Edwards | Seven Inch | Aimed straight at the head of the Judgmental characters among us, you know who you are !! |
| Frank Anderson | Musical Store | Ska Box Set Vol. 1 | Trojan | Triple CD | More original 1960's 'Skatalites' ska coutesy of Trojan from their ultra fine 'Ska Box Set Vol 1'. |
| John Holt | Ali Baba | N/A | Trojan | Seven Inch | Trojan continue to release the cream of the crop on fresh new plastic & ain't we glad |
| Front End Lifter | Ali Baba Version | N/A | Speedball Records | Seven Inch | Cracking version side of this one off Manasseh production. The A side allegedly features one Johnny Vaugn 'pon vocal. |
| Prince Fari | Bedward | N/A | Soundboy | Seven Inch | Adrian Sherwood revisits, to great effect, this Fari telling of the ancient Jamaican tale of the flying preacher. |
| Ghetto Priest | Dungeon | N/A | Soundboy | Seven Inch | Adrian Sherwood of On U Sound fame launch's the 'Ghetto Priest' upon the land with this tale of slavery, complete with a Mighty Prince Fari vocal hookline . Killer / infectious & a must have tune. |
| Little Devon | Beat Down Babylon | N/A | Star Trail | Seven Inch | Phat, Nyabinghi inna modern rootical dancehall style |
| Jack Radics | Unchained | Universal Message Chapter Two | VP Records | L.P | Top tune from this wicked collection of modern J.A roots with messages & meanings. Also includes Bushman, Morgan Heritage, Sizzla, J.R Kelly & more. |
| President Brown | Head Of The Stream | N/A | World A Muzik Productions | Seven Inch | 3 cuts on the wonderfully uplifting 'Ten To One' Riddim |
| LMS | No More War | N/A | World A Muzik Productions | Seven Inch | 3 cuts on the wonderfully uplifting 'Ten To One' Riddim |
| SAME | Having A Party | N/A | World A Muzik Productions | Seven Inch | 3 cuts on the wonderfully uplifting 'Ten To One' Riddim ( AA side of 'Head Of The Stream') |
| Willy Williams | Armagideon Time | N/A | Stine - Jac | Seven Inch | The much requested 'Armagideon Time' this time on a 1982 cut of the classic studio one 'Real Rock' riddim. |
| Chronical | Chronic man | N/A | Massive B | Seven Inch | Chronicals ode to da 'erb, 'pon the classic real rock riddim. |
| Jnr Byles | Fever | N/A | Upsetter | Twelve Inch | Trojan do it again, digging out this awesome Scratch production. Other cuts 'pon tha riddim here, include the wonderful Hot & Cold version from Augustus Pablo & Episode 10 from Dillinger |
| The Abyssinians | Satta Massagana | Satta Massagana | Heartbeat | CD | Lighters aloft for the riddim, melody & lyric to beat all into submission. |
| Prince Fari | Wisdom | N/A | Clinch | Seven Inch | Fari rides the Satta riddim in earth shaking proportions, while The Abyssinians Bernard Collins takes the producers role. Issued on The Abyssinians own Clinch label. |
| Black Slate | Romans | Amigo | Ensign Records | L.P | The original inspiration for the following tune. We felt our listeners would like to hear the original cut from 1980 |
| RDK HiFi | Dub The Brixton-ites | Nu Shoots Inn Roots - Dub Versions | Free Radical Sounds | Dble L.P | Russ D ( The Disciples ) pulls out all the stops on this storming dub of the riddim inspired by Black Slates - Romans |
| Robert Lee / Hi - Tech Dynamics | Stride | Nu Shoots Inn Roots - Vocal Style | Free Radical Sounds | Dble L.P | Martin Campbell on the mix & the sadly passed on Robert Lee on mike. Both inna fine style. Killer tune, a must have ! |
| Beres Hammond | Freedom Re - Mix | N/A | Xterminator | Seven Inch | Phillip Fatus Burrell remixed this dancehall classic back in '96 to startling effect. Xterminator often often inspires, rarely equaled. |
| Minx / Easy Star All Stars | Jah Breathe Life Inna Me | Dancehall Culture Volume 2 | Easy Star Records | C.D | Wonderful vocal from relatively new name on the New York Roots / Dancehall scene. |
| Determine | Live Wire | Freedom Chant | Brickwall | L.P | Bobo dread yout man voices inna fine stylee. |
| Prince Fari | Natty Champion | Heavy Manners / Anthology 77 - 83 | Trojan | Dble CD | Rasta V.S babyloina in a heavy championship bout, guess who wins !! |
| Prince Fari | Jamaican Heros | Heavy Manners / Anthology 77 - 83 | Trojan | Dble CD | Fari in sublime singjay mode, spine tingling. |
| Prince Fari | Survival | Heavy Manners / Anthology 77 - 83 | Trojan | Dble CD | "You can tell a rude bwoy by the way he turns his cap. You can tell a rude bwoy by the way he walks". Need I say more, the Mighty Prince Fari inna fine style. Produced by Roy Cousins |
| V.C | By His Deeds | Universal Message Chapter Two | V.P Records | L.P | If I could I'd end every show & set with this tune, heed to the lyrics. An all time favourite, first released on seven inch back in '99 |
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