Dubmatix - Bassment Sessions

Bassment Sessions Throwback (2 Tone Special: Specials, Beat, Madness, Selector)

Harkening back to that golden-era of second-wave ska launched by The Specials, Jerry Dammers, and his 2-Tone label sparked off a short, but incredible run of what have now become classic ska tunes from bands like The Beat, Madness, Selector, and many more.

 

PLAYLIST

The Beat - Ranking Full Stop

The Specials - Too Much Too Young

The Selector - Too Much Pressure

Madness - Night Boat To Cairo

The Bodysnatchers - Let's Do Rock Steady

Bad Manners - Lip Up Fatty

The Akrylykz - Smart Boy

The Specials - Why? Extended Version

The Selector - The Selector

The Beat - Whine & Grine / Stand Down Margaret

Madness - One Step Beyond

The Selector - On My Radio

The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom

Bassment Sessions Throwback: Studio One Special (Part Two 1970-1979)

For Part Two I'll be looking at how Studio One regained the crown after losing some of their cache and hitmaking ability to Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle and his rocksteady output by shifting gears, embracing Rasta and the evolving roots reggae style, toasting, rub-a-dub, dub and rockers ushering in the new generation of future icons: Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, Prince Jazzbo, Dillinger, Willi Williams and more. 

 

STUDIO ONE (PART TWO) 1970-1979) PLAYLIST
1. Al Campbell -  Take A Ride 
2. Johnny Osbourne - Truths and Rights
3. The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana
4. Dennis Brown - No Man Is An Island
5. Wailing Souls - Row Fisherman Row
6. Larry Marshall – Run Babylon
7. Prince Jazzbo - Jah Dread
8. Burning Spear - New Civilisation
9. Black Brothers - School Children
10. Johnny Clarke - Creation Rebel
11. King Tubby - Creation Dub
12. Dillinger - Natty Ten to One
13. Sugar Minott - Have No Fear
14. Lone Ranger - The Answer
15. Willie Williams - Addis A Baba
16. Freddie McGregor - Rastaman Camp

Bassment Sessions Throwback: Studio One Special (Part One 1959-1969)

Every transformation of music in Jamaica from 50s R&B & Mento, Ska to Rocksteady, Roots to Rockers, Dancehall to Digital - Studio One has been one of the driving forces of music. 

Hour one, part one ( of a three-part series), looks at the origins of Coxsone Dodd and Studio one beginning with his Downbeat Soundsystem in 1954, to his first release in 1959 up until 1969. 

 

1. Count Machuki - Scorcha
2. The Jolly Boys - Drip And Fall Back (Clip)
3. Clue J & The Blues Blasters - Shuffling Jug
4. Theo Beckford - Easy Snappin
5. The Wailers - Simmer Down
6. Any Whinehouse - Your Wondering Now (Clip)
7. The Specials - Your Wondering Now (Clip)
8. Andy & Joey - You’re Wondering Now
9. Slim Smith - I'll Never Let You Go
10. Sound Dimension - Real Rock
11. Willi Williams - Armagideon
12. Bo Diddley - She's Fin, She's Mine ((Clip)
13. Willi Cobbs - You Don't Love Me ((Clip)
14. Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) (1967)
15. Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) (1994) (Clip)
16. Alton Ellis - I’m Still In Love
17. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (Clip)
18. The Cables - Baby Why
17. Dennis Alcapone - Baby Why Version
18. King Tubby - Loving Dub

Bassment Sessions Show 234 (Sid Bucknor, Prince Far I, Shrub, Ester Sings, Radikal Guru)

Today we take a trip back in time to the 60s and 70s, re-discovering an engineer turned producer that has his fingers on many classic tracks and worked with legends. Our Featured Artist of the Week is Sid Bucknor. Two late 80s Hip-Hop jams from Queen Latifah and De La Soul plus fresh cuts from King Toppa, Shrub, and the IRIE Track of the Week, Ester Sings. 

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PLAYLIST
Prince Far I - Throw Away Your Gun
Radikal Guru, Dubbing Sun & Cheshire Cat
Sid Bucknor & Leroy Wallace - Rob Oil
Sid Bucknor & The Ebony Sisters - Tell Love Hello
Sid Bucknor & Spanky Brown - Come Out Of Darkness
Sid Bucknor & Prince Far I - Johnny Get Worse
Queen Latifah & Monie Love - Ladies First
De La Soul, Jungle Brothers & A Tribe Called Quest - Buddy 
Shrub - We Wanna Smoke
Dubmatix - Ranking Ska
King Toppa & Kidfox Steven - Love Eja
Ester Sings - Fight For Your Life Fight For Your Rights
Dubbbing Sun & Echo Ranks - Politician
Radikal Guru, Dubbing Sun & Cheshire Cat - Good Ganja
Gardna, Dynamite MC, Eva Lazarus, MC Sypda & Inja - Massive VIP

Walks & Micky B (Irie Track of the Week) plus the Featured Artist of the Week straight outta Birmingham England, Overproof Soundsystem plus our regular Hip Hop Throwback with two classics from Digital Underground and Eric B & Rakim.

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PLAYLIST
Dillinger & Trinity - Rizla Skank
Dillinger, Trinity, Wayne Wade & Al Campbell - Five Man Army
Cornell Campbell - 100lbs pf Collie
Overproof Soundsystem - Watch What You Put Inna…
Overproof Soundsystem -  The Shield
Overproof Soundsystem & Cheshire Cat - The ‘Erb
Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
Eric B & Rakim - Know The Ledge
Easah & Silly Walks Discotheque - Life Nice
Blackout JA - Emergency Walk
Dubmatix - Ska Pressure
Micky B - Lay With You
Reggae Roast & Gappy Ranks - My Selecta

 

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Bassment Sessions Show 233 (Overproof Soundsystem, Micky B, Dillinger, Reggae Roast)

It's a fresh new month with new music from Blackout JA, Silly Walks & Micky B (Irie Track of the Week) plus the Featured Artist of the Week straight outta Birmingham England, Overproof Soundsystem plus our regular Hip Hop Throwback with two classics from Digital Underground and Eric B & Rakim.

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PLAYLIST
Dillinger & Trinity - Rizla Skank
Dillinger, Trinity, Wayne Wade & Al Campbell - Five Man Army
Cornell Campbell - 100lbs pf Collie
Overproof Soundsystem - Watch What You Put Inna…
Overproof Soundsystem -  The Shield
Overproof Soundsystem & Cheshire Cat - The ‘Erb
Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
Eric B & Rakim - Know The Ledge
Easah & Silly Walks Discotheque - Life Nice
Blackout JA - Emergency Walk
Dubmatix - Ska Pressure
Micky B - Lay With You
Reggae Roast & Gappy Ranks - My Selecta

 

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Bassment Sessions Show 232 (The Strictly Dub Special Part Three)

For our final wrap of the Dub Trilogy 3-show extravangza of dub, we showcase some classics from the Lovers Rock era with Dennis Bovell and Janet Kay, deep roots dub from Twinkle Brothers, Marley, Tubby and African Brothers alongside modern creators Butch Cassidy Sound System, Jah Shaka, Mad Professor & Pachyman.
Buckle up and feel the low end love.

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PLAYLIST
Dennis Bovell & Janet Kay - Do De Dub
The Twinkle Brothers - Jehovah In Dub Majesty
Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Perry In Dub
Mikey Dread - Saturday Night Style Dub
Jah Shaka & Mad Professor - Satta Dub
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Sun Is Shining Dub
Dubmatix - Happy Dub
Dennis Bovell - Harmoniser Dub
Dub Masters - Flabba Dub
Butch Cassidy Sound System - Rockers Galore
Augustus Pablo - Stop Them Jah
King Tubby - North Circle Dub
Pachyman - Trago Coqueto
African Brothers & King Tubby - Dub On Fire
King Tubby - Roots Of Dub
Dubmatix - Tubby's Dub

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Bassment Sessions Show 231 (The Strictly Dub Special Part Two)

On this week's show, we dive back into the roots of dub all the way up to modern times - once again it's all about the dub spanning almost 50 years from across the globe - UK, USA, Jamaica, Canada and more.

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PLAYLIST
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Brain Smashing Dub
Dennis Bovell & The 4th Street Band - New Kent Road
Jah Thomas - White Rice Dub
Jah Shaka & The Twinkle Brothers - Jah Shall Reign Dub
The Revolutionaries - Waiting In The Park Dub
Wackies - Freedom Dub
Yabby You - Conquering Dub
King Tubby - Country Gal Dub
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System - Mad Groove
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System - Floorshaker
G. Corp - Murder
Resonators - Dub Getter
Johnny Clarke - Blood Donza Dub
The Widdler - Roots Dub
Ternion Sound - Far North Dub

 

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Bassment Sessions Show 230 (The Strictly Dub Special Part One)

On this week's show, it's all about the dub spanning almost 50 years from 1974's Pick A Dub by Keith Hudson to 2023 new comer Brennen plus all the legends King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sly & Robbie, Linval Thompson, Mikey Dread, Mad Professor and more. It's time to get your head noddin' and chill on for the strictly dub special.

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PLAYLIST
King Tubby & The Aggrovators - Zion Gate Dub
Prince Far I - Back Weh
Butch Cassidy Sound System - Brothers and Sisters
Dubmatix - International Dub
Bunny Lee, Prince Jammy - Dubbing In The Front Yard
Keith Hudson - Pick A Dub
Linval Thompson - Jamaican Colley
Lee “Scratch” Perry - Fisher Man Dub 
Brenners - Separated In Space
African Brothers & King Tubby - Original Dub
Mad Professor - Jail House Dub
Earlyworm - Crawling From The Roots
Sly & Robbie - Jah In Dub
Prince Douglas - Sunshine Dub
Burning Spear - The Ghost (Marcus Garvey) 
Mikey Dread - Saturday Night Style Dub 

 

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Bassment Sessions Show 229 (Shinehead, Soom T & Reggae Roast, Biga*Ranx,L’Entourloop, Tuff Like Iron)

On this week's show we have some classic tracks with Shinehead, the Featured Artist of the Week, IRIE's track of the week, a brand new single from Tuff Like Iron, a 1983 Hiphop Classic from Run D.M.C. plus new cuts by Soulchef, Biga*Ranx, J Book and more.

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PLAYLIST
Barry Brown - Can’t Stop Natty Dread 1975 
Reggae Roast & Soom T - Listen
Shinehead - Billie Jean
Shinehead - Gimme No Crack
Shinehead - Know How Fe Chat
Run-DMC - It’s Like That
Jurassic 5 - What’s Golden
Soulchef, Steph Pockets & Aunt Bunnie - Sunshine
J Book, The Green, Collie Buddz - Never Give Up
Biga*Ranx & L’Entourloop - Comme Nous
Dubmatix - Soul Ska
Tuff Like Iron -  Sometimeish! 
Chaka Demus & Pliers - Nuh Better Nuh Deh
Super Cat, Trevor Sparks - Dolly My Baby
Raw Poetic, Damu The Fudgemonk - Numb
Dan Subtifuge & Blackout JA - Smoke Di Real Ting

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Bassment Sessions Show 228 (Alton Ellis, Prince Alla, Vibronics, Radikal Guru)

Welcome to this week's sessions where I feature the Godfather of Rocksteady Alton Ellis, Hip-Hop Throwback with Jurassic 5 and Souls of Mischief and a mixed bag of Fresh Cuts & Treasure Chest gems with Mungo's, Dynamite MC, Ashanti Selah and more.

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PLAYLIST
Radikal Guru, Dubbing Sun & Cheshire Cat - Good Ganja
Prince Alla & Ashanti Selah - I Love Jah
Alton Ellis - Working On A Groovy Thing
Alton Ellis - I’m Still In Love
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Souls of Mischief - Step To My Girl
Dynamite MC & K Fresh Music - The Overdose
Ashanti Selah, Eloi Calame & Rootsman Sax - Nazarene Horns
Ragga Stevie G & King Toppa - Smoke Weed
Baptiste, Sekkleman, Serocee & Radikal Guru - 18 Dromilly Ave
Interupt, Deemus J & Jago - Area Code
Vibronics & Ashanti Selah - Well Humble
Mungo’s Hi Fi & Prince Alla

 

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