Dubmatix Sticky Icky Reggae Mix

From Ice-Cream Parlour to Record Label

In the early 1960s, the Kong family ran Beverley’s Restaurant, Ice-Cream Parlour & Record Shop at 135A Orange Street, Kingston—a hub in Jamaica’s emerging music scene. One day in 1961, a teenage Jimmy Cliff auditioned his song “Dearest Beverley” outside the shop. Leslie Kong, impressed, recorded it and paired it with “Hurricane Hattie.” This single became Beverley’s first big hit and launched both Cliff’s career and the label itself.

PLAYLIST

1. Leslie Kong – I'm in a Rocking Mood (Alternate Version)

2. Jimmy Cliff – Hurricane Hattie

3. The Melodians – Rivers of Babylon

4. The Gaylads – It's All in the Game

5. Ken Boothe – It's Gonna Take a Miracle

6. Peter Tosh, The Wailers – Stop the Train

7. The Pioneers – Samphie Man

8. Bruce Downer – Free the People

9. Delroy Wilson – Got To Get Away

10. The Maytals – 54-46 That's My Number

11. The Pioneers – Money Day

12. The Wailers – Back Out

13. Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Desmond Dekker, ACES – Israelites

14. Ansel Collins – Sentimental Journey

15. The Maytals – Peeping Tom

16. Beverley’s Allstars – Be Yours

17. The Pioneers – Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)

18. Desmond Dekker & The Aces – 007 (Shanty Town)

19. The Maytals – Sweet and Dandy

20. Lloyd Clark – I Love You the Most

21. Ken Boothe – Freedom Street

There’s something special about sifting through tune after tune, looking for rare songs, special versions, dubs, and putting together a playlist that I’ve never heard before. Some of you may know these tracks, others will be new to you as well.

I hope you enjoy this mix, and I encourage you to share.

Dig deep into the roots with this handpicked set of rare reggae treasures from the 70s and early 80s. Each track is a gem, some long forgotten, others hiding in plain sight, blending heartfelt vocals, conscious lyrics, and deep, soulful rhythms. From soulful harmonies by The Eternals to the rebel spirit of Little Ian Rock, and the heavyweight dub of Dhaima & Dennis Brown, this mix captures the magic of uncovering rare cuts that deserve to be heard again.

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PLAYLIST

1. The Eternals - Queen Of The Minstrels

2. Junior Lacy - You will See Jah Light

3. Liberators - Racial Situation

4. The Itals - Jah Glory (12")

5. Angela Prince - No Brother With No Fuss

6. Bunny Lie Lie - Living As A Brother

7. Dhaima & Dennis Brown - A True + Dub

8. Rottadam - I Was Born To Be A Rebel

9. Little Ian Rock - Jah Can Count On I

10. Fulk Livingston Reid - Golden Dufferdill

11. Earl Sixteen - Cheating

12. Winston Hussey - Settle Every Posse

13. Beverley Williams & Shaka All Stars - Sufferation

The 60-minute reggae mixtape show curated by Dubmatix showcases the finest Sticky Icky Reggae tunes from around the globe — spanning dub to dancehall, rocksteady to roots, and every rhythm in between.

PLAYLIST
Ranking Ann – Dangerous MC
Benjammin – Positivity
The Pipe Cleaners – Jah Mi Walk Wid You
Kirk Diamond, Finn, Lord Fury – Trinity
Twilight Circus, Mykal Rose, Ranking Joe – Throw Some Stone / Don't Follow Babylon - Extended Disco Mix
Naya Rockers, Errol Dunkley – My Lady
Junior Murvin – Tidings of Joy
Matumbi – Hook Deh
Tony Chin – Stop De Lies
Winston Fergus – Pay to Live - Live
Ticklah, Rob Symeonn – Wicked Feeling
G. Corp – Murder
Suns of Dub, Roots By Nature – Taken
Tony Greene – We Must Be Wrong
Vernon Maytone – Money World
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This mix delivers a deep, bass-heavy journey through the crossroads of reggae, dub, and dubstep. Heavyweight riddims, rumbling sub-bass, and that unmistakable sound system energy—blending conscious vocals, toasting, and MC flows with spacey delays, reverb-soaked atmospheres, and chest-rattling drops.

PLAYLIST

1. Numa Crew,Lapo,Ago - Tuff!

2. Dubamine - Murda Style

3. Mungo's Hi Fi - Haffi Rock

4. Radikal Guru,Dubbing Sun,Cheshire Cat,Vale - Good Ganja

5. Reggae Roast,Ruben Da Silva - Sensi Skank Reloaded (feat. Ruben Da Silva)

6. O.B.F,Nazamba,Linval Thompson - Dub the Hills

7. Ruts D.C.,RSD aka Rob Smith - Rhythm Collision - Rsd AKA Rob Smith Remix

8. Mungo's Hi Fi,Eek-A-Mouse - Hire and Removal Refix

9. Numa Crew - Dub Searcher

10. Ed Solo,Skool Of Thought - Raspberry Dub

11. Pama International - Highrise (Mungos Hi Fi Dubstep)

12. The Bug,Warrior Queen - Poison Dart

13. EchoBoy,Danny Red,The Herb - Jahovah Remix

Minimal Dub strips reggae to its skeletal essentials—bass, space, and space.

From Rhythm & Sound’s meditative pulse to Intrusion’s immersive textures, this playlist captures the essence of minimal dub—slow tempos, heavy low-end, and atmospheric layers that evolve gradually like fog over deep water. It’s music to lose time to. Whether you’re working, meditating, or simply drifting, Minimal Dub provides the perfect sonic space.

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PLAYLIST

1. Babe Roots, IXM – Bless Dub (feat. IXM) - Kunta Kinte Version

2. Upwellings – Blue Line to Brixton - Original Mix

3. Another Channel – Run Dub

4. Rhythm & Sound, Paul St. Hilaire – Never Tell You - 1

5. Versa – Rainfall In Dub

6. Intrusion – Tswana Dub

7. Rhythm & Sound – Mango Drive

8. Andy Martin, Lee Scratch Perry, Nit Yardman – Revolution - Nit Yardman Version

9. Deadbeat – Waking Dub

10. Brendon Moeller, Beat Pharmacy – High Tide

Welcome to UK Reggae 2.0 – a journey through two decades of bass culture, lyrical fire, and homegrown sound system excellence.

From smoky basements in Brixton to festival stages across Europe, UK reggae has evolved, staying rooted in its foundation while pushing boundaries with dub, digital, dancehall, lovers rock, and even jungle crossovers.
This is the sound of the UK – past, present, and future.

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PLAYLIST

1. Parly B, Tradesman – Rudeboy Skank

2. Rodney P, The People's Army, Mighty Moe – Live Up (feat. The People's Army & Mighty Moe)

3. Gentleman's Dub Club – High Grade

4. The Skints – Rat-at-at

5. The Nextmen, Eva Lazarus – Rudegyal

6. DJ Vadim, Big Red, Jstar, 5'nizza – Soldier - Jstar Remix

7. The Hempolics – Me Love To Sing

8. Joe Yorke, Stand High Patrol – Midnight Rock

9. Hollie Cook – 99

10. Aries, GOLD Dubs, Jinx, Eva Lazarus, Mr Benn – Fall In Love - Mr Benn Remix

11. Dub Pistols, Rodney P – You'll Never Find

12. DJ Vadim, Demolition Man – Fussin n' Fighting

13. Roots Manuva, Wrongtom – Butterfly Crab Walk

14. Jacky Murda, Levi Roots, Mikal Rose, Tuffist – Cool Me Off

15. Tiffani Juno, Ed West, Gardna – See The Vibe

The 60-minute reggae mixtape show curated by Dubmatix showcases the finest Sticky Icky Reggae tunes from around the globe — spanning dub to dancehall, rocksteady to roots, and every rhythm in between.

PLAYLIST
Augustus Pablo, Hugh Mundell – Africa Must Be Free By 1983
Claudette, The Corporation – Skinheads a Bash Them
Poet and The Roots, Dennis Bovell – Five Nights Of Bleeding - 1990 Digital Remaster
Saamaka Poku – All Night
Owen Gray – Give Me a Little Sign
Pinnacle Sound, Emanuel & The Bionites – Psalm 2
Moon Rocks, Prince Jazzbo – Have No Fear
Ras Midas – Good Old Days
BDF, Dub Student, Heartical Sound – Dubbing with Fire
The Drop, Dandelion – Body Unwind
The Co-Operators, Lintang – Agony
L'Entourloop, Joe Yorke – Rocksteady
Admiral Tibet – Permission
Scotty – Draw Your Brakes
Dub-Stuy, Blakkamoore – Absolutely
Dreadsquad, OCM – Watch Here

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Welcome to Sound Clash – Episode 4: Jungle Sound Clash– where the bass is heavy, the riddims are rapid, and the energy is pure fire.

"This time, we're diving headfirst into the golden era of 90s Jungle – the sound that took UK underground by storm, blending dancehall, dub, and breakbeats into something raw, rebellious, and revolutionary."

With guest clasher - DJ Industrial Complex, we’re delivering heavyweight anthems, classic MCs, and iconic producers that shaped the sound. This is a tribute to the junglist foundations – fast cuts, rewind culture, and sound system pressure."

So pull up your hoodie, lace up your Air Max, and get ready to wind it up!
This is Jungle Sound Clash. Episode 4. Let’s go!

 

PLAYLIST

1. Beenie Man, Barrington Levy - Under Mi Sensi (Jungle Spliff)

2. Dillinja - Deadly Deep Subs (Original Mix)

3. DJ SS - The Lighter (Original Mix)

4. Lemon D - This Is L.A. (2021 Remaster)

5. General Levy, M-Beat - Incredible (Original Mix Remastered)

6. Bounty Killer - Down In The Ghetto (Stringin' It Together) (Original Mix)

7. Adam F - Circles Revisited (Original Mix)

8. UK Apache, Shy FX - Original Nuttah 25 (Original Mix)

9. Ed Rush, Optical - Compound (Original Mix)

10. Congo Natty, Sweetie Irie - Get Wild (Dub Plate Mix)

11. Congo Natty, Black Star, Ronnie Thwaites - Bingy Man (Dub Plate Mix)

12. Shabba Ranks - Uno Fi Move

13. Krome and Time - Ganjaman (DJ Hype remix)

14. C.L. Smooth & Pete Rock - In The Flesh - The Main Ingredient (Instrumentals)

15. Tom & Jerry – Maximum Style (Lover To Lover)

16. Topcat – Champion DJ (DJ Ron Jungle Mix)

17. Cutty Ranks – Limb By Limb - DJ SS Remix

18. Remarc – Sound Murderer - Remix

19. Prizna – Fire (Original Mix)

20. Splash – Babylon - Original Mix

21. Johnny Osbourne – Jungle Buddy Bye

22. Redrose – Jungle Tempo

The previous decade saw the shift from Mento to the rise of Ska, the slowdown morphing into Rocksteady and eventual transition to something slower with a heavier groove, lower bass, and a new voice - one that communicated the news lyrically of what was transpiring within Kingston and surrounding areas - Roots Reggae.

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The Shift: From Rocksteady to Roots

The late '60s gave us rocksteady, smoother, soulful, love-driven tunes with slower rhythms and tight harmonies. But by 1971, Jamaica was changing. The people were speaking out about politics, poverty, Rastafari, repatriation, and resistance. And the music began to echo that shift.

Roots reggae emerged as a soundtrack to consciousness. The drums got heavier. The basslines got deeper. The lyrics started telling the truth about ghetto life, oppression, and spiritual awakening.

PLAYLIST

1. Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelations - Rasta Reggae

2. David Isaacs - Knock Three Times

3. Augustus Pablo & Bongo Herman - Java Passion

4. Winston Wright & The Impact All Stars - Woodpecker

5. Delroy Wilson - Better Must Come

6. The Wailers - Sun Is Shining

7. Lloyd Charmers - Reggae In Wonderland

8. Bruce Ruffin - Rain

9. Max Romeo - Let The Power Fall

10. U-Roy - Everybody Bawling

11. The Stingers - Give Me Power

12. Prince Buster - Holly

13. Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel

14. The Ethiopians - Everything Crash

15. Roy Shirley - Dance Reggae

16. Eric Donaldson - Cherry Oh Baby

17. Burning Spear - This Population

18. The Abyssinians - Poor Jason Whyte

The 60-minute reggae mixtape show curated by Dubmatix showcases the finest Sticky Icky Reggae tunes from around the globe — spanning dub to dancehall, rocksteady to roots, and every rhythm in between.

PLAYLIST
Senya – Roots Man
Fullness, Mikey General – Chariots and Horses
Rob Smith aka RSD, Big Youth – Jim Screechy - Dub
Joe Ariwa – Big Bad & Boasty
Twilight Sound System, Prince Alla – No More Will I Roam - Extended Mix
Ras Teo, Ashanti Selah – When Jah Arise
Paul Fox – First Light
Roots Massacre, Dub Addict Sound System, Joe Pilgrim – Nation Drones
Overproof Soundsystem – Kunte Kinte
Dennis Brown – Drifter
Lloyd Parks – Mafia
Junior Byles – Da Da
Danny Red – Open the Gates
Slimmah Sound – Peaceful Version
Jah Works – Richman

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