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September 3rd, 2009I’m going to use this blog to post some of the streams that were webcast on streamola.com (now defunct) in the good old days (1999 – 2001), plus a few other selected old & new recordings.
Joly
NEVER GET BURN PRESENTS : MINISTRY OF DUB #12
December 21st, 2012Give thanks to YouTube’s “related” feaure for this one. A full 4 Hour 17 minutes Italian-style session from Oct 27 2012.
MINISTRY OF DUB #12 – ABA SHANTI-I SAB 27-10-2012
NEVER GET BURN PRESENTS : MINISTRY OF DUB #12
C.S.O.A. GABRIO TORINO (ITA)“THE MIGHTY PRODIGY OF DUB” ABA SHANTI-I
WARM UP: KUMINA BEAT , MIRAFLOWERS , ROOTIKAL DUB FOUNDATION , UNITED ROOTS SOUND SYSTEM.
PON DI MIC: IDREN LION WARRIAH
POWERED BY: UNITED ROOTS SOUND SYSTEM
DJ DUTCH-E-GERM – SECRET PROJECT ROBOT 11-30-2012
December 1st, 2012I was shooting at Secret Project Robot earlier tonight and, between the bands, DJ DUTCH-E-GERM (aka Tim DeWit of Gang Gang Dance) traktored up a wonderful mix of ethnicity and coolness. I thought I’d post it for the record.
Earl Gateshead from Trojan Sound System *NYDebut* (full set)
July 10th, 2012PUNKCAST2074-03 Earl Gateshead from Trojan Sound System makes his USA Debut at Drom NYC on Jun 29 2012.
Good Morning Young America
March 10th, 2012A single track from DJ Woody Dee, a fine example of his political-themed-samples-over-heavy-beats style, as streamed at 24kbps in March 2001.
Humble Tafari – Roots Dawta
December 28th, 2011With the advent of Live365 in July 1999 there was less dependence on the streamola server. Humble Tafari of Wildfiyah Sound was an early adopter, and this was one of his first independent streams – a tribute to feminine artistry.
Breakfast Pirate Radio – London 1982
August 14th, 2010When I left the UK for the USA in 1983 I was sure to pack with me a few nuggets of British culture to entertain and amaze the colonists. Apart from reggae disco 12″ers and VHS’s of the Young Ones tv series – as yet unseen on this side of the pond, I had a copy of this broadcast – a Sunday morning one-off perpetrated by Keith Allen and mates such as David Rappaport – using the same transmitter as Dread Broadcast Corp. A visit with northern industrial gay Gerry Arkwright kicks off 90 minutes of segment after segment of ribald and raucous hijinks – some of the most outrageous programming to ever hit the airwaves. American listeners were a little non-plussed but when, in 1984, I visited Vancouver and played it to the Canadians they went nuts for it, playing it over and over til they had it word perfect.
(Thanks to Mike the Bike of DBC for forwarding a copy.)
Ras Kush – Article Vinyl Pt.2 – 11.21.00
June 18th, 2010In part two of this session Ras Kush, of Black Redemption Sounds of Praises, dug further into his extensive vinyl collection sprinkling liberal amounts of Wackies in the process.. It kicks off with an african selection, followed by some mash down babylon vibes turning into a brief vocalist showcase featuring singers like Barry Brown and Al Campbell. A modern international steppers segment includes the magical ‘Superstar’ by Japan’s Mighty Massa – a staple of Black Redemption sets at the time – leading into a couple of other popular tunes..
Ras Kush – Article Vinyl Pt.1 – 11.21.00
June 18th, 2010This is part one of this session in which Ras Kush, of Black Redemption Sounds of Praises, dug into his extensive vinyl collection for rarely played tunes. He began by showcasing the dubwise style including selections from producers Coxsone Dodd, Lloyd Barnes, Adrian Sherwood and Tapper Zukie. Then comes ‘blessed’ selection of rastafari tunes including Earl Sixteen’s take on Niney’s “Jah Love is Sweeter” riddim before he flings some of classic instrumentals – particularly notable is the work of Douglas Guthrie, a much undersung sax player whose work must have influenced Dean Frazier.
AK The Conqueror – Warm Up Session 9-23-00
June 16th, 2010AK’s story is that as a youth he was a promising sound boy in the UK when suddenly he was hoiked off to the musically remote outlands of the USA by his family. AK thus stayed true to roots of classic sound system while the peers he left behind might have had other distractions. However he was not totally out of touch – a network of cousins and pals, plus occasional visits, kept him up-to-date with the latest hot lovers rub-a-dub tunes from UK dances. His contemporary selections continually amazed Streamola’s globally dispersed audience who had little opportunity to hear much beyond mainstream dancehall and roots artists. Here he is warming up the crowd on the Reggae Vibes stream with some of the latest smooth steppers before he goes for the old stuff we all know he is going to eventually pull out. Pay special attention to Easy B’s cover of “Number One” around 50 mins in.
AK The Conqueror – Old Time Steppers International 9-23-00
June 16th, 2010AK The Conqueror was a stalwart member of the Yahoo Club Rasta and a very popular DJ on Streamola, particularly with the ladies, specializing as he did in Lover’s Rock, both classic and modern. The Reggae Vibes stream was founded just to cater to his sessions. Making them all the more rare and desirable was the fact that at his remote Pennsylvania location his Internet connection was less than reliable, thus a good session was always a matter of chance if not divine providence. In this one we hear him, in lo-fi recorded directly off the original 24k stream on 9-23-00, digging into his vault of old time classics.
