ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART 11

ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART 11
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WWW, October 2008 - In another great mix by Roots Ministry selector Sista Simone, we explore more UK ROOTS and DUB drum and basslines with their vocal counterparts.

Indeed: here is one more essential addition to the collection of every self-respecting lover of the better (DUB) Reggae.

Often, Roots Ministry will introduce us to names of artists.

Dub From Atlantis, for example. Just after the very strong opening tune, just before Enos Mc Leod and Earl Zero ride a Jamaican Rub a Dub riddim, we're introduced to this interesting group.

The Bristol-based UK DUB collective started in 2000 and deserve more attention than they presently (seem to) get.

It's hard, too.

There's just too much better-than-good (DUB) Reggae, as Sista Simone of the German based Roots Ministry shows us once again. Her exceptional skills in dealing with the turntable and mixing board are a joy for the heart and soul as she leads us from one riddim into the next in ever-surprising ways.

Mixdown number 11? You guessed it. Get it!

PLAYLIST

01. Dub Terror feat. Echo Ranks - Shinobi Warrior
02. Shinobi Dub
03. Dub From Atlantis - Heavy Weather
04. Dub From Atlantis feat. Gina Griffin - String Theorie Dub
05. Enos McLeod - Jericho
06. Jericho Version
07. Earl Zero - City Of The Weakheart
08. Junior Delgado - Storm Is Coming !
09. Twinkle Brothers - Wishfull Thinking
10. Prince Alla - Forward
11. BB Seaton - Life Goes On
12. Emmanuel Joseph & The Shanti-Ites - Road To Zion
13. The Shanti-Ites – Zion Dub
14. Neville Brown - Killamanjaro
15. Earl 16 - Beautiful Place
16. Version
17. Nereus Joseph - Fundimental Principles Of Life
18. Vivian Jones - Rastafari Is My Life
19. Version
20. Junior Dan - Sligoville Tobacco
21. Allan Kingpin - Stand Up For A Right
22. The Prophets - Babylon A Fall
23. Tony Tuff - Falling Babylon


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ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART 10

ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART 10
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WWW, October 2008 - When Augustus Pablo's melodica, King Tubby's echo's, and Paul Blackman's voice open up number ten of the Roots Ministry series of Mixdowns, the tone is set. Deep, deep Dub and Roots U just can't refuse!

The previous episode of the Roots Ministry Podcast predominantly contained contemporary UK DUB and Roots. This one, selected by Papa Jason, brings us back in time to the island where Reggae originated.

The time of Rockers. The time of Augustus Pablo, King Tubby and Jacob Miller. All of which are present in what can only be described as yet another gem of the collector of the better (DUB) Reggae Music.

Mixed in a no-nonsense style, the show brings us to the very same heigher heights in which the music was produced in the first place.

Take a sip, and disturb your neighbors!


PLAYLIST

01 Paul Blackman - Earth Wind And Fire
02 Augustus Pablo - Black Gunn
03 Augustus Pablo - Eastman Sound / Version
04 Norris Reid - Black Force
05 Jacob Miller - Baby I Love You So
06 Big Youth - Cassava Rock / Version
07 Rockers Int. Band - Look Within Dub
08 Te-Track - Look Within Yourself
09 Delroy Williams - Three Men In A Truckback
10 Jah Bull - Free Jah Jah Children
11 Lloyd Hemmings - Fight This War
12 Blacka T - Ethiopian Calling
13 Augustus Pablo - Drum Song
14 Icho Candy - Babylon / Version
15 Ruffy And Tuffy - Harm No One
16 Lloyd Hemmings - Who Rule / Version
17 Johnny Osbourne - Version / Cool Down Rudeboy
18 Johnny Osbourne - A Fool Says In His Heart
19 Blacka T - A Java / Version
20 Yamie Bolo - Bowl Must Full / Version


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ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART 9

ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART 9
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WWW, October 2008 - One hour of (almost) stricktly UK DUB and Roots, mixed skillfully straight from vinyl, with nuff jingles and effects: the 9th episode of the excellent Roots Ministry Mixdown series is a highlight among highlights!

German-based Roots Ministry stands at rather lonely heights when it comes to Sound Systems who share their works with the online (DUB) Reggae community. The eight great Mixdowns and several other releases we have reviewed definitely enlarged to collection of the true self-respecting collector of the better works, and episode number nine is no exception to that fact.

The bulk of selection are rough and tough UK DUB and Roots tunes, with the necessary consciousness attached to the crucial riddims and Dub effects.

Another highlight among highlights!


PLAYLIST

01 Errol Bellot - Roots Gone International
02 Shining Version
03 I Lue - War In The Projects
04 Pressure - Fire Is Getting Redder
05 Lutan Fyah - Fiyah In The Barn
06 Niyorah - Kick-Up
07 Michael Rose - Mama Africa
08 Lutan Fyah - What We Need Today
09 Daddy Rings - Dispensation Of Life
10 Elijah Prophet - Children Of The World
11 Gloria Version
12 Tula - Prophecy
13 Ras Echo - Long Time
14 Version
15 Far East - Blow Down Babylon
16 Sister Naima - My Country
17 Earl 16 - Holy Land
18 Roberto Sanchez - Mankind
19 Ranking Forrest - Mankind Round 2
20 Madu Messenger - Seeds Of Love
21 I - Plant - River Blow
22 Princess Jewels - Walk With Jah
23 KB Allstars - Dub With Jah
24 Zion Train - Boxes And Amps RMX
25 Dubateers - We Rule
26 Sound Iration - Patient Dub

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ALPHA AND OMEGA WITH JONAH DAN - WATCHING OVER I

ALPHA AND OMEGA WITH JONAH DAN - WATCHING OVER I
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WWW, October 2008 - Alpha and Omega love their audience enough to have their video technician create a clip around a tune even before it is officially release and they put it online for you and I to enjoy.

Alpha and Omega are a leading force within UK DUB with their own specific sound and basslines. Deep, deep basslines!

They've had a whole legion of vocalists voicing over their original riddims and the result is something very unique that you just cannot afford to dislike when you're into DUB, even "just" into Reggae Music.

In "Watching Over I", UK vocalist Jonah Dan sings over the riddim, chanting spiritual words of wisdom that will appeal to the Righteous Rastaman and others who know themselves. The tune, according to the description given by Alpha and Omega who put the video online themselves, is currently in it's pre-release stage.

A sign of Raspect to the audience, let's give them Raspect too and buy their material as they need it!

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ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART EIGHT

ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART EIGHT
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WWW, October 2008 - Selector Papa Jason of the German based Roots Ministry Sound System takes us into a Dancehall vibe extraordinaire! Digital vibes galore and well versatile. When you can take it, that is.

Ever since Jammy's came up with the now legendary Sleng Teng riddim, Jamaican studio's have been applying digital possibilities with various results. Some people went wild, while others couldn't apprecilove it at all. The debate continues until this day...

Much has happened after Sleng-Teng, obviously. The specific UK DUB and Roots sound rests heavily on the sound of the Drum computer, for example. But also Dancehall and Jamaican Roots of today has gone digital for a large degree.

The 8th episode of the Roots Ministry Mixdown series takes us -for the most part- back to the early days of the digital era. Many things were kinda new, even revolutionary, and so experimentation was the order of the day.

Simply a very, very interesting experience to hear some of those early digi-tunes again. In a time wherein a whole generation grew up with digital music and many prejudice of back then have faded in the trails of history, it's never a bad thing to know where we're coming from: another service from the Roots Ministry for which we give thanks.

Nuff thanks!

PLAYLIST

01 Wayne Marshall - Give Me The Mix / Version
02 Errol Bellot - Sound Ina Fury / Version
03 Mikey General - Dance Hall Vibes / Version
04 Lilly Melody - Cease Fire Selector / Version
05 Little Kirk - Ghetto People Broke / Version
06 Horace Ferguson - Jah Order
07 Early B - Imitator
08 U Roy - Haul & Pull / Version
09 King Kong - Aids / Version
10 Chris Wayne - Johnny Too Bad
11 Santa Ranking - Nah Put It Deh
12 Jnr. Delgado - Raggamuffin Year
13 Blacka T - Run Come Yah / Version
14 Yabby You - Nah Fallow Dem (Mix 1 u. 2) / Version
15 Yami Bolo - Marcus Link With Selassie I
16 Marcus Garvey - Garvey Chant / Version

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ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART SEVEN

ROOTS MINISTRY MIXDOWN PART SEVEN
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WWW, October 2008 - Selecting and mixing is an art requiring skills and talents. Germany based Sound System ROOTS MINISTRY masters the arts and comes back once again to serve the needs of Roots Lovers all over the world.

In the meantime, we've reached the seventh episode in the Roots Ministry Mix Down series. Selected and mixed by Sista Simone, here is another hour filled with Vocals, Dubs and DJ tracks. Everything skillfully mixed together in different and surprising ways, accompanied by crucial sirens and jingles.

The show has a clear emphasis on Jamaican Rockers and Rub a Dub from the 1970's/1980's, but isn't limited to that era and time. After a while, we go into UK DUB and Roots by Jah Shaka and others.

Consciousness galore: this show will warm up the hearts and souls of the Roots People all over the world who need Roots Music as part of spiritual nourishment.


PLAYLIST
01. Reggae On Top All Stars - His Majesty Dub 2
02. Twinkle Brothers - I Will Alway's Praise Jah
03. Barry Isaac - Teachings Of His Majesty
04. Reggae On Top All Stars - Breaking Down Barriers Dub 2
05. Reggae On Top All Stars - His Majesty Dub 3
06. Barrington Levy - Praise His Name
07. Leroy Brown feat. Clint Eastwood - Color Barrier
08. Byron Otis - Blackman Shoes
09. Trixx Matics - Blackman Horns
10. Boom Back - Ghetto Life
11. Symbols - Motherless Children
12. Ranking Caretaker - No Dash It We
13. Jnr. Delgado - Famine
14. DEB Music Players - Umoja
15. Idren Natural - Justice
16. Jah Shaka meets Mighty Massa - Version
17. Keety Roots - His Foundations
18. Foundations Dub
19. Danny Red - Jahovah
20. Earl Sixteen - Jah Jah love I
21. Bubblers & The G P All Stars - Love I Dub

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OLD RIDDIM, NEW ROOTS

OLD RIDDIM, NEW ROOTS
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WWW, December 2007 - "Old Riddim, New Roots" gives us an insight into the way Reggae Riddims are taken from one generation into the next and things are added with each new style.

Even though fortunately new riddims come into existence almost every day, the old ones are revamped with each new generation of Reggae Music as well.

This is done in a wide variety of ways, some technically and some instrumentally. One might sample a loop and base a whole new tune on just that one loop, others will re-do the old riddim and yet there is a third group that will do even other things.

This episode of the "PotCast" (No Typo there) gives us a wonderful example of such new skool recordings.

We're introduced to a wide variety of styles and sounds, which in itself is rather interesting because many seem to think that contemporary Reggae all sounds the same because of the digital technology that is incorporated.

Heavy Skanking!


PLAYLIST

01. Sizzla - Just one of those days - VP
02. Richie Spice - Gideon Boots - Digital B
03. Anthony B - Fed Up - Digital B
04. Anthony Cruz - Halfway Tree - Footsteps
05. Tanya Stephens - To The Rescue - Footsteps
06. Glen Washington - Pour Your Sugar - Joe Frasier
07. Screwdriver - Owe We - Joe Frasier
08. Kashief Lindo - Paradise Jamdown - Joe Frasier
09. Honorebel - Wife - Joe Frasier
10. U Roy - Fisherman style - Blood & Fire
11. Capleton - Words of mine - Reggae Central
12. Luciano - Man Of Jah Order - Blood & Fire
13. Yami Bolo - Conspiracy - Blood & Fire
14. Anthony B - Good & Bad - Blood & Fire
15. Screwdriver - Mi Nuh Like - Jasfar
16. Yami Bolo - Wrong - Jasfar
17. Johnny Osbourne & Burro Banton - The truth - Massive B
18. Sizzla - Give Jah thanx - Massive B
19. Richie Spice - Youths A So Cold - Massive B
20. Buju Banton - Tormented Souls - Notorious
21. Morgan Heritage - Wall Of Babylon - Kickin
22. Wenchman & Crusher - Ganja Baby - Kickin
23. Perfect - Till the soil - Ball A Fire Muzik


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MORE ROOTICAL CULTURE, SELECTOR!

MORE ROOTICAL CULTURE, SELECTOR!
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WWW, December 2007 - When the music starts playing after 30 seconds, DJ Ian Irie has already taken us straight into a DEEP ROOTS VIBE.

Ambassada Hi-Power is a UK based Sound System that traces it's roots back to the 1970's. Obviously, this says a thing or two and one of these "things" is SHAKA.
JAH SHAKA, to be precise.

"More Rootical Culture, Selector!" opens up with a big up to the man whose name is synonymous with militant and conscious Roots Music presented with deep bass and upfull lyrics. JAH Shaka's Sound System has inspired and keeps inspiring people to Chant Down Babylon too.

In the UK, Conscious and militant Sound Systems even form a genre in themselves. You could speak about a Rootical Culture, definitely. And so it is no surprise when one Conscious Sound System bigs up another instead of mashing him down as we see so often in other Dancehalls.

The Rootical Culture can also be recognized by experiencing -rather than listening- to the Podcast. Reggae Music productions from all times and places come together and DJ Ian Irie's Mixing Board makes sure that everything blends together into a harmonic Inity.

Indeed: More Rootical Culture, Selector!

PLAYLIST

01) Shaka Anthem
02) Theme from Gun Court - Harry Mudie
03) No Parole
04) Jungle Feeling Dub
05) Oh Jah - Roger Robin
06) Ina Mount Zion
07) Zion High Dub
08) Wall Of Jerusalem _ Yabby U
09) Jerusalem Dub
10) Warrior - Junior Delgado
11) Tarry Yah Dub
12) Natural Melody
13) Organic Dub
14) Step It Dub - M&F
15) Lump Sum - L.Thompson
16) Country Road - Morgan Heritage
17) Bush Dub
18) War In The East - Wailing Souls
19) Love Jah Children - Big Youth
20) Jah Dub
21) Overcome- P. Hunningale

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