After a little hiatus i’ve just done another show for Skylab which is now streaming, a 2 hour dive into reggae, balearica, house & general vibes 🤩, essentially the kind of set i play at Udaberri each week here in Adelaide.
Tracklisting:
Bill Conti ‘Take You Back’ / Shakatak ‘Streetwalkin’ / Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band ‘My Jamaican Dub’ / Harry Mudie ‘Dub with a difference’ / Nitty Gritty ‘Run down the version’ / One Blood ‘Be thankful’ (Lexx Edit) / Light Of Love ‘Meltin Pot’ / Louisa Miller ‘Share the love around’ / Kip Carmen & Danny Horton ‘The island is our home’ / Plastic Bertrand ‘Stop encore’ / Antoine Rocky Horror ‘Sophia’ / Begin ‘Super bario’ / Paul robinson ‘Come on sister’ / Deodato ‘Keep on movin’ / Cashflow ‘Mine all mine’ (Dub) / Joey Beads ‘Spirit Call’ (3am Call) / The Whole Truth ‘Lord, quench my soul’ / Joey Beads ‘Spirit Call’ (6am Call) / Sha-Lor ‘I’m In Love’ / Giovanni Damico ‘Try it out’ / Meditations 3 ‘Group meditation’
The second in a series of three 12″s from The Pearls is out now including an extended edit where i combined the original and dub version. The original was released in 1980 on their Reality Hits label and is another Rap/Reggae/Disco hybrid and an all round feel good tune. The third and final 12″ will drop later this year, a more rootsy affair of 2 originals and 2 dubs.
From 2002 to 2004 i was label manager for Fine Records which was based in Denmark Street in Soho, as a result i became somewhat of a regular customer at Phonica Records which was a 5 minute walk from the office. So of course its very nice to see that the ‘Transmission Two’ compilation made the Phonica ‘Best Of’ 2020 round up 🤩.
Utopian State is an all ages, 3 day picnic event coming this summer over the Christmas & New Year’s break. Set at Papershell farm, the location is really special and set in the middle of the SA countryside. I’m playing on 29th December in the selectors tent alongside some local legends, it will be a special gig and amazingly its just 15 minutes from my house :-). Tickets available here.
The first in a series of regular playlists featuring selections from the artists and friends of the label. The idea with the series is an hour long set, a brief musical snapshot rather than a 47 hour odyssey (my rolling playlist got a little out of control so is now archived). I go first, enjoy! x
‘Tiger Leone’ from the new EP features on the latest Secretsundaze show on NTS. I have a long association with James & Giles and worked as a consultant for the first Secretsundaze CD back in 2007 licensing all the songs for the compilation. I remember negotiating the Omar S license over a long phone call with his wife and also licensed Holy Ghost Inc which i later went on to reissue on Isle Of Jura.
Here’s a selection of ‘With You’ 12″s out in the field, thanks to all who bought a copy. The initial press of 500 has sold out with my distributor and the last of the 12″s are in the shop. I have a couple of edits to do of forthcoming reissues and will then commence work on the next EP.
The latest Skylab show is up for streaming. I have to say it’s a good one! It starts off with some Dub and Reggae before moving into Disco and some musical curveballs. I’ve not bought many records lately due to the insane shipping times from the US and Europe so i dug deep into my collection finding a lot of stuff i’d forgotten I owned.
Tracklisting:
UB40 Present ‘Arms In Dub’ / Prince Fatty ‘Get Ready’ / The Rolling Stones ‘Feel On Baby’ (Dub) / The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band ‘Roob Lor Pu Tai’ (Rootikal Re-Dub) / Good Morning Tapes ‘Silence Please’ / Jeff Majors ‘Yasmeen’ / DJ Mad A & Dr Stevie Levitating Pharoah’s (Ambient Mix) / FG’s Romance ‘What Is Love Today’ / Percussions ‘Talking Drum’ / Pieces Of A Dream ‘Mt Airy Groove’ / Ketiov ‘F’ Afrodesia ‘Deep Down In Zanzibar’ / Sirs Cut ‘Love Me Right’ / Tony Allen ‘Jealousy’ / Mongo Santamaria ‘Ebora’ (yeza) / King Africa ‘Version Jungle’ / Dr Togo ‘Be Free’ / Skyway ‘High’ / Flamingo Pier ‘Boogie Meltdown’ / Whodammany ‘Troublemaker’ / Common Sense ‘Voices In My Head’ / Lavender Interlude / Velvet season & the hearts of gold ‘Love directions’ / Supermax ‘Love Machine’
The Test Pressing ‘Stay In & Chill’ series has introduced me to so much great music these last few weeks so its an honour to contribute to the series with my own selection. I started with Fantastic Mr Fox and ended up at Jim Reeves, you can check it out above.
