Macka B – Could Have Been I
An excellent tune with some top lyrics from the mighty Macka B from Wolverhampton. Great stuff for a wednesday evening. Big up David Rodigan for playing this again and again!
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Sunday steppers business
Zion Train/Jazzmin Tutum – Political Ting
Big thanks to our good friend and musical collaborator Jazzmin Tutum for sending us her new tune with the great Zion Train. A lively uptempo steppers number with snatches of warrior charge horns, great stuff! A tune for blasting out loud while looking at the frosted over back garden with a cup of tea and toast out of the kitchen window first thing on a Sunday morning!
Five in a garden bonfire stylee
Dubbing it in a festive style
A big festive greeting to one and all! As Saint Nick’s on his way it’s only fitting that we post up this oldie but goodie after hearing it again on last week’s Echo Beach (which also features Madtone’s Dark Dread amongst other good stuff. Cheers for the play Terry C!)
We’re trying real hard to feel festive tonight as the rain is in horizontal mode and there’s a cyclone blowing outside (watch out for those flying cloches and greenhouses!) One show that’ll get us in the mood is Dr Strangedub and DJ Baby Swiss’ Echo Chamber on KFAI. Click here for their great Christmas in dub special.
Big up all our gardening/musical friends around the globe and we raise a glass to you all!
Life is sweet
Sly and Robbie, Lenky, Chico and the Taxi Gang – El Cumbanchero – Taxi
Two tunes to brighten up this Saturday night on the run up to xmas. It’s tipping it down outside and cold as hell. Two to whack on full blast while perusing those seed catalogues and supping a double Baileys!
Tessela – Hackney Parrot Special Request – Houndstooth
One from the balearic bailiff
Here’s a great podcast that’s been on rotation all this week at Weeds HQ. Test Pressing Radio Show 4 featuring Apiento and our old mate (the balearic bailiff/toothgrinder/facepainter) Phil Mison which is available here.
Some top tunes on here including these two killers! One to play while cleaning soil off those Dahlia Tubers!
In a organisational skills style
Luciano featuring U-Roy & Ziggi Recado – Organize – AL.TA.FA.AN
Another tune on the AL.TA.FA.AN label. It’s by Luciano, Big Daddy U-Roy and Ziggy Recardo in a 2013 style with what sounds like (shock, horror) live musicians! Thanks to the great man Roddy!
Stop stop start again
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Mr Scruff – Band on the wall, Manchester – 2.11.2013
Here’s a lovely one that’s been on play again all week at the Weeds HQ, a great 5 hour mr scruff mix from earlier this month with a nice reggae interlude (from 1.03.00 featuring Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown and Al Campbell) amongst loads of other good stuff. It’s even downloadable for nowt for a limited period too! One to play full blast in the greenhouse while cleaning the mould off the windows!
The above classic is featured on it too. I only know this one through it being sampled on 80/90’tunes so it was great to hear the original, bonkers. Big up the scruffy one!
And while we’re there, here’s an extended mix of the Gregory tune Mr Scruff played, with the Christine vocal. A tune! Thank you one John Lydon for playing it on BRMB Radio in the late 1970’s for this one.
Where were you in 73?
Leo Graham & The Upsetters – Newsflash/Flashing Echo Heard on this week’s David Rodigan show. A classic from the early 1970’s with a lovely bass and drum version from the great Upsetter himself!
Flying tonight?
Big shout (and Happy Birthday too!) to our good friend Doctor Strangedub for telling us that the last post but one (A blast from a bonkers past) reminded him of Bedward the flying Preacher, another non flying event. For those who don’t know about Alexander Bedward the flying preacher, let Prince Fari tell you about him.
And let wikipedia tell you more!
Weeds up to me knees 