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NEW ALBUM: VERSION BIG-FI - EVERYTHING BUT


Awesome new album from Tone & Papa Sparks.
Definitely visit their website - download & tune in.....
....go on treat yourself!


VERSION BIG-FI - EVERYTHING BUT (Free MP3 & covers here)


01. This Place Is Big-Fi (3:03)
02. Time To Be Happy (Part 2) (2:49)
03. Top Of The World (3:58)
04. Chicken Shot (4:28)
05. Skit Skank (3:16)
06. Stalag-A-Go-Go (4:25)
07. High Tide (3:50)
08. Rocket (Album Version) (3:59)
09. Under Me Version (4:47)
10. Riddle Beat (3:45)
11. Run Tings (3:20)

All Songs Written & Performed by Version Big-Fi
Produced by Tone396. Recorded at Big-Fi Studio

Dubtronic Records
Catalogue No. DUBTREC-003
Release Date: 28/01/08

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Hailing from Reading in the UK, Version Big-Fi sound nothing like anything
the city has ever produced. Putting classic songwriting aside, this
twosome bring wired-up punk energy, super heavy reggae grooves and
booming dub echoes to the forefront, as well as taking in influences
as diverse and eclectic as King Tubby, The Clash, Massive Attack,
Dreadzone, Joe Gibbs, Suicide, Scientist, Dead 60s, On-U Sound,
Death In Vegas, The Specials, John Barry & Pop Will Eat Itself they
have a foot firmly implanted in the 21st Century taking Dub forwards
and upwards.

Version Big-Fi have always been determined to stay totally separate
from the insular music scene around them. "We want to make tea," says
bassist Papa Sparks. "Our songs should be sung at every social gathering
in the country. We're not interested in sloganeering, posturing or coffee
in the conventional sense."

Version Big-Fi - Tone (beats/dubs) and Papa Sparks (bass/samples) -
have been honing their radical assault since late 2006.
Previously releasing 2 singles in the UK under the Dubtronic label,
the bands first full-length studio album Everything But was produced
at Big-Fi Studios in Reading.

LIVE & LET LIVE ::: S*A*T


Greetings all - I've just had a week with that nasty norovirus winter bug - so this has been knocking around unfinished for a week or so - felt I better get it done & onboard the b0x before I forget all about it! A little quickfire to get it out - but should play okay ;-)

The main big-ups should go to Tone from the Version Big-Fi crew (contributed three excellent tracks here) - they will be certainly kickin' it big time in '08!

and also the oldtime 'kung fu fighting' tune is for my little girl so we can practice our 'kung fu panda' moves!

live and let live......at the b0x that b00ms (listen + MP3 here)
01 'bongo boom' - the herbaliser
02 'rocket' - taggy matcher
03 'duru people' - basement freaks
04 'milwaukee' - dj vadim
05 'whole lotta love' - dynamics
06 'high tide' - version big-fi
07 'the message' - taggy matcher
08 'where is jamrock' - tone396
09 'got to rock' - dj vadim
10 'master jones (live and let live bt edit)' - bermuda triangle all-stars
11 'can't get you out of my head' - shawn lee's ping pong orchestra
12 'the model' - overproof soundsystem
13 'stalag-a-go-go' - version big-fi
14 'problems' - horace andy
15 '24/7' - mudd & smith
16 'shapeshifters' - basement freaks
17 'kung fu fighting' - carl douglas
18 'mr marvin and ms tammi (ain`t no mountain high enough bt edit)' - bermuda triangle all-stars
19 'love music (bob marley vs rihana remix)' - ben double m
20 'la la means i love you' - alton ellis

[1:17:28] 106.4 MB



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The Alton Ellis Mix - Reggaexx


From the dude that brought us "The Distinctly Jamaican Sounds Christmas Mix" comes a tribute to the king of rocksteady - Alton Ellis:

"when I first read that Alton Ellis was about to undergo cancer treatment in London I immediately said a prayer for the man who has been revered by many as the "Godfather of Rocksteady." I then went to my music and put together an Alton Ellis mix."

Alton Ellis:
"By 1966 the red-hot double-time ska beat had given birth virtually overnight to a much slower, hiccupping rhythm dubbed "rocksteady," and it was Alton who was to be its midwife. "One evening in the studio," Alton recalls, "the bass man didn't show up. So Jackie Mittoo, the keyboardist, had to play the bass pattern on the piano with his left hand, but he couldn't hold it steady, and we all thought the line was so fresh and nice. When the bass player turned up next time, Jackie insisted that he play what Jackie was playing with his left hand. That's how rocksteady was born; we called it so that night." (reggaetrain.com)

The Alton Ellis Mix MP3
The Alton Ellis Mix @ Distinctly Jamaican Sounds

01 "Cry Tough" (1992 Heartbeat various artists - Duke Reid's Treasure Chest) 02 "You Make Me Happy" (1967 debut album on Treasure Isle "Mr Soul Of Jamaica")

03 "Girl I've Got A Date" (1992 Heartbeat various artists - Duke Reid's Treasure Chest)
04 "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)" (Alton Ellis CD compilation "Arise Blackman" - Moll Selekta)
05 "We Need Love" (Studio One LP called "Showcase" from the mid 70's)
06
"Skateland Girl" (Volcano 7")
07 "Willow Tree" (The Story Of Treasure Isle - Metro Music label)
08
"Sun Of Man" (Alton Ellis CD compilation "Arise Blackman" - Moll Selekta)
09 "Remember That Sunday" (Trojan various artists sampler Moonwalk - "Treasure Isle Skinhead Reggae Anthems")
10 "How Can I"
(Alton Ellis CD compilation "Arise Blackman" - Moll Selekta)
11 "La La Means I Love You"
(The Story Of Treasure Isle - Metro Music label)
12 "Stronger Than Before" (Abraham Records LP "
Slummin' ")
13 "Can I Change My Mind" (Heartbeat - "The Best Of Studio One")
14 "Back To Africa" (1992 Heartbeat various artists compilation "Lloyd Daley's Matador Productions 1968-1972")
15 "It's A Shame" (Blood & Fire's - 2001 compilation "Darker Than Blue - Soul From Jamdown")
16 "Loving Mood" (2005 Moll Selekta various artists CD called "The Bunny Lee Rocksteady Years")

Alton Ellis - Do the Ska & Rock Steady Live - part 1&2

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Music blog of the week: It's Coming Out Of Your Speaker..

The Garden Of Eden - Acid House Video - 1988

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Stop That Train - Mix Ten


Here's the fresh new years podcast from Papa Sparks at the mighty Stop That Train blog.
As always he's hitting all the right buttons!

****Check out the
Big-Fi version of Jammy's Stalag17 riddim (trk 06)****
TOP TUNE ALERT !

Download/play STOP THAT TRAIN - 10

Cast Notes:
01. Kanka - Nova Dub
02. Quest - Hard Food
03. Cotti - Tamil Dub
04. Eugene Thomass - Undergroovin'
05. Vanilla Fudge - People Get Ready
06. Version Big-Fi - Stalag-A-Go-Go
07. Abassi All Stars - Heavy Load
08. Gorillaz - Kids With Guns (Quiet Village Remix)
09. Scientist - Beaming
10. Aswad - Warrior Charge
11. Jackie Mittoo - James Bond
12. Mitsoura - Lei Toi
13. Balkan Beat Box - Adir Adirim
14. Burial - Southern Comfort
15. Overdub - What A Wonderful Surprise
16. Al Wilson - The Snake
17. Dennis Alcapone - It Must Come
18. RupieEdwards All Stars - Free The Weed/Free The Dub
19. The Revolutionaries - A.N.C.
20. The Revolutionaries - Death in the Arena
21. Scotty - Draw Your Brakes


Mixed By: Version Big-Fi

Running Time 62.00
160k/44/S

Tone396 - Where Is JamRock?


Howdy again - I say this every year but I really want to put some effort back into the Boogie Shed and drop down a few more posts (if I can!)

First up some more mashup trickery from Tone396, part of the UK based DUB collective Version Big-Fi.

This is what you get .... Damien Marley vs Black Eyed Peas vs Def Leppard vs Buster Rhymes vs Scratch Master Tone mashed up and spat out inna 396 styleee.

Download Tone396 - Where Is JamRock? MP3 here

Tone made it almost a year ago for some mixing game that never got past the demo mark ... and then recently decided it would be good as a video so made that and released it:

need the visual stimulation?

Version Big-Fi website
Version Big-Fi @ MySpace
Tone396 Blog
Stop That Train Blog

THE BIG BLUE SNOWMAN MIX: This years Christmas car tape!

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::: The Big Blue Snowman Mix ::: Listen + MP3 HERE @ the b0x that b00ms :::

01 'how the grinch stole christmas' - boris karloff / 'still going theme' - still going
02 'happy holiday (beef wellington remix)' - bing crosby
03 'jingle bells (dan the automator remix)' - dean martin
04 'the nutcracker suite (baz kuts breaks remix)' - berlin symphony orchestra
05 'carpenters christmas (karen meets roots radics uptown)' - go home productions
06 'rudolph the red nosed reindeer (mambo malibu remix)' - billy may
07 'the first noel (john beltran remix)' - bing crosby
08 'wonderful christmastime (rhythm scholar kringle kut remix)' - paul mccartney
09 'imagine santa' - dj bc
10 'soulful christmas' - james brown
11 'have yourself a merry little christmas (awayteam remix)' - lou rawls
12 'rappoors delaaght' - taggy matcher
13 'winter wonderland (bent remix)' - bing crosby
14 'rotations' - herb alpert
15 'crying in the church' - elvis & the wailers
16 'silent night' - elvis
17 'in the ghetto' - elvis (kingston style)
18 'santa claus (do you ever come to the ghetto)' - carlene davis
19 'bring me sunshine (the beatbox saboteurs d&b mix)' - morecambe and wise

So here's my crimbo car tape for this year to help me with all that mad Christmas shopping.
All the usual suspects - there are certain tracks that have to be played (check out wrappers delight from last year!) mixed with some of my favourite remixes & mash-ups of the past few years.

xmas greetings - keep it twinkly!

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Xmix 2006: Wrappers Delight

Xmix 2004/5

Advent mix23: Peanut Butter Wolf - Badd Santa



Mp3 here: Peanut Butter Wolf presents: Badd Santa (2007)

1. This Christmas Girl - James Pants
2. My Christmas Bells- Hard Call Xmas
3. Close Your Mouth It's Christmas - Free Design
4. Santa's Rap Party - Super Jay
5. Kwanzaa - Georgia Anne Muldrow
6. Christmas Is Coming - Cocoa Tea
7. What You Want For Christmas - Quad City DJ's, The 69 Boyz and K-Nock
8. Santa’s Got A Bag Of Soul - The Soul Saints Orchestra
9. Funky Fresh Christmas - Busy Boys
10. I Like Christmas (Robot Version) - Bruce Haack
11. Go Power At Christmas Time (Album Version) - James Brown
12. Skating - Vince Guaraldi
13. A Scoopy Rap - Scoopy
14. My Lovely Christmas - Baron Zen

Advent mix10: DJ Riko - Merry Mixmas 2007


Another excellent set from the xmas-mix-master:

MP3 & Listen here: DJ Riko - Merry Mixmas 2007

01. Lead Belly - Christmas is A-Coming
02. DJ Riko featuring Marcie - Hey Mister Santa
03. Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra - Jingle Bells
04. The Cartwrights - Merry Christmas, Neighbor
05. Rubber Band - Silent Night
06. Luis Miguel - Santa Claus Llego a la Ciudad
07. Bruce Haack & Ted Pandel - Ebenezer Electric Pro-Log
08. Famous People - Holiday Greetings
09. Cheap Trick - Come On Christmas
10. Candy Hoyte - Longtime Christmas
11. Richard Cheese - Do They Know It’s Christmas
12. Andre Williams aka Rudibaker - Christmas Wish
13. Speedy Gonzales - The Hat I Got for Christmas is too Beeg
14. Halo Benders - Snowfall
15. Staple Singers - Who Took the Merry out of Christmas
16. Lenny Dee - Mister Santa
17. Cuba L.A. - Good King Wenceslas
18. The Lovers - Christmas Tree
19. H2O Phlo - The Season Christmas Lime (feat. Baron)
20. The Autumn Teen Sound - Christmas Wish
21. The Enchanters - Mambo Santa Mambo
22. Hello Saferide - iPod X-Mas
23. Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Sleigh Ride
24. Phil Spector - Silent Night
25. Glenn Miller - Auld Lang Syne


DJ Riko official web zone
DJ Riko @ MySpace

Advent mix09: Reggaexx - The Complete Distinctly Jamaican Sounds Christmas Mix 2007


Second year of Rasta Claus's top reggae xmas selections:

Mp3 & Listen here: The Distinctly Jamaican Sounds Christmas Mix 2007
(1HR 25 MINS)

The Distinctly Jamaican Sounds Christmas Mix 2007 - CD sized mix!

01. "All I Want For Ismas" - Jacob Miller" (Natty Christmas)
02. "Christmas Time" - Horace Andy (A Jamaican Christmas)
03. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Santa Claus Conquers The Martians" - The Aggrovators / Reggaexx
04. "Merry Christmas" - The Kingstonians (Trojan Christmas Box Set 1967)
05. "Please Come For Christmas"- Cocoa Tea (Christmas Party : Jammys 1989)
06. "Postpone Christmas" - Mutabaruka (High Times All-Star Explosion : High Times 1985)
07. "Christmas In Jamaica" - Brent Dowe (Reggae Christmas From Studio One : Heartbeat label 1992)
08. "Strictly Rock Christmas" - Steve Golding (Wild Flowers 1976)

09. "Someday At Christmas" - Kashief Lindo (The Reggae Christmas Collection : Pulse label 2005)
10. "Merry Christmas" - Frank Cosmo (Trojan 1963)
11. "Merry Christmas" - Al and the Vibrators (A Jamaican Christmas)
12. "It's Christmas Time Again" - Lloyd Lovindeer (Caribbean Christmas Cheer : TSOJ)
13. "Joy Joy" - Mr. Jackie Mittoo (Christmas In Jamaica - Greeting From The Leading Stars Of JA : Studio One)
14. "Holy Christmas" - The Cimarons (The Reggae Christmas Collection : Pulse label)

15. "Christmas Time" - Ringo (Sweet Christmas : Top Ranking)
16. "Gee Whiz" - Little Kirk (Rub-A-Dub Christmas : Solidarity/Tuff Gong 1985)
17. "Christmas Vibes" - Half Pint (Studio One)
18. "White Christmas" - Gregory Isaacs (Blue Mountain Christmas Party : Blue Mountain label 1989)

19. "Winter World Of Love" - John Holt's (3000 Volts Of Holt : Trojan 1977)
20. "?" - Sugar Minott (A Jamaican Christmas compilation / 7" Coxsone's Studio One 1977)
21. "Twelve Days Of Christmas" - Peter Broggs (A Reggae Christmas : RAS 1984)

22. "Christmas Day" - Barrington Levy (Shine Eye Gal : Burning Sounds 1979)
23. "Sound The Trumpet" - The Wailers (Reggae Christmas From Studio One : Heartbeat 1992)
24."Save A Little For Christmas" - Little John (7" Junjo)
25. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" - Ernest Wilson (King Jammy's Christmas Party album : Jammy's)

Distinctly Jamaican Sounds Blog

Advent mix08: Warvadal - Religiosity

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Another offering from the b0x that b00ms - one of my favourite xmas mixes so far:

Mp3 & Listen here: Warvadal - Religiosity

Tracklisting…

Foreworld - Dirty Elegance
Rock of Ages - Deadbeat
The Mountain Top - Martin L. King (Excerpt)
Religion & Prayer For The Damned - John Holowach
Jesus Camp (Excerpt) - Various
We Must Awaken - KMFDM
The Light of Jesus - Fila Brazilla
I See You Lord (Excerpt) - from the film “Street Fight”
The Switch & Preach Beat - Force Theory
Jesus Camp II (Excerpt) - Various
Bless My Soul - Nightmares On Wax
Reki - Childs
Jesus Camp III (Excerpt) - Various
Children of God - Jotch, Cab, Philippe
The Lord Of The Ressurrection - Bill Laswell
When Only The Ashes Are Left - Calexico
I Solemnly Promise (Excerpt) - from the film “The Wild Bunch”
Open Wide - Big City Orchestra
Super Zen Power State (Intro) - EBN
Ectoime (Poem) - John Trudell
Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet - Tom Waits & Gavin Bryars
Winter Wishes Dub - Peter Aldrich
Odds Evens & Primates - Christ
Jesus Camp IV (Excerpt) - Various
Call to Prayer - Grant Wakefield
Gabriel - Lamb
Cave of Angels - Dreadzone
Posada - Carlos Santana
Open Air Christmas (Excerpt) - Ben Day
The Cross of Changes - Enigma

Advent mix07: Bong - Christs, Debts & Relatives

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A Christmas mix from one of b00mb0x's finest:

Mp3 & Listen here: Bong - Christs, Debts & Relatives

Bong - Christs, Debts & Intro’s
Excerpt From “Life Of Brian”
Peter Gabriel - Open
Excerpt From “An Audience With Dave Allen”
Herb Alpert - Winter Wonderland
The Silvertones - Bling Bling Christmas
The Yellowjackets - The First Noel
Excerpt From “An Audience With Dave Allen”
CCC - Body Sleighin’
Tiny Tim - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Adam Faith - Lonely Pup
Excerpt From “An Audience With Dave Allen”
Christmas In The Stars - Merry, Merry Christmas
Richard Cheese - Do They Know It’s Christmas?
The Sonics - Santa Clause
Excerpt From “An Audience With Dave Allen”
James Taylor - Some Children See Him
Morgan Fisher - Deck The Halls
Al & The Vibrators - Merry Christmas
Sebastien Teller feat. The Good People - La Ritournelle (Jack Bongit Edit)
Perry Como - Here We Go A Carolling
Half Man Half Biscuit - It’s Clichéd To Be Cynical At Christmas
Al & The Chipmunks - Sleigh Ride
The Cimarons - Holy Christmas
Vince Guaradi - Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal)
Excerpt From “Bad Santa”
Bong - Walking In The Bleak Midwinter
Neil Innes - Father Christmas
The Goodies - Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me
The Dickies - Silent Night
King Stitt - Christmas Tree
Bong - Thank Fuck That’s Over

recorded @ bong heights
December 2006
deadSOUND CD 29

Advent mix06: Baroque Dub Mixtape Seventeen : Party Frocs

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"Time for more of a jump-up good time after the last instalment's dark infused beats. A surprising hands-in-the-air remix of Múm's sublime experimental electronica gets the party started followed by two takes on Moroder's classic 'I feel Love' dance groove. The dub house disco continues all the way to Norman Cook's Mighty Dub Katz project before we get back to more familiar baroquedub territory with Closer's beats and breaks musings and Dry & Heavy's upfront dub explorations. What follows is a classic roots reggae chill-out - time to relax after all that partying, time to reflect with some serious conscious lyrics. Then sneak in a little xmas party smooching with Marcia Griffiths before heading home through moon-lit streets with Alex Kid and friends. Home by 3am, hopefully happy, content and ready for sleep."

download Baroque Dub Mixtape Seventeen (192kbps mp3) [103MB]

Party Frocs Tracklist:

[01] Múm - Boychild (Dublex Inc. Remix) (00:00)
[02] Train - Satisfaction (with Goldfrapp acappella) (07:34)
[03] Donna Summer - I Feel Love (12:19)
[04] Two Shiny Heads - Dub House Disco (15:10)
[05] House Lovers - Congo (20:25)
[06] Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet ride (23:14)
[07] Colder - Shiny Star (28:19)
[08] King Jammy meets Dry & Heavy - Harmony Dub (33:01)
[09] Wailing Souls - Kingdom Rise Kingdom Fall (36:58)
[10] Leroy Smart - We Want To Go Home (40:58)
[11] Keith Hudson meets King Tubby - Satia (43:52)
[12] Cedric IM Brooks - Free Up Black Man (46:51)
[13] Yabby U - Beware Of God (50:35)
[14] Marcia Griffiths - The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face (53:39)
[15] Alex Kid - Luna (Full Moon Remix) (57:31)
[16] Four Tet - Unspoken (62:24)
[17] Voice of the Seven Woods - 3am, Home (72:07)

Mixed by Jerome @ Baroquedub

Advent mix05: Barrio Katz

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Many thanks to Beatonic for this one

Listen & Mp3 here

(01) DJ Prao D & Boogie B - breaks seminar (Gamm)
(02) NAS - made you look (Apache RMX) (Tommy Girl)
(03) Black Machine - how gee (London)
(04) Jackson Five - it's great to be here (RMX) (Disco Juice)
(05) Jackson Sisters - I believe in miracles (RMX) (Tiger Lily)
(06) Western Roots - rockers galore (High Noon)
(07) Mr. Blennd - a message to ODB (Rhythm'n Booze)
(08) Eileen - die stiefel sind zum wandern (Vogue)
(09) Exactshit - nancy's boots (White)
(10) Roberto Carlos - o calhambeque (XRS Remix) (G Stone)
(11) Ray City Bowler - joule kirk (Grande Buffo)
(12) Jackie Verdelll - hush (Katz Version) (Marke Eigenbau)
(13) Ray Charles - hit the road jack (DJ Czech Mix) (Hai Karate)
(14) Jazz Juice - bugablue (Freestyle)
(15) Lyn Collins - think (about it) (Urban)
(16) Paul Serrano - latin soul boogaloo (Mercury)
(17) Kidgusto - heat beats (True Grooves)
(18) Red Astair - tito (Gamm)
(19) Nickodemus - funky in the middle (Wonderwheel)
(20) Shantel & Mahala Rai Banda - bucogeasca dub (Essay Recordings)
(21) J Star - laura (White)
(22) Loo & Placido - fugee la (www)
(23) Kelly Mekeada - shake it off (Dancehall Mix) (Peckings)
(24) The Aggrobeatles - don't let me down (Marke Eigenbau)

Barrio Katz @ MySpace

Advent mix04: Dangerscouse - Bring Back The Funk

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"Another funky breaks mix similar to ‘Sound As…’ & ‘Party Animal’. Technically speaking this is one of my favourite mixes i.e. the mixing part went well (imo), but the volume levels at times were a bit erratic! Starts off midtempo, and builds to quite an energetic level at the end. Some new, some old, some classics and a re-make of a classic……Mixed live on my Denon CD decks…"

Another full-on selection from one of my favourite mixers on b00mb0x:

Dangerscouse - Bring Back The Funk @ b0x that b00ms (mp3 & listen here)

1. Bronx Dogs - And The Letters Spell
2. Basement Freaks - Gypsy Breaks
3. Qdup Foundation - Listen Up
4. Rephrase - Funky Little So & So
5. B-Team - Took It To Come Down (Wax Neighbour Remix)
6. Rebel MC - Just Keep Rocking (Hip House 12” Remix)
7. Featurecast - Turn It Out (Omegaman Remix)
8. Rephrase - Return Of Jimi Fingers
9. One Big Mob - Raise The Rufus
10. Quincy Jointz - Trippin’ (Rex Riddim & Mustafa Remix)
11. Fort Knox Five - Spirit Of ‘75
12. Krafty Kuts & A Skillz - Bring Back The Funk
13. Ursula 1000 - Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)
14. Dub Pistols - Peaches (Utah Saints Remix)
15. Plump DJ’s - Doppler
16. Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid (Plump DJs Re-Touch)
17. Tejo, Black Alien & Speed - Follow Me (Fatboy Slim Remix)
18. DJ Deekline - Touch your Toes (Fatboy Slim Remix)
19. Unique 3 - I’m The… (Merka Remix)

Advent mix03: STOP THAT TRAIN - 09

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With Papasparks at the controls you know you're in for some serious dub business!
160k Direct Download Here

01. King Tubby & Soul Syndicate - Dub In The Right Way (Dreadzone Remix)
02. Revolutionary Dub Warriors - Warrior
03. Brian Bennett - Flying South
04. Legen - Zumba
05. Junglehammer - Live Let Die Dub (Daktari remix)
06. Flight Of The Concords - Boom Boom
07. The Cult - Love Removal Machine (Small Soldiers Mix)
08. Little Axe - Long Way to Go
09. Yabby You - Conquering Lion (Groove Corporation Remix)
10. Version Big-Fi vs The Specials - Ghost Town
11. Peter Sellers & Spike Milligan - She Loves You
12. Version Big-Fi vs Massive Attack - Protection
13. Tone396 - Fire Dub
14. Shaun Ryder - Northern Soul Brother (Shapeshifter)
15. The Revolutionaries - Fletchers Land
16. The Skatalites - Spred Satin
Running Time: 64.24 (160k/44/S)

STOP THAT TRAIN BLOG
Version Big-Fi Website

Advent mix02: S*A*T - Revolutionary Dreams

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This should have been posted on here ages ago!!

Revolution Dreams ::: @ ::: the b0x that b00ms (listen & download mp3 here)

(01) 'can't stop moving' - sonny j
(02) 'and the living is easy (the dynamics mix)' - the guts
(03) 'revolutionary dreams' - zeb
(04) 'the way to exodus' - bob marley vs lenny fontana (ben double m test mix)
(05) 'duppy conqueror (fort knox five remix)' - bob marley
(06) 'radioactive' - butch cassidy sound system
(07) 'purple haze' - jazz k lipa
(08) 'the champions' - bas lexter
(09) 'sexual healing' - the hot 8 brass band
(10) '54b 2' - mudd
(11) 'spanish reggae' - dj disse
(12) 'sing it loud' - flying fish
(13) 'air-express yourself tonight' - phil collins (1991 orig. bootleg)
(14) 'vegetable square' - smith & mudd
(15) 'a forest' - nouvell vague
(16) 'decades' - joy division
(17) 'reasons to be cheerful' - ian dury
(18) 'if i could fly' - flying fish

1' 13' 32 ::: 101 MB ::: OCT ::: 2007

Advent mix01: Mr.Goju - Migrations Rewind

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I thought I would run up to Christmas with a mix a day - here goes!

Migrations #200 Anniversary Show:

MP3 Here: Mr.Goju - Migrations Rewind
Intro - Mulatu Astatke
Igor Vdovin - Gypsy Band Goes Up To The Sky / Eastblok
Double Beat - Hear, Sugar / Big-Sur
Solo Moderna - Rare Features / Social Beats
Proxy - Art of Leisure / Jazz & Milk
Parov Stelar - Super Eight (ft. Peter Kreuzer) / Etage Noir
Gerardo Frisina - Zanja / Schema
Karminsky Experience - Belly Disco (Beatfanatic Remix) / ESL
Double Beat - Hot Jazzy Temper / Big SUr
Soulphiction - Make a Buck / Unique Uncut
Kevin Yost - The Plan / ! Records
Neil Landstrumm - Jake's Room / Compost
Billie Holiday - All of Me (Charles Feelgood & GIL Remix) / Legacy
Los Tres Brothers - Marble's Latin Time / Cast-a-Blast
Axel Krygier - Zorzal (Gerardo Frisina Remix) / HiTop Rec.

Mr Goju @ MySpace

Sonny J : Can't Stop Moving [VIDEOS]

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DUBSTA chapter 2

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Greetings - I don't usually jump out of the same hole twice... but... due to the pozitive response to the first chapter I felt I needed to put out another selection!


Big ups and praises go to:

Tone / Version Big-Fi :: awesome uk based digital dub crew that's firing out the big tunes!
DJ Disse :: the maestro from Copenhagen :: definitely check out the album :: When I'm Bored I Change Colour :: The soundtrack to this summer!
Tim / Farm Fresh Sound System :: The sound system from Cornwall that's going to be MASSIVE!
Jason / The Universal Subjective :: Dubbing us bigtime from the States!

& 5haze, swittle and dangerscouse for their recommendations!


::: DUBSTA chapter 2 MP3 HERE @ b00mb0x :::

(01) 'saturday night style' - mikey dread
(02) 'roots once again' - farm fresh sound system
(03) 'new dimension' - dj disse
(04) 'blackboard jungle dub' - the upsetters
(05) 'bionic horn' - king tubby
(06) 'fight the power dub' - dreadzone
(07) 'livin' dub' - small world
(08) 'trap them dub' - jah shaka
(09) 'rocket dub' - version big-fi
(10) 'gringo dread' - mad professor
(11) 'jane dub' - universal subjective
(12) 'rigor mortis' - revolutionaries
(13) 'king zion' - (king of dub)
(14) 'social living dub' - burning spear
(15) 'mandela' - abyssinians
(16) 'black phoenix' - (black magic dub)
(17) 'tubb's dub song' - pablo all stars

1' 11' 24 ::: 98.1 MB ::: S*A*T

DUBSTA chapter 1

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Hi all - I haven't bought much in the way of new music this month - all the muso's must be too busy playing at muddy fests or sunning themselves on small islands!

So this gave me the chance to put a dub plate selection together - my kind of easy-listening music! I don't pretend to be an authority on dub - but I've been picking up these platters from shacks like Daddy Kool since the early eighties.

You'll find there's absolutely no structure or reason to the track ordering because it was very much a random pick and blend scenario - any connections between the tracks I would put down to the work of Jah!

enjoy!

::: DUBSTA chapter 1 MP3 HERE @ b00mb0x :::

DUBSTA chapter 1 ::: S*A*T ::: 2007

(01) 'brown paper bag' - me&you
(02) 'jump up dub' - king tubby & ranking dread
(03) 'storming the death star' - prince jammy & roots radics
(04) 'checkpoint charlie' - mad professor
(05) 'northern lights' - bush chemists
(06) 'blood sweat & dunza dub' - king tubby (king of dub)
(07) 'sufferer's song' - (black magic dub)
(08) 'chapter three' - joe gibbs
(09) 'dub it star' - scientist & ranking dread
(10) 'killer dub' - boozoo bajou
(11) 'dub remedies' - south
(12) 'rockers galore' - butch cassidy sound system
(13) 'jah love rockers dub' - king tubby
(14) 'mass murder & corruption' - scientist
(15) 'strictly dub' - blackbeard
(16) 'dunza dub' - (rockers almighty dub)
(17) 'weep & wail' - roots radics
(18) 'visions dub' - daddy roots
(19) 'sunshine dub' - vibe tribe soundsystem
(20) 'champion dub' - king tubby
(21) 'keep on dubbing' - augustus pablo

1' 13' 54 ::: 101.5 MB ::: S*A*T ::: 2007

PAUL MURPHY MIX | SOULSEARCHING | #499


Soulsearching #499
with michael ruetten

legends, pt.4:
sir PAUL MURPHY

GRAB MP3 HERE

Me & You - Brighton Request Line Skit C - Tru Thoughts
Me & You - Brown Paper Bag - Tru Thoughts
Sylvia - Lay It On Me - Vibration
Carlos Franzetti - Lady Soho - Sonorama Re-Release Album Graffiti
Theo Parrish - Floatation Device - Sound Signatures
Caspa - Cockney Violin - Dub Pistols
Soil & Pimp Sessions - A.I.E. - Victor LP Pimpoint
Sleepwalker - Wind feat. Yukimi Nagano - Village Again
Paul Murphy - Withnail & I - Routine 12inch
Ahmed Abdul Malik - La Ikbey - New Jazz
PAUL MURPHY's ORIGINAL ELECTRIC BALLROOM JAZZDANCE SESSION!
Gonda Sextet - Afro Cuban - Hungarian Jazz Label
Chocolates Afrocuban Magic - Baba - El Chocolates
Hugo Heredia - El Beto - N/A
Fania All Stars - Vente Conmigo - Fania
Walpataca - Caliente - N/A
Johnny Dyani - The Robin Ireland Struff - N/A
Roy Haynes - Quiet Fire - Galaxy
Art Blakey - Night In Tunisia - Blue Note
Dom Um Romao - Braun Blek Blu - Muse
Diesler - Day Of The Jackal - Tru Thoughts
END OF MIX
Webster Lewis - Do You Believe/alternate Take -
END OF SHOW

right on fm
michael ruetten @ MySpace

S*A*T mix ::: 3*Style

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::: 3*STYLE MP3 HERE @ b00mb0x :::
59' 44 ::: 82 MB

****Don't forget to leave a comment while you're there or come and 'be-friend-me' at my MySpace!

Loads of thankyou's & bigups go out with this mix:
Firstly a huge mucho gratitudes to DJ Disse, who sent me a promo of his debut album "when I`m bored, I change colour" due for release this june 2007 - absolutely stunning work! There are two tracks taken from it that feature in the selection.

Also the maestro sent me a 12" which he was the 'brains' behind, 'Under my Dub' - a Stones re-dub - another corker!

Secondly I would like to a praise-up Billy aka the undercover hippy - for giving me his permission to use his awesome 'money money money' track. Hopefully you'll be able to catch up with the ever travelling man at a festival near you!

Thirdly a big thankyou to Jannis of jakarta records for helping out with the 'Drummies/Fireball' little seven.

And lastly to Mark Vidler (Go Home Productions) for supplying the 'top' & 'tails' for the mix!

Apart from that it's the usual funky/dubby selection here; some new, some classic, some old...
enjoy...

3*STYLE ::: S*A*T ::: SPRING*2007

(01) 'Goodbye Rocky' - GO HOME PRODUCTIONS [GHP 2007]
(02) 'Three (Mad breaks edit)' - MASSIVE ATTACK [Wildbunch 1994]
(03) 'Drummies' - LEEROY OF THE SAIAN SUPA CREW [Jakarta 2007]
(04) 'Mr. Blue Sky' - ELO [Jet 1978]
(05) 'Cumbia Skank' - LOS HERMANOS LATINOS [LHL 2006]
(06) 'Fireball' - LEEROY OF THE SAIAN SUPA CREW [Jakarta 2007]
(07) 'Miss You' - THE DYNAMICS [Big Single 2007]
(08) 'The Chief' - TONI SCOTT [Champion 1989]
(09) 'Just a Little While Longer' - TYRONE ASHLEY / FUNKY MUSIC MACHINE [Handcuts 2007]
(10) 'Money Money Money' - THE UNDERCOVER HIPPY [UH 2007]
(11) 'Walk on the Wild Side' - DJ DISSE [Music For Dreams 2007]
(12) 'I Wouldn't Change A Thing' - COKE ESCOVEDO [1976 / Unique 2007]
(13) 'Amigos' - WICKED LESTER [Jalapeno 2002]
(14) 'New Dimension' - DJ DISSE [Music For Dreams 2007]
(15) 'Under my Dub' - RS [Balearic Biscuits 2007]
(16) 'Pinocchiohead On LSD' - GO HOME PRODUCTIONS [GHP 2007]

59' 44 ::: 82 MB ::: S*A*T ::: 2007

SHED BOOGIE GUEST MIX(ES) (11) ::: JELLY JAZZ MIXES 1-5

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***Wanted to put this post up for some time now, but everytime I visit the Jelly Jazz website they've reached their server limit!
***If you visit and they are not active, try again at the start of the month!

As always the lovely peeps at the Lemon Jelly Forum always come up trumps to links to fab music. These mixes seem to be constantly playing on my pod!

Anyone who knows me and can't access the mp3's - drop me a line and I can put on a CD or something ;)

Jelly Jazz run a weekly club night based in Plymouth. They are one of the longest running club nights in the UK (13 years old!). Ever packed, ever funky, it plays host to some of the finest funky jazzy DJ's from across the globe!

There are five 5 st*r mixes availeable on their website - packed with top funky jazzy grooves!

Grab the mp3's here

There's no tracklisting at the moment - but I'm working on it!

Links
Jellyjazz.com

GLASTONBURY TICKETS AND ALL THAT!


Sorry about being away for a while - Easter holidays and all that!
During the break had a little fun and frustration in having a go at getting Glasto tickets. The on-line ticket portal seemed to be constantly down that Sunday!

Since the BIG one is coming into view I thought I'd post myself a few reminders:

First up 'Glastonbury The Movie' shot in 1993 comes out in July as a three disc special box set. Me and my bro were in the original film briefly - so looking forward to the extra footage.

Apparently on disk 2 there’s even a way of playing it so that it runs for 38 hours. They shot the lot; entire gigs, interviews, backstage, but most importantly the comings and goings of all the people who make Glastonbury what it is!

For more info visit Glastonbury The Movie @ MySpace

Here are the trailers:

DVD Teaser trailer

Original Cinema Trailer

Glastonbury The Movie DVD promo




It's funny for a 'joke' a couple of years back (I had a bit more time on my hands then!) I had the film on VHS and cut together all the atmospheric bits to a silly soundtrack I put together.

So dusting off the cobwebs here's the video:

Video ::: Leeroy Of Saian Supa Crew : Drummies

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Extra video link: linternaute.com

Shed Tunes ::: March 2007

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'It's Alright Now / Um Pessado Bossa' - DJ Graham B
12 " / Freestyle FSR045
Tracklisting :
A1. It's Alright Now
B1. Um Pessado Bossa

Regarded by many as a pioneer on the Dutch music scene DJ Graham B moved to Amsterdam in the late 80s and helped kick start the house scene there, promoting parties and radio stations, etc. He also co-founded and produced the first two albums of the ever-popular New Cool Collective . As one half of Jazz Juice, DJ Graham B has notched up some of the biggest selling singles on the Freestyle label and has carved a niche for their own style of electronic infused samba and Latin music - winning over fans such as Gilles Peterson, Mr Scruff and Annie Mac along the way.

Following the huge success of his debut single "Sambamadness", Graham steps out on his own once again to deliver another dancefloor bomb. Utilising some familiar samples and a kicking hook "It's Alright Now" is a peak time crowd pleaser of epic proportions - already road tested at Messin Around and various other sessions around the country. Over on the flip, "Um Pesado Bossa" picks up where previous single "Riot In Rio" left off - samba style percussion, a funkin bass and some grooving guitar work.

Links :
myspace.com/djgrahamb1
http://www.freestylerecords.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/freestylerecordsuk



'Drummies / Fireball' - Leeroy of Saian Supa Crew
7" / JAKARTA007
Tracklisting :
A1. Drummies
B1. Fireball

Jakarta Records are back with another limited seven, this time by a main player from French hip hoppers Saian Supa Crew. Here Leeroy delivers a Bollywood infected funk-breaks track "Drummies" (a rework of an old Ananda Shankar cinematic sitar-funk classic) featuring uptempo beats, sitar and flute plus the odd sample thrown in here and there. This is sure to get the dancefloor rockin! On the flip with "Fireball" we stick to the Indian-flavoured sound, but the tempo is slightly slower and the beats chunkier, creating a b-boy essential.

Links :
http://www.myspace.com/jakartarecords
http://www.jakarta-records.de/
Leeroy of Saian Supa Crew (official site)
The Saian Supa Crew



Under My Dub / It Will Never Dubben Again - RS / TH
12" / Balearic Biscuits BB05
Tracklisting :
A1. RS - under my dub
B1. TH - it will never dubben again

Balearic Biscuits presents two rock records re-edited in two very different ways for extended club play. "Under My Dub" is of course "Under My Thumb", an early song by the biggest rock band in the world The Rolling Stones. This mix dubs out most of Jagger's vocal and uses the main marimba hook of the track to create an evocative, repetitive dance-rock theme. "It Will Never Dubben Again" is a melancholic edit of Tim Hardin's gentle 1966 album track "It'll Never Happen Again", an early jazzy folk-rock touchstone. [Piccadilly]

The classic Rollin Stones ‘Under my Thumb’ comes under the radar of the Balearic Biscuits label for a remix. Looping the start adding their own delay effects and utilising the vocal to extenuate the remix. On the flip we have the sublime Tim Harding with his ‘It will never happen again’ dubbed and echoed to the max. [Fat City]



Let It Happen - Beatfanatic Remix / Mekano - Vangelis / Turelli
12" / GAMM gamm037
Tracklisting :
A1. Vangelis - Let it Happen (Beatfanatic's Balearic Boogie Remix)
B1. Turelli - Mekano

This latest addition to the GAMM family provides a blissful new version of an old Balearic fave courtesy of the Beatfanatic. "Let It Happen" by Vangelis and Demis Roussos is given a delicate drum beat and aural massage, turning it from an on obscure album track to a 12-minute rave-up! B-side "Mekano" by Turelli sounds like authentic Italo disco alright and has some great hooks, but we're quietly confident that this is a disco production of the 'nu' persuasion. [Piccadilly]

Stockholms favourite Balearic experimentalist delivers the goods once more for GAMM reworking a different disco gem for each side of this 12! Let It Happen is a sprawling mid tempo disco epic - the perfect end of night anthem perfectly re-made by the Swedish maestro. The Turelli edit on the flip cruises into uptempo boogie territory with a fun and frivolous early 80s club sound.... [Fat City]

Links :
http://www.myspace.com/gammenterprises
http://www.myspace.com/beatfanaticsoundscape

::: All these tracks should appear on a forthcoming mix soon :::


Music Blog of the Week: Back In The Day



While listening to Dangerscouse's new mix on b00mb0x I discovered a track from the Coldcut stable I hadn't heard before; Steinski & Mass Media - It's Up To You (Television Mix) - Cheers Stu!

With the help of Google I tracked it down and found it was out as a Ninja Tune 12" (ZEN12 011) in 1992 and on the Coldcut and Steinski - 'No Rights Given or Implied: The Original Samplers' album (Bond Street BS 001) from 1993. This led me to find this music blog full of old school joints including that album to download! Enjoy



Back In The Day Blog
Coldcut and Steinski - 'No Rights Given or Implied: The Original Samplers' download
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Ninja Tune @ Wikipedia
Coldcut @ Wikipedia

S*A*T MIX ::: WHAT'S GOING ON (...IN THE SHED)

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Cor blimey two mixes submitted to b00mb0x this year already (and it's only february) ! Something's going on !

The usual funky/dubby selection here; some new, some classic, some old and some that have been excavated from the bottom of my garden ! Hence the spade on the cover pic !

(click here) MP3 DOWNLOAD ::: WHAT'S GOING ON (...IN THE SHED)

lovingly looked after by the peeps @ b00mb0x
Click on the links to access the MySpace links (where availeable):

side 1
(01) music - the dynamics
(02) the champ - the mohawks
(03) aint no stopping us now - risco connection
(04) sabor (feat. tempo) - quantic
(05) nyc movin' (billy jean mix)
(06) concrete jungle - groove corporation
(07) what's going on?
(08) inner city blues (make me wanna holler)
(live @ the kennedy centre) - marvin gaye
(09) the masterplan - diana brown & barrie k. sharp

side 2
(10) be thankful for what you've got - one blood
(11) paper doll (instrumental) - p.m. dawn
(12) politick society (feat. noelle scaggs) (quantic remix)
(13) voodoo royale (thunderball vs fort knox five remix) -
watch tv and the primetimes
(14) should i stay or should i boogie - loo & placido
(15) same old scene (glimmers mix) - roxy music
(16) you gotta know watcha doin' - charles wright
(17) the selector - the selector
(18) fly me to the moon (live @ the sands) - frank sinatra

1 : 15 : 23 ::: 192k ::: 103.6 MB ::: S*A*T ::: 2007

'Be Thankful For What You've Got' lyrics:
Though you may not drive a great big cadillac
Gangster whitewalls tv antenna in the back
You may not have a car at all
But just remember brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall
Just be thankful for what you've got
Though you may not drive a great big cadillac
Diamonds in the back, sunroof top, diggin the scene
With the gangster lean
For what you've got

You may not have a car at all
But just remember brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall
Just be thankful for what you've got
Diamonds in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene
With the gangster lean ooh ooh ooh
Though you may not drive a great big cadillac
Gangster whitewalls tv antenna in the back
You may not have a car at all
But just remember brothers and sisters
You can still stand tall
Just be thankful for what you've got
Diamonds in the back, sunroof top, diggin the scene
With the Gangster lean
(x3)

Last week I couldn't get enough of One Blood's version of William DeVaughan's "Be Thankful For What You've Got". First heard on Papa Spark's 'Stop That Train 06' podcast at his Stop That Train blog. Big thanx again to the main man.