Name: Banco de Gaia - Amber (Insect Intelligence) by ambient-dub in not even close to remembering
Duration: 10 min 23 s
Description: This track is from the limited edition of the album Last Train to Lhasa, and can be found on the third CD or fourth LP.

not even close to remembering

A Loop In Time (Banco De Gaia Remix) Beso0o0o0o0o

Happy Halloween!  On "Black Ark Vampires" Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System have crafted a throbbing sound-man tune propelled by subsonic bass, bubbling skanks, and pulsing beats that balance the murky and mystical vibes of Perry’s classic Jamaican dub reggae recordings with the flammable energy and bass vibrations of current electronic music, fine tuning a recipe that they have slow cooked throughout their last four years of U.S. tours spreading authentic dub to a new generation in places like Coachella, Dub Champions Festival, and Red Bull Music Academy. Lyrically the track features Perry’s most focused lyrics in a decade, a poignant oath of vengeance against the vampires that corrupted the ark of the covenant and forced him to burn down his famed Black Ark studio, told in comical rhymes that echo the cadence of a Dr. Seuss story coupled with the morbidity of Edgar Allan Poe, promising the details of where, when, and how he will kill these vampires, from Kingston to London to New York City and everywhere; vampires beware; he will kill them with his hair, with fire, with electric wire, and even with roast corn. Melodically the tune packs soaring vampire hooks, spiritual vocal choirs, groaning melodica bursts, and even a few lines from dancehall vocalist Jahdan Blakkamoore, produced and recorded by Emch at his Subatomic Sound laboratory in NYC. Scratch’s vocals were recorded in Brooklyn at the Hook Studio after an NYC performance with the production assistance of On-U Sound’s legendary Adrian Sherwood, producer of some of Perry’s finest post-Jamaica recordings. The session was filmed by a Dubspot video crew after a long drive through NYC during which Perry recounted the better part of his life story as a warm up for the session.

At the age of 78, Lee "Scratch" Perry has built a life based as much on his fame as a reggae and dub inventor who exhibited boundless creativity and innovation in music composition and production, as he has on his reputation as a madman with playful wit, a propensity for lighting things on fire, a natural mystical spirituality that he famously introduced to Bob Marley, and his defiant individuality and commitment to personal freedom. "Black Ark Vampires" brilliantly ties together these divergent characteristics to create classic Lee "Scratch" Perry material on all levels.

Perry loves to dance and loves dancehall. His nickname actually comes from the name of dance he invented called Chicken Scratch. During his tours with Subatomic Sound System, Scratch had a voracious appetite for hearing new sounds and was interested in the "Vampires & Informers" dubstep track Subatomic Sound System had produced for dancehall vocalist Elephant Man. Perry began performing on the riddim live which led to developing the lyrics for Black Ark Vampires and Subatomic developing a riddim for Perry that captured his vibes. Though Perry is known for seldom giving straight answers and many have wondered if he really burned down the Black Ark studio, Emch from Subatomic Sound System says that one night after performing a show in California, he and percussionist Larry McDonald, a Black Ark studio veteran, were talking backstage when Scratch told them the reasons for his own longevity: "Stress will kill you. That’s why I had to burn down the Black Ark." He said the popularity of the studio had attracted the vampires who came to suck him dry and corrupted the magic of Black Ark, but rather than let that slowly destroy him like a cancer, he chose to close the book on that chapter of his life and move on by torching the studio and making an exodus to the UK leaving the vampires with nothing but the ashes.

THE ARTISTS: Grammy winning reggae and dub inventor Lee "Scratch" Perry is a living legend, one of Jamaica’s most prolific producers and a true original with a spirit that has defined and influenced countless artists across genres and generation, decades of great Jamaican artists from Bob Marley to Max Romeo, punk rockers The Clash, The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards, The Orb, The Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney, Kode9, and the list goes on. At 78 he continues to tour, record, and paint incessantly.

Spearhead by producer, DJ, and instrumentalist Emch, NYC’s Subatomic Sound System is leading a dub music renaissance, founders of the US & Europe Dub Champions Festival, 4 years acting as the live band for legend Lee "Scratch" Perry on tours including Coachella & Red Bull Music Academy; plus independently touring North America, Europe, and Asia, and for a decade producing flavors ranging from classic dub to dubstep.

THE SUBATOMIC SOUND LABEL: Subatomic Sound specializes in limited edition exclusive vinyl releases that push the envelope of dub, reggae, & dancehall in the context of electronic bass music through forward sounding productions and unlikely collaborations with icons such as Lee "Scratch" Perry, David Lynch, Anthony B, Elephant Man, Ari Up of The Slits, as well as new school torchbearers like Dubblestandart, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Dub Gabriel, and many more. Subatomic Sound actively produces events and founded the annual Dub Champions Festival running 4 years in the USA and Europe. Subatomic Sound Radio airs on Brooklyn Radio and for three years ran on KEXP’s Radio New York, 91.5FM broadcast which transmitted to a footprint of 11 million listeners.

Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System "Black Ark Vampires" vinyl 45 mix

Noiseshaper - We Love Reggae

LEONARD COHEN cover, from SIngasong, Taggy Matcher latest album...
available on Vinyl + digital...... STIX / FAVORITE recordings. 2015

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TAGGY MATCHER -  The Partisan (Feat BIRDY NIXON)

Cart Sans Horse • Melissa Laveaux • FLOX REMIX

As part of our 20th anniversary programme, my good friend soundcloud.com/drtrippymusic remixed Kuos

We couldn't fit the remix on to the 4 disc boxset, so have decided to give it away instead

Buy the Album

Banco de Gaia - Kuos (dr Trippy Remix)

Bob Marley "Chances R" Red Astaire ReDub

Reggae comes from Mento, Ska and Rocksteady. When Reggae invented dub and toasting, it gave America the technology and ideas which led to Hip Hop's emceeing (later known as rapping) and scratching. Thus Hip Hop was born. Even Gangsta rap came from Dancehall — both speaking about the violence from their neighborhoods.

Now let's take the thing full circle, and have a modern, fast rapper toasting over a punchy & roots ska instrumental! It'll be anachronic for sure, but might be deeply groovy too… cos' it's all nothing but the good stuff.

This "Champion Sound" tune is a piece of art for sure, but it ain't gonna end in a museum though. Instead, it's gonna bring some heavy duty MADNESS on the dancefloors not afraid to tear the roof off !!

In two weeks, Paris DJs' crowdfunding campaign to press this gem on VINYL (along with two handfuls of other musical mischiefs from Chicagoan rapper RacecaR and French producer Grant Phabao) will end.
Support Paris DJs on Kiss Kiss Bank Bank : http://bit.ly/29VYuZm

DO NOT pass on this opportunity of a lifetime, and remember : dance is a warm-up to life.

Buy on Bandcamp http://bit.ly/2bs3ZDr

The Wheelie Champion Sound

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Grant Phabao & RacecaR - The Wheelie Champion Sound

Three years on from the release of Rhys Adams aka YesKing's 'Re-Record… Not Fade Away', we are delighted to live up to the album's title by presenting two previously unheard remixes of standout tracks 'Hardground' and 'Overproof'.

Featuring heart-stopping vocals by Mel Uye-Parker & Rioghnach Connolly, 'Hardground' was the album's lead single and it's easy to see why. Bittersweet, understated atmospheres call to mind vintage Massive Attack and Portishead, while Rhys's deft arrangement builds the track into a horn and drum-laden epic. Providing a vintage version in their own unique style, legends in their own bath-time Crazy P are first up on remix duties. Surely one of the best live acts on the planet right now, the UK outfit's rework is full of funky guitar licks, classic piano chords and live percussion, creating a disco-crossover anthem of sizeable proportions. Staying in the disco/house arena, engineer and producer O. De Lanzac turns in a silky-smooth version, with eerie chords underpinned by a rock-solid bassline, calling to mind the eclectic, soulful brilliance of her 2012 BBE debut ‘Uncut’. 

Displaying an affectionate tip-of-the-hat to 'Ghost Town' by The Specials, 'Overproof' is surely one of the best loved and most-played cuts on 'Re-Record… Not Fade Away'. DJ and edit maestro Sam Redmore raises the tempo a little whist somehow smoothing the track out at the same time, retaining the blissful dubbed-out vibe of the original version. Listen to Sam's subtle retouch of 'Overproof' and it's clear to see why the Birmingham native can count Craig Charles and Gilles Peterson among his ever-growing number of fans.


For Fans Of: Portishead, DJ Vadim, Mark Ronson, Nightmares On Wax, Prince Fatty.

Overproof

This track is from the limited edition of the album Last Train to Lhasa, and can be found on the third CD or fourth LP. 

Banco de Gaia - Amber (Insect Intelligence)

VERSUS-Mr Blue, Grant Phabao ReggaeRemix

Mother Earth Of All Gods

Extracted from the still unreleased Jazz'min Tutum album :
"Share the flame"

Vocals and words : Jazz'min Tutum
Music : Brain Damage

Mastered by Neil Perch (Zion Train)

http://www.myspace.com/jasminetutum
http://soundcloud.com/jazzmin-tutum

Jazz'min Tutum w/ Brain Damage : "Mother of a Restless People"

Get it: https://gaudimusic.bandcamp.com/album/in-between-times
Exclusive Banco De Gaia remix of Hurriya, from my new GAUDI album "In between times"

Taking the dubby, dark original, Banco De Gaia adds whole movements and tempo changes with bangings and clangings from a whole studio full of wild percussion. This imaginative reworking is all yours as a FREE DOWNLOAD.

Get the new album: gaudimusic.bandcamp.com/
iTunes: georiot.co/2KHy
Beatport: www.beatport.com/release/in-between-times/1093150
Amazon: www.amazon.com/In-Between-Times-…udi/dp/B00BEWCINU

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Website: http://www.gaudimusic.com/
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A global favourite in the electronica and dub reggae music scenes, UK based producer GAUDI keeps his ever-growing fan base returning to the dance floor with his infectious bass-driven tunes and innovative live performances. Honouring the traditions of old school dub by performing on stage without a computer, GAUDI’s incredible sonic manipulations are interwoven with live Theremin, Moog, Vocoder, Tape Echoes, Percussion and live vocals - all of which makes for a one-of- a-kind experience not to be missed.

GAUDI - Hurriya feat. Tahar Momoproject (Banco De Gaia Remix)

I am a 45 year old house, trance,breakbeat,world music, trip hop,hip hop, broken beats,. Ambient,.        basically anything not mainstream.I am putting out music on SoundCloud some that I can remember and some that I just was recommended .The recommended track's come from tracks or labels i have been playing for years ,I miss the real party s we're it's out in the middle of nowhere and u have to get a map at a low key store or place then drive to a place really cool like a private airport those were the days Anywayy DJ name is DJ SLIP MATT,.My sister Djs in new York and Brooklyn . Her DJ name is sky breaks.I play a variety of electric music hope you like it.

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