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Clarion Call

Two Left Shoes

Live recordingfor Dubspot video shoot of Emch dub mixing on the Livid DS midi controller. Download it for free here: https://subatomic.bandcamp.com/

Check the video of the mix here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fp8cLIYlPU

(16eMyDS1bRec2g)

Free DL on Bandcamp

Subatomic Sound System "Overcome the Evil" w/Sizzla, Delhi Sultanate, Begum X

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Renowned sound engineer and record producer Mike ‘Prince Fatty’ Pelanconi has been a prominent member of the reggae and dub scene in the UK since the mid-90s. Finding himself frustrated by the tempos and mixes of certain records he loved – typified by DJing one time after Don Letts who had already played half his selection – he set about recording his own versions with a super group of London’s finest reggae musicians. 

“I have worked with many of the UK-based reggae musicians at one point or another so I went about selecting the best possible musicians from my experiences with two criteria in mind: the best skills and the most vibe. At the same time my Dub Supervisor and Reggae Jedi aka Little Roy and I had started to record tracks for his new album and I found myself recording reggae every day. The Pioneers were dropping by my studio, Al Capone was cutting specials and singers like Winston Francis were just hanging out.”

As well as versions of favourite reggae and soul songs, two tracks stand out: covers of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Shimmy Shimmy Ya and Cypress Hill’s Insane in the Brain.

“I was sad when Ol’ Dirty passed away and for me the great hip hop era ended with him. I cut the version of Shimmy Shimmy Ya soon after he died. As a tribute we often hold a minute’s silence when Horseman and I perform it live. We did Insane In The Brain for fun as we had a show supporting Madness. The nutty boys challenged us to a sound clash and they lost. Though we played a dirty hand, they were gracious in defeat.”

The vocal line-up on the album also include Hollie Cook – Slits singer, daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and new Mr Bongo signing. Also on the album is a dub of That Very Night from Hollie’s own debut album. 
Prince Fatty’s 2007 debut album Survival Of The Fattest achieved widespread critical acclaim from the music press and was supported across BBC Radio, resulting in a raucous live session on Mark Lamarr’s show. Favouring recording on vintage equipment to preserve his signature sound, Pelanconi’s unique style has attracted the likes of Lily Allen, Graham Coxon, Little Barrie, Gregory Isaacs and Sinead O'Connor to work with him. He has recently opened his own studio, The Ironworks, in Brighton.


Prince Fatty ft. Winston Francis - Dry Your Tears

Get ready
Look up
Get ready
To jump

Go strong
Go hard
Go now
Go far

See the goal
See the light
See the tunnel
So bright

See the goal
See the light
See the tunnel
So bright

It's time
For you now
The time
Is still around

Go strong
Go hard
Go now
Go far

See the goal
See the light
See the tunnel
So bright

See the goal
See the light
See the tunnel
So bright

It's time
For you now
The time
Is still around

Go strong
Go hard
Go now
Go far

See the goal
See the light
See the tunnel
So bright

See the goal
See the light
See the tunnel
So bright

Rise and Shine

A stone cold killer tune from the fantastic forthcoming JSTAR album 'Stand To Order'!  A glorious soulful reggae track of love , betrayal and redemption. filled with gypsy violins and infectious hooks...
Buy at my bandcamp - https://jstarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/liar-liar-remixes
VIDEO HERE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqUE17k7zhs

Stand To Order

Liar Liar feat. Kinck

iTunes

Out now on Davis' new album "Back to the 80s" - hypeddit.com/v08mjk

108 BPM, Key Am

Lyrics: 
I know ow, you know ow 
That we both going crazy
I want this, you got this, baby
Anything you dream, playing make believe, I'll give you my keys, so you can come with me
So won't you come with me

Cause you're stunning, and you're fine like Jane Fonda 
If you're going, well I'll take you in my Honda
Sure I'm a pretty boy, but dangit you're the best I've ever seen
I searched the world for you, finally I know just Where you been

When I was 3 already knew what I was getting in
I Saw the truth in everything that I was been witnessing
I'm betting you're the one that knows where all my money went
And there begins commencement of my predicament

I wanna place you like a trophy On my centerpiece 
You got my legs moving around like I'm a Centipede
You got my mouth doing things like a Ventrliquist
You got my mind going place can't Get rid of it

So won't you come with me

Cause you're stunning, and you're fine like Jane Fonda 
If you're going, well I'll take you in my Honda
Sure I'm a pretty boy, but dangit you're the best I've ever seen
I searched the world for you, finally I know just Where you been

So one plus one is two
And I am me with you

Cause you're stunning, and you're fine like Jane Fonda 
If you're going, well I'll take you in my Honda
Sure I'm a pretty boy, but dangit you're a perfect Ten
I got my car cleaned for you so won't you come get in
Cause you're stunning, and you're fine like Jane Fonda 
If you're going, well I'll take you in my Honda


Written by Davis Mallory
Produced by Johannes Andersson

Back to the 80s

Jane Fonda

Title track from the album Natural Heights out now!

Guiding Star Orchestra - "Natural Heights"

‘Gotta Thing’ perfectly showcases The Hempolics trademark clash of styles, with American rapper Cojack adding his expert Hip Hop flow to a funked up high-octane Reggae riddim’ interlaced with electronic and dub influences. In the words of the band’s mainman and producer Grippa Laybourne - who has previously worked in the studio with a variety of international top acts like Mattafix and Faithless – ‘Gotta Thing’ is “a fast hip-hop house track laced with classic Hempolics’ reggae flavours, the track features Miami rapper Cojack who I linked up with and invited to record the track in my mum’s front room whilst he was in the UK playing basketball for the Tees Valley Mohawks.”

Kiss, Cuddle & Torture Volume 2

Gotta Thing

Strange Feeling

Primitive is the commentary on my personal feelings about the situations, that evoke the urge to change in time. This is a trial of contemplating reality via exploring emotional depths spliting them up into primitive chunks, something basic and primal for a brighter self-clarification to prepare to move on.

Primitive

Cry A Lot

A celebration of what life can be like in your home town. Words and music originally by Ruthin acoustic rock band Record Street(Dr Dan Muckle-Jones, Ronnie Parry, Gareth Jones and Dan Compton; ably assisted by Wyn Rimmer and Sandra Muckle-Jones).

Record Street

There the way is a quirky, succinct beats track with a relevant story of social media interaction.

There's the Way

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The Hempolics are out to put those organic rootsy vibes back into music; with their fat radio-friendly hooks, bumping soundsystem bass and a wanderlusty, ineffably real sound all of their own...

Over years of recording top international talent The Hempolics enigmatic leader, Grippa Laybourne, has been carefully honing his own masterpiece and selecting a gang armed and dangerous enough to execute it. The Hempolics caused an instant stir with their single Serious which hit number one in the UK reggae charts and was playlisted on Massive Attack’s BBC takeover.

New debut album ‘Kiss, Cuddle & Torture Vol. 1’ has seen the band erupt with three singles playlisted by BBC6 Music and support from Steve Lamacq, Toddla T, Rodigan & Don Letts to name a few. Liz Kershaw selected the album on her ‘all killer, no filler’ best albums of the past 30 years and invited the band to play her BBC anniversary show after hearing them smash a live session for Lauren Laverne on BBC6. It’s not just on radio that the band have been breaking with album track ‘Samurai’ synced to the worldwide trailer for Coen Brothers and George Clooney film ‘Hail, Caesar!’

Sounding like the i-pod of the attention-deficit generation and swelled by guest appearances from various international talents The Hempolics have a storm brewing that promises to tear up the UK music scene. Recording underground style throughout the bedrooms and home studios of the band The Hempolics have created an infectious mash-up of Reggae, Electro, Hip-Hop, Soul, Rock and Pop. Although the weather out might be dull London-side it’s strictly sunshine vibes, resplendent with huge hooks and festival friendly choruses. These are tunes that people will be bopping to across festivals, clubs and car journeys for years to come.

The Hempolics pedigree recordings are combined with tight as a tick live performances – honed at their own underground club night in London – and they are amongst the up and coming acts to watch. They are the brainchild of veteran sound engineer and record producer Grippa Laybourne. Core vocalists, the empyreal Nubiya and devilishly dashing Dandelion, combine together impeccably, with Dan’s brother Harry sometimes stepping in with his own smooth tones. The rest of the band comprises of deft bassist Lorenzo, Leon King who ranks up there with the finest Reggae/Dub guitarists around and the exceptional Craig Boorman on drums.

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Gotta Thing

The Hempolics

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