Preview of The Bug's 'Can't Take This No More' feat. Daddy Freddy & 'Rise Up' feat. Inga Copeland of Hype Williams. Taken from the 'Can't Take This No More / Rise Up' 7", released 27 August on Ninja Tune.

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The Bug - 'Can't Take This No More / Rise Up'

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The Bug - All Shit

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The Bug : Main mutation of producer Kevin Martin who over the years has been, and is also currently, known as...
King Midas Sound, Techno Animal/Ice/God (with Justin Broadrick of Godflesh/Jesu), Razor X Productions (with The Rootsman & various M.C’s), Pressure, Ladybug, the man behind Pathological Records, compiler of various compilations for Virgin Records (Macro Dub Infection, Jazz Satellites), production work/collaborations with noise-jazz outfit 16-17, Pete “Sonic Boom” Kemper’s E.A.R projects, John Zorn, Kevin Shields, El-P, and Anti Pop Consortium, to name just a few. Has provided bass booming remixes for Grace Jones, Thom Yorke, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Primal Scream, Einsturzende Neubauten, Stina Nordenstam, Dalek, Two Fingers, Beastie Boys, etc… really far to many to list here. A discography spanning labels as diverse as Ninja Tune, Virgin, Rephlex, Position Chrome/Mille Plateaux, Word Sound, Hyperdub, City Slang, Tigerbeat 6, Grand Royal… all of which shouts loud that Kevin Martin is a credible sonic survivalist and not some come lately producer. 
The Bug first came to be in 1997, when Kevin collaborated with DJ Vadim on ‘Tapping The Conversation’. Released on N.Y’s Word Sound label is was conceived as an alternate soundtrack to Coppola’s ‘The Conversation’. No thought was given at the time that a collaboration with DJ Vadim would be a precursor to working with Ninja Tune 10 years later. 
From 2001-2004 The Bug teamed up with UK dub veteran The Rootsman for a series of singles under the name Razor X Productions. The early productions of which would frame the template for the first proper Bug full length, 2003’s ‘Pressure’. The Razor X material was some of Kevin’s first foray’s into what would become a signature head-sheering apocalyptic dancehall production style. This was continued on ‘Pressure’ but also with an ear to balancing out the sound with headier dubs. Classic dancehall M.C Daddy Freddy was brought in, New Flesh’s Toastie Taylor, along with The Rootsman, Roger Robinson, Paul St. Hilaire (aka. Tikiman), Wayne Lonesome, and more… 
Towards the end of this period some crucial connections would come about that would shape The Bug’s work in the later half of this decade, one of which, was being interviewed for XLR8R Magazine by Steve Goodman, aka. Kode 9. Finding they had a lot of similar music taste and interests Steve recommended a new crop of producers in London that he was hanging out with that were revolving around the Fwd Club at Plastic People. Discovering that these people shared the same hunger for bass, space, and unaligned sonic trajectories, The Bug felt right at home alongside Loefah, Digital Mystikz, Skream, etc… Over time this group of people would shape what would be commonly known as Dub-Step. Through his work with Wayne Lonesome, Kevin was turned on to the work of Warrior Queen. Instantly blown away by her delivery he made contact and the ensuing releases ‘Aktion Pak’ (Rephlex) and ‘Money Honey’ (under the moniker ‘Pressure’ which was released on Kode 9’s Hyperdub label) further shaped the musical direction of The Bug. The final piece of the new incarnation of The Bug came about when Kevin was booked for a Mary Anne Hobbs session of BBC Radio 1’s Breezeblock. Two of the main vocalists requested were Roll Deep’s Flowdan, and Ricky Ranking (best known for his work as vocal foil/inspiration to Roots Manuva). 
"It's angry and ferocious, but always triumphant: When it threatens to bust out your windows and rip holes in your speakers, it crackles with the kind of force that makes you want to punch the air as hard as your subwoofers do" (Pitchfork : London Zoo 8.6)
All these connections became the starting point for ‘London Zoo’, his critically acclaimed debut release for Ninja Tune which dropped in 2008. Utilizing the aforementioned vocalists, along with UK reggae legend Tippa Irie, it was a record grown out of the heart of London sound-system culture and multi-cultural meltdown. A record that although was referenced to the early dub-step scene, also busted outside of any of those narrow definitions and stood on its own as a celebration of the capitals urban cultural clash, uniquely detonating dancehall, grime, hip-hop, and noise onslaughts. A record campaign that culminated in a personal invite from Trent Reznor to blow up stages in some of the most unlikely reaches of America on the Nine Inch Nails "Lights In The Sky" tour. 
"After 'London Zoo' I wanted to come with something intense and fresh, and the ACID RAGGA label is it." Kevin Martin, The Bug 
Having spent the years since London Zoo dropped alternating between Bug live shows, and concentrating on this apocalyptic lovers rock project King Midas Sound, The Bug is remerging, and he's back with a Roland TB-303 in hand, and an 808 under his arm, detonating a new genre and sub-label : Acid Ragga. 
But this isn't your parents second coming of the summer of love acid. This time there will be no smiley faces, no ecstasy, and no future. The world is truly fucked and Kevin Martin can always be relied on to soundtrack armageddon time. Rather, this dystopian acid takes influence from pioneers like Stakker's 'Humanoid' , Plastikman, Phuture's 'Cocaine/Your Only Friend', Aphex Twin etc and twists it into Kevin's own perverted take on classic dancehall. Harkening back to when Sleng Teng refined Jamaican music as we know it, the Acid Ragga imprint will forever scar the face of raggamuffin reggae. 
The first Bug track, scheduled for release in June, is "Can't Take This No More" which finds the legendary Daddy Freddy slowed down to a menacing crawl, on a countdown to self destruction. Whilst the flip ft. Inga Copeland (Hype Williams) on "Rise Up", sounding like Donna Summer on smack, crooning inna deeper shade of blue. 
The debut Acid Ragga release will be swiftly followed by single 2 by The Bug, "Ganja Baby" ft. Daddy Freddy, which is a body breaking, robo-raggamuffin, weed anthem (think 'Witness the Fitness' remixed by Richie Hawtin in cold crush mode). 
Watch for a continuing series of Acid Ragga singles throughout the year. Leading up to the next Bug album proper 'Angels & Devils'. Names that The Bug is working with on the project, in addition to Inga Copeland and Daddy Freddy include Death Grips, Gonjasufi, Grouper, JK Flesh (Godflesh/Jesu), The Spaceape, Flowdan + Warrior Queen. 

THE BUG

The Bug vs Soundmurderer Peel Session

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Preview edit of 'Can't Take This No More' feat. Daddy Freddy, taken from The Bug's 7" single 'Can't Take This No More', released on Acid Ragga / Ninja Tune in June 2012.

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The Bug - 'Can't Take This No More' feat. Daddy Freddy

"Watch The Corners" from Dinosaur Jr.'s "I Bet On Sky" to be released on September 18th, 2012 via Jagjaguwar. 

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I Bet On Sky

Watch the Corners

Dinosaur Jr. - "Watch the Corners"

The Bug - Catch a Fire

Preview of The Bug's "Rise Up" feat. Inga Copeland of Hype Williams, taken from the 'Can't Take This No More / Rise Up' 7", out now on Ninja Tune.

Buy at the Ninjashop: http://ninjatune.net/release/the-bug/cant-take-this-no-more

Listen to a preview of "Can't Take This No More" feat. Daddy Freddy: http://snd.sc/IjGZ4S

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The Bug - 'Rise Up' feat. Inga Copeland

The Bug's Acid Ragga assault continues with news of the second single lined up to drop on his 7" imprint. Daddy Freddy back on the A-Side flex with a body breaking, robo-raggamuffin anthem to that timeless dancehall/reggae subject matter… Weed!

Watch for more Acid Ragga news leading up to the next Bug album proper Angels & Devils. Featuring Inga Copeland, Freddy Death Grips, Gonjasufi, Grouper, JK Flesh, Spaceape, Flowdan, Warrior Queen and more. And also be sure to get your hands on ACIDRA001 in all it's gloriously packaged metallic inks, coloured vinyl and musical pressure hitting stores soon. 

Ganja Baby

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The Bug - 'Ganja Baby' feat. Daddy Freddy

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The Bug - 'Diss Mi Army' feat. Miss Red

Taken from The Bug 'Infected' EP, out 15 November on Ninja Tune.

Infected EP

The Bug - 'Tune In' feat. Roots Manuva

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Taken from <a href="http://ninjatune.net/artist/the-bug">The Bug's </a> Acid Ragga 7" <a href="http://ninjatune.net/release/the-bug/hardcore-lover-ft-warrior-queen-goodbye-ft-miss-red">'Hardcore Lover'</a> which is released February 4th 

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The Bug - 'Hardcore Lover' feat. Warrior Queen

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Cold White Christmas (feat. Lesley Davies) (Casiotone for the Painfully Alone Cover)

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Taken from <a href="http://ninjatune.net/artist/the-bug">The Bug's</a> Acid Ragga 7" <a href="http://ninjatune.net/release/the-bug/hardcore-lover-ft-warrior-queen-goodbye-ft-miss-red">'Hardcore Lover'</a> which is released February 4th

The Bug - 'Goodbye' feat. Miss Red

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Demon Dance

"UK Allstars (Congo Natty meetys Benny Page - Radio Edit)" featuring Tenor Fly, Top Cat, General Levy, Tippa Irie, Sweetie Irie and Daddy Freddy, taken from the album "Jungle Revolution", to be released on Big Dada Recordings, 1 July 2013. 

Congo Natty aka Rebel MC has a career dating back to his early hit with Double Trouble, "Street Tuff," but is probably most respected as one of the pioneers of Jungle - perhaps the first uniquely UK-born bass music. 

"Jungle Revolution" features the whole of the extended Congo Natty family and was mixed with Adrian Sherwood. Clearly showing this Rasta's belief that Jungle is a re-boot of roots reggae for a new century, the record is full of blood and fire, the sternum-buzz of sub-bass, rapid fire drum breaks, sweet hooks, righteous anger and professions of religious fervour. It’s the kind of passionate, committed, raw and spiritual, beautiful record that doesn’t come along every day. 

To celebrate this release, we are streaming the track "UK Allstars," which features a who's who of British soundsystem culture. This is the first time ever that this line up have all appeared on one track together and so also marks a historic coming together of a scene which lies at the roots of so much of what we now take for granted in UK music, from dubstep to grime to drum & bass and beyond.

UK Allstars
Download "UK Allstars" on iTunes - http://glnk.it/234
Stream and download 'Congo Natty Mix by Uncle Dugs' - http://bit.ly/15W21BV
Watch "UK Allstars" on YouTube - http://bit.ly/1a6oxWl

Jungle Revolution
'Jungle Revolution' iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CongoiTunes
'Jungle Revolution' Ninjashop - http://bit.ly/17uBEDJ

Jungle Revolution

UK Allstars (Congo Natty Meets Benny Page Mix)

We told you that Congo Natty aka Rebel MC was more than a legend and now it's time to prove it. For your listening pleasure the one and only Uncle Dugs (Rinse FM) has compiled a mix that takes the listener all the way through Mikail Tafari's career, from the early Rebel MC & Double Trouble days right up to the last few years. 

Seventy eight minutes charting the birth and development of Jungle, the mix works as a perfect taster for the forthcoming Congo Natty opus, "Jungle Revolution." With the buzz around first single "UK Allstars" still very much in the air and a record to follow which delivers on Tafari's reputation as a pioneer, a fearless social commentator and a righteous Rastaman, this potted history of his career should be the perfect taster. Get it now before we take it down again - the wickedest sound!

UK Allstars
Download "UK Allstars" on iTunes - http://glnk.it/234
Watch "UK Allstars" on YouTube - http://bit.ly/1a6oxWl

Jungle Revolution
Download 'Jungle Revolution' on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CongoiTunes
Buy 'Jungle Revolution' on Ninjashop - http://bit.ly/17uBEDJ

Congo Natty Mix by Uncle Dugs

Solid Steel (24th May) Following on from last year's treatment of 'Paul's Boutique' (by DJ Food, Cheeba and Moneyshot), United States of Audio does the same with De la Soul's groundbreaking album 3 Feet High and Rising. It's not just a mix, but more like an audio documentary about an album that is also about to celebrate it's 25th anniversary. In his own words;
'Several years in the making and including around 100 tracks, this is my personal tribute to De La Soul's '3 Feet High and Rising'. Using original sample sources, album tracks, interviews and rarities, 'How High's The Water Mama' tells the story of one of hip hop's most influential albums.
When De La Soul's debut album dropped in 1989 I was ten years old. Yet, by some stroke of amazing good fortune a cassette copy of '3 Feet High and Rising' found its way into my hands thanks to my best mate's older brother (though I'm pretty sure said brother had no idea of this fact!). The music was a revelation and had a significant influence in shaping my musical tastes - in fact I can't think of any other album that has had such a profound effect on me as this one. Thus '3 Feet High and Rising' holds a special place in my musical affections. Now, some twenty-five years after its original release, it's time to pay my respect to Pos, Dove, Mase, and Prince Paul...'

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PART 1 + 2 - United States of Audio  https://twitter.com/usofaudio

United States of Audio - De La Intro
Average White Band - School Boy Crush - Atlantic
De La Soul - Intro - Tommy Boy
Bob Dorough - Three is a Magic Number - Capitol
Double Dee & Steinski - Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop Mix) - Tommy Boy
Run DMC - Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) - Profile
Johnny Cash - Five Feet High and Rising - Columbia
Syl Johnson - Different Strokes - BGP Records
James Brown - Funky Drummer - Harmless
De La Soul - The Magic Number (Too Mad Mix) - Tommy Boy
Fatback - Is This the Future? - Spring Records
De La Soul - The Magic Number (1-2-3 Mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - The Magic Number - Tommy Boy
The Monkees - Mary, Mary - RCA Victor
The Mad Lads - No Strings Attached - Volt
Cymande - Bra - Janus
The New Birth - Got to Get a Knut - RCA Victor
De La Soul - Can U Keep A Secret - Tommy Boy
Maggie Thrett - Soupy - Dynovoice
De La Soul - Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) - Tommy Boy 
De La Soul - Derwin - Tommy Boy
Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run - Mercury
Liberace - Chopsticks - Columbia
De La Soul - Ghetto Thang - Tommy Boy
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express - Capitol
James Brown - Funky President - Polydor
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park - BGP Records
De La Soul - Eye Know (Know It All mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Eye Know - Tommy Boy
Steely Dan - Peg - ABC Records
Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - Atlantic
The Mad Lads - Make This Young Lady Mine - Volt
De La Soul - Tread Water (Squire Mix) - Flying International
De La Soul - Tread Water (Mr Fish Mix) - Flying International
De La Soul - Tread Water - Tommy Boy
The People's Choice - I Likes To Do It - Mojo
The People's Choice - I Likes To Do It (Extended Mix) - Jamie Record Co.
De La Soul - What's More - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - A Little Bit of Soap - Tommy Boy
The Jarmels - A Little Bit of Soap - Laurie Records
Sly & The Family Stone - Poet - Epic
De La Soul - Description - Tommy Boy
Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution - Sunburst Records
War - Magic Mountain - ABC Records
De La Soul - They Don't Know That The Soul Don't Go For That - Tommy Boy
Parliament - Little Ole Country Boy - Invictus
Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby - 20th Century Records

United States of Audio - A Cooler Breeze on the Rocks
[Featuring:
Richard Pryor - Crap Game - Laff Records
Vaughan Mason And Crew - Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll - Brunswick
MC Lyte - Lyte as a Rock - Atlantic
Ashford & Simpson - Solid - Capitol
Fearless Four - Rockin' It - Enjoy Records
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock (Acapella) - Tommy Boy
Cutmaster D.C. - Brooklyn Rocks - Zakia Records
Run DMC - Hit It Run - Profile 
Beastie Boys - The New Style - Def Jam
Treacherous Three - Body Rock - Sugar Hill
The Real Roxanne - Bang Zoom - Cooltempo
Public Enemy - Night of the Living Bassheads - Def Jam
L.L. Cool J - Rock The Bells - Def Jam
Michael Jackson - Rock With You - Epic
The B-Boys - Rock The House - Streetwave
Disco Dave - High Power Rap - Mike & Dave Records
Imperial Brothers - We Come To Rock - Streetwave]

Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude - Atlantic
The Turtles - You Showed Me - White Whale
De La Soul - Plug Tunin' (Original 12" Version) - Tommy Boy
The Invitations - Written on the Wall - DynoVoice 
Billy Joel - Stiletto - Columbia
De La Soul - Buddy - Tommy Boy
Taana Gardner - Heartbeat - West End Records
De La Soul - Buddy (Native Souls Instrumental) - Tommy Boy
The Commodores - Girl, I think the World About You - Motown
Eddie Harris - Get On Up and Dance - Atlantic
De La Soul - Take It Off - Tommy Boy
Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint - Sugar Hill
The Turtles - I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're The Royal Macadamia Nuts) - White Whale
Detroit Emeralds - Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) - Westbound
Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - RCA Victor
De La Soul - Say No Go (Bonus Beats) - Tommy Boy
Sly Stone - Cross Word Puzzle - Epic
The Emotions - Best of My Love - CBS
De La Soul - Say No Go - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Say No Go (Unity Mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Me Myself and I (Richie Rich remix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Me Myseld and I (Instrumental) - Tommy Boy
Edwin Birdsong - Rapper Dapper - Salsoul
Funkadelic - Not Just Knee Deep - Warner Bros
Doug E. Fresh - The Original Human Beatbox - Vintertainment
Sequence - Funk You Up - Sugar Hill
De La Soul - This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time ERA (L.I.F.E.) - Tommy Boy
Magic Disco Machine - Scratchin' - Motown
Ohio Players - Funky Worm - Westbound
De La Soul - Ain't Hip to be Labeled a Hippie - Tommy Boy
T-Ski Valley - Catch The Beat - Grand Groove
The Rascals - My World - Atlantic
De La Soul - D.A.I.S.Y. Age - Tommy Boy
Johnny Cash - Five Feet High and Rising - Columbia

Credits: 
Respect and thanks to DJ Moneyshot for providing the original inspiration for the mix, Strictly Kev for sample sourcing, design work and general encouragement, DJ Cheeba for keeping me on my toes, Chris Binstead (wherever you may be) for his great taste in music and for unwittingly exposing my young ears to '3 Feet High and Rising' in the first place, and of course, to Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Vincent Mason and Paul Huston without whom none of this would be possible.

Solid Steel Radio Show 24/5/2013 Part 1 + 2 - United States of Audio

Taken from the Congo Natty single 'Jah Warriors' which is released July 8 2013 on Big Dada.

Big Dada Shop - http://bit.ly/ZbHCVg
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/Congojahit
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/Congojaham

Congo Natty's debut Big Dada album 'Jungle Revolution' is out July 1 2013.

Ninjashop - bit.ly/17uBEDJ
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CongoiTunes
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/junglerevAM

Jah Warriors

UK Allstars

iTunes

Congo Natty - 'UK Allstars' (Machinedrum Remix)

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