Joe Gibbs 12" Reggae Discomix Showcase Vol. 2 – Joe Gibbs 12" Reggae Discomix Showcase Vol. 2

George Nooks TRIBAL WAR

Black ... With Sugar

Didn't I

Booking : irieites@hotmail.fr - Copyrights (P) & © Irie Ites Records - www.irieites.net - www.tidouz.com/irie-ites

Cornell Campbell & Trinity - 2 Timer [ IRIE ITES DUBPLATE ]

Sounds from Friday evening

Innovata - Joe Grine (Full Song) [6 Figga Riddim] August 2015

Screws Lullaby

Disko Ivan – After the Sirens, Vol. 1

“After the Sirens, Vol. 1” drifts through the moments that follow chaos — when the streets fall silent, the fog settles, and the city finally exhales.
This collection blends moody boom-bap drums, cinematic melancholy, and quiet suburban realism into a soundscape that feels both reflective and resilient.

Each beat paints a scene: empty bus stops glowing under streetlamps, early-morning stillness after long nights, and the soft space where tension dissolves into acceptance.
It’s music for storytellers, night walkers, and anyone who’s lived through the noise and found clarity in the calm that follows.

Broken Opulence

Before the Sun Slips Away

Uno de los covers que complementan el concierto

LOVE ME FOREVER Carlton & the shoes UNPLUGGED

Freddie McGregor: The Anthology

Natural Collie

Reggae Anthology: Sugar Minott - Hard Time Pressure

My Love Is True

Trevor Walters - Love Me Tonight

Cornell Campbell - Rope In

When I Think Of You - Ruddy Thomas(MP3_128K).mp3

Non Stop

Loving You (feat. Janet Kay)

I was blown away by Steve McQueen's recent Small Axe series of films on BBC1. One of them, Lovers Rock, featured a life affirming scene using Janet Kay's "Silly Games", to incredible effect. "Silly Games" is an all time favourite of mine (see below if interested) and one night recently I couldn't sleep so decided to take the A Cappella singing from the film and weld it to Dennis Bovell's dub mix of "Silly Games". Easier said than done, it took hours and hours and did not help me sleep as it was lunch time when I finished. I only ever did it for my own amusement but played it on my NTS Radio show and have been inundated with requests for it, so here it is. If you don't know the original, which got to no. 2 in the UK Top 40 in 1979, and is now a bona fide evergreen classic, I thoroughly recommend checking it out.


"Silly Games" by Janet Kay is one of my all time favourite songs; a definite desert island disc. In the summer of 1979 it was ubiquitous and seemed to be on the radio all the time. I was just falling deeply in love with pop music and this song in particular stood out, both for myself and my sister, and indeed to this day, whenever I hear Silly Games I think of her and that glorious summer spent listening to the radio all day, every day.

In 1979, I didn’t know "Silly Games" was Reggae, let alone Lovers Rock, but it was the catalyst for me falling in love with Jamaican music in all its myriad forms which is a passion that has only grown as the years have passed.

Incidentally, 1979 was such a formative year for me and music that looking at the top 100 most popular hits in the UK singles music charts in 1979 I note that nearly a third of them have featured in my DJ sets over the years - http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1979.shtml

"Silly Games" was written and produced by Dennis Bovell, a genuine UK music legend who I am deeply honoured to have had appear on Optimo Music on two occasions. He features in the Lovers Rock episode of Small Axe and indeed you can hear his deep, booming bass heavy voice on this version. As stated, this version was done purely for my own amusement and I don't want to take anything away from the wonderful Janet Kay whose voice is such a wondrous and integral part of what makes "Silly Games" such a great, timeless song.

Janet Kay - Silly Games (JD Twitch Small Axe Version)

Music is my passion... My virus..... Blessed..

When I Think Of You - Ruddy Thomas(MP3_128K).mp3

Dj Spitsplash

Related tracks