See him represent the Mad Cobra shirt above and listen his mad seen. special on the Mad Collab riddim below.
Big big big öps we send to Leipzig. Thanks a million for endorsing seen. since the early days, Ronny! Can’t wait to hold the Heckert Empire album in our hands. Shout outs also go to Flo (Bassrunner family) for mastering this in no time.
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This week’s episode of the Tropical Heat podcast is once again presented by King Kong Disco out of Hamburg city, Germany.
After they took us on a fantastic journey to Studio 1 universe last time, they have a look at what has become of those classic riddims 20 years after their release today: their new mix »DJ Unity«,
is a mix dedicated to the versatile reggae deejay styles of the 90s. During the 2-hour jugglings, we meet dancehall producers like e.g. Bobby Digital or Donovan Germain who started their legendary careers in that decade. On top of the productions, we get a completely new generation of deejays who couldn’t sound more different than their 70s predecessors did: artists like Shabba Ranks, Tony Rebel, Terror Fabulous, or Terry Ganzie had a major influence on what is known as dancehall ragga today.
Enjoy!
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UK and JA connection! Toddlat T‘s »Sky Surfing« featuring Wayne Marshall has been out on iTunes for about two weeks now. A video, the vinyl realease and remixes from Benga, Ross Orton, DJ Q, Douster and a special edition from Toddla himself are up to follow soon.
Check the Toddla TV Jamaica Special promoting the tune –
it’s chock full of Jamaican fun – from Elephant Man lurking on videochat to Switch chasing goats and Diplo pranking on a ham radio. (via Mad Decent)
The seen. team is looking forward to the album and we definitely will be at the Urban Nerds Notting Hill Carnival Warm Up Party on Saturday, August 28th, where Toddla T will perform alongside Serocee, Lady Chann, The Heatwave and many more.
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As a follow-up to his »The Dead Rappers Mixtape« and as a tribute to Sugar Minott who passed away a few days ago, our friend Wayne Lotek put together »The Dead Rastas Mixtape« featuring e.g. Bob Marley, Garnet Silk, Peter Tosh, Jacob Miller, Dennis Brown, Augustus Pablo, Bim Sherman and Sugar Minott. 90 minutes long and chock full of vibes.
Part 1:
Intro
Audio Clip from Bob Marley’s Funeral
Augustus Pablo – Drums To The King
Morgan Heritage – Liberation
Michael James Williams AKA Prince Far I (1944-1983) Shot
Prince Far I – Mount Zion
Prince Far I – Going Home On The Morning Train
Vivian Jackson AKA Yabby You (1946-2010) Aneurysm
Vivian Jackson – Conquering Lion
Vivian Jackson – Fire In Kingston
Jarret Lloyd Vincent AKA Bim Sherman (1950-2000) Cancer
Bim Sherman – Mighty Ruler
Bim Sherman – Mafia
Joseph Hill (1946-2006) Liver Failure
Joseph Hill (Culture) – Zion Gate
Joseph Hill (Culture) – Two Sevens Clash
Horace Swaby (1953–1999) Collasped Lung
Augustus Pablo – Pablo In Black Ark
Augustus Pablo – Java
Augustus Pablo – The Best Dub Inventor
Michael George Campbell AKA Mikey Dread (1954-2008) Brain Tumour
Mikey Dread – Dread Combination
Mikey Dread – Voice Of Jah
Dennis Emmanuel Brown (1957-1999)
Dennis Brown – No Man Is An Island
Dennis Brown – Money In My Pocket
Garnet Damoin Smith AKA Garnet Silk (1966-1994) House Fire
Garnet Silk – Kingly Character
Garnet Silk – Zion In A Vision
Garnet Silk – Complain
The Classics is a series of gallery styled events in Washingston D.C. aiming to
bring visibility to and celebrate the role that iconic album cover artwork has played as a cross-cultural communicator, between artists and fans, specifically within the genres of Rap, Soul/Funk, and Reggae music.
Today, part 4 of the series – Reggae – will go down at Lounge of III 1013 Ust NW, between 7pm-12am.
Besides the one with Afflicted Yard, my favourite interview is the one with Jim DeBarros, a designer from New York City (now Vice President of Off Air Creative for MTV) who created the identity for Super Cat’s first US releases and who e.g. talks about how much creative control he had when working on Super Cat cover art:
Other than the choice of the photos, talent was pretty hands off. Marketing just wanted to make sure that his name was big enough to be read. [...] I had some liberty. Outside of being asked to keep an ‘urban’ look, there wasn’t that much input from management or marketing. Cat had one specific request that the photographer I hire not be gay and that we not shoot any red bricks since they don’t exist in Kingston.
Read the rest of the interview on the New Ish blog: Part 1, Part 2 and have a good time at Lounge of III in case you’re in D.C. tonight.
