Social-Living: September 2009

Somewhat slow putting this one up... Inspired by a Sydney to Stradbroke Island road trip in September... all kinda styles: D&B / Dub / Electronica / Hip Hop / Folk / Reggae & more...

So Many Times – Phume (SSR)
9 Dubs A Year – Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom (Big Dada)
Friend Or Foe? – Centry Meets The Music Family (Conscious Sounds)
Atlantic City Ashes – The Brown Birds From Windy Hill (Spunk)
The Night Descending – Iron & Wine (Sub Pop)
Top & Low Rent – Plone (Warp)
Stempel – The Black Dog (Soma)
Friend Version – Rhythm & Sound (Burial Mix)
Youths Of Today / Jah Youths – Horace Andy (Blood & Fire)
Hold On – Fyah Walk (Roots Tree & Stream)
Sweet To Taste – Black Grass (Catskills)
Cliffhanger – Blackalicious (Mo Wax)
Spraycan Attack – Two Lone Swordsmen (Emissions)
Alchemy (D-Fex Dub Mix) – Drum Club (Guerilla)
Bali Waters – Tamam Shud (Warner)
The Parable Of Ramon (Live) – Richie Havens (Raven)
Tenere Dafeo Nikchan – Tinariwen (IRL)
The Wrong Side Of Town – The Beautiful Girls (San Dumo)
The Putney – Butch Cassidy Sound System (Fenetik)
Healing (DJ Fitchie Remix) – The Resurrectors (Future Classic)
The Rough With The Smooth – PFM (SSR)
Hard Times – Pablo Gad (Mastercuts)
The Prayer (Acoustic Mix) – Jephte Guillaume (World Music Network)
Establishment Blues – Rodriguez (RCA)

Social-Living: Still Chanting (Reggae Mix August 2009)

Being on the other side of the world made it a little difficult to get to the Notting Hill Carnival... & I really missed it this year... So, this is the sounds from the Social-Living control room on Carnival weekend... Heavyweight reggae, roots & dub... happily remembering all the good times at Carnival in years gone by - enjoy!

Still chanting... to the people at home & those abroad...

Earth’s Rightful Ruler – The Bush Chemists (Conscious Sounds LP)
Poor & Humble – Wayne Wade (Greensleeves CD)
Love Rasta – Gideon Jah Rubbaal (Jah Rubbaal 10”)
Cairo Dub – Joyella Blade (Frontline 7”)
We Know – Knatty P (Universal Roots 7”)
The Lion – Bob Skeng (Roots Garden LP)
Version A De Principle – Manasseh (Roots Garden LP)
Dub Meditation – Jah Warrior (Jah Warrior 10”)
Peaceful Valley – Alton Ellis (Heartical 7”)
No More War – Sandeeno (Universal Roots 10”)
Nuff Respect – Lady G (Greensleeves LP)
Empress – Disrupt & Mikey Murka (Scotch Bonnet 10”)
Elders (Rootah Dub) – The Clouds (Jahtari 12”)
Mountain Of Wareika – Rico Rodriguez (Cultural Warriors 7”)
Jungle Signal – Mikey Dread (DATC 10”)
Blind To You – Collie Buddz (Black Chiney 7”)
Party In The Slum – Gregory Isaacs (Virgin CD)
Rat A Cut Bottle – Lion Youth (Virgo Stomach 12”)
General – Ranking Dread (Glimmer 10”)
Root Of All Evil – Afrikan Simba (Meditative Sounds 10”)
Clean Air Clean Country – Burro Banton (Savona 7”)
No Bad Mind – Ras Zacharri (Roots Garden 7”)
What Can You Do Version – Disciples Riddim Section (Backyard Movements 7”)
Golden Age – Tena Stelin & The Bush Chemists (Conscious Sounds / Dubhead CD)
Carry Us Beyond – Human Cargo (Mango LP)