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STUPIDITY KILLS

THERE WOULD STOP BEING SO GODDAMN MANY VARIANTS IF PEOPLE HAD JUST FOLLOWED THE GODDAMN RULES. Spread causes replication. Replication causes variants. Stupidity kills.

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) June 26, 2021

‘At first I thought, this is crazy’: the real-life plan to use novels to predict the next war

Mark Stewart & the Maffia - Live at Kingston Polytechnic (November?/1982)

This was the first time I caught Mark after his Pop Group days apart from a couple of CND rallies in London where he performed Jerusalem accapella and this was certainly also the London debut of the Maffia. This was the Creation Rebel line up of the Maffia with Adrian Sherwood at the mixing desk and it goes without saying that this was Kingston upon Thames as opposed to Kingston JA. I was kindly invited by my friend Richard Thomas (ex Fall manager and current Laugharne Weekend promoter) to the gig, who had given me some time before a Townhouse Studio cassette dubbing of the tracks that would appear on his Jerusalem 12" as well as the New Age Steppers version of High Ideals so I knew what to expect. Not at all sure of the exact date of this but on November 12th 1982 Mark also played at Trinity Hall in Bristol so I'm guessing either side of then. I have never heard that Trinity Hall recording so I would be very grateful if someone has it to share

Ravi Shankar's Dub In The Jungle Riddim Mix

Long-form mix by Jethro R. Binks of all the main versions of the riddim that started in 1983 as Dub Syndicate's "Ravi Shankar", main theme to Steve Barker's "On The Wire"; famously re-used as Lee 'Scratch' Perry's "Jungle" for "Time Boom X De Devil Dead" a few years later, through to mid-90s digidub/steppers remixes, and its frequent appearance in the 2000s on other Adrian Sherwood projects 

Tracklist:  

Intro beats 

Dub Syndicate “Ravi Shankar” On The Wire theme (full length from “Bugs On The Wire”, 1987, Leghorn) 

Dub Syndicate “Ravi Shankar Pt 1” (from “Tunes From The Missing Channel”, 1985, On-U Sound) 

Dub Syndicate / Rootsman “Ravi Shanker” (from “Research & Development”,1996, On-U Sound) 

Dub Syndicate / Disciples “Jungle” (from “Research & Development”,1996, On-U Sound) 

Dub Syndicate / Disciples “Jungle (Jungle Mix)” (from Jungle / 2003 Struggle 10” Dub Plate Special ON-UDPS38, On-U Sound) 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry / Congo Natty “Jungle Youth” (from “Nu Sound And Version”, 2011, On-U Sound) 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Dub Syndicate “Jungle” (from “Time Boom X De Devil Dead”, 1987, On-U Sound/Syncopate/EMI) 

Adrian Sherwood feat Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry “Animal Magic” (from “Becoming A Cliché”, 2006, Realworld) 

Adrian Sherwood “Zoo Time” (from “Dub Cliché”, 2006, Realworld) 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Adrian Sherwood “Brazilian Jungle” (from “Dub Setter”, 2009, Beat) *

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry “Queen Elizabeth’s Pum Pum” (from “The Mighty Upsetter”, 2008, Beat) 

Adrian Sherwood X Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry ‎Time Boom X The Upsetter Dub Sessions excerpt (2019, On-U Sound) 

Adrian Sherwood feat Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Emily Sherwood Hyman “Animal Magic” [special reprise: rocks the music, rocks the rhythm] 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Dub Syndicate “Jungle (Disco Plate)” (from “Jungle” 10”, 1987, Syncopate/EMI)

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Dub Syndicate “Jungle (Wall Of China)” (from “Jungle” 10”, 1987, Syncopate/EMI) 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Dub Syndicate “Jungle (Big Hot Plate)” (from “Jungle” 12”, 1987, Syncopate/EMI) 

Leah/Manasseh Riddim Section “I Want To Know/Dub” [special re-edit] (from Singer Blue “Superstar” c/w Leah “Want To Know” 12”, 2009, Roots Youth Records) 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry in the On The Wire studio (excerpt), 1st March 1987 

Dub Syndicate “Ravi Shankar” alternative On The Wire theme mixes [special edit] (1984, unreleased) Featuring excerpts, samples or overdubs from: * Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry “Jungle” (from “On The Wire”, 2000, Trojan) 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Dub Syndicate “Jungle (Radio Plate)” (from “Jungle” 7”, 1987, Syncopate/EMI) 

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Dub Syndicate “Jungle (Urban Breakdown)” (from “Jungle” 10”, 1987, Syncopate/EMI) 

Akabu “Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry on the wire” backing track vocal cut (unreleased) 

Thanks to Steve Barker, Adrian Sherwood and Alun Hughes, and big love to Kishi Yamamoto for her genius keyboard riff that threads through all these versions.

Little Axe - Ride On / No More & White Room (The White Room (Ch4) 18/3/95)

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Kevin R Martin - Return To Solaris

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My friend Beth wins the internet today

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— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 23, 2021

Prince Far I & Creation Rebel - Peel Session (4/7/78)

1. Prince Far I - Spoken Introduction 

2. Prince Far I & Creation Rebel - Black Man Land 

3. Prince Far I & Creation Rebel - No More War 

4. Prince Far I & Creation Rebel - The Dream 

5. Prince Far I & Creation Rebel - Foggy Road 

6. Prince Far I & Creation Rebel - Front Line 

 

Prince Far I (Lead Vocals) 

Vernon (Guitar) 

Clifton Morrisson (Keyboards) 

Clinton Jack (Bass) 

Dr. Pablo (Melodica) 

Charley (Drums) 

A sonic upgrade thanx to Ras Berry

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Jesse Rae - Compression 1+3

A Scottish Encounter with Jesse Rae, Music Video Visionary and Strange Funk Sensation

Jesse has recently released a different version of the bonkers but brilliant album Compression which I just got a copy of to add to the original and if you haven't heard this track below before just play LOUD and luxuriate in Adrian Sherwood's production

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Leonard McGurr

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I think there may be an Elvis / Clash fan on this workgang

Walk On. Bye Mix

Versions of one of my all time favourite songs by (in order of appearance) Laura Nyro, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Cyndi Lauper, Maggie Reilly, Seal, Paul Carrack, Michael McDonald, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Isaac Hayes, D Train, Gloria Gaynor, The Average White Band & The Stranglers