The seen. crew leaves for London town tomorrow to enjoy three days and nights of Notting Hill Carnival madness.
Listen the latest Guardian Music Weekly podcast below in case you want to warm-up yourself or to check what you miss in case you can not make it to NHC:
This week, the podcast team have slapped on their baseball caps, William Hague style, and are sipping from a coconut in preparation for this weekend’s Notting Hill carnival.
We meet DJ Norman Jay who tells us about his favourite carnival memories and how his life changed after the riots in 1976. Then we take a trip down to Carnival Village to see how preparations are going. And we’ve got an exclusive track from the Jamaican band The Jolly Boys.
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PS: Good news for all the ladies: before we leave to LDN, we will drop the ladies shirts you ordered at the post office, so you should hold them in your hands fairly soon.
Boom Monk Ben returns in fine style, with a mix to shuffle your feet and blow your bassbins. Bashment flavas start the show with Roots Manuva and Breakage, followed closely by Heist and Fletcher Beadon. Busta Ryhmes drops in over Hovatron and more ragga touches from See-I and Top Cat, before switching up with DJP’s cheeky refix of Magnetic Man and more dubstep from JFB and SLK.
Tracklist (that Bongo Chilli & Rogue State tune is sick!!!):
Breakage – Run Em Out feat. Roots Manuva
Heist Good Sound – Pure Vibez
Fletcher Beadon – Elektro Riddim
The Leisure Allstars- Friday Night feat. Lady Chann
Bongo Chilli & Rogue State – My Address
La Yegros – Trocitos (DJ Rupture & Matt Shadetek RMX)
Monkey Steak – Tigris Riddim
Hovatron – Gold Star Radiation
Busta Rhymes – Woo Hah (Acapella)
Liver – My Kwaito House
See-I – Homegrown (Stickybuds RMX)
Top Cat – Special Request (SixAM RMX feat. William Breakspear)
Ed Solo – Age Of Dub (Parker RMX)
William Breakspear vs The Strangeways – Skanky Panky Tune
Adam Freeland - Rock On (Siriusmo RMX)
Modeselektor – Cash
Herve – La La Land
Foreign Beggars & Noisia - Contact
Magnetic Man – I Need Air (DJP’s Dubfunk Refix)
Twelv & Thesis - Games (Mix n Blends Wreckin Like its Tekken RMX)
JFB – Duck Jam
SLK – Hype Hype (G31 P-Style RMX)
Joker – Tron
Kavsrave – Pclart
Already in December 2008, he talked about his Jamaican »Headphone Highlights« with the peops from the Red Bull Music Academy:
Bounty Killer – Fed Up – VP
Beenie Man – Murderer – Virgin
Buju Banton – Untold Stories – Island
Buju Banton – Deportees (Things Change) – Penthouse
Shabba Ranks – Trailor Load A Girls – Epic
Shabba Ranks ft. J.C. Lodge – Telephone Love – Epic
Da’Ville featuring Marcia Griffiths – All My Life – VP
Busy Signal – Real Jamaican – VP
Mavado – On The Rock – Baby G
DeMarco – Fallen Soldiers – Star Kutt
Peter Tosh – Creation – Emi
God’s Property/Kirk Franklin – The Reason Why…(Live) – CDR
Bob Marley – Natural Mystic – Island
Gregory Isaacs – One Man Against the World – VP
Busy Signal – These Are the Days – VP
As we keep on counting down the days to Notting Hill Carnival 2010, The Heatwave and Plan B provide us with the ultimate soundtrack for the days left:
Rinse FM’s finest The Heatwave bring you a special carnival mix ahead of their Bank Holiday showdown with Deadly Rhythm on Sunday 29th August. It showcases The Heatwave’s distinctive Funky Bashment style taking in everything from Ms Dynamite to Mavado and is definately essential carnival listening.
While today, Nikes and Clarks often are international rudeboys’ footwear of choice, especially in the 70s and 80s, many Reggae, Punk and Ska aficionados skanked in Doc Martens boots. Actually, many Punks and Ska people rock »Docs« up until today.
The brand turns 50 this year and asked 10 artists to deliver 10 exclusive tracks for that more or less special occasion. 7 of them have been put out so far.
After hours spent crunching real tape loops and experimenting with the dubbing to get exactly the right »stoned, spacey feel«, the production on the track sparkles (via Dr. Martens).
Even more than the track itself, I enjoy the clip to it which was directed by none other than Don Letts:
It was an interesting project as I’d never done animation before and I felt like challenge. I’m usually very »hands on« my projects but with this it was a case of »hands off« and »heads on«. In other words I had to convey what was in my mind to the animators and let them do their thing (via Dr. Martens).
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Five years in the making, the »Guns’n'Roses of Reggae Rap«’s album »International Rudeboy« is finally about to drop. Judging from the preview it is definitely worth the wait.
King Megatrip »Solid Steel Radio Show 6/8/2010 Part 3 + 4«
Megatrip broke with the regular Solid Steel format with an all reggae/ragga/jamaica-centric mix ideal for a summer BBQ. Big Youth, Bob Andy and Major Lazer turn up the heat, while Capleton and Lady Saw keep an eye on the sausages!
Two hours of d latest, baddest n hypest dancehall n island pop outta twentyten! With »guest appearances« from Twins of Twins, Kartel, Chi Ching Ching n Ricky Trooper.
From the day Gabe showed me his early scribbles for the »Venom« shirt, I always wished I would see Mad Cobra wearing the final product.
It looks like this dream will come true as our friend Marox sent us the following audio message from Cobra himself who he met just recently at the Reggaejam festival. Mad!
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The shirts are on their way already. Thanks, Max, for another pleasant surprise!
PS: See Marox and Munchy chilling with Cobra and Daddy U-Roy after the jump.
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