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August 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has left earth – he was possibly only ever here from time to time, but in the way we calculate time that amounted to 85 years. No cause of death is given as yet but my guess is he simply decided to go live elsewhere. To sum up Perry’s achievements and influence […]Archive
June 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Russell E.L. Butler: Emotional Bangers Only (ep)
Russell E.L. Butler Emotional Bangers Only (ep) Self Release Russell Ellington Langstone Butler makes it pretty clear with the title there that in and around the emotional heft there’s some sardonic, self-deprecating humour. Want it clearer though? Well, how about this: More songs about depression, PTSD, delivery food, and revolutionary action. Lol. But also cry-face […]Archive
July 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 90
Easy Star All-Stars, Radiodread (2006) I first became aware of the Easy Star All-Stars with their first album – Dub Side of The Moon. It is a brilliant set of covers (reimaginings) of that classic album. Performed in order. These days I get way more of a kick out of listening to that than I […]Archive
June 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 113
Arthur “Duke” Reid, Treasure Dub (Vol. 1 Dub Series) (2018) Arthur “Duke” Reid was one of dub-reggae’s pioneers – running sound systems, record labels, DJing, talent spotting, promoting…and, having helped to create rocksteady, ska and early reggae music through the 1950s and 1960s he was one of the pioneers of dub music in the early/mid […]Archive
May 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 120
Augustus Pablo, El Rocker’s (2000) I remember being introduced to the music of Augustus Pablo – early 2000s. Like many things with music (and you don’t often know it when it’s happening) it came at exactly the right time. I was a fan of some reggae and dub music but didn’t know a lot and […]Archive
May 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 122
Roots Radics, Dubbing At Channel 1 (2017) Lockdown has reconnected me with reggae, with dub, with lovers rock, ska, rocksteady – and holy shit maybe even dancehall. Jamaican music and the versions of it that appear throughout the world (especially the UK scene/s) has been a crucial part of the soundtrack to lockdown in my […]Archive
April 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Zara McFarlane: East of The River Nile (with Dennis Bovell) EP
Zara McFarlane East of The River Nile (with Dennis Bovell) EP Brownswood Recordings UK soul-jazz singer Zara McFarlane here offers a teaser for a new album and takes on one of dub’s great deep cuts in her own style with a killer band. The1977 Augustus Pablo classic East of The River Nile was recorded with […]Archive
April 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Boy George: This Is What I Dub, Vol. 1
Boy George This Is What I Dub, Vol. 1 BGP Records If Lou Reed and Keith Richards were the two at the top of the list of rock stars most likely to not survive the 1970s then in the late 1990s and across the 00s it was the two Georges: Georgios Panayiotou (aka George Michael) […]Archive
October 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 191: Barnaby Weir
Welcome to episode 191 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]Archive
January 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 196 Ska
I think it was the killer basslines that hooked me in and the attitude as much as anything. When I first moved to Wellington in 1980 I guess I was still writing folk songs. Louise and I had found work at the Art Centre and I felt under pressure to write. That first Specials album […]Archive
October 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman