Throughout the 1960s the Canadian record industry was in a relatively nascent stage. Musicians were often encouraged to downplay (or at least not promote) the fact that they were from Canada in order to appeal to American audiences. Some bands (such as the Guess Who) even pretended to be from England in order to capitalize on the popularity of the British Invasion. As such, it wasn't very often that album covers featured identifiably Canadian locales. The exceptions to this rule tended to be lesser-known artists for whom the prospect of international fame was less of a [...]
Forgive me the moderate delay in posting a mix for this month, and just know that the delay is solely due to indecision rather than procrastination. Not sure if others will identify with these tracks as much as I do - many are familiar to me after use as hip-hop samples, and a good deal of credit for the selections should go to Hip Hop Is Read and This Is Hip Hop for the coursework. I don't think I've posted any of these artists on any other mixes, but then again, I don't think I've had [...]
I'm just over here drawing up some Ivy League Spins stickers for all of you lovely people, and thought I would share what I'm listening to. Here's a short playlist of what's blaring through my headphones. Enjoy: Prince Fatty - Bedroom Eyes Dub (ft. Natty) Prince Fatty - Need It (ft. Little Roy) Hugh Roy - Flashing My Whip [...]
In 1967, Vicky Leandros hit #4 at the Eurovision Song Contest with the bittersweet kitsch ballad L’amour est bleu, written by space age pop pioneer André Popp . While Vicky scored a modest hit, as well as Claudine Longet a few months later, it was French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat – kind of the Gallic pendant to American muzak lightster Ray Conniff – who made ten tons of bucks with the song, topping the US charts with his key party warm-up version for five consecutive weeks in spring 1968. The same year, covers [...]
The only way I am getting through this city heatwave is through some sweet & slow music. This 1972 offering from Jackie Mittoo is simple and although recorded in Toronto, is up there with his earlier ska stuff. Jackie Mittoo - Reggae Magic As ever Soul Jazz Records is the place to go for this kind of stuff.
Some big names on this great reggae & dub mix, much thanks to Dubsearch . Lexx - Dubsearch Mix 1. Inner Circle – Jah Music 2. Sugar Minott – So We Love It 3. Wayne Jarret – You And I 4. Jacob Miller & Augustus Pablo - Stop Them Jah (Unreleased Dub) [...]
The Heptones’ Leroy Sibbles touched more than the majority of Studio One’s hit songs, whether in his own band or as the obfuscated group of studio musicians known variously as Sound Dimension or the Soul Investigators or as the man who played the bass on classics by the Abyssinians or Dennis Brown. He will be leading the Lions at Dub Club tonight. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
Sky N. sends a guestpost. Hooray! Some time ago, we unearthed two songs by Canadian actress Joanna Shimkus ( Les Aventuriers ), one of the most devastating brunettes ever to grace the silver screen. Here’s a third tune: the French version of Something Stupid, written and first recorded by Carson & Gaile in early 1967 and covered by various artists in the following months (among them Ray Conniff, Jackie Mittoo with a reggae fairground rape ripoff that must be heard to be believed, Siw Malmkwist, and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell), before it was immortalized by [...]
While justifiably lauded like most of his Studio One cohorts, within the pantheon of reggae greats, Jackie Mittoo rarely receives the same first-breath recollection of a Marley, a Toots, a Lee Perry or even a Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney, or Horace Andy. Ditching Jamaica for Toronto in the late 60s, the keyboardist, singer, one-time Skatalite, and Studio One music director missed the Island Records salad years of the late 70s and early 80s, but still put in work on nearly every seminal 60s release from Coxsone Dodd's imprint, including Freddie MacGregor's Sach O-approved, Bobby Bobylon . An [...]
"Studio One is one of Jamaica's most renowned record labels and recording studios, having been described as "the Motown of Jamaica."Studio One was involved with most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s, including ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and dancehall. The label and recording studio were founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1954 on Brentford Road in Kingston. Dodd had previously issued music on a series of other labels, including World Disc, and had run Downbeat, one of the largest and most reputable sound systems in the Kingston ghettos. The label and studio were closed [...]
"Take my hand, let me stand, I'm your Mechanical Man," Jerry Butler Jackie Mittoo - Hang 'Em High Betty Botox - Space Base Johnnie Taylor - What About My Love? [Joey Negro Reedit]
The Ten Best Books of 2007 10. June by Lynn Xu 9. Amulet by Roberto Bolano 8. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 7. Karnak Cafe , Naguib Mahfouz 6. Selected Poems, Gwendolyn Brooks 5. [...]
Download "Culture United" (mp3) from "Return From Mecca" by X-Clan Suburban Noize Records Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Download "Lover (Flux Remix Instr)" (mp3) from "Lover" by Sr. Mandrill Three Sixty Records Buy at [...]
While the British media are openly speculating on how many hours we have until Bush launches an attack on Iran , USA TODAY's founder Al Neuharth finally put GW Bush on the list of all time worst presidents. More on that in a minute, but first y'all get yourselves in the mood with some thematic Presidentially relevant tuneage... Paula Cole - My Hero Mr President Slackers - International War Criminal [...]
THE SNIPER DRUM SONG CHAMPION OF THE ARENA Jackie Mittoo Champion in the Arena 1976-1977 Blood and Fire : 2003 [Buy It] My friend BJ came over the other night; we sat around listening to Jackie Mittoo. BJ and I both love Jamaican music, but while I'm heavily into the sixties stuff - Toots, Prince Buster, the Skatellites - and think that, say, the stuff Bob Marley's best-known for pales in comparison to the tracks he recorded at Studio One [...]
Comin' atcha first thing every Monday morning, it's The Pony Track, a super-fantastic short distance dedication to BadmintonStamps Collective founding member and internationally renown symbol for musical excellence Aaron "Pony" Child. No fancy links, no clever write-ups, 'cause these awesome songs don't need no splainin'. So c'mon, ride the pony!
Two nearly forgotten artists from the 70s got some reissue love last week, courtesy of Light in the Attic Records . The once obscure works of folk singer Karen Dalton and Ska pioneer Jackie Mittoo have both seen a uptick in their awareness thanks in part to Devendra Banhart and Lily Allen , respectively. Karen Dalton 's In My Own Time (1971) was a collector's item fetching a pretty penny by music collectors. Back in the [...]
I spent my Thanksgiving picking through the bones of a San Francisco Tower Records. I saw the bankrupt store was open with it's "Everything Must Go" banners, and since I wasn't interested in football or turkey it was a logical choice. The dead chain beckoned me with "Going Out Of Business" banners and I found myself there with a little downtime perusing the racks for likely the last time... Nowadays in the post millenial environment with CDs copied at random, and music downloaded in ever increasing quantities, the demand & business model for vast stores like [...]
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