" Ahead of his forthcoming 'Cash Antics Vol 3' release on Well Rounded in 2012 and a new ep of originals on Ramp Recordings here's a season's gift from Bad Autopsy bless him :) " BAD AUTOPSY - Rut (Nice 'n' Slow) FREE 320!! Merry Xmas :) by Well Rounded Records
I've gone high concept this week, and that is not a reference to this week's cover art which is by my friend Davie Kaufmann. No, I mean there's a gimmick: all the songs on Summer Fridays 4.10 are less than two minutes long. All 33 of them (maybe even 34). With this kind of criteria, we don't really have much in the way of new music (two songs by my count) but quality remains high of course. I've tried to vary it up as much as possible because the bulk of the two-minutes-or-less songs in my collection are of the [...]
For something different, some indie stuff on Saturdays. To start us off, The Ruts' classic West One from 1980. Babylon's Burning may be their best known tune from 1979. But it is this later tune for which I remember them. It was released in 1980 and was their last single, their career being ended by singer Malcolm Owen's sad death from an overdose (more info from Wiki here ). The track itself has huge drums, a saxophone part that isn't an embarassment and a mid-song change of direction to show their dub reggae influences. [...]
About time for Wild Weekend , edition 60. Afro, lofi, ancient blues and so much more for your money. Will melt away the clouds in no time. But first: a simple question. We know by now they can play the blues (a bit), but can white boys play reggae, too? If they're true roots fans and mix it in with a punk rock background, why not? Just ask the Clash. Or the Ruts, whose angry and rootsy Jah War remains a classic in the genre. "Fighting, fighting, too close [...]
The Ruts - Babylon's Burning I wasn't sure what to toss up on here today, so I opened the player, hit random and this track was what came up. I found it fitting and just thought I'd share this classic Rut's tune. Later. http://www.myspace.com/theruts officialpage
Rising to the fore during the second generation of punk, London group The Ruts became one of the few from that genre to truly reach a wider audience. The beginnings of the imposing foursome actually veered towards the burgeoning "Oi!" movement before musical leanings saw them drift into grounds defined by reggae and dub. Part of their sound was also guided by their association with numerous
Johnny Reb From: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Johnny Reb are a gang of reprobates (or maybe rebrobrates!) from Glasgow. They are relatively modest reprobates introducing themselves to the Devil via an email that simply said 'We're Johnny Reb & we're distinctly average'. Clearly a band in desperate need of the help of a PR company or maybe a self confidence counsellor. For a good twelve years these modest Glaswegian reprobates [...]
Oi! To The World! It's The Punk Rock Advent Calendar - With New Songs Added For Christmas 2009 Welcome to the Punk Rock Advent Calendar . In the true spirit of Punk and Christmas we present you with Twenty Five completely FREE Punk Rock Christmas songs for your listening and downloading delectation! A unique and free online advent calendar opening windows through to a "musical" experience of noise and goodwill. Buy Music: [...]
In 1979 things were starting to get a little tense in the UK. In May of that year Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister, heralding the start of a conservative era that lead to the mess we're in right now. Were there other factors? Of course, but when you deregulate and privatize everything and leave the functioning of society at its most important points to private interests, the financial being one of those, then you end up with a big, greedy balls up, which is where we're at currently. In 1979 the punk era was winding [...]
Immer Chic / Vakula / Even Tuell / Move D & Benjamin Brunn - Rüts 3/3 (buy) Focusing on the more experimental side of house and techno, Meakusma bring us the third of three EP's in their Rüts series. Meakusma is the spin off label from the Brussels based club night of the same name whose upcoming line-ups include Surgeon, Shed & Aardvarck as well as guest slots abroad. For their third Rüts EP, Meakusma have brought together their most house friendly line up with tracks from 2008 heroes Move D & Benjamin Brunn, [...]
Forming in early 1978, The Ruts consisted of School friends. Paul Fox played guitar, Malcolm Owen did the vocals, John Jennings played bass, and Dave Ruffy played the drums. The bands sound was punk, reggae and dub influence. The band also took on various political causes due to the nature of the times. The were known for playing for many anti-racist causes. The would be reflected in the bands lyrics. The Ruts first single was titled "In A Rut" and it was originally released in May of 1978. The B-side was an anti-drug song about Heroin, it was titled "H-Eyes". [...]
As many of you already know, legendary guitarist, Paul Fox, died at home in Uxbridge at 3AM on Sunday 21st October 2007. Over the years Paul has performed and recorded with many of the worlds greatest musicians but he will mainly be remembered for his revolutionary punk/dub reggae fusion guitar playing with influential punk band The Ruts. Paul had been in semi retirement for several years but went back out on the road again in 2006 playing the Ruts music with Foxys Ruts which featured his son Lawrence Fox on drums. The band were [...]
A Very Small World in the Middle of a Crowd I've had 'best of' CD of The Ruts called 'Something That I Said' for a number of years but havn't played it in ages. Then I saw a review of the Clinton Heylin history of Punk and Grunge called 'Babylon's Burning' and decided to buy it. You can buy it too from here . Naturally this made me want to revisit the album and just as before I'm amazed by how much The Ruts [...]
The Ruts - Babylon's Burning Like a deep growl, a yell of incandescent rage, Babylon's Burning is your track for the day. Not much to say about The Ruts : they were young west Londoners and part of the Rock Against Racism movement. Lead singer Malcolm Owen died of a heroin overdose in 1980. And they left behind them a legacy of classic songs. Babylon's Burning remains their best-known track. It stands as a testament not only to the band, but also [...]
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