Dancehall has often been a male dominated scene. That’s starting to change in a big way now, with many of the biggest stars now being women. In the 90s it was different. There was Lady Saw, however. She’s just too talented to ignore. And on a riddim like this, the famous ‘Joyride’, she’s unstoppable. It’s…
07/01/2021: “Fatherless (Doc Daneeka MRR SNRZZ remix) by Breach
The original mix by Breach ought to get the credit for injecting the musicality into this, lets face it, ‘beat’. As the title suggests, Doc…
06/01/2021: “It’s Real” by Mic Geronimo
I’m using the censored title of the song to keep things family friendly. But to be clear, I mean the other version, which begins with…
05/01/2021: “Peace Upzzz” by Rustie
This music is so thick it almost seems to have shape and colour of its own. Like an emerald green wave, crashing against the shores…
04/01/2021: “Columbus” by Burning Spear
This is roots reggae at its absolute best. The lyrics are powerful and challenge the common conception that Christopher Columbus was some kind of hero….
03/01/2021: “Inferno” by Thundercat
Kicking off with a gospel inspired vocal harmony makes a statement. It happens in hip hop, particularly when artists like FlyLo are involved. Thundercat is…
02/01/2021: “Self Control” by Laura Branigan
Originally, this was a potent slice of Italo-Disco, released by Raf in 1984. Laura Branigan had a previous working relationship with Giancarlo Bigazzi, who helped…
01/01/2021: “Love Dub” by Cooly G
Not many other producers have made this mellow, dubbed out garage sound quite as convincingly as Cooly G. Based on a simple, reverb drenched chord…
31/12/2020: “An Idea For A Movie” by The Vandals
A lot of pop-punk is fairly vacuous stuff. The Vandals, mostly, don’t buck the trend. Still, I prefer them to wishy washy 00s stuff for…
30/12/2020: “Marquee Moon” by Television
In the 70s, the golden age of classic rock, you could do a 10 minute song and not raise too many eyebrows. If the Arctic…