484 Hard Rock Early Metal - overlooked in the 70s

Back in action, thanks for your patience as I focused on self-care the last few weeks.  I'd been playing with this track list for about a year.  Then we had a massive snowstorm which kept my kids home from school for 2 1/2 days.  They were going stir crazy, which made my day job difficult as I work from home.  One of my kids' friend's dad sent a recommendation to check out Somewhere Stranger's album "Delta Minor."   That kicked me into high gear to share the below Spotify playlist which was well received.  All us dads need some good classic rock to pass the time during busy work days.

Also, I cancelled my Mixcloud membership.  I'm open to suggestions if there is another free site to host these files for streaming.  Otherwise, its download for the mixed version, or Spotify for the mostly complete track lists (I continue my frustration with that service as I find so many songs and artists are unavailable there). 

00:00  The Groundhogs - Split Pt2

05:12  Epitaph - Autumn 71

09:34  Necromandus - Nightjar (alt take)

14:28  Lucifer's Friend - Ride in the Sky

17:18  Leaf Hound - Freelance Fiend

20:26  Blues Creation - Demon & Eleven Children

29:24  18 Karat Gold - See Me In Your Dreams

33:22  Mournin - Blind

37:36  UFO - Doctor Doctor

41:33  Sir Lord Baltimore - Master Heartache

45:43  Sudden Death - The Zoo

51:25  Brainticket - Black Sand

55:24  Flower Travellin Band - Satori Part 5

63:09  Nektar - Desolation Valley

72:03  Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues

75:47  Xhol Caravan - Love Potion 25

88:57  Galaxy - Supermarket

93:21  Gomorrah - Lola

97:44  Iron Claw - Claustrophobia

102:48  Flower Travellin Band - Twenty First Century Schizoid

116:11  Eloy - The Light From Deep Darkness

130:46  Leaf Hound - Growers of Mushroom

132:57  Thirsty Moon - Big City

141:11  Blues Creation - Atomic Bombs Away

146:27  Sir Lord Baltimore - Lady of Fire

149:13  Necromandus - Still Born Beauty

153:13  Wolfgang Dauners Et Cetera - Mellodrama 2a

Download

Spotify (24/27)

More to come

 I've not completely fallen off the face of the Earth.   Just taking some time to myself, coming up for air after the election and assessing priorities, being present for my family, and seeking some self care.  That self care is listening to music and making more mixes, so I've got plenty coming this way soon enough.

For now, check the archives and let me know of any broken links or requests for new topics to dive into.

 

474 Ground Control

Continuing the dub theme, here's another mixed bag.  Super excited for the brand new Pelican Daughters album and happy I could include one of the tracks here.  Thanks to https://higher-thansun.blogspot.com/ for the exclusive Orb track here.  Scientist dubbing up New Age Steppers, Rob Smith having his way with a Police cover band, Black Uhuru inviting Natty Dreadlocks over for dinner (My daughter's nickname is Natty Dreadlocks and she joked that this song is about her). Ended this with a fun one from Adrian Sherwood.

00:00  DJ Spooky meets Mad Professor & Rob Swift - Creation Rebel

04:40  DubXanne - Roxanne (Rsd AKA Rob Smith Dub Mix)

09:14  Scientist & Dubiterian - Guiding Star Dub

13:50  Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (Version)

19:45  Talisman - Things a Dub

23:53  Dubkasm - Dub Void

27:56  Pelican Daughters - Biology Teacher

34:21  Telefis with Jah Wobble - Falun Gong Dancer (Jah Wobble remix)

38:50  Subsurfing - The Number Readers (Highvelocitywords Dub)

46:06  Rootmasters - Janis Joplin's Mum

50:26  Children of Dub - Herb (Ambient 3)

55:05  The Orb - Towers of Dub (Raw Mix #5)

59:48  Teledubgnosis - Polar Cap Dub

65:49  Om Unit - Dissolved

69:25  Adrian Sherwood - Space Oddity Dubmix

Download

Spotify (9/15 tracks)

473 From the depths comes levity

Lots of variety here, some straying a bit from traditional roots dub stylings.  Great songs throughout and ending with some light and delicate electronic dub. 

00:00  The Drastics - Deconstructionists

03:43  Jah Scouse - Merge (Vegan Mix)

07:38  Gesellschaft Zur Emanzipation Des Samples - Farbballet (In Dub)

08:37  Darkwood Dub - Nepravdab

16:05  Future Pilot A.K.A. - Dammers or Czukay?

18:18  Llwybr Llaethog - Mynd Adre' Aub

22:51  Ott - Sommersettler

29:46  Four Tet - Warmer Places

34:18  Tosca - Annanas (Uko Dub)

37:29  New Age Doom & Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Holy Dub

40:45  Future Pilot A.K.A. - Battle At The Gates of Dub

41:52  Holy Tongue - Under a Veil, Under A Garment

46:43  Deepchord Presents: Echospace - Abraxas

52:03  Holy Tongue meets Shackleton - The Other Side of the Bridge

57:13  Hempolics - Feedback

62:37  KILN - Pinemarten

67:57  Ghost Dubs - Hot Wired

71:57  Jan Jelinek - Drift

76:58  Pole - Heim

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472 Lee Scratch Perry - Skanking With The Upsetters vol 2

This year's Record Store Day heralded the release of Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters - Skanking With The Upsetters, a collection of his "skank" titled tracks.  I was thrilled when I heard this was coming out, only to be sadly disappointed when the only record store in my small town didn't receive any copies.  I came home, and diligently went through my library and found I could rebuild that tracklist with the files I already had.   In this effort, I found another 24 or so tracks with "Skank" in the title that are either from Lee Sratch Perry, The Upsetters, or from his productions.   Hence, I went forth and pulled this second volume together.  Spotify only had 16 of the 22 tracks.

00:00  Kentucky Skank

03:26  African Skank

06:34  Kuchy Skank

09:25  Jucky Skank

13:29  Mooving Skank

16:13  Keep On Skanking

18:35  Kaya Skank

21:33  Doctor Skank

23:42  Lorna Skank

26:54  Rejoice In Skank

30:07  Solja Man Skank

33:52  So Many Skanks

36:43  Tighten Up Skank

39:18  Quiet Skanking

42:55  Caveman Skank

45:30  Apeman Skank

47:52  Jungle Skank

50:08  Big Bird Skank

53:39  Boloman Skank

56:38  Cow Thief Skank

59:58  Pious Skanking

63:12  Dreamland Skank

Download

Spotify (16/22)