Highlights included Digital B's recut of the classic Java riddim... Massive B's recut of the classic Tempo riddim... BIG YOUTH - Dread Inna Babylon (Chanting Dread Inna Fine Style: Heartbeat) EATING BETTY - Dub Obsession (Eating Betty In Dub: Acetone) CAPITAL LETTERS - Natty Walk (Headline News) ALTON ELLIS - No Man Is Perfect (Many Moods of) BOB MARLEY - Johnny Was (Rastaman Vibration: Tuff Gong) -req I-ROY - Hypocrite Back Out (Crisus Time: Virgin) PRINCE FARI - Throw Away Your Gun (Dubwise: Virgin Frontline) -req PETER TOSH - Bumboclaat live (Honarary Citizen: Columbia) DEAN FRASER - Shine Eye Gal (Big Up: Island Jamaica Jazz) LINTON KWESI JOHNSON - Reggae Sounds (Bass Culture: Island) MUTABARUKA - Every Time I Hear The Sounds (Check It: Ras) DEZARIE - Zion (Fya: I-Grade) SIZZLA - Solid As A Rock (Da Real Thing: VP) WARRIOR KING - Rough Road (Virtous Woman: VP) MORGAN HERITAGE - Chase Dem (Digital B 7") BUSHMAN - Live My Life (Digtal B 7") BUJU BANTON - If Jah Was Like Man (Digital B 7") JAHMALI - Real Issue (El Shaddai: VP) SYLVIA TELLA - Plastic Smile (Stingray 7") AL CAMPBELL - Live Up (Stingray 7") PREZIDENT BROWN - War Inna Town (Stingray 7") ELEPHANT MAN - No Time For Dem (Massive B 7") SNOW - Dance Alone (Massive B 7") CHRONICLE - Say U Love Me (Massive B 7") NORRIS MAN & MICHAEL ROSE - Mt Zion (Persistance: VP) -req BUCCANEER - Ganja Man (Smoke The Herbs 2: VP) -req CHAT PON RIDDIM: "Eating Betty In Dub" on Acetone
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March 8, 2003
Celebrating International Womens Day with 100% female vocals... from the original I-Threes, through to fresh cuts on the killer Clappas riddim. JUDY MOWATT - Rasta Woman Chant (Mellow Mood: Tuff Gong) MARCIA GRIFFITHS - Truly (Truly: Heartbeat) JENNIFER LARA - Consider Me (Feel Like Jumping: heartbeat) JENNIFER LARA - A Change Is Gonna Come (Studio One Presents: Studio One) MARCIA AITKEN - I'm Still In Love With You (Reggae Love Songs: Trojan) ALTHEA AND DONNA - Uptown Top Ranking (Uptown Top Ranking: Virgin) JANET KAY - Loving You (Reggae Love Songs: Trojan) ELIZABETH ARCHER & THE EQUATORS - Feel Like Making Love (Reggae Love Songs: Trojan) MARCIA GRIFFITHS - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Reggae Love Songs: Trojan) MARTHA VALEZ - Happiness (Escape From Babylon: Tuff Gong) DHAIMA - Inna Jah Children SISTER ASHA - Africa Calling (Message From Africa: Jah Shaka) LILLIAN ALLEN - One Poem Town (Conditions Critical: Verse to Vinyl) DELLA GRANT - Rise Up (Dawta of the Dust: Twinkle Brothers) SISTER NANCY - Bang Belly (The Yellow, The Purple, The Nancy) SISTER CAROL - Shackles (Liberation for Africa: Serious Gold) MINX - Jah Breath Life Inna Me (Dancehall Culture: Easy Star) LISA DAINJAH - Be Wise (Diamond Rush 7") QUEEN IFRIKA - Life QUEEN OMEGA - Take A Chance (Queen Omega: Green House Family) QUEEN IFRIKA - Strong Orange and Herbs TANYA STEPHENS - It's About Time (South Rawkas Crew 7") CECILE - Honey (South Rawkas Crew 7") LADY SAW - Never Leave You Lonley (Kings of Kings 7") CHACHI - Hoya Hoye (Hoya Hoye: Kariang) SYLVIA TELLA - I'll Never Be Thirsty (Jet Star Reggae Max: Jet Star) SYLVIA TELLA - Brothers and Sisters (Jet Star Reggae Max: Jet Star) DEZARIE - Iron Sharpen Iron (Fya: I-Grade)
More Fire 21 – March 2003
March 1, 2003
WARRIOR KING - Power To Chant (Virtous Woman: VP) LEE SCRATCH PERRY - Can't Control The African (Fire In Dub: Ariwa) THE TENNORS - Pressure and Slide (Rock Steady Classics: Nighthawk) KING TUBBY - A Rougher Version (Blunted In The Bombshelter: Antidote) KING TUBBY - Cool Down Version (Blunted In The Bombshelter: Antidote) I ROY & LEE PERRY - Space Flight (Blunted In The Bombshelter: Antidote) ROLAND ALPHONSO - On The Move (Blunted In The Bombshelter: Antidote) THE SKATALITES - Guns of Navarone (Blunted In The Bombshelter: Antidote) THE TECHNICIAN - Industrial Dub (unreleased) THE TECHNICIAN - CO2 (unreleased) THE TECHNICIAN - Chain Gang Dub (unreleased) BURNING SPEAR - Come (Social Living: Blood and Fire) LEE SCRATCH PERRY - Kiss The Champion (Time Boom x Devil Dead: ON-U) JUNIOR MURVIN - Working in the Cornfield (Police and Thieves: Island) CORNELL CAMPBELL & DILLINGER - The Minstrel (Third World 12") -req CAPITAL LETTERS - Fire (Headline News) MISTY IN ROOTS - Salvation (People Unite 12") -req U BROWN - Put Away Racial and Tribal War (Rougher Than The Rest: Jah Warrior) CHARLIE CHAPLIN - One of a Kind (Red Pond: Tamoki Wambesi) -req SLY & ROBBIE - Unmetered Taxi (Sly Go Ville: Tabou 1) ANTHONY RED ROSE - Good Sensimella (Smoke The Herb 2: VP) GARNETT SILK - Judge Not -req WARRIOR KING - Love Jah and Live (Virtous Woman: VP) SIZZLA - Why Should I (Da Real Thing: VP) NATURAL BLACK - Standing at the Gate (5th Element 7") CHUCK FENDER - Rough Out Deh (5th Element 7") DAMAJAH - Meditation Ting (Bass and Roots: Didgeridoo) TOK - Cree (B-Rich 7") SEAN PAUL - Time after Time (B-Rich 7") TENOR SAW - Ring The Alarm (Techniques 7") -req SISTER CAROL - Principle (Liberation for Africa: Serious Gold)
February 22, 2003
STEEL PULSE - Chant A Psalm (True Democracy: Elektra) ROOTS RADICS & BRAVO - Drifting Dub (Dub Fi Junjo: Tabou 1) MARGARITA & DON DRUMMOND - Woman A Come (Grounation: Nascente) BURNING SPEAR - Foggy Road (Rocking Time: Studio One) SUGAR MINOTT - Jah A Love You (Live Loving: Studio One) GREGORY ISAACS - Easy Tek It Easy (Joe Gibbs Revive 45s vol 1: Rocky One) PABLO MOSES - Blood Money (Revolutionary Dream: Shanachie) JOHNNY CLARKE - Age Is Growing (Dreader Dread: Blood and Fire) -req JAH BERRY - Sister Jacqueline (We Are Getting Bad: Motion) BOB MARLEY - Forever Loving Jah (Uprising: Island) -req MISTY IN ROOTS - Dancehall Babylon (Roots Controller: Real World) -req JOHNNY OSBOURNE - Back Off (Nightfall Showcase: Munich) -req U BROWN & PETER BROGGS - Praise Rastafari Now (Rougher Than The Rest: Jah Warrior) JAH TUBBYS - What Am I To Dub? (Jah Tubbys 10") MICHAEL ROSE - Calling My Name (Fat Eyes Deelite vol 1: Fat Eyes) LISA DAINJAH - Be Wise (Diamond Rush 7") CAPLETON - What They Gonna Do Now? (Diamond Rush 7") BERES HAMMOND & GINJA - Rise Above (Harmony House 7") SUGAR BLACK, LEBANCULAH, SABA - Everyone Needs Love (Harmony House 7") SIZZLA & CAPLETON - Babylon A Use Dem Brain (Black Woman and Child: Greensleeves) MORGAN HERITAGE - What Man Can Try (Protect Us Jah: Brickwall) LUCIANO - Good God (Where There Is Life: Island) -req CULTURE - Why I Am A Rastaman (Humble African: VP) COCOA TEA - No Blood for Oil (Another One For The Road: Greensleeves) -req SABBATICAL AHDAH - War (Heart Ah Joy: Iyah Ites) TONY REBEL - Nuh Nuh No (Black Scorpio 7") -req SEAN PAUL - Get Busy (Dutty Rock: VP) -req CHAT PON RIDDIM: "Dub Fi Junjo" by Roots Radics and Bravo on Tabou 1
February 15, 2003
Playing some serious anti-war tunes in the spirit of Melbourne's huge peace rally the day before the show... DESMOND IRIE - Babylon You Must Go Down (Sound of Channel One: Motion) KING TUBBY - Dub You Must Go Down (Sound of Channel One: Motion) JR DELGADO - Sons of Slaves (Black Ark Singles Selector: Ascension) -req LITTLE ROY - Pull Your Katch (Columbus Ship: Copasetic) RAS MICHAEL AND THE SONS OF NEGUS - Sip Your Cup (Rally Round: Shanachie) JACOB MILLER - Baby I Love You So (Who Say Jah No Dread: Ras)-req HUGH MUNDELL - Blessings of Fari (Arise: Network) DENNIS BROWN - Troubled World (Promised Land: Blood and Fire) -req YAMI BOLO - World Peace (Healing of all Nations: Roots Foundation) BOB MARLEY - Buffalo Soldier (Legend: Island) -req MIDNITE - Propaganda (Unpolished: Rastafaria) JAHMEL - Eruption (Now and Then: Andy Music) UB40 - I Think Its Going To Rain Today (The UB40 file: Virgin) -req COCOA TEA - No Blood For Oil (Another One For The Road: Greensleeves) ANTHONY B & GARNETT SILK - World In Trouble (Real Revolutionary: Star Trail) SUGAR BLACK & LEBANCULAH - Behold The Armageddon BOUNTY KILLER & LEROY SMART - Tribalism (Real Music 7") BUSHMAN - Lightning and Thunder (Real Music 7") HOPETON JAMES - Am So Proud (Relic Music 7") ELIJAH PROPHET - Shotta (Relic Music 7") QUEEN OMEGA - Hypocrites and Parasites (Queen Omega: Green House Family) STEPHEN MARLEY, JR GONG, SPRAGGA - Master Blaster (Motown prerelease) KID KURRUPT - Say Dem A Rasta (Don Corleon 7") NITTY GRITTY - Morning Soundboy (Don't Test The Love) ED ROBINSON - Rudeboy (Chant Down dubplate special) BERES HAMMOND & CULTURE BROWN - Militance (Forward 7") -req YELLOWMAN & FATHEAD - Bad Boy Skanking (Bad Boy Skanking) MICHAEL PROPHET - Rich Man Poor Man (Love Is An Earthly Thing: Charly) THE CHANTELLS - Waiting In The Park (We Are Getting Bad: Motion)
February 8, 2003
paying tribute to Bob Marley for his earthday... big new riddim "More Redemption" on the Addis label... and Rollin's recut of the Tonight riddim... JR DELGADO - Hanging Tree (Reasons: Big Cat) AGGROVATORS - Riding For A Fall Dub (Dub It Studio One Style) BOB MARLEY - Thank You Lord (Songs of Freedom: Island) BOB MARLEY - So Much Trouble In The World (Songs of Freedom: Island) PETER TOSH - No Nuclear War (No Nuclear War: EMI) BOB MARLEY - Babylon System (Songs of Freedom: Island) JR REID - Bottomless Pit (Culture Vibes: Mercury) -req HUGH MUNDELL - Jah Fire Will Be Burning (The Crowning of Prince Jammy: Pressure Sounds) PRINCE FARI - Ghetto Living (Black Man Land: Virgin) -req HEPTONES - Decievers (We Are Getting Bad: Phase One) HORACE ANDY - Youths of Today (Good Vibes: Blood and Fire) -req PRINCE ALLA - Go To School (I Can Hear The Children Singing: Blood and Fire) -req IMPACT ALL STARS - Extraordinary Version (Forward The Bass: Blood and Fire) BLACK UHURU - Sponji Reggae (Red: Island) JENNIFER BARRETT - Justice (Addis 7") NATURAL BLACK - Living In Hell (Addis 7") KYMANI MARLEY - Many More Roads (Many More Roads: AO) JAH MASON - Nah Give Up (Unlimited: Reggae Vibes) JR KELLY - Til The Soil (Rollin 7") TURBULENCE - Move U.R.C. (Rollin 7") JR GONG - More Justice (Halfway Tree: Motown) -req JAH STITCH - Run Come (Addis 7") MIKEY GENERAL - Exalt Jah (Stone Tiger promo) SEAN PAUL - Police Skit and Ganja Breed (Dutty Rock: VP) CHAT PON RIDDIM: The Aggrovators Dub It Studio One Style
More Fire 20 – February 2003
February 1, 2003
A spotlight on the Wackies label, with respect to Australian distributors Inertia... New riddims from Henfield, Down To Earth, Calibud, and Megabass... And vintage sweetness from Carlton and his Shoes, and the Techniques... SHADOWMAN - Chant For Life (Henfield 7") VERSION - Life (Henfield 7") JOHN HOLT - Tide Is High (Tide Is High: Trojan) -req CARLTON AND THE SHOES - Never Give Your Heart Away (Love Me Forever: Studio One) THE TECHNIQUES - Play Girl (I'll Never Fall In Love: Techniques) STEVE BOSWELL - I Am Getting Bad (We Are Getting Bad: Motion) NAGGO MORRIS - You Rest On My Mind (Wackies Sampler vol 1: Inertia) LEROY SIBBLES - This World (Wackies Sampler vol 1: Inertia) THE LOVEJOYS - How Long (Reggae Vibes: Inertia) SUGAR MINOTT - Wicked Ago Feel It (Wicked Ago Feel It: Wackies) HORACE ANDY - Zion Gate (Original Raggamuffin: Blood & Fire) JAH STITCH - Every Wicked Haffe Crawl (Original Raggamuffin: Blood & Fire) MISTY IN ROOTS - Oh Wicked Man (Misty Over Sweden) DRY & HEAVY - New Creation (New Creation: Valve) MIDNITE - Banking In The Pig (Ras Mek Peace: Wildchild) LOUIE CULTURE - Nothing Else We Nuh Want (Calibud 7") NORRIS MAN - According To Things (Calibud 7") NATURAL BLACK - Third World War (Megabass 7") HALF PINT - Fever (Megabass 7") NORRIS MAN - Deja Vu (Megabass 7") BUJU BANTON & WAYNE WONDER - What You Gonna Do? (Til Shiloh: Polygram) -req LUCIANO - Wicked Haffe Run Way (Jet Star Reggae Max) VERSION - Wicked Haffe Run Way Dub (MLK DUB: ras) CHRISINTI - This Fight (Down To Earth 7") ANTHONY B - Time (Down To Earth 7") PINCHERS & CHRISINTI - Up A Yard (Henfield 7") JAH MASON - Cool It Down (Henfield 7") U ROY & JOHN HOLT - Tide Is High (Your Ace From Space: Trojan) -req CHAT PON: "Jamaica Super Dub Session" on Wackies
January 25, 2003
Playing some great aussie reggae, dub and dancehall for Australia day (aka invasion day).. nuff Dry & Heavy to celebrate their Australian tour... and a killer new riddim "Joy" on the Storm label... THE UNTOUCHABLES - Help Us Jah (We Are Getting Bad: Motion) SCIENTIST - Beam Down (Scientist Meets The Space Invaders: Greensleeves) NO FIXED ADDRESS - From My Eyes (From My Eyes: Rough Diamond) TOOTS & THE MAYTALS - Got To Be There (Very Best Of: Music Club) THE WAILERS - Kaya (Bob Marley: Audio Archive) --req JR BYLES - Curly Locks version 3 (Curly Locks: Heartbeat) JR BYLES - The Long Way (Curly Locks: Heartbeat) HORACE ANDY - Money Money (Wackies Sampler vol 1) THE TWINKLE BROS - Praise Jah (Praise Jah: Frontline) HUGH MUNDELL - Jacqueline (Mundell: Greensleeves) --req LINVAL THOMPSON - Baby Mother (Look How Me Sexy: Greensleeves) DRY & HEAVY MEET KING JAMMY - Less Is Dub (In The Jaws of the Tiger: Valve) DRY & HEAVY - Kombu (New Creation: Valve) DRY & HEAVY - Dawn Is Breaking (full Contact: Green Tea) MISTY IN ROOTS - True Rasta (Roots Controller: Real World) BRIGGY, U BROWN, AL CAMPBELL, ETC - World Champion Sound (stur gav live in london 1999) JR GONG - Me Name Jr Gong (Mr Marley: Tuff Gong) --req CAPLETON, JAH THUNDER, IKAY - Fire (Kings of Kings 7") --req CAPLETON - Cry for Love (Kings of Zion: Jet Star) SIZZLA - Live It Up (Ghetto Revolution: Greensleeves) --req LUCIANO - Hotstepper (Storm 7") GEORGE NOOKS - Abuse (Storm 7") ANTHONY B - Bad Man A Road (Storm 7") JAKE SAVONA & RuCL - Ghetto Star (Bass and Roots: Didgeridoo) THE CABAL - Spacious Dub (Prototype Dub) TREVOR THE TECHNICIAN McKENZIE - Tribute To Jesse I Dub (unreleased) CHAT PON - Scientist Meets The Space Invaders on Greensleeves

