CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
August 28 > 2004 

LUCIANO & LOUIE CULTURE - Chant Nyahbingi (Reggae Central 7")
OWEN GREY - Each Day I Love You More (Studio One 7")
JUDAH ESKENDER TAFARI - Rastafari Tell You (Studio One 7")
THE GAYLADS - Joy In The Morning (Studio One 12")
THE GLADIATORS - Greatest Love (Naturality: Virgin Frontline)
THE HEPTONES - Temptation, Botheration, Tribulation (Deep In The Roots: Heartbeat)
AL CAMPBELL - Oversize Man (Roots and Culture: Jet Star)
KING TUBBY - Guidance Dub (Dub Like Dirt: Blood and Fire) --req
PRINCE JAMMY & DENNIS BROWN - Cry of the Destitute (Umoja: Blood and Fire)
HORACE ANDY - Government Land (In The Light: Blood and Fire)
EARL SIXTEEN - Blackman Time ext (Soldier of Jah Army: Patate)
LUCKY DUBE - My Brother My Enemy (Trinity: Tabu) --req
GREGORY ISAACS - Promise Me (Open The Door: Ras) --req
LUCIANO - For The Leaders (Don Corleon 7")
SIZZLA - Be Strong (Don Corleon 7")
GENTLEMAN - Intoxication (Don Corleon 7")
JAH CURE - Longing For (Don Corleon 7")
TERROR FABULOUS - Jah Works (Chant Down dubplate special)
RICHIE SPICE - Robbery (Fat Eyes 7")
BERES HAMMOND & LOUIE CULTURE - Extra Loving (Fat Eyes 7")
LEEGO - Moving Up (Fat Eyes 7")
TURBULENCE - Love Her Forever (Pow Pow 7")
TONY REBEL - Sweet Aroma (Pow Pow 7")
LUTAN FYAH - Lusting At The World (Pow Pow 7")
GENTLEMAN - Superior (Pow Pow 7")
JAH MASON - Love Is Amazing (Pow Pow 7")
MORGAN HERITAGE - Inna Dem Ting Deh (Pow Pow 7")
MORGAN HERITAGE - Uncomfortable (Big Yard 7") --req
VOICEMAIL - Jamaican Jiggas (Big Yard 7") --req
SHAGGY - Get Up And Fight (Big Yard 7") --req
BOUNTY KILLER - Almighty (Big Yard 7")
KYLIE AULDIST & PROFESSOR P - Human Kind (Secret Masters) --req
DAMAJAH - Freedom Chant (Secret Masters)
SIZZLA - Til It Some More Dub (MLK Dub: Ras)

CHAT PON: Heptones "Cool Rasta" bonus dubs on Trojan

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
August 21 > 2004 

YAHADANAI & ABJA - Chant Out (One Attonement: I-Grade)
THIRD WORLD - African Woman (Reggae Ambassadors: Island) --req
ALPHA BLONDY - Les Imbeciles (Paris Bercy: Shanachie) --req
BURNING SPEAR - Man In The Hills (Man In The Hills: Island) --req
NORRIS REID - Black Forces (The Definitive Augustus Pablo: Rockers)
YABBY YOU - Love Thy Neighbour (Jesus Dread: Blood and Fire)
PRINCE JAMMY & DENNIS BROWN - Sons of Dust (Umoja: Blood and Fire)
PRINCE JAMMY & DENNIS BROWN - Something Special (Umoja: Blood and Fire)
BARRINGTON LEVY - Revelation (Hunter Man: Volcano) --req
CARLTON LIVINGSTON - Shotter (Midnight Rock 7")
PINCHERS - Can't Frighten We (Midnight Rock 7")
NATTY KING - Mr Greedy (Insight 7")
TURBULENCE - Never Loose Your Faith (Insight 7")
ANTHONY B - Let Down (Insight 7")
BUSHMAN - Downtown (Signs: VP)
QUEEN OMEGA - Serve The King (Stingray 7")
MORGAN HERITAGE - Armageddon Calls (Stingray 7")
PRINCE MALACHI - Runaway Slave (Stingray 7")
LOUIE CULTURE - The Uprising (Reggae Central 7")
NATURAL BLACK - Different This Time (Cultural Warriors Music 7")
MIDNITE BRANCH I - Ashan (Cipheraw: Rastafaria)
YAHADANAI - Wadada (One Attonement: I-Grade)
MIDNITE - Don't Move (Unpolished: Rastafaria)
TANYA STEPHENS - It's A Pity (Germaican 7") --req
RICHIE STEPHENS - Be A Champion (Digital B 7")
WARRIOR KING - Love Jah More (Digital B 7")
CAPLETON - Bun Dem (Digital B 7")


CHAT PON: Sugar Minott's "Ghetto-ology Dub" on Easy Star

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
August 14 > 2004 

Highlights include the excellent "Hard Times" riddim on Gibbo...
the "Killing Ting" on Powerstone... the "Worried" riddim on
In The Streetz... and a brief chat to TOK recorded at Sumfest 2004.

YAMI BOL0 - Babylon Is Out Of Control (Jet Star 7")
ASWAD - Behold (Hulet: Island)
THIRD WORLD - Human Market Place (96 Degrees In The Shade: Island)
OVERNIGHT PLAYERS - Shaka The Great (Well Charge: Channel One)
JR ENGLISH - Naturally High (Burning Up Vol 3: Burning Sounds) -req
THE MORWELLS - Reality (Burning Up Vol 3: Burning Sounds)
THE HEPTONES - African Child (Deep In The Roots: Heartbeat)
ROMAN STEWART - Rice and Peas (The Definitive Augustus Pablo: Rockers)
OWEN GREY - Give A Helping Hand (Striker Lee 7")
U BROWN - Watch This People (Train To Zion: Blood and Fire)
THE ITALS - We Waan Justice (Give Me Power: Nighthawk)
FREAKYLOU - Knowhere (Refugee)
THE WAILERS - Jah Is Mighty (Roots Of A Legend: Trojan)
CAPLETON - That Day Will Come (Gibbo 7")
LUCIANO - Silver and Gold (Gibbo 7")
CHUCK FENDER - Jah Is Worthy (Gibbo 7")
I WAYNE - Living In Love (Gibbo 7")
I WAYNE - Can't Satisfy Her (Loyal Soldiers 7")
CHRISINTI & TONY CURTIS - Armageddon (Powerstone 7")
SIZZLA - Progress (Powerstone 7")
ANTHONY B - Herbs People (Powerstone 7")
TOK - Galzing Gal (40/40 7")

TOK - Ms Hypie Hype (In The Streetz 7")
KID KURRUPT - 925 Alaska (In The Streetz 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - The Alliance (In The Streetz 7")
ANTHONY B - Justice Fight (Justice Fight: Nocturne) -req
TURBULENCE - The Hype (Voice Stream 7")
MIDNITE - Ainshant Maps (Ainshant Maps: ARL)

CHAT PON: Dennis Bovell's "Decibel" on Pressure Sounds

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
August 7 > 2004 

Back at the controls after 3 weeks in Jamaica, and then Singapore after that...
Highlights included exclusive Chant Down dubplate specials... the first class
One For The Road riddim on Digital B... the Big Up riddim on Taxi... new cuts on 
the 5th Element riddim... and some classic roots 7"s...

ANTHONY B - Warrior (Chant Down dubplate special)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Rocking Steady (JAD 7")
DERRICK MORGAN - The Great Musical (Striker Lee 7")
VIN GORDON - The Russians Are Coming (Striker Lee 7")
THE HEPTONES - Through The Fire I Come (Deep In The Roots: Heartbeat)
AUGUSTUS PABLO - Ras Menelik Harp (The Definitive Augustus Pablo: Rockers)
TOYAN & ERROL SCORCHER - Natty Roots (Roots Tradition 7")
TOYAN - Man Nuh Kill Nah Man (Roots Tradition 7")
JACOB MILLER - Zion Gate Open (Striker Lee 7")
THE VICEROYS - Heart Made Of Stone (Taxi 7")
BIM SHERMAN & PRINCE FARI - Jah Love (Cry Tuff 7")
DENNIS BROWN - Armageddon (Revolution: Yvonnes Special)
BARRINGTON LEVY - Come In (Arrival 7")
FANTAN MOJAH - Hail The King (Down Sound prerelease)
CAPLETON & JIGSY KING - Ton Load special (unreleased special)
RICHIE SPICE - Marijuana (5th Element 7")
JAH CURE - Good Morning Jah (5th Element 7")
FLASH - Jah Is So Faithful (Chant Down dubplate special)
BUSHMAN & MORGAN HERITAGE - Try (Digital B 7")
RAS SHILOH & GENTLEMAN - Blessings From Jah (Digital B 7")
CHUKKI STARR - Nuff A Dem (Digital B 7")
DETERMINE - How The World A Run So (unreleased Jake Savona production)
STEVE CULTURE - Herb Herb Herb (unreleased Jake Savona production)
WAYNE MARSHALL - Big Up (Taxi 7")
GENERAL DEGREE - D'Music (Taxi 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - No More Suffering (Taxi 7")
NERIOUS JOSEPH - Deliver Us (Humal 7")
QUEEN OMEGA - Many Mountains (Humal 7")
SYLVIA TELLA - Why (Humal 7")
GREGORY ISAACS - Night Nurse (Chant Down dubplate special)
JIGSY KING & JAH BLESS - Highest Grade (Chant Down dubplate special)

CHAT PON: Augustus Pablo's "El Rockers" on Pressure Sounds

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
July 3 > 2004 

The annual PBS Radio Festival.  To coincide with the 25th anniversary of PBS,
the theme this year was "25 Years To Life", looking at the subject of crime.  
For Chant Down Babylon, I decided to look at the topic of crime and corruption 
within reggae music, and Rastafari's judgement on the crimes of the "bigger heads" 
and babylonians.  Thanks to the more than 100 people who subscribed and directly 
showed support for independant community radio!

BOB MARLEY - Babylon System (Songs of Freedom: Island)
PETER TOSH - Equal Rights (Equal Rights: CBS)
PETER TOSH - Mark of the Beast (Honorary Citizen: Columbia)
ISRAEL VIBRATION - Licks and Kicks (Power of the Trinity: Ras)
BUNNY WAILER - Fighting Against Conviction (Blackheart Man: Island)
PRINCE FARI - Ghetto Living (Black Man Land: Virgin)
THE WAILERS - Burnin and Lootin (Songs of Freedom: Island)
MAX ROMEO - Revelation Time (Open The Iron Gate: Blood and Fire)
JR MURVIN - Police and Thieves (Police and Thieves: Island)
JOHN HOLT - Police In Helicopter (Police In Helicopter: Volcano)
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON - Sonny's Lettah (Forces of Victory: Island)
MIDNITE - White Collar Criminal (Jubilees of Zion: Afrikan Roots Lab)
DEZARIE - Law For the Outlaw (Gracious Mama Africa: Afrikan Roots Lab)
BERES HAMMOND, BUNNY RUGS, CAPLETON - No Crime (In Control: Elektra)
ANTHONY B - Crime Stop (Kings of Kings: Equal Rights)
ANTHONY B - Fire Pon Rome (Real Revolutionary: Star Trail)
ANTHONY B - Not Guilty (Energy 7")
LUTAN FYAH - 16 Years To Life 
JR GONG - More Justice (Halfway Tree: Motown)
JR REID - Crime Monster (Platinum Reggae: Artists Only)
JAH CURE - Ghetto Life (Ghetto Life: Harmony House)

CHANT DOWN BABYLON with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
June 26 > 2004 

Highlights include great new modern roots from the Lion Vibes label...
Some classic mid-90s roots from labels like Xterminator and Fat Eyes...
and a solid bracket of Australian reggae...

YAMI BOLO - Mystery Babylon (Thompson Sound 7")
JACOB MILLER - False Rasta (Thompson Sound 7")
JOHNNY CLARKE - Can't Stop Me Now (Thompson Sound 7")
THE GATHERERS - Words of my Mouth (Orchid 7")
DENNIS BOVELL - Zion Dub (Decibel: Pressure Sounds)
PHYLLIS DILLON - Perfidiya (Midnight Confessions: Westside) --req
THE WAILERS - Satisfy My Soul (Roots of a Legend: Trojan)
BUNNY WAILER - Rastaman (Blackheart Man: Island)
ERROL DUNKLEY - Movie Star (Ghetto Vibes 7")
YELLOWMAN - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt (Nobody Move: Greensleeves)
SISTER NANCY - I Am A Gideon (One Two: Techniques) --req
FREAKYLOU - Love Is The Answer (Refugee: Freakylou)
LARRY MALUMA - Come With Me (Roots and Herbs: Safari)
JEFF DREAD - One In Ten (Groovescooter)
MISTA SAVONA & RuCL - Ghetto Star (Bass and Roots: Didgeridoo)
CHRISINTI - Strength of a Lion (Lion Vibes prerelease)
GINJAH - Love and Unity (Lion Vibes prerelease)
CAPLETON & YAMI BOLO - Hotness (Fat Eyes 7")
ANTHONY B - Fire Come Now (Fat Eyes 7")
TERROR FABULOUS - Ready (Fat Eyes 7")
LUCIANO - Can't Stop Jah Works (Sweep Over My Soul: VP)
GREGORY ISAACS - A Friend Of Mine (Xterminator 7")
SIZZLA - Til It Some More (Xterminator 7")
SIZZLA - Real People (Jah Knows Best: Ras)
PREZIDENT BROWN - Can't Touch My Soul (Jahmani)
YAMI BOLO - Conspiracy (Tree of Satta: Blood and Fire)
LUCIANO & BERES HAMMOND - No Gabbon (Xterminator 7")
FRANCIS & FRANKLIN - Mama Woi (Definite)
MIDNITE - Judgement for Sentence (Ainshant Maps: ARL)

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Mista Savona's "Invasion Day"

Highlights included a live studio visit from Iration Steppas...
a great new Wailers compilation and Sizzla's latest album "Jah Knows
Best", thanks to Didgeridoo records... and a small set of early 90s 
dancehall...

WELL PLEASED AND SATISFIED & TRINTY - Open The Gate Babylon
DILLINGER - Natty Ten To One (Ready Natty Dready: Studio One)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - African Herbsman (Roots of A Legend: Trojan) --req
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - 400 Years (Roots of A Legend: Trojan) --req
VAL BENNETT - The Russians Are Coming (Rebel Music: Trojan) --req
LIGHT OF SABA - Outcry (Light of Saba: Honest Jons)
LEE SCRATCH PERRY - Episode 3 Cloak and Dagger (Blackboard Jungle Dub: Auralux) --req
PAUL BLACKMAN - Say So (Rockers International 7")
AUGUSTUS PABLO - Say So Version (El Rockers: Pressure Sounds)
IRATION STEPPAS - Rasta Dub (Dubz From The Higher Regions)
IRATION STEPPAS - Rasta HQ (Dubz From The Higher Regions)
IRATION STEPPAS - Rejection Remix (Dubz From The Higher Regions)
EARTHQUAKE - Dub Lion 2000 --req
JAH WARRIOR - Declaration of Chant Down version 1 (Chant Down dubplate special)
MIDNITE - You Don't know Me (Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance: ARL)
MIDNITE BRANCH I - Offend You (He Is Jah: Rastafaria)
SISTER NANCY - Bam Bam (Techniques 7") --req
NINJAMAN & COCOA TEA - Kingston Hot (Run Come Test: Ras)
PINCHERS - Borderline (Hotter: VP)
GARNETT SILK - Splashing Dashing (Digital B 7")
BOUNTY KILLER - Long Or Tall (Digital B 7")
TERRY GANZIE - Who To Trust (Digital B 7")
NATURAL BLACK - Wickedness (Reggae Fever 7")
NORRIS MAN - Watch Weh A Go Happen (Reggae Fever 7")
ANTHONY B - Reverence (Reggae Fever 7")
FIDELIS AGANA - One Way (unreleased)
SIZZLA - Jah Knows Best (Jah Knows Best: Ras)
JAH MASON - Rumours of War (Most Royal: Jah Warrior)	
BRAH YHAN - Rock and Come In (Fiwi Music 7")

CHAT PON RIDDIM: Studio One Dub on Soul Jazz