It's September and we have some aural treats for you. Quantic has a new album out and it is PHENOMENAL. Taking his Central/South American influences and mashing it up with reggae he certainly delivers. His track Death of the Revolution starts it off with Smith & Mighty's remix of Big Youth's Jim Screechy coming in behind. Natural Self also has a new album out and it is equally as tasty as his Tru Thoughts counter part. His The Rising with Andreya Triana channels some tribal burning making way for Battle of the Species a track off the first Antibalas record. Martin Perna of Antibalas hooked up with Grupo Fantasma's Adrian Quesada to form the genre bending Ocote Soul Sounds. Their La Reja slides out of the Antibalas ashes right into Quantic Soul Orchestra's Melodious Wayfarer. Another Tru Thoughts label mate the Limp Twins funk it up a little bit with Moving Closer to the Sofa. Herbaliser gives Lamb's B Line the remix treatment(seriously how many original Lamb tracks do you have? Mine are all remixes!) Blackalicious drop some Lyrical Fathom before de la soul's sort but damn funky It Ain't Till the Fat Lady Plays. James Pants' Do a Couple Things makes way for DJ Shadow's remix of the Flobots Handlebars - hat tip to Brentabousko for the hookup on that track. Roudning out the last track of the month is Amplive's Radiohead remix Faustz
Peace
Quantic - Death of the Revolution
Big Youth - Jim Screechy (Smith & Mighty Remix) 3:45
Damian Marley feat Nas - Road to Zion 10:33
Natural Self - The Rising featuring Andreya Triana 15:10
Antibalas - Battle of the Species 19:25
Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada - La Reja 25:44
The Quantic Soul Orchestra - Melodious Wayfarer 30:35
The Limp Twins - Moving Closer to the Sofa 34:28
Lamb - B Line (Herbaliser mix) 38:28
Blackalicious - Lyric Fathom 42:49
de la soul - Not Over Till the Fat Lady Plays 46:06
As a founding member of the Wailers with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, Tosh set the tone for political reggae. Nicknamed Stepping Razor for his short temper he blazed a trail that no one has followed since. Sure there have been many Marley imitators (Maxi Priest, Wyclef...) but none could step up to the Peter Tosh mantle.
An extremely outspoken person and militant in his stance against the 'Shitstem.' At the One Love Peace Conference Tosh rallied against the current Jamaican government a direct counter point to Marley's Manley/Seaga hand holding gesture. He spoke to people about the lies that were taught in school about so called 'great men' like Christopher Columbus - a genocidal voyager. This type of stance would make him enemy #1 in Jamaica, a role he relished in.
Peter was murdered at age 43 by 'Bandits (cont'd)' September 11th 1987 at his home in Jamaica. Also murdered at the house was Free I a DJ that Peter Tosh was working with to start up a free radio station in Jamaica in hopes of freeing the minds of the poor oppressed people of the island. No one believes the Bandits story. Most feel that Peter's outspokenness and desire to become a leader of the people was the real reason why he, Free I and a man named Doc were killed that day. Well whatever the reason it sucks
I know, I know - what the hell have you been doing? Well, short answer - I've been busy. Long answer, I don't really have time for that - too busy
Anyway here is an old mix I made back in T.O. that features some Fila Brasilia, Estero, Coltrane, some old Polish funk from the 60s, a track that RZA lifted for Ghostface's Daytona 500, Tosca, Lord more
As a founding member of the Wailers with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, Tosh set the tone for political reggae. Nicknamed Stepping Razor for his short temper he blazed a trail that no one has followed since. Sure there have been many Marley imitators (Maxi Priest, Wyclef...) but none could step up to the Peter Tosh mantle.
