Harvard-based college radio station ‘WHRB’, broadcasts to the whole of Boston. They are about to broadcast every single blogariddims podcast in an orgy of musical mentalism: Each January and May, during the Reading and Exam Periods of Harvard College, WHRB presents marathon-style musical programs devoted to a single composer, performer, genre, or subject. The New …
Hungry for more, huh? Here are a few thoughts on the riddims themselves… I had planned to try and outdo Droid’s recent commentary on his raggamortis mix, but time has not allowed this. Plus I realised that I would basically just be plagiarising large chunks of Dancehall Explosion: Reggae Music Into The Next Millennium by …
riddim / original label / producer Broke Bottle / Q45 / Desmond & Rupert Blake1. Egg Nog – Getaway Driver2. Beenie Man – Always Be My Baby3. Harry Toddler – Get Gal Easy4. Version Baddis Ting / Hi-Profile / Richard Browne5. General Degree – Miss Gotti6. Chico – Grudgeful7. Mr Vegas – Jacket8. Version Black …
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Here is my contribution to this week’s big news. John Eden – Answer riddim mix clash by Johnedenuk on Mixcloud 45 minutes of prime reggae, rocksteady and dancehall – on varied (but all excellent) cuts of the Answer Riddim. A one take live mix, with a few exclusive contributions from Hackney’s best female MC. Tracklist: …
This mix came out as part of the excellent blogariddims series in December. 1. Elizabeth Welch – Stormy Weather 2. The Passions – I’m In Love With A German Film Star 3. Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary 4. Foxx – S-S-Single Bed 5. “Malcolm McLaren” (i.e. Bow Wow Wow) – Sexy Eiffel Tower 6. 2 Unlimited …
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Less than two days to go in the Blogariddims Office Party Mix track spotting competition! I won’t be doing an end-of-year-round-up but am instead doing a 2006mix which will only appear on a limited number of CDRs (i.e. you won’t be able to download it). If you can identify more than 6 tracks in the Office …
A festive session featuring divas, teenagers, ice queens and those in between 1. “Everything I have is gone” 2. “Trying not to pose” 3. “Perhaps if I held you” 4. “The pleasures of night” 5. “It didn’t matter that he was tame” 6. “It penetrates your brain” 7. “A place to stay” 8. “I …