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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grievousangel.net\/GAMixes\/BoomBoomBashment1.mp3\">John Eden vs Paul Meme – Boom Boom Bashment Mix<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9394\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-645-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.grievousangel.net\/GAMixes\/BoomBoomBashment1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grievousangel.net\/GAMixes\/BoomBoomBashment1.mp3\">http:\/\/www.grievousangel.net\/GAMixes\/BoomBoomBashment1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grievousangel.net\/GAMixes\/BoomBoomBashment1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.uncarved.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=645-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grievousangel.net\/GAMixes\/BoomBoomBashment1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BoomBoomBashment1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/uncarved-org-podcast\/id1536820384?mt=2&ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncarved.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quite clearly there is no way I\u2019m going to out-do the sheer balls-out hyperbole of <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.grievousangel.net\/page\/42\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul\u2019s sleevenotes<\/a>, so I\u2019ll keep it personal\u2026<\/p>\n<p>For me, this mix started before <em>Shake The Foundations volume 1<\/em> was completed in the summer of 2002. I was much more immersed in the current goings on of ragga then \u2013 listening to Rodigan every Sunday night, tuning into pirates, devouring the monthly catalogues from Dub Vendor. It was a mania I have more under control at the moment (for now anyway).<\/p>\n<p>Actually buying the tunes was something of a problem because I was pretty skint and the sevens had a habit of disappearing by the time I got the cash together to show my face in the shop\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But those Rodigan tapes went round and round in my head. The occasional one-riddim LP was snuck into the house, and Hackney Libraries came out on top with most of the Greensleeves one-riddim CDs in their racks at a very reasonable hire charge of 80p. Basically this mix would be impossible if I didn\u2019t live in London.<\/p>\n<p>I lived and breathed the CDs – on the way to work, at home in the evening on headphones (because only obsessives want to listen to 20 cuts of the same riddim in a row, yes?). Some of the riddims were rubbish, some of the great riddims had mainly rubbish performances on them or had great cuts which were spoilt half way through because of the obligatory bunning of the bogeyman, er, \u201cbattyman\u201d. Slowly but surely the cuts were whittled down\u2026 ticks and crosses.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say that this mix falls short of what the usual audiences expect \u2013 trad reggae fans (cf trad jazz fans) won\u2019t generally listen to anything after 1985, whilst the bashment massive won\u2019t listen to anything that came out before last month.<\/p>\n<p>The furious issuing of one-riddim albums, on an almost weekly basis by Greensleeves and VP has meant that a lot of tunes get completely overlooked in the stampede, and also that quality has been superseded by quantity. At one point it seemed all Sizzla had to do was to gargle over the latest riddim and it would be all over the pirate stations like a rash. With labels needing to provide the “big 2” with 20 cuts of a riddim (or 40 in cases like Martial Arts and Sledge!) it seemed like nobody was listening to some cuts more than once – not even the people who produced them.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why, in traditional white-boy crate-digging style, it\u2019s not bad to spend a bit of time raking over the ashes. In 20 years there will be a new cohort of trad reggae fans paying big bucks for some of these tunes on ebay, whilst bemoaning the fact that ALL reggae made in 2045 sounds awful.<\/p>\n<p>The mix was originally going to be entitled \u201cGirls, Guns, Ganja\u201d, those being the traditional preoccupations of most deejays. Of course many of the good cuts are actually <em>from <\/em>girls, and the lyrical preoccupations do move way beyond the basics. Half the fun is deciphering the vocal codes for yourself, though, so I won\u2019t get into it line by line.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the actual music you have the subtle minimalism like Double Jeopardy, and the pounding Forensic. The Wu-tang and spaghetti western influences on Lightning and Mexican rub up against the more traditional African elements in <a href=\"https:\/\/uncarved.org\/blog\/?p=103\">Amharic <\/a> and Nine Night.<\/p>\n<p>As ever, I feel like a total blagger working with such excellent material. Most of what I do is re-presenting other people\u2019s work in a new arena. If you like this mix the credit is due to the producers and artists and the best way to thank them is to stump up some cash for their work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tracklist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Double Jeopardy Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\nKings Of Kings (Ce’Cile Charlton & Cordel “Scatta” Burrell) 2001<\/p>\n<p>Jah Mason & Chrisinti: Up Up Up<br \/>\nMadd Anju feat. Cecile: Feel So Good<br \/>\nPinchers & Norris Man: Set Dem So<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Bushy Bushy Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\nExtra Extra (Debbie Harding & Harvel Hart) for 2001<\/p>\n<p>Ce’cile: Spider<br \/>\nDanny English: Right Ya Now<br \/>\nElephant Man: Sex<br \/>\nSizzla: Bus Out A Dis<br \/>\nAlizade: Energy<br \/>\nCe’cile: Spider<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Mexican Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\nPot Of Gold (Richie Stephens) 2002<\/p>\n<p>Bounty Killer: Dem Bawling<br \/>\nMad Cobra: Fool<br \/>\nNinja Man: Sharp Like A Knife<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Rice & Peas Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\nNatural Bridge (Rohan “Snow Cone” Fuller) 2002<\/p>\n<p>Fat Bastard: Rice & Peas<br \/>\nLady G: Girls Know What Guys Want<br \/>\nSpragga Benz & Elephant Man: Warrior Cause<br \/>\nFrankie Sly: Dem Nuh Know We<br \/>\nShano: School<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Lightning Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\n2 Hard (Jeremy Harding) 2001<\/p>\n<p>Ward 21: Don’t Push It \/ Pacemakers Bad Man<br \/>\nGabriel: The Powers<br \/>\nKurupp, Mr. Vegas, & Sean Paul: Eye For Eye<br \/>\nBuccaneer: Oh My God<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Liquid Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\n2 Hard (Jeremy Harding) 2001<\/p>\n<p>Sean Paul & Cecile: Can You Do The Work<br \/>\nDevonte & Tanto Metro: Give It To He<br \/>\nMadd Anju: Someting For Dat<br \/>\nLady Saw: Tell Me What You Like<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Amharic Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\nJam II (Jammy “Jam 2” James) 2003<\/p>\n<p>Sizzla: Peace<br \/>\nCecile: All Night<br \/>\nLady Saw: Hot Gal Fi Life<br \/>\nSpragga Benz & TOK: We Waah<br \/>\nSpragga Benz: Dem A Chat<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Tai Chi Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\nB-Rich (Richard “Shams” Browne) 2002<\/p>\n<p>T.O.K.: Cree<br \/>\nSean Paul: Time After Time<br \/>\nWayne Marshall: Need A Girl Tonight<br \/>\nTanya Stephens: Please Me<br \/>\nLady Saw: Yeh Yeh<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Nine Night Riddim<\/strong><br \/>\nStudio 2000 (Steelie and Clevie) 2001<\/p>\n<p>Lexxus: Gwaan Trace<br \/>\nRed Rat: Fright Night<br \/>\nMister G: Old Crook<br \/>\nCaptain Barkey: Wine Baby Wine<br \/>\nWicker Man: Girls Gungo Walk<br \/>\nSasha: Poppy<br \/>\nDetermine: Rappin’ Up Rhymes<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Forensic Riddim <\/strong><br \/>\nIn The Streetz (Mr. Vegas & “Computer Paul” Henton) 2003<\/p>\n<p>Kerry: I Got The Man<br \/>\nDetermine: Round And Round<br \/>\nCecile: Weh Yu Up To<br \/>\nTurbulence: Hype in Jah<br \/>\nMr Vegas: Fuck Face<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. 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