Ridym - Reggae Rockers 22

As we usher in the New Year with some reggae starting with some jazzy dub then slide into some rockers and finish up with two classics from Prince Buster with take it easy with a French twist and one from Keith & Tex.

And for those of you who can remember the intro is from the 70's hit TV show Water Margin bringing back some fond memories of Lin Chung and Liang Shang Po!

Grizz and SoulnRnB up next.

1. Lennie Hibbert - More Creation
2. King Tubbys - Take 5 Dub
3. Yabby You - Mash Down Rome Dub
4. Heptones - Crying Over You
5. Junior Delgado - Love Tickles Like Magic
6. Johny Clarke - Play Fool
7. Don Carlos - Nice Time (Late Nite Blues)
8. Gregory Isaacs - Mr Cop
9. George Faith - To Be A Lover
10. Keith & Tex - Stop That Train
11. Prince Buster - Take It Easy

Ridym - Reggae Rockers 21

Kicking this weeks RR21 with two from The Gladiators plus more from the likes of Luciano, Wayne Wonder and New Yorker Shinehead with his rendition of Michael Jacksons Billy Jean. Enjoy your week and be sure to check the site for some more mixes.

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 19

Greetings brothers and sisters and welcome back to the blogspot for some Roots & Culture healing this week and let's face it we could all do with some healing!

With artists like Dawn Penn, Bob Marley, Dennis Brown and Peter Tosh heading this one it's bound to get you where you need to be this weekend.

One Love

1. VC - By His Deeds
2. Dawn Penn - No No No
3. Mykal Rose - Zion & Dub
4. Bob Marley - Who The Cap Fit
5. Dennis Brown - Someone Special
6. George Dekker - Ganja Farmer
7. Culture - Stop The Fussing And Fighting
8. Peter Tosh - Dreamland

DJ Ridym - Chapter & Verse of DUB 3

Welcome mixtapers to the third session of my dub mixes. This one kicks off with one from the Vanguards of Dub, Iration Steppas followed by Prince Malachi's Guide Me on the Fort Augustus riddim. We turn back the hands of time to the original from Junior Delgado and from this point on its classic roots and dub all the way with Yabby You, Johnny Clarke, Linval Thompson and of course the father of dub himself, King Tubby.

More from DJ's Grizz and SoulnRnB to follow so until next time have a good week people.

1. Iration Steppas - I'm A Warrior
2. Prince Malachi - Guide Me
3. Junior Delgado - Fort Augustus
4. Michael Rose - Shilling
5. Yabby You - Beware + Dub
6. Jah Woosh - The Psalms
7. Johnny Clarke - Blood Dunza
8. King Tubby - Blood Dunza Dub
9. Linval Thompson - Double Trouble Dub
10. Barry Brown - Hold Them Rootsman
11. Johnny Clarke - Play Fool Fi Get Wise + Dub

DJ Ridym - Chapter & Verse of DUB 2

Greetings one and all to the second instalment of my chapter & verse of DUB series where I bring you the best in dub and roots music.

This weeks instalment has two from Kenny Knots who had a number one hit back in the day with watch all the people dancing recorded by Unity sound system. Kenny went on to record a whole bunch of music working with the bush chemists, Jah Tubbys and currently with Scottish sound system Mungos Hi-Fi

Some more heavyweight dub from Jah Warrior, Dubkasm and Tony Roots make this a speaker popping, chest caving experience you'll no doubt want to turn the bass up for this one!

I'll be back with more next week until then Peace

1. Kenny Knots - Jah Is To Be Praised
2. Kenny Knots - Jah Is To Be Praised Bong Mix
3. Tony Roots - Hola Zion
4. Tony Roots - Zion Dub
5. Kenny Knots - Battlefield
6. Kenny Knots - Battlefield Dub
7. Dubkasm - Higher Judgement Aba Shanti I Mix
8. Jah Warrior - Strictly Yard Music

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 8

Greetings mixtapers and welcome to Reggae Rockers 8 for your one stop reggae fix sure to blow your daily stresses away and make you feel irie!

This time round its back to the old skool with some killer cuts starting with Horace Andy's Skylarking followed by the dub version from none other than the nutty professor of Dub Mr Lee "scratch" Perry. Two from Augustus Pablo in steppers classic Think Twice and Let's Get Started. 

King Tubbys dub of Alton Ellis/I'm not the guy was a no brainer for this mix with Bobby Melody's rare groove of roots reggae anthems gives the mix the perfect balance. Ending the mix with the mighty Twinkle Brothers Never Get Burn and finally two Dubs from The Roots Radics Band.

The Roots Radics Band are more known for backing big named artists such as Barington Levy, Gregory Isaacs and Michael Prophet however for Flash Gordon meets Luke Skywalker they've teamed up with dub masters Scientist and Prince Jammy's studio to rework Linval Thompsons Skillful Man to produce this dub nugget.

Tune in for more from DJ's SoulnRnB and Grizz. Until next time ✡

1. Horace Andy - Skylarking
2. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Public Jestering
3. Augustus Pablo - Think Twice
4. Linval Thompson - Marijuana
5. Linval Thompson - Jamaican Colley
6. Dennis Brown - Africa We Want to go
7. Augustus Pablo - Let's Get Started
8. King Tubbys - Politricks Dub
9. Bobby Melody - Jah Bring I Joy
10. Twinkle Brothers - Never Get Burn
11. Roots Radics - Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker
12. Roots Radics - The Son of Darth Vader

DJ Ridym - Reggae Rockers 3 Reggae Got Funk

Welcome mix tapers to another Reggae Rockers exclusive mix with some nice funky baselines for your listening ears.

Kicking it off with some funky dub from Dennis Brown and Niney the Observer nicknamed Niney on account of him missing a digit but that didn't stop him being one of the best dub producers in the game back in the day. Imagine what he could have done if he had his thumb?! 

Continuing with dub versions of some funk classics such as Carl Bradney's version of War - Slipping Into Darkness and 'westbound train' with an intro at the beginning that has you wondering 'where have I heard that riff before?.. Al Green - Love and happiness, that's it!' It's sampling before it was even invented the ole fashioned way when you just straight out played it. Nice lol 

I sign off the mix with three reggae gems and one dub foundation tune that's bound to get your head bobbing and your speakers popping again courtesy of the mighty Burning Spear.

Enjoy your bank holiday weekend and don't worry if you can't make it to the Notting Hill Carnival as you have DJ Grizz coming up next with even more reggae niceness you lucky lucky people :) 

Peace - DJ Ridym

1. The Observers - Sir Niney's Rock 

2. Dennis Brown - Give A Helping Hand 

3. King Tubby & Delroy Wilson - Get Ready For The Master Dub

4. Carl Bradney - Slipping Into Darkness

5. Jacob Miller - Westbound Train

6. Norma White - I Want Your Love 

7. Carl Murphy - Lick I Pipe

8. Horace Andy - Mr Bassie

9. Dennis Brown - Some Like It Hot

10. Burning Spear - Black Wadada

DJ Ridym Presents - Reggae Rockers Volume 2

Going in double hard this week with numero 2 of the Reggae Rockers mix. Mixing it up from the get-go with a short intro from Japanese Jazz Funker's Jazztronik, dedicated to the Japanese crew out there that have been following this series.
Getting straight to it with Jacob Miller's keep on knocking and the no:1 roots rockers anthem of all time PROPHECY.  No sound system worth their weight in bass could declare there love for reggae and not have this speaker popping classic blessing their dance hall at the end of the session. Warning: Serious Bass alert!

Sir Coxsone gives us homeward bound followed by the classic Babylon made popular in the scene from the film 'Babylon' where JAH SHAKA plays this dub plate in a sound clash against the upcoming challenger JAH LION.

Continuing the mix with some more ear bleeding basslines before signing off  just as hard as it began with Dillinger at King Tubby's in DUB.

Next up DJ Grizz & SoulnRnB will be back to whet your soulful appetite but until then stay blessed mixtapers.

1. Jazztronik - Click Clock (Big-up Japan crew)
2. Jacob Miller - Keep On Knocking
3. Fabienne (Fabian) Mirawada - Prophecy
4. Sir Coxsone Sound - Zion Bound
5. Johnny Clarke - Babylon
6. Rebel Regulars & General Saint - Jah Love
7. Cornell Campbell & Ranking Dread - Bandulu
8. Don Carlos - Nice Time (Late Nite Blues)
9. Horace Andy - Cus Cus
10. Dillinger at King Tubby's - Dub