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  • Lee Perry Dubs The Wailers Vol-I

    Lee Perry Dubs The Wailers Vol-I

    Lee Perry & The Wailers, 2 of the premier reggae artists/bands ever to leave JA, in the late 1960’s & early 70’s ska was in decline & a new sound was king, Lee Perry had left Joe Gibb’s Amalgamated label in a blaze of fury & then had his Upsetters ‘stolen’ by Bob Marley, Marley…

  • Junior Byles Mixup

    Junior Byles Mixup

    Junior Byles Mixup, 28 deadly cuts covering mostly the 1970-1976 period when Kerrie Byles Jr’s voice was at its sweetest, produced by some of the biggest names in reggae (Joe Gibbs & Errol T, Leroy Hollet & Dudley Swaby aswell as Lee Perry to name a few). Turn the bass up & relax with a…

  • Saturday Nite Mashup Mixup

    A big fat bass-ridden reggae melting pot, this mix is the set i play back to back with Mary when we want to smash the dancefloor, hits from the J Star, Primetime & Flex labels feature heavily here along with a few from Fizzle, Peckings & Punchline. Want reggae mixed up with hip-hop, rap &…

  • I’ve Been A Lil Slack

    So heres an old set from 2008 to chill out & spark one up to, it’s from a wednesday nite Blunt Beats radio session, theme for the nite was “The Dub Chamber” & thats exactly what it turned out to be. Download & listen now links after the tracklisting, theres the whole 4 hour set…

  • herb – Selects Essential Ska Vol-1

    Ive been playing some of these for years in my set & i never ever get bored of them, The ‘Prince Buster All Stars’ tracks sit in my brain for days after hearing them & who could tire of the mighty ‘Desmond Riley – Skinheads A Message To You’. 31 jumpup SKA hits mixedup into…

  • Rhythms Of The World 2008 Blunt Beats Stage Set

    A set i played at the Rhythms Of The World festival in 2008 on the Blunt Beats Stage

  • herb – Selects From The Upsetter Label vol 2

    A dubby feel to the 2nd installment of this series, mostly from the Upsetter label with a few blank pre’s thrown in for good measure

  • herb – Selects From The Wailers Ska vol-I

    The Wailers made some of the best ska on the planet, heres a little selection to whet your appetite, vol-II coming soon

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