Friday, April 28, 2006

RSS / PODCLASH now on!

YEs I, i think this is a way for you to get the soundclash shows downloaded straight without you even noticing... Not just for itunes users but i have no idea how to make it work, but i think it does...

this is the RSS URL: http://www.soundclash.org/player/podcast.php

feedback and instructions to use for non mac non i tunes non ipod users welcome!!

Thursday, April 27, 2006

the BOMBIST in LONDON

mashups from Bost and Bim (Special Delivery), taken from the Yankee a yard CD, explode inna London this week on the BOMBIST label!!



50 Cent - P.I.M.P.
Alicia Keys - If I ain't got you, both on the STRANGER riddim

Jackson 5 - I want you back (Natt Dread rdm)
John Legend - Ordinary People (Stranger)

available from PHONICA and many other london outlets...

check out the stuff also on myspace.com/remixreggae

Death Before Dishonour - World Clash

RICKY TROOPER SOUND wins it in the final vs David Rodigan at the final round...

Black Kat, Bass Odysseye, Alaska also represent...

LISTEN UP on BBC 1XTRA....

soundbwoy! take dis!!!

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

*** NEWS ***

GOOD news actually... We are back broadcasting from tomorrow Wednesday, at 9pm GMT, from soundclash.org you will have a pop-up with right links... otherwise go straight to soundclash.org/live at the indicated time...

On the menu is the usual mixin and matching of olde and nu sounds... on the news front, we will feature the current hit riddim from Massive B, the Jah Love riddim based on Yabby U anthemic "warning the nation". On the mashup tip we have some no-so new but well hard and upbeat mashups on Mr Oizo's Flat Eric and a Barrington Levi anthem in digi 2005 style. On the oldies point of view, we found at soul jazz the original to Dawn Penn's No No No, which is an umtempo rythm and blues track, killer. Plus a new reggae mix from myself, including several tunes on the Downsound label and god know what flex has in store, but he's been busy doing other things like...

THE PODCLASH
We don't even know what a Podcast was, and we don't use Apple corp I tunes things, but we thought some of you might do. So, although we are still on the testing phase, do go on Itunes or elsewhere where you find podcasts, and look for the "PODCLASH"!!
As i just discovered, a Podcast is something you subsribe to, so that everytime you connect you Ipod to your computer, it downloads the latest soundclash show without having to do anything...

HTML
Soon our website will be available in both Flash (present form) and HTML. Specially for those who haven't figured out you need to touch the tip of the moving record arm to scroll!!!

GUESTS


In May, more top-class reggae people will come through the studio... the first one to be confirmed is YT, the UK's top rankin dancehall artist. In da house to talk about his past hits, Wicked Act, current hit, England story (on sleng teng and ghetto story riddims) and his coming album TBR in may: STRAIGHT OUTTA BRITAIN! Check him out at the release party, along with our friends of SECTION SOUND and VITAL SOUND, at 6ft under, aka unda da bridge, kingsland road, shoreditch, on saturday 13th May.

BASHMENT



Big tings a gwa'an this bank holiday weekend...

I will be off to the Jamaican Bashment, 2nd edition, this Saturday, in Le Mans, France.

Organised by Irie Ites, feat. Turbulence, Lutan Fyah, Mafia and Fluxi band, One Love Vs Supersonic soundclash.


But there are plenty of things happening in London too, for listings, we recommend Rastaites.com and reggaenews.co.uk

In the meantime, in London, on sunday there is a big King Sturgav dance at brixton recreation centre, with U Roy, Sugor Minott, Josey Wales and more...

The next day in Hammersmith Palais, there is the Young Lions tour, with Turbulence, Gentleman, Chezidek....

Both these london gigs are BIG, and well recommened...

all we need is the weather now...

Sunday, April 23, 2006

bored of soundclash radio? try Versionist.com

I know it highly unlikely, but some of you have got through the archive and want more... we'll be back broacasting this Wednesday 26th but in the mean time i could suggest you tuned to Versionist.com shocking playlist/radio, playing what we like to hear... a mix of olde and nu reggie!

TUNE IN HERE and select the way you want it at the bottom.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

tonight and every thursday - Scandal Bag

Yes I, Flex and Iman in session from 7pm til 11.20 at gramaphone, E1 6LT london tonight.

next late session til 2am will be Thu. 4th May.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Easter Weekend - Report

Yes! It was an intense and vibesful easter weekend for many of us... After a good departure gig in our home at Gramaphone on Thursday, with Jstar mashing things up rightly alondside culture (see below)... we set off to Lille the next day... We made many friends on the ferry and took a couple of pics...





We arrived in Lille at the Djoloff reggae café, greeted by chief of booze, Ninja and chief of tings Medhi, aka Mexik1. 12prod is in fact a massive crew, with something like 4 selectors and 3 MCs, am i right? Djoloff a nice little bar, with nuff JA decoration and pics of crew alongside Sugar Minott, King Jammy's and many top-class reggaemen visiting this smallish graffiti decorated basement. The 12crew warmed things up nicely mainly inna early dancehall style...



After a couple of 12 prod dubplates, including some ruff Horace Andy and Shinehead cuts, we came in on Ashley Beedle's "Stand Up Jamrock", Bob Marley on the Jamrock... Culture then came in on Don Carlos' Hog and Goat version. Nuff versions excursions from the man Brother Culture, in good form despite a crowd which didn't fill the place up as much as one would have liked... Also, perhaps the Lille Soundbwoys would have like a more jugglist style and more dubplates... But who needs dubplates when you've got brother culture??

Sepia photos courtesy of: www.reggae-blog.com




This photo thanks to Ras Bundy from Reggae-vibes.fr



More Photos HERE

The crowd hadn't heard Upstate and Jstar remixes before... So we played it the original london mashup style, which first surprised the massive but eventually conquered them... We kept the dance going to tunes i would think, 75% were played in Lille for the first time... Nuff good vibes til 3...

DOWNLOAD THE SOUNDTAPE!


After that, nice little wind-down alongside the 12 crew and the local rootsical authorities...




PARIS

After a long after party in Lille, we drove down to Paris and reached Nouveau Casino for a nice diner, with Parisian friends, Soul Jazz Crew and Etienne the promoter. Pete Reily and Scott Bethel represented the soul jazz alongside Oxman, who works at Dub Vendor and also helps compile Soul Jazz compilation like Studio One Lovers 2. The place opened at 12 and by 12.45, it was already full of dancers... Clash Hi-Fi mashed it in all style, including a 20min soul funk set with killer cuts from Freestylers and the Organ Donor version of the Lefties Soul Connection... Nuff mashups from the Flex stables and Upstate, and loads of response to Brother Culture, on stage for an hour on nu roots and oldies... Great sound and fully packed dancing session...
Soul Jazz came down with Oxman in top form, riding many classic studio one tunes, mixed in with recent hits and old school jungle... At 5 the place was still packed and on fire!!






Overall it was a wicked weekend... Big up promoters like Mehdi and Etienne who made is possible. Many thanks for those that travelled to reach the gig, and all the support and big ups... we will be back!!



One Love

Friday, April 14, 2006

Easter Weekend in France...

check us out here:




photos and recordings and tales to be put up here through the weekend..

have a nice one

soundtape one again

the links from the newsletter to our latest soundtape with roots garden in brighton, feat. MC Trooper, Brother CUlture, Rastali, is also here:

ROOTS GARDEN / CLASH HI-FI DOWNLOAD part 2

Thursday, April 06, 2006

SCANDAL BAG - every Thursday

we're on tonight 7-11.20 and next week,

EASTER SPECIAL LATE MASHUP NIGHT

feat. JSTAR, HEATWAVE, CLASH HI-FI, SYSTEM ERROR and the great BROTHER CULTURE
7pm - 2am
Two floors of blazin fyah!
Free entry



YES I!
Very nice session with good support from the jstar, heatwave and flex close crews. Brilliant MIC style from Brother Culture longside Jstar and Clash Hi-Fi... nuff vibes and nice to see the downstairs of gramaphone finally well busy... check the pics... no recording this time, what a shame...

big up the TIGHTEN UP crew, Tim P and Mistah Brown for coming down...

Next late night will be Thursday 4th of May... But we're on there every week til 11.30.








Wednesday, April 05, 2006

IRIE ITES SOUND in MALAGA

Yes I, I&I went down to Malaga Spain, to MC along the mighty Irie Ites Sound System from France... Blazing Fire from their dubplate arsenal and their two singers, Keefaz and Ras Mc Bean! Plus a wicked live set before hand from the Wise House Crew, featuring local singers and MCs: Leroy Onestone, Zuri, Nabu, Little Pepe, Ras Boti, Payo Directo and Prince Mike. It was all organised by the champion WADADA crew who did a great job at pulling this one together and treating us like KINGS!

BLESS, LOVE and NUFF THANXX everyone!!

also it was good to see the sponsors, the city of Malaga and Sensemilia street, working hand in hand!!

here are some pics...


















CLASH HI FI meets ROOTS GARDEN



SESSION AT AUDIO

SUNDAY
9th APRIL

playing back2back with the ruling sound pon the south coast: ROOTS GARDEN

It was a killer session, reuniting MCs Brother Culture and Trooper from Jah Revelation Muzik, with drum n bass MC Darrison, Rastali and the Brighton Harmonic man passing through...


check photos and soundtapes...






LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE SOUNDTAPE IN THE LATEST NEWSLETTER