Bassment Sessions Show 238 (Black Uhuru, Kiko Bun, ZOOLOOK, Dennis Brown) Coming down to the very end of the road for The Bassment Sessions with this 2nd-to-last show featuring the legends and several listener requests. Jump in and soak up the good vibes that just soothe the soul. Kick back, crank it up – this […]
Bassment Sessions Show 237 (Fatboy Slim, Congos, Mungo’s General Levy) Step aside for the funk’n’hop from Brighton’s legend Fatboy Slim as I drop three head noddin’ chunes for the Featured Artist of The Week, several song requests for longtime listeners that include Yaksha & Fikir Amlak, Congos, and Mungo’s plus the IRIE Track of the […]
Bassment Sessions Show #236 (Richie Phoe, Don Hartley, Manudigital, Viceroys) Mr Richie Phoe takes center stage as the Featured Artist Of The Week along with the IRIE Track of the Week by Don Hartley plus some sweety new releases from Manudigital, Mighty Massa, Hollowcore, and more. Kick back, crank it up – this week’s show […]
Bassment Sessions Show 235 (Prince Far I, Zoolook, De La Soul, Skarra Mucci) Back with a fresh new show for fall with a bag full of new tunes, three classics from the one and only Prince Far I, the IRIE Track of The Week with Zoolook’s new release, and an exclusive from Canada’s own Jay […]
Bassment Sessions Throwback (Rare Reggae Gems) For this special episode, I sifted through hundreds of songs I felt fell into the “rare” category as most are unknown or ultra-rare 7” releases or as I call them, Rare Reggae Gems. Music is left behind in the dust of time but not forgotten. Part of the fun […]
Bassment Sessions Throwback (2 Tone Special: Specials, Beat, Madness, Selector) Harkening back to that golden-era of second-wave ska launched by The Specials, Jerry Dammers, and his 2-Tone label sparked off a short, but incredible run of what have now become classic ska tunes from bands like The Beat, Madness, Selector, and many more. Kick back, […]
Bassment Sessions Throwback, Part 2 For Part Two, I’ll be looking at how Studio One regained the crown after losing some of their cache and hitmaking ability to Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle and his rocksteady output by shifting gears, embracing Rasta and the evolving roots reggae style, toasting, rub-a-dub, dub and rockers ushering in the […]
Bassment Sessions Throwback, Part 1 Every transformation of music in Jamaica from 50s R&B & Mento, Ska to Rocksteady, Roots to Rockers, Dancehall to Digital – Studio One has been one of the driving forces of music. Hour one, part one ( of a three-part series), looks at the origins of Coxsone Dodd and Studio […]
Bassment Sessions Show 234 Today we take a trip back in time to the 60s and 70s, re-discovering an engineer turned producer that has his fingers on many classic tracks and worked with legends. Our Featured Artist of the Week is Sid Bucknor. Two late 80s Hip-Hop jams from Queen Latifah and De La Soul […]
Bassment Sessions Show 233 It’s a fresh new month with new music from Blackout JA, Silly Walks & Micky B (Irie Track of the Week) plus the Featured Artist of the Week straight outta Birmingham, England, Overproof Soundsystem plus our regular Hip Hop Throwback with two classics from Digital Underground and Eric B & Rakim. […]
Bassment Sessions Show 232 For our final wrap of the Dub Trilogy 3-show extravaganza of dub, we showcase some classics from the Lovers Rock era with Dennis Bovell and Janet Kay, deep roots dub from Twinkle Brothers, Marley, Tubby and African Brothers alongside modern creators Butch Cassidy Sound System, Jah Shaka, Mad Professor & Pachyman. […]
Bassment Sessions Show 231 On this week’s show, we dive back into the roots of dub all the way up to modern times – once again it’s all about the dub spanning almost 50 years from across the globe – UK, USA, Jamaica, Canada and more. Kick back, crank it up – this week’s show […]