Flippin' hot, isn't it?!
My car ended up in the garage on Monday, so I had the additional joy of using the Great Western Railway service for a large chunk of my commute for most of this week.
Which also meant spending up to two hours stuck in the train station each evening, watching successive homeward bound trains either being delayed, cancelled or, bizarrely, still showing as "on time" even though their arrival time had long passed and there was no sign of them.
Anyway, what got me to a rather more chilled space - mentally if not physically - was a playlist of reggae and dub music, guaranteed to get me to a better place, even if the effing trains couldn't manage it.
Hence the inspiration for today's selection. Top tunes from John Holt, Horseman and Winston Francis (both ably assisted by Prince Fatty), Big Youth, Derrick Morgan, The Heptones and Lee 'Scratch' Perry.
There's also a generous portion of dub, courtesy of The Crystalites and Augustus Pablo, Linton Kwesi Johnson, G.G. Allstars, Horace Andy, King Tubby, Dennis Bovell, Adrian Sherwood and Scientist.
And, if you're interested in this kind of thing, today's post title is a BBC News headline. In dub, naturally.
Not as cool os a shady pool, perhaps and too cool for school, but it's cool enough for this old fool!
1) Which Way You Going Baby (Jamaican Mix): John Holt (1973)
2) Bass & Drum Version: The Crystalites ft. Big Youth & Augustus Pablo (1973)
3) Funny Dub (Version By Linton Kwesi Johnson & Dennis Bovell): Linton Kwesi Johnson (1979)
4) Mosquito Dub (Remix By Alvin Ranglin): G.G. Allstars (1973)
5) Ghetto (Album Version By Horseman & Prince Fatty): Horseman ft. Winston Reedy (2014)
6) Georgie: Big Youth (1995)
7) The Break: Prince Fatty ft. Winston Francis (2019)
8) Shirley Come Back To Me: Derrick Morgan (1975)
9) Don't Try To Dub: Horace Andy (1973)
10) Sneak Invasion Dub: King Tubby (1976)
11) Cool Rasta: The Heptones (1976)
12) In Tha Mix: Dennis Bovell (2012)
13) His Master's Voice: Lee 'Scratch' Perry (2009)
14) Counter Intelligence Dub: Scientist (1974)
1973: Backslider EP: 4
1973: Dock Of The Bay EP: 2
1973: 1000 Volts Of Holt: 1
1975: Feel So Good: 8
1976: Cool Rasta: 11
1979: Sonny's Lettah! EP: 3
1995: Joe Gibbs Presents: D.J. Originators Vol. 1: Head To Head: 6
2002: Dub / More Bass Culture: 10, 14
2009: Dub Setter: 13
2011: Jackpot Presents Horace Andy In Dub: 9
2012: Mek It Run: 12
2014: Dawn Of The Dread: 5
2019: In The Viper's Shadow: 7
And because we've all made it to the weekend, here's my Lovers Rock selection from March 2022.
If this is to be listened to after the record breaking heatwave then I'll need to wait until at least tomorrow here in London. Looks a great selection though. Sympathies for your commute.
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