4/25/2007 Echo Chamber
Week 2 of the KFAI Spring Pledge Drive and the doctors of dub put together a heavy, heavy show! First off, we did part 2 of "Word Beat I Powa", our annual dub poetry/poetry/spoken word special. From our pal Planet Jackson (from On the Wire , BBC Lancashire) we had 2 cool poems from dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah (including the hilarious "Talking Turkeys"). From the Jamaican dub poets Royal African Soldiers we received a history lesson through Ginsu's telling of the "Glorious Past." One of LKJ's dreadest tracks ever, "Five Nights of Bleeding" kept the dub poetry thing going. Then we returned to beat poet Jack Kerouac for a few excerpts (with Paul Haig's "Cinematique" providing some jazzy background). DJ Swiss added the trippy poetry of Tarwater (with the track "Lower Manhattan Pantoum"). One poem we repeated from last week was "Never Here", by e.g. bailey. Rounding out the "Word Beat" was one great Jamaican "toaster" that we missed last week, the incomparable Big Youth (backed by some heavy Twilight Circus). On top of this we had a bunch of new music from Up, Bustle, & Out, Finn the Giant, Doctor Echo/Who Knows, Messian Dread, Maimon, The Storytellers, Cherine Anderson, Natural Black (w/ Twilight Circus), Luciano, Library Science, and more. Finally, we got a taste of the Mad Professor live show (at Martyrs' in Chicago), as recorded by the TurnTableTerrorist of Echo Beach (WLUW-FM). Dread....beat...and Dub!
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Note: * indicates recent releases and newly re-released material
| *Who Knows - Dub Anthem album: Dub Sac; label: Annica | |
| *Finn the Giant and Sandmonk - New Dub Order album: N/A; label: giantsounds.com | |
| The Flykicks - Fjardingen Dub album: Dub from the Krypt; label: Jamendo.com (download) | |
| *Messian Dread - Only A Fool album: Showcase; label: dubroom.org (exclusive download) | |
| *Up, Bustle & Out/Control Machete - Genio del Dub album: Mexican Sessions; label: Collision - Cause of Chap. 3 | |
| Royal African Soldiers - Glorious Past album: Run Away Slaves; label: self-produced | |
| Benjamin Zephaniah - This Poetry album: N/A; label: ? | |
| *The Storytellers - Ancient Man album: Dub Sac; label: Annica | |
| The Flykicks - Nya Tag Dub album: Dub from the Krypt; label: Jamendo.com (download) | |
| The Flykicks - Dub At First Sight album: Dub from the Krypt; label: Jamendo.com (download) | |
| *Maimon - Uman album: Third Ear; label: Skank | |
| *Lloyd's All Stars - Dread Dub album: Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller; label: Trojan | |
| *Cherine Anderson - Kingston State of Mind album: N/A; label: Taxi? | |
| *Natural Black / Twilight Circus - Are You Ready? album: Riddim Magazine - CD #6; label: M Records | |
| Dubphil - Stop USA album: Come Back; label: Jamendo.com (download) | |
| Bunny Wailer - Armageddon Dub album: Dub D'sco; label: Solomonic/RAS | |
| Bunny Wailer - Dub Tree album: Dub D'sco; label: Solomonic/RAS | |
| Big Youth / Twilight Circus - Daniel In the Lion's Den album: N/A; label: M Records | |
| Mad Professor - ? album: recorded live at Martyr's in Chicago; label: N/A | |
| Linton Kwesi Johnson - Five Nights of Bleeding album: Dread Beat An' Blood; label: Frontline/Virgin | |
| Jack Kerouac - excerpts: Charlie Parker + Dave Brubeck + One Mother album: Poetry for the Beat Generation; label: Rhino | |
| Paul Haig - City Of Fun [background for Kerouac readings above] album: Cinematique; label: LTM | |
| *Ojos de Brujo - Get Up, Stand Up album: Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project; label: Six Degrees | |
| *Luciano - I Believe album: Riddim Rider #22: Old Pirate; label: Jet Star | |
| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Living Like A Refugee album: Riddim Magazine - CD #6; label: ? | |
| *Abassi All Stars - Cross the Dub album: Dub Showcase; label: Universal Egg | |
| Benjamin Zephaniah - Talking Turkeys (poem) album: N/A; label: ? | |
| Automaton - Asiyah Dub [background for Benjamin Z. above and e.g. bailey below] album: Dub Terror Exhaust; label: Strata | |
| e.g. bailey - Never Here (poem) album: N/A; label: N/A | |
| Zamala - Earthmen album: Requiem pour un split; label: Jamendo.com (download) | |
| Zamala - Earthmen Dub album: Requiem pour un split; label: Jamendo.com (download) | |
| All India Radio - The Quiet Ambient album: Echo Other; label: Minty Fresh | |
| All India Radio - Song In C album: Echo Other; label: Minty Fresh | |
| nnnj - What's The Weather Like Tomorrow album: Re:up Mix Series vol. 2; label: theAgriculture | |
| *Tarwater - Lower Manhatten Pantoum album: Spider Smile; label: Morr Music | |
| Sly & Robbie - Vice Vanity (Noiseshaper rmx) album: Dub Selector 3 [various artists]; label: Quango | |
| *Library Science - Overpass album: The Chancellor; label: Happi Tyme | |
| *Library Science - Mika album: The Chancellor; label: Happi Tyme | |
| Jah Wobble - Beat The Drum for Me album: The Legend Lives On: Betrayal; label: Virgin | |
| *Vibronics meet The Disciples ft. Prince Allah - One Bright Day (Dub) album: Rewind & Remix V1-4; label: Scoops | |
| Poxfil - Exotic album: Learning Guitar With Poxfil; label: Jamendo.com (download) | |
| Volfoniq (& Dot) - Imasson album: DBC Live (with Pao); label: AntiBlues-Le Tristaux Liquident | |
| Bim Sherman & League of Zion - Survival (Dub) album: Discoverers Parts 1 & 2; label: Century |
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