Society's Fault 6-7-13 'National Ska Day, Vol. 2'

An all-ska edition of our radio program....old Jamaican shit, 2-tone and 3rd wave all mixed together. If ya hate ska, stay away from this one.

Society's Fault 6-7-13 - National Ska Day 2 by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Obscuro! Mixtape #19 - 'Nightsounds, vol. 3 - instrumentals'

More Nightsounds for ya. Not COMPLETELY instrumental, but the words on this one are few and far between. There's kind of a surf theme throughout, but the tracks come from all over the globe...Pakistan, Thailand, Jamaica, what have ya. There's also quite a bit of instrumental funk thrown in with the surf. Trust me, they go well together. Anyhow...enjoy.

Obscuro! Mixtape #19 - 'Nightsounds, vol. 3 - instrumentals' by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Obscuro! Mixtape #18...'skaddities'

More summer vibes for yall. I apologize for the lack of posts recently...been doing music stuff 'r something. Anyhow. A lot of people probably won't like this one because it's all ska. And not the 'cool' old kind of ska...it's ALL 3rd wave. Whatever. I grew up in the mid-90's when this shit was off the hook. And, like always, there are some hidden gems. You'll hear everything from Mr. Bungle's high school demos to satanic weirdness to turntable stylee. Most of this is just my favorite ska songs...enjoy, if you dare!

Obscuro! Mixtape #18 - 'skaddities' by Bizarrojerry on Mixcloud

Missing Link - 'Entourage Garage'

Here's a lost classic from the third-wave ska era...if there is such a thing. I first heard Missing Link on one of those JetSet mp3 compilations that came with various magazines in the 90's. A few years later, I finally located a copy of their sole release in a cutout bin. Why these guys never made it to the level of a Mighty Mighty Bosstones is beyond me. As far as I know, this is the only group aside from Sublime that successfully mixed hip hop and ska. I dunno why more groups didn't try a style like this...it seems obvious to me. However, whereas Sublime was a complex musical stew, this release is pretty much just third wave ska with turntables and a bunch of rappers.

The rappers are your average rapid-fire white boys, and the music is kinda generic, but the overall effect is a whole lot of fun. If you have any interest in ska, you'll probably dig this. Holds up a lot better than most other mid-90's ska releases.

Missing Link - 'Entourage Garage'

Tracklist:

1. La La
2. Na Na
3. Pussy Cat in the Kangol Hat
4. That Guy
5. Secret Mission
6. Wall Street
7. Barfly
8. Kama Sutra
9. L.I.N.K.
10. Bong Hit Sound
11. Bong Trip 2
12. Pass the Suds
13. Gong Sound (Dinner is Served)
14. Can't Remember
15. Fly Girl
16. G.P.C.
17. Drunken Man
18. Madd Boxx



***RE-UPLOADED 11/25/14***


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Ska Week.

Doing a lot of driving = lots of classic-era ska. It's all got a steady beat that you can cruise to, but not in a lame techno way. This week on Society's Fault (the proto-punk, punk, and post-punk program) we're doing proto-ska, ska, and post-ska. Which isn't really very accurate, but it's easier than saying 'classic Jamaican ska, two-tone, and third-wave ska and/or ska punk.' So. Because of all that, here are some very good classic ska things.

First up, 'The Original Rude Boy,' a best-of collection by Desmond Dekker. This dude doesn't have a bad song, really, but there are a lot of really good ones here. Definitely my favorite of this stuff.

Tracklist:

1. King of Ska

2. Honour Your Father and Mother

3. Get Up Edina

4. Rude Boy Train

5. 007 (Shanty Town)

6. Israelites

7. Mother's Young Girl

8. Music Like Dirt

9. It Mek

10. Pickney Gal

11. You Can Get it if You Really Want

12. Hippopotamus

13. Big Headed (Dub Mix)

14. Young Generation

15. Carry Go Bring Come

16. King of Ska '93

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Next up, the compilation 'Studio One Ska,' released in 2004. This is a bunch of stuff from one of the first studios to produce ska recordings in the early '60's. About h

alf-and-half kickin' instrumentals and vocal cuts. All good.

Tracklist:

1. Jackie Mittoo - El Bang Bang

2. Ken Boothe and Stranger Cole - Artie Bella

3. The Wailers - (I'm Gonna) Put it On

4. The Skatalites - Addis Ababa

5. Roland Alphonso - President Kennedy

6. Joe Higgs - (I'm the) Song My Enemies Sing

7. The Skatalites - Beardsman Ska

8. Delroy Wilson - I Want Justice

9. Tommy McCook's Orchestra - Sampson

10. The Ethiopians - I'm Gonna Take Over Now

11. Tommy McCook - Freedom Sounds

12. The Maytals - Marching On

13. The Skatalites - Exodus

14. Roland Alphonso - Look Away Ska

15. Don Drummond - Don Cosmic

16. Roland Alphonso - Scambalena

17. Andy and Joey - You're Wondering Now

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Lastly, here's an odd, semi-exploito release. I guess(?) this is long out-of-print, but apparently Epic records sent Curtis Mayfield to Jamaica in order to compile a CD of, as the title says, 'Real Jamaican Ska.' This was to capitalize on the minor Caribbean music craze in the states during 1964 apparently. It's got some early Bob Marley tunes and some awesome Jimmy Cliff songs.

Tracklist:

1. Lord Creator - Don't Stay Out Late

2. Lord Creator - Little Miss Princess

3. Jimmy Cliff - Ska All Over the World

4. Jimmy Cliff - Trust No Man

5. Winston Samuels - You are the One

6. The Techniques - No One

7. Lord Creator - Golden Love

8. Lord Creator - Man to Man

9. Lord Creator - Angela

10. The Charmers - Time After Time

11. The Techniques - Remember I Told You

12. The Charmers - Misery

13. Bob Marley - Simmer Down

14. Bob Marley - I Am Going Home

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