Gonna Put a Reggae in Your Jeggae: Transmission 52, 2013 August 8

A dark and stormy night produces a chill set of tunes, with occasional explosiveness courtesy of Adrian Sherwood and the On-U Sound crew. WRFI was enduring a rough phase with its new transmitter, wherein every patch of rough weather was knocking 88.1 off the air. This particular BOMBAST may always have been a web exclusive, but at least it is now archived.

Listening back through this program, I am well pleased and a bit saddened all at once. Pleased: the selection is tight and makes sense, even for an "overflow" program; good to know that what doesn't "make the cut" for a regular show still passes the quality test. Saddened: it's getting to the point where these "unofficial" programs are actually more fun than the regular show. The regular show is pressure, you guys. I don't know how I managed to do that to myself, but here we are.

Erratum: I was mistaken about Jah Wobble's contribution to the Dub Syndicate track, in that he didn't make one. In my defense, he did play bass on "Overboard," which sits next to it on this record. What's new?

BOMBAST playlist, 2013 August 8-9, 2300-0100:

1. "Connection" | King Tuff | Was Dead | Burger
2. "36 Years Later" | Wild Billy Chyldish and the Chatham Forts | All Our Forts Are With You | Damaged Goods
3. "Stronsay" | Boozoo Bajou | Jan Mayen | R & S - Apollo
4. "Jahovia (E.M.M.A & Will LV Dub Mix)" | EM.MA | Jahovia | Keysound
5. "Swan Lake" | Madness | One Step Beyond | Let Them Eat Vinyl
6. "The Big Dig" | Family Fodder | It's a Crammed, Crammed, Crammed World! | Crammed Discs
7. "Hallelujah" | Maffia | Pay It All Back Vol. 1 | On-U Sound | "Physical Evidence"
8. "Must Be Dreaming" | The Dub Syndicate | Pay It All Back Vol. 1 | On-U Sound | "Physical Evidence"
9. "Loudspeaker" | Loudspeaker | Pay It All Back Vol. 1 | On-U Sound | "Physical Evidence"
10. "Jerusalem" | Mark Stewart & Maffia | Pay It All Back Vol. 1 | On-U Sound | "Physical Evidence"
11. "Beachcombing" | Peter Gordon & Factory Floor | Beachcombing / C Side | Optimo
12. "Divided" | The Durutti Column | Treatise on the Steppenwolf | Factory Benelux
13. "Interstices I (Seiya)" | Illuha | Interstices | 12K
14. "Coal Baron" | People of the Lake | Sub Contra | Thrill Jockey
15. "Detector" | UNER | Nagual | Cadenza
16. "The Slow Fade" | Future Bible Heroes | Memories of Love, Eternal Youth, and Partygoing | Merge
17. "From One Cell (feat. Urzula Amen)" | Stimming | Stimming | DIYNamic
18. "Fuh Fuh" | Voice of Authority | Pay It All Back Vol. 1 | On-U Sound | "Physical Evidence"
19. "Ace of Wands" | Missing Brazilians | Pay It All Back Vol. 1 | On-U Sound | "Physical Evidence"
20. "Akabu Theme" | Akabu | Pay It All Back Vol. 1 | On-U Sound | "Physical Evidence"
21. "Koan 1" | Peals | Walking Field | Thrill Jockey

next time: really depends on when this posts, but probably not a dreaded "regular" BOMBAST. enjoy the music!--kid catharsis