Live from Liverpool: Downtime - Curated By Melodic Distraction

17.04.2022 SOUND THE SYSTEM

Slipmat
More about this show
  • DUB
  • REGGAE
  • RUB-A-DUB
Episode

“Sound the System” with Slipmat Records is a new regular show exploring Jamaican Sound System Culture of the past 60 years. From Kingston to Notting Hill, Rocksteady to Dancehall and Coxsone Dodd to Mungo’s Hi-Fi! A full hour of Reggae that’s meant to be played LOUD!

Mat Oliphant - owner of Slipmat Record Store in West Kirby has been playing with Systems, at Festivals and alongside some of Reggae's biggest names for the past 10 years as well as running his own regular club nights around the country. A few of the artists include, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Dennis Bovell, Don Letts, Iration Steppas, Prince Fatty, Mungo’s Hi-Fi, Horseman, David Rodigan, Norris Man, Little Roy, Macka B and General Levy. He now runs “Skankin Sundays” on the 1st Sunday of every month at The Wild Inn, West Kirby - the Wirral’s only monthly reggae night.

Tracklist

Move Up Starsky - The Mexicano
Natty Roots Controller - Barry Brown
Buzz Rock - Keith Hudson & Militant Barry
Diverse Doctrine - Ras Ibuna & Jah Woosh
Hold My Hand - Jah Baba
Curfew - Linval Thompson
London Juggling - Ricky Tuffy
Suddenly Distruction - Trinity
Here I Am Baby - Al Brown
Cassandra - Dennis Brown
It Gwine Dread’a - Twinkle Bros.
Festival Da-Da - The Upsetters
You Wrong To Send Come Call Me - Yellowman

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