Dubmatix Sticky Icky Reggae Mix

Zion Train are widely regarded as a bridge between classic Jamaican dub and modern electronic bass music. They helped bring dub into European club culture and festivals, influencing dub techno, ambient dub, and live dub performance acts worldwide. Their use of live mixing as a performance instrument has become a standard approach for many modern dub and electronic artists.

 

PLAYLIST

Zion Train – Power One

Zion Train – Earthquake

Zion Train – Free Heart

Zion Train – Move To Love (with Cara, Neil Perch & Paolo Baldini)

Zion Train – Dub Power

Zion Train – Gargantua Del Diablo

Zion Train – Eagle Ray

Zion Train – Funnel Web Spider

Zion Train – Boxes and Amps (with Dubdadda)

Zion Train – Great Leap Forward

Zion Train – Biorhythm (with Cara)

Zion Train – Revelation (with Cara)

Zion Train – Fly

Zion Train – Blessed Is He

A mid-week reggae mix with some current cuts to some classics.

PLAYLIST

Yeza, Blackout JA, Escape Roots - Deadly

I Man Cruz, Roberto Sanchez, Lone Ark Riddim Force - Everything's Possible - Extended

Dandelion, The Drop - Bus Gun

Dub Pistols, Freestylers, Belle Humble - Give you Love

Manasseh - Clash Version

Mafia & Fluxy, Patrixx Aba Ariginal - The Coach

Dubmatix - Champion Sound

The Hempolics - Love to Sing

Zion Train, Prince David, Dubbing Sun, PiyaZawa - Unity - Dubbing Sun & Zawa Remix

Butch Cassidy Sound System - Rockers Galore

L'Entourloop, Little Harry, Thioum C - Thru' Di Groove

Alice Russell, Grant Phabao - Humankind - Grant Phabao Remix

The Mad Geezers, Ranking Joe, Destani Wolf, Roger Rivas - Genius of Dub - Roger Rivas Remix

Kibir La Amlak, I-Jah Salomon, Aba-Ariginal - Joshua's Anthem

This mix digs deep into the nasty, bad funk of late-60s and 70s funk and soul, where rhythm came first, and polish came last. From the tight New Orleans groove of The Meters – Good Old Funky Music to the explosive call-and-response of James Brown – Mother Popcorn, every track is built around drums, bass, and attitude.

PLAYLIST

Family Company – Sir Somebody

Larry Ellis & The Black Hammer – Funky Thing (Pt. 1)

The Meters – Good Old Funky Music - Single Version

African Music Machine – Black Water Gold (Pearl)

Chuck Carbo – Can I Be Your Squeeze

The Bamboos;Alice Russell – Step It Up

The Getup – Suga Mama

Sly & The Family Stone – Sing A Simple Song

Shades Of Black – Mystery Of Black (Pt. 1)

The Sound Stylistics – Soul Dynamite

Baby Huey – Mama Get Yourself Together

James Brown;The James Brown Orchestra – Mother Popcorn - Part 1 & 2

Pigmeat Markham – Here Comes The Judge

Rawville;Fallon Williams – My Baby's Cheating (I Sure Got The Feeling)

Mary Jane Hooper – I've Got Reasons

Betty Davis – If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up

Hank Ballard;The Midnight Lighters – From The Love Side

Today’s mix is a follow-up to my post about Leroy Sibbles, his life and legacy, which you can read here. This mix covers a few of his iconic basslines, solo material, including a 2025 release, and a few hits with The Heptones.

PLAYLIST

The Heptones – Fattie Fattie

The Heptones – Baby

John Holt;Leroy Sibbles – Let's Build Our Dreams

Sound Dimension – Real Rock

Leroy Sibbles – Rock and Come On

Leroy Sibbles – Love Won't Come Easy

The Heptones – Book Of Rules

Leroy Sibbles – Garden of Life

The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana

The Heptones – Cool Rasta

Cornell Campbell – Queen of the Minstrel

The Heptones – Country Boy

Johnny Clarke – Declaration Of Rights - Remastered 2000

Leroy Sibbles – Now You're Gone

Mighty Diamonds – Pass The Kutchie

The Heptones – Equal Rights

The Heptones – I Shall Be Released

Leroy Sibbles – A Chance on Love

Junior Murvin was born Murvin Smith on July 22, 1946, in Port Antonio, Jamaica, and raised in Kingston, where he began singing in the 1960s as part of local harmony groups. His early recordings leaned toward rocksteady and soul-influenced reggae, but it wasn’t until the mid-1970s that his voice, a high, falsetto style sometimes compared to Curtis Mayfield, became fully recognized. Murvin’s sound stood out in an era dominated by heavy roots vocals, giving his music an emotional, haunting quality that would later define his most important work.

 

Junior Murvin - Childhood Sweetheart

The Upsetter Revue; Junior Murvin - Closer Together

Junior Murvin - Roots Train

Junior Murvin - Cool Out Son

Junior Murvin - False Teachin'

Junior Murvin - Give Me Your Love

Junior Murvin - Muggers In The Street

Junior Murvin - Tedious

Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves

Junior Murvin - Memories - 12" Version

Junior Murvin - Judas And Jesus

Junior Murvin - Rebellion

Junior Murvin; Jango - Bam Bam Bam

Junior Murvin - Bad Man Possee

Junior Murvin - World Inflation