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Program: The Echo Chamber
Date: 4/18/2007 Hosts: Dr. StrangeDub & DJ Baby Swiss
Station: KFAI-FM (90.3 Minneapolis / 106.7 St.Paul, Minnesota)
Playlist and Stream:
http://kfai.org/node/1425
MP3 Archive:
http://www.ourmedia.org/user/102569
Newsgroup posting: rec.music.reggae
Email: doctorstrangedub@
yahoo.com
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Tonight the Echo Chamber presented the annual Word Beat I Powa dub poetry,
beat poetry, and spoken word special. Of course, it was dub poetry that set
the foundation of the show. Among the dub poets featured were Oku Onoura,
Mutabaruka, Royal African Soldiers, Jean Binta Breeze, Malachi Smith, Tomlin
Ellis, Glenville Bryan, Oliver Smith, Benjamin Zephaniah, and of course, the
incomparable Linton Kwesi Johnson. Another slice of dub poetry was the track
"Dilly Dally" from the Brooklyn Funk Essentials and featuring Everton
Sylvester. But there was more than dub poetry.... As always, the Word Beat I
Powa special included some Beat Poetry (with readings from Jack Kerouac) and
other poetry. Maya Angelou's "Black Pearls" was layered on top of some
choice dub from Up, Bustle, & Out. From Jah Wobble's excellent "Celtic
Poets" album we featured the powerful "London Rain" as read by Ronnie Drew.
In stark contrast to this cold, dark poem we had the steamy hot poem "Our
Relationship" from Solange St. Croix (with heavy dub courtesy of Dr. Echo).
Then there was the funky "Mr. Wiggles" from George Clinton & Parliament, and
the Last Poets "C'mon Family" done with Cool Hipnoise. Another strong voice
was Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader Assata Shakur (on the
track "Reluctant Warrior" by The Fire This Time). And how could one forget
to include some "toasters" - the original Jamaican DJs? Of course we had
some toasters, including U-Roy, I-Roy, and King Stitt. Finally the show was
made complete with a special appearance by KFAI's own poet laureate,
e.g.bailey. We featured 3 of e.g. bailey's poems: "Osiris", "Afrika", and
"Never Here". What an eclectic mix of words...and beats...and Powa!
Anyway, here's the playlist from the house of DUB for April 18, 2007:
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Artist - Track - Album (label)
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<<< Dr. StrangeDub at the Controls >>>
Jean Binta Breeze - Aid Travels With a Bomb
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power; label: Heartbeat
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Reality Poem + Reality Dub
album: Independant Intravenshen; label: Island
Oliver Smith - Signs of the Times
album: Word Sound 'Ave Pow; label: Heartbeat
Oku Onoura - Cumin Dub
album: Dubbin' Away; label: ROIR
Royal African Soldiers - Jamaican Food
album: Run Away Slaves; label: self-produced
Tomlin Ellis - Drop It
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power; label: Heartbeat
Glenville Bryan - Blood Shout
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power; label: Heartbeat
Back to Base (w/ Benjamin Zephaniah) - The President Is Dead Again
album: Heading For the Door; label: MPRecords
Malachi Smith - Cussing the President
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power; label: Heartbeat
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Iron Bar Dub
album: Independant Intravenshen; label: Island
Tomlin Ellis - Illusion
album: Word Sound 'Ave Power; label: Heartbeat
Dr. Echo & Solange St. Croix - Our Relationship
album: Echo Evahlastin'; label: Annica
Cool Hipnoise (w/ Last Poets) - C'mon Family
album: Trust.Belief.Love.Respect; label: Echo Beach
Jack Kerouac (w/ Zoot Sims) - The Last Hotel + Some Dharma
album: Blues and Haikus; label: Rhino/WordBeat.
King Stitt & the Insteps - The Goat
album: Eleven Steps to Power; label: Stubborn
e.g. bailey - Osiris (poem)
album: N/A; label: N/A
Automaton - Asiyah Dub [background for poem above]
album: Dub Terror Exhaust; label: Strata
Mutabaruka - Dubbing Yu Memory + Blacks in Dub
album: Muta In Dub; label: Blackheart
The Fire This TIme (w/ Assata Shakur) - Reluctant Warrior
album: Still Dancing On John Wayne's Head; label: Extreme Dub
Roots Control (w/ Lillian Allen) - Poetry
album: Wordsound I Powa - Live from Planet Crooklyn; label: Wordsound
Brooklyn Funk Essentials (w/ Everton Sylvester) - Dilly Dally
album: Cool And Steady And Easy; label: Dorado
Solar Moon/JEN - Inside Out
album: Guestbook; label: CKP Records
Jah Wobble (w/ Ronnie Drew) - London Rain
album: Celtic Poets; label: 30 Hertz
e.g. bailey - Afrika (poem)
album: N/A; label: N/A
Automaton - The Terran Invasion Of Alpha Centauri Year 2794 [background for
poem above]
album: Dub Terror Exhaust; label: Strata
e.g. bailey - Never Here (poem)
album: N/A; label: N/A
Abassi All Stars - Black Red Dub
album: Dub Showcase [background for poem above]; label: Universal Egg
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Sonny's Lettah (poem)
album: N/A; label: LKJ
Automaton - The Terran Invasion Of Alpha Centauri Year 2794 [background for
poem above]
album: Dub Terror Exhaust; label: Strata
Maya Angelou - Black Pearls (poem)
album: Black Pearls: the Poetry of Maya Angelou; label: Rhino/WordBeat
Up, Bustle, & Out - Rainbow Town
album: City Breakers; label: Collision Cause Of Chapter 3
Luciano - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
album: Is It Rolling Bob? Dub Versions; label: RAS
Madtone - NC-ND + Message from Madtone
album: N/A; label: Blossoms Kitchen
<<< DJ Baby Swiss at the Controls >>>
Mutant Frogs - Skankworks in Orbit + Parallel Timestream Seepage
album: Warts 'n' All; label: IMT-Skankworks
Karl Walker - But Officer
album: Trojan Battlefield: King Pioneer Ska Productions!; label: Trojan
Dream Warriors - Ludi
album: And Now, The Legacy Begins; label: Island
Prince Buster - Ghost Dance
album: FABulous Greatest Hits; label: FAB/Sequel
Lucas - Lucas With The Lid Off
album: Lucacentric; label: Atlantic
Parliament - Mr. Wiggles
album: Motor Booty Affair; label: Island
Ken Nordine - A Thousand Bing Bangs
album: A Transparent Mask; label: Asphodel
Owen Gray / King Stitt - On the Beach
album: Dance Hall '63; label: Studio One
Paragons/ U-Roy - On the Beach
album: Version Galore; label: Trojan
I-Roy - This Is a Scorcher
album: Deejay a-Menace Babylon; label: Burning Bush/Fuel 2000
The Special AKA (w/ Rhoda Dakar) - Can't Get a Break
album: The Compact 2 Tone Story; label: 2 Tone / Chrysalis
Jean Binta Breeze - Lovin' Wasn Easy
album: LKJ Presents; label: LKJ Records
Royal African Soldiers - Slave Ship
album: Run Away Slaves; label: self-produced
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces of Victory + Victory Dub
album: Independant Intravenshen; label: Island
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Main KFAI EC Page =>
http://www.kfai.org/node/68
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http://www.homestead.com/strangedub/Dub2.html
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Send me email if you too would like a copy of this Echo Chamber show.
Reggae, Dub, Jungle, Worldbeat, Electronica promo CDs, LPs, EPs, 45s, etc.
are always welcome! Send them to the address below.
Till next time...
Respect,
Dr. StrangeDub
(aka Michael Rose)
1751 Malvern Street
Lauderdale, MN 55113
