Reggae Roast Podcast

Vibration Lab have dug deep into their vinyl vaults for the latest episode of our world famous podcast! Part one is up for now, Part two on it's way soon! As always the inimitable Earl Gateshead is in fine form for the 1st half of the show with a killer selection of Reggae music in all it's facets.

Earl Gateshead's back to host our Podcast and run some sweet, sweet Roots music alongside the mighty DJ Shepdog from Nice Up! Turn it up loud!

On the latest edition of our world renowned podcast series we asked heavyweight producer Digid for a guest mix! Also Earl Gateshead, the original Reggae superstar, steps up for the 1st half of the show on selection & hosting duties....

For the latest edition of our podcast series we asked world-renowned Reggae musician & producer Dennis Bovell to put together a guest mix! Hosted by the living legend Earl Gateshead... Yeah yeah!

Introducing to the world! This is the sound of Interrupt... Interrupt is relatively new to the scene, only starting producing in 2012, however his take on the digital Reggae style of the late 1980’s is some of the best there is. Now based in London, Interrupt continues to provide his own individual upbeat vibe, which features old-school drum machines, bold basslines and colourful synthesizers. Having worked with Speng Bong, Cubiculo Records and Spanish singers Ponchita Peligros & George Palmer, he already has significant hits under his belt and shows no signs of slowing down. Featuring tracks from his forthcoming release on Reggae Roast alongside plenty of heavyweight digital bubblers & raw digital pressure this mix is one for the skanking crew!

For the latest edition of our podcast series we've asked one of our favourite newcomers, Chief Rockas, to step it up! Expect Roots, Rub-A-Dub, Digi & Dancehall mixed with style....

Something a little way different! Original Reggae Roast selector, Mr Leo Samson, presents half an hour of his own Roots productions laced with some serious Grime accapellas! GASSED

One for the throwback heads! The mighty Liondub outta NYC recorded this way back in '99 at a house party straight to cassette tape! Featuring the finest Rub-a-Dub, righteous Roots & 90's Dancehall fyah all blended together with finesse & style....Crucial! www.djliondub.com/

For our 20th episode we've asked our in-house dub enthusiast Adam Prescott to step up once again! Featuring a whole heap of one-away dubplates, alternative mixes and unreleased tracks including sneak previews of Adam's debut LP on Reggae Roast, 'Warrior', this mix is heavyweight from start to finish!

Bristol legend! Dub Boy's a Dj, promoter, producer, journalist & the nicest man in Reggae music. He plays a variety of bass heavy, soundsystem music styles and his sets can range from karnival house, soca & bashment vibes, to dancehall & rub a dub vibes, to heads down roots & dubstep vibes and everything inbetween. Tracklist: 1. Tiger – Ram Dancehall 2. Foxy Brown – Baby Can I Hold You Tonight 3. Beres Hammond & Cutty Ranks – Tempted To Touch 4. Tony Rebel – Fresh Vegetable 5. Winsome & Nerious Joseph – Rock With Me Baby 6. Sophia George – Girly Girly 7. Gregory Isaacs – Red Rose For Gregory 8. Beres Hammond & Josey Wales – Hey Girl 9. Cocoa Tea – Come Again 10. Barry Boom – Number One Girl 11. Carol Gonzales & Buju Banton – Second Class 12. Courtney Melody – You Turn Me On 13. Cocoa Tea – Sonia 14. Tony Tuff – She Got the Stuff 15. Ricky Tuffy – Stamina 16. Nardo Ranks – Wickedy 17. Apache Stratchie – The Stepper 18. Cutty Ranks – The Cutter 19. Tony Rebel – Rude Boy Soldie

We're pleased to announce the next installment of our critically acclaimed podcast series! Step forward UK legends The Nextmen! The Nextmen are a production/songwriting powerhouse consisting of Dom Search & Brad Baloo. Often incorporating hip-hop drum sets and electronic basslines into their sound, they have worked with many artists from the UK, US and Jamaica. The Nextmen are one of the many artists we have signed up to play at our next soundsystem session aka The Big Payback in Brixton on April 17th 2015. More info on the session here: http://bit.ly/TheBigPayback

UK Bass music pioneer, J:Kenzo, has kindly recorded this thundering mix for the most recent edition of our podcast series! J is a much sought after player in the world of Underground Music blending his signature sound of Dub Dread Vibes with echoes of Jungle and Techno.... With serminal releases on Tempa, a show on Rinse FM & residencies at the legendary FWD nights, J is a certified Bass music heavyweight. This mix is a celebration of one of his current projects, running his own label 'Lion Charge', which specialises in the darker side of Dub & Soundsystem music.... Tracklist: 01. Digital - Dub Mammoth [LIONCHG010] 02. Kaiju - Unity Dub [LIONCHG003] 03. EGOLESS - Dub Heritage [LIONCHG DUB] 04. D-Operation Drop - Rockin' Da Nation (Sound Control Fiyah Dub Remix) [LIONCHG DUB] 05. Digid - Revolution Sound [LIONCHG DUB] 06. EGOLESS - From Dust To Dub [LIONCHG009] 07. Ipman & Killawatt - Runaway Version [LIONCHG002] 08. D-Operation Drop - Addis Abeba [LIONCHG006] 09. Digital - Informer [LIONCHG010}

Ahead of our massive NYE Warehouse soundsystem session this year we've asked the mighty Mungo's Hi-Fi outta Scotland to throw down some ruff & tuff selection on our latest podcast! This NYE Reggae Roast & Love Kulture join forces for what is set to be one of the biggest parties of the year. Set in the Cre8 warehouse in Hackney Wick, we have hand picked an unstoppable lineup across 3 rooms, to bring you an unmissable NYE experience. For the most uplifting way to see in 2015, this is the only place to be! Featuring: • MUNGOS HIFI • CHANNEL ONE SOUND • REGGAE ROAST • TROJAN SOUNDSYSTEM • CHOPSTICK DUBPLATE (JACKY MURDA & ARIES) • THE NEXTMEN • ADAM PRESCOTT • VIBRATION LAB • KENNY KNOTS • BROTHER CULTURE • RAMON JUDAH + much, much more! Tickets: Fatsoma - http://goo.gl/HrYcXP Skiddle: http://goo.gl/Z8XCiL Resident Advisor: http://goo.gl/IWhGdl Ticket Sellers: http://goo.gl/Qec1sb Ticketweb - http://goo.gl/S4h4t5 Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/733196530097069

Rock & come in! Our latest podcast episode comes from Conscious Sound yet again, this time inna ruffneck digital style! Remember to come and check Conscious Sound live & direct on our brand new heavyweight soundsystem this weekend (5th October 2014) for Sunday Skank! More info here: http://goo.gl/z4wsbq Tracklist soon come....

To celebrate the return of our legendary Sunday Skank session we've lined up this podcast from Uk legend, Conscious Sound and he'll also be playing at Sunday Skank. Dougie Wardrop aka Conscious Sound is one of the most prolific producers and selctors on the scene it is a real honour to have him down to a Reggae Roast session. With decades in the game, countless genre defining LP's and singles, this will certainly be one to remember..... For more info on our Sunday Skank session check our website: http://www.reggaeroast.co.uk/event/reggae-roast-sunday-skank-w-conscious-sound-more/ Tracklist coming soon

We're launching the Reggae Roast Soundsystem this weekend and we've asked the legendary DJ Vadim to join us on the set! Vadim kindly recorded this ruffneck mix to promote the session and you can download it for free! More info on our launch party here: http://www.reggaeroast.co.uk/event/reggae-roast-soundsystem-launch-party/ We also caught up Vadim to talk about his latest LP 'Dubcatcher' and his time in the music industry, check it out here: http://www.reggaeroast.co.uk/2014/08/exclusive-mix-interview-dj-vadim/ Tracklist: 1. Singing Sweet - Wen I C U Smile 2. Spice x DJ Vadim - Pon The Bassline 3. Baby Cham - Lawless 4. Ward 21 - Haters 5. Shy Guy x Tradesman 6. Tortuga Riddim 7. DJ Vadim - Badman 8. DJ Vadim - Nah Join (Feat. YT) 9. Cutty Ranks - Retreat 10. Red Dragon - Duck 11. Walk & Skank x Tradesman 12. Bada Bada Riddim 13. Simpleton - Coke Cola Shape 14. Lady Saw - Beg Yah! 15. Vybes Kartel - Better Can Wuk 16. Pinchers - Magnet To Steal 17. Capelton - Magnet 18. DJ Vadim - Up To Jah 19. Tra

To celebrate the release of The Drop's debut single on Reggae Roast we asked them to put together a mix for a on-going podcast series. Packed full of exclusive tracks and brand new productions, this mix is sure to get you in the mood for summer..... Check out the new video for 'Waiting For' here: http://youtu.be/38PWBpifjiE You can pre-order the single on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/waiting-for-ep/id880535258 'Waiting For' includes remixes from LV (Hyperdub) & The Future Dub Project.... Listen to the full release here: https://soundcloud.com/reggaeroast/sets/the-drop-waiting-for-remixes Also check out the 'Waiting For' single launch party in Camden soon, more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/258276211045037/ TRACKLIST: 1. The Drop - Right On 2. The Drop - Right On Manasseh 3. Congos - Children Crying 4. Capital Letters - UK Skanking 5. General Roots - Sufferer 6. General Roots - Sufferer Dub 7. Yellow Man ft. Fat Head - Ribbit 8. The Drop - Takeover (Dubmatix Remix) 9.

Back once again! We're now on Volume 11 of our Podcast series and we thought we'd invite our next #SundaySkank special guests to mash it up! Sleepy Time Ghost & Zico are part of the illustrious Unit 137 crew outta South London and have in some way or another been responsible for the resurgence of UK based Reggae music in recent years. We caught up with duo ahead of their Reggae Roast show to ask them about their time in the music industry and what the future has in store for them. Check the interview HERE: http://www.reggaeroast.co.uk/2014/05/sleepy-time-ghost-zico-unit-137-exclusive-mix-interview/ TRACKLIST: 1. Jacob Miller - Forward Ever Backwards Never [VP Records] 2. Barrington Levy - Black Rose [Hit Bound] 3. Capleton - That Day Will Come (Hard Times Riddim) [Gibbo Records] 4. Hard Times (Version) [Gibbo Records] 5. Yellow Man - Lost Mi Love [Greensleeves Records] 6. Mike Brooks - Wonderful World [Sagittarius Records] 7. Sleepy Time Ghost - Cracking Riddim [Dub] 8. J-Man feat. Parly B - Ro

Big up Vibration Lab! This podcast is a must for all fans of that classic 80's Digi-Dancehall sound! The dynamic duo of Steve & Bazil have dug deep into their personal vinyl collection to find some of the ruffest, rarest & dangerous riddims from the golden era of Digital Reggae.....TUFF!! We also had a little chat with the pair about their time in the music industry and what the future has in store. Check it out on our blog: http://www.reggaeroast.co.uk/2014/04/vibration-lab-exclusive-mix-interview/

The United Nations Of Dub Weekender is back! Now in it’s second year, the worlds only family friendly multi day indoor dub, roots and reggae festival, the United Nations Of Dub Weekender (U.N.O.D Weekender) is back at Pontins ‘Prestatyn Sands’ self catering holiday park in North Wales from 28th – 30th March 2014 for another instalment of bass fuelled fun and games featuring over one hundred of the biggest artists and sound systems out there. You can catch the Reggae Roast crew there on Saturday in the Mungo's Hi-Fi arena! Prior to the session we met up with one of the event organisers and all round nice bloke I-Mitri to chat about his time in the music industry & what this year's UNOD session has to offer.... Check the interview here: http://www.reggaeroast.co.uk/2014/03/exclusive-unod-2014-mix-interview-i-mitri-counteraction/ TRACKLIST: 1. AMP Outernational (Feat. I-mitri)- Get Along (AMP Outernational) 2. AMP Outernational - Version (AMP Outernational) 3. I-mitri - Imperial Blessing (from "Dubplate