The Viceroys “Rise In The Strength of Jah” w/version (Scientist)
PLUS EXCLUSIVE SOUNDS FROM THE MIDNIGHT RAVER VINYL ARCHIVES, THE VICEROYS “HEART MADE OF STONE” FEATURING SLY & ROBBIE AND THE TAXI GANG; AND SEVERAL TUNES FROM “INNA DE YARD” WITH EARL “CHINNA”...
View ArticleLinval Thompson ’82 Top Rankin’
Thompson was raised in Kingston, Jamaica, but spent time with his mother in Queens, New York, and his recording career began around the age of 20 with the self-released “No Other Woman,” recorded in...
View ArticleLinval Thompson Live SNWMF 2000
Now this is as rare as it gets. Linval Thompson is a very low-key/low-profile artist. He rarely does interviews and he almost never tours. However, DUBWISE GARAGE secured a great live performance...
View ArticleViceroys ‘Harder & Heavier’ (A Midnight Raver Mix)
“Take this weapon of mass destruction and release it on the streets of this modern day Babylon. Riddims sound hard, like they came straight from yard. Don’t let it hide, the music will not be denied....
View ArticleEEK-OLOGY is “Wild Like A Tiger!”
I have been very complementary about VP’s Reggae Anthology series over the past two years. The series has given us some truly great compilations of old, new, and unreleased material from several of...
View ArticleReggae MD, Good For You
Now ear this. A new full-time full up stream for Midnight & All-Day Ravers: After many months, & special tests Doug Wendt presents a special tonic & degree, Extra something guaranteed,...
View ArticleThe Riddims That Hit ’em: The Best Reggae Riddims
Over the next several weeks we will focus on Jamaican reggae riddims. In reggae, riddim is king and queen, alpha and omega. So today I have included 10 of my favorite reggae riddims. It was torture...
View ArticleFrom Kingston 14 to Georgia Avenue: The Delroy Wright Interview – Part II
We continue with LIVE & LEARN week here at MIDNIGHT RAVER. From Kingston 14 to Georgia Avenue: The Delroy Wright Interview – Part I was posted yesterday. Today I’m sharing Part II of the...
View ArticleThe Tao of Eek-A-Mouse: Rare Vinyl Cuts (An Exclusive Jah Raver Mix)
There is no doubt that Ripton Joseph Hylton AKA Eek-A-Mouse is one of the most uniquely talented artrists to ever emerge from Jamaica. He is one of those few reggae artists whose music is so widely...
View ArticleA Sublime Wailing Souls tune
Sublime was the epitome of California punk reggae soul. One of the finest originators of a style that today is known as “California Roots.” Apart from being a drug and drink fueled machine bound...
View ArticleA Mouse At The BBC
Eek-A-Mouse, born Ripton Joseph Hylton, is one of the early artists to be described as a “singjay”. His brilliant work with producer Scientist in the 1980s is nothing if not wholly original. He has...
View ArticleLinval Thompson Vocals & Dubs: A Midnight Raver Mix
“Sukumaka, Sukumaka…” Included here is a mix of Jah Raver’s favorite Linval Thompson selections. As an artist, Thompson is indeed among the most remarkable. As a producer, he is among the very best who...
View ArticleLinval Thompson “Blood Gonna Run” (Thompson Sounds)
“If the rich man don’t try to help the poor man, blood gonna run like River Jordan, blood gonna run run…” Linval Thompson meets King Tubby’s… The post Linval Thompson “Blood Gonna Run” (Thompson...
View ArticleLinval Thompson Live SNWMF 2000
Now this is as rare as it gets. Linval Thompson is a very low-key/low-profile artist. He rarely does interviews and he almost never tours. However, DUBWISE GARAGE secured a great live performance...
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