Playlist - 25th February 2012

Madteo - Bugler Gold Pt 1 - Hinge Finger
Fhloston paradigm - Chasing Rainbows - Hyperdub
Hype Williams meets Shangaan Electro - Honest Jons
(Mark Ernestus presents) Jeri-Jeri with Mbene Diatta - Mbeuguel Dafa Nekh - Ndagga


Dolphins into the Future - Azul Primeira Trova - Underwater Peoples
La Big Vic - Heyo Dub - Underwater Peoples
Orchestra del la Pailotte - Kadia blues - Rough Guides
Rob St. John - Stainforth Force - Song, by Toad Records
Julia Holter - In the same room - RVNGNL International
Mirrorring - Drowning the call - Kranky
Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras meet the Congos - Jungle - RVNGNL International



Venetian Snares - Chriohn - Timesig
WordySoulspeak - Plan B

PLAN B - WordySoulspeak 2012 from dj wordy on Vimeo.

Suns of Arqa meets Little Axe - Set you free - mp3 pre-release
Starship Commander Woo Woo - Master Ship (excerpt) - Chocolate Industries
Echospace - Spatialdimension (Intrusion Dub) - Echospace echospace

Bab Peter - Mog Boom Boom Boom -Trikont -0395False Heads - Where is your Man?
Stephen Hudson - Cathy's Kid is the Newsreader - Barn Box
The Wailers - Put It on - Soul Jazz

Playlist - 18th February 2012

Audio - (IPlayer)


Impressions of Jamaica On the Wire Pt.4

“Curtis Mayfield… the Godfather of Reggae” David Rodigan MBE

The Impressions – You must believe me – Eclipse
John Holt - You must believe me – Trojan
The Impressions – Theme from the lilies of the field (Amen) – Eclipse
Peter Tosh – Amen – Heartbeat
The Impressions – Long Long Winter – Kent
Bob Marley & the Wailers – Long Long Winter – Lagoon
The Impressions - Romancing To The Folk Song –ABC
Uhuru – Folk Song – Top Cat 7” (Jamaica)
The Impressions - Lemon Tree – ABC
The Wailers – Lemon Tree – Rio blank 7” (UK)
Curtis Mayfield – We the people who are darker than blue – Music Club
The High Times Band – Stand in your glory – High Times
Devon Russell – Darker than blue – High Times
Lloyd Charmer – Darker than blue (Instrumental) - PK Records
Lloyd Charmers – Darker than blue – Blood & Fire
Curtis Mayfield – Give me your love – Sequel
Junior Soul - Super love / Super cool - PK Records

Prince Far I meets the Abyssinian – Wisdom – Clinch 10” dubplate
Joe Higgs – So it go – High Times
The Upsetters – High Plains Drifter – Pressure Sounds
The Upsetters – High Plains Drifter version - Scratch
The Ethiopians – Awake – Pressure Sounds
The Upsetters – Awake version - Scratch
Smith & Mighty – Time to rhyme (feat. The General) – Bristol Archive Records
Bunny General – Full up a class – Fashion
Congo Natty – Richer getting richer (feat. Little T) – Nu-Urban Music
Starkey Banton – Jungle bungle – Fashion
Conquering Lion – Word Sound and power – Mango
Dub Organiser – Herbal dub – Fashion
Ennio Maccaroni - Linton’s creamy milkshake - Super Mango
Jeb Loy Nichols – Hard times version (Darq E Freaker mix feat. African Boy) – White pre-release
Michael O’Shea – No journey’s end – Dome

Playlist - 11th February 2012 - Funkology

Audio - (IPlayer)

Skyy - Let's Turn it Out - Sussed
Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers - If it ain't funky - Valley vue Records
Gladys Knight and the Pips - Love is always on the mind (re-edit) - Buddha
Gwen Gutherie - Peak-aboo- Island
Temptations - I Can't get next to you - (unknown remix)
OJays - BackStabbers (Tom Moulton Remix) - Philadelphia International / Harmless
Joe Higgs - More slavery - Grounation
Bobby Caldwell - What you won't do for love (2012 remix) - TK Records
Issac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllabicsequedalymistic - Stax
Gregory James Edition - Shaft - Harmless
Funk House Express - Get into Funky Music - white Label
James Brown - Bodyheat - (Chicago Edit Promo)
Burning Spear - Where Can I lay my weary head - Sunshot
Avery Sunshine - I got sunshine (remix) - Dome
Brande - how long - tk
Billy Paul - Let the Dollar Circulate (scratch n sniff) - Harmless

Trust the Trust

You may have heard or read the news the other week, though not exactly headlines, the BBC Trust had come to some conclusions following the consultation on the proposed changes to the BBC. For local radio they asked that the suggested proposal be re-examined in three areas:

• the extent to which local stations share their afternoon content with their neighbours – whilst recognising that in some areas this might still be the best option;
• staffing levels in local radio newsrooms;
• and the ability of local radio stations to protect some of their more specialist off peak content.

On the Wire clearly falls into the third section, along with other shows within that definition. So, the future is looking brighter though the actual outcome still needs to be finalised.

In no small way this is entirely due to all the people who expressed their views to the BBC Trust concerning On the Wire and other specialist shows. So, our many thanks, once more, go to you for taking the time and trouble to take part in the consultation process. We will continue to keep you informed of progress,

All the best from your devoted servants

- Steve, Fenny and Jim.

Playlist - 4th February 2012

Audio - (IPlayer)

Frankie Paul - Too much badness - Blacka Dread
John Holt - Up Park Camp - John Holt
I Roy - Point Blank Observer style - VP Records /17 North Parade
Page One & the Observers - Way of life - VP Records /17 North Parade
Dennis Brown - God bless our souls - VP Records /17 North Parade
The Heptones - Through the fire I come - VP Records /17 North Parade
Dub Colossus - Dub in the time of cholera - Real World Records
King Felix - Spring EP - Liberation Technologies pre-release
James Ferraro - Maccau celebrities - mixtape
Lapalux - Gutter glitter - Brainfeeder
Dream Continuum - Set it - Planet Mu
Alabama 1998 7th Shape Singing Convention - I'll fly away (mps from Sinner's Crossroads wfmu.org)
Fred McDowell - Lord have mercy - Yeti
Orkest de ereprijs - Martijn Padding - First Harmonium Concerto
Johnny Otis - Johnny Otis Signature - Ace
Johnny Otis - Casting my spell - Charly
Johnny Otis - Willie and the hand jive - Ace
Johnny Otis - The Watts breakaway - Ace
Etta James - Tightne up your own thing - Kent
Etta James - Tell mama - Chess
Takamba - Adernibah / Khomeissa - Mississippi/Change/Sahel
Eric Chenaux - Sliabh aughty - Constellation
Le Super Borgou de Parakou - Gandigui - Analog Africa
Damn Damn Patroits - Do the Sell Out - Woodenhouse
Maia - Constant Play - Vandal Records
The Liftman - Prison Break - Twisted Nerve