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7th December 2005
Hey!

Christmas is coming and with the series of Boss selectors that came through Sounclash radio, you won't run out of music during the holidays... Not much happening live for us this December, but plenty of things going on elsewhere... Read on and check us strike back in full force in January!

Augui and Flex
www.soundclash.org
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Smemesh crew in session (30/11/05)
Aron Shamash is the producer behind Shemesh records and also runs reggaenews.co.uk. After a bit of ska and some Techniques Rocksteady, he came on inna fine vintage studio one style... Plus Deep roots and some new productions... Check Dis!
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Zinc Fence inna fine Studio One Style (23/10/05)
STRICTLY STUDIO ONE STYLE (2)... This time the own we call the Vintage Boss, ZINC FENCE, mashed the studio one style on ska, rocksteady, roots and dub... SELECTOR! Also watch out for an Ethiopian Funk Intro [Playlist] [Listen Up]

Jach Johnson's Studio One Showdown(15/11/05)
Strictly STUDIO ONE stlye! Big big Tunes from JACK JOHNSON... Golden revive selection throughout the session feat. POISON on the MIC rippin in to the fullest.
[Playlist] [Listen Up]

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Garvey CLASH HI-FI meets UPSTATE ROCKERS in Brighton
Audio is now our most serious UK residence so we're going to have it LARGE! Sunday 15th January...

BROTHER CULTURE
comes rattle the seaside skankers, with selectors from the Mashup Kings of UPSTATE records come and select with us. It's gonna be a blast of revive, roots and dancehall. Fyah sounds from all directions going deep into the night!!
In case you don't know, UPSTATE specialise in bringin' hiphop vybz of the likes of the Pharcyde, Black Twang and De La Soul on classic Studio One and rocksteady riddims... killers every time! Check their live radio set with Brother Culture on the mix... [Listen Up]

Audio, 10 Marine Parade, Brighton
SUNDAY 15th JANUARY
Entry: £1 only. Bass Action : 10pm - 2am
Gramaphone
Heatwave / JStar / Clash Hi-Fi on rotation
EVERY Thursday
Reggae, Dancehall, Mashups and uplifting party music east side, EVERY THURSDAY!

A rotating residence of mashups producers like Heatwave (Punchline), Jstar, Clash Hi-Fi, Dave Stelfox and Section Sound will shake up this wicked brick basement.
No more Shuffle!... This is where it's at nowadays on Thursdays! It's not as it seems on the ground floor... It's gonna bust up the reggae downstairs for real! Check it out ASAP!!

8 Dec : Heatwave, 15 Dec : Jstar and Heatwave 22 Dec : Dave Stelfox and Section Sound
Next Clash Hi-Fi session there will be Thursday 19th January
Gramaphone, 60-62 Commercial Street, E1 6LT.
Tubes: Aldgate East, Liverpool St. [Map]
On air Soundclash On Air - Wednesday nights
Wednesday, 9-11GMT we are live on the air, streaming in HQ audio. That means you can be at home, turn the dial up to the max, and have a proper reggae jam courtesy of Clash Hi-Fi. If you log on to soundclash.org at the right time, the window for the clash player gives you the links to listen.
Email us if you're listening live, for rewinds, shout-outs, anything really. There's a [Webcam] too!
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This Wednesday it's Tighten Up's Tim P sending rare vintage sounds out... don't miss it! After that, last show before the break: Christmas Special : 100% family-friendly skankin'!
Tighten Up! Top Rankin' Sound in London: TIGHTEN UP
TIGHTEN UP have a monthly dance the first Saturday of every month at Catch 22. It's all about seriously deep vintage reggae, rocksteady, ska and roots. Last dance had the legendary Clive Chin (Randy's) playing Augustus Pablo specials and more ruff guests like John Dynamics... Other skankers present included Earl 16, Gladdy Wax and Leonard 'Santic' Chin... Check it out next month or get a ticket for their NEW YEAR's EVE PARTY, our London recommendation this year! £10 only. Click on the flyer for more info.
Tim P from the Tighten Up crew will be in session on Soundclash TONIGHT! (Wednesday 7th)... WATCH OUT!
[Tune In] from 9 pm.
flex "The Sensi Rock"/"Nothin Like Rocksteady" is out there
New 7" out now from FLEX. Another double-sided dancefloor scorcher... Real rockin' to the lyrical explosion of Richie Spice and Buju Banton and more revival heat on the B-side revisiting the rocksteady era with Tupac's 'Old School'.
"Revitalising the real rock rythm to full effect" David Rodigan on KISS1OO
"A radical mashup, (...) a hard-act to follow. Hear and believe" Geoff Parker, record of the week on Reggaezine
Listen by clicking on the FLEX logo. Buy it from Juno (UK), Dub Vendor (UK) or Soundquake (DE).
flex Want to buy for the reggae-obsessive this Christmas?
For just £10, and for the good cause of a charity dedicated to musical education in Jamaica, get a load of these original coasters...
They feature replications of twelve different record labels found in the amazing collection of Sister Ignatius. This colorful parade of labels highlights the finest in Jamaican music from the ska, rock steady and reggae eras. The set includes Don Drummond's classic "Eastern Standard Time" on Treasure Isle Records, the all-time favorite of Sister Ignatius, as well as many others which bear her handwritten "ABS" insignia. Among the other labels emblazoning these sturdy coasters are Studio One, Success, Rockers and Weed Beat.

Click on the coaster for the link to the mashitup website, and get yours before they sell out!
Map The London Skank
- Zinc Fence from reggaezine now has two reggae residencies playing the finest revive in the capital...
Mondays every 2 weeks : Soma - Stepney Green (next on 13th Dec). 1st Sunday each month: Brixton's Ritzy Cinema (next one Jan 8th). Both events are FREE. click the flyer for more infos.
- Shake It Every Friday are now sorted in the East, Heatwave, Firevoice and guest play dancehall/reggae for weekly skanking.
- 100% Dynamite! - The Saturday solution for garanteed musical Irieation - Electrowerkz, Angel tube. Next one Sat. 17 December, 14th Jan.
- Heatwave Vs Mas Fuego Dancehall, Reggae and Reggaeton featuring a P.A. from YUNGUN with cuts from his up-coming new album.
at Rhythm Factory, Friday 23rd December
More info...
- Tighten Up's New Year bashCatch 22. 9pm - 4am. See above.
Caltone Top Rankin' Tunes
- Miss Dynamite - The Application / Jamaican Judgement (Punchline). London's best voice on a brilliant one-drop creation by Kyaal, b/w Cecile on the the classic Dy-na-mi-teee instrumental.
- Anthony B - Uprising (Same way riddim) - Soul Vybz - New french label (Soul Stereo + Vybz so nice) using Mafia and Fluxy's talent and firehouse crew members...
- Studio One Roots 2 - Soul Jazz records - One of the best compilation released this year, big tunes for reggae-heads and novices alike.
- YT - Wicked Act (Sativa Recs) - Conscious sounds & lyrics from YT, cream of the english dancehall crop. Tune about the July 7th London bombings. More info.
See you soon!

Augui+Flex
www.soundclash.org