Instru-Mental, the sophomore LP from Eric Abbey's Detroit Riddim Crew, is an entirely different beast from their great debut album Detroit Riddim Crew and Friends (read my review of it here). That record featured ska-ified secular Christmas cuts on the A side and a collection of ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dancehall tracks with a rotating cast of musicians on the B. This time out, the concept is five wonderfully moody Abbey-penned ska and reggae instrumentals (acely performed by members of Mephiskapheles, J. Navarro & the Traitors, Dub is a Weapon, Monkey, Full Watts Band/Uzimon, Pilfers, Unsteady/Smoke & Mirrors Soundsystem, 1592, Dirty Notion, and even a few Abbey offspring) paired with dub concoctions created by Crazy Baldhead (AKA Jayson Nugent)--and the resuts are pretty sweet.
Like its cover artwork that borrows elements from Saul Bass' graphic design work for Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, the songs on Instru-Mental have a filmic quality to them. "Dark Dance" sounds like the theme song to a horror movie (think "Nightmare on Elm Street" or "Evil Dead") and it would have fit in well on Mato's phenomenal Scary Dub LP. "Midnight Walk," which was unearthed after two decades in lying in Abbey's archive (or, um, crypt!), is appropriately eerie, particularly in its dub version. "Traveling" is superb Upsetters-styled early reggae and the spaghetti Western reggae "Forward" sports an awesomely dramatic surf guitar solo. And Crazy Baldhead's masterful dub work takes everything to a new level, deconstructing and reassembling the originals in all sorts of clever and electrifying ways.
Instru-Mental already makes on my list of top 2022 releases (can't wait to get my hands on the vinyl), and I look forward to listening to it repeatedly to keep me going no matter what the rest of this year brings.
The Cascadians' super Windows Down (Digital, self-released, 2020) came out at the end of last year and was lost in my holiday craziness, so forgive this tardy write-up. The Cascadians have a striking and compelling sound going in Meg Nye's powerful, emotive soul singing that floats over the band's sharp '60s-style ska and rocksteady. The sultry lead and standout track "Windows Down" is about someone so knock-out gorgeous and magnetic that you'd be happy to sell your soul (and your grandma's, too) just to be in their presence: "I got the windows down/I'm driving my girl around town/I got the windows down/She said that she'd long to go dancing by now/How could I turn her down?/Oh, that girl is so cool...No one's even watching the band/They're under her spell, watching her dance...I got the windows down/I'm driving my girl back home right now...Her eyes say everything without making a sound/How can I turn her down?" It'll resonate deeply if you've ever had the good/bad luck to be in the singer's shoes. Ever get annoyed by how people talk over and ignore bands while they're playing? "Rudy Come Lately" is a somewhat subtle but increasingly pointed and frustrated jab--complete with all of crowd noise competing with the sounds coming from The Cascadians--at the people there solely for the scene ('cause it's cool, right?) and not the music and bands ("Rudy come lately/Rudy smoking a bud...But Rudy never come home...")--and "Old School" is a boss, dubby instrumental. Things then shift gears for a terrific, jazzy cover of Smokey Robinson's "Quiet Storm," and "Discover Me," a catchy AM-pop-soul-ska tune that's a "Tears of a Clown" plea for someone to see and love the person beneath the persona. And there are three great dubs--a more reggae take on "Quiet Storm," a mega-deconstructed "Old School," and the stellar "Two Face Dub," which I don't think is a version of anything on this album (and has these snippets of vocals: "Rude boy smashing up the town...My freedom is almost gone...No, I don't wanna go...I want another beer"). Highly recommended.
I'm slowly going broke keeping up with all of the extraordinarily good singles--thick as dinner plates--that are being issued these days from Happy People Records. (To be fair, the cost of the singles isn't this issue, it's the overseas shipping that's killing me.) The latest 45 to grace my mailbox and turntable features two killer productions from Crazy Baldhead (full disclosure: I actually pre-ordered a copy directly from Agent Jay and only paid domestic shipping!). The moody but deadly cool and defiant "Take a Lick" (7" vinyl single/digital, Happy People Records, 2021) features The Far East's Maddie Ruthless fiercely challenging the wicked who are tormenting her brother and sister and other good people to "take a lick [hit]...but we come down for more/More than you bargained for..." Her siren song-like vocals unwind over Crazy Baldhead's loping, King Kong-earth-shaking riddim that's bound to knock some plaster loose from your walls and ceiling if you play this loud. Its version "Take a Dub" is even heavier and ready-made for aspiring deejays' use. (Also, make sure to check out my review of The Far East's awesome Lover's rock EP New York is for Lovers; and my write ups of other Happy People Records singles from Capitol 1212 featuring Earl 16, Joe Yorke and The Eastonian Singers, Perkie and The Co-Operators, Roger Rivas, Pama International, The Caroloregians, The Dreamlets, Carroll Thompson, Flying Vipers, Kitma, and more TK, as my pre-orders are fulfilled!)
Since Kevin Flowerdew's essential Do the Dog Skazine is so thorough in its coverage of the global ska scene--far beyond what I'm able to digest and review each year for The Duff Guide to Ska--it only follows that I've only heard around half of the bands/songs on his fantastic new compilation Do the Dog Ska-A-Go-Go, Volume 3. This compilationfeatures an extremely generous 47 tracks (!) of ska varying in style from traditional to 2 Tone to ska-punk from acts all over the world (some of them singing in languages other than English). Come for some of the better-known bands on Do the Dog Ska-A-Go-Go, Volume 3 like The Planet Smashers, Maroon Town, Cartoon Violence, The Bionic Rats, The Bruce Lee Band, Erin Bardwell, Crazy Baldhead, King Kong 4, The Co-operators & Friends, The Pomps, Detroit Riddim Crew, Catbite, The Skapones, Zen Baseballbat, Barbicide, The Abruptors, Stop the Presses, The Players Band, Bad Operation, Some Ska Band, The Simmertones, Flowerdew's own Bakesys, and you'll walk away with many new faves, including acts like T-Killas, The Kubricks, RudeSix, GoGo 13, Los Fastidios & Elisa Dixan, and more. All participating acts contributed their music to help Kevin keep on publishing future issues of Do the Dog Skazine, which--in old school zine fashion--is only available in its print version from the man himself.
Given the current state of the music industry (don't get me started) and the habits of many music consumers (who either want to stream everything for pennies or "obtain" it all for free), it makes more and more sense for bands to seek a direct partnership with diehard fans (those who know that recorded music has value) in order to finance new albums for release.
Since I'm one of those people who loves and collects recorded music, I'm planning to support two new ska/reggae-related crowdfunding projects this year with Ruts DC, The Meow Meows, and Crazy Baldhead (and there will be others, I'm sure!).
Ruts DC, of course, arose out of the ashes of the phenomenal punk-reggae band The Ruts, after lead singer Malcolm Owen overdosed on heroin in 1980. Ruts DC opted to focus mostly on reggae and dub--releasing two albums in the early '80s: Animal Now and Rhythm Collision. (Ska fans should know that The Ruts backed Laurel Aitken on two singles and a tour in 1980.) The band then reformed in 2007 and released the AMAZING Rhythm Collision, Volume 2(recorded by Mad Professor and mixed by Prince Fatty) in 2013 (check out a taste here). Ruts DC are back in the studio now recording Psychic Attack for release in May of 2016. The Ruts DC's Pledge Music campaign offers the Psychic Attack CD or LP (plus other merch) at all kinds of levels of support.
The Meow Meows (image a brilliant Specials/Bodysnatchers/Deltones hybrid!) will soon be recording their third album, which is slated for release in June 2016. (Read The Duff Guide to Ska reviews of their Somehow We Met album and their Friends on Benefits EP--both of which were produced by Prince Fatty.) The Meow Meows' Pledge Music campaign--with all sorts of crazy exclusives (like a disposable camera filled with pix of the band on the road and in the studio that may possibly include a shot of a band member's buttocks!)--offers options for support for fans of every economic class! (Plus 10% of of any profits made after they reach their goal will be donated to Shelter--the UK's biggest housing and homelessness charity).
Here's a terrific video to help promote the band's Pledge Music campaign that uses a stripped-down version of their anti-Cameron austerity track "Friends on Benefits."
Crazy Baldhead is one of the things that Agent Jay (Agent 99, Stubborn Allstars, Version City Rockers, etc.) does with a rotating cast of top ska musicians when he's not serving as guitarist for The Slackers, selecting tracks on the soundsystem, or backing Jamaican stars like Ken Boothe, Stranger Cole, Patsy Small, and Keith & Tex. His new album, The Stereo Prophecy and Electric Hymns, features guest vocals from Jess Wagner (The Aggrolites), Joey Steel (All Torn Up), Brukky (The Frightnrs), Maddie Ruthless (The Far East), and Todd Fausnacht (The Snails). You can support Crazy Baldhead's The Stereo Prophecy and Electric Hymns through his Big Tunes campaign.
Sample some Crazy Baldhead below, with the track "Come To Me" featuring Maddie Ruthless on vocals...
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By the way, if you're a fan of new wave, you might also be interested in crowdsourcing projects for Modern English and Gary Numan.
Here are two crowd funding ska projects that are definitely worth supporting with your hard-earned cash (and I'm proud to say that I'm personally backing both of these projects, since I'm always on the hunt for new ska vinyl!).
Sammy Kay and The East Los 3's Love Letters CD/LP
Hot on the heels of Sammy Kay's debut EP (read The Duff Guide to Ska review here), comes this project to fund his new 15-track album of bluesy, soulful, rocksteady and ska cuts titled Love Letters. Levels of support range from $8 for digital copies of Love Letters and his recently released EP, to $12 for the CD or $15 for black wax, to $30 for both CD and colored vinyl of the album (plus stickers and pins), and higher. Pledge your support here.
Right now, about $2,500 of the $3,200 goal has been raised, with 24 more days to go.
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Urban Pirate Booty Split 7" Series, Volumes 1-5 Urban Pirate Records is hoping to put out a series of split singles from some of the finest ska and early reggae artists playing out right now on the US scene. What's cool is that you can order singles a la carte (for $7 each) or go for the whole enchilada ($30 for all five singles); higher amounts score you test pressings and other goodies. Pledge your support here.
Volume 1: Crazy Baldhead/Sammy Kay Volume 2: Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7/Green Room Rockers Volume 3: Bad Cards "Cap Fit" b/w Reggay Lords "Give It Me My Way" (gold vinyl) Volume 4: Jesse Wagner "Eye of the Storm" b/w Vic Ruggiero "I Know a Girl" (gold vinyl) Volume 5: King Django/The Snails
To date, the Urban Pirate Booty Split single series has raised almost exactly half of the $5k needed to fund this project, with 25 more days to go.
As anyone who had tickets knows, the Eric "Monty" Morris show scheduled for last night at The Bell House in Brooklyn was cancelled.
According to updates posted on the FB pages of both the promoter (Dig Deeper) and the backing band (Crazy Baldhead), Morris contacted the promoters just before he was supposed to board his flight to NYC and (it is alleged he) refused to get on the plane unless he was paid more than the amount already agreed upon for his performance.
Needless to say, many ska fans in the NYC area were eagerly anticipating Morris' show, particularly after the triumphant success of the Stranger Cole and Patsy show last October (read The Duff Guide to Ska review and watch the videos I shot here).
But it looks like instead being celebrated for his many musical accomplishments, Morris opted to snub his fans and tarnish his legacy in a last minute mad grab for cash. What should and would have been his victory lap, leaves nothing but disappointment in its wake.
It's actually a damn shame (and an embarrassment of riches, really) that there are two, equally compelling ska shows this coming Friday night (March 2, 2012) in NYC. Since I'm actually involved with one of them--the Bigger Thomas/Rudie Crew/Pidgin Dropping/Ini Mighty Lockdown gig in Lower Manhattan (details below), I'm pushing that one heavily. But I'm sad to miss two friends' bands in Brooklyn: the debut of Sammy K and the Fast Four and Mike Drance's punk act the XLerators (and I wish them both the best). So, if you're in Brooklyn on Friday and don't feel like coming into Manhattan, go to The Lake and see them--but if you're in Manhattan or feel like coming into the city, see the Reggae Meets Ska show!
Cin-M-Art Space 43 Murray Street (between Church and West Broadway) Manhattan, NY
$10 cover
This is a RARE Manhattan ska/reggae show with some amazingly good bands--and really easy to get to from New Jersey or Brooklyn, Queens or The Bronx (the venue is right near the PATH train, as well as the 1, 2, 3, A, N, and R trains). Plus, I'm spinning a kickin' mix of vintage, 2 Tone, and modern ska at this gig, while DJ Juggwise will have dem grooving to some deep, sweet reggay!
The Lake 258 Johnson Avenue (Between Bushwick Avenue and White Street) Brooklyn, NY
Take the L train to Montrose walk down Bushwick and make a left on Johnson or take the J train to Flushing walk towards Bushwick Avenue, make a left, and walk till you hit Johnson and make a right.
The Lake 258 Johnson Avenue (Between Bushwick Avenue and White Street) Brooklyn, NY
Take the L train to Montrose walk down Bushwick and make a left on Johnson or take the J train to Flushing walk towards Bushwick Avenue, make a left, and walk till you hit Johnson and make a right.
The Lake 258 Johnson Avenue (between Bushwick Avenue and White Street) Brooklyn, NY $6
(Take the L train to Montrose, walk down Bushwick and make a left on Johnson--or take the J train to Flushing, walk towards Bushwick Avenue, make a left, and walk till you hit Johnson Avenue and make a right. Look for the metal door with '258' on it, open it, and go up the stairs...)
King Hammond will be selling CDs of his three recent releases (The King and I, Jacuzzi, and Showbiz--click on the links for The Duff Guide to Ska reviews), as well as vinyl copies of his EPs ("Riot in London Town" and "Hey, Mr. DJ")--so bring some extra cash to buy 'em (or cut down on the beers!). Did I mention that he's got old skool King Hammond badges, too?!
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For those of you who missed King Hammond's killer set at Shrine last night (he was backed by The Hard Times), here are two videos I shot of his performance. The first is "Rocking on Ridley Road" followed by "Hanky Panky."
Last Saturday night (10/1/11), as the weird-ish mix of ska fans (skins, rudies, a few punks) and Brooklyn indie-nerd-rock hipsters milled about on the dance floor of The Bell House waiting for the Stranger Cole and Patsy show to begin, you could already sense that it was going to be an extraordinary night. Everyone was in an euphoric mood (you certainly can't always say that about all shows in NYC)--we knew we were going to witness/experience something truly phenomenal (in the truest sense of that word) that none of us had ever expected to happen in our lifetimes. It was like somehow we had collectively found a way to temporarily suspend the laws of time and space which allowed these few hours of musical bliss to happen.
While Stranger Cole has been actively touring recently, apparently he hasn't played NYC in about a decade. Patsy (aka Millicent Todd), who retired from the music business in the late 1960s, hasn't performed in the US since that decade (according to the Jamaica Gleaner, she played here with Byron Lee and The Dragonaires) and has never appeared in NYC on stage with Stranger Cole. While she currently resides in Florida, she spend most of her life living in Brooklyn and working as a secretary at Lenox Hill Hospital on the East Side of Manhattan (which is about 13 blocks from where I live). According to the Dig Deeper promoters, it took about four years of persuading, pleading, and negotiating to set this show up--and based on the singers' performances and the audience's reaction, it was time very well spent.
The all-star Crazy Baldhead band--led by Agent Jay of The Slackers and Reggay Lords on guitar; Dan Jeselsohn (Rocksteady 7, ex-Skinnerbox) on bass; Phil Wartell (Reggay Lords, ex-Stubborn All-Stars) on drums; Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers) on keys; Dave Hillyard (The Slackers, Rocksteady 7) on sax; Buford O'Sullivan (Easy Stars All-Stars, ex-Scofflaws, ex-Toasters) on t-bone; and Larry McDonald (The Wailers, The Dragonaires, Dub is a Weapon) on percussion--prepped the crowd with a few instrumental ska classics. With all the focus on Stranger and Patsy, it would be easy to overlook just how fantastic the Crazy Baldhead band was throughout the evening. The arrangements of all of these well-known and treasured classics were outstanding--crisp and vibrant--and their backing of both singers wasn't showy or obtrusive, but created the perfect musical setting to let these two legends do their thing and shine.
Stranger Cole hit the stage first to perform many of his biggest hits, including "Koo Koo Doo," "Just Like a River," "Crying Every Night" (which was stellar), and "Rough and Tough" (all captured in the videos I shot below). Cole's manic energy, crazy herky-jerky dancing, skinny frame, and constant exhortations to the crowd of "More life!" (he kept noting rightly that, "without life we have nothing!") made one well-known NYC ska musician to turn to me and say (with all love and respect) that he's "the Don Knotts of ska." Cole was a supremely entertaining and electrifying performer--and was clearly have the time of his life on stage in front of his demonstrably appreciative fans.
Patsy, looking and sounding magnificent, then took the spotlight with "Fire in Your Wire" (captured below), as well as "It's So Hard Without You," and "Pata Pata Rocksteady" (also on video). Of the two performers, she is clearly the more reserved--but this plays so well off Cole's unrestrained enthusiasm.
Finally, we were treated to a string of Stranger and Patsy's greatest hits together: "Tonight," "Give Me the Right," "Down the Train Line" (which I've heard The Bluebeats play so many times--this one was for you, Mike Drance!), "Yeah Yeah Baby," and "When I Call Your Name." There were other songs, too, which I didn't film or write down--I had to put the camera down and dance a bit, too, you know--but all of the videos below will give you a really good sense of what incredible things transpired this night.
All in all, it was a triumph for all of the performers involved and an incredible gift to all of us fortunate enough to be in the audience.
There really is no other reason to be anywhere else this Saturday night (10/1/11) in NYC than the Bell House in Brooklyn (click on the image at right for all of the details) to see the first performance together in NYC by Stranger Cole and Patsy, backed by the all-star Crazy Baldhead band (plus Mr. Robinson & DJ Honky on the decks, as well as the Deadly Dragon Sound System). This is an extremely rare and historic opportunity to witness two of the ska and rocksteady eras' greatest and most soulful singers making incredible music (apparently it took the promoters--namely Agent Jay--around four years of pursuing, pleading, and negotiating with the artists to make this happen)!
For those not in the know, my friends at Marco on the Bass and Lawless Street have some terrific background on Stranger Cole and Patsy that will inform you of their great significance to the history of Jamaican music and provide you with some more info on the show (like who's performing in the all-star Crazy Baldhead band).
From the event's Dig Deeper Facebook page, it looks like everyone who is anyone in the current ska scene will be there, so there will be lots of familiar faces in the crowd to catch up with and share the experience.
Tickets are available for purchase online here. It might be a good idea to buy them in advance (I've got mine right here), since there is a big buzz about this show...
Plus: special guest selector Ticklah and the Crazy Baldhead crew!
Where: The Lake
258 Johnson Avenue (east of Bushwick Ave)
E. Williamsburg/Bushwick, Brooklyn
Take the L train to Montrose, walk on Bushwick until you hit Johnson Avenue and make a left (then look for metal door with 258 on it and walk up the stairs!).
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Steve Shafer/The Duff Guide to Ska For most of the 1990s, I was the promotions, marketing, production guy for Moon Records (RIP). It was one of the best jobs I ever had. Seriously, I miss it badly. During 1999/2000, I ran 7 Wonders of the World Music, the first digital download-only ska label that was too ahead of the curve for its own good (RIP).
I filmed and edited this Toasters video for $2,500, which made its debut on MTV's 120 Minutes. I also put together these compilations for Moon: the first three Skarmageddons; Ska United: A Global Ska Sampler; Skank Down Under; This Are Moon Ska I, II, and III; and Moonshot!
Here's an old interview with Adam Monkey from Read Magazine that covers my days at Moon and 7 Wonders. I also did a somewhat more recent interview with Read Junk.
I've been interviewed about ska music and Moon Records for The New York Times, Heather Augustyn's "Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation," Aaron Carnes' "In Defense of Ska," Kenneth Partridge's "Hell of a Hat: The Rise of '90s Ska and Swing," and Marc Wasserman's "Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History" (I also wrote the introductory chapter "1985: The Year American Ska Broke" for Wasserman's book).
And I'm the author of "The Duff Guide to 2 Tone," which can be ordered from Amazon--and is available in the US from Jump Up Records, and in Europe from the 2 Tone Village Shop (Coventry, UK), Champion Sound Records (Hull, UK), Aggroshop (Nijmegen, Netherlands), and Copasetic Mailorder (Hamburg, Germany). Plus, my book was on sale in the museum shop for the "2 Tone: Lives & Legacies" exhibition (May 28 - September 12, 2021), curated by Simon Reynolds, Cory Barrett, Pete Chambers, Jennifer Otter Bickerdike and Daniel Rachel, at the Herbert Art Gallery Museum in Coventry, UK.
I'm now working on my next book, "Calling All the Rude Boys: The Duff Guide to The Toasters, 1981-1992," to be published in 2023.
If you have a ska or reggae release that you'd like me to consider reviewing, please send an e-mail to Steve at duffguidetoska@gmail.com. You should know that I am old school and prefer music in tangible formats (plus I might use your music when I DJ ska events). I'd also appreciate any news or tips you may have about bands.
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