Oh hey… been a bit. DJ’ing has taken a bit of a back seat to diaper changing. Although my kid has figured out that volume dial and true to form always wants to turn it up. But it’s time to leave the house again!
Myself & Poirier are taking our outdoor summer monthly Sud-West for a winter spin. We’ll be taking over the Virgin Mobile tent at the legendary Igloofest for 2.5 hours of tropical heaters.
All goes down Jan 27th from 7:30 PM – midnight. See flyer for details.
Remember back on May 31st at the first Sud-West when we were all like “Man, I hope this summer never ends”. Well unfortunately we all know what’s just around the corner here in Montreal. So before you pull the jackets out again and count the days until Igloofest when you can party outdoors again… you’ve got one last chance to Sud-West. So let’s make it good. Poirier’s back in town and Ghostbeard in the mix as always.
Where : Terrasse St. Ambroise (5080 St. Ambroise – next to the canal)
When : Tuesday Aug 30th
Time : 8:00 PM – midnight
Cost : so free it’s free
Beer in good supply and BBQ open.
Time Boom!
Lee Perry… The Upsetter… Scratch Perry… One of the most legendary producers in the history of reggae. If any one person deserves a mix of just their material it’s him. I make no claim as to this being completist, chronological, covering all eras… it’s just some of my favorite Lee Perry moments put together. All classics to me… but if I had to pick one, “Brotherly Love” could be on repeat until the day I die and I’d be okay with that.
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Lee Perry : Dub Revolution
Upsetters : Sokup
Upsetters : People Sokup Boy
Bob Marley : Nice Time Dub
Bob Marley : Nice Time
Upsetters : Wap You Wah
Devon Irons : Vampire
Upsetters : Vampire Dub
Upsetters : In These Times Dub
Errol Walker : In These Times
Max Romeo : Norman
Errol Walker & Enos Barnes : John Public Dub
Errol Walker : John Public
Lee Perry : Favorite Dish
Upsetters : Freak Out Skank
Upsetters : Jungle Lion
Upsetters / Top Cat : Jungle Gallis
Leo Graham : Want A Wine
Upsetters : Double Wine
Congos : Sodom & Gomorrah
Upsetters : Much Smarter Dub
The Meditations : Much Smarter
Jah Lion : Soldier & Police War
Junior Murvin : Police & Thieves
Mystic : Forward With Jah Orthodox
Lee Perry : Enter The Dragon
Junior Dread : A Wha Dat
Max Romeo : War Inna Babylon
Jolly Brothers : Brotherly Love
That time again! Damn the summer passes fast. Only one more chance to Sud-West after this July edition. Don’t miss. Weather looks good so far. I’ll take my chances on a 40% chance of rain considering our last edition went down under a threat of 95% death by lightning that never materialized. St. Ambroise Terrace is magic! See you there.
We’re staring at the skies and watching weather reports… and currently we’re saying screw you to the weather and going ahead with tonight. This might change, but as of right now we’ll see you at St. Ambroise terrace tonight!
7 days from the official summer kick off that is Sud-West. As a warm up, or a consolation prize for those not in Montreal I put together this mix of jams. And in the process rediscovered just how good New Age Steppers are… right then… see you on the St. Ambroise Terrace.
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Prince Fatty “Dry Up Your Tears”
Prince Fatty “Bedroom Eyes Dub”
Horace Andy “Spying Glass”
Scientist “Dance Of The Vampires”
Michael Prophet “You Are A No Good”
Serge Gainsbourg “Aux Armes Et Cetera”
Lloyd Parks “Mafia”
Bim Sherman “My Whole World”
New Age Steppers “My Whole World”
Grace Jones “She’s Lost Control Dub”
Grace Jones “She’s Lost Control”
Max Romeo “One Step Forward Dub”
Max Romeo “One Step Forward”
Chuckles “Melody Maker Version 2″
Horace Andy & Earl Flute “Don’t Think About Me”
Big Youth “Can You Keep A Secret”
Keith Hudson “Satan Version”
U Roy “The Hudson Affair”
Soul Syndicate “Bongo Riot”
Dennis Brown “Westbound Train”
U Roy “Train From The West”
Big Youth “Ride On / Wild Goose Chase”
Conroy Smith “Dangerous”
Courtney Melody “Bad Boy”
Dr Evil “Wine Up Your Body”
Problem Child “Real Bad Boy”
Ward 21 “Jump & Skip”
Nardo Ranks “Burrup”
Prince Fatty “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”
Busy Signal “Bye Bye”
Good god… it’s been awhile. Just dusting off my diaper changing skills and Mega-Blocks steeze and getting back on the decks. New mixes forthcoming… but most importantly… it’s the return of Sud West :
Time for your favorite Franco-Anglo duo, Poirier & Ghostbeard, to drop onto the St Ambroise terrace for another summer of Tuesdays.
It’s the sort of St. Henri revitalization plan that doesn’t need years of debate and tons of government spending. In fact Sud-West is so for the people it’s positively free. Beats for the people! And don’t forgot the other two important B’s… BBQ & Beer.
Poirier should need no introduction… Ninja Tune’s globe-trotting ambassador of all things bass.
I prefer to live behind the scenes running Ninja Tune… but every so often, like the Yeti, rare glimpses of me can be caught as I manage to balance a drink and a mix at the same time.
Bring on sloppy Tuesdays. Embrace hungover Wednesdays.
Boom!
Sud-West Episode 1 (May 31st) : in which one can stretch their livers in anticipation of Amon Tobin’s big kick off Mutek show the next night.
Episodes 2-4 : last Tuesday of every month through August.
When : May 31st
Where : St. Ambroise Terrace – 5080 St. Ambroise (next to canal)
Time : 8:00 PM – midnight
Cost : FREE
In a continuing mission to bring the tropical heat to a Montreal winter, I’ll be dropping in for a guest slot at (my Sud-West co-host’s) Poirier’s wildly popular Karnival. Nuit Blanche edition which means it’s free free free… and at Club Soda for expanded capacity for this edition. We rocked this shit last year and it was packed all night long. I suggest getting there early to avoid the long lines.
My first DJ gig of my 40’s… see you on the dancefloor… ya god-damn kids!
Excuse the lack of mixes recently. I’ve been busy being Papa Ghostbeard. Getting back on it soon…
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Last month the beard hit the road with the Ninja Tune XX tour. Taking a break from all that label work to do some 20th anniversary celebrating. One run in the with NYPD, one relocated show in under 90 minutes, two big shows in SF & LA, lots of booze, 6800 people rocked by Ninja Tune crew… no sleep until Ninja Tune XXX.
This is the set I was more or less kicking on those nights. Leaning heavily on the Ninja Tune XX box-set and some other recent Ninja/Big Dada hotness and mixed up with some ragga business… including Beenie Man’s awesome rip on Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” which I can’t get enough of (how could you really).
Dels – Shapeshift
DJ Vadim – Bang It Out
Roots Manuva – Witness (Modeselektor mix)
Sonido Del Principe – Cartagena
Dub Gabriel feat. Zulu – No Lies
Modeselektor – The Dark Side Of The Sun
Poirier feat. Face-T – No More Blood (Megasoid remix)
Lutan Fyah – Mix Up
Perfect – Money Can’t Be Love
King General – If I Was A Rich Man
Busy Signal – Food Fih Dih Pot
Mr Lexx – Nutten Nah Gwan Fi Dem
Jagwa – Gah Ah Dagga
Beenie Man – No Where To Run
Toddla T – My Pum Pum
King Cannibal – Aragami Style
LV – Globetrotting (Ruddz Rwrkd)
The Bug – Poison Dart (Scratcha DVA remix)
Bang On – Hands High
Bar 9 – Murda Sound (Eskmo remix)
Warrior One – Lord Of Bashy (Douster remix)
Mungo’s Hi-Fi feat. Ranking Joe – I Love Jah
Top Cat – Buck Up
Lady Chann – Money Ah Dem God
Perfect – Reggae Music
Macka B – Roots Ragga
Taking a break from diaper changes (fortunately not my own… not that old yet) a man called Ghostbeard stepping out to drop bass at Forward this Thursday (Passeport : 2037 St. Denis). Coming arms with nuff exclusives from Ninja Tune XX box-set and forthcoming Bug material fresh back from the mastering plant. Boom.
