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A warm welcome back to Tim Rayner, aka Dub Boy, who returns to Radio Spannered with a worthy sequel to last year's much-downloaded Rooted & Grounded mix. Tim's been keeping up the pressure in Bristol with his Ruffnek Diskotek nights and related projects (such as the hotly anticipated second Monster Bass night, which takes place on the 4th of April with Scotland's number one reggae soundsystem, Mungo's Hi Fi). Cool sleeve art to accompany the mix here. Tracklisting: Shinehead – Billie Jean (African Love) Bounty Killer, Nitty Kuchie & Angel Doolas – Go Away (Kingston 11) Biga – Nah Buss Mi Gun Fa Nuhum (Furybass) Colonel Maxwell – Heart Attack (Furybass) Carl Meeks – Help Me Jah (Furybass) Mikey Melody – Stand Up & Chant (Furybass) Laroz & Ranking Levy – Rootsman Party (........) Zion Train ft Dubdadda – Boxes & Amps (Wadadda remix) (Universal Egg) Minoo – December (Universal Egg) Zion Train ft YT - Life That I Choose (Universal Egg) Omar Perry – Daily Bread (Universal Egg) Zion Train ft YT – Skank That I Choose (Prof Skank remix) (Universal Egg) Carlton Livingston – No Answer (Universal Egg) Zion Train ft YT – Baby Father (Weeding Dub Remix) (Universal Egg) Ranking Joe – Satan Bites The Dust (Jah Warrior) Macka B – Warrior Style (Ariwa) Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Brother Culture – Ing (Scotch Bonnet) Vibronics – Long Time Version (Scoops) Dub Invasion – Guide I (unreleased) Mungo’s Hi Fi – Around The Redub (Scotch Bonnet) Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Soom T – DJ Killer (Unreleased) DanMan – Jah Rain (RSD Remix) (Ranking Records) Jah Warrior – Star Of David (Jah Warrior) Mungo’s Hi Fi – Warm Up (Unreleased) RSD – Jah Way (Punch Drunk) Clouds – Elders (Wadadda refix) (Jahtari) Mungo’s Hi Fi – Dubplate Fi Dem (Scotch Bonnet) Mungo’s Hi Fi – Babylon Glitch (Unreleased) Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Benjammin – Mexican Bean (Scotch Bonnet) Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Ranking Joe – How You Bad So (Scotch Bonnet) Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Murrayman – Mash Up (Scotch Bonnet) Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Lyricson – Grudge & Vanity (Scotch Bonnet) Kenny Knots & The Roots Squad – Too Much Gunshot (Jah Tubbys) Johnny Clark – Declaration Of Rights (4-4 High Steppers Mix) (Mafia & Fluxy) Kyla – Do You Mind (Lovers Rock Remix) (Ariwa) ^ You can still listen to Dub Boy's 2007 mix for Spannered here.
Bristol and bass music have been happy bedfellows for a long, long time, but in recent years a new wave of producers, promoters and DJs have been properly shaking up the city's clubs, pubs, bars and warehouses, throwing traditional dub, reggae and dancehall flavours into the hotpot alongside dubstep, grime, ragga, breakcore and jungle — crews such as P.R.A.N.K., Dissident, Heatwave and Hench, and events such as Subloaded, Dubloaded, Toxic Dancehall and Ruffnek Diskotek, to name a few. Dub Boy, aka Tim Rayner, is one of the driving forces behind Ruffnek Diskotek — a regular fixture about town that sticks doggedly to its mantra of supplying 'riddim and bass to wind up yuh waist', roping in many of the scene's biggest names and all the best local acts to ensure the job gets done properly. Tim's quite a selector, having played alongside luminaries ranging from David Rodigan and Digital Mystikz to Klute and Congo Natty. He recently sent over this brand new 38-track reggae and dancehall mix to Spannered, which we're sure you'll agree is an absolute stonker. ^ The next Ruffnek Discotek takes place at The Croft, Bristol on Friday 2 November, with guests including Benga (Big Apple), Rossi B and Toddla T. Tracklisting: Collie Buddz — Blind To You (Black Chiney) Anthony Cruz — Lose Dem Head (Juke Boxx) Tanya Stephens — Let It Go Girl (Juke Boxx) Lady Saw — Good Men(Juke Boxx) Fantan Mojah — Jah Time (Juke Boxx) Chuck Fender — Gash Dem (Juke Boxx) Perfect — One Life (Irie Ites) Sizzla – Show More Love (Irie Ites) Lutan Fyah — A Lie (Irie Ities) Fantan Mojah — So Many Problems In The World (Irie Ites) Turbulence & Spectacular — High Grade (Irie Ites) YT— No Sandweed (Sativa) Daville — Blaze The Chalice (Maximum Sound) Burro Banton — Man Guinep (Maximum Sound) Ward 21 —– Ain’t No Fun (Maximum Sound) Shaggy, Red Fox & Screechie Dan — Girls Like (Massive B) Collie Buddz — What Ive Been Searching For (Massive B) Ill Inspector — Come Fight We (Massive B) Chezidek — Me Nah Run (Massive B) Movado — Dying (Daseca) Junior Reid — Stop Dip The Youths Them (JR Productions) Singer Blue — If I Know Jah Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry — Blackboard Jungle Dub (Clocktower) Alborosie — Holy Mount Zion (Maximum Sound) Chezidek — ? (Maximum Sound) Sizzla — Africa Prepare (Maximum Sound) Garisson Hawk — Gangster Roll (Marathon) Michael Rose — Jah Glory (African Star) Capleton — City Lock (African Star) Sizzla — Sing Mi Song African Star) Africa — Hills and Valley (African Star) Sizzla — Praise Ye Jah (Xterminator) Henry & Louis — How Can A Man (More Rockers) Mala & Alicia Keys Special (White) The Revolutionaries — Kunta Kinte (Pressure Sounds) Alborosie — Guess Who’s Coming (Forward) Pressure — Ghetto Life (Don Corleon) Alborosie — Kingston Town (Forward)