After 2 solid ska/punk and high energy ska episodes in a row, I decided to take it down a notch on this one. Also, when I started this session of 23min of Ska I dedicated it to my friend Lawless, and well, it’s about to get a little Lawless up in here because I’m including a clutch of songs from his Moondust record label on this one. I’m keeping it a bit laid back to make the tone a little chill, but also to give us all a bit of breather to relax and reflect.
00:00 – the Bandulus – Stop Playin’ with My Heart (Love a Woman ’19)
02:34 – Alpheus – Rudies (Rudies / Our Time Will Come ’20)
05:41 – the Twilights – Dancing Moon (Hear What I Say ’18)
08:30 – 4th Street Orchestra – Ah Who Seh? (Ah Who Seh? / Go Deh! ’20)
11:34 – Ocean 11 – Miss Understanding (Miss Understanding / Spring in Rome ’11)
14:48 – Laurel Aitken – Apollo 12 (Skinhead Invasion) (Apollo 12 / Moon Rock ’11)
16:52 – Irie Beats – No Jodes Ver. 2 (People Need People / No Jodes Ver. 2 ’11)
20:35 – Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra feat. Greg Lee & Alex Desert – World’s Fair (Big Band Tribute to the Skatalites: Vol. 2 ’15)
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I’ll admit, I had a little too much fun with this one. I really hope you all enjoy it too, even if the “ska” of it gets a little lost in the middle. Hope all y’all are having a great time, thanks for listening, thanks for telling your friends about the show (you have told them, right?) and have a great weekend!
After I put this episode together, and much too late, I realized that I missed my chance to look for and include a song by the name “Notorious.” I guess part of the problem was that none came to mind. Anyway, here’s the new episode, I hope you dig it, I have been enjoying this one all week (the spoils of being prepared for once!)
Unlike last week, I’m keeping it pretty traditional as far as the sound goes. I mean, there’s still some room for other genres to worm into the ska beat, but it certainly isn’t punk or rock this time. It’s a laid-back kind of sound this week. I hope you all enjoy. Oh, and take care of each other out there, it’s been a rough one this week.
Oh yeah! OH YEAH! It’s time to celebrate! Get down you crazy kids and pick it up to some ska! Are you freakin kidding me!? It’s dancing time, because ska is here for you again! Woo! Ok, just an excited and happy chap over here… don’t mind me, just put some fantastic sounds in your head!
What do you do when everything you’ve ever believed is upended? Do you fall and stay down? No, of course not! You keep on going! Learn new truths, come out better and go kick some more ass at life. You gather your closest friends and family and you fight back for what right in life! Go and do it, you know you can, so prove it.
