seen.´s non-hippie reggae and dancehall blog /// 2008 March - Part 2

Archive for March, 2008

Damian Marley: “Loaf of bread” video

Friday, March 14th, 2008


via NahRight

Off the “Gang War” compilation, Tuff Gong Records
Shot & Directed by Jason Goldwatch for deconmedia.com
- black and white super 8mm footage shot in Haiti
- color super 8mm footage shot in South Africa

No secret that this tune is one of the most incredible of the past weeks and months. The video makes it even better. Can´t wait to hear the new Jr. Gong album..

“Major Lazer” Myspace online

Friday, March 14th, 2008


© 5151

Diplo & Switch´s Reggae/Dancehall project now has its own myspace page where you can listen to the first snippets of the outcome of the two producer/DJs´ trip to Kingston some months ago.

The Black Chiney Show 8.9 is out now

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

BlackChineyShow

Don´t need to say much about this one. Black Chiney are finally putting out a new mix and while it may sound less special than their older jugglings as the web allows you to listen to e.g. to the Federation Invasion podcast each week, it is still the expected masterpiece. Quality is BC´s motto - check it!

Download the split MP3 files here, or the single mix here.

Btw: Watch out for a mad Walshy Fire / seen. collabo shirt.

P.S. Anyone of you watched the final final episode of The Wire yesterday? Yes? Read this interview.

seen. in the world

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

While I´m messing around with the navigation of our website (how does it look on IE btw?) and preparing our releases in spring (e.g. Afflicted Yard combination #02, Walshy Fire combination #01), the seen. family is invading the world.

Above you see my man Stefan who is chilling in NCY with his brother Decent Don (Everest Soundsystem) watching the Knicks playing the Pistons. Pictures from them visiting Mavado´s first live appearance in the States and Dizzee Rascal´s show in Brooklyn will follow.

In the meantime, Gabe, the master of graphics at seen., has moved to Kingston for another three months to collect material for his final design school project, help Peter Dean Rickards with FIRST magazine and of course pushing seen. another step forward. Last week he hit the ground and is now setting up his “little office” in downtown.

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Berlin Madness

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

SouthRakkasBerlin

Alex from Such A Sound just sent me the flyer for a not-to-miss dance in Club Bohannon in Berlin next weekend: The infamous South Rakkas Crew will play longside Alex himself and Steve from Righteous Movements. Booyaka!

And well, it gets even better in the course of spring:

15.03. Sinden (Weekend)
04.04. Robbo Ranx (103 Club)
08.05. Diplo (Watergate, t.b.c.)

not to forget the already mentioned Mischke´s Unlimited party on the 5th of April and Bounty Killer´s stage show four days later.

“Real Badman Nuh Have No Time To Hesitate”

Friday, March 7th, 2008

RastaGShock

This quote from Shaggy´s “Rude Dub Wi Want” (Champagne International - VIP riddim) was Gabriel Heatwave´s Badman Commandment 8 out of 10 in Woofah #1 (series t.b.c. in #2). Don´t know though if badman are allowed to measure the time they don´t have to hesitate with a G-Shock (see “Rastafarian Pack” above) out of all things… (via High Snobiety, available here).