BABYLON BREAKDOWN - A Decade Of All Things Old School Compilation

Age of Quarantine, day # 285 - Originally this was going to be out in march this year, marking the blog's 10th anniversary but honestly I didn't feel it was appropriate to celebrate anything, specially with the very sad and disturbing Floyd episode that followed... yet it seems we're gonna keep livin' with the virus for a while, for better or for worse.

We have here a non-profit digital compilation of worldwide Hardcore Punk bands playing original Reggae/Dub songs, no covers! Either they are full reggae tunes from start to finish, or they mutate during the course of the song(*). I've been collecting these since 2017 and with the help of a few collaborators the result exceeded my expection in quantity but not in quality, for that reason I made 2 compilations so-to-speak:

I - The one on SPOTIFY has nearly all the songs that matched that criteria(*) but I felt some of those are more messing around rather than paying tribute or simply because it may sound out of context if heard outside the album, for example the Warzone and Minor Threat's tracks (asshole dub? com'on).

II - For DOWNLOAD we have what I believe are the best ones, some bands doing really cool "outro" Dub songs others incorporating partially the Jamaican rhythm in their compositions, during breakdowns or intros. Note: some of these are not available on spotify.

Tracklist:

A Side "Rasta-Core"

1. BAD BRAINS - Coming In Numbers

2. UNDERDOG - No Matter What

3. VIGILANTE - Society Dub

4. CHANGE - Beyond

5. REAL REGGAE - Real Jamaique

6. REAL REGGAE - Slam Rastaman

7. DON'T SLEEP - The Wreckage

8. HOGAN'S HEROES - Dread or Alive

9. COLD WORLD - Whagwan (feat Warrior Queen)

10. FIREBURN - Jah Jah Children

11. NAUSEA - Sacrifice

12. CATHARSIS - Deserts Without Mirages

13. ACID REFLUX - Not Another Day

14. CHUCK TREECE & MCRAD - Roar Pon Dem (feat M. Mills, Kam Houff & Darryl Jenifer)

B Side "Skunkin' Mosh"

15. AGATHOCLES - God Save The Real Green

16. AGRESSIVO PAU PODI - Eu Sei Que Você Vai Querer

17. OUTFACE - Petals

18. PLAID RETINA - One Step Back

19. MON DRAGON - Benedicte Douglas

20. MURPHY'S LAW - Blazing Chalice

21. ROGER MIRET & DISASTERS - We're Gonna Find a Way (Dub Remix)

22. BAD REACTION - Murder In Jamaica

23. SOUL DISCHARGE - Karma/Failure Is Steppin' Stone

24. SUBHUMANS - Fade Away

25. FALSE JUSTICE - Fight The Fight

26. SECRET HATE - The Ballad Of Johnny Butt

27. SUBLIME with H.R. - Shame In Dem Game (Live)

28. LAWNMOWER DETH - Seventh Church of the Apocalyptic Lawnmower (Skank Mix)

Bonus Jam: BAD BRAINS - What Remains (Darryl Jenifer Dub Mix)

  I made this purely out of fun, trying to show that with an open mind we can enjoy other cultures and beliefs focusing on what they have the best to offer, of course there is the cultural appropriation to consider (like it was mentioned in this great NO ECHO article) but in any mean I was trying to show disrespect to the rastafarian devotees by making this compilation, quite the opposite.

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(excert from White Riot: Punk Rock and The Politics Of Race)

Like it was said earlier not every single Hardcore/Punk "influenced reggae" song is here, not to mention all Bad Brains skunky jams. For a more comprehensive list visit this page. A big shout out to TwinPowerForce (discogs user) and Soul Discharge for sending their track for this!! Don't see your favorite punk reggae tune here? Drop me a line and I will add it on that playlist, peace!