DJTomasSF – Umoja Hi-Fi Soundsystem DJ Tomas

DJ Tomas presents… MOTION: New Bass, House & Bruk Beats
A 75 mix mix of new bass, broken beats, underground garage house and other interesting recent tracks. Mixed one take stylee using Serato on 11/23/13. Enjoy! See links and contact below. *Special thanks to the artists, PR, magazines and labels who got me music, especially Keysound, Gamal Backspin, Tailored Communications, XLR8R, Co-Sign, Score Press, Ninja Tune, Civil Music and too many others. 
Artist – Track  Name
Sweatson Klank – Chasing You
Lewis Badwan – A Perfect Yellow
Ore – Rise (Jon Convex Remix)
Broodlings – Champagne
Force/Emerge – Valo
Nautiluss – Zero Gravity
Hynrid Theory – Mind Games
Sepalcure – All You've Got To Lose
Dauwd – And
Hackman and Klic – Do Right
Jono McCleery – Ballade (Djrum Remix)
Lorca Giant – Stars
Yolanda Be Cool – To Be Alone (Urulu's Don't Let Me Down Remix)
George FitzGerald – Silhouette
Eiphino – Devoted 
Etch – Hybrid
Special Request – Ride VIP
Rhythm Riders – Come with the Love (Toronto Is Broken Remix) 
Machinedrum – Gunshotta (AMIT's Thug Dub Remix)
Roommate – Chezidek–The Place (Fleck Remix)
Overcast Radio – Luton
Om Unit – Prawn Cocktail (Salva Remix)
Om Unit – Shine Your Light
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Label: voltagemusic.com, Sound: soundcloud/voltagemusic

DJ Tomas presents: Deeper Roots Vol. 1
Rare '70s and '80s Reggae and Dub

Tracklisting:
Dr. Pablo & the Cry Tuff All-Stars – African Melody
Rod Taylor – No One Can Tell I About Jah Jah + Dub Version
Earl Cunningham – African Man (Extended Dub Mix)
Wailing Souls – Kingdom Rise + Kingdom Dub
Enos McLeod – Tel Aviv (12" Mix)
Knowledge – Borrowed Time
Charlie Chaplin – Chaplin Chant
Barry Brown – Lead Us Jah + Lead Us Dub
Arena –Knatt Up Them Head
Devon Irons – When Jah Come
The Rebel Force – Mix Gone
Roman Stewart – Never Too Young To Learn
King Tubby – Mitchville Rock Dub
Little Roy – Leaving Rome + 10" Dub Version
Bunny Lie Lie – Love Me A Deal With
Al Campbell – Jah Love
General Lee & Trinity – Jah A Me Right Hand Man
+ King Tubby's Special Dub Version
Freddy McKay – Another Weekend Dub
Earl 16 – Reggae Sound
Mikey Dread – Dubservation
Horace Andy – Zion Gate
Barry Brown – Concentration
Leroy Smart – No Love
King Tubby – No Love Version

DJs statement: This was a special mix that I've been planning for a while. Countless tracks have been added and subtracted in the process of choosing a final line up. Needless to say, this is only Volume 1, and further installments will be coming forth soon. The material presented here reflects a sound I'm calling deeper roots, a style of heavily rasta-influenced traditional roots reggae and dub music played presently by sound men like the UK's Jah Shaka, and in the past by Channel One, Fatman, and of course on Jamaican producer King Tubby's Hometown Hi-Fi. The songs take the form of declarations of rights, and statements about rasta livity. Take for instance Rod Taylor's two entries, "No One Can Tell I About Jah," and "Leaving Rome," both of which are heartfelt presentations of his spiritual point of view. The Lee Perry-produced cut by Devon Irons is also forthright in it's dread declaration about what awaits the wicked "When Jah Come." Knowledge echo these "last days" sentiments on "Borrowed Time" (featuring a great Charlie Chaplin DJ cut on the flipside), while Horace Andy reflects that he doesn't want to be left outside when "Zion Gate" closes. Daily strife is covered vividly on Enps McLeod's "Tel Aviv," where he recounts a bloody street war between two downtown Kingston factions. This mix was done all from vinyl records with a few sound effects added later. I hope you enjoy this installment and check back for future sets soon. – DJ Tomas SF / Umoja Hi-Fi Soundstation

In honor of Umoja Hi-Fi's 20-year anniversary event in LA, Friday August 31 at NOLAS (visit umojahifi.blogspot.com for more info) I present this mix of rocksteady, rub-a-dub and modern reggae tunes.


DJ Tomas SF presents Rocksteady to Rub-A-Dub Mix
1. Melodians – Swing and Dine
2. The Cables – Baby Why
3. Hemsley Morris – Little Things
4. Derrick Morgan – Want More
5. Derick Harriot – Have You Seen Her
6. The Heptones – Party Time
7. Johnny Osbourne – Rub-A-Dub Party
8. Hopeton Lewis – Rockashocka
9. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Nice Time
10. Slim Smith – Rougher Yet
11. Lone Ranger – Love Bump
12. Lloy Robinson – Can't Stand It
12. Alton Ellis – I'm Just A Guy
13. Sugar Minott – Vanity
14. Jimmy London – I'm You Puppet
15. Zap Pow – This Is Reggae
16. Anthony Johnson, Little John, Don Carlos – Roll River Jordan
17. Jr. Reid – Concrete Castle King (Dub)
18. Dennis Brown – I Can't Stand It
19. Sister Nancy – Transport Connection
20. Delton Screechie – Get Up Stand Up
21. Ranking Devon – All Nation Have To Bow
22. Brigadier Jerry – Jamaica Jamaica
23. Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping
24. Nicodemus – Bubble Nicodemus
25. Everton Blender – World Destrution
26. Anthony B – One Thing
27. Sanchez – Chronic
28. Sanchez – if I Ever Fall In Love
27. Tony Curtis & Jigsy King – My Sound A Murder
28. Bounty Killer – Roots, Reality & Culture

Here's the second part of the Indian Summer Jazz mixtape. See previous installment for full description.

Tracklisting For Sunrise Side:

Cool breeze – Charlie Don't Surf
F.R.I.S.K. – Look Into Your Soul
Portishead – Sour Times (Remix)
Sam Sever – Tonight
Up, Bustle & Out – Contraband
Heights of Abraham – Scenic Vibes
Prunes – Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door
Tosca – Chocolate Elvis
Babyrock – The Crunch
9 Lazy 9 – Train (Remix)
Tee & Syrup – Straight and Narrow
Deadbeats – Hum Drum
Solid Doctor – Loosing Patients Vol 3

Welcome to another installment of the DJ Tomas Early Mix Series.

After about 15 years of promises and procrastination I've finally been able to digitize this mixtape. "Love For Earth Volume 2: Indian Summer Jazz" was one of my most popular mixes, or so I've been told over the years. Interestingly it ended up in a lot car tapedecks in Los Angeles and elsewhere and probably soundtracked number of comedown drives from desert raves. The title references California's extended late summer and early fall bouts with bucolic weather.

Musically it represents a peak in the trip-hop/downtempo electronic period in the mid-90s when nary a week passed without a clutch new of must-have singles being released from labels like Mo'Wax, Ninja Tune, Cup of Tea, Talking Loud and dozens of smaller imprints.

This mix was definitely enjoyable to do and to hear the reaction it produced. I'm happy to offer it again after all these years. One caveat: this is a direct cassette-to-digital transfer, without any mastering (I'm lazy), so the sound is accordingly lo-fi. Song-wise, though, it's pretty stellar!

Cover design by Guy from Funk Pistol, Hawaii.

Tracklisting For Sunset Side:

Funki Porcini – Softest Thing
DJ Vadim – Pimp Theme
The Angel – Step Into The Light,
8-Up – VBVP
Tactica – Forcast Mauvais
Towa Tei – Technova
Bomb The Bass – One To One Religion
Law One – Better Get Ready
Crustation – From Now Till Never
Brooklyn Funk Essentials – The Creator Has A Master Plan
Slowly – Black and White,
Jhelisa – Friendly Pressure

This is an audio lecture that was fist presented in April 2009 at the EMP Pop Conference in Seattle, WA.

Hosts Tomas Palermo (DJ Tomas) and Ron Nachmann (DJ Shockman) extricate the differences between British Lovers Rock and Jamaican Romantic Reggae music.

We run through the history of each style as well as some pf each musics' impact on gender and expression in their respective countries.

Read the full summary here: http://tinyurl.com/q5pmqs