Tagged: soca
Machel Montano, “Wine on Me (Hold Yuh Riddim)” + “Drive” MP3s
Yesterday our good friend Nicholas P. Catchdubs tweeted, “I wanna play gyptian ‘hold yuh’ on the FAO Schwartz piano from Big.” Which is a tweet with about as much simple genius as the riddim itself—there … read more »
Video Premiere: Poirier, “Coco Drunk”
Montreal-based producer/DJ Poirier has been providing the world with his own idiosyncratic bass-heavy visions of dancehall, soca and various other club musics for several years, but the last one has been particularly busy with three … read more »
Swappi, “Mi Nah Go Play” MP3
We can see Swappi becoming a slight obsession around here: not only does his Trini Carnival 2010 hit “Mi Nah Go Play” meld traditional soca rhythms with the accordion impulses of cumbia, but he added … read more »
Ghetto Palms 86: Road Mix! Soca Part Few
I had a small soca breakthrough this week. In the past I have been pretty vocal about the dangerously high production values of soca, at least the kind that gets blasted out to non-Trini DJs … read more »
Premiere: Lee “Scratch” Perry, “Santa Claus”
This is where Lee Perry goes PoMo/topical with his ode to Santa and Mickey Mouse over a skipping, clapped-out riddim, stoner-bong guitar riff and lava synths that seem like some new form of soca-trance. Lyrically … read more »
Ghetto Palms 76: Soca! / Soca! / Soca! / Exclusive Poirier Blend!
Yes, soca. And with those two little syllables, an oversight bordering on criminal negligence has been rectified. Please find below 25 minutes of road mix madness to compensate for a year and half with barely … read more »
Restless People Soundtrack Your Next Birthday or Wedding
Please do not take it as a diss when we say that Professor Murder had the potential to be an incredible wedding band. Now in a new iteration known as Restless People, they’ve put a … read more »
Double L & LP, “Home For Carnival 5″ Mixtape
There are about seven months til Trini Carnival 2010, and two months before the gigantor Carnival parade takes over Brooklyn, so that gives you enough time to absorb any songs you might not recognize on … read more »
Live: Machel Montano at Radio City Music Hall
A little over a year ago we sent FADER soca correspondent Aliya Best to cover Machel Montano at Madison Square Garden, there were dudes on stilts and little kids going nuts on stage. This year … read more »
Diplo Goes Literally Bananas for Carnival
Diplo, aka the Anthony Bourdain of DJs (as opposed to the Charles Lindbergh of DJs), recently returned from what appears to be an epic trip to Trini for Carnival. It was so epic, in fact, … read more »
