Warm Up From 'Dem Winter Chills

Two things. First, this video clip is ridiculously fantastic. Horace Andy and Josey Wales 'ridding da ridum' in true dancehall fashion. Thing number two. Head over to Pitchfork.tv's One Week Only feature 'Tokion Soundclash' to learn more about the fertile grounds that gave birth to these sounds. And Hurry! Clocks ticking!
Edit: too late :(

And We Thank You

Got some sad news for fans of all things great. Alton Ellis has moved on to the big dance hall in the sky. Luckily for us he was kind enough to leave behind some righteous tunes that help make this world a little bit more special. He is often times regarded as the "Godfather of Rocksteady". Rocksteady was a relatively short lived genre but it's impact on music is historic. It cooled down the up tempo sound of ska, setting the stage for the inception of reggae (which is also referred to in certain circles as "that stuff Bob Marley played"). It has a distinctive motown flavor that often times sang of love and protest. The following tracks were all taken from the record "I’m Still in Love With You". It has some great songs on it that he sang with his sister Hortense Ellis. R.I.P. Alton.

Norma Frazer

This is a beautiful rendition of Cat Stevens "The First Cut is the Deepest" by Norma Frazer. I first heard this cover on the Studio One comp Full Up: More Hits from Studio One. I don't know much about the singer but at least we have this. So hit play and get hypnotized by the spinning groove.