Dubmatix Sticky Icky Reggae Mix

Today’s mix is a collection of 70s Motown cuts from Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Edwin Starr, Rick James, and more.

PLAYLIST

Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out

The Isley Brothers – It’s Your Thing

Marvin Gaye;Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Stereo Version)

Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke

Edwin Starr – War

The Emotions – Best of My Love

The Spinners – The Rubberband Man

The Temptations – I Can’t Get Next To You

Commodores – Machine Gun

Billy Preston – Will It Go Round In Circles

Edwin Starr – Twenty Five Miles

Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman

Sister Sledge – We Are Family (1995 Remaster)

Rick James – Give It To Me Baby

Eddie Kendricks – Keep On Truckin’

Aram Scaram returns with round two, picking up right where the last session left off. Blending reggae, dancehall, dub, afrobeats, and global grooves, this mix is a deep dive into sound system culture. Featuring selections from his weekly radio show Sound So Nice, airing Saturdays 9–10 PM EST on CFRU 93.3 FM in Guelph, Canada, and streaming online at cfru.ca.

PLAYLIST

1. Sound So Nice, King Of The Airwaves feat. Tréson

2. Manu Chao, Mr. Bobby

3. Bob Marley, Three Little Birds

4. Cocoa Tea, The Toughest

5. Johnny Osbourne, No Ice Cream Sound

6. J Star, Fan Ying Dub feat. MouseFX

7. Rob Symeon, Prosper Dub (Phillip Smart Dub)

8. Sanchez, If I Ever Fall In Love

9. Willie Williams, Armegideon Time

10. Ammoye, Sound So Nice Intro (acapela)

11. Members Syndicate, Set Me Free

12. Jesse Royal, Natty Pablo

13. Ky-Mani Marley, Protoge & Da Professor, Rub-a-Dub Soldier

14. Johnny Osbourne, Little Sound Boy

15. Bob Marley, I Shot The Sheriff (Roni Size remix)

16. Quantic, Spark It feat. Shinehead

17. Salmonella Dub, Love Your Ways

18. Boozoo Bajou, Take It Slow feat. Joe Dukie & U-Brown

19. Midnight Rider, Hypocrite

20. Michael Palmer, Hypocrite In A Dancehall

21. Nitty Gritty, False Alarm

22. Marcia Griffiths, I Shall Sing

23. Barrington Levy, Here I Come

24. Eek-A-Mouse, Ganja Smuggling

25. Cocoa Tea, Tune In

26. Tanya Stephens, Its A Pity

27. Luciano, Stay Away

28. The Beatles, Eleanor Rigby (Doctor’s Darling Riddim)

29. Gregory Isaacs, Night Nurse

30. Anthony B, Waan Back

31. Gregory Isaacs, Night Nurse Dub 2

32. Bob Marley, Soul Rebel (Aphrodisiac Soundsystem remix)

33. Miguel Migs, The System feat. Capelton

34. Zady Boy, No Pay

35. Busy Signal & Jahsnowcone, My Circle

36. Poirier, Pale Mal feat. Fwonte

37. Captain Planet, Ghost Dance

38. Niney, Blood & Fire

This selection focuses on early Jamaican ska and rocksteady recordings, highlighting classic artists such as Desmond Dekker, Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, and Delroy Wilson. The tracks feature vintage rhythms, simple arrangements, and early deejay versions that shaped the foundation of reggae.

PLAYLIST

Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek

The Upsetters - Dollar in the Teeth

Prince Buster - Wash Wash

Dandy - Reggae in Your Jeggae

The Soulmates - Them A Laugh And A Kiki

Lloyd;Claudette - Queen of the World

Hugh Malcolm - Good Time Rock

King Stitt - Lee Van Cleef

The Reggae Boys - Mama Look Deh

Dennis Alcapone - Power Version

The Gaylads - ABC Rocksteady

Boy Friday - Version Girl

Freddie Notes;The Rudies - Shanghai

Delroy Wilson - Put Yourself in My Place

Glen Adams - Run Come Dance

The Termites - Love Up Kiss Up

Derrick Morgan - Seven Letters

The Kingstonians - Lion’s Den

Sidney George & Jackie - At the Club

Rudy Mills - A Heavy Load

The Uniques - A Yuh (Hey You)

Honey Boy Martin - Dreader Than Dread

For today’s mix, it’s all about Soul and easing into a Sunday.

PLAYLIST

Etta James - I’d Rather Go Blind

James Brown - It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World

Ann Peebles - Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness

Barrett Strong - Money (That’s What I Want) - Single Version / Mono

Bill Withers - Kissing My Love

Al Green - Love and Happiness

Curtis Mayfield - Billy Jack

Merry Clayton - Southern Man

The Spinners - It’s A Shame

Marlena Shaw - California Soul

Rufus & Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good

Linda Lyndell - What A Man

Eddie Harris - It’s All Right Now

Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay

Syl Johnson - Concrete Reservation

Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

Marvin Gaye - What’s Happening Brother

Zion Train are widely regarded as a bridge between classic Jamaican dub and modern electronic bass music. They helped bring dub into European club culture and festivals, influencing dub techno, ambient dub, and live dub performance acts worldwide. Their use of live mixing as a performance instrument has become a standard approach for many modern dub and electronic artists.

 

PLAYLIST

Zion Train – Power One

Zion Train – Earthquake

Zion Train – Free Heart

Zion Train – Move To Love (with Cara, Neil Perch & Paolo Baldini)

Zion Train – Dub Power

Zion Train – Gargantua Del Diablo

Zion Train – Eagle Ray

Zion Train – Funnel Web Spider

Zion Train – Boxes and Amps (with Dubdadda)

Zion Train – Great Leap Forward

Zion Train – Biorhythm (with Cara)

Zion Train – Revelation (with Cara)

Zion Train – Fly

Zion Train – Blessed Is He