If you were with us, last night, you heard a plethora of various Ska sub-genres.  I was playing popular Ska styles like, Latin Ska, Acoustic Ska and Cowboy Ska- as well as little-known branch themes like, Pirate Ska and the House Music inspired, Skacid.  Check out the playlist below, and the fun links that I’ve added to them.

If you missed any or all of the show and you want to check it out, click on over to KDHX.org and have a listen.  As always, the show will be up for two weeks.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme -  -

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The Aquabats – Martian Girl – The Fury of The Aquabats – Time Bomb

The Slackers – Robots – Boss Harmony Sessions – Special Potato

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Dan Pothast – My Favorite Song – Eyeballs – Asian Man

Chris Murray – I Can’t Wait – NA – Live Recording

The Slackers – I’d Rather Die Happy – Peculiar – Hellcat

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The Granville Williams Orchestra – Honky Tonk Ska – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan – [I've never been able to find out much about this group, other than a handful of early Ska Novelties]

The Cabrians – Bang Bang Shot – For A Few Pussies More – Redstar73

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The Selecter – James Bond – BBC Sessions Live at The Paris Theatre ’79 – BBC

Bluekilla – Secret Agent Man – Ska Is Our Business – Pork Pie

The Kingpins – Beatgirl – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska

Tommy McCook – Goldfinger – Tribute to Tommy – Heartbeat

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Parka Kings – Midnight Sails – Bienvendios – Jump Up!

Warsaw – Monkey Bone – Battle Ska Galactica – Invisible Mass

Deals Gone Bad – Pirates – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska – [Check out this vintage video of DGB doing the Pirate thing]

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Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba! – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

Jump With Joey – Undecided – Swingin Ska Goes South of The Boarder – Will – [If you like Latin-influenced Ska, you'd do good to check out this record right here]

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Desorden Publico – Baila Mi Cha Cha Ska – Estrellas Del Caos – RADIO PIRATA

Laurel Aitken – Perfidia – Latin Ska Vol 1 – Moon Ska – [Please, please, please get to know the Godfather of Ska]

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Zeda’s Beat Box – Havenu Shalom Aleichem – Seven – Self – [This St. Louis Jewish Ska and Reggae group's MySpace]

King Django – Ska Mitzvah – Roots and Culture – Stubborn

Matisyahu – Chop ‘Em Down – Live At Stubbs – Or Music

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Johnny Moore – South China Sea – Ska Down Jamaica Way Vol 7 – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [Produced by Chinese-Jamaican, Justin Yap, who ran the killer Top Deck studio]

Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Chinatown – Top Deck Ska 45′s – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [It's unfortunate that most of the info available on Yap is in his obituary]

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The Scofflaws – Rumanian Ska – Record of Convictions – Moon Ska

Pannonia Allstar Ska Orchestra – Skattila – Feel The Riddim! – Megalith – [I honestly cannot find a legitimate link for purchase, but a Google search brings up lot of illegal alternatives.]

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Fishbone – Ma & Pa – Truth and Soul – CBS

Mealticket – Defunct – Misconceptions – Pork and Beans

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Longsy D – Mental Ska – Ska Beats – [Marco On The Bass has a great post about this strange ska splinter style, Skacid or Acid House Ska]

Swagga – Rude Boys – Swagga – Self

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Hey kids- here’s the playlist from this morning’s show.  Be sure to click any Video Links you might see along the way.  If you missed the show, you can stream it from here for two weeks.

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• Flight 404 – Beam Up – Trip To The Moon – Liquidator*
• Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros – Global A Go Go – Give Em The Boot 3 – Hellcat
• The Slackers – Robots – Boss Harmony Sessions – Rockers Revolt
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• Mephiskapheles – Aliens – Maximum Perversion – Moon
• New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – John James – New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – Moon
• Desmond Dekker Came First – Toots and The Maytals – Time Tough Anthology – Island
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• Desmond Dekker – Get Up Edina – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan
• Laurel Aitkin w/The Skatalites – Bad Minded Woman – Clash Of The Ska Titans – Moon
• Lord Tanamo w/The Skatalites – Rainy Night In Georgia – In The Mood For Ska – Trojan
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• Taj Mahal – Brown Eyed Handsome Man – World Music – Columbia
• The Valkyrians – Coming On Time – High and Mighty – Break A Leg
• The Soul Merchants – Send Him Home – At Version City – Stubborn
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• Clive Wilson – One Ska, One Ounce of Weed, One Beer – One Minute To Zero – Ska vol 1 – ??
• Lord Kaya and The Kinky Coo Coos – Oil In My Lamp – Co Tonga Tonga – Liquidator
• Chris Murray – Let There Be Peace – Give Em The Boot 4 – Hellcat
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• Kingston Rudieska – Sweet Sweet Ska Tune (agitate version) – Ska Fidelity – Rudie System* Video Link
• Los Guanbana – Naufrago En El Caribe – La Casa De Madera – Black Bones
• Jump With Joey – Nuevo Ritmo Ska Chacha – Swingin Ska Goes South of The Border – Will
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• James Moody and His Bop Men – Tin Tin Deo – -
• King Chango – Revolution Cumbia – Latin Ska – Luaka Bop
• Scotty Don’t – And With It Rain – Songs From The Back Porch – Unsigned*
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• Sublime – Greatest Hits – Robbin The Hood – Skunk
• Long Beach Dub All-Stars – Marshall Loop Dub – Web Promo -
• John Brown’s Body – Make Your Move – Amplify – Easy Star
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• Ticklah – Pork Eater – Ticklah vs Axelrod – Easy Star
• Easy Star All-Stars – Brain Damage – Dub Side Of The Moon – Easy Star Video Link
• The Dead 60′s – You’re Not The Law (live) – The Black Sessions – Video Link
• The Dead 60′s – No Good Town Dub – Space Invader Dub – Deltasonic

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