Last night I stayed clear of most every fringe style of ska and brought it back to that big ol’ trunk of musical bark, real ska.  Yeah, there was a little from the branches of rocksteady, reggae and neo-traditional, as well as one calypso side, but for the most part, the ska show was a ska show.

Also worth noting, the show finished off with a killer trad-ska DJ Mix from 100 dBs.  Credited here as simply his Winter Skank Mix, you can visit his site to learn what individual, old-school tracks comprised this mix.  And while you’re there, check out his other (non-ska) mixes, made with just 2 turntables and some FX.

As always, this episode of Ska’s The Limit will be streaming from KDHX.org for the next 2 weeks, enjoy it while it lasts.

Gregory “Rocksteady” Kraj “River City Ska Step” from “This Is Rocksteady” on A1 Records
Don Drummond “Rocket Ship” from “Jazz Ska Attack 1964″ on Carol
Eric Monty Morris “Oil In My Lamp” from “Byron Lee – The Man And His Music” on VP
Carlos Malcolm “Skokian” from “Ska Mania” on Island
Millie Small “Bloodshot Eyes” from “My Boy Lollipop” on Fontana

Dionne Bromfield “Oh Henry” from “Introducing Dionne Bromfield” on iTunes New
Derrick & Patsy with Drumbago & His Harmonisers “Let the Good Times Roll” from “Jamaican RnB” on Trojan
The Determinations “Housewife’s Choice” from “Ska Island” on Polygram Records
Christopher Ellis “Tribute To Alton Elis – A” from “Old Skool Young Blood 2″ on peckings
Alton Ellis “La-La Means I Love You” from “Nu-Beat’s Greatest Hits” on Nu-Beat
Si Cranstoun “Dynamo (Radio Edit)” from “Dynamo” on Galley New

The Dualers “Take A Trip” from “Melting Pot” on Galley
Yeska “Tin Tin Deo” from “The Cover Up” on Aztlan Records
Lady Lex “Is This Love” from “Old School Young Blood 2″ on peckings
The Pinstripes “Cool Whip/Hot Sauce” from “Midwest Soundclash” on Dashiki Clout Records Request
Peter Hunnigale “Leave Me Alone” from “Free Soul LP” on peckings
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes “Carry Go Bring Come” from “Rough And Tough (The Story Of Ska 1960 – 1966)” on Trojan

Cedric IM Brooks “Major Vikkly” from “Major Vikkly/Jah Kona 45 (TRT-001)” on Total Running Time New
Top Cats “Lay Down the Law” from “Mr. Donkey Paradise” on Jamdown
Laurel Aitken “Sahara” from “Moonshot! A Moon Ska Records Compendium” on Moon Ska Records
Clive Wilson “One Ska, One Ounce Of Weed, One Beer” from “One Ska, One Ounce Of Weed, One Beer” on white
Lord Mouse And The Kalypso Kats “Wash Your Hands” from “Jump Up Records Caribbean Party Sampler” on Jump Up New
100dBs “Winter Skank Mix” from “Winter Skank Mix” on self
[You gotta listen to the Winter Skank Mix, Free!]

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Last night’s episode flowed so well, didn’t it?  Well, I was happy with it-  I started things off nice and sweet with a couple of slow and spooky numbers from Lord Kitch and Maddie Ruthless, before digging into the straight ska portion of the set.  There was new stuff from The Simmertones, The Beatdown, Dionne Bromfield and more; and the show finished up with a set of dubby ska and reggae from the likes of Scrappy, Victor Rice and The Skatalites.

If you missed the show, all is not lost- head on over to KDHX.org, where the episode will stream for the next two weeks.

Lord Kitchner – Love In The Cemetary – Trojan Calypso Box – Trojan – [Caribbean oldies are so much more fun when you know the words.]

Miss Maddie Ruthless – Graveyard Rocksteady – Unreleased Demo – Self

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The King Blues – Blood On My Hands – Under The Fog – Household Name

The Dualers – Kiss On The Lips – Melting Pot – Galley – [Here's an alternate version of this Dualers' hit, nice quality too!]
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Open Season – Hey Darling – Hey Darling – Leech Records

Th Simmertones – Sammy Dead – Presenting The Simmertones – Self

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Stranger and Patsy – Hey, Hey Baby – Deep Ska – Proper/Treasure Isle

Hortense Ellis – Hold Me Tenderly – Duke Reid – The Trojan – Nuclear Weapon – Trojan

Dionne Bromfield – Oh Henry – Introducing Dionne Bromfield – Lioness

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The Toasters feat Lester Sterling and Laurel Aitkin – Speak Your Mind – Hard Band For Dead – Moon Ska

Prague Ska Conspiracy – Madness – Life On Ropes – Grover

Ringo Ska – Should Have Known Better – Betolzkahitoparat – Pork Pie

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Eric Donaldson – Cherry Oh Baby – Don’t Call Me Ska Face Vol 3 – Dressed To Kill

Lord Mike and His Dirty Calypsonians – Shake Shake Sonora – Live in Chicago 10-04-08 – Live Recording

Jamaska – Skaravan – Live Bash! – White

Errol Dunkley – Please Stop Your Lying – Joe Gibbs Scortchers From The Early Years – Vp Records

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St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review – Too Good To Be True – Too Good To Be True – Megalith

Sublime – Doin’ Time (uptown remix) – Second-Hand Smoke – MCA

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King Hammond – King Hammond Shuffle – Don’t Call Me Ska Face Vol 1 – Dressed To Kill – [Read all about The Resurrection of King Hammond]

The Beatdown – Today – The Beatdown – Stomp – [It's been several weeks that I've been playing new Beatdown tracks, but now that the album has dropped, you can play them for yourself.]

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The Caroloregians – Robbery – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

The Slackers – Have The Time – Live On The West Side NYC June 4, 2010 – Whatevski.org

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Smiley Culture – Shan a Shan – You’ll Never Know… – White – [Okay, I'll let you listen to it, one more time]

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Scrappy – This Generation – The Smart Sensation – Grover

Banana Crusher – Hot Keawi – Ska, Rock-Steady, Reggae Vol 1 – White

Big D and The Kids Table – My Thoughts Take Me Away – Fluent In Stroll – Side One/Dummy Recordings

Victor Rice – Gravity – @ Version City – Stubborn

The Skatalites – Outback Dub – On The Right Track – Aim – [Can you handle The Skatalites in Dub?]

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Ska’s The Limit was back on track, last night!  It wasn’t a special episode- I didn’t have any far-reaching ambitions outside of avoiding all that dead air from last week.   Success!  Keep the bar low, kids, and you’ll find yourself proud of everything you accomplish.

The set was a bit of a mix bag of Jamaican styles, with lot’s of Rocksteady, Reggae, a little Calypso and of course, Ska.  Plus, we had brand new stuff from Madness, Rancid and The Aggrolites!  As always, online streams of this episode can be found here.

The Jamaicans – Ba Ba Boom – Trojan Rocksteady Box – Trojan

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Rancid feat. Booker T – Up To No Good – Let The Dominoes Fall – Epitaph* – [See Rancid perform a new song on Conan]

The Aggrolites – Feelin Alright – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat* – [See The Aggros on Yo Gabba Gabba!]

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Sky Sweetnam – (Let’s Get Moving) Into Action – Promotional Single – NA – [Check out the video for Into Action and Here's Tim Armstrongs version]

Outlaw Nation – Grow – Blood Money – Stoopid Records – [Here more of Outlaw Nation's brand of gutter reggae]

Joe Jackson – Beat Crazy – Beat Crazy – Universal

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Madness – Forever Young – Liberty of Norton Folgate – Ministry of Sound*

Bob Marley – Reggae on Broadway – Satisfy My Soul – Delta Music

The Aggrolites – Reggae Summertime – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat*

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Smoke Like A Fish – Do The Beard – Here’s One We Made Earlier – Do The Dog

The Dualers – Don’t Go – Melting Pot – Galley – [Check out this great Vid for Don't Go]

86 Crew – You Come – Bad Bad Reggae – Unsigned

Los Hooligans – I’m Just The Foolish One – Mafioso Ska – Shantytown Recordings

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Murder City Players – Tom Drunk – Speak No Evil – Nighthawk

Doreen Shaffer feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Mi Come Back – Adorable – Grover

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St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review – Only Today – Too Good To Be True – Megalith

The Kinky Coo Coos – Pum Pum – Montjuic Boneyard – Redstar73 Records/ Liquidator

Bob Marley – Do You Feel The Same Way Too – Destiny: Rare Ska Sides From Studio One – Studio One/Heartbeat

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The English Beat – Hands Off She’s Mine – In Concert At The Royal Festival Hall – MVD

Rancid – I Ain’t Worried – Let The Dominoes Fall – Epitaph* – [Video of Rancid's new single, Last One to Die]

Galaxy of Prizes – Ska Lip Soul – Mashin Up The Nation – BIB

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Small Island Pride – Federation – Calypso Awakening – Cook Records

The Aggrolites – Lick It Up – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat*

The Upsession – Jackie Miller Down – The New Heavyweight Champion – Moon Ska

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The Impalers ft. Alana Turner – Darling I Will Stay – Darling I Will Stay 45 – Axe Records

Owen Gray – Darling Patricia – The Trojan Story – Trojan

The Supertones – Real Gone Loser – Studio One Early Reggae – Soul Jazz

Johnny Nash – Hold Me Tight – Greatest Hits – Epic

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