Sounds from childhood.

I read about the new BBC kids’ show RASTAMOUSE in The Guardian this week. A crime-fighting reggae band, The Easy Crew. Class.

This cat is 16. WTF. (Nice one Alls)

Perfromed by STEREOLAB. Written by Tim Gane, Timothy John and Laetitia Sadier

All this violence is puzzling
Maybe the law should intervene?
All this violence is threatening
Hate is in need of censoring

Ban hate and violence
For our convenience

Don’t we all know the dangers
Of two conflicting viewpoints?
An active trouble may go
Fanning the flame of dissent
So much aggravation!
(Stop them, stop them! Ban them, ban them!)
To all haters: we’ll create some laws to stop you

You’re the danger, you really shouldn’t be allowed to
They piss on morality
They detest humanity
Those savages should be banned
They’re so deeply offensive
Somebody shut them up!

(Bull shit, bull shit! Damn it, damn it)
War can’t help it
They’ll still be full of hate and shit
But it’s handy

We’ll blame it on human nature
They piss on morality
they detest humanity
Those savages should be banned
They’re so deeply offensive
Somebody shut them up!

(Stop them, stop them! Ban them, ban them!)
We’ll censor the hell out of you
We’ll coerce evil out of you
We’ll cut your tongue if we have to

You’re the baddies and we hate you
We’ll censor the hell out of you
We’ll coerce evil out of you
We’ll cut your tongue if we have to
You’re the baddies and we hate you

This record still gives me chills. At the time, nobody used a Roland 808 and 909 like Kurtis Mantronik. I hadn’t heard an MC deliver the way Just Ice did on this and his staccato style was imitated by a slew of his rivals shortly after. I remember people not knowing where to nod and asking WTF was with those crazy drum rolls. Then, part 2 was even more sparse and off-beat with totally new verses added. “You can’t rap you lolli-pop liar!” Amazing to this day! Both tracks were years ahead of the curve.

COLD GETTIN’ DUMB – Mantronix & Just Ice

COLD GETTIN’ DUMB 2 – Mantronix & Just Ice

Gary Gunn played ‘Serra Pelada’ by Philip Glass on his Songza Station MOVING PICTURES IN MY HEAD. That led me to the film POWAQQATSI – Life In Transformation (1988) by Godfrey Reggio. This is the second on a series with KOYAANISQATSI – Life Out Of Balance (1982) and NAQOYQATSI Life As War (2002). Words won’t do them justice.

Moving Pictures In My Head is a Songza radio station created by Producer and Composer Gary Gunn. His official description is “The Soundtrack To The Movie That Is Your Life. Cinematic Sh*t For Everyday Moments.” I’ve had it rocking for two days straight and it is the perfect music to work to. Where else are you going to hear Nick Cave, Nina Simone, Tricky and Phillip Glass in the same playlist? I’ve collaborated with Gary in the past so I was more than pleased to provide artwork. Tune in now, you will not be disappointed.

http://songza.com/listen/moving-pictures-in-my-head-ggunn