MP3: Daddy G
Here you go. Been out for the count with a cold and simply too much baseball. But back with a massive attack brought to you by Daddy G who contributes the newest edition of the essential DJ Kicks series put out regularly by the !K7 crew. Grant Marshall, a.k.a. Daddy G was one of the founders of the Wild Bunch Sound System, out of which later Massive Attack emerged and has put together a fantastic comp, one of the finer DJ Kicks to come about in some time. Mixing classic reggae and soul (Willie Williams, Barrington Levy, Meters) wit a host of his own related tracks like Massive Attack collaborations and remixes, Daddy G sets loose a downtempo set with an 100% approval rating -- you have to work too hard not to be feeling this. I included the Paul Oakenfold remix of "Unfinished Sympathy" because I think he shows a great deal of restraint and subtlety with his rework of one of the most important tracks of the short-lived Bristol sound. Plus, it reminds me of the time I lived in London and that's always a good thing. The other MP3 is a great French cover of the Studio One/Dawn Penn reggae classic "No, No, No" by Melaaz.
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