• Various - Skateland Soundtapes, 1980-1986
  • Various - Skateland Soundtapes, 1980-1986

Various - Skateland Soundtapes, 1980-1986

Death Is Not The End

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One of the the most exciting times and places in music history - EVER - perhaps? 

For those that don't know, Skateland was the venue (by night) where many of the most legendary soundsystem sessions of 80s kingston happened - a true breeding ground for some of reggae music's biggest talent, emerging from the 70's roots to early dancehall sounds that later went into 'digital explosion' around 1985, with new technology finding it's way to kingston via the engineers and producers, many of which would've frequented Skateland along with the rest of Kingston's scene at the time. We can hear Gemini in the place, Waterhouse getting big ups..

We'll find out once that tape has arrived here at HQ and been loaded up into the tape deck.

One thing we can already guarentee though - inside this tape, you're bound to find MAXIMUM VIBES, galore.
This is what cassettes were made for, if you ask us.

"Death Is Not The End turns 10 years old in May, and as part of the celebrations are committing a selection of DINTE NTS Radio shows from over the years to cassette. Kicking off with the recent special Skateland Soundtapes, 1980-1986 - comprising a selection of clips from sessions held at Halfway Tree, Kingston's most storied roller skating rink during the dancehall era's golden period of the early to mid/late 1980s.

Audio sourced with the indefatigable efforts of the Who Cork The Dance crew - big thanks going out to Jayman, Ruff House, Keimo, Omar, Gee Wizz and the one Jah Humble."

Cassette edition for 10 years of Death Is Not The End.
C60 cassette (60 minutes total run time).

SIDE A CLIP



SIDE B CLIP