Volume 41: Shaolin Sound Guest Mix

Volume 48! This time we're focusing on one of the key members of the Reggae Roast Soundsystem family, step forward Donovan Kingjay! To say that Donovan is a fan of Reggae music would be an understatement, he's been living and working in Reggae music his entire life and has a few stories to tell! Expect stories about the living in Jamaica, the early days of Soundsystem in the U.K, meeting King Tubby & working closely with Sugar Minott plus much, much more!

For the latest edition of our podcast series our host Earl Gateshead caught up with Dougie Conscious Sounds at his studio in Hackney for a chat about his life & career in music. Dougie is a real stalwart of Reggae in all its many forms and has been active in the scene for over 30 years with countless productions & mixes to his name so it was a true pleasure to hear his story. Stick the kettle on, sit back, roll up & tune in!

Here's something really special! We're massive fans of Ariwa so it's a fantastic pleasure to announce that Neil Fraser aka the Mad Professor is our special guest on our latest podcast! Our host Earl Gateshead speaks to Prof about his life in music, from growing up in Guayana, building his own amps & mixers, to moving to the U.K. & the trials and tribulations of being the longest running Black-owned studio in the U.K. that has made some of the most brilliant British music of all time.

To celebrate the release of our debut album on Trojan Reloaded we've put together this '100% Production & Dubplate Selection' for the latest instalment of our podcast series! This goes out to all Soundmen & women across the globe! For their time and dedication. For the heavy lifting and late nights. The first one’s to arrive and the last ones to leave. All to bring people together for the good times… 'Turn Up The Heat' is due for release digitally 22nd May and on 2 x 12" vinyl with full artwork gatefold sleeve on 4th September which you can pre-order here → Trojan.lnk.to/TurnUpTheHeatID

Something really special for you here! Our very own Interrupt has put together a superb mix of all his own productions & dubplates for you to check out! Our host with the most Earl Gateshead caught up with him too at Interrupt's studio & spoke about his time in Reggae music & much more!

For the 43rd episode of the world famous Reggae Roast podcast we invited special guest Gabriel from The Heatwave round to have a chat to our host Earl Gateshead! Take a trip through the best in cutting-edge Dancehall from the UK & Jamaica, revered classic recordings & some brand new productions from Gabriel's Dubplate box!

For the 42nd edition of our podcast series we're showcasing selections from Reggae Roast Soundsystem family member, Clifford Junior! Clifford & Earl are going b2b for the whole episode so you can expect top draw Reggae, Rocksteady, Dancehall & all that good stuff...

41 Episodes deep! For the next installment of the Reggae Roast Podcast we've asked the Chief Rockas collective's Roots specialist, Shaolin Sound, for a guest mix! Also our man Earl Gateshead is on hosting & selection duties for the first half of the show. Expect lots of brand new tunes!

Our world famous podcast returns for it's 40th edition! Solution Soundsystem are one of our favourite London sounds so for this edition we asked our host Earl Gateshead to interview Mark Anderson who along with his brother Paul and friend Michael, has been running Solution since the 90's. From Hackney to Notting Hill Carnival, Solution play great Reggae music both new & old through their own custom-built heavyweight Soundsystem...the way it's supposed to be played!

We're back with another sure shot! Earl Gateshead steps up in the 1st half of the show with a special Reggae Roast crew showcase & in the 2nd half Adam Prescott digs deep into his vinyl archives to bring you some cool & deadly Rocksteady rarities!