Argonaut Sounds - Dancehall Possie

Argonaut Sounds - Dancehall Possie by 7 Awkward Inches


Break out the tracksuits, diamond socks and bling for this month's Awkward instalment - a sub-rupturing trawl through the enviable crates of Glasgow's Argonaut Sounds, courtesy of Wayne Fortune.

With huge tracks from Courtney Melody, Malibu, King Kong and Conroy Smith, this selection of prime '80s and early '90s digital dancehall is begging for a ruthless cranking. Maximum bass, maximum volume, maximum results.

If you want to experience the weight of one of Scotland's finest sound systems in the flesh, The Poetry Club in Glasgow is the place to be. A wild opening night featuring Macka B has already set the tone for what looks to be one of the city's heaviest monthly parties.  Info on all future dates can be found here.

For a more frequent fix, you can find Argonaut Sounds dominating the 78 Cafe Bar every Thursday. The night's called The Dutchy Pot and it's definitely worth hitting. They're also in charge of Subcity Radio's longest-running radio show. Check it out - there's an insane amount of podcasts up there just waiting to be rinsed.

As if that wasn't enough, they've also started their own record label, Argonaut Sounds Production. They've got two releases under their belt so far, and you can cross their palms with silver over on Bandcamp.

This exclusive 7" session is an absolute banger, and (as ever) there's a full visual tracklist to go with it. If you want to know a bit more about the culture that eventually led to digital dancehall, Wayne has written a great two-part Introduction to Reggae, which you can cast your eyes over here. Dig in!

01. King Everald - Set Dancehall on Fire

02. Courtney Melody - Tell Them

03. Sugar Black - Just Like Magic

04. Malibu - Cuffen A Sound

05. King Kong - No Touch De Gorrilla

06. Johnny P - Fight Fi Old Bruk

07. Conroy Smith - Dancehall Possie

08. Leroy Gibbons - This Magic Moment

09. Chaka Demus - Vanity Crazy

10. Wendy Culture - Wheeling Don

11. Ugly Man - DJ Deh Ya

12. John Waye - No Run Nuh Risk

13. Little Twitch - Dollars A Do It

14. Roger More - The Gun

15. Derrick Parker - Joy Ride

16. Burro Banton - Boom Wha Dis

17. Screechie Joe - Labba Mouth

F. Clark - No Darkness

Fergus Clark, one of the most thrillingly unpredictable selectors in Glasgow, just dropped this reggae-heavy monster for 7 Awkward Inches and we couldn’t be more chuffed.  

The tracklist speaks for itself.  The biggest curveball here (Ghost’s massive lip-twitcher aside) is probably the total lack of curveballs - just straight Jamaican bangers, end to end.  Exactly how we like it.

If you’re in Glasgow and want to catch the man at work, head down to So Weit So Gut (Nice ‘N’ Sleazy) for a night of under-the-radar leftfield killers.  Keep an eye out for the Void nights around town as well – more of a 4/4 affair, but guaranteed to hand you your ass.

You can also tune in to 12th Isle Transmissions on Subcity Radio – nothing but scorching free jazz, psychedelic synth mangling, PCP-induced Christian biker rock and songs about plants.

Finally, No Repress is the place to be if you want to read the guy’s mind.  Holding forth on everything from Elaine Radigue to Antinote, his articles are more of a mandatory shopping list than anything else.

But for now, it’s nothing but the 7”s.  As ever, there’s a full visual tracklist for all the records used.

Crank it.

  

Leroy Wallace – Far Beyond (intro)

Milton Samuels – Red Hot

Rod Taylor – The Lord Is My Light

Sam Bramwell – Ruling Time

Makka Bees – Fire!

Errol Dunkley – Black Cinderella

Albert Malawi – Give Me Loving (Version)

Nora Dean – Angie Lala

Johnny Clarke – Blood Dunza

Junior Murvin – Make It And Set It

Wild Fire – The Dealer

General Plough – One More River

Courtney Melody – No Darkness

Zahair – Love Accident

Ghost – Come Back Again