Dubplate culture is still thriving—if you know where to look. In Cutting It, we visit a South London community keeping a dance music tradition alive. We take a fresh look at dubplates, and see how a small number of artists, promoters and DIY vinyl cutters have given them a new lease of life.
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MUSIC IN ORDER /
Slim Smith. Conversation. Produced by Bunny Striker Lee (Dubplate)
Morwell Unlimited. Bit by Bit (Instrumental) Sir Jessus Special (Dubplate)
Groove Chronicles. Noodles and Dubchild. Love Come Down 2step Dub Mix Exclusive. DPR Recordings
Henry Wu and Earl Jeffers. Projections L.B Mix. MCDE Recordings. (Dubplate)
Peter Rocket. Techhouse1. Dubplate. Unsigned.
Joe Gibbs and the Professionals. Heavenless. (Dubplate)
Dengue Dengue Dengue. Yodeler. Carnival Dubplate. On The Corner Records
Le Jockey. Getting Lost on Brick Lane. Beiak Records.
FYI Chris. Flat Psych. Toy Tonics.
30/70 Collective. Slangin’ (Neue Grafik rework). Rhythm Section International.
Midnight in Peckham. Chaos in the CBD. Rhythm Section International.
Denham Audio. Bashment Juice. Trapped Audio
FEATURING /
Johny
http://peckhamcuts.co.uk/
Ras Digby
https://www.facebook.com/rasdigby/
Noodles Groovechronicles
https://dprrecordings.bandcamp.com/
Shiva Feshareki
https://www.shivafeshareki.co.uk/
Peter Rocket
Pete Buckenham
https://onthecornerrecords.bandcamp.com/
Makadem
https://www.facebook.com/olovamakadem/
Joe Howard
https://www.cotch.international/
Bob Bhamra
https://wnclrecordings.bandcamp.com/
LIVE PERFORMANCE /
Daphne Oram: Still Point reimagined by Shiva Feshareki and James Bully. BBC Proms Rehearsal at Henry Wood Hall.
Makadem: Live performance at World Wide FM performing Mganga Mkuu
LINKS TO MUSIC /
Groove Chronicles: Noodles and Dubchild. Love Come Down 2step Dub Mix Exclusive. DPR Recordings
https://dprrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/groove-chronicles-love-come-down-2step-dub-mix-exclusive-ukgarage
Henry Wu and Earl Jeffers. Projections L.B Mix. MCDE Recordings. (Dubplate)
https://www.beatport.com/release/projections-ep/2246063
Dengue Dengue Dengue. Yodeler. Carnival Dubplate. On The Corner Records
https://denguedenguedengue.bandcamp.com/track/yodeler
Le Jockey. Getting Lost on Brick Lane. Beiak Records.
http://www.beatport.com/track/getting-lost-on-brick-lane-original-mix/770624
FYI Chris. Flat Psych. Toy Tonics.
https://toytonics.bandcamp.com/track/flat-psych
30/70 Collective. Slangin’ (Neue Grafik rework). Rhythm Section International.
https://rhythmsection.lnk.to/elevations
Midnight in Peckham. Chaos in the CBD. Rhythm Section International.
https://rhythmsection.lnk.to/RS008
Denham Audio. Bashment Juice. Trapped Audio
https://soundcloud.com/denhamaudio/bashment-juice/s-x8Zla
ARCHIVE MATERIAL /
Archive photographs of Osbourne Ruddock (King Tubby) Authors Unknown.
Photograph of Crucial Bunny at the Controls by Syphilia Morgenstierne
1999/early 2000s London Clubbing: Steppas @Imperial Gardens (Camberwell) Jungle/ Drum and Bass. From Jazz Jasper youtube.
Thunder and Joy nightclub 1994 with Goldie and Grooverider. VHS material from Leon Thompson’s personal collection.
Four Images of Music House including an image of Leon Chue by photographer Georgina Cook.
Stone Love v Unity v Sir Coxsone v Saxon 1989 London. From Don Sinclair Reggae Vibes Youtube channel.
Photographs of Ras Digby/ Sir Jessus sound system from Digby Austin’s personal collection.
FILM PRODUCTION /
Director / Producer /
Martha Rose McAlpine
https://mcalpinefilms.com/
Editor /
William Bloomfield
Executive Producer /
Guy Clarke
Additional editing /
Guy Clarke
Reuben Jay Fagan
Music Composition and Sound Design /
Sean Simpson
Camera /
Christopher Castro Michael Tew
Daniel Mckenzie Cossou
Joseph Gainsborough
Pascale Neuschafer
Tyler Freeman Smith
Production Assistants /
Hayley Robertson
Patrick McLennan
The RA Films Team /
Guy Clarke
Patrick Nation
Sophie Misrahi
SPECIAL THANKS /
Andy Blake
Balamii Radio
The BBC Proms team
Bella Groove Chronicles
Chris Watson
Claire Smith—Cullem
Copeland Park Gallery
Dubplate Pearl
Etienne Joseph
Hackney Museum & Archives
Haldrons Arcade
The London Contemporary Orchestra
Lua Vollard
Music House Studio
Nick Sutton
Ned Peglar
Peckham Cuts
Rye Wax Record Shop
Sam Fawcett
Teebone
Tola Peckham
Tom Stiedl
V22
Worldwide FM