Looking back at 2020
What a strange year 2020 has been… With all that has been going on I hope that reading this blog somehow lightened your mood and offered a bit of distraction… Read More »Looking back at 2020
What a strange year 2020 has been… With all that has been going on I hope that reading this blog somehow lightened your mood and offered a bit of distraction… Read More »Looking back at 2020
Every year I have at least a single period in which one record with a Studio One label seems to only trade places for another Studio One classic. It’s easy… Read More »7 classics from the Studio One vault
I spent some time updating my Spotify account. Now all the playlists and albums that I have published are bundled in one place and easily accesible via Spotify. Just click… Read More »Follow Wanderinglion on Spotify
Knowing how important the rhythm section is in Reggae, I have always had a big respect for drummers. Thus, seeing new talents like Kirkledove and Squidly Cole rise puts me… Read More »Roll the drums, crash the cymbals
After posting Adrian Sherwood meets Harry Beckett last week I wasn’t expecting to post so soon again. Working on another article I sat on the couch tonight with the laptop… Read More »The Lizzard is back after 44 years
Just when I thought I had plowed through the whole On-U Sound catalogue, listening to everything Adrian Sherwood had touched, I was in for a pleasant surprise. This is one… Read More »Adrian Sherwood meets Harry Beckett
Maverick A Strike has been on my playlist for already a number of years and it never seems to disappoint no matter the mood I’m in. I encountered this album… Read More »A stroke of brilliance
With this release, Max Romeo’s masterclass in Roots Reggae is reinterpreted by Lee Perry and Daniel Boyle as a Record Store Day special carrying the title To Drive The Dub… Read More »To drive the dub starship through the horror zone
Ever paused a TV-show in the middle of a scene for a quick online search to get the name of a song? Rest assure, you are not alone. Primitivo by… Read More »Arsenio’s take on Afro-Cuban
For some time now I had a brand new CD player that was just waiting for me to unpack and install. Normally this would be an easy exercise but I… Read More »It’s not all about Vinyl