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Talking Dog

TALKING DOG: UK ROOTS AND DUB: PRODUCER/ARTIST/DJ

About Me

True words of H.I.M. Haile Selassie I...if you say that you love Rastafari then follow Selassie I teachings! Many would do well to check and meditate upon what H.I.M ACTUALLY spoke and wrote concerning the truth of spiritual matters, rather than follow myths and misconceptions of men. Look to the bible, and the God of the bible, just as Selassie I himself did and earnestly commended all to do. The truth may offend but it is not a sin. SHALOM.

I produce works in the UK roots and dub tradition, and drawing on original JA and UK influences from the 70’s through to movers and earthshakers of the present day. All music, vocals, lyrics and production is strictly my own work.

Lyrics are conscious and spiritual. The music may be hard and heavy, stepping in warrior style, or cool and meditative. Don’t even waste your time listening to these tunes unless you have a system that will carry the bass! Not music for little PC speakers...

I have little interest in chasing the commercial runnings of the mainstream music business and seek to make my music directly available to those with ears that wish to hear. Dubplate mixes and specials for soundsystem work can be arranged for those who want them, get in touch to discuss. Talking Dog tracks and dubplates are now being played in conscious soundsystems and radio worldwide, and I give thanks and respect to all who have carried the music out there.

I also play bass and MC for world fusion collective Secret Archives of the Vatican. Check them out and hear some tunes at:

http://www.myspace.com/secretarchives

I have been humbled by the supportive and enthusiastic responses from many of you who have checked out the music since I set this page up here. Sincere thanks and love go out to to all of you. I am trying to deal with the many requests that have come for dubplate mixes and songs for sounds and for radio, so if you asked me for something please be patient! I have not forgotten about you. Time (lack of...) is a killer. But I will get to you!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/17/2006
Influences: Classic JA works from King Tubby, Scratch, Pablo, Yabby You, Israel Vibes... UK Artists such as Misty in Roots, Ras Kuntus (respect!), Alpha and Omega, Doug Wardrop, Russ Disciple, Adrian Sherwood, Iration Steppas, Aswad, Steel Pulse...

Outside of the reggae and dub arena, way too many influences to mention, but let me say J.S. Bach, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix.

Thanks to John Peel for musically educating me in my formative years.

There are 11 more Talking Dog tunes on the MP3 player below. Click your mouse over the song list and move up and down to see all the tracks.

Many of these are tunes that I mixed in the days before I had my good HHB Circle 5 monitors. So I am gradually going back to these, remixing them and running versions for sound systems, now that I can actually hear what is going on better in the mix! The new mixes are MUCH heavier and harder than you will hear on most of these.
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JAH CHURCH STEPPING OUT OF BABYLON

Video of the Litany from "Another World is Possible" series co-director Shane Claiborne's speech in Atlanta. p
Record Label: self release, digital dubplate
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Let Freedom Ring!

From Isaiah 61: A messianic prophecy concerning Yeshua, the anointed OneThe Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me: to ...
Posted by Talking Dog on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:14:00 PST

Playing at Gnawa Festival in Essaouira, Morocco

It looks as though Iwill have the opportunity to play some Dub and Roots in DJ sets as part of DJ U-Cef's Jambash events which are  associated with the big gnawa music festival in Essaouira, Moro...
Posted by Talking Dog on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:13:00 PST

Chant Down Mugabe!

The elections in Zimbabwe prompted me to re-visit a tune I made some while back which, regretably, is still as relevant as ever. Back in the day Robert Mugabe was hailed as a black liberator, an Afric...
Posted by Talking Dog on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:51:00 PST

Follow Selassie I Teachings

The lyric for my new tune represents my thoughts and feelings from many years of my personal spiritual journey and study of the words of scripture, the life, speeches and writings of H.I.M Haile ...
Posted by Talking Dog on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:47:00 PST

Another new project!

I will be running some dubs of the tune 'ABC' by Bahamaian roots and culture singer Nicola (watch this girl, she is going to be BIG, trust me).  This is sung on the 'Higher Level' riddim from Not...
Posted by Talking Dog on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:36:00 PST

Forthcoming projects

At the moment there are a number of different projects on the go.  I am working to finish a number of new conscious stepper tunes which I think will be some of the hardest yet! I am be...
Posted by Talking Dog on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:37:00 PST

Warrior remix - Radical Son & Talking Dog

I am pleased to be able to post up anew tune here which is a remix based on the vocal of a tune called 'Warrior' by Australian indigenous artist and activist Radical Son. I hope I have been able ...
Posted by Talking Dog on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:41:00 PST

Six tunes on MySpace player

I only just sussed out you can upload six tunes on the default player! So now there are six.  You have to scroll to see the last two on the list. I am working on several tuff new tunes which...
Posted by Talking Dog on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:52:00 PST