Organic Vibes 14.02.2026

 PLAY LIST

Organic Vibes 14.02.2026

AUGUSTUS PABLO - East of the River Nile/Intro

THE LAST POETS - Rain Of Terror ('Understand What Black Is' LP/Studio Rockers; 2018)

SID BUCKNOR (feat. MYSTIC 13) - So Much Trouble ('Singles Collection 2023-2024' LP/Kingston Roots)

LOYAL FLAMES & VIKINGS BAND - Searching (Evidence Music; 2026)

BIA FERREIRA & LITTLE LION SOUND - O Seu Silencio (Evidence Music; 2026)

ALPHA STEPPA & NAI-JAH - Green White Green + Green White Dub ('Crowned Eagle' LP/Steppas Records; 2025)

JACKET BURNER - Slates ('Short Fuse' EP/Goodbye Boozy Digital Records; 2024)

MOHAMMED AL-HARAZI - I'm Afraid For You ('Visit Me' LP/ Originally Released: 1994; Reissued: Hive Mind Records; 2026)

NOURA MINT SEYMALI - Wezeun (Lebteit) ('Yenbett' LP/ Glitterbeat Records; 2025)

MAKAYA McCRAVEN - Lake Shore Drive Five ('The People's Mixtape'/ International Anthem Records; 2025)

SLY & ROBBIE + BUNNY LEE - Legalise The Dub ('Sly & Robbie Meet Bunny Lee At Dub Station' LP/Jamaican Recordings; 2002)

RIP LOWELL FILLMORE DUNBAR (aka SLY DUNBAR)

THE AGGROVATORS - I'm Still Waiting Dub ('Kaya Dub' LP/ Attack Records; 2007)

DELROY WILSON - Kiss An Angel Good Morning ('Gold Busters In Reggae'/ VP Records; 2026)

ALPHA STEPPA & NAI-JAH - Streets Of Africa + Streets Of Dub ('Crowned Eagle' LP/Steppas Records; 2025)

THE DEADLIANS - Beep Beep Teddy ('A Litany Of Failures Vol. V'/ A Litany Of Failures; 2025)

THE TWO THINGS IN ONE - Stop Telling Me ('Street Sounds From The Bay Area: Music City Funk & Soul Grooves 1971 - 1975'/ BGP; 2011)

TUNJI OYELANA - Ipasan ('Tunji Oyelana & The Benders' LP/Originally Released: 1974; Reissued, Soundway Records; 2026)

FABIANO DO NASCIMENTO - Spring Theme ('Vila' LP/ Far Out Recordings; 2026)

JOAO SELVA - Atras Do Teu Othar (Behind Your Gaze) ('Azul Noite' EP/Underdog Records; 2026)

THE EXPANDERS - Careful ('The Expanders'; 2011; Reissued, Easy Star Records; 2026)

SISTA IRIE & JUNGLEFIRE - We Are One ('We Are One' EP/ Substrate Records; 2026)

TONY HALL'S "Hallstars" - Hi-Ya Mr Jackson ('I Had The Craziest Dream: Modern Jazz & Hard Bop In Post War London Vol. 1'/ Death Is Not The End; 2022)

GAME SET MATCH - Want To Lose ('Game Set Match' EP/ Goodbye Boozy Digital Records; 2026)

CP WESTMAN ORKESTER - Video Guitar ('Backpack Baby' EP/Goodbye Boozy Digital; 2026)

UZLY HI FI, OWL TRACKERS - Daily Steppin' Mix 1 + Daily Steppin' Mix 2 ('Daily Steppin' - Usual Warmin' ' EP/Culture Dub Records; 2026)

JOSEPH KAMARU & KAMARU SUPER STARS - Karolina ('Heavy Combination 1966 - 2007'/Disciples Records; 2025)

ALPAH STEPPA & NAI-JAH - Where You Dey + Where You Dub ('Crowned Eagle' LP/ Steppas Records; 2025)

THE LAST POETS - What I Want To See ('Understand What Black Is' LP/ Studio Rockers; 2018)

Thank God For Heel Grips

My first pair of green Doc's (c.2020)

In July 2020 I bought my first pair of green DM's. I'd had boots before, but never in green. So some heads turned once I started wearing them. I loved them and managed to keep them - despite being in terrible condition - until July 2024! At that time I bought a new pair of green ones and I really love both the strength and colour of them.

Unfortunately, like most Doc wearers, my heels can be in pain for a few weeks until the footwear is 'broken in'. I discovered a way of lessening the pain - they come in the form of heel grips. All of this motivated me to write this poem as I stuck the grips into my boots before triumphantly strolling down the road with a pep in my step. Read on...

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THANK GOD FOR HEEL GRIPS

Only the other day

I bought a pair of Doc's

Green and shiny

A pair of beauty

Except...

I was down at the heel

Literally!

My feet were sore

As I tried my DM's once more

Left heel in agony

From the cutting of the Doc's

'Breaking in' was required

Said the nice man in the shop

So, was I to walk with a hop from the pain?

Fear not!

The arrival of saviours

They came in the form of heel grips

Once inserted correctly

My heels will 

No longer peel

No more pain in order to gain

The heel grips did their job

My daily trips no longer would throb

In pain

A small strip of adhesive

Affixed to the interior of my boots

Have revived my love of DM's

No longer am I staggering

My heels cut into bits

I now walk with grace

Moving at great pace

Yes, these are the wonders of invention

Thank God for heel grips!

© Iano 2024

Organic Vibes 01.02.2026

 PLAY LIST

Organic Vibes 01.02.2026

AUGUSTUS PABLO - East of the River Nile/Intro

IAN McKELLEN performs a speech from Shakespeare's 'Sir Thomas More' (2016)

I DREAMED I DREAM - Banana Sushi ('A Litany Of Failures Vol. V' LP/A Litany Of Failures; 2025)

CULTURE DUB ALLSTARS, MAT SOUND, SISTA BETHSABÉE, EL FATA, GURU POPE - Rockin' Circus (Single/Culture Dub Records; 2026)

MACKA B & SUNS OF DUB - Jah Love Is Amazing (UK Toaster meets dub producers from Trinidad & Tobago; Single/Earth Works; 2026)

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Kinky Reggae (B Side to 'No Woman, No Cry' Single/Island Records; 1974)

DAVID WALTERS & FATOUMATA DIAWARA - Ti Love ('Ti Love' LP/Heavenly Sweetness; 2026)

AFRICA EXPRESS feat. HAK BAKER, BONOBO, DAMON ALBARN & Others - Frenemies ('Africa Express Presents...Bahidorá LP/World Circuit; 2025)

VANITY MIRROR - Jack Of All Trades ('Super Fluff Forever' LP/We Are Busy Bodies; 2025)

ZIG ZAG BAND - Hombiro (Mischievous Baboon) ('Zig Zag Band: "Chigiyo" Music Kings 1987 - 1998'/Analog Africa Records; 2025)

PRINCE FAR I - Boz Rock ('Under Heavy Manners' LP/VP Records; Originally released, 1976; Reissued, 2023)

SENNID - Cool To Be Kind (Single; 2026)

JEB LOY NICHOLS - Step In ('This House Is Empty Without You' LP/Timmion Records; 2025)

SKARRA MUCCI, DUB AKOM & SHOCK DEM RECORDS - Blud (Evidence Music; 2026)

BUGLE, LAYLA REI, LITTLE LION SOUND & DUB AKOM - Good Over Evil (Evidence Music; 2026)

LOYAL FLAMES & VIKINGS BAND - Elevation Time (Evidence Music; 2026)

I DREAMED I DREAM - Tin Tin Haircut ('Why Say A Lot' EP; 2023)