
Dubmatix Sticky Icky Reggae Mix
Reggae
Hosted by Dubmatix and showcasing the finest Sticky Icky Reggae tunes from around the globe — spanning dub to dancehall, rocksteady to roots, and every rhythm in between. Tune in weekly to experience the infectious beats that transcend borders.
Location:
Toronto, ON
Description:
Hosted by Dubmatix and showcasing the finest Sticky Icky Reggae tunes from around the globe — spanning dub to dancehall, rocksteady to roots, and every rhythm in between. Tune in weekly to experience the infectious beats that transcend borders.
Twitter:
@dubmatix
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.bassmentsessions.com/
Email:
dubmatix@dubmatix.com
Episodes
Midweek Reggae Mix 5
2/11/2026
This week’s mix brings together legends and new artists from around the globe - from Linval Thompson, Prince Alla to Jah Garvey and Jar - this is a tossed salad of grooves ready for your ears.
PLAYLIST Dandelion;The Drop - Bus Gun
Monkey D - Inna Me Yard
Hi Grade Hi-Fi;Richie Culture - Long Long Road (Never Walk Dub)
Zotziho klk - Herbman Chant
Tuff Steppas;Medison Hart - Roll Call
Jah Garvey - Fi Wi Bizniz
Soulfiya;Sgt. Remo - Ram the Dancehall
Al Campbell;Bass Culture Players - We Need Each Other Version
Dreadsquad;I-mitri Counteraction - I See
Linval Thompson;Addis Pablo;Danzky - Be Free (Manilla) - Instrumental
George Palmer;Bass Culture Players - Company
Marshall Neeko Meets Jah Golden Throne;Shadrak;Marshall Neeko - Who Dweet
jar - Trick or Weed
Prince Alla - Fight For Your Right
Michael Fabulous;Ras Neyman - Livity
Yella Sky Sound System;Papa Ical;Mehdiman - Big Up All Sound
Duration:00:59:00
1976 Roots Reggae Selection
2/6/2026
This mix brings together a focused selection of reggae recordings from around 1976, a period when roots reggae was at its most confident and clearly defined. The songs reflect the era's balance: strong rhythm sections, thoughtful lyrics, and a deep connection to Rastafarian beliefs, social commentary, and everyday life in Jamaica.
PLAYLIST Jackie Mittoo – The Thriller
The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana
The Gladiators – Looks Is Deceiving (2000 Digital Remaster)
Tapper Zukie – M.P.L.A
Linval Thompson – Don’t Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks
Cornell Campbell – The Gorgon
Inner Circle – Roman Soldiers Of Babylon
Zap Pow – This Is Reggae Music
Toots & The Maytals – Funky Kingston
Mighty Diamonds – I Need A Roof (2001 Digital Remaster)
Peter Tosh – Legalize It
Owen Gray – Guava Jelly
The Heptones – Book Of Rules
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Concrete Jungle
George Dekker & The Pioneers – Time Hard
Third World – Freedom Song
Burning Spear – Old Marcus Garvey
U-Roy – Natty Rebel (Remastered)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters – War Ina Babylon
Duration:01:12:00
Midweek Reggae Mix 4
2/4/2026
Midweek Reggae Mix 4 - new, old and everything in between.
PLAYLIST
Lengualerta;La Gorda Dubs;Aldubb;Dubmatix – Suficiente J.Chambers;Natural High Music;Qyor – Liberation - Dub Remix Marcus I;aDUBta;the Black Oak Roots Allstars – Upful Scientist;Hempress Sativa – Rock It Ina Dub Subatomic Sound System;Screechy Dan – Wicked Man Soon Fall - Babylon Soon Fall Horns Dub Earl 16;Manasseh – Walls of the City The Hempolics – Moon Stars Dubmatix – Rough Likkle Town (feat. Brother Culture) Fullness;Mikey General – Chariots and Horses De Strangers;Galas;Buriman – Mentality Dub L'Entourloop;Little Harry;Thioum C – Thru' Di Groove Truths and Rights – Black Plight Dubmatix;Volodia;SunSka;LMK – Are You Ready ? - Reggae Sun Ska - REGGAE SUN SKA Anthem 2015 Vivian Jones – Leaders Dub Dub-Stuy;Burro Banton – Nah Sell Out Soom T – Bomb Our Yard
Duration:01:02:00
70s Funky Motown Mix
2/1/2026
Today’s mix is a collection of 70s Motown cuts from Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Edwin Starr, Rick James, and more.
PLAYLIST Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
The Isley Brothers – It’s Your Thing
Marvin Gaye;Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Stereo Version)
Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
Edwin Starr – War
The Emotions – Best of My Love
The Spinners – The Rubberband Man
The Temptations – I Can’t Get Next To You
Commodores – Machine Gun
Billy Preston – Will It Go Round In Circles
Edwin Starr – Twenty Five Miles
Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman
Sister Sledge – We Are Family (1995 Remaster)
Rick James – Give It To Me Baby
Eddie Kendricks – Keep On Truckin’
Duration:01:02:00
Aram Scaram Sound So Nice V.2 (Guest Mix)
1/30/2026
Aram Scaram returns with round two, picking up right where the last session left off. Blending reggae, dancehall, dub, afrobeats, and global grooves, this mix is a deep dive into sound system culture. Featuring selections from his weekly radio show Sound So Nice, airing Saturdays 9–10 PM EST on CFRU 93.3 FM in Guelph, Canada, and streaming online at cfru.ca.
PLAYLIST 1. Sound So Nice, King Of The Airwaves feat. Tréson
2. Manu Chao, Mr. Bobby
3. Bob Marley, Three Little Birds
4. Cocoa Tea, The Toughest
5. Johnny Osbourne, No Ice Cream Sound
6. J Star, Fan Ying Dub feat. MouseFX
7. Rob Symeon, Prosper Dub (Phillip Smart Dub)
8. Sanchez, If I Ever Fall In Love
9. Willie Williams, Armegideon Time
10. Ammoye, Sound So Nice Intro (acapela)
11. Members Syndicate, Set Me Free
12. Jesse Royal, Natty Pablo
13. Ky-Mani Marley, Protoge & Da Professor, Rub-a-Dub Soldier
14. Johnny Osbourne, Little Sound Boy
15. Bob Marley, I Shot The Sheriff (Roni Size remix)
16. Quantic, Spark It feat. Shinehead
17. Salmonella Dub, Love Your Ways
18. Boozoo Bajou, Take It Slow feat. Joe Dukie & U-Brown
19. Midnight Rider, Hypocrite
20. Michael Palmer, Hypocrite In A Dancehall
21. Nitty Gritty, False Alarm
22. Marcia Griffiths, I Shall Sing
23. Barrington Levy, Here I Come
24. Eek-A-Mouse, Ganja Smuggling
25. Cocoa Tea, Tune In
26. Tanya Stephens, Its A Pity
27. Luciano, Stay Away
28. The Beatles, Eleanor Rigby (Doctor’s Darling Riddim)
29. Gregory Isaacs, Night Nurse
30. Anthony B, Waan Back
31. Gregory Isaacs, Night Nurse Dub 2
32. Bob Marley, Soul Rebel (Aphrodisiac Soundsystem remix)
33. Miguel Migs, The System feat. Capelton
34. Zady Boy, No Pay
35. Busy Signal & Jahsnowcone, My Circle
36. Poirier, Pale Mal feat. Fwonte
37. Captain Planet, Ghost Dance
38. Niney, Blood & Fire
Duration:01:00:00
Midweek Classic Ska & Rocksteady Mix
1/28/2026
This selection focuses on early Jamaican ska and rocksteady recordings, highlighting classic artists such as Desmond Dekker, Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, and Delroy Wilson. The tracks feature vintage rhythms, simple arrangements, and early deejay versions that shaped the foundation of reggae.
PLAYLIST Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek
The Upsetters - Dollar in the Teeth
Prince Buster - Wash Wash
Dandy - Reggae in Your Jeggae
The Soulmates - Them A Laugh And A Kiki
Lloyd;Claudette - Queen of the World
Hugh Malcolm - Good Time Rock
King Stitt - Lee Van Cleef
The Reggae Boys - Mama Look Deh
Dennis Alcapone - Power Version
The Gaylads - ABC Rocksteady
Boy Friday - Version Girl
Freddie Notes;The Rudies - Shanghai
Delroy Wilson - Put Yourself in My Place
Glen Adams - Run Come Dance
The Termites - Love Up Kiss Up
Derrick Morgan - Seven Letters
The Kingstonians - Lion’s Den
Sidney George & Jackie - At the Club
Rudy Mills - A Heavy Load
The Uniques - A Yuh (Hey You)
Honey Boy Martin - Dreader Than Dread
Duration:00:58:58
Sunday Soul Session 2
1/25/2026
For today’s mix, it’s all about Soul and easing into a Sunday.
PLAYLIST Etta James - I’d Rather Go Blind
James Brown - It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World
Ann Peebles - Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness
Barrett Strong - Money (That’s What I Want) - Single Version / Mono
Bill Withers - Kissing My Love
Al Green - Love and Happiness
Curtis Mayfield - Billy Jack
Merry Clayton - Southern Man
The Spinners - It’s A Shame
Marlena Shaw - California Soul
Rufus & Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good
Linda Lyndell - What A Man
Eddie Harris - It’s All Right Now
Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me to Stay
Syl Johnson - Concrete Reservation
Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
Marvin Gaye - What’s Happening Brother
Duration:01:00:00
Zion Train 35+ Years Of Music (Mix)
1/22/2026
Zion Train are widely regarded as a bridge between classic Jamaican dub and modern electronic bass music. They helped bring dub into European club culture and festivals, influencing dub techno, ambient dub, and live dub performance acts worldwide. Their use of live mixing as a performance instrument has become a standard approach for many modern dub and electronic artists.
PLAYLIST Zion Train – Power One
Zion Train – Earthquake
Zion Train – Free Heart
Zion Train – Move To Love (with Cara, Neil Perch & Paolo Baldini)
Zion Train – Dub Power
Zion Train – Gargantua Del Diablo
Zion Train – Eagle Ray
Zion Train – Funnel Web Spider
Zion Train – Boxes and Amps (with Dubdadda)
Zion Train – Great Leap Forward
Zion Train – Biorhythm (with Cara)
Zion Train – Revelation (with Cara)
Zion Train – Fly
Zion Train – Blessed Is He
Duration:01:00:00
Midweek Reggae Mix
1/21/2026
A mid-week reggae mix with some current cuts to some classics.
PLAYLIST Yeza, Blackout JA, Escape Roots - Deadly
I Man Cruz, Roberto Sanchez, Lone Ark Riddim Force - Everything's Possible - Extended
Dandelion, The Drop - Bus Gun
Dub Pistols, Freestylers, Belle Humble - Give you Love
Manasseh - Clash Version
Mafia & Fluxy, Patrixx Aba Ariginal - The Coach
Dubmatix - Champion Sound
The Hempolics - Love to Sing
Zion Train, Prince David, Dubbing Sun, PiyaZawa - Unity - Dubbing Sun & Zawa Remix
Butch Cassidy Sound System - Rockers Galore
L'Entourloop, Little Harry, Thioum C - Thru' Di Groove
Alice Russell, Grant Phabao - Humankind - Grant Phabao Remix
The Mad Geezers, Ranking Joe, Destani Wolf, Roger Rivas - Genius of Dub - Roger Rivas Remix
Kibir La Amlak, I-Jah Salomon, Aba-Ariginal - Joshua's Anthem
Duration:01:00:00
Raw Funk & Soul Cuts
1/16/2026
This mix digs deep into the nasty, bad funk of late-60s and 70s funk and soul, where rhythm came first, and polish came last. From the tight New Orleans groove of The Meters – Good Old Funky Music to the explosive call-and-response of James Brown – Mother Popcorn, every track is built around drums, bass, and attitude.
PLAYLIST Family Company – Sir Somebody
Larry Ellis & The Black Hammer – Funky Thing (Pt. 1)
The Meters – Good Old Funky Music - Single Version
African Music Machine – Black Water Gold (Pearl)
Chuck Carbo – Can I Be Your Squeeze
The Bamboos;Alice Russell – Step It Up
The Getup – Suga Mama
Sly & The Family Stone – Sing A Simple Song
Shades Of Black – Mystery Of Black (Pt. 1)
The Sound Stylistics – Soul Dynamite
Baby Huey – Mama Get Yourself Together
James Brown;The James Brown Orchestra – Mother Popcorn - Part 1 & 2
Pigmeat Markham – Here Comes The Judge
Rawville;Fallon Williams – My Baby's Cheating (I Sure Got The Feeling)
Mary Jane Hooper – I've Got Reasons
Betty Davis – If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up
Hank Ballard;The Midnight Lighters – From The Love Side
Duration:01:00:00
Leroy Sibbles - Studio One, Heptones & His Iconic Basslines
1/14/2026
Today’s mix is a follow-up to my post about Leroy Sibbles, his life and legacy, which you can read here. This mix covers a few of his iconic basslines, solo material, including a 2025 release, and a few hits with The Heptones.
PLAYLIST
The Heptones – Fattie Fattie
The Heptones – Baby
John Holt;Leroy Sibbles – Let's Build Our Dreams
Sound Dimension – Real Rock
Leroy Sibbles – Rock and Come On
Leroy Sibbles – Love Won't Come Easy
The Heptones – Book Of Rules
Leroy Sibbles – Garden of Life
The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana
The Heptones – Cool Rasta
Cornell Campbell – Queen of the Minstrel
The Heptones – Country Boy
Johnny Clarke – Declaration Of Rights - Remastered 2000
Leroy Sibbles – Now You're Gone
Mighty Diamonds – Pass The Kutchie
The Heptones – Equal Rights
The Heptones – I Shall Be Released
Leroy Sibbles – A Chance on Love
Duration:01:00:00
Junior Murvin - Classics from the Falsetto
1/9/2026
Junior Murvin was born Murvin Smith on July 22, 1946, in Port Antonio, Jamaica, and raised in Kingston, where he began singing in the 1960s as part of local harmony groups. His early recordings leaned toward rocksteady and soul-influenced reggae, but it wasn’t until the mid-1970s that his voice, a high, falsetto style sometimes compared to Curtis Mayfield, became fully recognized. Murvin’s sound stood out in an era dominated by heavy roots vocals, giving his music an emotional, haunting quality that would later define his most important work.
Junior Murvin - Childhood Sweetheart
The Upsetter Revue; Junior Murvin - Closer Together
Junior Murvin - Roots Train
Junior Murvin - Cool Out Son
Junior Murvin - False Teachin'
Junior Murvin - Give Me Your Love
Junior Murvin - Muggers In The Street
Junior Murvin - Tedious
Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves
Junior Murvin - Memories - 12" Version
Junior Murvin - Judas And Jesus
Junior Murvin - Rebellion
Junior Murvin; Jango - Bam Bam Bam
Junior Murvin - Bad Man Possee
Junior Murvin - World Inflation
Duration:01:03:00
Jungle Ravers
12/31/2025
For this New Year’s Eve, I thought a rumble in the jungle would provide a lift to your night. Have a great time and see you in 2026.
PLAYLIST SHY FX; Donae’o; Roses Gabor; Kano – Raver
Mr. Williamz; Specialist Moss; SHY FX – Sound Killa, Pt. 2 (Featuring SHY FX & Specialist Moss)
Top Cat; Sigma – Gallist – Sigma Remix
T>I; Critical Impact; Jakes – Sniper
Watch the Ride – Road Runner
D Double E; Watch the Ride; DJ Die; Dismantle; Diemantle; DJ Randall – Original Format
Benny Page – Turn Down the Lights
Watch the Ride; D Double E; Scorpio MC – RAW!
Heist; Inja – Good Over Evil
Gardna; Unglued – R.A.V.E.A.S.A.P (Unglued Remix)
Crate Classics; JODIAN NATTY – Rudeboy Sound
Chopstick Dubplate; Jah Mason; Louie Rankin – Soundboy Gone – Original Mix
Funktional; Riko Dan – Tek It To Dem
Zero T – Come & Reprazent
Aries; Benny Page – Herbsmoke – Benny Page Remix
Duration:01:03:00
Funk Disco House - Holiday Mix
12/23/2025
This mix leans into disco and modern funk, keeping the groove locked down for 60 minutes. Classic late-70s and early-80s grooves sit comfortably alongside newer edits and remixes that respect the original feel while adding a modern touch.
PLAYLIST George Benson – Give Me the Night Enzo Pianzola Mr. Trend – Soul People (Rework 2025 – Nu Club Radio Mix) CHIC – My Forbidden Lover (Dimitri From Paris Remix) Opolopo – Bebeccie’s Theme Diana Ross – Upside Down Change – Sunrise Forever (Michael Gray Remix) [feat. Tanya Michelle Smith] Urban Blues Project – We Are One (Art of Tones Remix) [feat. Bobby Pruitt] Geraldine Hunt – Can’t Fake the Feeling McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now Serge Funk – You and I (Radio Edit) Enzo Pianzola Mr. Trend – Disco Biscuit (70’s Mix) Jamiroquai – Canned Heat (Dimitri From Paris Remix Edit) Shakedown – Funky and You Know It (Myd Remix) [feat. Bootsy Collins] Ministers de la Funk – Believe (Kurd Maverick Revamp) [feat. Jocelyn Brown]
Duration:01:00:00
Johnny Osbourne - A Voice With Soul
12/21/2025
Some artists belong to a moment. Johnny Osbourne is part of the evolution of reggae, dating back to the 1960s and the Studio One world, to the raw energy of 1980s dancehall. Osbourne didn’t just adapt to change; he carried his voice through it all while delivering his unique vocal style.
Studio One foundations Johnny Osbourne came up at Studio One, and early recordings like “See and Blind” showcase a young vocalist steeped in soul, restraint, and melodic control. Studio One was a label but also a fertile training ground, a boot camp for many young artists over the years, and Osbourne took it all in.
By the mid–1970s, Osbourne moved beyond Studio One and began shaping a more personal sound - his tone grew stronger and more street-aware. Tracks like “Truths and Rights” and “Ready or Not” feel like a bridge, still rooted in roots reggae, but miles away from his first Studio One Recordings.
When dancehall took over in the early 1980s, many roots singers faded into obscurity. Osbourne didn’t. Instead of fighting the shift, he leaned into it — applying a roots-trained voice to harder, faster riddims. Songs like “Buddy Bye,” “Folly Ranking,” and “No Ice Cream Sound” became sound system staples, built for crowd reaction and rewind culture.
It’s been 6 decades since the 77-year-old released his first music, and he is still recording to this day. That is a remarkable career and legacy.
PLAYLIST Johnny Osbourne – See and Blind (with The Sensations)
Johnny Osbourne – Truths & Rights
Johnny Osbourne – Right, Right Time (with Earth, Roots & Water)
Johnny Osbourne – Jah Ovah
Johnny Osbourne – In the Area
Johnny Osbourne – We Need Love
Johnny Osbourne – Fally Ranking
Johnny Osbourne – Ready or Not
Johnny Osbourne – Purify Your Heart
Johnny Osbourne – Ice Cream Love
Johnny Osbourne – No Lollipop, No Sweet So
Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping
Johnny Osbourne – Give a Little Love
Johnny Osbourne – Rock and Come In
Johnny Osbourne – No Sound Like We
Johnny Osbourne – Never Stop Fighting
Johnny Osbourne – Buddy Bye
Duration:01:03:00
Bass Culture - 90s Dancehall Classics
12/17/2025
We’re going back to a moment in time during the 90s when you had breakout stars from Jamaica - Shabba Ranks and iNi Kamoze hitting the mainstream charts and rotation on MTV and other music video stations. You also had the mixing of dancehall with hip-hop - Vicious with Doug E Fresh, Supercat, and others. This mix moves between street anthems, radio hits, and club staples.
PLAYLIST Beenie Man – Who Am I
Buju Banton – Champion
Spragga Benz – She Nuh Ready Yet (Hype Up)
Chaka Demus & Pliers – Murder She Wrote
Shabba Ranks – Trailer Load a Girls
Super Cat & Salaam Remi – Ghetto Red Hot (Hip-Hop Remix)
Cutty Ranks – Limb By Limb
Patra – Queen of the Pack
Sanchez – Missing You
Super Cat – Don Dada
iNi Kamoze – Here Comes the Hotstepper
Maxi Priest – Close to You
Nadine Sutherland & Terror Fabulous – Action
Vicious & Doug E. Fresh – Freaks
Lady Saw – If Him Lef
Garnett Silk – Zion in a Vision
Duration:01:04:00
When Punk Met Reggae in the '70s
12/14/2025
There was a crossroads in the UK during the ’70s, as dub and reggae sound systems were spreading and building a wider audience. By mid-decade, the rise of punk began - a raw, gritty DIY ethos that opened the door for thousands of youth who wanted to play music. Anyone was welcome.
Don Letts is well known for helping introduce the sounds of dub and reggae to the punk scene at The Roxy, as both shared a like-minded attitude toward inclusion and anti-establishment values. It was only a matter of time before both styles began to appear in the same songs.
This mix pulls together late-’70s and ’80s tracks where punk and reggae came together.
PLAYLIST Stiff Little Fingers – Johnny Was
The Ruts – Jah War
The Clash – Bankrobber
Bad Brains – I and I Survive
Public Image Ltd. – Careering
The Slits – Instant Hit
The Members – Offshore Banking Business / Pennies in the Pound
The Specials – Little Bitch (2015 Remaster)
Generation X – Wild Youth
The Police – Peanuts
The Stranglers – Nice ’N’ Sleazy
X-Ray Spex – Germfree Adolescence
The Clash - Rudie Can’t Fail
Duration:01:00:00
Deep Crates, Hot Plates - The Jazz Funk Mix
12/12/2025
This Funk Jazz mix leans hard into the groove, moving between modern jazz-funk burners, deep-pocket classics, and band-driven jams where feel is everything. Tight rhythm sections, loose nimble fingers, letting forth musical consciousness. New cuts sit beside genre classics - let your flow go and dig what’s going on.
PLAYLIST
Skinny Hightower & Alex Parchment - Red Lights
Scary Goldings - Larry Pockets
Sam Fribush & Ari Teitel & Adam Deitch - Chester
Ari Joshua & Grant Schroff & Delvon Lamarr & Skerik - Audio Bicycle Day
Ghost-Note & Eric Gales - Grandma’s Curtains
Nick Andre & Jazz Mafia - Concave
Herbie Hancock - Chameleon
Sam Fribush & Charlie Hunter & Calvin Napper - Ok Boomer
Brooklyn Funk Essentials & Anna Brooks & Iwan VanHetten - Miss Mess
Redtenbacher’s Funkestra & Tucker Antell - Wiggles
Zbonics & Melvin Sparks & Karl Denson - Soul Good
George Duke - Au Right
The Greyboy Allstars & Fred Wesley - Soul Dream
Duration:01:10:00
Aram Scaram (Guest Mix)
12/10/2025
Aram Scaram began his DJ journey in Toronto’s late-90s underground, spinning at house parties and one-off club events before landing weekly residencies at the beloved lounges Ciao Eddie and Alto Basso. It was at Ciao Eddie where he met Sassa’le, founder of the influential Version Xcursion radio show on CKLN 88.1 FM — a connection that would shape the next chapter of his career.
Scaram soon joined Version Xcursion as co-host and co-producer, helping transform the show into a staple of Toronto’s music landscape. Their weekly broadcasts championed dub, downtempo, trip-hop, reggae, and emerging Canadian talent, establishing the program as a go-to platform for genre-bending sounds.
Over the years, Scaram has brought his signature style to major stages, including the Du Maurier Jazz Festival, the first Virgin Festival on the Toronto Islands (2006), and an opening slot for Massive Attack at The Carlu. He also founded Dub & Beyond, a hugely popular monthly club night at Andy Poolhall, broadcast live-to-air on CKLN 88.1 FM. Running for seven and a half years, it became a cornerstone of the city’s dub and bass culture. His international appearances include performing at the Shatter The Hotel release event in London and playing the legendary Dub Chamber party at OT301 in Amsterdam.
As a producer with Version Xcursion, Scaram released two full-length albums and three singles, including the cult classic Moments featuring Treson — widely regarded by tastemakers as one of Canada’s standout tracks of the early 2000s.
In 2010, he launched his solo project Citizen Sound, releasing a full-length album that featured the award-winning single Reggae Is Her Name with Blessed, which earned the Canadian Reggae Music Award for Best Male Single. A second Citizen Sound album followed in 2014, along with numerous singles and EPs. Throughout his production career, he has collaborated with many of Canada’s premier reggae and dub artists, including Ammoye, Blessed, Chester Miller, Treson, Dubmatix, and Prince Blanco.
After a 14-year break from radio, Scaram returned in 2025 with Sound So Nice, co-hosted with Eddie Go Boom on CFRU 93.3 FM in Guelph, Ontario. The weekly show explores the deep roots of sound system culture — from Jamaica’s foundational influence to its global evolution — guiding listeners through reggae, dub, electronic, drum & bass, house, afrobeats, downtempo, and beyond. Driven by an electrifying musical selection, the show blends minimal commentary with occasional interviews featuring artists, producers, and organizers shaping today’s scene.
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/citizensoundmusic
https://www.instagram.com/soundsoniceradio
https://www.mixcloud.com/scaram/
https://m.soundcloud.com/aramscaram
PLAYLIST Thievery Corporation - Waiting Too Long feat. Notch
Stephen Marley - Don’t Let Me Down
Salmonella Dub - Rhythm & Pattern
The Nomad - Open Your Eyes
Boztown - Instant Playa
Boogie Belgique - Every Time
Flowering Inferno & Quantic - Make Dub Not War
Gregory Isaacs - Number One
Prince Fattty - Roof Over My Dub feat. Little Roy
Sugar Minott - Rockers Master
Cornell Campbell - Boxing Around
Augustus Pablo - Rockers Magic
John Holt - Ali Baba
Keznamdi - Pressure
Asa - Jailer
Little Simz - Point and Kill feat. Obongjayer
Chronixx - Keep On Rising
Bunny Rugs - Rumours feat. Sly & Robbie
Quakers - Approach with Caution feat. Sampa The Great
Super Beagle - Dust A Sound Boy
Yeza & Rorystonelove - Road Runner
Lauryn Hill - So Much Things To Say
Bob Marley - Roots Rock Reggae feat Steven Tyler & Joe Perry
De Lata - Breathe
Major Lazer - Can’t Stop Now feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell
Jada Kingdom - Budum
DJ Vadim, Kathrin deBoer & Belleruche - Black Is The Night Pt. 3
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley - Hey Girl feat. Stephen Marley
Red Astaire - Dum Dum
A Tribe Called Quest - Rock Rock Y’all feat. Punchline, Wordsworth, Jane Doe & Mos Def
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - What Can You Bring Me
Duration:01:00:02
Mid 90s Big Beat (aka Electronica / Breakbeat) Mix
12/7/2025
Going back to a period in time in the 90s that seemed short-lived once it hit the mainstream media - Electronica / Big Beat. However you categorise it, it fused aggressive drums, breaks, dance, rave, and other genres to create something fresh.
PLAYLIST Leftfield – Inspection (Check One) – Remastered
Death In Vegas – Dirt
Bomb The Bass; Justin Warfield – Bug Powder Dust
Fatboy Slim – The Rockafeller Skank
Leftfield; Afrika Bambaataa – Afrika Shox
The Prodigy – Breathe
Filter; The Crystal Method – (Can’t You) Trip Like I Do – 2009 Remastered Version
Timo Maas – To Get Down
Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At
Propellerheads – Spybreak!
The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats
Asian Dub Foundation – Fortress Europe
Underworld – Cowgirl – Remastered
Duration:01:11:01
