Originating from High Wycombe in the UK, Adrians Wall started building his Sound System around the end of 2007, after hearing Channel One at Notting Hill Carnival, before packing it up and shipping it over to Melbourne in late 2011.
Now a stalwart of the Melbourne sound system scene, Adrian can be found running his own events, guest selecting at other dances, and occasionally stringing up the sound in a park in order to spread the vibes.
Unashamedly promoting Rastafari and always trying to make sound system as accessible as possible, preferably free, Adrians Wall’s events can be summarised by the fine print you find on all their flyers - All Tribes Welcome.
When approached to do a mix for NiceUp, Adrian responded with a three-part Mixtape, ‘Word Sound & Power’. Rather than trying to fit a multitude of different styles into one short mix, he decided to do three parts to allow him to focus more specifically on the styles showcased across these mixtapes - Roots Reggae, Dubplate Specials and Heavyweight Steppers.
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Part 2
For Part 2, I thought I would focus on the sort of music you normally only hear coming out of the Sound System from the slabs of acetate we call dubplate. Starting with a live recording from when we hosted YT on his first Australasian tour and finishing with a more recent session recording, this set is packed full of dubplate specials you would normally only hear by coming to one of our sessions.
1 - YT - Intro
2 - YT - Sound System Culture (Live on Adrians Wall 2/3/14)
3 - YT - Sound System (Dubplate)
4 - Daddy Freddy, Solo Banton, Deadly Hunta, Mr Williaz & YT – Pirates (Dubplate)
5 - Frankie Paul - Promised Land (Dubplate)
6 - Errol Dunkley - Little Way (Dubaplate)
7 - Frankie Paul - Worries in the Dub (Dubplate)
8 - YT & King Ru - Forward to Combination (Dubplate)
9 - Jah Screechy - Walk & Skank (Dubplate)
10 - Macka B - Never Played (Dubplate)
11 - Brother Culture - ING (Dubplate)
12 - TopCat - Herbalist (Dubplate)
13 - Solo Banton - Chalice A Go Blaze (Dubplate)
14 - TopCat - Push Up Ya Lighter (Dubplate)
15 - VC - By His Deeds (Dubplate)
16 - Echo Ranks – Dreadlocks (Dubplate)
17 - Sandeeno - Dust Another Sound (Dubplate)
18 - Parly B - In A Competition (Dubplate)
19 - Macka B - Warrior Style (Dubplate)
20 - Sandeeno - Teardown Babylon (Dubplate)
21 - YT - Stay Calm (Dubplate)
22 - TopCat - Champion DJ (Dubplate)
23 - Prince Alla - Works You Do (Dubplate)
24 - Deadly Hunta - Soundboy Over Deh (Dubplate)
25 - Macka B - Who You (Dubplate)
26 - Dubateers - Twilight Skank Part 5 (Dubplate – Live on Adrians Wall 6/12/14)
