http://www.necessarymayhem.com en-gb necessarymayhem.com 2012-1-19T00:00:00Z necessarymayhem.com http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#110726 I dont know if any of you remember or know of an electrical shop called Tandys. They sold all kinda electrical tings like stereo parts wires etc. Tandys was basically like Maplins but they also sold speakers. My paps bought a pair of huge realistic branded speakers. They STILL sound beautiful to this day and only my Mackie speakers have surpassed the sound to my ears. My Paps bought Gateman by Horace Andy from Dub Vendor in Clapham Junction and then went to Tandys to buy the speakers to test out this tune on the new Lynch Sound. Murder This is one of my most fond memories and yes what a tune on the Fashion label... 2012-1-19 18:47:50 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#110109 One of my highlights of 2011 was working with Maxi Priest. I have always been a massive fan of his work so to collaborate with reggae royality was a dream come true. After a recording session with Maxi I decided to play some more beats. As soon as the Ooh Baby riddim came on Maxi said Yo whats dat Lets work on this now Above is the result... 2012-1-10 18:16:16 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#109842 In December I got a phone call from a sales manager at Akai inviting me to their studios. At the time I had no idea what it was for all I know is that when Akai call you go. Im a studio geek so of course Im going to When I got to the studio cameras were set up for interviews and I was told I had to sign some forms... almost like a secrecy act not allowed to disclose what you see or hear... I loved it When I was signing my name I knew something important was lurking and I wasnt wrong. The new MPC Renaissance is serious business. It has all the old muchloved functions as well as incredible new ones in one new machine. Its like your very own studio in a box with a usb you can connect straight to your laptop and its own software. All you need to do is plug and play 2012-1-6 15:58:52 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#109674 I have mixed feelings about last year. On the one hand I did everything I wanted to but on the other I think I could have done more. One of the highlights on a production level was definitely the Gorilla riddim. I had great fun working on it and was really pleased with the response it received. The growth of Mr Williamz as both a recording and live artist as well as getting to work with the legendary Maxi Priest were both massive achievements for me personally. As a surprise package Chantelle Ernandez was superb and I think she has made positive strides to becoming a reggae superstar. We received a massive amount of airplay and generated countless amounts of blog attention press and other similar bits and pieces. As well as all of this I also got to play DJ sets all over the place especially towards the end of the year. Playing at Sub Dub was a particular highlight for me until then I had never played so much Necessary Mayhem material in one set. One of the most satisfying... 2012-1-4 12:22:39 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#108793 Shola amp I go wayyyyyyy back. She is like family. Studio sessions with her are the easiest times a producer could wish for. No egos no bad vibes. If something sounds great we congratulate ourselves and if it sounds shit we laugh and fix dat shitIt took as all day to record the vocal for Puppy Love. Shola was very particular about what she wanted from this tune and I just played the role of engineer in this session rather than producer. In the studio there are some people you can trust with your musical life and Shola is one of those people for me. Normally before I get to the finish of a tune I have several different mixes but with this tune I had 19 and thats the last count. It took 19 mixes for Miss Ama to be happy... YES AMA IM BLAMING YOU But what a wonderful tune. When she first sang the song I thought this woman is never shy with her song writing always thought provoking with such ease and quality.She is my female Gregory Isaacs. Cool and deadly vibes. 2011-12-15 16:57:44 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#108733 Normal 0 0 1 68 392 Necessary Mayhem 3 1 481 11.1539 0 0 0 I got some good news this morning Mixmag ran a piece announcing the launch our new dance label Necessary Bass. To accompany this they are giving away a free download of Marcus Visionarys remix of Tippa Iries Wicked and Wild originally on Dancehall Style riddim. Seb Wheeler who ran the piece mentions that this track is a great way to get acquainted with Necessary Bass and the upfront moves itll be bringing in the near future. Go and get your free copy now by clicking this link httpbit.lysMcmEu 2011-12-14 19:04:17 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#107880 I made this beat in the living room of my exgirlfriends house. Headphones on a cuppa tea laptop midi keyboard samples and cricket on the TV... It turned out to be one of my biggest rhythm series to date... My Great Web page 2011-11-30 20:32:10 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#106101 This Saturday 5th November myself and Mr Williamz will be playing at Tighten Ups Trash amp Ready 80s amp 90s Digital Dancehall night at The Silver Bullet Finsbury Park London for the second time. The wealth of Reggae music knowledge in the Tighten Up Crew is huge. From selectors such as Mistah Brown amp Tim P to MCs such as MC Champion who I regard as one of the best MCs that this country has produced it is always an honour to be asked to play alongside such experts. What excites me most about playing Trash amp Ready is that I get to go to my Dads house and borrow take some of his records to play at this vinylonly dance. Its fun to buy amp steal records from my Paps again and hear that crackle on the vinyl. DJing at Trash amp Ready is about playing music in its original form. Its not a night about who can mix the best its not even a night focussing the most obvious popular tunes either it185s a night of if it feels good to you play it. Because ... 2011-11-3 19:23:39 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#105544 In a later blog I will talk about the effect that the reggae cult classic movie Rockers has had on my life. However for now I just wanted to quickly mention the sound effects. The effects on Dirty Harrys the MC voice are.... incredible. Not only is there a slapback delay with a short bright reverb but there are three different echoes used on his voice at the end of each of his end words. The most important and significant being the word Yeah at 2.31 during this short clip Engineer geek day Enjoy My Great Web page 2011-10-27 18:47:05 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#40871 Deep Roots Music. Mikey Dread narrates us through the mixing and recording of the reggae scene in Jamaica. First discussing the original King Tubby Who is the originator of Dub amp is responsible for so many genres of music today. Mikey Dread then leads us to two Living Legends in the business Record Producer Record Label Owner Recording amp Mixing Engineer amp Sound System Ruler King Jammys who is mixing a dub track of Jailhouse Rock By Junior Reid. The second track that Jammys mixes is by Johnny Clarke Enter his gates with praise which is produced by Super Producer Bunny Lee who also shows his moves with the Number 1 Skank.. An iconic piece of footage for every reggae lover and studio geekMy Great Web page 2011-10-19 13:00:16 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#104509 Working with Big Fris httpwww.facebook.compagesFRISCOakaBIGFRISBoyBetterKnowCamp93502829862 from Boy Better Know httpwww.boybetterknow.com was an idea that was given to me by music mogul and longtime friend Carla Marie. I knew Fris was part of one of the biggest grime groups in the UK you only had to check out their YouTube videos httpwww.youtube.comwatchvpuTWPpv29I to confirm that but it was a surprise to me to hear that he loved reggae. It was an even bigger surprise to find out that he was interested to do something on one of my beats a surprise that I welcomed. So I sent him the Dancehall Style Riddim. I will never forget the text I received from him Yo fam got da riddim im gonna pepper up dis riddim trust me. Just by him saying pepper I knew his ideas were going to be good. On the day at Sensible Studios London httpwww.sensiblemusic.co.uk I was greeted by a young professional Artist with camera man in tow. He had his lyrics already written out and flow decided. The sessi... 2011-10-12 19:00:30 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#104106 Sound System culture has always been important to me. From my days in the playground as a kid in school where myself amp friends would share the headphones of a walkman to listen to a bad quality TDK cassette of the latest Bodyguard vs Silver Hawk tapes until now when I watch a clip of Rodigan telling thousands of people on stage that a tune I produced Young Gunz by Million Stylez amp Joey Fever is his new European anthem. I would certainly say I make tunes for the huge bass bins the arenas the festivals which all are part of the sound system culture. David sums up perfectly with this clip the origin of the sound system what a sound system is how its set up infact let me stop Enjoy the video its all in there...My Great Web page 2011-10-7 12:23:41 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#103897 The first time I heard about Franz Job was when Mr Williamz played me his debut album Babylon is Dead. We had just played a show in Germany and as always we were speaking about music. Mr Williamz said to me Yo Lynch mi ave a artist mi waa yuh listen to. As soon as I landed back in London I tried calling Franz who I found out afterwards was in Trinidad.I was working on the Pass The Kutchie Riddim at the time so that was the first riddim I sent him. He came back with Special Lover which is one of my favourite tunes ever to come out on NM. From then until now we work very well together. As every good songwriter will do for producers he makes my job easy and reminds me why I got into producing in the first place.What I like about Franz is his writing his abilty to express himself openly. No macho self proclaiming slackness but just an honesty and style beyond his years. Im excited about the future for Franz we have just put out his first ep on Necessary Mayhem called Rebel Lover Boy amp t... 2011-10-4 18:23:56 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#103576 Im a huge fan of Leroy Horse Mouth a Top rankin Drummer from Jamaica amp main character in the cult reggae movie classic Rockers. In this Video he discusses one of his main influences as a drummer Mr Lloyd Knibb Legendary Drummer for the Skatalites. The Skatalites formed in 1964 amp are a huge reason for music coming out of Jamaica to the rest of the world. Whether it be Ska Reggae Dancehall these pioneers set the trend. Check out Guns Of Navarone a Skatalites classic.var scproject7264698var scinvisible1var scsecurity81dbc24altdivclassstatcountergtlta titletumblr visitor statshrefhttpstatcounter.comtumblr targetblankgtltimgclassstatcountersrchttpc.statcounter.com7264698081dbc24a1alttumblr visitor stats gtltagtltdivgt 2011-9-30 01:06:51 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#103452 When you see Fatman Sound David Rodigan amp Saxon Sound System all on the same line up it could be considered a criminal offense if you dont attend I was told about this invite only event amp thought it was cool as Reggae Sound Systems and Selector dances with this type of veteran status are unique in London now a days plus it was also going to be streaming live around the world so it was a pretty historical event. Tippa Irie ever the crowd pleaser and show man hosted and toasted for Saxon Sound amp So many tunes were dropped by all of the selectors Dubplates 45s etc. Countless heartfelt speeches from all of the selectors were also a highlight of the night to many to quote but one that stuck out in my mind was This is not a Sound clash This is a Sound System exhibition. David Rodigan. Thats exactly what this event was var scproject7270659var scinvisible1var scsecurityd170b588ampltdivclassstatcounterampgtamplta titlegodaddy web statisticshrefhttpstatcounter.comgodaddywebsite... 2011-9-28 12:09:34 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#98642 Million Stylez amp Mr Williamz met for the first time at the Oland Festival in Sweden... Both have big tunes on the Police In Helicopter riddim and I was really proud to see both of them perform the tune together infront of such an adoring crowd. The festival on the whole for me was a fantastic experience. From a producers point of view i was very impressed with the sound and lighting and the artists who were chosen to perform From Etana to Junior Kelly to a host of wonderfully talented home grown talent including Joey Fever and of course Million Stylez. 2011-7-18 18:04:44 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#97139 This was a great day To work with Tippa amp Maxi separately is an achievement but to have them in a combination on the same tune was mad fun as well as the stories from the early Saxon days. Like This Like That Maxi Priest amp Tippa available from www.reggaesoundnetwork.com amp Itunes. 2011-6-27 14:28:41 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#87578 Pass the Kutchie Mighty Diamonds Mr Williamz YellowmanI must say I had lots of fun making this riddim but not so much during adding the vocals to it from the Mighty Diamonds amp Yellowman which came from a very warped half inch tape. I sat for hours stretching the vocals and got them to sit where i wanted them you have to remember when the original pass the kutchie came out it was made with a live band and of course im now working to a rigid tempo which doesnt sway like the original did so it was almost like moving each line into time. My first idea was to do a complete Diamonds cut on its on but I didnt like the sound of the verses and then thought wouldnt it be heavy to do a combination using the Yellowman vocals. These vocals were in even worst condition but once i start a project I always see it through so after 2 more days of stretching moving slicing eqing etc I was happy but already knew that I was going to get Mr Williamz to bless the tune and have a 3 the maaaaadest way comb... 2011-2-22 22:28:17 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#72436 Normal 0 0 1 677 3861 Necessary Mayhem 32 7 4741 11.1539 0 0 0 I did the Jam 1 riddim last year in Jamaica. I left London with plenty ideas in my head beats basslines etc Infact I sat in the airport lounge on my ipod for hours as the flight was delayed 4 hours to be exact and listened to all sorts of tunes to do when I landed. I think out of all of those ideas I have done one of them in nearly a year The main reason for this is that any one in the business that goes to Jamaica to record can vouch for me when I say Jamaica is such a magical island that never runs according to YOUR plans but somehow seems to have a better plan for you set in place. I got off the plane and had completely different ideas from the ones in London. The sight the smell the air of the island feels spiritual to me which immediately changed my creative vibes to what they really should be... 2010-8-10 15:39:06 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#60443 English Producer Scores Big with Etana Kingston Jamaica March 12 2010 London based producer Curtis Lynch of Necessary Mayhem Records is riding high from the buzz of August Town a song that he produced for the soulful Reggae crooner Etana. Although Etana has a wealth of redhot Reggae music on the rise August Town has exploded in Europe. August Town the lead single on Lynchs Inner City Lady riddim propels Etana outside of her soulinfused rootsy style of music introducing her to dubwise a subgenre of Reggae that is heavy on drum bass and dub effects with very sparse rhythm. Based on the overwhelming response to August Town in Europe its clear that the Curtis LynchEtana combination could possibly result in a number one song. To further display the success of August Town in Europe the single has touched down on numerous charts including dubvendor Englands Choice FM soundquake Germany and Riddim Germany. Additionally many Radio and club DJs through out Europe find August Town to be a ... 2010-3-13 18:05:22 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#47878 September already... Well that means playtime is over and the new release on Necessary Mayhem is coming... The Come Down Riddim is definatly one of the most highly anticipated releases that we have had on the label to date maybe its the track with Tippa Irie or the return of Papa Levi or the combination with Million Stylez amp Joey Fever out of Sweden perhaps its the BBC Artiste of last year Mr Williamz or Maybe its the legendary Pinchers... I personally think its all of them but i guess im biased.Come Down by Super Cat was released in November 1998 and has remained a dancehall classic to this date for djs and mcs alike and thats why I choose this riddim to cover. At Tippa Iries Talk The Truth launch in late 2007 I witnessed him and the rest of the Saxon family rip into the dub of that tune and it just has an energy about it which djs gravitate to. I built this the Come Down in early December of 2008. Police In Helicopter by Million Stylez and Babylon In Helicopter by Mr Williamz was ... 2009-9-1 11:57:26 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#43039 After much thought and research phone calls and conversations I decided to come to Jamaica to do some recording for the label and also tighten links and make new ones. In the past I have come here and wasted time spent money on rubbish and been generally disappointed but I really think that when I am asked what tune really put Necessary Mayhem on the map I would have to say it was Champion Sound because this tune brought me to Gussie Clarke one of the most respected Producers label and studio owners in the business and also to vp and greensleeves records who between them control a huge chunk of the reggae industry worldwide. This is my last night here and I have to say im sad Very sad to leave as this has been my best work trip to Jamaica for many a year. Not only did I get to hang out and record with some top artist but I also produced in the legendary Anchor studio mixed tunes at steven Stanley studio played overdubs for a track on t... 2009-6-9 18:37:03 http://www.necessarymayhem.com/page4.htm#40761 Well when we first started this site I had no intention at all of starting a blog until last week when I picked up the new Joker Smoker Ridim from the pressing plant. To my horror the record labels were the wrong way around on both 7 records so let me explain The label that had Ziggi Joker Smoker on it was actually Mr Williamz No Cigarette... So what did you do you ask No point in being vex and cussing whats done is done so I called one of my distributors whose reply to my question was No mate it aint gonna work with the wrong labels on. Im afraid your gonna have to find away to fix it I went to staples bought 2 boxes of A4 labels a paper trimmer ink for the printer and 4 red bull and after 4 days they were all done and stuck on the right records with the titles and artist name with the help of my paps and brother I might add. Funny thing about it was that I was mad pd off at the start but caught so much joke with my family while sticking the damn labels over the titles. Im very exci... 2009-4-29 16:30:23