Who Beat the Ganja?

  

That would have to be Jake Stephenson, here delivering the goods using the alias Ganja Beats.

Jake was a prolific UK trance/psytrance/ambient producer. He was born in Hersham, Surrey but lived most of his life in Glastonbury, Somerset. Stephenson was involved in a multitude of projects, the most well-known being his solo project Shamanic Tribes on Acid, his collaborations with Brian Trower (Optic Eye, Optica), & Matt Hillier (Alien Mutation vs Indigo Egg, Crystal Moon).

Ganja Beats sound is a psychedelic Dub infusion which mixes trance, Dub, & space psytrance. The style gives clear nods to Lee Scratch Perry, King Tubby, & 80s UK electro Dubber Adrian Sherwood, as well as Ambient greats like The Orb. 

 

Ganja Beats - International Herb in Dub, Kinetix KINXCD15, 2001.
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Intro    
Real Live    
Durban Delight    
Africa Dub    
Open the Floodgates    
Renegade Dub Science    
Guidance    
Cool Blunt    
Lion Youth    
Irie Follow Me    
Natty Dub

 

 

 

Stephenson passed away on the 22nd of January 2005 after an epilepsy attack before the following album was released. 

 

Ganja Beats - Paradise & Tranquility, Organic Records ORGCD010, 2005.

Mystical Experience
Herbalised    
Space is High    
The Sacred Dub Vibe    
Utopia    
Roots of the Ganges    
Herb is Good    
Rhythm of Dub
Internal Energy    
The Gift    
The Lost Forest    
Sister Bliss

bonus track -    
Deep Tranquillity

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ