Sound Systember 21

Mungo’s Hi Fi

 

 

Mungo's Hi Fi was begun by Glaswegians Doug Paine (Dougie No Pain) & Tom Tattersall (Tommy Danger) in the waning years of the last Century. Both were deejays. Upon discovering the Blood & Fire reissue albums, they turned their attention to Dub & original Roots music. At that time they deejayed as the Dub Dentist, an alliterative nod to Keith Hudson. When they started Mungo's Hi Fi, the only other Sound System around Glasgow was Rampant Sound. Doug & Tom hooked up with them as they had already an extensive Sound System. The duo helped pass out flyers & promote events for Rampant. Through this teamwork, Doug & Tom learned the basics of running a Sound System. By 2000 they had enough equipment to set up their own small Sound. Their first speaker were being thrown away by the University of Glasgow theater department. After some new drivers & some tender loving care, they became the core of Mungo’s Hi Fi. Those lasted for years.

 

Various - Mungo’s Hi Fi Sound System Champions, Rockers Revolt RRHITCD5, 2009.
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Divorce a l'Italienne featuring Marina P
Don't Let Them Break Your Heart featuring Kenny Knots
Herbalist featuring Top Cat
How You Bad So? featuring Ranking Joe
Under Arrest featuring MC Ishu
Old Time Dance featuring Mikey Murka
Ruff Mi Tuff featuring Tippa Irie
Rasta Meditation featuring Kenny Knots
Rooster featuring Aya Faith
Songs of Zion featuring Ras Charmer
Around the World featuring Suncycle
Did You Really Know featuring Soom T

 

 

 

 

Craig McLeod (Craigy Wonder) joined the crew around 2000. New blood helped keep things fresh, but just as Irration Steppas & the whole new flood of UK Dub creators, there was the need to start with the original Roots reggae heritage, rocksteady, dancehall or whatever, then switch heavily into digital steppers for a bit, jumping from one thing to another so nothing got too stale.

Mungo’s started sharing their Sound System with many other selectors & deejays so that helped expand their pallette as well.

 

Mungo's Hi Fi - Forever Ever, Scotch Bonnet SCOBCD002, 2011.

Scrub A Dub Style featuring Sugar Minott
Everyman Different featuring Pacey
Skidip featuring Charlie P
Computer Age featuring Mr Williamz
Gimme Gimme featuring Kenny Knots
Boat People featuring Pupajim
Scream featuring YT
Dem No Like It - featuring Omar Perry
Bad Bad Boy featuring Soom T
New York Boogie featuring Ranking Levy
Warm Up featuring Scotty & Zeb
Session Pon Top featuring Biga Ranx
Soundboy Police featuring Soom T
Musically Mad featuring Mr Williamz
High Grade featuring Gentlemans Dub Club

 

 

 

 

Here's something a bit more current, a cure for COVID & the lockdown blues... 

 

 

Mungo's Hi Fi - Antidote, Scotch Bonnet SCOBCD015, 2021.

Time Traveller featuring Pupajim
NHS 24 Dub featuring Jah Thomas & Lady Ann
Intravenous Dub featuring Hollie Cook
Escape from the City featuring Kiko Bun
Pulsating Dub featuring Solo Banton
Miracle Cure featuring Prince Alla
Murky Dub featuring Johnny Clarke
Epic Fail featuring Shanti D
Border Patrol featuring Charlie P & Daddy Freddy
Birds of Pleasure featuring birds

 

 

 

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