Soul Rebel In A German Bar

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A Mix of German Reggae, Kraut Dub, and NDW-Reggae 1980-1988

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“Soul Rebel In A German Bar” is another contribution to DJ Scientist’s discography of theme based mixes. After sets of Xian Funk, German Polit Funk, German Boogie and his popular Soviet Groove sets, Scientist’s newest work features 26 rare and mostly obscure German reggae tracks (whereas only one track is by an Swiss group). The cover as well as the title of the mix are a homage to the album “Soul Rebels In A German Car” by Puls der Zeit from 1987, a band that included members of the first German reggae group Taugenixe.

Early reggae from Germany is scarce and it took some time for DJ Scientist to gather enough good tracks for a comprehensive and floating mix. Except for one track, everything had been taken off of original vinyl copies from his collection. Quite obviously, a lot of the bands featured in the mix had no profound knowledge of true reggae culture. The dubby tracks “Abu Dhabi Check” by the aforementioned Puls der Zeit, as well as “Prejudice” by Natty U and Mikey Prodigal are rare exceptions from this. Many other bands came out of the NDW, new wave or rock field. They incorporated elements of reggae, rather treating it as some sort of novelty (actually similar to the treatment of early rap music). Still, some of the results were pretty unique, groovy and deserve respect in its own right.

Last but not least, it’s notable that the mix was made during a 3 week quarantine in November 2021. It was an inspiring relief for Scientist to be able to work on music again, while he was stuck with uncreative and non-productive matters and had to deal with private issues for the most part of the year. Luckily, he finished the recording of his reggae mix before - on the next day (!) - a thief broke into his flat while he was in his office room next door. Most notably, his Apple notebook with preparations of all recent and upcoming DJ sets was stolen.

“Soul Rebel In A German Bar” is not the first mix of early reggae or reggae-ish tunes from Germany, but Scientist’s selection bears some new discoveries and unknown tracks and should be an essential listen for all rare groove heads and music lovers. We hope you dig it as much as we do!

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released December 8, 2021

Selected, Mixed, Edited by DJ Scientist

The cover as well as the title of the mix are a homage to the album “Soul Rebels In A German Car” by Puls der Zeit from 1987

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