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10 track Album from Ernest Ranglin released by Dub Store Records

12 track Album from Derrick Harriott released by Dub Store Records

10 track Album from Willie Lindo released by Dub Store Records

Digital Dub stepper !

2 track Single from Derrick Harriott released by Crystal/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Hopeton Lewis released by Dub Store Records

Thomas Blanchot, 40 years old percussionist and drummer, started his production structure Mato Production in 2001, where he collaborated and directed for many projects.

Composer, music publisher and producer of music for TV, advertising, films and records, he also began a career as reggae producer since 2006, under the name "MATO". Since then he's released music through various projects concepts, coming out through labels such as Makasound, EDR Records or Big Singles. In the meantime he developed a real trademark: taking over classics French, Hip-Hop, or Pop song, into roots reggae-dub new versions.

Besides since 2010, Mato has built a solid reputation thanks to his hot remixes of Hip-Hop classics on Stix Records. And in 2014, he presented Homework Dub, giving his own vision of the multiplatinum classic album by Daft Punk, quickly acclaimed internationally as a true performance.

Today, Mato is back with another target for his special skills as a tailor of reggae music, this time focusing on classic songs from original soundtracks. The result is an album titled Hollywoo Dub, which is planned for release later this year on Stix Records.

On this first brilliant 2 tracks single, he also delivers two another renditions, First, he takes over the amazing 'T' Stands for Trouble' by Marvin Gaye for a cosmic reggae trip, then he provides a new life to Enter The Dragon' by legendary composer Lalo Schiffrin.

2 track Single from Preacher released by Crystal/Dub Store Records

Raised on opposite sides of the Atlantic, these two artists have combined their talents to compose Lost Myself. This musical voyage blends New-York's hard-bop aesthetics and reggae-inspired elements, with modern jazz, for a fresh spin on classics and original compositions.

Vocalist Shola Adisa-Farrar, a native of Oakland, was born into a family of artists and intellectuals. Shola began singing at the age of eight, influenced by her Jamaican upbringing and the soul and jazz classics that played in her home. At a young age, Shola garnered attention for her distinct raspy voice, which enabled her to perform a variety of musical styles. After living in New-York for 8 years, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Music, she is now a true resident in Paris. Shola spends her time travelling to perform and develop her musical style. This album is her explorations into Jazz.

Florian Pellissier, Parisian pianist and composer, is known for the authenticity and hard-bop style he brings to his music. A graduate of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, Florian has spearheaded his own quintet along with the release of two successful albums: Le diable et son train (2012), and Biches Bleues (2014). Florian has also contributed his musical talent to jazz and funk projects such as Setenta, Camarao Orkestra, Chevere Que Son, Cotonete and GUTS.

During Shola's year-long residence as a performer for Le Reservoir's Sunday Jazz brunch, Hot Casa Records' honchos introduced Shola to Florian, sensing they would musically complement each other. In July 2013, their collaboration began, bonding over their love of jazz autobiographies, swapping music, and improvising together.

The result is eight spiritually-tinged jazz tracks recorded live on analog equipment to maintain the traditional quality, from sultry introspections to rhythmic compositions, grounded in intense emotion. Included are jazz classics such as Feeling Good' and I Have a Dream', a tribute to the music of Herbie Hancock, who has influenced Florian since his formative years in New York, to which Shola penned lyrics.

By the mid-seventies, the profile of Jamaica's largest and most successful export was chiefly headed by Bob Marley and The Wailers with their exotic and exciting brand of Jamaican roots music. By
1975, the USA was grasping the phenomenon with the release of Toots and The Maytals' 1973 album Funky Kingston. It was a move that would inevitably open doors for the band and while they could never match Bob Marley's or Peter Tosh's commercial appeal abroad, their significance and legacy in reggae music is unmatched.
Riding high on their new recognition, Toots and The Maytals rolled into Los Angeles, performing a blistering set of new and old material. That night, the Roxy played host to an explosion of authentic, Jamaican rock steady reggae sounds in a show that recalls the legacies of James Brown, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Bob Marley's own appearance here in 1976.
Klondike proudly presents the entire original KMET-FM broadcast of Toots and The Maytals live in Los Angeles from The Roxy on 1st October 1975. Professionally re-mastered original broadcast with background liners and rare archival photos.

Brilliant performance at the Roxy Theater, Los Angeles 1st October 1975

Includes the entire KMET-FM broadcast

Digitally remastered for enhanced sound quality

Background liners

Last year's release of "The Midlands Roots Explosion Volume One", saw the culmination of many years work spent tracking down artists and tapes to shine a light on one of England's greatest, yet most overlooked musical scenes, the home grown take on reggae that briefly flourished from the mid-seventies and had almost disappeared little more than a decade later.

Volume Two starts off in exactly the same way as its predecessor with Handsworth's biggest musical exports, the legendary Steel Pulse and "Bun Dem produced by the legendary Dennis Bovell. Our first act new to the series are Natural Mystique with their 1982 single "Generals" whilst tracks 3, 4 and 5 round off the missing A and B sides from some of the most popular artists we included last time with Iganda's "Mark Of Slavery", Carnastoan's "Sweet Melody" and yet another Generals, this one from Musical Youth featuring the same line up that caused so much surprise and positive feedback with their inclusion on Volume One.

"Africans" from Bass Dance featuring a second appearance from former Steel Pulse guitarist/vocalist Basil Gabbidon, is the first of four previously unreleased tracks. The other three that we've managed to track down on long forgotten tapes, are Leicester's Groundation with "Rebel" recorded a few years before "Fa Ward" which we included last time, "Cannot Take It Away", another lost gem from Handsworth's Mystic Foundation and "Equalisation" another lost slice of early eighties roots from Wolverhampton's Capital Letters.
The late Linton Haughton is another new name with his scarce Shield label 12" cut "Hustling Man". Also making their first appearances, are Afrikan Star with "Run And Hide" originally issued in 1980 on Black Vinyl Records and from the Crucial Music stable, Sledge Hammer with "Ruled By The Stone" released as a 7" single on the Crucial Music Inc. label. The remaining three tracks are provided by label favourites and key players in the Birmingham scene, Black Symbol, Sceptre and Eclipse and showcase songs from the individual albums we've previously released by each band.
British roots reggae at its finest.

Derrick Morgan ia one of the greats of Jamaican music, he is the undisputed King of Ska.
But his recording career dod not stop in 1967 when the sound of Ska slowed down into Rocksteady.
Nor did it stop in 1968 when Rocksteady evolved into the early sound of Reggae.
The set you have here was first released in 1974 when Reggae was King,the album carried the name 'In the Mood'..but also had the working title 'This is Derrick Morgan'.
A title in the world of Reggae carrying the moniker would normally be used to introduce new singer and be his showcase album.
In this case in could be used to reintroduce the singer Derrick Morgan to the new Reggae sound.
But we feel someone of Derrick's calibre needs no introduction as his voice works on any rhythms put his way.
So sit back and enjoy one of the greats of Jamaican music showing the world with the help of producer Bunny Lee that he can roll with the Reggae sound....respect...
Track 1 WHAT A SOMETHING
Track 2 DON'T BLAME THE MAN
Track 3 HEY LITTLE GIRL
Track 4 SEEING A GIRL IS NOT KNOWING HER
Track 5 MY SNOW BALL BABY
Track 6 NEVER GONNA GIVE UP
Track 7 KEEP ON FOOLING ME
Track 8 I HAVE NOTHING
Track 9 TELL HIM I AM NOT HOME
Track 10 KINGS HEART
Track 11 BIG TWO
Track 12 STILL AROUND
Track 13 THE CONQUEROR*
Track 14 I'M GONE(WITH HORTENSE ELLIS)*
Track 15 FEEL SO GOOD(WITH PAULETTE)*
Track 16 LEE'S DREAM*
Track 17 GREEDY GAL*
Track 18 SO LONG BABY(WITHPAULETTE)*k
*CD BONUS TRACKS

2 track Single from Dennis Brown released by Move & Groove/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Dennis Brown released by Move & Groove/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Derrick Harriott released by Crystal/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Derrick Harriott released by Wild Flower/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Hopeton Lewis released by Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Junior Murvin released by Wild Flower/Dub Store Records

"Afro Cookie" is the first single to be taken from David Hanke's forthcoming album 'Moyo Wangu' under his Renegades Of Jazz name. 'Moyo Wangu' (My heart) reflects on the years he spent during his early childhood with his parents in Arusha/Tanzania, showcasing twelve songs made out of his love for Afrofunk and recalling the time he spent there. the first song "Afro Cookie" has the distinctive Renegades Of Jazz sound, a modern Afrofunk anthem, which was also the starting point back for the 'Moyo Wangu' album. On the flip side, the track 'Pounding Song' with it's traditional sung chants is a work song in a dust infused uptempo Afrojazz treatment.

2 track Single from Scotty released by Crystal/Dub Store Records

e are very proud to announce our forthcoming release with some big names that we have been fans of for a long time.

Next 12' Vinyl will feature the legendary producer Dougie Conscious on the riddim and the great singers - King General and Pupa Jim.

A relic of the track 'The Model' by Kraftwerk is on the heart of this riddim where Dougie creates an unique and 'killer' digital Reggae with electro influenced style. There is not much to say regarding the deadly combination on the vocals by King General and Pupa Jim, simply amazing.

Side A features two tracks, vocal and riddim, where on Side B features the Dub version.
The artwork is once again done by our fellow friend Gil Nunes who created a unique and 'trippy' optical illusion.
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Soul Jazz Records are releasing Count Ossie and The Rasta Family's long lost reggae album 'Man From Higher Heights' (originally released in 1983), digitally remastered and with full original artwork. This release follows on from the earlier release of Count Ossie and The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari 'Tales of Mozambique' (1975), also by Soul Jazz Records. Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, somewhere between the last Mystic Revelation album and the 1983 official release of 'Man From Higher Heights', it remains unclear whether this album is a mixture of original recordings overlayed with additional players, or Ossie's post-Mystic Revelation players remaining true to the spirit of Count Ossie (who had died in a car crash in 1976). Either way, it is a fascinating and successful blend of heavyweight Rastafarian roots rhythms and drumming alongside deep jazz improvisation and tripped out psychedelic fuzz guitar. Count Ossie is the central character in the development of Rastafarian roots music, an almost mythical and iconic figure. His importance in bringing Rastafarian music to a populist audience is matched only by Bob Marley's promotion of the faith internationally in the 1970s. Count Ossie and the Group's Man From Higher Heights remains one of the most elusive of his highly progressive Rastafarian inspired recordings, the final release in Count Ossie's career.

Incredible, hyperactive gabber/jungle/radio advert mix/collage from Belgium's DJ David Coquelin and Lil' Raver Cloarec - a.k.a. bosses of the PRR! PRR! label - for Low Jack's Editions Gravats label, arriving hot on the heels of their superb Action Mix of New Beat and early techno (check their soundcloud!).
Strafing a myriad styles from UB40 thru a handful of his own productions as An Ultimate DJ, plus cuts from N.M.O., and Eugene Ward, via stacks of cheeky radio jingles (both real and hyperstitous), stabs and samples of Resident Evil, plus loads of Jungle and Gabba - he's brilliantly stretching the definition of what constitutes a mixtape.
There's a momentum, but it's totally broken up and manic, and not without a sense of humour, dissecting everything into 30 second bursts of activity with an ADD approach to dis-arrangement.
Like the label's last cassette release from Antinote boss Zaltan, it's super collectible and hugely enjoyable...we reckon this one's a big party mixtape = highly recommended!!

Solid dancehall electro tunes + instrumental... with Shanty D priest Get High wish.

Massive dancehall electro Dub... With a bloody good Solo banton B-side killer !

Tapper Zukie is not only a successful recording artist in his own right but a well respected producer also.
In the mid 1970's he set up his own record label Stars to help nurture the many artists who were rising in Kingston,Jamaica.
In doing so he created a great catalogue of Reggae music that few artists have bettered.
For this release with the help of Tapper Zukie himself,we have picked the highlights of the Star label to make this great album.
All the artists are stars and all the tracks shine....
Hope you enjoy the set.....

Re launch of the Classic reggae label from the 1970's.

Well Pleased and Satisfied's debut album from 1978.



The vinyl version just features the 1978 debut album re-issued on 180 gram vinyl in its original sleeve.

Der 1957 in Kingston geborene Dennis Brown ist einer der bekanntesten Reggae-Sänger aus Jamaika. Wenngleich er es außerhalb der Insel nicht mit der Popularität von Bob Marley aufnehmen konnte, so genoss er als "Kronprinz des Reggae" in seiner Heimat nahezu den gleichen Respekt. Vor allem auch deshalb, weil er seit den beginnenden 1970er-Jahren bis zu seinem Tod 1999 rund 75 Alben aufgenommen hat. Seine produktivste Zeit hatte Brown, als er in den 70ern mit Winston Holness, besser bekannt als Niney the Observer, zusammenarbeitete. Für Brown war Holness ein echtes Karrieresprungbrett. In der nicht gerade armen Produzentenliga Jamaikas nimmt Niney the Observer eine herausragende Stellung ein. Seine Lehrjahre absolvierte er bei Bunny Lee und Lee "Scratch" Perry. Neben Brown produzierte Holness unter anderem auch Sugar Minott, Delroy Wilson, Ken Booth, The Heptones, Jacob Miller, Junior Delgado, Dillinger, Gregory Isaacs, Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy und Freddie McGregor. Viele Reggae-Klassiker entstanden unter seiner Ägide. "Dubbing At King Tubby" enthält insgesamt 18 Stücke, die Niney the Observer mit Dennis Brown im Studio von King Tubby einspielte, und die vom Großmeister des Dub persönlich einen finalen Schliff bzw. Tiefgang verpasst bekamen.

01. JUNIOR ROSS AND THE SPEARS: Liberty
02. PRINCE ALLA: Bosra
03. LINFORD NUGENT: Black Princess
04. CORNELL CAMPBELL: Press Along Natty
05. DENNIS BROWN: Death Before Dishonour
06. HORACE ANDY: Natty Dread A Weh She Want
07. THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS: Morgan The Pirate
08. ROCKEY DREAD: Everyone Has Their Work Onearth
09. RONNIE DAVIS: No Weak Heart
10. FREDDY MCKAY: Marcia
11. ALTON ELLIS: We A Feel It
12. THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS: Bad Boy
13. CORNELL CAMPBELL: World Of Tribulation
14. HORACE ANDY: Run Babylon
15. FRANKIE JONES: Marijuana
16. TAPPA ZUKIE: Make Faith
17. VIBE TONE: Leaders Of Black Countries
18. FRANKIE JONES: Proud To Be Black

Das Pendant zu dem unveröffentlichten Keith Hudson Album "Tuff Gong Encounter" von 1984! Mit Musikern von Bob Marleys Backing Band The Wailers, u.a. Carlton Barrett (Drums), Aston "Family Man" Barrett (Bass), Junior Marvin (Gitarre) und Earl "Wire" Lindo (Keyboards), in den Tuff Gong Studios eingespielt, sowie mit Prince Jammy als Verantwortlichen für den Mix, hatte der legendäre Produzent, Sänger und Dub Pionier Monate vor seinem überraschenden Tod am 14.11.1984 ein sehr starkes Team zusammengestellt. Alle Aufnahmen wurden von Kevin Metcalfe gemastert.

"Los Angeles is 72 suburbs in search of a city," said the poet Dorothy Parker; "the beauty parlour at the end of the universe," says actress Emily Mortimer. You don't need to tell Canadian multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Krgovich. His sleek future-pop has revelled in LA's twin beauty and darkness for years now.



It was the backdrop for last year's cult acclaimed solo album On Sunset. Now comes another set of twilight tales of darkened boulevards and sun-soaked mansion pool sides, and the ghosts and eccentrics who inhabit them. The Hills is 12 tracks of analogue synths, intricate melodies , lush strings and slinking rhythms, as labyrinthine and intoxicating as the city that inspired it.



Krgovich - best known for his work with No Kids, P:ano and the 1960s girl-group influenced Gigi, and for collaborations with the likes of Mount Eerie, Nite Jewel and Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman - began writing The Hills in a snow-covered hut in the Rocky Mountains in the winter of 2008, before taking to his aunt and uncles' lake house to write more. "I would write every day all day and then make dinner and watch 30 Rock at night," he explains. Influenced by "what I guess people call sophistipop - Prefab Sprout, Talk Talk, The Blue Nile and Sade" to name a few, Krgovich gradually found songs coming together that told the stories of an "amalgam of characters that are at times acting out feelings or thoughts I've had. But sometimes they're off on their trip."



The result is a companion piece to On Sunset that careens through ideas and sounds with invention to burn. 'The Place Goes Quiet' is a snappy, danceable blur of intimate poetry ("we take a table in the shade and say goodbye to the afternoon, shopping bags hid under the table, coats draped over the arm of your chair") and jaunty piano, zipping to conclusion in a tangle of clever vocal arrangements. Then there's 'Backlot Detail' - all cinematic blooms of violin, until Solange-style vocals from Sufjan Stevens collaborator Nedelle Torissi send it spinning into new territory. 'Mountains of Song' meanwhile pivots on a deliciously 1990s hip-hop beat, layering brass over lyrics about "being in a place where everything should be lining up but none of it does. So you just kind of simmer in that feeling, letting it win," says Krgovich.



Elsewhere on The Hills, there are moments of feather-delicate baroque darkness ('Written In The Wind'), muted 1980s R&B ('Lookout Point') and slap-bass wig-outs packed with atonal sax ('Out Of Work Jazz Singer').



Recorded with Colin Stewart in Vancouver at The Hive Studios, and mixed with John Collins at his JC/DC Studios, The Hills is something that Krgovich simply "wanted to share. I want people to get something out of it.

Hailing from Montreal, Poirier is a producer who doesn't sit still for long. From his frenetic soca and hyped up dancehall styles to the rootsy reggae and often filmic sounds, during his 15+ year career he has covered a lot of bases. Previous releases on Ninja Tune and Mixpak have seen a wide array of fans come flocking to his sound. Constantly evolving and shifting, "Migration" is an album that draws all of it together, moving from inspirations and genres, pulling them apart and putting them together again, fluidly building a sound all of his own and planting a flag in the musical map. Electronics meld with acoustic instrumentation while warm tropical sounds rub up against stark digital soundscapes, disparate sounds and styles flowing easily into each other with no boundaries. It is indeed no coincidence that the album is called "Migration" - a key issue at the moment, no matter what continent you're on. As with any Poirier album, the guests make up as much of the sonic tapestry as anything else. We find legendary NYC dancehall chatter Red Fox make an appearance on the lively single "Jump" (supported hugely by David Rodigan and Toddla T). Versatile producer Machinedrum teams up with Poirier for a deep electronic post-dancehall tune 'Kypoli' while long-time collaborator Face-T turns up on "Positive Up"- a dubby dancehall rhythm and later on the 'future dancehall' stylings of earlier single "Why' and also "Likkle Money". Similarly, previous collaborator MC Zulu steps up once again to give his unmistakeable energy to "Keep It Rolling" and "Universal Peace" and Haïtian vocalist Fwonte supplying the summer vibes on the konpa meets rocksteady styled "Pale Mal". Other like-minded musicians such as Dubmatix and Riddim Wise also bring their flavours to the table, completing a truly international line up.

Soulshine Musik is a fresh new U.K.- based record label founded by vocalist and song writer Amelia Harmony.

The label is in its first year of production and is already making waves accross the roots reggae dub scene. Amelia Harmony has had vinyl releases on various labels such asKing Earthquake Productions, Instrument Of Jah Productions and the mightyMellow Vibes label to name a few. Soulshine Musik is dedicated to keeping the rootikal vibrations of all genres of reggae alive, working with artists and producers across the globe to create timeless musik.

*Restless Mashaits hailing from Geneva are based around the core of Jil and Stuff. They released a sizeable amount of new roots classics throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Recently becoming active again, they are best remembered for the sessions they recorded at Kingston, Jamaica in the mid/late 90s with legendary musicians such as Vin Gordon, Dean Fraser, Deadly Headly and Dizzy Moore. The original releases have been since long deleted, but some are now unearthed thanks to Partial Records.
* This blazing horns instrumental `Good Conquer Evil' is another bonafide classic which was originally released in 1999, which features Dean Fraser on saxophone and Nambo Robinson on trombone.
* These are alternative cuts to the one previously released

*Restless Mashaits hailing from Geneva are based around the core of Jil and Stuff. They released a sizeable amount of new roots classics throughout the 90s and 2000's. Recently becoming active again, they are best remembered for the sessions they recorded at Kingston, Jamaica in the mid/late 90s with legendary musicians such as Dean Fraser, Vin Gordon, Deadly Headly and Dizzy Moore. The original releases have been since long deleted, but some are now unearthed thanks to Partial Records.
*`Africa' from 1999, is a storming roots rockers piece which features saxophonist Dean Fraser and Dwight Pickney (Roots Radics and Zap Pow) on guitar.
* Both cuts are different mixes to the ones that previously surfaced on 45.