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One year after the release of his fifth studio album "Movement", Gerardo Frisina comes back with a new EP: 5 tracks that outline his current sound. Call it latin jazz dance if you will, but these tracks display subtleties, indications of different moods and areas of research.

egendäre Split-LP aus dem Jahre 1980 neu aufgelegt. Produziert von Prince Jammy - Bass: Jah Mike, Robbie Shakespeare, Drums: Santa Davis, Horsemouth, Sly Dunbar, Guitar: Bingy Bunny, Bo-Pee Bowen, Chinna Smith, Horns: Deadly Headly, Bobby Ellis, Cedric Im Brooks, Percussion: Scully, Sticky, Piano: Gladdy Anderson, Keith Sterling. Ein Muss für alle Fans von Hugh Mundell sowie dem eher unbekannten und nur in Sammlerkreisen hoch geschätzten Lacksley Castell. Als CD exklusiv in der Box "Rootsman Vibration At King Jammy's"

In 2015 JUMP UP released the brilliant "FRIENDS ON BENEFITS" EP 7" from these UK 2 TONE ska darlings, hot on the heels of the vinyl pressing of the PRINCE FATTY produced debut "SOMEHOW WE MET". Now their debut 3 song 7" EP is available to fans worldwide. Last copies on the band's KILLER SKA label.

We proudly present to you our new vinyl release, Subactive strikes with their first 12' on our imprint. After the first 7' release with the legendary Mikey Murka, Subactive now teams up with El Fata and Danny Dread on the vocals and a mad Dub Version from Naram and Art out of Jahtari and Colonel Mustard.

Side A features El Fata on a relick of the Run Run Riddim, a modern digital style with fat basslines and melodic progression chords that will shake up the dancefloor. The dub version comes in a very different style and influenced by the German down-tempo dub culture.

On the B side we can find the veteran Danny Dread with his conscious lyrics and a dub version by Naram which is heavily influenced by Asian and Arabic sounds. This is a limited edition of 500 copies with our first full print sleeve. Both riddims will be found as a free download with all the orders through our online shops.

Limited edition 7" from Zion Train with Deep Root, presenting a collaboration with the vanguard of the up and coming Jamaican new roots scene.

Sex Tags Amfibia's second annual dub-reggae split 7'' from Moss-Norway feat. the soundblasts of Kambo Super Sound and Don Papa feat. Submarine. True non-confirmist sound system style with 94-hip-hop-bass-bounce on the A-side and a sub-bass driven digi-dub cut on the B.

*A brand new rough and rugged track from veteran ­vocalist Sandeeno who has recorded with a who's who of both Jamaican and UK based producers over the last three decades or so.
* Jah Tubbys sound system has been running this on dubplate for the last year causing distress across Europe and the UK.
* Backed with a dubwise excursion courtesy of the Partial Crew and mixed by Dougie Wardrop of Bush Chemists / Conscious Sounds.
* `Roughneck Soldier' rides the same tough digital riddim as Solo Banton's `Had Enough' (PRTL7028).

Re-Release eines der meistgesuchtesten Klassiker des Dub/Reggae, erschienen im Original 1981 auf dem legendären 99 Records: Das Debütalbum von Singers & Players, einem losen Kollektiv mit Prince Far I und Jah Woosh, sowie Mitgliedern der Arabs und Roots Radics. Mit Bim Sherman on vocals, Ari Up (The Slits) on backing vocals und Keith Levene (Public Image Ltd) an der Gitarre. Re-cut by Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. LP auf schwarzem Vinyl mit Downloadcard und 12x12" Poster.

A fresh boom digital tune from singer / deejay Solo Banton for Partial Records which follows on from recent work with the likes of Jahtari, Scotch Bonnet, Necessary Mayhem and Dubkasm.
`Had Enough' rides the same lead-heavy digital riddim as Sandeeno's `Roughneck Solder' (PRTL7027).
Produced by the Partial Crew and dub cut mixed by Dougie Wardrop of Bush Chemists / Conscious Sounds.

1963 gründete Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in der Brentford Road im Westen Kingstons das Studio One. Mit
seinem Downbeat Soundsystem war er zu dieser Zeit in Jamaika bereits ein echter Star. Doch mit der
Gründung des Tonstudios und Labels schrieb Dodd globale Musikgeschichte. Da das Studio für
jamaikanische Verhältnisse technisch exzellent ausgestattet war, und Dodd neben einem Gespür für Musik
und kreativen Köpfen ein ausgeprägtes Geschäftstalent besaß, war es nur konsequent, dass sich bei ihm
sämtliche Reggae-Künstler der Insel die Klinke in die Hand gaben, darunter Bob Marley, The Skatalites, Peter
Tosh, Bunny Wailer, The Heptones, Don Drummond, Burning Spear und Dennis Brown. Damit war Dodd
nicht nur maßgeblich an der Entwicklung von Reggae und all seiner Spielarten von Ska und Rocksteady über
Roots und Dub bis Dancehall beteiligt, vor allem war das Studio One eine verlässliche Hitmaschine, die durch
einen einzigartigen Trademark-Sound bestach. Wie dieser klingt, und dass dieser auch heute noch klingt,
bringt die Kompilation "Studio One Showcase" mit 18 Stücken von unter anderem Horace Andy, Sugar
Minott, Johnny Osbourne, Lone Ranger, Prince Jazzbo oder Cedric Im Brooks eindrucksvoll zu Gehör.

Second album from 1982 that saw African Head Charge working manipulated and vari-speeded 1/4 inch tape loops that were re-recorded back to the multi-track, soaked in reverb and delay, and then applied to the performances of the musicians, not to mention extensive use of found sounds and field recordings, hence the title
Re-cut at dubplates & mastering in Berlin for maximum bass pressure.
Includes printed inner with sleevenotes by Steve Barker (On The Wire), plus download card for full album

7x7Inch Box mit allen 7-Inch-Singles, die der beliebte Sänger für den Produzenten Augustus Pablo aufgenommen hat plus erstmalig für die Öffentlichkeit das Hometown Hi-Fi Sound System Special "Some Of Them Say Them A Rasta". Alle Aufnahmen des Box-Set wurden von Kevin Metcalfe liebevoll soundtechnisch aufbereitet. Mit einigen der bekanntesten Jacob Miller Hits (u.a. "Baby I Love You So") und der kultigen Version "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown" ist die Box ein Muss für alle Sammler, Jacob Miller- und King Tubby-Fans!

DJ Muro is back with Super Funky Reggae Breaks 3

DJ Muro is here with the original Super Funky Reggae Breaks

10 track Album from Gregory Isaacs released by Dub Store Records

Goodnight Rico is a tribute to the eminent Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez who passed away on September 2015. Featuring a beautiful, plaintive horns melody and one drop bounce that characterised many of Rico's seminal recordings. Soothsayers horns have channelled their treasured memories of performing onstage with Rico into this composition. The track features great solo trombone by Harry Brown as well as Idris Rahman on Tenor Saxophone and Robin Hopcraft's trumpet all deftly enhanced by a fine studio performance from Soothsayers' band. Mixing is in the experienced hands of Nick Manasseh who subtly frees the cut's diverse sonic layers and taking the flipside to the outer reaches of the "dub -o -sphere".

Taken from the critically acclaimed "Survival Of The Fittest" LP, Greece's Blend Mishkin and his Roots Evolution band deliver another heavy slice of modern reggae, this time featuring UK dancehall star Gappy Ranks. Deep brooding horns provide the perfect backing for Gappy to lay down his tales of sufferation and overcoming adversity to triumph. On the flip, Blend strips back the vocals and dubs up the track with added instrumentation for the haunting "Melodica Dub".

Italian Afro-Futurist beatmaker DJ Khalab & Malian master musician & griot Baba Sissoko meld electronic music to traditional African sounds; the repetitive & hypnotic structure of Malian music gets re-translated by Khalab to great effect.

The unreleased album from 1984 sees the day of light! The final album for Keith Hudson aka The Dark Prince of Reggae was recorded at Tuff Gong Studio and backed by The Wailers! Six extended masterpieces of rasta communications. A must have album for the Keith Hudson fanbase, for Roots Reggae & The Wailers collectors in general, and all the dubheads outernationally!

Tala AM (or Tala Andre Marie to give him his full and proper name) was born in Bandjoun in Cameroun in 1950. Talas life initially wasn't easy, he becomes blind at an early age and has lost both his mother and father by the age of 12. He then went on to make his first guitar by hand and form his first band "The Rock Boys" by the age of 17. Shortly after he meets the powerhouse of Camerounian music at the time Manu Dibango, a pivotal moment. With help, he re-locates to Paris and signs a contract with Fiesta Records. The first fruit of those labours is his debut album "Hot Koki".

The lead track (and highlight of this compilation) is "Hot Koki" it is a powerhouse of funk guitar, soul and infectious afro rhythms. Fast forward to 1974 and the famous "Rumble In The Jungle" fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The story goes a little something like this... At an accompanying musical event we find James Brown and Tala AM. JB Hears Hot Koki and creates a remarkably similar sounding track "The Hustle" (check it out side by side if you have the time).

Fast forward another 40 years. Time to take a look back on the funkier moments of Tala. This is not a "best of" Tala, that has already been done. Want to get into Tala's famous Tchamassi sound or do some "bend skin" beats... well check out the other compilations. Here at Africa Seven (and in this case) we are headed for destination funk. The musical topic inevitably leads us to the 70's and we borrow our super slick source material mainly from the albums Tala made for Fiesta Records from 1973 to 1978.

We open up the bombastic brass, swinging basslines and all out groove of Hot Koki (well after a little intro ditty gem). Then its on to the one of the highlights of "Arabia" album "Black Gold". This track swoons groove. Layers of picked and choppy guitar and on point drumming. "Sugar Lump" is next which sticks to the formula of the previous track but adds in catchy vocals.

Mining into the cave of delights that is the 1978 "Black Woman" album we then follow up with the driving afro beat grooves and stabby brass of "Gotam" and the boogie flowing grooves of "Black Woman" and the frenetic and driving grooves of "Ma Ka La". We round things off with the stabby clavi-funk of "Nom Te Ma" and the ultimate groovy funk-riff closer (and ear worm) Tcham Tcham.

So there you some slices of pure funk from a master. Tala's role of awards and achievements is long and impressive (check his Wikipedia), Knight of Valour of Cameroun, SACEM awards and his opening of a music school in Douala... However.. we feel these musical masterpieces are right up there with his finest achievements.. A true man of music.

Four cuts of the same rhythm that was popularised by Ken Parker with 'Girl Asheba . Ken Parker cut his first sides for Studio One and it's a pity he didn't record more tunes in this tough Radics style as his relaxed vocals work perfectly on this pinned down rugged rhythm. Jah Stitch leans into the the mic with reflections on 'Life in the Ghetto' 'This one goes out to all the cats and kittens of the ghetto' Insightful and a nice counter to the Ken Parker cut.
Knowledge handles the first cut on the flipside with an authentic slab of Rema roots. Not the greatest singer but always a bright argument and real delivery from Knowledge on 'Rasta don't take bribe'. A ghetto philosopher that was widely respected in the community.
Sadly Knowledge passed away in 2011. He had been part of the group also called 'Knowledge' that was formed in 1974.

The last cut is a version mixed by engineer Barnubus at Channel One. Rugged roots produced by Roy Cousins. Comes in a recycled hand stamped sleeve.

A roots obscurity from Lacksley Castell that has been locked in the vaults of Roy Cousins Tamoki- Wambesi- Uhuru label.
Lacksley Castell was very much a product of the Waterhouse area of Kingston. Its a pity 'Tug a war games' was the only tune he recorded for Roy Cousins as its a beauty. Castell was a much in demand singer in the late nineteen seventies and early eighties he recorded for Prince Jammy, Lee Perry and worked with Hugh Mundell on the Jah Fire set.
He was also a preferred vocalist of Augustus Pablo. A thoughtful laid back singer Lacksley Castell was perfectly suited to the sparse rhythms that dominated the roots scene of the period. He sadly passed away in 1983.
The flipside by contrast has the soaring vocal harmonies of the Royals over the lush production that was the Roy Cousins modus operandi. As much influenced by the Philly Sounds of Gamble and Huff as West Kingston and King Tubby and Channel One. There is an excellent unreleased version of Malnutrition to finish this set of.
Comes in a hand stamped re-cycled card sleeve.

Hopeton Brown, better known as Scientist, has been a pioneering figure in the world of dub for nearly 40 years. His early love of electronics proved fruitful when (still a teenager) he was hired at King Tubby's studio in Kingston. Brown quickly ascended the ranks and became heir to Tubby's throne, producing imaginative and technically impressive mixes that solidified his forward-looking nickname.

Introducing Scientist - The Best Dub Album In The World, his 1980 debut LP, lives up to its boastful title. Recorded with Sly & Robbie at Channel One Studio and mixed at King Tubby's, the album features hypnotic basslines, reverb-drenched keyboards, and fluid, start-stop rhythms. Opening track "Steppers," with its well-balanced phrasing and organic contours, shows Scientist's mastery of the studio-as-instrument concept. On "Scientific," the effects-laden guitars are stretched to their outer limit to create magnificent, spaced-out textures and muted tension. Introducing Scientist displays the talents of a man obsessed with every element of production, drawing out the very best of the dub form.

Danny T's first outing on Irish Moss is a BIG one. Enlisting one of the hardest working Artists in the UK at present to step up and run di place red. Parly B does just that on this sweet 7'' vinyl. A fine cut of Digital Dancehall from the UK with a riddim version on the B side for good measure.

Hinter Herler verbirgt sich Helmut Erler, ein Berliner Studiokünstler mit Wurzeln in Innsbruck. Er ist auf Pingipung bisher vor allem als eine Hälfte der Austro-Dub-Combo Hey-Ø-Hansen in Erscheinung getreten - ein Stil, den das Duo selber begründet hat. Vor kurzer Zeit schnappte Herler bei einem Konzert im Golden Pudel Club auf, dass dem historischen Kleinod Hamburger Clubkultur das Schicksal droht, unter den Auktionshammer zu kommen. Sollte diese Zwangsversteigerung schlecht ausgehen, stünde die Existenz des Ladens massiv unter Gefahr. Spontan textete er des-
halb im Innsbrucker Slang eine Zugabe auf der Pingipung-Party:
- Stell Dir vor, der Pudel wird verkafft. Und es gibt kein' mehr, der da hinlafft. Es dauerte nur eine halbe Bierlänge, bis klar war, dass
der Song sofort als Single raus muss. Pingipung und Pudel Produkte, die Hamburger Labels mit Geschmack und vielen Ps im Namen, setzen hiermit gemeinsam ein Zeichen für den Erhalt eines der wichtigsten Clubs in Deutschland. Die Live-Version von - Pudel Verkafft mit stoisch kickendem Beat hat Helmut Erler in seinem Studio neu eingespielt. Dazu gesellt sich ein betörendes - Feel Me Love , das Herlers zarte Gitarre perfekt mit seinen mas-
siven Subbässen kombiniert. Das Artwork stammt vom preisgekrönten Pudel-Grafiker Alex Solman (C.I.Alex). Lang lebe die Elbphilharmonie der Herzen!

Smilax Records presents his first release completely dedicated to Reggaeton : Reggaeton 2016 Mega Hits. A 19 tracks selection for your dancefloors !!!!

Gute Laune garantiert: Von Reggae kann man eigentlich nie genug bekommen. Wer trotzdem noch Lücken in
der Sammlung hat, bekommt mit dem 5CD-Boxset "Best Of Reggae" des französischen Labels Wagram die
tolle Gelegenheit, die Reihen zu schließen. Die Zusammenstellung vereint 100 Stücke von zehn Reggae-
Sängern und -Bands, die alle Zeiten überstehen werden. Mit am Start ist natürlich Bob Marley ("Soul Rebel",
"No Sympathy", "Sun Is Shining", "Don't Rock My Boat"), der Superstar des Reggae, sowie Horace Andy
("Ain't No Sunshine", "Light My Fire", "Horse With No Name"), Dennis Brown ("Africa", "Westbound Train",
"Stop The Fussing & Fighting"), Gregory Isaacs ("Lonely Man", "Babylon Too Rough", "Oh, What A Feeling"),
Barrington Levy, U-Roy und Max Romeo. Weiterhin Marleys Backingband The Wailers, die hier mit den Dub-
Versionen seiner Megahits "I Shot The Sheriff", "Get Up, Stand Up" und "No Woman No Cry" glänzt.
Abgerundet wird der Sampler durch Tracks von Sly & Robbie ("Is This Love") und Black Uhuru ("Sinsemilla",
"Sun Is Shining").
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INTERPRETEN:
Barrington Levy
Black Uhuru
Bob Marley
Dennis Brown
Gregory Isaacs
Horace Andy
Max Romeo
Sly & Robbie
The Wailers
U-Roy

Join Mr Confuse on the funky side of life on "Fast Lane". Driving Hammond organ, raging brass and fast drums will get you on the move - surefire! Do "The Turnaround" on the flipside and explore the depths of afrofunk where Deodato-likewise Fender Rhodes percussion meets Bongolia and massive drums are ruling!

Make sure you don't miss this one on Confunktion Records. The 7 Inch vinyl version is again limited to a 150 units - so you better be quick!