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Vibronics new album is crammed to capacity with bass heavy sound system dub. From the roots of orthodox reggae right through to the far reaches of new UK bass music culture, The Return Of Vibronics is a no-compromise dub mission. This time Vibronics have hooked up with some proper JA reggae heavyweights, in the form of King Tubby/Yabby You legend Michael Prophet and Mad Professor microphone don Macka B, as well as contemporary UK talents including the Scottish firestorm MC Soom T and Leicester vocal luminary Madu Messenger. 12 brand new tracks of pristine vocals, militant instrumentals and intense dub mixes.

Based in the city of Leicester, right in the middle of the UK, Vibronics have been on the rise since 1997. Their music productions have helped define the sound of modern UK Dub music, and their live show is a must see that is constantly on the move across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

It all started for Vibronics way back in the last century working with Aba-Shanti-I and Zion Train. Since then a label was formed (SCOOPS Records) and a near endless list of collaborative artists (Ranking Joe, Fun Lovin Criminals, Big Youth, Jah Tubbys, Iration Steppas, OBF, High Tone) have worked with Vibronics in the studio and on stage. Ever restless, past projects include releasing a single every month in 2010 and producing the World War 1 concept album 'Empire Soldiers' with France's Brain Damage in 2013. Now with a new studio built that combines vintage analogue equipment with the latest digital technology, Vibronics and a cast of incredible collaborators present this brand new album, taking inspiration from the original Jamaican roots of Dub and bringing it full force into the 21st century.

Throughout the seventies the productions of Bunny'Striker'Lee were incredibly prolific and he created a number of different labels to handle his ever expanding output.
Bunny had always worked closely with Osbourne'King Tubby'Ruddock,who had built his first Sound System in 1957.But Tubbt felt that thingsreally got going when he took on Ewart'U Roy'Beckford as his DeeJay in 1968.When Bryon Lee upgraded Studio B at Dynamic Sounds to a sixteen track recording in 1972 Striker brokered a deal for Tubby to purchase the old four track equipment.The package included the MCI console that Tubby would go on to make world famous and as they say the rest is history...
Here we look at the Attack label and have assembled a compilation of some of the finest Dub cuts released on this label....enjoy

Horus Records' fifth release is the first production played and recorded at their studio 'The Arch' in Tottenham, North London. An all analogue affair, recorded with real instruments live and direct to tape, sounds pumped through homemade valve pre-amps and other equipment amassed over the last few years.A 2015 production, heavily influenced by Horus' love for the sonic qualities and approach of 1970's reggae. Ronnie Davis shouldn't need an introduction, considered one of the founding artists of reggae music. Starting off with legendary rocksteady and reggae group The Tennors, he remained a prominent force throughout the 70s working with producers such as Bunny Lee, Phil Pratt and Lee 'Scratch' Perry, to create tracks that are still relevant today. On this release, his voice is as distinctive and strong as it ever was - with lyrics to match.

Bunny produced a string of hits during the dance hall explosion of the eighties where, backed by The Roots Radics, he continued to show the new generation how it should be done. The greatest of his dance hall style records was the self explanatory 'Rule Dance Hall' from 1987 originally released on the album of the same name and subsequently issued as a seven inch single. "East, west north and south I rule the land. I play original style while others play version...,"

Bunny followed 'Search For Love' with 'Bide Up' another emotional tour de force and with a message so different that it takes a while to fully assimilate. He would later recut the song for his classic solo debut album 'Black Heart Man' but this is the original cut in all its glory. The B-side features one of the two Big Youth versions to the song and the Youth is at his peak here as he reinforces Bunny's message with his plea for greater understanding: "Be unto one another like a man to a brother...,"

The first release on Bunny Wailer's Solomonic label was the reflective and ambitious 'Search For Love' credited to 'Heat, Air & Water'. Bunny sings this yearning song beautifully, the mournful horns play a variant on the traditional 'Waltzing Matilda' melody and an early incarnation of the I Threes provide the harmonious backing vocals.

Limited Edition LP of vintage Jamaican GOLD. Compiled by the trustworthy Japanese reggae label Rock-A-Shacka, Soul Train Is Coming collects the late Alton Ellis' lesser-known and even lost recordings, giving fans of the "Godfather of Rocksteady" a wealth of hard-to-find material in one desirable package. Big TIP!
The set is bookended by the smooth-strolling highlight "My Time Is the Right Time" and "Bam Bye," the latter being a DJ take on the first tune with the singer "versioning" his own song. That rare cut alone is enough to make Ellis fans flip, but the set goes further by unearthing "Dedication" a straight-up R&B tune which finds the singer in lustful, Otis Redding mode. Also of interest is "I Don't Know Why" featuring a backing track King Tubby would later use for Dennis Brown's massive hit "Things In Life," plus two cuts from Hortense Ellis, Alton's younger sister who would often record "female"-adapted lyrics of her brother's songs. Even if there's no example of that here, great sound quality, informative liner notes, plus plenty of those 45 label photographs Jamaican music collectors cherish more than make up for it. Not an overview or introduction, but the material this set brings to light is worth any rocksteady music fans' attention.

This is a Jimi Tenor's Afro project. "Black January" has never before been released digitally having previously been only available as a B-side on a 7inch single.

Musician and composer Jimi Tenor has never settled for the traditional role of a pop artist. He is known as a productive musician whose work lies beyond current trends, and also as a performer who combines the finest elements of afro-american music, spontaneous silliness and shameless glamour in an original way.

Besides being a professional musician for almost 20 years, Jimi Tenor (born Lassi Lehto, 1965, Lahti, Finland) has also practised photography, directed short films and designed clothes and musical instruments.

The 28 tracks which comprise Feel So Fine are key recordings in the development of reggae's precursor, ska. Throughout the '50s and into the '60s, the most popular style at Jamaican sound systems was the hard-hitting New Orleans 'shuffle blues' sound, and the holy grail for the big operators were the obscurities that could serve as 'exclusives' for their sets, obtained from trusted importers or from forays to the US mainland. By the close of the '50s this practice was threatened by significant developments, most notably the demise of this style of R&B as American music evolved into what would ultimately become soul.

Sound system operators started taking the only possible route to ensure the continued popularity of their sets: become record producers and start creating their own 'exclusives'. So it was that men such as Arthur 'Duke' Reid and Clement Seymour 'Coxson' Dodd began producing local talent, utilising Jamaica's first commercial studios. Initially, there was little to distinguish these early home-grown recordings from New Orleans R&B records, but by the dawn of the '60s, Jamaican 'shuffle blues' or 'boogie' had developed its own unique sound. Debate still rages as to the first locally-produced recording clearly distinguishable in style from its American forerunner, but the Coxson Dodd-produced 'Easy Snapping' is the most likely candidate. Other significant works from this period include the first commercially available disc to feature a rasta drumming ensemble, namely 'Oh Carolina'.

As Jamaica's burgeoning recording industry developed, a select number of local performers acquired star status, and other entrepreneurs including Simeon 'Little Wonder' Smith, Leslie Kong and Chris Blackwell swelled the ranks of aspiring record label owners. Soon, Jamaican music had a clear identity of its own and by 1964, ska (or, if you happened to live in Britain, 'blue beat') had become an international sensation. Yet within a year or so of its heyday, ska had been succeeded by rock steady, which late in '68, gave way to reggae, the style with which Jamaican music is still most commonly associated. A lot has changed since those pioneering days. The music contained on Feel So Fine provided a major part of the solid foundation upon which the island's recording industry has since prospered and developed. Although now over half a century old, this music continues to provide immense pleasure to thousands the world over. And few can deny that the 28 classics on Feel So Fine are undoubtedly great.

Jamaica's national motto, 'Out Of Many One People', could well be applied to the music that shaped the island's national sound, with modern reggae the result of many different musical forms being brought together to form a wonderfully unique 'one'. Fantastic Voyage's highly popular Sound System Classics series has already celebrated the American jump blues favoured at Jamaican dances in the pre-ska era, but contrary to widespread belief, US rhythm & blues and the indigenous style of mento were not the only types of music enjoyed across the island prior to the development of Shuffle Blues and Ska. In fact, the diversity of sounds that exerted a direct influence on popular Jamaican music throughout the 20th Century is astonishing, taking in gospel, blues, jazz, vocal groups, country, pop, film music and exotica, hailing from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Southern Africa and the British Isles, as well as America. Now the full extent of these influences is demonstrated by Out Of Many, One Music! which features original or key versions of songs that have played a significant role in shaping the development of Jamaican music.

But of course the small West Indian island has not just taken from others musically - as through its pioneering use of talk-over DJs and stripped down 'version' rhythm tracks it has been key to the development of the now globally dominant music form, hip hop. Over the years, the Jamaican music-loving public has demonstrated that it has a keen ear for sweet and sentimental music and that factor is far more important than the musical genus to which any given recording belongs. What becomes apparent from the music featured on this set is the Jamaican talent for reinvention. Rather than simply attempt to copy 'foreign' recordings, as 'do over man songs', performers and musicians have taken elements of the original and changed them into something entirely different.

And to prove this point, as you experience this extremely diverse and satisfying musical journey, consider the Jamaican versions that resulted from these recordings. There is no doubting of course that they provided the original source of inspiration, but the Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae that followed were far from simple, straight-forward covers, as we are sure you will agree. This 2LP vinyl edition features 28 cuts selected from the 81-track 3CD set.

'Life Line', a gentle, haunting love song showcasing Bunny's sublime vocals over a subtle, restrained rhythm encapsulates in just over two minutes more than many artists manage to express over an entire double album. Big Youth's plea for tolerance and understanding, one of his two essential cuts of Bunny's 'Bide Up', was originally released as a double sided single and is one of the hardest to find records on the Solomonic label. Search no more...,

Blood Sugar Sex Magik is Mustafa aka Harry Knuckles (Yellorange) and Scott K (Box Music)

Deep roots UK style - highly regarded 1982 classic from the golden age of UK reggae. Championed by John Peel, Capital Letters' 'Smoking My Ganja' became one of the best-selling reggae records of 1978 The success of debut album 'Headline News' led to successful tours all across the UK and mainland Europe where the band established a loyal fan base. Capital Letters are busy rehearsing for more shows in support of album release.
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Bonus tracks feature four previously unreleased 'Headline News' tracks along with the legendary BBC John Peel session. Tracks 1-10 Original Vinyard album that saw limited 1982 release in Germany and Scandinavia only. Produced by Capital Letters at Recordway Studios, Frankfurt Tracks 11-14 previously unreleased out-takes from the original 1979 Greensleeves album 'Headline News'. Produced by Chris Cracknell at TMC Studios, London Tracks 15-17 previously unreleased BBC John Peel session from 1979. Produced by Bob Sargent for the BBC MARKETING Press Record Collector Magazine ½ page group advert April edition Echoes Magazine ½ page group advert April edition Digital United Reggae 4 week web banner Commencing week of release Reggaeville 1 week web banner Commencing week of release PROMOTION Press Reviews / interviews targeted in: Echoes Magazine Interview / Review by John Masouri Record Collector Review Reggae Vibes Interview / Review Digital Social Media Campaign (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc.)

Old Horace Andy song, only recorded twice so far... in the 90's with Massive Attack... famous tune. And in the 80's on his « Exclusivly » album. Super sound, record comes with stickerz, black sleeve + undersleeve... Class autoproduction production.

Dubsteppa sounds

OBF keeps on... 4rth EP and angain... limited quantities:-/

Tropical roots dub, instrumentals

One reegae and the dub guitar version bseside:)

`Jah Protection' is the fourth release from Alpha and Omega on Partial Records, following on from `Pure and Clean', `Rastafari' and `Show Me a Purpose', which all sold fast.
* With vocals by Nishka, this is a prime example of the heavyweight 1990s UK dub style, with this track dating from 1992, now appearing on a 45 for the first time and a bonefide Jah Shaka Sound System classic from those times.

The Brooklyn Gypsies are a group of NYC based musicians/ producers whose creative influences draw from the constant shifting of an ever changing urban sociopolitical landscape while retaining their unique cultural backgrounds through what has come to be recognized as "Gypsy" music.

Sin Fronteras is the groups debut album which translates to "Without Borders". This theme can be heard in the seamless fusion of genres taking the listener on a sci-fi desert journey through the Middle East and North African Sahara with The Spy From Cairo's Oud stylings navigating the caravan. Lyrics in Spanish, English and even Russian are featured from the group's two vocalists Carmen Estevez, who showcases her flamenco freestyle textures on "Supercore", & Tina Kristina's , whose reggae blues & Russian folk inspired melodies in "Desert Moon" create a unique BK Gypsy sound. Rhythmic trances are induced via drummer Brandon Lewis & Estevez's Arabic percussion breakbeats as heard on "Marfa", while producer Takuya Nakamura's seductive trumpet lines & deep bass synth pads along with co producer Troy "Mobius" Simms summon Gypsy Dub sax riffs & solos reminiscent of street musicians on Istanbul's Istikal thoroughfare and dancehalls in Kingston Jamaica. The roots reach as far east as Japan on "BK Gypsy Dancehall" Feat. Bajah of Dry Eye Crew, fusing a Japanese Koto melody with the Sierra Leonean MC's signature reggae dancehall cadence. "Sin Fronteras" is a tribute to the nomadic Gypsy spirit worldwide.

Originating from Spain, Japan, Russia, Italy & U.S.A. BK Gypsies truly represents Brooklyn's diverse ethnic heritage and style. The gypsies came to be in 2012 within Williamsburg Brooklyn's Studio BPM music scene. Members include: Carmen Estevez, Takuya Nakamura, Tina Kristina, Brandon Lewis, Troy "Mobius" Simms & Zeb "The Spy From Cairo". After a number of collaborative projects between the artist were explored the opportunity to form a band that incorporated elements from each project arose. The groups sound is an infusion of Mediterranean, North African, Arabic Themes with Electronic, Dancehall and Dub Reggae. The term "Gypsy" was incorporated into the band name representing the nomadic spirit & way of life within this musical journey.

*A long lost 90s roots classic from the late great Junior Delgado, one of the most important and vocally distinctive roots reggae vocalists of his generation
* Co-produced by Adrian Sherwood from On-U Sound and Restless Mashaits.
* Recorded at Leggo Studio, Jamaica and voiced in London, the vocal cut comes on 45 for the first time while the dub cut has never seen the light of day, until now.
* Yet another in-demand obscurity brought to you by the ever on-the-ball Partial Records.

'Hear what happen now! We used to punch the juke box lunchtime..Me and me friends had a kinda thing like the juke box was our sound system and we'd use our lunch money to play the baddest tunes on the juke box.We were aided and abetted by a kinda dodgy little shop keeper cause we were kids and we were in the rum bar punching the juke box when we weren't supposed to be allowed!! So we were breaking all the rules...punching the juke box and taking turns to play the wickedest tunes in the juke box...' Ossie Thomas

Breaking rules from the outset Ossie Thomas had furthered his childhood fascination with music while still attending Oberlin High School and many more rules would be broken when together with Phillip Morgan he set up the Black Solidarity label in 1979 on Delamare Avenue deep in the heart of the Kingston ghetto...
'I used to tell people that dance hall was like styles and fashions,if you have a wicked style and you have the fashion you go make it in the dancehall..You understand....Ossie Thomas

The prestige, pre-eminence and, perhaps more importantly, the permanent influence of Jamaica on popular music the world over has been unparalleled and unprecedented and whether it is ska, rock steady, roots, dub raga, dancehall or basement, all music originating from Jamaica has been termed reggae.

'Do you know what reggae really is Reggae is the same as rock steady but with the organ shuffle. It's the shuffle that kinda carried up the rock steady.....if you take out that you get rock steady! The organ shuffle kind a make it sound a little faster....the shuffling...plenty people a talk but they don't know. Reggae is the organ shuffle...' Bunny 'Striker' Lee

The languid, laid back rock steady beat that reigned supreme in Kingston's dance halls for the previous two years started to speed up in the Autumn of 1968 as the faster, brasher reggae rhythms came to the fore. Many claimed to have originated the new beat....

'All those singers used to like to listen to one another...anytime you'd voice Slim Smith or Delroy Wilson then you'd find Alton Ellis up at the studio listening to them.....every one of them was good in their own right'
Bunny 'Striker' Lee

The finer points of what is, and what is not, reggae are invariably lost on all but serious devotees of the music, however, pedantry should never stand in the way of appreciation. We would respectfully advise you to simply listen and enjoy...
Track 1 - Cool operator- Delroy Wilson
Track 2 - Natty Dread In a Greenwich Farm- Cornell Campbell
Track 3 - Riding For a Fall - John Holt
Track 4 - Cherry Oh Baby - Eric Donaldson
Track 5 - The Time Has Come- Slim Smith
Track 6 - Poor Marcus- Johnny Clarke
Track 7 - Bongo Natty- Owen Grey
Track 8 - Too Late - The Twinkle Brothers
Track 9 - Kaya- Ronnie Davis
Track 10 - Stick By Me - Dennis Brown
Track 11 - God Helps The Man - Leroy Smart
Track 12 - Ehthiopian Girl - Linval Thompson
Track 13 - How Long - Pat Kelly
Track 14 - Guiding Star - Horace Andy
Track 15 - Step It Up - Barry Brown *
Track 16 - Play It Cool - Alton Ellis *

The prestige, pre-eminence and, perhaps more importantly, the permanent influence of Jamaica on popular music the world over has been unparalleled and unprecedented and whether it is ska, rock steady, roots, dub raga, dancehall or basement, all music originating from Jamaica has been termed reggae.

'Do you know what reggae really is Reggae is the same as rock steady but with the organ shuffle. It's the shuffle that kinda carried up the rock steady.....if you take out that you get rock steady! The organ shuffle kind a make it sound a little faster....the shuffling...plenty people a talk but they don't know. Reggae is the organ shuffle...' Bunny 'Striker' Lee

The languid, laid back rock steady beat that reigned supreme in Kingston's dance halls for the previous two years started to speed up in the Autumn of 1968 as the faster, brasher reggae rhythms came to the fore. Many claimed to have originated the new beat....

'All those singers used to like to listen to one another...anytime you'd voice Slim Smith or Delroy Wilson then you'd find Alton Ellis up at the studio listening to them.....every one of them was good in their own right'
Bunny 'Striker' Lee

The finer points of what is, and what is not, reggae are invariably lost on all but serious devotees of the music, however, pedantry should never stand in the way of appreciation. We would respectfully advise you to simply listen and enjoy...

Tracklisting

Get ready for white light on white wax, baby. Spinning your way at 45 rpm, The Bombay Royale's latest piece of retro-Bollywood-freakadelic-disco is not powered so much by the forces of nature, as it is by forces beyond nature. You may say "Eurovision on acid in Mumbai," but we say "Wild Stallion Mountain." On the flip side is Khubsoorat Bewafa, a dark, pulsing, late night tale of treacherous hearts. Kalyanji and Anandji meets Blondie at the Heartbreak Hotel. A side and B side, light and dark, are balanced to create a harmonious whole.

On the subject of Wild Stallion Mountain, Bengali Mystic Sri Shanti Bhattacharya says the following: When a heart yearns for something it cannot name, there are many ways to God, many vehicles by which the seeker may travel: a light beam, a cosmic chariot, a whispered mantra in a quiet mind, a DRTC bus. In an elevated state of consciousness you find yourself in a wilderness of towering peaks, emerald forests, flowing streams and sparkling mirror balls, where the wind caresses your hair. Free from the wheel of suffering, you are lost and you are found. Gazing into the pool, the euphoria rising in your chest, the heart of the wild stallion beats strong within you. The touch of polyester excites you. You know that there is more, that you can go deeper. Be ready to answer the knock of adventure. Be ready to ride. Climb that mountain. There is no way down.

First of all we want to wish you a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2015.
We are delighted to announce our new release with two big names from the international Dub scene, Vibronics and Brain Damage.
Many of you might already know the track Samsara' from Vibronics album Dub Italizer' released 15 year ago, now we present you 3 new cuts and a remix from the mighty Brain Damage.
Pure Stepper vibes full of fat bass lines are the main ingredient of this release, the artwork is based on the original Wheel of Samsara' which is a Buddhist term that literally means "continuous movement', Samsara is defined as the continual repetitive cycle of birth and death that arises from ordinary beings' grasping and fixating on a self and experiences. Once again done by our dear friend Gil Nunes who has been with us since day one.
This release is limited to 500 copies, hand stamped sleeve and 180g heavyweight vinyl.

There is an exciting resurgence of conscious, organic music in Jamaica and industry experts
and observers agree that Protoje is playing an important role in what is becoming known as
the 'Reggae Revival.'
Leading the militant band - The Indiggnation - this powerful songwriter and philosophical
thinker articulates the righteous anger of an emerging generation. Protoje reports for duty,
re-establishing the standard for the decaying art of socially responsible, mentally stimulating
lyricism. After successfully releasing 2 albums, 'The Seven Year Itch' and 'The 8 Year Affair',
which spawned 'Rasta Love' ft. Ky- Mani Marley and 'Kingston Be Wise'; which was featured
in the video game Grand Theft Auto; Protoje released his 3rd Studio Album titled 'Ancient
Future'. The album reached number 1 on the iTunes Reggae Chart in it's frst week, and has
received great acclaim by many publications thus far, including Mass Appeal's Top 25 Best
Albums of 2015 and United Reggae's 10 Best Reggae Albums of 2015.
Protoje's visibility has steadily increased with articles being written in major publications ahead
of and after his album release, and a major achievement was being named on BBC 1xtra's
Hot for 2015 artists list so he will be promoted across the BBC platform. Artists were selected
because, as Mista Jams of BBC stated, 'they're producing the quality music needed to
become big in the next 12 months. It's a real cross section of really exciting new talent all
currently on their A game.'
Protoje has been gaining momentum throughout the world, performing at quality venues to
large audiences and will continue to tour consistently with his band The Indiggnation to
promote 'Ancient Future' especially in Europe where several tours have already been booked
as they continue to spread the music to the world.

Dokkerman & The Turkeying Fellaz are back! Their brandnew 45rpm single gives you a sweet taste what you can expect when their debut albums drops on Tramp in May this year. Fans of Ikebe Shakedown or the Menahan Street Band will be pleased to hear that Europeans are also able to record authentic, raw 1970s ethio-afrofunk. Watch out for "Illegal Move", that's the title of their forthcoming album released on Tramp in May this year.

Brian McNasby aka Heights, and Rob Paine aka Worship, are bringing their track, Teach Dem Dub, back home to Worship Recordings. The Dub version of the track was originally released on the Portland based label ZamZam Sounds on 45 vinyl, and it immediately sold out. Teach Dem Dub will be released both digitally and on vinyl by Worship, and packaged with three new interpretations of the single. Since its release back in January 2014, the single gained a plethora of notoriety and was reviewed on mixmag in the month of March. Mixmag scored the track a 9 out of 10 and commended Heights + Worship on constructing a piece of deepness that hasn't been heard in ages.
First up on the remix package is Teach Dem (Extended Disco Mix). Heights and Worship take their dub masterpiece and formulate an extended 4/4 riddim for the club. The disco mix holds the vibe & elements of Teach Dem (Dub), but arms the original components with an unleaded, rolling groove. This groove will certainly keep any deep techno & dub enthusiasts on the dance floor well into the morning hours.
Supplying an unadulterated expertise of dub is Brooklyn based legend Liondub. On the remix Liondub teams up with Brooklyn producer, Ticklah, who over the past decade has been a crucial component to the NYC music scene. Liondub and Ticklah's peace inspiring remix brings the tempo back down to the track's original pace. The remix begins off slowly as it sways back and forth with attitude, but quickly the mood changes. As the bass collapses, a mélange of melody delicately unravels as you drift into a higher realm of the dub.

Closing out the package is the original down tempo mix, Teach Dem (Dub). Teach Dem (Dub) begins with a tribal flute that soars across the motherland, awakening the children of the sun to begin their education in Dub. This awakening is sparked by a cyclone of spinning symbols and high hats that introduce a thunder heavy kick drum. The bass line in the track dances poetically as a reverbed vocal sample kicks knowledge for the youth. The knowledge spoken in the track is complemented appropriately with a cool melodica in a Augustus Pablo style performed by Paine, that creates a sweaty condensation as the track slowly burns.
Heights + Worship consist of Ras Heights of Ital Sound System, and Rob Paine of Worship Recordings and Solomonic Sound System fame. Both have deep roots in reggae and electronic music, with decades of combined prowess in production, selecting, engineering & event production. Rob Paine came to worldwide prominence after founding Worship Recordings, quickly becoming one of the leading lights of dub house and dub techno, both as a producer and label boss. Deep Space, Fabric, and key events from Mexico to London to Jamaica and long-running residencies in Philly and DC have cemented his rep as a true visionary and innovator, pushing the sounds of reggae, house, and techno together from day one.

DJ Support :
Josh Wink
Onsunlade
Brett Johnson
Doc Martin
Someone Else
Vibration Lab
ZamZam Sounds

There was once a young African princess who embarked on a huge journey in pursuit of herdreams. She arrived at a mystical island covered in clouds where she met a cunning wizard... Sounds like the beginning of some Disney fantasy but the truth is not so different. The Princess is Sena who came from Accra, Ghana to a festival in the centre of Budapest, Hungary and met a musical wizard by the name of DJ Vadim... that was in 2005. What happened that night was the meeting not only of like minded souls, but the beginning of a future journey into sound and space. First came recordings for Vadim for the Soundcatcher album Talk To Me (2007 BBE) which was much lauded by Gilles Peterson at the time... Which led to a long process of creating an album. Much happened in between. Each had many of their own adventures. Grammy Award shows, sell out arena shows for Sena's band in Hungary - Irie Mafia - plus the birth of her beautiful daughter Kekeli and the release of her second solo album Lots Of Trees on French Soulbeats Records, world wide shenanagins for DJ Vadim with his groups, One Self, The Electric and many solo projects...
01. There's A Moment
02. Day By Day
03. Work Hard
04. Living In The New
05. Stems N Seeds
06. Grow Slow
07. Boneshaker
08. Run Along
09. Morning Light
10. Give More Pt 2 feat. Syross the Virus

Cosmo-Psychedelico-Mystery duo Guess What return with their 3rd album! After Yuri Gagarin and the imaginary Giallo films, it's now about Al-Khawarizmi, an astronomer from the 8th Century who invented Algebra and studied the Solar system.
The London/France-based duet explored Middle-Eastern harmonies and rhythms, staying true to their love for 60's and 70's grooves, yet introducing a new, more modern touch with a parcimonious use of drum sequences, samples and various synthesizers.
From the heavy belly-dancy beats of the title track "Al-Khawarizmi" to the fragile sounds of the trumpet-melodica lead in "Sun and Moon", Guess What are drawing the musical portrait of a man who lived a distant and fascinating era. Not only did they take inspiration from strict Arabic Folk and Pop, but also from Persian, Indo-Pakistani, North-African heritages, which somehow all link to the history and culture that result from Al-Khawarizmi's time.
As well as being broadly played by DJ's across Europe (Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium), Guess What have an active live career, they have performed in almost every European country their explosive set wearing masks and turbans...

The ultimate clash of the 21st century in Dub Reggae. The historical meeting of the two generations represented by Lloyd James (born 1947, Montego Bay, Jamaica) better known as Prince Jammy aka King Jammy - and Alberto D'Ascola (born 1977, Marsala, Sicily), better known by his stage name Alborosie and nickname Puppa Albo!

Alborosie, the on a mission reggae warrior, goes dub for dub with King Jammy, the only original surviving King of Dub still at the controls! Papa Albo makes full use of his analogue armoury clashing head to head with the mighty King Jammy in a 'Game Of Thrones' themed dub summit that comes complete with stunning Tony McDermott 'Game Of Thrones' inspired artwork. Mixed by King Jammy sat Jammy's and Alborosie at Shengen this is dub clash old school style - speaker-shaking, neighbour-waking, no-prisoner taking bass bin disturbers - dub the way it should be!

Fire' one of the anthems from Radikal Guru's 'The Rootstepa' album is finally available on vinyl, backed by Hot's heavyweight jungle remix and extra digital versions from Alpha Steppa and Bukkha. Don't sleep on this one.

A bit expensive but well... finally we took some. Malian music bridge over the atlnatic... directly connected wioth the Boomarm familly... Bloody african bass music ! Rare and fantastic sound ! B side stands a strangte dub mix, deeply space... A fantastic realese.

Recorded in Jamaica at Fedral, King Tubby's, Harry J's, Aquarius and Channel 1. By Scientist, Sylvan Morris, Ernest Hoo Kim and Crucial Bunny.

Mundo Meu is Flavia Coelho's new recording that sees her going back to her roots plunging into an
urban jungle with coloured natve slang. Unfolding her inner world like an immense, multcoloured
urban map, her fow resonates to an urban Baile Funk; Repente becomes Afrobeat; Forró and Samba
fnd a new life fuelled with Hip-Hop; African roots join Kanak chants; Bolero joins Ragga while East
European music becomes tropical via Jamaica.On the stand-out opener, 'Por Cima', we hear of a wom-
an who sacrifces all for her man in a Brazilian Bolero inspired by the traditonal songs that her father
listened to.
Elswhere Flavia sings of both the beauty and the dangers of Brazil; she pays tribute the street artsts
and workers of the favelas and of the solidarity between expats. With a stellar cast of guests that
include German superstar Patrice, cult rapper Speech (Arrested Development), accordionist Fixi of Java
and the legendary drummer Tony Allen, Flavia builds new aural textures on the memory and culture of
Brazilian music.

01. POR CIMA
02. PAI DE DANTO
03. AMAR E AMAR
04. ESPERO VOCE
05. PASSOU PASSOU
06. VAZIO
07. FORA DA LEI
08. O DON (FT SPEECH OF ARRESTED
0DEVELOPMENT)
09. POWER OF MONEY
10. PEOPLE DANSA (FT TONY ALLEN)
11. HOJE (FT FIXI & L'ULTRA BAL)
12. CINEMA
13. ILHA DE MARÉ