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Hailing from Goes a small town in Zeeland, The Netherlands 'Misty Basement' has been putting their mark on the Dutch reggae scene for over 20 years. After releasing their debut album back in 2005 things went relatively quiet. The spring of 2015 sees them emerging once again presenting their sophomore album which could possibly be their strongest output so far.

'World Wide Web' features 6 original compositions by frontman and leadsinger Jan Vos as well as 4 dub remixes by upcoming dub/reggae producer and recording engineer 'Mystic Pulse'. Known throughout The Netherlands for their impressive live performances songs like 'Let's Get It On' and 'Party' make perfect sense although they're not afraid to address social matters as well with 'Freemang Vibe' and 'Behold'. It's reggae music with a distinctive sound, not like anything you've heard before.

We proudly present you a super limited to 300 copies worldwide, 45 vinyl edition of the new single by The Bluebeaters, a storming Jamaican Ska version of Oasis' "Roll with it". After six years from their last "gold record status" album "Combo" on Universal Music, the single anticipates the forthcoming new album "Everybody Knows" that will hit the streets on Record Kicks next 13 of April. The Italian rudies have rearranged Gallagher brothers seminal hit like if it was recorded in Kingston Jamaica in the middle of the 60s, the result is a train out of control and full of dynamite! Pure Jamaican Ska pleasure from start to finish.

Active since 1994 with 4 studio albums for V2 and Universal Music and 2 gold records under the belt, The Bluebeaters during the last 20 years of their career have headlined festivals like Rototom Sun Splash and International Ska Fest in London. Amongst their fans, there are folks like David Rodigan and the legendary late lamented Lloyd Knibb (The Skatalites).

* Bunny 'Striker' Lee selects Harry Robinson focuses on original early Reggae productions from the 1968-69 period and features mainly instrumentals, with selected vocal tracks. Most tracks are either previously unreleased or alternate versions, all mastered from original tapes. Artist details and featured musicians and other information are shown below.

*Featured musicians: Roland Alphonso, Lester Stirling. Karl Bryan, Aubrey Adams, Ansel Collins, Lloyd Charmers,
Albert Lewis, Aston Barrett, Carlton Barrett & Ronnie Williams.

* Album features original and unreleased or alternate version tracks.
* Original contemporary art-work.
* All rhythms by: Carib-Disc-Co All Stars & Bunny Lee All Stars.
* Recorded at Dynamic, WIRL, Federal(now Tuff Gong), Randy's. JA,1968-69.
* Produced by: Bunny 'Striker' Lee.
* LP Only: Limited initial press,180g Vinyl , LP in heavy card Picture sleeve, Shrinkwrap or Poly Outer.

* Press / Promotion: Facebook, Acl Blog, Acl Web Site.
* Radio / Internet: You Tube, Acl Web site, Rodigan. Daddy Ernie, Bionic Steel, Reggae Portugal.









[I] b2 | Roland Alphonso & D. Tony Lee - Peyton Place Vs2 (Inst).

Onlyroots reissues one of the classic reggae vocal group albums of the seventies; Tetrack's Let's Get Started, produced by Augustus Pablo. Formed in Kingston in 1972 by childhood friends Paul Mangaroo, Dave Harvey, and Carlton Hines, they took their unusual and distinctive name from a local sound system called 'Tetrack Hi-Fi'. They began working with Pablo in 1974 and the result was this classic debut album originally released in 1978. Including the update of Johnny & The Attractions' rocksteady classic 'Let's Get Together', 'Only Jah Jah Know' and the title track itself, this album is a true classic and Onlyroots present it in fine style.

Oriental Dub flavour. Deep and tribal.

Dub Stepper in a Indian vibe:)

Charlie P is a raggamuffin rudeboy youth with a natural talent for music. He first appeared on stage at the age of 5 and there are some grainy youtube videos of him performing as a child. He started out singing motown and blues but reggae was in his blood since he grew up surrounded by UKJamaican culture. He started singing with the Goldmaster Allstars at the age of 11, but was soon drawn to soundsystems which is where he feels most at home. His uncle had been running a sound in Southend on Sea and it was his mother who encouraged him in his career. Charlie first came to Glasgow in 2010 for one of Mungo's Hi Fi's legendary nights at the Artschool. This was the beginning of their working relationship which has seen countless recording sessions and continuous touring around every corner of the globe. This album is the culmination of this ongoing relationship and brings together the best tracks across the styles that he loves, from roots reggae and dancehall to modern bass music. Some are surprised to see a young white guy with a Jamaican accent, but it is his musical language and Charlie is not pretending to be anything but himself - a man with a passion for good ganja and reggae dancehall.

Tribal bassy roots dub

*A tough tune from vocalist Paul Fox who has carved out a steady stream of new roots reggae classics over the last two decades. Boasting an instantly-recognisable, unique and distinctive vocal style, here he teams up with top UK roots reggae label Partial on a tough steppers rhythm topped off with some tasteful guitar licks.
* On heavy rotation on dubplate throughout the UK and Europe, with play on several sound systems.
* Produced by the Partial Crew and mixed at Conscious Sounds studio, London.

Bunny Lee's Flying Cymbals or flyers rhythms dominated the Dancehalls and the charts during 1974 and 1975.The style based around the Philadelphia disco or the Philly Bump ,the sound of an open and closed hi-hat was not necessarily novel but Striker's innovations of bringing a number of different elements into play most certainly was.
Johnny Clarke's interpretation of Earl Zero's 'None Shall Escape the Judgement' not only opens this se but also opened the floodgates for the flyers style.
The story had begun the previous year with Lowell'Sly'Dunbar.
'Sly played the flying cymbals first'....I said to Sly' You played it on the Delroy Wilson tune for Channel One named 'It's a Shame' AND Sly played it before that was with Skin, Flesh & Bones on 'Here I am Baby Come and Take Me' the Al Green tune, when Al Brown sung it for Dickie Wong with the 'tsk,tsk,tsk' sound on the hi-hat,I named it flyers but they didn't know what flyers was!!!'..Bunny Striker Lee
Before too long 'Every tune we put out we put the rhythm behind it' and every Kingston producer followed suit with their own variation of Striker's Flying Cymbals Rhythms.....
Track 1 THIS A BEST VERSION
Track 2 BELIEVE IN DUB
Track 3 BOTHERATION DUB
Track 4 FEEL SO GOOD DUB
Track 5 GENERAL DUB
Track 6 GET READY FOR MASTER DUB
Track 7 A MOVING VERSION
Track 8 GOD FATHER DUB
Track 9 BEHOLD DIS YA DUB OF CLASS
Track 10 SUNNY DUB
Track 11 JUDAH DUB
Track 12 ANOTHER VERSION
Track 13 TALKATIVE DUB
Track 14 REVENGE OF THE FLYING CYMBALS
Track 15 DUB MAGNIFICANT*
Track 16 DUB FROM THE ROOTS*
Track 17 A CLOSER DUB*
Track 18 DUB YOU CAN FEEL*

Bunny Lee's Flying Cymbals or flyers rhythms dominated the Dancehalls and the charts during 1974 and 1975.The style based around the Philadelphia disco or the Philly Bump ,the sound of an open and closed hi-hat was not necessarily novel but Striker's innovations of bringing a number of different elements into play most certainly was.
Johnny Clarke's interpretation of Earl Zero's 'None Shall Escape the Judgement' not only opens this se but also opened the floodgates for the flyers style.
The story had begun the previous year with Lowell'Sly'Dunbar.
'Sly played the flying cymbals first'....I said to Sly' You played it on the Delroy Wilson tune for Channel One named 'It's a Shame' AND Sly played it before that was with Skin, Flesh & Bones on 'Here I am Baby Come and Take Me' the Al Green tune, when Al Brown sung it for Dickie Wong with the 'tsk,tsk,tsk' sound on the hi-hat,I named it flyers but they didn't know what flyers was!!!'..Bunny Striker Lee
Before too long 'Every tune we put out we put the rhythm behind it' and every Kingston producer followed suit with their own variation of Striker's Flying Cymbals Rhythms...........

Legend is a greatest hits collection of Bob Marley and the Wailers songs, released by Island records on May 8, 1984. It is the best selling reggae album of all time (10 times platinum in US), with sales of more than 20 million copies. The original compilation, first issued on LP, contains 14 songs in their edited single format.
'Legend' holds the distinction of being the second longest-charting album in the history of Billboard Magazine. Combining its chart life on the 'Billboard 200' album chart and the 'Top Pop Catalog' chart, 'Legend' has had a chart run of 958 non-consecutive weeks, trailing only the 1500+ week run of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

Strut continue their acclaimed 'Next Stop Soweto' series in March 2014 as they return to the rich archives of South African music to spotlight the fertile era of the late '70s and early '80s.

Naram and the Jahtari posse have formed an unlikely alliance with a mysterious gentleman named Colonel Mustard to launch a new label focusing on contemporary music that's directly inspired by ruffneck 1980s and early 90s dancehall. Operating out of the harsh desert landscapes of Coburgistan, the Colonel is a hard taskmaster, and he's put Naram and disrupt to work to cook up a trailer load of killer relicks and deadly original riddims. With the Colonel's impressive sphere of global influence, the riddims are finding their way to some of the wickedest artists from dancehall's golden era - as well as brand new talents he's unearthed to carry on the style and fashion. Watch the ride and don't test, because the Colonel is stockpiling serious ammunition! The first artist to grace the new Colonel Mustard imprint is the man Guinness Book of Records found to be the world's fastest chatter back in 1989 - the incomparable Daddy Freddy. Riding a deadly Naram relick of the Bad Boy Wadat riddim, Long Way finds Freddy marching through an apocalyptic world filled with wickedness and corruption to deliver a frighteningly ruff sermon of righteous indignation against the evil-doers. Disrupt joins Naram on the version to launch a further warhead against the Babylonians with a menacing dubwise cut. All Colonel Mustard's 7"s have been fine-tuned to test any soundsystem's bass bins - and they're strictly limited pressing, so get in quick or face the wrath of the Colonel!

This second 7" from the Colonel marks the debut of two wicked young artists straight outta Asher Senator's school of fast chat in Brixton - Face and Sheenyboo. Recorded on an original Naram riddim with an upful twist, these talented singjays have come up with a soundkilling anthem for the new generation - with the refrain 'Dangerous, soundbwoy bite di dust, you haffi deh pon twitter if you waan follow us' sure to resonate over both dancehalls and social media networks across the land! All Colonel Mustard's 7"s have been fine-tuned to test any soundsystem's bass bins - and they're strictly limited pressing, so get in quick or face the wrath of the Colonel!

This is the second white-label release from NYC/LDN based vinyl imprint Grand Ancestor.

French renowned reggae producer Mato is back with a new killer volume of
the Hip-Hop Reggae Series'.
Stix Records rounds up all recent Mato's 7inches anthems into this extended
player, with all the cuts remastered for the occasion.

The Mato's touch: Remixing the biggest Hip-Hop, R&B and Pop tunes with
choice reggae backing tracks. As usual he's blended all of the tracks to
perfection, and ready to rock any party.

As well as his recent top selling 7inches, which included hits such as Suit &
Tie' (Justin Timberlake), Happy' (Pharrell Williams), Blurred Lines' (Robin
Thicke), or Love Never Felt So Good' (Michael Jackson), this collection also
includes four unreleased exclusive remixes: What's Golden' by Jurassic 5,
Fancy' by Iggy Azalea, Drop That Naenae' by We Are Toonz and the
classic Rehab' by Amy Winehouse.

Woop, woop, that's the perfect sound of reggae hip-hop ready to hit the
dancefloors again!

This is definitely one you shouldn't miss!!!!!

Mr Zebre little seven ! Welcome him in the real the Dub familly !

Free Mandela from Mr Williamz supported with an OBF electro dry dub instrumental ; B Side stand the version.

Big dub instrumental thing... fat band with an exceptional sound !

Jo Welder is back in town with his own autorpduction ! First opus for an electro Dub still in the roots traditions... Inviting Murray Man

Probably one of the best newskool dub album since a while... nothing ever please more than that since Bass Temperature from High Tone... Sutchan album only happen once every 10 years.... A MUST HAVE !

Dark and steppa Dub... second realese on this autorpoduced quality label, navigating between electro dub in the French tradition of it (High Tone), with some Dubstep tricks... Nice sound.

DEADBEAT REISSUES 2002-2005 ALBUMS AS
LIMITED EDITION DELUXE VINYL BOX SET
Featuring 3 classic albums that introduced his intimate brand of dub-techno to the world

Ever since launching his production career at the turn of the century, dub-techno auteur Scott Monteith has been nothing if not deeply prolific. The Canadian-born, Berlin-based producer's nine Deadbeat albums and nearly two-dozen singles represent one of most prolific and consistently rewarding catalogues in 21st century electronic-music canon. It's a spectacular run of records that continues to hit new heights, as witnessed with the widespread acclaim that met his most recent album with Paul St. Hilaire, The Infinity Dub Sessions. Continuing the reissue campaign of his early output that began with 2001's Primordia last year, Monteith's BLKRTZ imprint is now set to release a massive 6-vinyl box set of his most iconic Montreal albums: 2002's Wild Life Documentaries, 2004's Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and 2005's New World Observer.

Fantastic 2000 set of fantastic instrumental reggae and ska released on GROVER RECORDS Germany, Original 60s Jamaican trombonist who has recorded countless sides with THE SKATALITES, then in the 80s was a member of THE SPECIALS, now part of the fabulous JOOLS HOLLAND Rhythm & Blues Orchestra!

'A Guide to the Birdsong of South America', is a crowd-funded album of music inspired by birdsong. Some of South America's most talented young musicians and producers including Dengue Dengue Dengue, Chancha Via Circuito and Psilosamples, used the recorded song of an endangered species from their country and created an original track.The album aims to raise awareness about the plight of these birds and also to raise funds for those working to protect them. All proceeds will be donated to a pair of Ecuadorian NGO birding charities, the Fundación Jocotoco and Aves y Conservación.The album will be a diverse snapshot of the region's new sound, taking in seven South
American countries from Brazil to Chile and ten artists, from the much hyped digital Peruvian cumbia of Dengue Dengue Dengue to Argentinian rhythm trio Tremor. French born Nicola Cruz has worked with electronica whizz Nicolas Jaar, and has now returned to his roots in Ecuador, making this project close to him in every sense of the word. The birdsong and the story of these 11 unique birds became the building block for each track in a myriad of different ways by each artist. Some used the song as a sample throughout, others incorporated it into the background while some even transformed the birds into a synthesizer! Others also took inspiration from the bird itself, its colours, its form, its threatened situation or its habitat.
Environmental activist and passionate bird enthusiast Robin Perkins' global music blog Rhythm and Roots have been able to fund the production, mastering and distribution of this unique project through a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign in the summer of

More top quality Roots from Roy Cousins and the cream of Jamaica's studio session legends from the 70's and 80's. This time in tandem with Anthony Doyley's Knowledge project.

01. One Day Will Come
02. Day Of Repatriation
03. Blessing From The Elders
04. Stake Out, Testing Of Faith
05. Back-A-Yard Music
06. Mind Your Own Business
07. Movement Of Jah People
08. Good Of The Day, Grounded
09. Lost In Your Track
10. Jah Is Coming
11. Hail H.I.M
12. Straight And Narrow
13. Soldiers Of Jah Army

A fine vocal Rocksteady, 'All Night' is also known as a killer dubplate owned by Duke Vin, who is regarded as a pioneer of the sound system culture in UK. On the flip ''The Tickler' was more popular than the A-side, and in UK, allegedly no one else besides Duke Vin owned the vinyl until the 90's. This song was surely a very special one in his Dub Plate box!

Taken from the epic 'Rock Steady Party' album, this Derrick Harriott's praise of the Rocksteady dancehall is for the first time ever released as a 7" single. The B-side, 'Now We Know', is an original single version of the song and is a great example of how good The Crystalites played the rhythms.

The contemporary reggae world was rocked and happily shocked when Freestyle Records unleashed Kalbata & Mixmonster's Congo Beat The Drum album in 2014. The wholly analogue, old school production combined with the classic Jamaican vocalists featured such as Little John, Major Mackerel, Echo Minott had everyone from Toddla T to Robert Elms absolutely raving about the albums genuine roots and culture feel.

And now Freestyle presents another single, Inna Skateland, that features legend Puddy Roots on vocals, whose voice is brilliantly well suited to the dub heavy, reverb laden music. The flip side, Skateland Dub, is a brand new track, not featured on the album and is 100% exclusive to this brand new release!

"Jam Down Posse" by Red Dragon was recorded on the classic Studio One "Far East" rhythm, so people might feel there is something similar to the hit song 'Tune In' by Cocoa Tea. King Jammy released two one-way albums on this rhythm and featured many singers and deejays on them. This song by Red Dragon is from one of those albums and one of the best ever on this rhythm.

It is well-known that Wayne Smith, who was deeply associated with Jammys in the production of the 'Sleng Teng' rhythm, was an essential individual in embracing the digital revolution of the Reggae and Jamaican musical history. The tough bassline, symbolizing Jammys' real sound, perfectly fuses with the young Wayne Smith's high key voice to create another killer tune.

Wayne Smith scored numerous hits at Jammys including his famous 'Under Mi Sleng Teng'. He also released the album of the same name where he showcased the wavy and choppy 'E20' tune and the crisp and clear 'In Thing' song on the computerized "Come" rhythm.

Spring Hill Records are immensely proud to bring you this unreleased Supercat bombshell from 1984!

On a recent visit to Jamaica we uncovered this unbelievable treasure - A huge track by the young Supercat, produced and recorded in 1984 by Jah Thomas. For reasons unknown, the tune never came out and was sitting patiently for 31 years, waiting to be discovered! Taken from the original master tapes, this is by far one of Cat's fiercest tunes. A prototype to his Sleng Teng anthem 'Trash and Ready', 'Ever Ready' is a strictly Clarks Wallabies and knits ganzie affair, with Supercat calling all posses as they roll in the dance. Cool & Deadly heavyweight mix with a riddim track by the mighty Roots Radics, this 45 is simply too essential to miss!!!

Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart is a name to remember when it comes to modern groove music! Bassist and guitarist in various band, he started production in the mid- 90s and continues today to combine modern technology with the raw and genuine spirit of the golden age of Disco, Funk, Soul, Jazz, or Reggae.

Based in Lyon (France), he's constantly been looking up for new artists and adventures to feed his endless appetite for production and composition. As a result, his discography is quite exceptional today and the list of projects he's been involved in quite impressive: Uptown Funk Empire, Mr President, Metropolitan Jazz Affair, Mr Day, Hawa, or Patchworks Galactic Project are just a few examples... Album after album, he proved a true gift of musical ubiquity, renewing in all genres and always mindful to ensure high standards.

Since 2007, just following the international success of The Dynamics first album, Patchworks has also started to hide under Taggy Matcher alias, releasing fine Reggae remixes on Stix Records, a subdivision of Favorite Recordings. And after a few years seeing these remixes played all over, the mysterious Taggy Matcher and Stix Records decided it was time to go further and prepare a first album.

After a first single covering two tracks of The Black Keys and shedding lights on a new singer called Birdy Nixon, Taggy Matcher recently presented the song 'My Man', alongside another surprising great songstress from Lyon: LMK. On this track, Taggy dug more into the Digital Reggae sound from the early 80s, showing another side of his production scale, more famous for his Rocksteady-Roots style until then.

Coming out late November, Taggy Matcher' first album, called Singasong, definitely explores even more into the various styles of Jamaican music. Surrounded by a loyal team of musicians, he continues the long-standing local tradition of covers, taking over titles as varied as "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath or "No Love Allowed" by Rihanna, to name just a few.

As for vocals, Taggy also gave his trust to a fine crew: around a captivating Birdy Nixon, the young LMK shows eloquent skills, as do Mr Day and John Milk, his two longtime buddies. And whether it's in adaptation or composition, the sound and production of this first album impress by its authenticity and style.

Serious lyrics... political sources of ragga checked here. Superb song about NO WAR in Syria... and everywhere where the original message was perverted. A superb soulfull message in a deep concerned mind. Big Up !

Limited edition of 500.

The New Year starts with the welcome news that The Cosmologist returns with episode three of the Cosmology series.

Trip 1 started life as a tribute to 70's radical firebrand's The Last Poets and their 1977 clarion call to arms, 'It's a Trip'.

A loose and ever changing collective, the initial line up was formed on May 19,1968 to mark Malcolm X's birthday, having all met at East Wind, a Harlem based writers work shop.
They took their name from a revolutionary South African poet Keorapetse Kgositisile who rightly prophesized that the talking would soon give way to the persuasiveness of the gun.

Continuing that thought, civil rights for African Americans was very much the beat of The Last Poets; a cause they would champion and indeed, were not afraid to back up their mighty words with direct action.

However, the project was a long and laboured affair spanning many months, and try as they might, the original track just would not to be bent into shape for a modern dancefloor.

It simply refused to yield to the editing process, to the extent that it led to Laurie (the musical genius, rhythm section & orchestra behind The Cosmologist) labelling it a 'problem child.'

The message within that original 1978 track was so powerful and despite the advances made in racial parity in the ensuing decades, inequality remains stubbornly entrenched, leaving so much of the Last Poet's 35 year old sermon ringing as loud and true today as it did when it was first unleashed. In a Broken Britain that last year saw a massive rise in food banks on the one hand, whilst the other hand spent a staggering £6 billion at the Boxing day sales, 'the man' may have moved out of plain sight, but he is still running the same game.

In the end, following the purchase of a Roland SH 1000 (fans of Imagination will instantly recognize the bass synth that gave Body Talk & Illusion those killer hooks) it then led the track somewhere altogether unexpected. Sometimes, you just have to let go of an idea and the beats take over to decide upon the final destination.

The end result draws inspiration from' it's a Trip', where the faintest snatches of the vocal ghost in and out of the mix. From there, a slow and menacing chug builds into an epic journey that takes us to the very heart of Balearica that will we are sure, find favour amongst DJ's who opt for a more eclectic playlist .

As with any problem child, perseverance, patience and a lot of love helped Trip 1 to flourish, and to finally find its true voice.

Trip 2 is different beast altogether and can be traced back to the very dawn of the Cosmic movement, via Italian originator Daniele Baldelli. Mike Oldfield's Foreign Affair was a track he picked up on its 1983 release, as it fitted his hypnotic electronic sensibilities perfectly and many DJ's have since adopted it over the years as an ethereal end of night anthem.

As with all The Cosmologist reconstructions, the track is reworked so as to grace a contemporary setting, whilst retaining the essence of the original.

The influence of Jah Shaka hangs heavy in the air, with an authentic 70's style dub designed to rumble those speaker stacks. This is the sound of a popular holiday destination out of season and it warms the soul like late winter sunshine.

A limited, hand stamped 12" on crystal clear vinyl, this next piece in the Cosmology jigsaw will be let loose in spring, for those who know where to look...

Under the influence, and always under the radar...

Copies sent to Andrew Weatherall, DJ Harvey, Daniele Baldelli, Giles Peterson and Luke & Justin UnaBombers.