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Instrumental Electro Dub. Oldschool and minimal. Riddim factory !

Bo has collaborated with Mulatu Astatke, Issa Bagayogo, Bollywood star Shilpa Rao, and BaianaSystem, and released critically acclaimed remixes for Poirier, Luisa Maita, Filastine, Blick Bassy and Bomba Estéreo on labels such as Tru-Thoughts, Ninja Tune, Cumbancha, Dutty Artz, World Connection and many others. For 'Quilombo Do Futuro Remixed', Maga Bo called upon the talents of a select team of top notch producers haling from several different continents. The original tracks united the organic subtleties of the Afro-Brazilian rhythms coco, maculela, samba, gong and capoeira with the punchy, powerful, electronic based sounds of dub, raga, hip hop and dubstep. The remixes take the tracks even further. Frikstailers deliver a monster digital cumbia remix. Uproot Andy comes with a crunk, bullerengue samba reggae. Subatomic Sound System brings a hypnotic dub rework. Stereotyp's remix is spooky, frantic burst of barefoot energy. El Remolon takes baile funk into trance cumbia dub territory. Sabo brings a sunny, uplifting vibe for the dance floor. Dr. Das injects noise and grit with a deep, deep bassline. Process Rebel treats coco to warm distortion and spacious reverb. Dub Gabriel offsets hard, one-drop dub and samba with political commentary on immigration. Digitaldubs drops a raw, dirty bass and rapid-fire funk programming. DJ Dolores' new project Stank, comes with a dubbed out samba reggae. Poirier goes deep on his tranced out jongo rework. Batida connects the dots between samba and kuduro.












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Superb. Probably the most beautyfull vinyl from Ucture (Ambivalence). Clode to Emotional Joystick, Whisp or Ezekiel... Superb music full of beats creations, melodious melts and pure textures. A must have. An absolute jewel. Big big UP !
Ucture - Intro v3.0
Ucture - Mastic Bastard
Ucture - Larsen Lupin
Ucture - Ancolie Sofa
Ucture - Nevermind The Destruction
Ucture - Lethal Lead
Ucture - Hoping Parade

Classic dub 12'' back to wax.

Recorded and produced in South Korea, mixed, mastered and manufactured in the UK, the 'Highest Grade' EP aka Alpha Steppa Meets Alpha & Omega Part III is a madly limited double 7-inch pressing, sure to sell out before it even hits the streets, so get your preorder in fast. Alpha & Omega are titans of British Dub, and have played a crucial role in its development both locally and internationally. They have worked with every major industry icon and have been putting out albums at a consistent rate since the late '80s. Prolific and well-respected by critics and fans alike, they have an almost prodigious talent for choosing musical collaborators who work seamlessly with their unique Brit-Dub sound. Alpha Steppa, child protégé of Alpha & Omega, debuted in 2010 with a bang. His label, Steppas Records began in style, offering up fresh dubs and soundsystem mixes by his mentors, as well as one of the final releases by titan of the reggae scene, the late Gregory Isaacs. Alpha Steppa produces dubstep that is aware of its roots heritage and works to integrate that into some of the most innovative dubs being made today. Currently based in Eastern Asia, he has begun integrating an authentic oriental sound into the UK dubstep vibe. With 'Highest Grade' he brings you his third collaborative effort with Alpha & Omega. Flex Zagazzow was first introduced to the world of Jamaican dancehall as a youth growing up in the ghettos of Clarendon, Jamaica Under the wing of great reggae artists, such as Cocoa Tea, Freddy McGregor, and Everton Blender. By the age of 17, Flex Zagazzow was already singing with the top Jamaican Sound Systems such as African Roots. Inspired by these influences, a dream was born to pursue his career as an international singer and MC. Flex Zagazzow is a professional Reggae artist who has been chanting on the microphone and entertaining music lovers with skills developed in his homeland of Jamaica for the past 20 years.

01. GO DEH
02. WISE MAN FROM THE EAST
03. IT MUST COME
04. GUNS DON'T ARGUE
05. STEVE AUSTIN
06. NO PLACE LIKE HOME
07. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
08. ETERNAL LIFE
09. GATHER MY PEOPLE
10. IF JAH IS FOR US
11. TABLE GONNA TURN
12. ROCK IT IN THE GHETTO
13. LIFE IS GREAT
14 TOGETHERNESS

After blowing up the reggae mash-up scene with his very first release back in 2006, DJ Shepdog has quickly established himself as a dancefloor connessieur mixing up hip hop, reggae, drum & bass and whatever else fits the bill of "Righteous Party Vibes". Now a firm favourite at festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival, Big Chill, Outlook and many more, he can also regularly be found playing at clubs across the UK & Europe.

A new series of vinyl and download only releases, "from the archives...". Islands Inbetween was originally released on cassette in 1983 [Touch # T33.2]. 3 tracks, by John Keliehor & Orlando Kimber, have been removed from the cassette edition for copyright reasons. The second in this series, "Drumming for Creation" [Touch # T33.3V] will be released in the autumn...

Indonesians often use the name 'Nusantara', meaning 'the islands in-between', when referring to the archipelago that forms their Republic. This cassette covers only some of the cultural activity on Java and Bali, the best known islands out of the 13,700 counted by statisticians, so it is not intended to be in any way definitive. The selections are more like musical postcards of two cultures balanced between tradition and tourism.

Side 1:
1. Only Man She Want - Popcaan
2. Yah Suh Nice - Potential Kid
3. Do sum'n - Konshens
4. Cheater's Prayer - Christopher Martin
5. Reggae - Etana
6. Kingston Town (Remix) - Bust Signal feat. Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley


Side 2:
1. Temperature - Sean Paul
2. Romie - Beenie Man
3. Benz And Bimma - Bounty Killer
4. No Letting Go - Wayne Wonder
5. Hold You - Gyptian
6. Pull It Up - Beres Hammond and Buju Banton

Side 3:
1. She Doesn't Mind - Sean Paul
2. Gal A Bubble - Konshens
3. Wine - Cham feat. O
4. Overtime - Gyptian
5. Not Missing You - Tarrus Riley
6. Keeping It Real - Beres Hammond

Side 4:
1. When I Hold You Tonight - General Degree
2. Heads High - Mr. Vegas
3. Healing - Lady Saw feat. Beenie Man
4. Can't Satisfy Her - I-Wayne
5. Just One Of Those Days - Sizzla
6. It's A Pity - Tanya Stephens

Of all the remarkable talents to arise from the dancehalls of Kingston, Jamaica, few have proved more
compelling or controversial than Adidja Palmer, better known as Vybz Kartel. Revered on the streets of
the ghetto garrisons, he has also been reviled as a scourge on society—both for his unadulterated lyrics
and his unapologetic lifestyle. One thing nobody contests is that Vybz Kartel stands head and shoulders
above his peers as a lyrical genius.
1. Jamaica
2. Beautiful Girl
3. Half On A Baby
4. Go Go Wine
5. Yuh Love (Interlude)
6. Yuh Love
7. My Crew
8. Breathless
9. Mi Remember
10. Push It In (Take It Out)
11. Wine Pon Me
12. Fresh
13. Freestyle
14. Money*
15. Good Pussy*
16. Ghetto Youth (Survival Song)
Tracks 14 and 15 exclusive to deluxe.

Jon is one of our favourite producers and DJ's and he offered us exclusive vinyl rights to release (VERY LIMITED, only 500 are being distributed) these two tunes even though it meant untie-ing him from the chair before we could break a finger or two. But hey, that's the music business for you.

With a reputation as one of the UK's leading labels for contemporary dubwise produce forged in the last year with releases by dub heavyweights such as Earl 16, Mungo's Hi Fi, Nick Manasseh, and RSD, Reggae Roast come with the new single from Ruben Da Silva featuring Skinnyman. 'Sensi Skank' is yet another home grown slice of hard hitting digital roots, set to shake speaker stacks across the land. Ruben Da Silva is quickly becoming a major force on the British roots scene and one of the hottest new voices in town. The beautifully distinctive tone to his vocal carries the track as he begrudges the fact that he is criminalized and forced to smoke undercover. Skinnyman, the long time outspoken advocator of the legalisation of cannabis, makes a rare but unforgettable appearance, and as ever his flow and delivery are second to none, delivering a socially analytical commentary. The dub version appears courtesy of Murray Man, a true veteran of the scene, who has been running sound systems since the '80s, his distinctive Digi-Roots production style smashing up dancefloors across the world. Finally, Placid from the Undiluted Records camp, also the home of Ed Solo and Brockie, are on remix duties and come with a hard hitting drum & bass stomper that is sure to mash up the place. Already receiving plays from junglist A-listers such as Hype (Kiss FM) and Sub Focus (Ram Records), their DnB refix sure brings some added heat to an already red hot smoking release.

Atlanta producer Distal teams up with Vancouver's HxdB for 'Booyant', an absolutely killer collaboration that fuses the best elements of both producers in fine style. Taking a 136bpm tempo and bridging dubstep with a cutting edge bass-heavy house vibe, the duo pull together an intimate dancefloor bubbler that fans of Night Slugs and Swamp 81 will most likely feel quite at home with. Awash with lush synths and gurgling sound bytes, 'Booyant' is a quality track to tickle many a fancy. Flip to Side AA for Distal's solo effort 'Amphibian', an excellent piece of 140bpm machine music, whirring and clicking in a roughly similar vein to Instra:mental's 'Rift Zone'. Experimental dubstep pressure for the open minded, guaranteed future-proof. Distal will release his debut album 'Civilization' on Tectonic later in the spring of 2012.

First Word are very excited to present a brand new 7" from Border Crossing. Born out of the melting pot that is Ladbroke Grove, West London with it's unique tradition of merging musical styles, Border Crossing's sound emerged in 2004. Their critically acclaimed debut LP 'Ominous' expressed this diverse range of influences, drawing upon reggae, soul, rock, jazz & hip hop. The second album 'Freedom of Speech' signalled a harder sound with more vocal collaborations, before a venture into the purely instrumental sound of their third release, 'Starlines & Stellagrams' in 2010.

This 12" contains six brandnew remixes from forthcoming Double CD album ALIEN NA FAVELA.

Angolan / Portuguese Batida (aka Pedro Coquenão) returns with a new single following on from his critically acclaimed debut LP released earlier in the year.

On the A-side thumping bass lines collide head on with 1970s Angolan music legend Carlos Lamartine. One of Angola's most influential musicians Carlos Lamartine began putting music out in the late 1950s and became increasingly political during the early 1970s as Angola struggled to gain its independence. The remix came about when Coquenão was finishing his record with Portuguese producer Beat Laden who created the original loop for Pedro to build an arrangement around. Done as a tribute to 'Kota' Carlos Lamartine the remix got the seal of approval from the man himself.

The B-side features a beefed up remix of album track 'Yumbala' by London based producer A.J.Holmes & The Hackney Empire. Batida worked with an Angolan artist called Sacerdote whom challenged him to record some verses highlighting the history of Kuduro but pointing in new directions. The result was 'Yumbala' where Sacerdote sings: "Kids pick up a chair and sit down. Kuduro is taking a different route. I don´t simply sing for fun but to contribute to this new generation. Don´t open your mouth to sing in vain.'

Drums: Kirk Bennett, Shaun 'Natty' Darson , Peter 'Kongz' Samaru, Deleon 'Juba' White, Clifton"Johnny"Clarke, Stanley "Rellee" Hayden, Kemar 'Flava' McGregor, Dwight Martin
Percussions: Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, Clive Hunt, Bongo Herman, Dru Castro
Bass: Danny "Axeman" Thompson, Michael Fletcher, Andrew 'Worms' Ayre, Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer, Kemar 'Flava' McGregor
Keyboards: Lloyd 'Obeah' Denton, Clive Hunt, Roy 'Gramps' Morgan, Andre Bailey, Llamar 'Riff Raff' Brown, Carol 'Bowie' McLaughlin, Franklin 'Bubbler' Waul, Clive Hunt, Robbie Lyn, Jason 'J Vibe' Farmer, Kemar 'Flava' McGregor, Sonjahtu Martin, Wayne Passley, Dwight Martin
Guitar: Wayne Armond, "Makalox", Ian 'Bizzy' Coleman, Jimmy Mbaye, Kevin 'Zugu' Patterson,
Dru Castro, Mitchum 'Khan' Chin, Blue Miller, Duwayne Hoilett, Willie Lindo
Steel Guitar: Denny Hemingson
Horns: Dean Frasier, Dwight Richards, Ronald "Nambo" Robinson
Saxophone: Everton Gayle
Diverse Instruments: Delroy 'Delly' Foster
Lead Vocals: Roy 'Gramps' Morgan
Background Vocals: Alberto 'AL' Cruz, Roy 'Gramps' Morgan, Clarence Leggett

Recorded at: Tuff Gong (Kingston, Jamaica), Karbone 14 Studios (Dakar, Senegal), Grafton Recording Studio (Kingston, Jamaica), Big Yard (Jamaica), Penthouse Recording (Kingston, Jamaica), Circle House (Miami, Florida), Blue Man Recording (Nashville, Tennessee), Dada Son Recording Studio, Hit Farm Studio (Coral Springs, Florida), Zimma Studio (Sunrise), A Room Studio (Queens, New York), No Doubt Records (Kingston, Jamaica), Stonehenge Recording Studio at Zacs (Atlanta, Georgia)
Mixed at: Music House Recording Studio (Atlanta, Georgia), No Doubt Records (Kingston, Jamaica) by: Dru Castro, Roy 'Gramps' Morgan, Delroy 'Delly' Foster, Kemar 'Flava' McGregor
Recorded by: Jemere Morgan, Roland McDermott, "Snysh" Davario Jones, Alrick Thompson, Carlton Lynn, Lord Alajiman, Rommel Marshall, Charles Wakeman, Bunnu, Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer, Zemroy Lewis, Kemar 'Flava' McGregor, Kamal Evans

Some excellent electro dub instrumental tracks!

Dublin's Dirty Dubsters Drop their biggest collaboration to date with Legendary Uk reggae ArtistTopCat. This infectious good time reggae riddim is complimented perfectly byTopCat's sweet flow and catchy lyrics which is all about the girls. This tune is set to fire up any festival or summer soundsystem and support comes from Australia's Spenda C who wades in and ups the tempo with a Jacking Moombahton mix complete with crazy Synth line for the raving crew. Brooklyn's Lion Dub also pulls the reins with a heavy Jungle remix for the bass heads. Something for all tastes on this release from Irish Moss Records.
The Liondub jungle mix has been getting alot of support from some heavy weight DnB DJs with DJ HYPE playing it on his kiss Fm Show and Benny Paige to name just few.

Dropping their milestone tenth release, Mixmag's current Label Of The Week Reggae Roast continue to bring together exciting artists from the world of reggae, dub and beyond. 'Show Babylon' is yet another slice of hard hitting dub by Linval Thompson, a true legend of the genre, with a heavyweight dubstep remix from TMSV, one of the best up and coming producers in the game. From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, the name Linval Thompson and the Thompson Sounds moniker had serious currency in the world of Jamaican reggae. In addition to his reputation as a vocalist on over a dozen albums, Thompson was the producer of over 40 albums and hundreds of singles by artists including Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Barrington Levy, Eek-A-Mouse, Gregory Isaacs, The Wailing Souls, Triston Palma, Cornell Campbell, Johnny Osbourne, The Viceroys, and Sugar Minott. Nick Manasseh has been deeply involved in the development of the UK roots scene for the past two decades, championing his distinctive production style with many of the biggest talents of his generation. He is also responsible for introducing many new people to the genre through his seminal radio show on Kiss FM which ran for a staggering 12 years. His productions have backed several Reggae Roast releases including the previous single with Kenny Knots and the ever popular 'Reggae Music' by Earl 16. TMSV is an emerging producer from The Netherlands with releases on Tube10 and Box Clever. His recent remix of Movado's 'Dem A Talk' was voted in the top 5 remixes of the year on Dubstep Forum and he is widely tipped as one to watch for 2012. Here he adds a deep, percussive flip to the original.

The Subversions 'Years Dub' b/w 'Perfume'
New 7 single on High Noon Music
The debut vinyl outing for Bristol's Dub greats The Subversions delivers a great double sider with 2 heavy tracks that will be heard on sound systems for years to come.
The A side is a cover of U2's 'New year's day' rendered in a way that we guarantee you have never heard before. Almost the only resemblance to the original is the same words but this version is handled nicely by Elle Dee with a little auxiliary help from Bristol MC Madlox. The rest of the music could be straight from a Jamaican dub plate. The song skanks along at a typically Dub tempo of 70 bpm and gets your head nodding without you realising. You almost forget that Bono and co had anything to do with it!
The flip side, 'Perfume' has a solo vocal from Madlox delivering some rather cheeky vocals about the girl only wearing her perfume. Utilising an interpolated bass groove that will have any sample spotters thinking and again sticking around the 70 bpm mark to keep your head moving in a similar fashion to the A side.

Another neet lp 12'' from 10FT Ganja Palnt !!! Bless IT !

Manchesters basement dwelling duo DJs Samrai and Platt AKA Swing Ting
are back with another slice of toughened bashment x grime madness, laced
masterfully by the vocals of´local legend Fox.A production outfit, club night and
*dj crew*, Swing Ting special.

Necessary Mayhem producer Curtis Lynch aka Da Grynch has come up with another musical masterpiece with a new riddim named The Gorilla, probably the strongest beat the label has unleashed so far, charged with a super heavy bass line and crushing drums. The line-up of artists who have vocalled on The Gorilla reads like the who's-who of the current reggae industry, spread over a series of three 7' plates and a bonus 12' featuring Grynch dubs. On this third and final 45 in the trilogy, newcomer Franz Job sings the hook for UK Dancehall star Mr Williamz on 'Viva Marijuana' - no prizes for guessing what that song is about. Backed up with Chucki Starr's heavy 'Locked Up', both sides here are tailor made for the conscious-reggae bass-bin massive.

Following Boy George's highly successful artist album 'Ordinary Alien' released in March this year, 'Turn 2 Dust' featured within the album along with fifteen additional cuts from George's past, present, and future.Now Decode are proud to present the remix package of Turn 2 Dust - consisting of mixes from rising superstar DJ/Producer David Jones, from up and coming producer Bootik (Bartosz Brenes & Timofey Reznikov), scene star Kris Di Angelis, and Nocturne The Blonde.

very limited 7" promo, from the forthcoming SOUL JAZZ 'TV Sound and Image' compilation

True Panther Sounds is proud to debut the very first ensemble recordings as a limited-edition 3-track 12"/cdep.
'We speak one language now,' says Sierra Leonian singer Janka Nabay of the band he calls the 'Bubu Gang,' an eclectic group of New York-based musicians who fell in love with Janka's frenetic 'bubu' dance music in 2010 following Janka's American debut on True Panther Sounds. In the year and a half since their first show, the band has started infusing bubu music with a broader range of stylistic influences, and Janka has evolved into an inspired band-leader and MC in the tradition of James Brown and Fela Kuti.

New 7'' offering from the SHAOLIN TEMPLE DEFENDERS, featuring remix from the acclaimed DYNAMICS.

Yellow vinyl full color label with "MONKEY MAN" backed by JOOLS HOLLAND'S RHYTHM & BLUES
ORCHESTRA live on LATER 2007, "A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY" recorded live at ROCK IN RIO.

Taster from forthcoming EP of remixes from "Into Bass & Time" f/DJ Brace's rejig of "Still A Soldier", a funky breakbeat burner, + Second Sky & Thomas Blondet's spacey steppers take on "Calvert Street Rock". These tracks exclusive to this 7".

ubble ft. Echo Ranks(UK) 10" on Dub Tunnel Records(DT001). This is the first release of croatian dub veteranswith their new dub project on new dubwise label! Dubble(Vanya O,
Dubolik) bring you two heavy tunes with their dub versions. First side is roots style tune with the beautiful voice of Echo Ranks alongside wicked drumming of Judahman, while side B is digital dub style with smooth vocals of Vanya O. More

This is a new label for us and we're impressed by the music they are signing. If you like your dubstep dubby then you'll be all over this.

Brain Feeder's Austin Peralta gives the late Sun Ra a sunny re-working in fresh L.A. styles..... awesome stuff!! TIP!