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Great and often overlooked album produced by Alvin GG Ranglin in 1983 utilising a cast of top class musicians including Willie Lindo, Lloyd Parks, Winston Wright and Mikey Boo Richards at Channel One. Another great reissue from Onlyroots.

Hard to find 1988 Uptemo Digital Roots album from Blacka T, Produced by Augustus Pablo for his label Message. Recorded in Jamaica at Music Works & Tuff Gong with Sylvan Morris & Soljie and in the U.K. at Dub Vendor / Class A studios by Chris Lane.

Easily one of the greatest roots reggae albums of all time, Soul Rebels resulted from the intensive partnership brokered by the group and maverick producer, Lee 'Scratch' Perry. It was the first Wailers 'concept' album, conceived as a long-player based on a rebellious theme, rather than a collection of isolated singles, and the presence of the Barrett Brothers in the rhythm section pointed the way for greater glories to come. The Wailers first formed as an unruly 5-piece in 1963, with Junior Braithwaite as lead singer and Beverley Kelso an early member, sometimes replaced by Cherry Green. During their long tenure at Studio One, Bob Marley gradually shifted to the lead vocal role and the robust core of Marley, Peter Tosh and Neville Livingston, aka Bunny Wailer, soon emerged as the mainstays of the group. Perry was involved with the Wailers at Studio One, using their talents for backing vocals on some of his solo work, but the partnership that yielded Soul Rebels was in an entirely different league. The title track, Tosh's anguished '400 Years and 'Corner Stone' are legendary for their intense power; 'It's Alright' set the template for the later 'Night Shift,' 'My Cup' was an individual barebones reading of James Brown's 'I Guess I'll Have To Cry Cry Cry,' while the playful 'Try Me' and 'No Water' are suggestive odes. Tosh's dejected 'No Sympathy' and the spirited 'Soul Almighty' are other winners and the 'Cloud 9' revamp 'Rebel's Hop' is another joy. All killer, no filler!

In the early 1970s, top-ranking toaster Lester Bullock got his start on the El Paso sound system in the mean streets of western Kingston. Initially known as Young Capone, since he was a protégé of the better-established Dennis Alcapone, he was renamed Dillinger by Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the first producer to record a significant number of tracks with the youth. 'Dub Organiser' and 'Tighten Up Skank' were somewhat popular when released in 1973 and there were individual tracks cut for Phil Pratt, Augustus Pablo, Prince Tony Robinson and Joe Gibbs, as well as Studio One, who issued debut LP, Ready Natty Dreadie, in 1975. By then, Dillinger was recording a series of singles for hit-making produce Bunny 'Striker' Lee, particularly on Johnnie Clarke's rhythms, though recordings for Channel One and the CB 200 album were what catapulted him into overseas consciousness in 1976, once the outstanding single, 'Cokane In My Brain,' reached the European pop charts. Marijuana In My Brain dates from 1977 and placed the toaster over some of the Striker's hottest rhythms, previously utilised for Johnnie Clarke scorchers like 'Satta' and 'Poor Marcus' (along with the odd Ronnie Davis track); Clarke's reading of 'Going To A Ball' is here transformed into an ode to the Bouncing Ball, then one of the most popular clubs for black Londoners, and his 'African Roots' anthem gets the Dillinger treatment too. Of course, the title track was the biggest hit of the bunch, an ode to the 'wisdom weed' driven by cosmic space synth overdubs.

For half a decade, Doncaster deejay Parly B has been a fixture of the UK and international sound system scene. His first album on Glasgow's Scotch Bonnet Records, Lyrics Spree, builds on 2016's EP 'This Is Digital'. Blessed with a voice as deep as Bounty Killer's, a crowing gimmick reminiscent of the great Dennis Alcapone and a bottomless bag of verbosity, Parly is the complete microphone talker. He rides a shopping trolley load of digital rhythms by likeminded producers - including Danny T & Tradesman, Stalawa, Interrupt and Mungo's Hi Fi - ranging from upbeat celebratory skanks to sweltering body winds. Tracks include the exuberant 80s vibes of the title tune, the brass-driven UK sound of You Mi A Look featuring fellow Mungo's mic man Charlie P, and the moody reality chant Skylark. Lyrics Spree is infectious, verbally dexterous dancehall, spraying lyricism in your direction

Lowell Dunbar and Robert Shakespeare are the renowned Jamaican rhythm section that has worked with a range of international stars, including Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Joan Armatrading, Garland Jeffries and countless others. They first came to know each other in the early 1970s, when both were based in rival bands playing in clubs on Kingston's Red Hills Road and started working together at Channel One studio in the mid-1970s, when Sly was musical arranger for the Revolutionaries house band and Robbie the main bassist for Bunny Lee's Aggrovators. After a stint of international touring in Peter Tosh's Word, Sound and Power band, which exposed them to the tastes and markets of overseas audiences, the pair joined forces more concertedly with their Taxi label, producing hits with Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Sugar Minott and the Wailing Souls. At the same time, as the driving force behind the Compass Point All Stars, they brought Grace Jones to prominence worldwide and made Gwen Guthrie a star through reggaefied disco, and then brought Black Uhuru into the top spot in the wake of Bob Marley's passing. Then, when Jamaican music went digital with the 'Sleng Teng' craze of the mid-1980s, Sly and Robbie made the shift in that direction too, becoming among the most prominent producers as the 80s gave way to the 90s. Dubs For Tubs: A Tribute To King Tubby is a digital dub salute to the King issued shortly after his terrible murder; it is mostly comprised of synthesizer re-cuts of classic Jamaican rhythms, with 'Dub For Joy' being a tough re-working of the Heptones' 'Love Me Girl' and 'Dub To Make You Move And Groove' a take on their 'Party Time'; Dennis Brown's 'Here I Come' is here mutated to 'Dub For Roots People' and his 'Here I Come' anthem shifted into the spongy 'Dub For All Seasons.' An intriguing offshoot of 'Sleng Teng' is among the other highlights.

A classic white label that has been out-of-print and hard-to-find for many years is now remastered and reissued with an all-new B side from edit maestro Mr. K. The original release is coveted not only for the quality of the edit but also for the beautiful sonics on the vinyl itself. The sound quality of the vintage release has been meticulously recreated on this new edition.

2 track Single from Augustus Pablo / Alton Ellis released by Stamma/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Baba Brooks / Patsy Millicent Todd released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Count Ossie Band released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Delano Stewart released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Dennis Alcapone released by Inbidimts/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Earl Flute / Chuckles released by Mafia/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from George Beaufort / Twelve Tribes Of Israel Band released by Orthodox Muzik/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Joe Higgs / The Conquerors released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Keith Hudson / Earl Flute & Horace Andy released by Mafia/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Keith Hudson / Horace Andy & Earl Flute released by Mafia/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Ken Boothe / Earl Bailey released by Inbidimts/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Patsy Millicent Todd released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Patsy Millicent Todd / Leslie Butler & Count Ossie released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers / Tommy McCook released by Studio One/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Afrotones / Lynn Taitt & The Jets released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Conquerors released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Gaylads released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Minstrells / The Hamlins released by Studio One/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from The Valentines / Leslie Butler released by Gay Feet/Dub Store Records

Die lebenden Legenden des Reggae, Toots & The Maytals enthüllten ihr erstes Akustikalbum im
Sommer 2012 zum 50. Jubiläum des jamaikanischen Unabhängigkeitstages. Der Grammy
Gewinner Toots Hibbert war der erste, der das Wort "Reggae" auf seinem 1968er Klassiker Do
The Reggay auf Band benutzte. In den letzten sechs Jahrzehnten hat er den Sound maßgeblich
beeinflusst. Mit seinem Akustikalbum Unplugged On Strawberry Hill wird die Legende
fortgeführt. Toots verzaubert den Hörer mit seinen Performances; die ganz große Besonderheit
dieser Veröffentlichung, ist die rein akustisch gespielte Musik. Jede Minute dieser Aufnahmen
kommt von Herzen. Das Album stellt seine soulige Seite heraus und sein roher Gesang klingt, als
wäre er gerade 20

2 track Single from Johnny Clarke / Little Clive released by Atom/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Keith Hudson released by Mafia/Dub Store Records

2 track Single from Linval Thompson / Soul Syndicate released by Big Style/Dub Store Records

Slave' is a dark instrumental of Sparrow's 'The Slave' from 1963 by Bert Inniss National Recording Orchestra with backing vocals by March of Dimes Quartet. It was the first release on the National label, which would become Sparrow's home from 1963 to 1967; Spicy, rhythmic, mournful, classic, full of emotions.

'The Slave' was taken from the same title album released in 1963. This album marks a new era in the matchless career of Sparrow. He could not have launched his National Recording Company on a higher note. 'The Slave' is a gem of composition and one of the most memorable works created by a calypsonian in this generation. Maybe it will remain historically significant in the traditional musical development of Trinidad & Tobago for generations. The song is a scathing telling of the fate of slaves in Britain's West Indian colonies. If you've ever wondered where calypso came from this song will tell you. You can actually feel the emotions of the Slaves being expressed in this great Calypso. The genius Mighty Sparrow has taken us back to the plantations so that we can get a front seat view of the hardships of slavery. This narration in song is a must for all students of history in Trinidad & Tobago.

Many of the world's great craftsmen have, at one time or another, created works which were not entirely free from flaws. An astonishing exception in this respect is the greatest calypsonian Mighty Sparrow. From the day he skyrocketed to fame with his composition 'Jean And Dinah' in 1956, Slinger Francisco has not made a weak calypso. All of his long-play records have been best-sellers throughout the Caribbean, in the United Kingdom, the United States and even in Europe.

The polish dub master Radikal Guru is back to Moonshine Recordings with a heavyweight 12" vinyl on a 160bpm tip. This time he joins forces with two very talented MC's - Parly B and Baptiste to deliver yet another future classic. Tell dem fi run!

t's time for magaritas. Dresden's master of the sampler Alexander Scharf chops up cheesy germanness for greater good and varying experiences: Schlager-upcycling it is. »Nur mit Dir« is a lovely summer day's theme, the anthem of freshly found or long lasting love, the hymn for the night with your loved one. »Ode an die Fröbbe« is the morning after. The morning after the morning of too much togetherness: Honestly weird and weirdly lovable. In the end »Grünalge Christian« keeps it all together. Thank you, Christian. Thank you, Schleander.

Digital Dub masterpiece ! A classic O.B.F. Style with one ruff side and one Dub psychedelic side :) FAT CUT !

Belgian guitarist and composer Wouter Rosseel's love for Django Reinhardt, Sonny Rollins and swing jazz on one hand and reggae, rocksteady and ska on the other, has moved him to create Jamaican Jazz Orchestra. With ingenious compositions that enter fluidly, Wouter has succeeded in finding the sweet spot where jazz and Jamaica meet, once in a while sidestepping to afrobeat and nyahbinghi.

Several renown jazz musicians, most of them Ghent based joined the project and in 2013 Jamaican Jazz Orchestra was born. After a demo and an EP, Jamaican Jazz Orchestra released their first full album 'Encounters' in 2015 on Zephyrus Records.
Late november they're releasing an instrumental vinyl single with two new songs. (Ah Beh Bah / Big Belly Blues)

Early 2019 the band hits the studio to record their second full album. Recording on analog tape, allowing producer Tom Callens (Lady Linn, Little Dots, South of the Border) and mixing engineer Victor Rice to uncover that typical old school sound of reggae and jazz recordings between 60's and early 80's. The full album is expected in autumn 2019.