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Showcase LP: all tracks are followed by their dub versions.
Recorded at Channel One Recording Studio.

Reissue of 1980 release

1979 recordings, produced by Dennis Brown and mixed by King Tubby

Classic 1981 Roots Radics dub album, reissued after 35 years - a must for all King Tubby's fans. Produced By Joseph Jackson aka Ranking Joe, recorded at Channel One by Solgie, and mixed at King Tubby's.

The second 7inch in the Jahtari floppy disc series sees the return of Monkey Marc from the red sands of the Australian outback to his solar powered studio inside a shipping container on aMelbourne junkyard. Cooked up between old school samplers, obscure synths and tape delays the cuts on this double-sided disc come right from the edge of an abysmal echo chamber: cavernous reverbs, the extra-lush keys from an Emulator III and Monkey Marc's huge MPC 3000 sound that's entirely his own. Limited to 300 copies! Also keep an eye out for Monkey Marc's other projects, like his JA produced smasher No Surrender , his upcoming album with UK mic legend YT, or past classics like his Planet Smashers' EP on Jahtari from 2014 and his track for Roots Manuva's 4everevolution album, Who Goes There .

Produced by Dennis Brown and Ranking Joe

Reissue of 1986 release

1980 roots

Reissue of 1982 release

1977 recording

Reissue of 2001 lovers release on Ras Barnibas Inc Records

Warehouse Find!

Reissue of 1968 back to back rocksteady vocals

Next cut to Roman Stewart's In The Chapel

Reissue of 1980 recording

Killer roots vocal originally released in 1978

Reissue of 1968 recording, back to back rocksteady vocals

Killer roots from 1979, with Vin Gordon

UK dub scene pioneers Dub Pistols gear up to release new dub-quaking extravaganza 'Crazy Diamonds'.

To celebrate 20 years of unhinged lunacy, the Dub Pistols return with their seventh studio album, a mix of dub, reggae, ska, punk, breaks and drum & bass.

Guaranteed to nice up the place with some heavyweight bass and mash up the dance given half the chance - respect.' - Don Letts

Spreading its wings once more, spiritually aligned within the realms of Dub and Dubstep - imprint Tripedal Crow conjures their second anticipated vinyl release. Geographically based in Hamburg, Germany - label owner and prolific producer JahYu aptly combines the roots heritage of Dub music with traditional Korean, oriental influences - forming the foundation of his signature sound with the message of outernational unity beyond national borders through the release's lyrics. Churning out bass-centered dance music for over half a decade, the talented artist has unceasingly refined his sonic qualities, a certainty, which is further proven to be true with TCR002 - a four-track heavyweight of his collaboration with venerated MC and vocalist Ras Tinny - dubbed 'Freedom of Movement'. With the original 'Again Again', a dub version and two high-grade remixes by the likes of Alpha & Omega and Akcept, this one will be sure to be heard on sound systems all over - version business along a digital bonus track: Alpha & Omega's Dub Version.

Wondrous flute melodies emerge and join the true-to-the-roots rhythm alongside the invigorating chants of Ras Tinny, submerged in low frequencies and skanking chords. Drawn into deep meditation, the resulting soundscape serves to illuminate JahYu's respect- and skillful application of his oriental heritage. Firmly woven into the contemporary roots scene, Alpha & Omega picks up the pace with their version - switching up the bassline, routing the original through the black box that is their quality dubwise production, while keeping the arrangement true to the original overall. Flipping the record, we're met with an introspective spin on the original. Aligning itself alongside submerged low frequency oscillations, tending to a more modern sonic signature than its A-Side counterpart - enveloped in a melancholic, pensive atmosphere - deep meditation is guaranteed. Version upon version, the track is being followed up with a mighty remix by the proficient hands of emerging NZ artist: Akcept. Warbled sonic introductions and scattered chord reverberations join figurative hands and dance in midst of a driving and ceaselessly forward-stepping bassline, perfectly concluding the spiritual sounds of this 12'.

Dub-Stuy welcomes up and coming producer Blind Prophet for a conscious dub release in collaboration with Russia's Tenor Youthman and Italy's Numa Crew.

Long Island, New York's Blind Prophet makes his debut on Dub-Stuy Records alongside the vocal talents of Tenor Youthman , one of the founders of Russia's Lion Posse sound system. ' Marijuana Burns Capitalism ' is a deep and meditative social statement sure to move the dance and stimulate the heads.

On 'Marijuana Burns Capitalism', Blind Prophet lays down a solid riddim, with a deep driving bassline and a bubbly harpsichord skank, for Tenor Youthman to sing about the liberating properties of hemp in fighting the evils of mass production and capitalism. The result is a simple and effective cut backed by a sparse dub that lets the drums and bass roll out to full effect.

The flip side sees Florence's Numa Crew deliver their own fire for the dance with another straight to the chest dub version that focuses on the bassline and Tenor's unique vocal style.

A 12' for the massive that continues the uplifting sound system music Dub-Stuy is known for.

500 only
First time 10" release of this killer roots reggae tune, with dub on the flip.

A pounding kick, majestic horns and the powerful chanting of Iration Steppas' Dan Man anchor "This A Sound". "This A Version" strips back the horns & voice, opening up reverb-drenched wells of darkness.

The first official re-issue of rare, killer 12". Spiritual roots on a heavy digital rhythm. Finally available again on vinyl., originally out on Ras Affinityin 1986!
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Jamaiel Shabaka was born in the parish of St.Thomas, Jamaica. As far as he remember, he grew up like a child in the country side by farming vegetables under the sun with his family. At the age of five of seven years old, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, California. He discovered music with his mum playing piano and that's how he started singing.

Sometimes he came back to Jamaica and there he experienced Sound System for the first time. There he met a brethren named Ras Kiddus. Jamaiel wanted to meet Sugar Minott so he asked Ras Kiddus to help him. Ras Kiddus brought him to the Youth Promorion yard and organized a meeting. Sugar Minott took time to help Jamaiel to produce his song 'I Am That I Am' at Channel 1 studio on Maxfield avenue. The melody came to him with the inspiration of Jah Rastafari.

ZamZam 52 is a fully outernational collaboration between Bukkha (Spain/US), Madplate Sound (Italy) and Junior Dread (Brazil). We love these kinds of link-ups, as the simple act of creating tunes across borders and continents for an international community of listeners and dancers is an act of resistance in a time of increasing nationalism and restrictions on peoples' movement."Nada A Perder' ("Nothing To Lose") leads off with hard skanks and a deceptively wistful melody. Enter the honeyed-yet-gritty voice of rootsman Junior Dread over mashing steppers drums and a monstrous bassline designed with nothing but sound system pressure in mind. Junior Dread's powerful vocal, sung beautifully in his native Portuguese, delivers a message centered on unifying across difference: 'When Bukkha came with the instrumental,' he says, "it made me think about overcoming our generation's biggest obstacles if we unite.' His inspiration in music comes from 'life itself and Jah the Creator,' and as a believer in 'Word Sound Power,' Junior Dread focuses exclusively on positive, empowering lyrics.The dub version travels deep through swirling vapor trails, carving out space by stripping back the vocal, echoing the skanks hard, opening up the reverbs, firing off the lasers, and valving-up the bassline for an even more militant side. Bukkha's profile continues to rise with recent releases on labels including Dub Stuy, and Moonshine, with more dropping soon. Sparring partner Madplate Sound has also released on Moonshine and Dub Stuy, and Junior Dread is well-known for tunes on the above labels, and the seminal 'Rise' on Gorgon Sound's Peng Sound debut.

Tom Van Zeytveld AKA Phuture-T is well known to followers of hard-edged dubwise jungle from his many stellar releases on labels including Alphacut, 45Seven, and Eastern Promise Audio. In a landscape of similar-sounding steppers, Zeytvelt reveals his Emperor T alias on his first outing for ZamZam, bringing a welcome experimental sensibility to the worldwide steppers arena, while keeping sound system priorities and dancefloor imperatives firmly in view. Macka Step Dub" is a pounding 128 bpm killer that opens with congas, skanks, and a minimal guitar lick, but quickly ramps up the energy with a pounding kick, sick sine wave bass, clattering percussion and sirens, building the tension to a massive breakdown. When the smoke clears, magisterial horns and insistent skanks lead the way as the riddim rebuilds, the tape echo spools out, and the dance forwards on.Mek It Run Dub" is cut from the same sonic cloth but faster, and tweaking the template with a more organic bass sound, flanged skanks, and stark shocks from the spring reverb. With militant horns echoing from deep down the Well over a pummeling kick and bass attack, this one is a serious threat to a soundboy. Both tunes were mixed and dubbed out at Phuture-Studios in Amsterdam, mastered and cut by the one Lewis at Star Delta Mastering in Devon.

Digi roots with runaway steppers version, from 1995 getting a timely reissue.