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Volk's remix is inspired to the New York Techno scene with stomp drum, raw groove and marked synth. Side B open with "Substance" by Asylum, this track contains dark and closed sounds, a real trip into shadows. Jeff Rushin revisits this creating a very functional tool, and especially the right mix of dark and dancefloor's sounds.

Romanian Dub production ! Fat electro reggae and it's Dub !

We are very happy to welcome Jeroen Verschueren AKA Digid into the ZamZam fold with two cuts of high grade sound system fire. Straight outta Belgium, Digid has had our attention for a few years now thanks to a string of crucial releases on labels including Cubiculo, Moonshine, and Lion Charge. We dare say this wicked release will further his steep rise in profile.

We Nah Go' is a well-tested weapon, a full-charge stepper with both deep space and big room appeal. Crisp & heavy production captivate with sizzling high end, massive bassweight, and kick drum pushing into the red. The cinematic melodic figure, majestic horns, and mysterious, reverb-soaked atmosphere add up to a can't-fail powerhouse in the dance.

Digital Time' counters with a similar sonic palette and epic sweep, but an utterly deep and more meditative vibe. This is full eyes-down weaponry with a half time/one drop feel, chasms of reverb, tape echo madness, and a wobbly bassline from the eternal present of Early Dubstep.

Mastered by Lewis at Stardelta.

Previously unreleased dubplate with version.
Small run, no re-press, label artwork to follow.

Nachdem seine 1992 veröffentlichte Platte "Nachtflug" lange nicht auf Vinyl erhältlich war, wird das siebtes Album des Wiener Sängers zum 31.03. wieder erhältlich gemacht! "Nachtflug" ist das letzte Album von Falco was er noch zu Lebzeiten eröffentlichten konnte. Dadurch, dass das Album urpsrünglich zum Großteil auf CD anstelle von Vinyl veröffentlicht wurde, hat die Vinylversion auch heute noch einen hohen Sammlerwert!
Auf 180g Vinyl sind unter den 10 Tracks natürlich die Hit Singles "Titanic", "Dance Mephisto" und "Nachtflug" selbst, inkl. Download Code.

Volk's remix is inspired to the New York Techno scene with stomp drum, raw groove and marked synth. Side B open with "Substance" by Asylum, this track contains dark and closed sounds, a real trip into shadows. Jeff Rushin revisits this creating a very functional tool, and especially the right mix of dark and dancefloor's sounds.

A special SKRS and Boomarm dedication to all the ladies, the international Gyal Dem! 10 tracks of potent, crackling dub abstraction and sound system meditations from the elusive dub xperimentalists known as SEEKERSINTERNATIONAL.

Raised in the 80s and 90s mobile DJ culture of the Philippines and currently based in Richmond, British Columbia, SEEKERSINTERNATIONAL (aka SKRS) have been actively shaping their unique, left-of-center roots inspired minimalist dub since the late 90s. With releases on Digitalis, Bristol's No Corner, and their own ICS Library Records, SKRS holds true to dub music's original spirit of exploration and transformation as both a metaphor for and a reflection of one's inner search: from slowed breaths to quickened senses, looped invocations and false starts, shifting realities and eroded beliefs, refracted egos and the all-echoing Oneness - all subjects of their (re)search - all part of The Dance.

Housed in an incredible gold, black, & white printed sleeve designed by SKRS in-house visual wing, MYSTERYFORMS.

1x each customer!

There are few producers in the world of underground bass and dubwise music working today with the breadth, depth, and genre-busting powers of Ognjen Zecevic, the man called Egoless. From post-everything blasts of wonky crunch & bass, to the most sparkling, orthodox reggae, his mastery of analog and digital production, and his free-roaming imagination and intuition make every Egoless plate a special, surprising, and rewarding experience. We've been holding this tune for some time... we kept it back as we knew right away it was fully deserving of the #50 spot in our catalog, a release we've been steadily working towards for a full 5 years. It exemplifies what we have tried to build with ZamZam - a body of forward thinking heart and soul music, message music, physical music, sound system music.
For "Non-Immigrant Song' the Croatian Gorgon linked with rising sing-jay star Tenor Youthman (virtually unknown outside of his native Russia when the tune was recorded). Egoless says "It was one of those moments when I received a message and some tunes from a guy in Russia, expecting the worst English ever... Oh how I was wrong, this guy blew me away with the natural organic quality of his voice and we did this tune shortly afterward.'
The lyric was extremely relevant when we first heard it, but we could not have imagined how relevance would turn to urgency with the rise of anti-immigrant extremism, Brexit, Trumpism and full-blown fascist infections spreading in so many parts of the world. A plea to all those who lose touch with our humanity when we treat anyone as 'other' - native-born as immigrants, immigrants as refugees, refugees as less than human.As for the music... an effortlessly swinging, massive one drop riddim in classic formation. Buttery bass and thick kick hitting hard in unison. Sparse and spare. Strictly analog effects and flawless instrumentation. We asked Egoless for a truly OUT dub version to back the vocal, and he obviously didn't disappoint - absolute desk & tape madness in the tradition of the most dub-me-crazy Ariwa or Black Ark meltdowns.

Estikay zelebriert das good life. Ein entspanntes Lächeln auf den Lippen, den Joint im Mundwinkel, feinste Streetwear auf der Haut, seine Besten um sich herum, heute hier und morgen schon wieder ganz woanders. Klar geht der 24-Jährige auch mal in sich, aber in seinen Songs geht es meist sorglos zu. Rapper von Samy Deluxe bis Sido halten große Stücke auf den Hamburger. Letzterer nahm ihn gar bei seinem eigenen Label Goldzweig unter Vertrag. Denn: Estikay ist der Mann der Stunde.
Insbesondere mit seinen Jungs macht Lebemann Estikay ständig Action. Sei es auf Reisen durch die ganze Welt oder bei Partys auf dem Hamburger Kiez immer sind mindestens ein halbes Dutzend Homies und eine Kamera im Gepäck. Alles wird geteilt, man kennt immer einen, der einen kennt, bei dem die Gang unterkommen kann. So ist der Lifestyle ungeplant, aber es wird immer das Beste rausgeholt.Erstmals machte Estikay mit seiner 2015 erschienenen EP »Genau hier« auf sich aufmerksam. Nur wenig später hört die Berliner Rap-Legende Sido den Namen Estikay zum ersten Mal und lädt das junge Talent zu sich ins Studio in die Hauptstadt ein. Die beiden Rapper verstehen sich auf Anhieb und nehmen den gemeinsamen Song »Eier« für Sidos Album »VI« auf. Nach der gemeinsamen Selbstbeweihräucherung geht es auf gemeinsame »Liebe« Live-Tour, wo Estikay mir nichts dir nichts vor 12.000 Zuschauern spielt. Kaum wieder zuhause, nimmt Sido Estikay auch schon bei seinem Label Goldzweig unter Vertrag.

The tracks on this compilation certainly demonstrate Lloyd Park's
gifts as a conscious lyricist and soulful vocalist, who fully deserves to be ranked in the frontline of Jamaican singers.

Dub Communication: A new label with a mission to push the sound of Dub music. Focussing on the more electronic variants from Dub Techno to the modern day Steppers.

For the first release, DUBCOM001V, we have a 7" containing 2 tracks from Frenk Dublin. Founder of this new label aswell as the founder of Dubstep Rotterdam Records.

'Analog Dub Sessions' is where Frenk's music hits vinyl for the first time, while he's using analog synths to come up with some catchy, unique basslines. In both tracks the stepper riddim provides a solid groove, a deep 4 x 4 kickdrum, halftime phasing and reverbing snares, offbeat snares for a polyrhythmic feel and hihats for some steady top end while the chords and FX sounds are completing the mix and applying even more depth and texture. 2 unique sound system bangers!

ZamZam Sounds' Tracy and Ezra have been close followers of Alpha & Omega and Alpha Steppa from day. ZamZam is well-pleased to finally be able to present two exclusive tunes from the UK powerhouse. Now three fantastic albums deep via Steppas Records, Dub Dynasty is composed of Alpha Steppa and Alpha & Omega (Alpha Steppa's father and aunt). Two generations of UK dub combine for a sound with roots in orthodox 80s UK sound system, pushed into new post-dubstep territory.

For their debut ZamZam the trio unearthed two early sessions, recorded and mixed during the formative months of the Dub Dynasty project. Unreleased until now, these two staunchly 140 pounders marry the weight of classic A&O to the digital space and sensibility of Alpha Steppa for maximum pressure in the dance.

Dub Cure combines the bucolic ambience of Christine Omega's chickens (!!) with majestic horns and an absolutely storming steppers kit. The massive bassline propels a stripped yet anthemic tune for sound systems of every size and stripe. Named for "the ritual performed by Korean shamans, involving offerings and sacrifices to the gods and ancestor worship, rhythmic movements, songs, oracles and prayers,' Kut () is powered by a driving riddim that skillfully rides the knife edge between steppers and one drop, featuring a detuned melodica figure alongside plucked guitar, punk skanks and the masterful dubbing we expect from this regal concern.

Wir hatten noch nie so viel Spaß beim Musikmachen', sagt Karuzo über die Platte. - Das hat sich so
angefühlt, als wäre es unser erstes Demo gewesen.' Und das hört man: Der ganz spezielle
Genetikk-Humor, eine Mischung aus bisweilen galliger Ironie, Selbstironie und bissigem Sarkasmus,
wo er nötig ist, halten ein Album zusammen, das auf sehr angenehme Weise old school und straight
ist. Wo man bei vielen modernen deutschen Rap-Produktionen den Eindruck hat, dass der Produzent
mit einer Checkliste danebensitzt und so lange To-dos abhakt, bis jeder aktuellen Rap-Mode, jedem
angesagten Feature-Gast, jeder sogenannten Zielgruppe Genüge getan ist, schöpft - Fukk Genetikk'
die Kraft einmal mehr aus sich selbst. Genetikk erzählen hier gänzlich unbeeindruckt die Storys, die
sie eben erzählen wollen.

Welches Instrument wird benötigt, wenn ein Komponist Regen auf die Bühne bringen will Die Antwort
ist simpel, wenn es nach Jimek geht: Essstäbchen. Wie hört es sich an, wenn 78 Musiker mit ihren
feinen Lackschuhen im Takt auf den edlen Holzboden des großen Saals des Konzerthauses Berlin
stampfen, während MoTrip seine Punchlines zum Besten gibt Ab dem 02.12.2016 werden diese
Fragen auf der CD/DVD - MOSAIK - MoTrip orchestrated by Jimek beantwortet

We're so pleased to finally be able to offer up a hard and timely digi stepper from Reggae Roast's Adam Prescott alongside the unbeatable Macka B.

Always insightful, clever, and serious-as-your-life, Macka B delivers a lyric tailor-made for these treacherous times, a deeply insightful essay on the many ways fear is deployed as a Babylonian weapon to keep us passive, obedient, distracted, confused, and compliant. From Brexit to Trump, the message is both universal and very local.

Relicking a classic Horace Andy tune (we'll let you figure out which), a twinkling melody leads the way alongside militant snares and a darkly addictive bassline for a riddim grounded firmly in the 90s UK dub tradition. "Fear Dub" cracks open vaults of dubspace with Macka B's voice delaying into pure signal, and the bass heaving from reverbed depths. Percussion multiplies through the stereo field while skanks, synth, and tones cut through the darkness like thermal images in a dark night.

Adam Prescott has releases on labels including his own Reggae Roast, Liondub, Grand Ancestor and Trigram. Macka B is a veteran with no less than 100 releases on many of the greatest reggae labels of all time, including Black Scorpio, XTerminator, Fashion, Penthouse, and an especially long and amazing run of releases on Mad Professor's Ariwa label.
Mastered by Lewis at Star Delta.

We are well-pleased to present the return of Tayo, veteran UK producer and selector absent from releasing music for a few years, now 'coming in strong, strong...' as the champion Earl 16 sings on a sweet paean to roots music itself.Flanged guitar skanks, a classic Cry Tuff horns chop, and melodica sweet-like-honey set the tone and vibe, before the full riddim drops all at once - a deeply melodic bassline, binghi drum, and a pounding kick, forging a steppers guaranteed to move dancers and get the most out of any system big or small.Tayo started the Cool & Deadly club night at Fabric in the earliest days of what would be known as dubstep, booking Skream, Mala, Youngster, Iration Steppas and his good friend Rob Smith. Tayo's own catalog stretches back to 2000 when he was crucial in the development of dubwise garage/breaks. His works include a seminal Fabriclive mix, and classic tunes alongside sparring partner Acid Rockers such as "Wicked Dub," 'Bloodline,' and later 'Vampayaa" on Scrub A Dub back in 2010.Originally written in a lighthouse in New Zealand, the riddim became a collaboration with Acid Rockers that we've been playing on dubplate for some time. Linking in the studio with old touring partner Earl 16 produced the lyric, completing a wicked return to form. Earl 16 should need no introduction, going hard as a roots singer since his debut album in 1981 for Mikey Dread. Even a casual look and listen at his catalog will reveal an artist of unique voice, integrity, longevity and talent.Tayo wishes to big up ZamZam "for contacting me and making me feel special again.' We wish to thank him for gracing us with this timeless single, his first in six years! 'Play the music Mr. DJ..."Limited to 600 copies for the world. Vinyl only, no digital, no repress. Mastered by Lewis at Star Delta.

Four cuts of 'Mount View Special' with Jah Wobble on Bass and Diggory Kenrick on flute. With two cuts on the A side mixed by Martin Harrison and two mixes on the flip by Russ D of The Disciples. Four to the floor steppers of the rootical kind!

Two rugged cuts of the 'Love and Broad Highway' piece from Mike Brooks and the Roots Radics, on Brooks' Harvest label. Love and Broad Highway first surfaced in the early 1980s and has never been re-pressed since. Comes with two cuts of Mike Brooks 'Long Long Time on the flip side.Long Long Time was released in the UK on Hitrun and again has never been re-pressed until now. Recorded in Jamaica and released in the UK without Mikey's knowledge. All remastered direct from master tape. Mikey is backed by the Roots Radics band, in their prime at the time of recording. Tough, sticky roots. Comes in a custom bag.

It's no exaggeration to say that J:Kenzo is one of the leading lights of underground bass music today. As a producer for labels as diverse, venerable, and crucial as Tempa, Metalheadz, and Exit Records he makes much of the music defining the moment from drum & bass to steppers. He also shapes our listening and dancing through the careful curation of his own Artikal Music UK and Lion Charge imprints, to say nothing of his monthly Rinse FM show and non-stop global touring. Needless to say we were extremely pleased when he approached us with two tunes tailor-made for ZamZam.Without" is a 140 workout, at once minimalist, muscular, meditative and sinister. A deep skanking pad and synthetic percussion set the stage for the leaden kick and steady hi hat pulse calling all dancers. Rockers' drum fill and test tone sprinkle dubwise flavor as the haunting melodics waft through, as hypnotic as smoke trails in a cloudy studio. Without' is perfectly crafted in every respect.

The flip side Within' is another expertly honed journey into deep 140 waters, heavy on the atmospherics that recall wide open vistas and treacherous seas. Synth and bass work as one, surfacing and diving to both anchor and propel a massive riddim both heady and totally physical. The hi hat is again steady with punctuating snares & claps, huge chasms of space open up leaving the listener stunned at the depths within.

We are extremely happy to forward the first vinyl release from Cheyne Taylor Bush AKA Tetrad, a member of LA's B-Side collective. From the moment we heard these tunes we knew we wanted to get behind them, and behind Tetrad. It is extremely rare for us to hear music from a young, as-yet unsigned producer that immediately strikes us as this fresh, original, mature, and self-aware.

Awaken Dub' is a 140 power stepper driven by a shimmering melodica figure, delicate guitar plucks, insistent photon torpedo snares and pure 4/4 bass and kick forward motion. Awaken Dub' was inspired by Tetrad's return to dub-inspired music' after an absence, and the personal awakenings this return brought him.

Turn 1' is among the best 'proper' dubstep plates we've heard in ages, that perfect combination of eyes-down deep hypnosis for the mind and massive body-blow to the corporeal form. All about movement, Turn 1' is among a set of tunes that got their start on the bus and train, inspired by the bustling motion and feel' of urban transport. From the rocking, lurching drums to the deceptively simple single-note bassline that won't let go, sweeping you away like a wobbling lava flow, to the reverb-soaked voice that is Turn 1"s calling card, this one will focus the dancefloor as few tunes can do.

Mastered and cut by the one Lewis at Star Delta Mastering in Devon.

Dizzy Whizzards brauen ihren Boombap-Trank aus Synths, Samples und einer Prise
Rattengift.
Die Nürnberger HipHop Crew nimmt den Zuhörer auf ihrem Album mit auf eine Reise
durch verschiedene Facetten ihrer Musik, die aber immer die eindeutige Handschrift des
Producers trägt. Vermittelt wird eine düstere bis apokalyptische Stimmung, der es aber
nicht an Galgenhumor mangelt, wenn beispielsweise 'Darwins Rache' verkündet wird.
Bevor die Tiere allerdings die Herrschaft über den geschundenen Planeten Erde wieder an
sich reißen, verbreiten die Zauberer ihre Prophezeiung des Untergangs auf unterhaltsame
und mitreißende Weise.
Live verwandeln sich fünf bühnenerfahrene MCs (Big Roo, Jeph Smart, Professor Ha,
Bobsen und Molemann) vor den Augen der Zuschauer in die Hohepriester düsterer
Raprituale. Vervollständigt wird der Hexerzirkel von DJ Just, der als Turntablist schon auf
der ITF (International Turntable Federation) überzeugen konnte.
Während der Sessions zur Aufnahme des Albums entwickelten die Magier neben ihrem
unverwechselbaren Soundbild auch einen einzigartigen Slang, der den Zuhörer dazu
herausfordert, selbst herauszufinden, was es mit ihrer Zahlenmystik auf sich hat.

Long Island NY's Blind Prophet (Joe Burns), is the owner and operator of vinyl & digital imprint South Fork Sound. His productions have received support from Dusk & Blackdown, Distance, Mary Anne Hobbs, J:Kenzo, BunZer0, Wen, J. Robinson and many more. We are happy to present Blind Prophet's first vinyl release.

Formation' is a masterful 130 bpm stormer built from beautifully dubbed congas, deep subs, a propulsive and distorted 4/4 kick, and paranoid descending piano figure intertwining with a miasmic lead. Brimming with deliciously filtered and panned synths, insistent pads build tension to a drop into pure soundboy-killing freefall. The second half cuts the kick to half-time to open up more swaggering dub space, fleshing out a truly massive tune. This one straight to a soundbwoy chest!'

Horizon' is a hypnotic 140 bpm meditation driven again by conga, ricocheting percussion, and a steppers bassline, with gorgeous pads and keys rising from the ether like a dawn sun through evaporating mists. Yes Jah' is the refrain, centering the tune firmly in the spiritual realm, aligning body and mind with the unseen. For late night and early morning sound system sessions, honoring creation and creation's source through bassweight and rhythm.

The legendary Ras Muffet tuffet from 1979, on Rasheda's own imprint, from tape — Shaka ju-ju, and cornerstone of the same lineage of Wolverhampton reggae as Actress' Rainy Dub — twinned with a new Dubbing Sun mix.

Joining the ZamZam ranks with # 43, Versa (AKA Michael Nickless AKA Michael Versa) is well known to sound system music addicts from a string of wicked releases beginning in 2009, most recently a pair of highly sought after plates on the mighty System label. Versa's productions are known for extremely powerful basslines, a deeply dubwise production sensibility and masterful sound design.

A Midsummer Night's Dub' is a truly blissful 130 stepper, let by an unforgettable, filigreed melody threading Occident and Orient. Washed out yet insistent hi hats and claps locked with a deeply melodic bassline drive the riddim, augmented by beautifully delayed guitar licks and mixing prowess reminiscent of classic Dub Syndicate updated for the modern sound system dance.

Versa is joined by frequent sparring partner Rowl on the B side, Trimorphic,' an extraordinarily deep and emotive journey into 140 space. Powered by a tight staccato kick and equally clipped sub line, the tune revels in deep pads with a pedigree in the best of classic dub techno. Accented by fluttering percussion, gorgeous synth washes and restrained, masterful dubbing, Trimorphic" is a journey for those who like to plumb the depths unchained from convention - real Sounds from The Well.

Dieses Hip-Hop-Ding ist eine flotte Angelegenheit: Während es im Schlager, beim Rock oder in der
Volksmusik mindestens 30 Jahre dauert, bis die einst großen Namen aus Geldmangel, wegen Midlife-Crisis
oder aufgrund Bandauflösung wieder auf Tour gehen und schreckliche Platten rausbringen, geht das im
Sprechgesangskosmos um bis zu 20 Jahre schneller. Kaum, dass das Publikum von Gestern das Studium
oder was auch immer abgeschlossen hat, warten bereits die ersten Old-School-Clubs und "Alte Helden
machen mal wieder die Runde"-Konzerte. Kein isoliertes Phänomen, sondern eine seriöse Tendenz. Doch
bei den drei Münchenern von Main Concept ist das ganz anders. Die haben nämlich, seit inzwischen
geschmeidigen 25 Jahren, Skills, wo andere nur mit vermeintlich basketballgroßen Eiern glänzen. Konkret:
Skills am Mic, an den 1210ern und am Pult. Dafür gibt es keine Goldenen Schallplatten, aber Props und
Fame von den Heads. Das macht "Hier und Jetzt" zum Highlight für die Ewigkeit. Word.

Current UK steppers production; in beuatiful silk-screened Zam Zam sleeve

South African born, New York living Brendon Moeller, man of a thousand guises - including Beat Pharmacy, Echologist and Mono Blanco - is a prolific producer known especially for his hard yet dubwise brand of techno. Founder of the prolific Steadfast label, Moeller has releases on a number of excellent imprints including Echocord andSoul People. For ZamZam, Beat Pharmacy indulged his deep love of heady dubwise, crafting two totally unique and uncompromisingly experimental tracks that provide a window into a singular creative soul.
Moeller says, 'Beach Dub and Bowling Dub were both recorded in early 2014 in my own studio... At the time I was coming down from 5 years of nonstop techno production and touring, and was feeling a huge urge to record some spaced out dub - so I did. Both tracks were recorded using hardware and software combined.'Beach Dub is firmly rooted in the history of dub techno in which Moeller has been such a key figure for many years. Unlike most dub techno, however, it leads with the bass and atmosphere, lush texture and melody washing in at steady intervals, waves and tides that carry the riddim rather than the other way around. Bowling Dub creates a cavernous sound world rich in reverb and sparkling detail that reaches into hip hop/electro-dub territory with huge bass, skittering drums and pinballing percussion pointing the way to an as-yet-unnamed genre of dubwise whose time is ripe.

ZamZam is proud to present a massive and mighty steppers tune from Ariel Tagar, better known to the worlds of reggae and electronic music as Kalbata.

Instantly addictive, "Brimstone & Lightning" is a collaboration between Kalbata and a veteran yet little-known Jamaican producer called Leon Electronics. Kalbata'slegendary reggae obsession led him to seek Leon out with the intention of rereleasing an obscure tune of his from the 80's. After months of searching, Kalbata managed to track Leon down in Kingston Jamaica and met with him while recording his celebrated 'Congo Beat The Drum' LP. Going through the tapes at Boris Gardiner's studio, the pair stumbled on this unfinished tune. Leon dismissed it, but Kalbata became obsessed with the rough gem, so Leon gave him his blessings to finish, cut and release it. Started in Jamaica in 1990 and finished in Tel Aviv last year, the 100% analog mix is like a message from the future to the past brought forth in the miracle of the present - a pounding steppers whose kick, bass & space dynamics have to be heard to be believed.
Voiced on the original tape from 1990, the identity of the vocalist remains a mystery, forgotten even by Leon Electronics. But he lives again in this scorcher of a tune, at 160 bpm one of the most relentless yet buoyant steppers you will ever hear.

Das, was sich viele Fans und Anhänger von Macht-Rap über lange Zeit gewünscht haben, hat nun endlich
Form angenommen: ein Labelsampler, der es in sich hat. Acht Rapper haben sich zwei Wochen für ein
intensives Bootcamp im Hauptquartier in Stuttgart zurückgezogen, um als eingeschworene Einheit eine Platte
zu produzieren. Das Ziel: einen neuen Maßstab setzen. Nicht nur für das Label, sondern für die ganze Rapund vor allem Trap-Szene. Es sind insgesamt 29 Songs entstanden: 20 davon sind auf dem Standard-Album
"M8" enthalten, neun weitere gibt es exklusiv nur auf der Bonus-EP "NWO" in der limitierten Fan-Box. Neben
Macht-Oberhaupt Jaysus sind Acts wie Rapsta, Toon, Boysindahood (GoodG & Dieng), Davud, Mosenu &
Kell mit von der Partie. Allstar-Tracks sind auf dem Album ebenso enthalten wie Kollaborationen zwischen
einzelnen Künstlern und auch Solo-Stücke. "M8" ist kein Lückenfüller, um die Wartezeit für ein nächstes
Album zu überbrücken, "M8" ist ein starkes Statement: Es steht für die Gang und den Zusammenhalt: eine
machtvolle neue Allstar-Kombo. Die limitierte Fanbox enthält neben Album und exklusiver EP einen "M8"-
Bag, drei Sticker mit exklusiven Designs, von allen beteiligten Rappern unterschriebene Autogrammkarten,
ein DIN-A1-Poster und eine weitere exklusive CD mit den Instrumentals der Tracks zum selber Rappen oder
Mixen.

ZamZam is very pleased to welcome Compa to the family! With his sparse, tight & driving signature dubwise sound, his first 7' for ZamZam is a serious scorcher, the latest in a growing catalog of crucial releases on labels including Boka Records, Lion Charge and Deep Medi Musik. Compa's increasingly intense touring schedule is winning over crowds from Australia to Asia, and support is steady from luminaries including Mary Anne Hobbs, Gilles Peterson, Toddla T, the legend David Rodigan, Joe Nice, and of course Deep Medi boss Mala amongst many others.

Shaka's Truth' is a lean beast of stop/start riddim dynamics and meditative synth melodics. A massive oscillating bassline pumps in unison with the pounding kick, while a disembodied voice of wisdom intones on the nature of truth, and the importance of trusting the inner voice. Atha Dub' is a missive from deep space, marrying a shimmering melody to laser volleys and distorted echo trails. A melodic 808 bass doubles the merciless, staccato kick drum, while distorted snares are overtaken by reverb, and tape delay spools out only to be reeled back from the intergalactic abyss. Two 140 stormers for the system and the headphones alike.

Mastered & cut by the one & only Lewis at Stardelta UK.