taz - up deh a multi-faceted performer and songwriter, taz straddles both the hip hop world and dancehall/reggae arena. he first came to the world s attention performing alongside dizzee rascal on their just a rascal video, having co-written it and earning himself an ivor novello award into the bargain. after becoming the youngest rap artist to be signed to def jam uk in 2004, taz released his massively acclaimed analyse this album and has never looked back. after teaming up with jamaica s jazzy kitt music group, taz released up deh which was immediately snapped up by ramrock records for uk vinyl release. already getting big props on jamaican radio stations, an exclusive on ras kwame s capital xtra show, signal from original memzee and pyro radio, up deh is set to mash up the dance worldwide - trust me! camar flava - get up back seasoned reggae artist camar flava has been long established on the international music scene as a prolific performer and songwriter, recording and producing hits such as whine and twist, it s you, your body is

coeter is the owner of kaputt (germany). he offers us a massive release with some friends. happy to receive 3 producers for the remixes for this fantastic release, as knobs, mike wall & logotech, great job indeed.

raw rootz returns with our third release and welcomes the newest signing jorge savoretti to the family. the argentinian house hitman delivers the next of our exclusive 250-press vinyl releases in the form of his rise up ep.

dope track 12inch by no milk from japan (yore, third ear, capricious..)

funky very oldschool sounding vocalhouse gem backed with great strings on dubais first house label includes davidson ospina & oscar p remix

cv 209 gets the remix treatment by belgium based producers spirit catcher. funky electro house, purely in their own stlyle, the track contents 2 acid breaks which will make all the dancefloors crazy. he bass line sounds pure electro and the voice sample gives the track a very special atmosphere. also on the 12 a remix by yuksek , giving his perverse version of this sweet song. electro acid oriented, the remix starts with a long rise which leads to the entrance of voices. then it becomes groovier, hypnotic and sensual

the house band of bunny �striker� lee was formed in the mid-1970s by some of jamaica�s most prominent and musically expressive session players. the shifting core line-up spun off from the soul syndicate and thus typically featured earl �chinna� smith and tony chin on guitar and bernard �touter� harvey on organ. carlton �santa� was the main drummer, but carlton barrett of the wailers band and �benbow� creary were sometimes featured. most crucially, on bass, aston �family man� barrett shifted to fully fullwood (and occasionally, earl �bagga� walker), until robbie shakespeare took over, becoming the bandleader. the band was responsible for the popular �flying cymbal� style that took jamaica by storm, and you can hear it in abundance on this killer dub set from 1975, its excellent cuts of cornell campbell and johnnie clarke material mixed at king tubby�s studio - a must for all serious fans of dub.

one of the very first artists to begin recording in jamaica, derrick morgan is beloved as a ska icon and a pioneer of the �skinhead reggae� style. blessed with a rich, deep tenor, which with he belts out his clever and often humorous lyrics, morgan became known on the kingston music scene through vere johns� regular talent contests, and enjoyed a lengthy run of hits during the 1960s for producers such as simeon smith, duke reid and clement �sir coxsone� dodd (among others), cultivating a popular vinyl feud with prince buster after being brought into leslie kong�s camp by the young jimmy cliff. morgan moved to england during the late 1960s to capitalise on the skinhead reggae craze, but was back in jamaica from the early 1970s, and since bunny lee was his brother-in-law, the two have always maintained a close working relationship. people decision, voiced at king tubby�s studio for lee and released by third world in 1977, sees morgan in politicised roots reggae mode on songs like �let�s build a better jamaica,� the symbolic racetrack drama �racing at ballistic park,� and the title track, which all boosted the socialist policies of the ruling people�s national party, �natty dread forward out of babylon� updates the �tougher than tough� saga, and there�s a slew of rude tunes when you flip the disc, including �my dickie,� �rough grinder� and �ride manny fanny.�

tenor singer johnny clarke had many false starts in his youthful days. hanging around studio one as a schoolboy with jacob miller, clarke was supposed to record material written for him by bob andy, but somehow never made the grade. his 1973 debut recording for lesser-known producer glen stair was not released, and early work for clancy eccles failed to hit, though �everyday wondering� for rupie edwards made an underground impact in britain and new york. subsequent singles for keith hudson and glen brown also did not get very far, but the breakthrough finally came when bunny lee asked him to sing �none shall escape the judgement,� which was written by the singer earl zero, it became a massive hit that launched the �flying cymbal� craze (based on an open-and-closed high-hat cymbal pattern, adapted from the soul train theme), and clarke became one of lee�s most reliable hit-makers, partly because lee stoked a rivalry between him and cornell campbell, whom lee had previously asked to voice �none shall escape.� clarke�s satisfaction lp was recorded at harry j for lee, voiced at king tubby�s studio, and issued by third world in 1979. it is a set largely comprised of cover tunes, such as the strong opening update of the paragons� �riding for a fall,� the title track adapting their rock steady hit �my satisfaction� in a post-rockers style. better still is the hard-hitting �reality� tune, �play fool, get wise,� which uses a proverb to relate a means of avoiding trouble on the dog-eat-dog mean streets of kingston.

distinctive tenor singer linval thompson honed his singing craft in his formative years, growing in the west kingston ghetto of three mile, where he was associated with dennis brown, johnnie clarke and al campbell. a subsequent move to new york brought him into expatriate act hugh hendricks and the buccaneers, with his debut recording, �no other woman,� being made circa early 1974 at patrick alley�s art craft studio. a series of other singles followed from his new york sojourn, but the return to jamaica in 1974 led to more noteworthy singles for stamma hobson, phil pratt and lee �scratch� perry, with �jah jah redder than red� and �girl you�ve got to run,� both cut at the black ark for pratt, being the most successful. yet, it was all but a prelude to the breakthrough success he would finally achieve upon teaming up with bunny lee for �don�t cut off your dreadlocks,� one of the most popular releases of 1975, a debut album of the same name, issued by third world in 1976, contained some of his most outstanding material, including the devotional �jah jah the conqueror� and �long long dreadlocks,� the romance thriller �black princess lady� and the anti-rude boy opus, �cool down your temper.�

tommy mccook to be leader of the skatalites in the early 1960s, he went on to become the chief exponent of rock steady as leader of the supersonics house band at treasure isle. mccook remained a key session player throughout the reggae era, and during the roots reggae heyday of the mid-1970s, his expressive melodies found particularly strong outlet, especially on the music he created for grassroots producer bunny �striker� lee as a member of the aggrovators, the studio outfit lee hand-picked from the cream of jamaica�s musical crop. when enhanced by the adventurous mixing experiments of king tubby, the engineer that turned dub into an art form, instrumental aggrovators music became positively ethereal, yielding an exceptional listening experience. on king tubby meets the aggrovators at dub station, tommy mccook blows mean sax and flute over dubs of outstanding tracks by johnny clarke, cornell campbell, linval thompson, delroy wilson, and others greats. first issued on third world in 1976, this vinyl reissue comes complete with four thematic bonus tracks, and the whole disc makes for essential listening. reissued on lp and cd with bonus tracks!

the visionary musician and record producer augustus pablo made some of the most unique and individual recordings in the history of reggae. as with his friend and mentor, jackie mittoo, the man born horace swaby was of mixed indian and african heritage, and although his middleclass background might have pointed him in a very different direction, the lure of jamaica�s sound system culture captured him at a young age, particularly after debilitating health problems saw him drop out of school. he began recording as a session keyboardist as the 60s gave way to the 70s, but everything changed when a schoolfriend introduced him to the melodica, a small plastic keyboard operated by a mouthpiece, which he used on seminal recordings for producer herman chin-loy, credited to augustus pablo on release. during the early 1970s, pablo crafted melodica instrumentals for all of the leading reggae producers, scoring �best instrumental� for �java� in 1973, and launching the rockers label to showcase self-produced work at the same time. this multifaceted compilation, first issued on bunny lee�s attack label in 2005, compiles memorable melodica interpretations of some of lee�s greatest productions, recorded over dub cuts of immortal numbers such as cornell campbell�s �queen of the minstrel� and john holt�s �my desire.� reissued on lp and cd with bonus tracks!

trained in the art of deejay toasting by the legendary dennis alcapone, lester bulllock initially called himself alcapone junior, until maverick record producer lee scratch perry renamed him dillinger in the early 1970s, following his success on a west kingston sound system called smith the weapon, based in the ghetto of payne avenue. perry cut dillingers first dozen tracks, and there was early work for other producers such as prince tony, augustus pablo, enos mcleod and phil pratt, then, dillingers debut album, ready natty dreadie, was a local hit for studio one, but the cb200 set for island catapulted him to international prominence. yet, the dillinger material with the roughest edge was always produced by bunny striker lee, as this lp, answer my question, so amply demonstrates. first issued in the netherlands on the scramble label in 1977, it shows dillinger on fearsome form, his relaxed rhyming toasts tackling sound system matters, the rastafari lifestyle, action movie subplots, the highs and lows of romantic relationships, the need to help the less fortunate, and other burning issues of the day with biting wit and verbal dexterity, all delivered over tough aggrovators rhythms�including an unusual cut of the three piece suit rhythm. go deh! reissued on lp and cd, on cd for the first time ever!

third release from the much anticipated imprint involving the founders of stablo alongside matt radio slave edwards.
** only max 1 copy per customer / maximal 1 platte pro kunde**

the man behind manchesters ever present el diablos social club does it again! vol 1, released in october last year sold out in a matter of days.
volume 2 sees neil once again digging out the tried and tested floor fillers & diablos favourites for respectful modern makeovers.
guaranteed party rockin double a - limited as hell, and twice as hot!

huge 3rd release from kinky movements own imprint, by far their strongest, the label heading for the same heights as drop music and flavor recordings