for the 004 release we teamed up with roots singer kojo neatness delivering that true kingston reggae vibe. vocals were recorded in the mythical caveman studio in jamaica with the help of the great late nazamba.
backstock incoming! 777hz teams up with murray man this time for another dubtechno meets reggae tune and of course we are going extradeep on the b side, blissful bass as you could expect it on the777hz label.
MERRITONE ROCK STEADY 2: THIS MUSIC GOT SOUL (2X12 LP)
2x12 Inch LP 11.04.24
the birth of rock steady portrayed in a consummate collection from the vaults of federal records. most of them drawn directly from ken khouri’s master tapes this miscellany of cool rock steady includes marvellous music from the originator of the genre, the one and only lynn taitt, alongside an array of jamaica’s greatest singers and vocal harmony group.
achtung, babyboomers und digital-ureinwohners: fettes brot doktert sich mit der hausinternen zeitmaschine retour in die hinteren jahre des vorherigen jahrtausends und buddelt die ersten vier eigenen 90s-hip hop-meilensteine wieder aus. anders ausgedrückt: es gab ein leben vor dem internetz und die vorstadtkrokos von fettes brot planschten damals schon im haifischbecken musikindustrie. doch, wer weiß das noch? auf den febro-konzerten der letzten 10 jahre lief kaum mehr classic material als jein, nordisch by nature und da draussen, die tonträger bis 2000 gab s seit fünf sommern nur noch 2nd hand zu kaufen und null davon je legal-digital. nur: die bevölkerung braucht das. zum glück hören die 3 partypiepen manchmal sogar zu und schworen sogleich besserung. das brot der frühen jahre erscheint endlich wieder in vier frischen portionen auf lp - neu gemastert in old school stereo, erweitert um einen batzen bonüsse (b-seiten, remixe, features, demos und live-perlen), verziert mit luftigen lebenslügen der 3, ergänzt um reichlich zwielichte zeitzeugenberichte und zugeschüttet mit einem füllhorn verschollener fotos.
latin freestyle was a dizzying, passionate, ultra-modern music. it was the aural equivalent of a can of thirst-quenching quatro or a spanish harlem dance-off, and it became the electronically constructed bridge between disco and house.
rich in ancestral flows, between ghana and europe, powered by deep, conga led rhythms and seductive warm horn riffs come jembaa groove, whose new album and newly rendered sound, reminds us that jazz, in its contemporary, soulful form is not just a london ting.
this 4 track 45rpm 7inch comes to you courtesy of copacetic frequency productions. 2 vocal cuts by ozzie dee & izaba, a melodica cut by ray ranking & the version by label owner dawehdread.
in with the old & out with the new.. for the second 7” on berends records, miss beulah joins the hippo brothers for don’t turn away. the b-side features the instrumental grab your hat.
repress available! the groove sessions vol.1 is the compilation of the 3 eps released by chinese man between 2004 and 2007 since the creation of the chinese man records label.