Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Katal

regular black vinyl version.

limited purple vinyl version.

stone cold classic studio one 45s back in stock after years. one-off represses. loud, clean pressings.

“we hope you enjoy listening to our music as much as we enjoy performing it for you!” that’s how tommy mccook used to greet to the audience by at every performance of the skatalites that he hosted. since reforming after an almost 20 year hiatus in 1983, and beginning regular touring as a unit in 1989, they have not stopped thrilling audiences in every corner of the globe. even after 48 years, and various lineup changes as members leave one stage for another, the band continues to perform and record new music in the inimitable jamaican style, like only they can.

vinyl only release featuring remixes from julien sandre & swoy.

these are the first in a new series of seminal reggae releases from the iconic studio one records starting with four monster singles - back to back classics from the skatalites, johnny osbourne, horace andy, prince jazzbo, the heptones, jackie mittoo and more.

thanks to katal for keeping their tracks to sascha sonido s label straight ahead music.

a superb collection of 14 tracks by the skatalites, recorded in kingston jamaica circa 1963-64.

when talking about ska music one group of musicians whose name always comes to the forefront of the conversation are the skatalites. formed around 1965 and named originally after the soviet space satellite which was big news at the time and with a little help from band member tommy mccook, making a play on the characteristic ska sound made by the guitar when following the after beat of the music. the band would have a name to go with its distinctive musical style.

featuring stephanie mckay, taken from the forthcoming album >impressions< by katalyst.

if one band could be cited for the emergence of ska music, that band would be the skatelites. ... so stand up, listen hard and do the ska!

katalyst is sydney-based producer ashley anderson, one of australias most prolific producers. over the past two decades katalyst has risen to the top of the australian hip hop and electronica scenes, receiving multiple aria and j award nominations along the way. his reputation as one of australias best producers has seen him collaborate with the likes of geoff barrow of portishead, aloe blacc, dead prez, guilty simpson, phat kat, j-live, finale, frank n dank, diverse, ugly duckling and steve spacek (who together form space invadas). the latest product of his audiophiliac obsession, deep impressions? deconstructs and distils soul, hip hop, funk, jazz, reggae and electro influences into what is perhaps most accurately described as -the katalyst sound-. it is a reflection of the large variety tunes that influence katalysts own musical direction. the album also includes collaborations with the likes of los angeles hip-hop artist bootie brown (of the pharcyde), sydneys own kweeng (killaqueenz), underground legend mr clean, upcoming north carolina mc coin locker kid, stephanie mckay (usa), steve spacek (uk), hau (koolism), and jane doe (formally jade macrae).

wtr101 will be a four-track various artist ep, featuring inhaus wax head tijn, shiftr and variancé creators of the label parliamnt, a collaboration with octave from romania and italian house producer katal.

spain s javi bora has been steadily carving out a name for himself over the past few years holding up a residency at the infamous, now late space ibiza and its kehakuma parties, as well as racking up releases for elrow music, suara, robsoul, 2020 vision and moda black. here though we see him paired with fellow spaniard for a new ep set to be released via london s fledgling spilt milk recordings which has played host to material from the likes of italoboyz, alexi delano and of course its founders tred benedict and st. bernard. title-track bounze takes the lead on the record, laying the foundations with snaking synth sequences, voice atmospherics and robust rhythms before hector moralez and katal step in on the remix. the pair reshape bounze with their own stripped-back distinctive style, opting for floating pads, heavily swung percussion and snippets from the originals spoken parts. ritual rights follows and lays focus on arpeggio 303 tinged bass hits, crunchy drums and subtly unfolding synth leads that ebb and flow throughout the record. the 002 then rounds out the package with dubby stab sequences, soaring pad swells and gritty, energetic rhythms