grand ancestor’s eleventh release in the catalog features the legendary dub controller, ras muffet, of roots injection fame who’s had his tunes played by the likes of channel one, aba shanti, and jah shaka. with decades of dub experience, ras muffet dug deep into his vaults to produce two eerie dubs focused on the bottom frequencies and the continued evolution of the genre. steppers enthusiasts worldwide will be delighted to get this weighty 12” onto their turntables before this limited pressing is all gone.

erstmalige wiederveröffentlichung der reggae-perle aus dem jahr 1983 auf dem hot milk label. achtung: die vinyl-edition ist strikt limitiert, 500 copies weltweit!

steppas records presents alpha steppa’s ‘3rd kingdom’ in dub! currently championed by a range of soundsystems and djs from across the bass music spectrum, from roots veterans channel one soundsystem and the legendary jah shaka soundsystem to uk steppers pioneers iration steppas and dubstep household names such as v.i.v.e.k, caspa & rusko.

increasing access to new studio technology resulted in this splicing of dub reggae dna with cut-and-paste sampledelia. anticipating the later work of labels such as def jux, wordsound and anticon, this 1985 album paired crack jamaican session musicians such as the roots radics’ drummer style scott (by this point the instrumental leader of dub syndicate) and the congos’ ashanti roy with public image limited’s jah wobble and keith levene, not to mention the restless mixing desk boundary-pushing of producer and de facto member adrian sherwood. a more reggaefied take on the industrial funk sherwood was making with tackhead during the same period, lovers of digidub, outernational sounds and even the wilder reaches of 80s hip-hop will find much to get lost in here

linval thompson’s album “i love jah” from 1979 finally available on vinyl again.

wiederveröffentlichung des dub inc. albums -diversite- aus dem jahr 2003! ursprünglich aus saint-etienne im industriellen kernland frankreichs stammend, verschmelzen dub inc. klassischen roots reggae mit dub, dancehall, ska, hip hop und afrikanischen einflüssen. sie kreieren einen berauschenden musikalischen hybrid mit hochbeladenen und gesellschaftlich bewussten liedern, die der band in ihrem heimatland kultstatus verschaffte.

returning to the ring with waterhouse dub, a brand new slab of megaton dub, king jammy, the undisputed heavyweight champion of drum and bass draws for a crucial selection of his roughest and toughest rub-a-dub specials (please officer, boom shack a lack, jail house etc.) to deliver 15 mind-destroying dub knock-outs on ten selected tracks on lp-vinyl-edition including poster.

the story of the great roots reggae harmony trio black uhuru is one defined by many unexpected twists and turns. in its best known form, led by michael rose and with founding member duckie simpson and the black american female vocalist, puma jones, the group would enjoy the greatest popularity of any act in the wake of bob marley’s untimely death in 1981, but the origins of the group lay in the turbulent waterhouse district during the mid-1970s. duckie first formed the group as uhuru, the swahili word for unity, with garth dennis as lead singer and don carlos to join him in harmony, after cutting an adaptation of the impressions’ “romancing to the folk song” at dynamics, “time is on our side” at randy’s for clive chin, and “slow coach” for raymond “benno” anderson, dennis drifted into the wailing souls and don carlos went solo, leading duckie to recruit rising waterhouse vocalist michael “tony” rose as lead singer, and errol nelson from the jays for harmony. their debut album, love crisis, was produced, voiced and mixed at king tubby’s studio by prince jammy and remains and outstanding example of jammy’s roots reggae production phase. the song “hard ground” vamps on a similar theme to marley’s “talking blues”: rose sings of a life of everyday hardship, with destitution and homelessness the pervading factors. on the extended dub portion and dub the instrumental cuts that follow the alternate vocal take of this enthralling 12-inch ep, you can hear the non-standard instrumentation that helps make the work so innovative, with winston wright’s harpsichord melody emphasising the hopelessness of rose’s emotive lyrics, the commanding rhythm and understated bass and guitar from robbie shakespeare and chinna smith completing the picture.

roots vocalist barry brown has an inimitable style that has long made him a favourite of reggae enthusiasts. drawing from the popular phrasing of horace andy, but morphing it into his own delivery through the kind of wordless slurring that occasionally resembles the sound of a quacking duck, brown found his way into the jamaican music scene through the many amateur west kingston talent contests of the early 1970s, along with fellow aspiring talents such as johnnie clarke, sugar minott and the african brothers, and the mighty diamonds. he also honed his vocal skills on local west kingston sound systems such as tape tone, together with other young dancehall-oriented youth such as barrington levy, sammy dread, roy taylor and tristan palmer. there are still conflicting claims as to who was the first to record brown, with production veteran bunny ‘striker’ lee and sugar minott among the contenders, but in any case, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, he produced a range of captivating work for various producers, much of which is rightly coveted today. ‘ital rock’ appeared on barry’s 1983 lp i’m still waiting, issued by rocktone international, a spin-off of sugar minott’s black roots outfit, based in queens, new york (with a further branch in toronto), the b-side has dean fraser’s previously unreleased electrifying saxophone cut, rescued from dub plate obscurity by jah fingers.

as is the case with fellow ‘enforcers’-turned-producers, henry ‘junjo’ lawes and philip ‘fatis’ burrell, george phang had been involved in the internecine street battles that had split kingston into rival politically-aligned zones during the 1970s, when the broader effects of cold war politics were played out in jamaica. following some encouragement from sly and robbie, phang changed focus, putting the politics aside to concentrate on music production, becoming one of the most important producers of the early 1980s in the process. phang took over the rhythm twins’ power house label around 1982, and with the duo forming the mainstays of his productions, the result was guaranteed audio dynamite, as this killer devotional track by barrington levy from 1983 so amply suggests—a beautiful extended slice of late roots, heading towards the emerging dancehall style.

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*landing on partial, from the man jah scoop is insurrection’ - a moody and militant organ-tinged melodic instrumental piece, which refreshingly features nothing but “real instruments”. so, think late 1970’s style with perhaps an unintentional nod towards jackie mittoo’s ayatolla’ *despite the brooding pace and nature of insurrection’, it drops heavy on sound system, especially the echo-laden dub version on the b-side. *so, jah scoop? who dat? jah scoop is in fact guy mcaffer aka geezer, the legendary techno producer and artist geezer of¬ raw and stay up forever fame. he’s also the keyboard player for festival-favourites back to the planet and guitarist with punk outfit dogshite. that’s who.

jah wobble s biography is a long and winding one, and he s achieved a lot both in collaboration with others and of his own accord. emotional rescue know a talented auteur when they hear one, and in the case of wobble they ve chosen to shed light on one of his less well documented phases, when he started his own label called lago. drawing on recordings made between 1981 and 1985, the lago years is a captivating listen that touches on post punk and no wave all the way through to dreamy psychedelia and the kind of world music wobble would become so well known for later on in his career. an essential collection for any lovers of leftfield music and mysticism.

third vinyl release and first 12” record from strictly dub records. outstanding and miraculous, this record is an international effort, which resulted in a great combination of creation.

invisible city editions is proud to officially re-release the sublime extended 12inch version of praise jah with soaring vocals and wild electronics. big tip!. oluko imo was a trinidadian born multi-instrumentalist, founder of the legendary spiritual afro jazz groups mansa musa and the black truth rhythm band. he moved to new york city in the 80s and divided his time between teaching music there and touring africa with fela kuti as both his manager and part of the band. praise jah is imo’s crowning achievement. an elevated electronic mantra that perfectly fuses synthy soca disco with his spiritual afro-trinidadian leanings. its a timeless piece of music that sounds as visionary today as it did when it emerged from the aether back in 1979. limited pressing with embossed sleeve, designed by zeitype.

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another great dub / reggae release

previously unreleased! same rhythm as on jl-032 and jl-034. three more killer previously unreleased digital cuts from the late 80s. all are riding the same wicked lick of easy take it easy as employed on the digi classic easter sunday morning- from culture paul. we now have junior brammer, icho candy and the late great i roy getting down on the rhythm.

previously unreleased! same rhythm as on jl-032 and jl-033. three more killer previously unreleased digital cuts from the late 80s. all are riding the same wicked lick of easy take it easy as employed on the digi classic easter sunday morning from culture paul. we now have junior brammer, icho candy and the late great i roy getting down on the rhythm.

repress/backstock - please note : price increase !! jamaican dub structures strongly influenced by 90s chain reaction/basic channel atmospheres and uk trip hop elements.

congo natty aka rebel mc aka mikail tafari veredelt unter mithilfe legendärer dub-soldiers sein letztes studioalbum jungle revolution und liefert ein basslastiges monster für alle dub, reggae & jungle fans! dub war der soundtrack meiner jugend, erinnert sich congo natty und kollaboriert für dieses projekt mit einer anzahl an neuen und bereits etablierten dub-künstlern wie adrian sherwood, lee scratch perry, dj madd, young warrior (sohn von jah shaka), joe ariwa (sohn von mad professor), dubkasm, und vielen anderen. die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

full vocal & dub mixes from the *return of vibronics* album sessions. especially packaged on scoops records for the soundsystem selector - vocal & dub style. 2 legends from the scoops label head 2 head on a mighty riddim that has been setting the dub roots reggae dancehalls alight all year. madu messeneger is fresh from touring the world as vibronics main mc and echo ranks has recently scored hits with kanka. serious stuff for the dub collector.

wiederveröffentlichung eines sagenumwobenen dub reggae album auf dem wiederbelebten englischen label burning sounds in einer hochwertigen 180gram edition (re-mastered und mit linernotes). das originalalbum erschien 1978 auf dem label jamaica sound (mit der katalog-nr. jslp 006), europäische pressungen gab es in 1979 für frankreich bei rca und für deutschland bei der fa. bellaphon. laut experten finden sich hier dub-versionen der bunny lee studio band the aggrovators zu dillingers warrior, sugar minott und weiteren noch nicht identifizierten originalen!

jah cure is one of the most influential reggae acts today, with hits in the real roots and caribbean pop formats. known for his iconic hooks and street-poet verses, his songs contrast gritty tales of urban struggle with sun-kissed romantic ballads. in the tradition of jamaican reggae, his stories bridge social commentary with uplifting hopefulness. there is playful spirit to his music that has endured the real life challenges of prison, probation and redemption. *the cure* is his seventh album and the fourth for vp records and presents the thoughts, feelings and contradictions of a true reggae artist. anticipation for the album is especially strong in jah cures touring markets where and in support of the release he will tour europe and south america in the summer of 2015. a music video for *made in california* will be serviced to terrestrial and online media outlets to support the album launch internationally.

now already almost a year has gone by since “inspiration”, the collaboration between jah wobble and singer pj higgins has come out on sonar kollektiv. with “chaingang (remixes)” we get a further renewal of one of the eight tracks off the album. for instance utrecht, netherlands based multi-instrumentalist and producer pitto gets down to work to morph the song into an eight-minute spheric techno extravaganza. some sort of a teaser for his upcoming album on sonar kollektiv later this year (although it will sound completely different). also releasing an album on sonar kollektiv in 2015 is producer marlow from weimar. his voodoo version of “chaingang” draws nearer to the original and incorporates the jubilee style gospel chanting to a hypnotically impelling rhythm. at the right time at the right place this remix will cause outmost frenzy on the dancefloor.

grand ancestors debut white label release featuring heavy sound system reggae from cuttle and alpha steppa.

meta014 is undoubtedly one of the most eagerly anticipated metalheadz releases in the labes entire history! this milestone outing sees a long overdue debut release for one of the drum and bass scenes greatest talents dom & roland. his constant output of critically acclaimed work, over nearly twenty years, has contained some of the biggest tracks this genre has ever spawned. we proudly present two brand new outstanding examples of his production genius for your listening pleasure.

here is another early rasta praise to jah rastafari loaded with drums! another exclusive joint with tip top remastering from earth sound! scarce tommy mccook instrumental backed by the supersonics delivering a vocal version featuring african style incantations and produced in 1970 by in-house treasure isle recording studios sound engineer byron smith for his barons label. afro-sounds at treasure isle!

repress / reissue - wiederveroeffentlichung des gesuchten longplayers fuer greensleeves! seit der originalveröffentlichung von 1974 (auf fay music) bietet sich jetzt wieder die gelegenheit wirklich tief in die historie des dub reggae einzutauchen. studios: lee perrys black ark studio, joe gibbs studio, king tubbys studio mit dem finalen overdub in den londoner berry street studios!

a musical journey around the globe with music from oi va voi (london), arthur lee (memphis), manolis hiotis (athens), baba zula (istanbul), manau (paris), (dunkelbunt) (vienna), axel krygier & tremor (buenos aires), watcha clan (marseille) ... on a limited edition vinyl (incl. cd album) - only 150 copies available for distribution! many songs are available for the first (and maybe last) time on vinyl!

limitierte 4-track ep von jah wobble und keith levene. diese 12 inch ist ihre erste amtliche kollaboration seit ihrer zusammenarbeit bei public image, ltd (pil) ende der 70er. neben jah wobble am bass und keith levene an der gitarre ist noch jonas persson als engineer, keyboarder und backroundsänger am projekt beteiligt. die platten stecken in einer handgestempelten und handgemachten hülle.

the noodleman drops 4 cuts of dubby beatdown disco / house for kolour ltd, delivered on green vinyl.

new 12 inch from the two founder members of pil. four track e.p. with their first musical collaboration for some time. deep bass grooves from wobble and clattering guitar from the man who many have imitated. no one does this kind of thing better than these two musicians. four tracks of unbridled musical mayhem. deep joy!

nice price deal !!! classic reggae !!

nice price deal !!! produced by ras kush , engineered by russ d-black redemption-10 -jah will make a way - cologne + always fari - turbulence

black redemption-10-jah is the father / fred locks +there will come a day / fred locks (mighty massa dub/japan !!

nice price deal !!!

nice price deal !!! the re-release of a hard to find 1970s roots vocal album (180g vinyl)

nice price deal !!! new label from original bristol purple w0wer and planet mu dubstepper – gemmy. 2 hard-hitting riddims ready to mash up the dance – fresh from gemmys hard drive, straight onto wax!