colombia’s 76b label returns for its second release with head-honcho lior absolutely smashing it with the insanely catchy, bouncy reggae/acid techno crossover track dancehall vibes with vocals from tab k.

limitiertes rotes 180g vinyl !

2023 repress on yellow marbled 10 inch vinyl.

now also available as vinyl! - 28 tracks best of the best, of reggae & dancehall star with comprehensive release & track by track notes. incl. combinations with buju banton, shabba ranks , luciano, a.o. - double vinyl limited edition!

every summer needs a iced machine

mit robert french und anthony johnson treffen zum ersten mal zwei gro?e reggae k³nstler auf einer platte aufeinander. ein absolutes muss f³r alle reggae und dancehall sammler:innen.

reggae

reissue, 180 gr

dub influenced house sounds from eva ryu.

ein highlight in der -reggae anthology--serie wurde als 2lp-set neu aufgelegt. der produzent henry junjo lawes dominierte mit seinem volcano label (und auch soundsystem) von 1980-1985 von jamaika aus die welt des reggae und early dancehall! das doppel-vinyl bietet 28 tracks von den top-acts der stunde, hits und einige raritäten - seite 1 und 2 stellen die sänger vor, während die seiten 3 und 4 den deejays vorbehalten sind. das ganze mit dem gütesiegel der musiker von den roots radics und der high times band, sowie den studios channel one, harry j, joe gibbs und king tubbys studio.

warm bass , groovin percussive dub house / disco / balearic feel

»heaven« ist nach »virile« und »territory«, die beide schon mit kunstvollen und emotionalen videos unterlegt waren, der dritte vorbote zum debüt von the blaze, das im juni 2018 erscheinen soll. vor allem »territory«, aufgemacht wie ein ansprechender kurzfilm, führte die pariser auf erste erfolgspfade. die süddeutsche zeitung sah darin ein »wunderbares beispiel für die neue arabische pop-Ästhetik«, the guardian schlicht »stunning work«. zudem räumte der clip zuletzt sogar bei den cannes lions awards (»grand prix«) und den berlin music video awards (»best directors) ab.

der renommierte künstler elektronischer musik paul d. miller, besser bekannt als dj spooky, hat in einer kollaboration mit vp records einen exklusiven longplayer produziert. exklusive beats treffen auf authorisierte samples und melodien aus dem reichhaltigen katalog von greensleeves und vp. dj spooky wird dabei von seinem protege stephen levitin (aka apple juice kid) und dem keyboarder alex thompson (aka fourth shift) unterstützt. als stargast wurde walshy fire von major lazer für den tune enter the arena engagiert und der dancehall-künstler sanjay für dash it in the mirror- ins studio gebeten, sowie die stimmen von busy signal, lady saw und garnett silk kommen in dem vielseitigen dancehall-projekt zum einsatz.

soul jazz records are releasing this new 10th anniversary 2017 edition of their classic album ‘dancehall – the rise of jamaican dancehall culture’. this long-out-of-print collection is now available as a triple-vinyl edition with download code included.

the studio and label digital b of producer bobby digital dixon became the ruling production house in the musical revolution that swept through jamaica from the mid-80s onwards with a lethal selection of dancehall weapons and chartbusting reggae hits. x-tra wicked gathers many of his bestever productions from those heady times when specialist stores were awash with 7-inch singles, freshly arrived from jamaica, and reggae music was once more on the rise. this great double 2lp-set presents 24 selected tracks in a double wide vinyl jacket, with just the top hits from the two bobby digital reggae anthology releases, the 2cd+dvd set x-tra wicked and the 3cd-set of -serious times- and has liner notes written by reggae expert john masouri.

hugh ‘redman’ james is one of the greatest jamaican music producers of the late 1980s. raised in a musical household in the west kingston slum of hannah town, with his mother a sound system selector, redman gained his initial schooling in the music business from none other than king tubby, the legendary sound system owner and dub mixer that was responsible for voicing and mixing some of the greatest reggae of all time. after being immersed in sound system culture during his youth in the 1960s and 70s, redman began sitting in on sessions at king tubby’s studio, but migrated to hartford, connecticut in 1978 in search of steady employment. returning to jamaica a few years later, he established a popular sound system in kingston and began producing music with king tubby’s assistance in 1985, working with the roots radics during a time of great uncertainty in jamaican music, as the new dancehall style came to prominence, early work featured gregory isaacs, sugar minott and frankie paul, as well as rising stars such as little john and horace martin. then, following the computerisation of dancehall, redman began producing some of the most popular music of the day, crafting durable and complex rhythms with a broad team of players that included steely and clevie, augmented by members of the browne bunch and other players. redman helped establish a number of total unknowns in this era, including carl meeks, dave bailey and wayne palmer, and became a serious contender for king jammy’s crown. but the producer was ultimately frustrated by the dramatic changes to sweep jamaican music in the early 1990s, and subsequently retreated from the music industry redman international dancehall 1985-1989 compiles the best work from his glory days, with half of the twelve vocal tracks coming complete with corresponding dub versions.

first anniversary re-press of bokeh versions long sold out 2nd release. glacial dancehall is the slowest dancehall mixtape ever heard. culled from his private 7inch archives, each side figures dancehall mutations, pitched and screwed by jay glass dubs hardware acceleration. jay glass dubs is an exercise of style by artist dimitris papadatos focusing on a counter-factual historical approach of dub music, stripped down to its basic drum/bass/vox/effects form.

glacial dancehall returns a two-headed excursion ofversions, samples + sirens chopped and screwed into oblivion bytime cowandlow jack. tasked with followingjay glass dubs first volume ofglacial dancehall(of march 2016) each artist served up a half hour side of ruff slow jams, bolstered with additional production and totalling 15 full blown edits. paris low jack can be found splitting time between on modern love, l.i.e.s. and the trilogy tapes as well as running his own editions gravats imprint with jean carval. westmoreland, ja, home to time cow - maybe better known as one of the key players in the equiknoxx crew, responsible for some of the island s crucial 21st century riddims. their watershedbird sound power on dds provides a weird manchester linkage that connects him to low jack via the modern love hotbed.

london’s ghost writerz are back with a banger! following a slew of releases on tru thoughts and a recent mixtape -welcome to ghost town- heating up the streets, jimmy screech and sleepy time ghost return with a big splash on nice up! records. based around a familiar reggae riddim, the track tells the tale of jimmy’s foundation in soundsystem culture, starting in the 80s and name-checking legends such as shabba ranks, yellowman, smiley culture along the way. as the riddim flips we shift forward a generation, 90s dancehall and rap dominate, giving props to hip hop royalty such as busta rhymes and 2pac, then finally firing off a huge jungle climax, dripping in enough amen breaks to set the dancefloor alight whilst giving a little history of the musical heritage behind ghost writerz.

20 track album from various artists released by dub store records.

part 3 of king jammys dancehall series - hard dancehall murderer 1985-1989. 20 tracks from various artists released by dub store records.

phat reggae / dancehall banger on 7 inch

‘in time’ is the new album from renegade roots and reggae producer wrongtom and hackney’s veteran breakbeat/jungle mc’s the ragga twins. ‘in time’ strips back the jungle, d&b, garage sound that the ragga twins are recognised for pioneering today, to take you back to the ‘80s reggae and dancehall landscape where they started out. throughout the record, the ragga twins recall and explore a 30-year-long journey, where they uncover prescient lyrics and stories of their youth. wrongtom provides the beats and riddims as a perfect setting for this celebration of the dancehall and reggae scene.
the vinyl release comes as a 12” + 7” package, all housed in full colour sleeve. album download card also includes upfront ‘in dub’ version of the album, these dub versions will only be available on the vinyl download card for the moment, until officially being released later in the year.

leon vynehall & a1b first started releasing collaborative music under laszlo dancehall in 2013. after several highly praised releases, both artists have spent the last few years concentrating on their successful solo careers. late last year they found time to work in studio once more and we’re extremely proud to be releasing the next chapter of laszlo dancehall on wolf music.

trevor jackson erlang mit playgroup und als output labelbetreiber (lcd soundsystem, four tet) weltweiten ruhm, später stellte er die strut samplerserie metal dance zusammen. nun erhielt er den auftrag, die elektronische seite des adrian sherwood-labels on-u sound abzubilden, was ihm mit vorliegenden 27(!) tracks auch vorbildlich gelang. die doppel-cd/dreifach-lp science fiction dancehall classics bietet einen perfekten einblick in die früh-1980 er szene, als electro, dub und post-punk kollidierten. neben favoriten von african head charge, mark stewart + the maffia und dub syndicate finden wir den bislang unbekannten track dead come alive aus der frühphase von neneh cherry, sowie zahlreiche tunes, die erstmals auf cd erscheinen, darunter von bim sherman, tackhead und der späteren massive attack-sängerin shara nelson.

eddie c s ever reliable red motorbike is on the move again another 12- edition this time around as fake glasses & noodleman take a side each of caribbean sunshine to warm us all up dancehall succinctly describes what s on offer on the a side, a seriously heavy dubwise number for the swayers and one-foot skankers in the dance on the flip noodleman follows his acid tinged killer from the last 12- with another 303 laced gem acid ting is pure roots vibes with a bubbling acid line riding the groove rev em up - next stop kingston town

ultraphat stomping dubstep infected techno... prime time

>we have been incredibly lucky to put out laszlos first two stunning releases, and this third one is more of the thoroughbred house music we ve come to expect. i love these guys so much i even did a remix for this release. plimton is a huge slab of filter house, perfect for the high points of any set, whilst zizzou takes things in a quirkier, more introverted direction. as for my remix, you can make your own minds up.< - george fitzgerald

die erste 7 inch singleauskopplung des *sound the system* longplayers erscheint auf dem neuen vp sublabel dub rockers und bringt einen der stärksten songs des album auf der a-seite und die dazugehörige dubversion exklusiv auf der b-seite - beide produziert von alberto alborosie dascola, der auch die musik komplett selbst im eigenen shengen studio eingespielt hat, mit unterstützung von tony tarantino (keyboards).

leon vynehall and christian piers join forces for a second release as laszlo dancehall for more raw, lo-fi house vibes for the head and hips. early support: george fitzgerald

chroma are fucking sick, this 12 inch is fucking sick too. the trio, from newcastle, formed in 2011 and consist of phobia, sato & tyrone – already well known entities within d&b circles. they make blinding music, as previously witnessed on such superb labels as prog:ram, c.i.a. renegade hardware, commercial suicide, symmetry, ingredients, med school & critical. they are so good, andy c, goldie, klute, hype, total science, friction, fabio all see fit to play their music in their sets. bloody good i say. makes me want to buy it.
pressing on orangered coloured & marbled vinyl.

release number eight on london house maven george fitzgeralds manmakemusic label, the laszlo dancehall ep, connects two of the uks most exciting young producers: leon vynehall and christian piers. the sample driven crunch of vynehalls earlier productions on manmakemusic can be heard loud and clear complementing the canny but irresistible percussive and vocal shimmies of piers. aside track gave up, championed by george fitzgerald on his recent bbc essential mix for radio one, sets the pace and aims straight at the dancefloor with its strange sonic palette, at once euphoric and gritty. on the flip we get aint no time on which vynehall and piers give us their interpretation of classic house. the final track, manley harrison, is the strangest and arguably most original of the bunch and leaves the listener in no doubt as to why there is such a buzz about these two producers at the moment.

hat barrington levy seinen charakteristischen ohoho molldreiklang in absteigender tonfolge eigentlich jemals als markenzeichen schützen lassen? der reggae-saenger ist mit dieser stimmlichen signatur jedenfalls auf anhieb zu erkennen, nicht zuletzt, weil er von diesem gesangs-jingle ausgiebigen gebrauch gemacht hat. am legendärsten natuerlich auf seinem dancehall-hit here i come, mit dem diese werkschau seiner fruehen karriere von 1979-84 gewissermaßen abschließt. zu beginn war er uebrigens noch zarte 15 jahre jung und hatte mit songs wie shine eye gal schon ordentlich vorgelegt. ein zu unrecht vernachlaessigter klassiker. >d:bug<

zum 50. jahrestag der unabhängigkeit jamaikas startete das label kingston sounds die compilationserie *listen up!*, die sich mit diversen stilen jamaikanischer musik beschäftigt. dancehall entwickelte sich zu beginn der 1980er-jahre auf der karibikinsel. der reggae-beat verlangsamte sich und rückte zu gunsten des sängers oder deejays in den hintergrund, später digitalisierten sich die beats zusehends. *listen up - dancehall* stellt einige der klassiker der frühen dancehall-Ära vor, u. a. von cornell campbell, don carlos, johnny clarke und dennis brown. listen up and enjoy!

the cult and ultra rare deadbeat classic back in stock

g version iii from kyoto japan arrives on digital sting. g versions sound has a retro futuristic feel, equal parts dancehall history and esoteric dub leanings, particularly in tune with the more experimental branches of 80s-90s uk dub and steppers.

this 21 track 50 plus minute dancehall epic also includes other veteran vocalists such as g sudden, rdl shellah, buddydon, and darkchild plus newer talents such as fearless, longdon, latty, king kush and 1 solar boss

ska, rocksteady, reggae, roots and dancehall reissue

new bonus tracks on this new 2023 edition include seminal dancehall party cuts alongside classic soul to reggae covers.

the eps with their trend-setting sounds range from drum & bass to techno and dancehall to electro, always with the focus on the dance floor.

the bug ist das hauptprojekt des umtriebigen londoner produzenten kevin martin. martin, der bereits für thom yorke, grace jones, einstürzende neubauten und primal scream arbeitete, verbindet auf -london zoo- eindrucksvoll dubstep mit dancehall, grime und hiphop-elementen. eine platte, direkt aus dem herzen der britischen hauptstadt, die aller orten funktioniert und mitreißt. 12 mal londoner soundkultur mit gastauftritten von ricky ranking, flowdan, warrior queen, spaceape und vielen weitere