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Long lost dub companion to classic reggae Fred Locks album from 1976 "Black Star Liner" featuring dubs to "Blood Money" "True Rastaman" and many... -
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The dub classic celebrating the four decades of 1977 to 2017 now officially re-issued as 40 th Anniversary Remaster-Edition in a picture sleeve!The Joe Gibbs "African Dub" records are considered to be among the first and best dub albums ever recorded The series, recorded between 1972 and 1978 feature the Joe Gibbs house band aka... -
Bold, exuberant, expansive re-charting of the same neck of the sleng-teng invasion as vintage Jahtari and Tapes The Upsetter meets Raymond Scott meets Horsepower Productions… on a writhing, pinging bed of Spaghetti Western… at the synthy grassroots of Library Next-level stuff from Seekers, after excellent releases for Bokeh... -
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A neo-nostalgic Dave Lee Mix and Dub of STR4TA’s ‘After The Rain’ is released digitally on 15th July 2021 with a 12” vinyl available in stores 3rd September 2021 The debut album ‘Aspects’ by Gilles Peterson and Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick’s new project, STR4TA, is the catalyst for a new wave Jazz Funk movement... -
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Chasing after the herbs like Druids, a peppery Anansi with a pink balayage hurried by carrying a bunch of loose cables and heavy bulky bags Mumbling something to herself, we believe she said: "Music is my name I’m a dreamer", we followed her about but soon after lost her path Walking our way back, a few of these cables were... -
The enigmatic Manila-via-British Columbia ensemble SeekersInternational returns to Tokyo-based label Diskotopia for the follow up to 2016's Ragga Preservation Society SeekersInternational Presents Ragga Preservation Society – Worldwide Sound comes after a prolific five-year creative journey exploring different sonic avenues...
Following the release of his debut EP ‘An Iceberg Cruising The Jamaican Coastline’, Froid Dub presents a companion EP of dub versions and bonus beats for DJs Prime cuts like ‘Iguana’s Dub’ take the originals’ icy grooves into even deeper, head-nodding territory, while the isolated beats underline Froid Dub’s...Out of stock
Cultural polymath - pop star, filmmaker, radio broadcaster, commentator, Grammy winner Oh and DJ, too Take your pick from the many coats worn by our selector, Don Letts aka The Rebel Dread Born in Brixton, a child of the Windrush Generation, Letts’ slippery and unorthodox career is somewhat hard to define, without taking a...Out of stock
Without Count Ossie, it could be argued, there would be no ska, no reggae, no dancehall, no Jamaican popular music as we currently know it A Rastafarian drummer born Oswald Williams in 1926, Count Ossie began performing Nyabinghi music in the 1950s This rhythm and chant heavy religious meditation derived from the drumming...Out of stock
Rawbone Reggae On Top dubs mixed by Barry Issac and Dougie Wardrop at Conscious...
Here’s a monster of its own Not to be confused with Trevor Jackson early 2000 project (even if the british producer has obviously been informed by post-punk, dub, post-industrial and the likes) Playgroup was more than anything a collective, based somewhere around Bristol and London Drummer Bruce Smith was the key figure behind...Out of stock
2021 repress; LP version Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark Studio opened its doors in 1974, situated in his backyard at 5 Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica Using only basic equipment, a Teac 4-track recorder, a Soundcraft mixing desk, an Echoplex delay unit, and later adding a Phaser effects unit that he used in conjunction with...Out of stock
Upon release in 1971, 'Africa's Blood' was the first record Lee "Scratch" Perry released under his own name, although his band The Upsetters do appear on most of the tracks There's an undeniable influence from American contemporary R&B, but still Perry's signature dub and reggae fusion shines through Comes on 180 gram...Out of stock
A thundering 16 tracks produced by Lee Perry that takes us through the key period of his output at the Black Ark Many of the tracks come from a single master tape The remaining tracks are from dub plates As re-issues go this is pretty remarkable Maverick Productions that showcase Perry at his most...Out of stock
'Conquering Lion' stands as one of the few truly essential albums of the roots era As devotional as anything by Burning Spear, as polemical as Bob Marley, and as militant as the Mighty Diamonds, the album also communicates a haunting spiritual quality that is uniquely its own Amazingly, for such a coherent work, the tracks were...Out of stock
Repress! 'In Fine Style' was the second album of Augustus Pablo's material to be released on Pressure Sounds It is a unique set in that much of it has never before been released on CD and was only ever previously available on rare seven and twelve inch...Out of stock
Rids the World of the Curse of the Vampires (1981) not only ably displays Scientist's varied approach, but also clocks in as one of his best outings Scientist keeps things lively with plenty of reverb and echo-treated percussion, ghostly piano parts, video game sound effects, and other wobbly interjections from the mixing board...Out of stock
2020 repress; LP version Scientist's name can be found all over any dub record collection; he was a protégé of King Tubby, and many would say that when dub fell on quieter times it was Scientist who breathed new life into it His pared-down mixing style suited the dancehall reggae sound that arrived as the '70s rolled into the...Out of stock
With this 1982 album, Scientist delivers one of his most progressive mixes, deconstructing the originals down to their skeletal base and adding just the right amount of mixing board-generated Echoplex and reverb with his patented minimal sound A landscape resplendent with steely piano, depth-charge drums, and futuristic dub...Out of stock
Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters' Eternal Dubs Chapter 2 on Clocktower Tracks: "Brad Draw," "Clocktower Version," "Clocktower Station," "Wa Fi Do," "Jah Dub," "Love Version," "Deliah Dub," "Ital Locks," "Ital Dub," "Dark Moon," "Moon Version," "Looking Dread" and "Dreaded...Out of stock
First ever vinyl reissue of classic King Tubby dub set from 1983, revolving an allstar line-up on some premium heavyweight roots dub pressure Arriving at the latter end of dub’s golden era, ‘Majestic Dub’ is exemplary of Tubby’s studio as instrument tekkers, with the regal one at the desk joined by Prince Jammy (mixing)...
"Debut solo album from the Black Slate singer originally released in 1979 Now released on 180 gram vinyl Red Hot Dub, originally released in 1979 through West London's Burning Sounds label and credited to Elroy Bailey, is a superior dub-based collection that showcases subtle, masterful musicianship rather than electronic...Out of stock
Bunny Lee recorded a massive volume of remarkably consistent music in the '70s This compilation brings together rare and unreleased cuts that put the listener bang in the middle of a typical recording session, complete with false starts and studio...Out of stock
The man known as Augustus Pablo was a visionary, part of an intimate group of creative figures whose approach to reggae music and audio recording have forever changed the shape of popular music in Jamaica, and the echoes of his creative ingenuity have reached far beyond the island's shores The enigmatic figure will always be most...Out of stock
On 'Dub in Blood' you'll find some top draw versions mixed at Channel One Produced by Phil...
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Gussie Presenting The Right Tracks - the original 70s classic collection with 11 selected tracks on wax A true parade of Jamaican greats Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Augustus Pablo, Leroy Smart etc - the next decade Gussie Clarke went truly outernational with global hits galore but these are the crucial cuts that...Out of stock
Never-heard work from the legendary Keith Hudson – material recorded with the Wailers Band at Tuff Gong studios shortly before his too-early death – finally seeing the light of day after all these years! This set features dub tracks from the sessions, with studio work from King Jammy – less lead vocals from Hudson, but...Out of stock
2021 repress Reissue of Ital Dub, originally released in 1975 This is Augustus Pablo's first collaboration with King...Out of stock
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Radiation Roots present a reissue of Sly & Robbie's Master Of Ceremony Dub Master rhythm duo Sly and Robbie first met on the Jamaican club scene of the early 1970s, when both were playing clubs on Kingston's Red Hills Road They began working together at Channel One studio when Sly was drummer and arranger of The...
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Another blinder from Basic Channel's Wackies re-issue programme finally gets a re-press Between stints in Jamaica for legends like Glen Brown and Junjo Lawes, Wayne Jarrett travelled from his Connecticut base to record this album during the same weeks as the sessions for everyone's favourite - Horace Andy's Dance Hall...
Reissue of the 1978 album on 180 gram vinyl Along with other unsung rocksteady and early reggae producers like Herman Chin Loy, Rupie Edwards, Glen Brown, and Keith Hudson, Phil Pratt deserves wider recognition Pratt first made a name for himself producing a very early Horace Andy vocal in 1966 Before that, Pratt (born George...
"Dub versions used for I-Roy’s classic “Musical Shark Attack” LP Contains a selection of both rare and classic Channel 1 rhythms Artwork features beautiful recently published vintage photos by Norwegian photographer Syphilia Morgenstierne Killer and rare late '70s dub LP, which is in fact the dub companion to I Roy's...
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Keith Hudson, the dub dentist, was a one-off innovator with impeccable, classical lineage: his first studio recording involved former Skatalites; his earliest releases provided solid-gold hits for Ken Boothe's "Old Fashioned Way" as far back as John Holt, Delroy Wilson, U-Roy and the rest Like "Lloyd" Bullwackies Barnes, his...
Originally issued in 1976 for the Fay Music imprint, here's on of the King Tubby classics re-printed with the Greensleeves seal of...Out of stock
Keith Hudson’s Pick A Dub is a classic album by many standards; released in 1974, the session features performances from reggae legends Augustus Pablo, Big Youth and Carlton and Aston Barrett The 1994 re-issue on the Blood & Fire label introduced a new generation to its" austere sonic qualities" and genre defining techniques...
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The release of Rising Son in 1986 on Greensleeves began a new era for Augustus Pablo edging his Rockers revolution into the digital age "In his own words Rising uon “mix-up the vibes a little more” from steppers like ‘Pipers of Zion’, revival reggae ‘African Frontline’ and the deep and heavy ‘The Day Before The...
With the release of "Rockers Come East" in 1987 Augustus Pablo continued to 'mix up the vibes a little more' "Featuring digi-dubs to Junior Delagado’s hits "Raggamuffin Year" & "Call Me", steppers like "Sun Ray Dub" and the deep and heavy "Zion Seals Dub" the album continued Pablo's journey into a revolutionary new age...
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