Building on the massive success of the Greensleeves and Channel One
Soundsystem collaboration "Down in The Dub Vaults', we now join forces
with the iconic Iration Steppas for another deep exploration into the
world of Dubs, the second release in our "Soundsystem" series. - The
masterful selector Mark Iration has been given full access to the
Greensleeves archives, carefully curating a powerful selection of Roots
and Dub treasures that have long been staples of the Iration Steppas
soundsystem. - This collection features legendary Jamaican vocalists
such as Michael Prophet, Johnny Osbourne, and Wailing Souls, among
others. The second disc takes you into the Echo Chamber, show casing Dub
versions from Heavyweights like Roots Radics, Augustus Pablo and The
Revolutionaries-complete with Tony McDermott illustrated inner sleeves
and photos from the Iration Steppas archives in this gatefold package. -
The first edition of our Soundsystem series (with Channel One
Soundsystem) flew off the shelves, with demand far exceeding
supply-don't miss out this time!
''Sulla Rotta Dei Venti'' (On the Route of the Winds) is the brand-new
album of Italian ska-jazz maestros North East Ska*Jazz Orchestra
(NESJO). A collection of eleven own-penned original tracks, written and
composed between 2020 and 2023, that frames a new chapter in the
ten-year career of the band. In this record, NESJO bravely explores
other worlds through music, which, as we know, is always also an inner
quest. It is at the same time an effort to place their own music at the
centre of the time and space in which they live, even at the cost of
going beyond the stylistic limits linked to the band's chosen musical
genre. Although, these new 11 cuts are built around rhythms that are
undeniably of Jamaican origin, melodies are tainted with music from
other traditions and sometimes also feature pop elements. Somehow, in
this new album, NESJO has chosen to let the jazz big-band out of the
orchestra pit and to mix with the popular sound of the street. Through
the tracks of the record, NESJO creates mixed ensembles with the use of
instruments such as strings, accordion, flute, clarinet, horn, tuba…
together with the band's regular branding of sax, trumpets and
trombones. Another novelty of this work is that the non-instrumental
tracks are sung in Italian by the three singers Freddy Frenzy, Michela
Grena and Rosa Mussin. And the musical journey takes us to exotic but at
the same time very close sounds in 21st century Europe: Balkan (“Piazza
Della Liberta”, “CiganSka #1”), Arabic (“Petrolio”), African (“Nimi
Muzima”), Italian (“Roma Tokyo Paris”), and ska (“Donna Di Chi”) and a
sophisticated ska-jazz suite (“Sulla Rotta Dei Venti”). The opening
words of the first track of the album give us a glimpse of the feeling
of vindication, brotherhood and hope contained in this set of songs:
"Where is the empathy for those in difficulty / in the streets of
Trieste that shout with vitality / indifference hearts of stone / dense
black Balkan agony".
Many
reggae music historians feel that the rocksteady period of Jamaican
music only lasted for a brief period of time from the years 1966 to
about 1968. Clearly, they have not been in tune with what the legendary
rocksteady duo of Keith & Tex have been up to in this modern era of
reggae music. Since reuniting in the late 1990’s, Keith & Tex have
released four albums of original material grounded in the solid
foundation of the sound called rocksteady, with their newest album, ‘Gun
Life’, being number five, following that same traditional path. During
this reformation and reconnection of these longtime childhood friends
from Kingston, Jamaica, Keith & Tex have traveled the globe
thrilling audiences in the US, Mexico, South America, Japan and across
the European continent with their version of modern rocksteady. Their
performances are full of mega hits of the 1960’s like 'Stop That Train,'
‘Tonight’, 'Don’t Look Back,' and 'Down The Street,' as well as the new
songs they have penned, embrace timeless themes that always play well
to audiences young and old.
‘Gun
Life' is another collaboration with the highly regarded and proficient
producer from Spain, Roberto Sanchez, and his Lone Ark Riddim Force. The
band backs Keith & Tex with authentic, bubbly, driving rocksteady
riddims freshly created for this project. The music carries the gamut of
universal topics of life such as the trials and tribulations of love
with songs like 'She’s Gone' and 'Gave You My Heart.' The track 'Give Me
One Reason,' where Babylon has taken the resources of Africa under
false pretenses -- 'Give me one good reason to trust you...the good book
in one hand and a weapon in the other'-- is an example of a song that
gives a common theme a new twist.
Must have für Roots und Dubfans. Social Living eine der
größten Roots-LPs, hier mit Living Dub Vol. 1 einer der besten Dub-LPs ever als
Bonus. Supersound Inkl.
- Limited Edition- Numbered
LP version. The Ramones were punks before punk rock was even invented.
With their catchy, sing-along tunes, iconic hair styles and outfits,
Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny and Tommy rewrote rock history and are now, as
part of the first wave of US punk, firmly considered part of the
subcultural world heritage. In the DUB-cultural world, on the other
hand, their footprint has been pretty slim, particularly if one
considers their stomping, three-chord songs, instantly recognizable
chants and laconic humor. There are a few reggae and Latin versions of
their songs online, but never before have the Ramones been honored with
an entire album in early reggae style -- until now. The label Echo
Beach, a bit of a specialist for missions such as these, got together
with Andre Meyer (production, bass) and Manougazou (production, guitar).
Also back in the team is keyboarder and DubXanne mastermind Guido
Craveiro, who plays Hammond organ and piano on half of the tracks. The
other two additions to the core team are singer and all-round
instrumentalist Sebastian Sturm and drummer Raul Pfeffer. Together they
homed in on some of the most iconic Ramones three-minute-singalongs,
including ''Blitzkrieg Bop'', ''I Wanna Be Sedated'', ''Pet Sematary''
and ''Rock'n'Roll Highschool'', and treated them to a reggae make-over.
From up-and-coming youngsters to living legends, everyone is included,
albeit with a focus on the elder statemen and stateswomen: the vast
majority of the guests are over 60 and look back on deeply impressive
careers! The artists come from Jamaica, the USA, the UK and Germany. All
contributed one or two songs, and all of them tackle the songs in pairs
with infectiously good humor, transforming legendary punk rock bangers
into unpredictable dub tracks. It almost goes without saying that the
lyrics have been adapted to everyday Jamaican life with a great deal of
fun and creativity.
- RSD 2025 Edition
- Limited Edition -
Reissue
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Tricolour Green, Gold & Red Vinyl
A Greatest Hits set spanning Peter Tosh’s complete Parlophone catalogue,
including Johnny B. Goode, Wanted Dread and Alive and Bush Doctor.
Originally released in 1987 in Brazil only, now being reissued globally
on Red, Green and Yellow tri-colour vinyl.
This Is...Augustus Pablo is a studio album by Augusts Pablo originally released in 1974 and co-written and produced by Pablo's childhood friend and critically acclaimed reggae producer Clive Chin. The album boasts an impressive list of session musicians including Ansel Collinson Keyboards and Lloid Parks and Aston Barrett both on bass guitar. The album was one of the first to showcase Pablo's unique use of the melodica.