Review: Lion Vibes lives up to its name with his powerful release from Jamaica featuring the legendary Ini Kamoze and rising star Lila Ike. Produced by Kareem Burrell of XTM Nation, this heavyweight track was recorded at Anchor, 9soundclik and Tads studio with top reggae musicians bringing real authenticity to the sounds. The A-side mix by Veer Dhaniram delivers a stunning vocal cut that exudes island cool while the low-end swaggers. The B-side unveils a previously unreleased dub mix by Gregory Morris and the record comes in a beautifully designed picture sleeve by Juppi Juppsen.
Review: King Shiloh is back with more heavy and modern dub sounds from a range of talents who all add their own spin to a couple of heavy rhythms. Tiger Simeon & Brada Jahziel's 'Rastaman Vibration' gets underway with some bold, brassy horns and natty pianos that make for a full fat sound. Jah Works gets to work on the mixing desk and dubs it out to perfection while Lavosti brings a more modern sounding digital synth sheen and rousing vocal top line to the delightful 'Real Reggae Warrior.' Again it is Jah Wrks who steps up to do his thing and strip it back to deep dub vibrations.
Lift Up Your Head (feat Troy Berkley & OBF) (4:48)
Way To Be Happy (feat Las Ninyas Del Corro) (3:30)
Fi Di Yut (feat Blackout JA & Tippa Irie) (3:20)
Mumbai 808 (feat Manudigital) (3:49)
Saga (feat Killa P, Flowdan & Big Red) (3:58)
Downtown (Befour Steppa) (5:29)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Sleeve damaged but otherwise in excellent condition***
Reggae, dub, hip-hop and dancehall are known for their use of film samples, but that trend has been magnified with this most recent compilation from the infamous L'Entourloop collective. With around 30 tracks split across two sides - one dedicated to dub/reggae and one to hip-hop - there are myriad contributions from Ken Boothe, Bounty Killer, JuJu Rogers, Degihuegi, Dope St. Jude, Killa P, Flowdan, etc., all culminating to tell a filmic epic, gunslinging story.
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