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Singles
Promise Land: Vocals & Version
Frankie Paul - "Serious Time" (3:33)
Joseph Cotton - "Trod In Africa" (3:35)
Prince Malachi - "Worldwide Poverty" (3:36)
Anthony John - "Rise Above" (3:30)
Albert "Alchemist" Thompson - "Promise Land Version" (3:34)
Review: Albert "Alchemist" Thompson's Promise Land comes courtesy of Freestyle Records and has great appearances on the mic from reggae and dancehall greats Frankie Paul, Joseph Cotton, Prince Malachi and Anthony John. It has never before been released and has had a long maturation period over the last 30 years. Albert Thompson was chief engineer at I&I Sound Recording Studio once it left LA and head to Jamaica and he saw work with greats like Dennis Brown, Bunny Wailer and Gregory Isaacs. He laid down these rhythms in 1991 during some downtime and then added the vocals 16 years later in London when working with talented local and touring Jamaican artists.
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What A Problem
What A Problem (limited 12")
Cat: MH 220. Rel: 12 Jun 23
What A Problem (6:57)
Version (3:04)
Review: Horace Andy dropped one of his most well-known cuts back in 1987. It's a lovely rootsy dancehall skank in the form of 'What A Problem' that he produced himself alongside Michael Taylo and Andy Bassford. His mic work is exceptional as he twists and turns his vocals to ride on top of the drums and deliver his message with style and grace in his textbook smooth vocal tone. The version on the flip drills down into darker and more gritty dancehall vibes with the fat bassline front and centre next to plenty of echo and reverb.
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Kunte Kinte
Kunte Kinte (limited 10")
Cat: AR 1015. Rel: 10 Jul 23
Kunte Kinte (6:04)
Kunte Kinte Version (6:03)
Review: Bernard Cumberbatch - presumably no relation to actor Benedict - and Garnett Cross are Aquizi, the dub duo fromed in the early 80s and Aiwa label mainstays. Their most notable 12" - aside from maybe 1981's 'Merry Christmas' was 'Kunte Kinte' earlier in the same year. It is a bit of a collector's fav that has more than held its value over the ensuing 40+ years. Driven by lazy dub swagger and carefree keys, it's a lovers rock outing peppered with toms and hits and plenty of echoing depths. Flip it over for version if you want something that will boggle the brain more with its endless mixing board effects.

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Be Clean
Be Clean (12")
Cat: PFR 012. Rel: 13 Nov 23
Fat Frog - "Be Clean" (feat Danny Red) (4:09)
Fat Frog - "Clean Dub" (feat Dougie Conscious) (4:05)
Fat Frog - "Reach Out" (feat Amelia Harmony) (4:05)
Fat Frog - "Reaching Dub" (feat Dougie Conscious) (4:06)
Review: The Purple Fade crew has assembled another crack team of dub heads for this fresh platter, 'Be Clean.' Fat Frog is the man charged with produciton duties and does a fine job laying down a killer rhythm with two brilliant vocals - the first is Danny Red who implores us all to be clean on the A-side, while on the flip it's Amelia Harmony who sings on 'Reach Out' and does so with a smoky and sultry tone. Both tunes of course come with slower and more spaced out dubs to complete a fine EP.
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Leave The Dreadlocks
Cat: OR 136. Rel: 17 Apr 23
Leave The Dreadlocks (2:50)
Omo Valley Dub (2:59)
Review: High-quality roots reggae here from Rockers All Stars featuring Augustus Pablo. First up is the delightfully dusty 'Leave The Dreadlocks' with low-slung and lazy bass deep down low, plenty of acoustic riffs and heartfelt vocals that are full of yearning, matched by the horns with similar melancholy. Flip it over for 'Omo Valley Dub,' a spaced-out melon twister with plenty of vinyl crackle and perfect hissing hi-hats taking off like spaceships. Another sure-fire winner from Pablo International.
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Álbumes
For The Culture
Cat: VPRL 2728. Rel: 03 Sep 21
For The Culture (3:07)
Challawa (3:09)
Ginal (feat Collie Buddz) (3:18)
Bun A Fyah (3:23)
Ready (feat Jo Mersa Marley) (3:32)
Out Of The Darkness (3:28)
The System (3:37)
Never Let Me Down (3:44)
Unprecedented Time (3:38)
Life To Live (feat Wailing Souls) (3:41)
Walking (3:13)
Where Do You Go? (feat quino) (3:46)
Review: Alborosie is a non native Jamaican reggae artist who earned the respect of his peers and love of his fans because he is so committed to authentic reggae and to honoring and preserving its heritage. He has worked with great bands such as The Wailers United, King Jammy, Wailing Souls and more and is a real student of the sound. This album For The culture was written by the artist during the earliest and darkest days of the Covid-19 pandemic and so is permeated with the many unsettling thoughts and emotions felt around the world during that time. It is subtle powerful yet filled with a sense of great hope.
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Rockers & Scorchers
Cat: ONUCD 152X. Rel: 23 Feb 23
This Must Be Hell (Midnight Rocker)
Easy Money
Safe From Harm
Watch Over Them
Materialist
Today Is Right Here
Try Love
Rock To Sleep
Careful
Mr Bassie
My Guiding Star
Come After Midnight (Midnight Scorchers)
Midnight Scorcher
Away With The Gun & Knife
Dirty Money Business
Sleepy's Night Cap
Feverish
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
Dub Guidance
More Bassy
Hell & Back
Careful (instrumental)
Review: On its release last spring, reviewers hailed Horace Andy's Midnight Rockers as the honey-voiced reggae legend's best album in decades. It was certainly special, with the mighty Adrian Sherwood's production helping elevate the set to future classic levels. It was followed by the alternative, dub style 'Midnight Scorchers' album, which naturally featured Sherwood pushing the envelope far further than he did on the original set. This double-disc set brings together both sets, adds a couple of previously unreleased cuts, and allows us to once again wallow in the magnificence of such highlights as 'Safe From Harm' (a genuinely brilliant, surprisingly dark Massive Attack cover), the Ital Horns-heavy 'Material', Daddy Freddy hook-up 'Midnight Scorchers' and the Melodica-heavy dub workout 'Sleepy's Night Cap'.


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Midnight Scorchers
Midnight Scorchers (LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: ONULP 153. Rel: 16 Sep 22
Come After Midnight
Midnight Scorcher
Away With The Gun & Knife
Dirty Money Business
Sleepy's Night Cap
Feverish
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
Dub Guidance
More Bassy
Hell & Back
Review: Adrian Sherwood serves up a companion album to Horace Andy's acclaimed album Midnight Rocker. Primed for a steppers' soundsystem, as opposed to the the lo-fi acoustics of the original album, this version contains several reworkings and new tracks in contrast to the original, containing both dub and dancehall MCing detours from the likes of Daddy Freddy and Lone Ranger.
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The King Tubby Tapes
Cat: DEMREC 862. Rel: 21 Jan 22
Set Me Free (3:45)
It Grieve My Heart (3:49)
Jah Is The One (3:50)
Leaders Of Babylon (4:45)
Do Right (3:21)
Liberation (3:56)
I Love My Life (3:27)
Soddom & Gomorrah (3:53)
I've Been Around (4:06)
Pure Rankin (4:15)
Natural Mystic (3:38)
Totally Free (4:21)
Set Me Dub (3:55)
It Grieve My Dub (3:49)
Dub Is The One (3:53)
Leader Of Dub (5:21)
Dub Right (4:10)
Liberation Dub (4:00)
I Love My Dub (3:24)
Dub Gomorrah (3:36)
Dubbing Around (4:33)
Pure Dubbing (4:24)
Natural Mystic Dub (3:37)
Totally Dub (4:01)
Review: Du men don't come much more legendary or iconic than King Tubby and Horace Andy, so having them together on one album was always going to result in straight fire. And so it proves on The King Tubby Tapes, a double album of deeply affecting roots and lovers rock first issued on Jet Star Records' 'Charm' imprint. It showcases Dubby's audio skills and Andy's distinctive vocal style while including selections from his 1979 album Pure Ranking and a second album of dub remixes. Session men Robbie Shakespeare, Carlton "Santa" Davis, Tony Chin and Bernard "Touter" Harvey all feature this one.
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Living In Mount Zion
Cat: PSLP 111. Rel: 12 Sep 22
Living In Mount Zion (3:03)
Living In Mount Zion (dub) (3:11)
Got To Give Some Help (3:14)
Got To Give Some Help (dub) (3:38)
Youths Of Today (3:00)
Youths Of Today (dub) (3:26)
Give Thanks (3:40)
Give Thanks (dub) (3:34)
You Don't Want Me (unreleased mix) (3:29)
You Don't Want Me (dub) (3:25)
Call On Jah (3:51)
Love Of A Woman Dub (unreleased mix) (4:22)
Review: The story behind this one is that Vivian Yabby You Jackson once put together a tape that had been labeled The Best Of Patrick Andy but had never been put it out. On it was three unreleased tunes, one unreleased dub, and stereo mixes of several previously mono-only singles. For whatever reason it now sees the light of day and we're glad about it - this forms a fine tribute to a top singer and a legendary producer with some timeless dub. The horns pan, the rhythm tracks are heavy, the studio trickery is impressive throughout.
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Listen Up!
Listen Up! (heavyweight vinyl LP + MP3 download code)
Cat: BADLP 006. Rel: 26 Sep 22
Walk The Long Way
Pick Up The Pieces
Wondering
The Message
Ol' Lewis
Dem Talk
Pressure
Tears
Fancy Make Up
Dark Fruit
Victor Rice - "Dub Fruit"
Review: New school reggae and organic rocksteady sounds from The Appetizers never sounded so good as on this fresh long player. It's on heavyweight vinyl for serious sound system detonation and comes with plenty of catchy hooks and buttery smooth vocals. The guitar riffs are subtle, the bass fat and the rhythms all nice and earthy and original. Lyrics muse on the usual subjects of love, loss social turmoil and are well written even though this band is Italian-born, forming in Milan in 2020.
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