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Singles
Whip Dem
Whip Dem ('minty ice' vinyl 10")
Cat: DUBCOM 010V. Rel: 06 Apr 23
Whip Them (4:12)
Whip Them (Frenk EchoSpace remix) (4:49)
Review: Scrupulously heavy and skanky Netherlands dub comes swanging our way from Bukkha, in collaboration with Dubbing Sun and Donovan Kingjay. 'Whip Dem' hears the Jamaican-American producer's dubwise productions meet fellow artists from Austria and South East London respectively; Kingjay's vocals deliver a powerful message of justice and liberation over a deep, clean steppers' riddim. Meanwhile, the B-side features Frenk Dublin's EchoSpace remix, which while adding more delay to the original, detracts nothing from its timely sense of space and weight.
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Never Leave You
Cat: DKR 256. Rel: 28 Jun 22
Never Leave You (2:48)
Never Leave You (part 2) (2:48)
Review: Lloydie Slim produced arguable all of the best music made by Ronnie Davis. Here comes fine expand of that with a previously unreleased tune on the Records Smith label. 'Never Leave You' comes in two parts with lovely lazy rhythms and dangling, jangling guitars over warm bass. The vocals soar and the horns bring the vibes net to Ronnie's buttery smooth vocal work. On the flip is part 2, a more stripped back version that is a little heavier and fatter.
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Jingling Keys
Jingling Keys (7" + booklet)
Cat: HRV 125. Rel: 21 Jun 23
Jingling Keys (4:35)
Jingling Keys (instrumental) (4:36)
Review: Sangie Davis might be best known for co-writing Bob Marley's 'Waiting In Vain', but his lesser-sung originals are just as quality. 'Jingling Keys' is one such song: a roots reggae tune with a message of liberation hemmed into the symbolic theme of keys jingling in an insurgent's pocket. The dub version functions as a key-change (get it?), which serves to slow down the tune and bask in its two-tone emotions on a deeper level.
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Cocaine In My Brain
Cat: CHAY 6091. Rel: 13 Apr 23
Cocaine In My Brain (5:12)
Marijuana In My Brain (extended mix) (3:36)
Review: The latest edition to the illustrious Charly catalogue - a re-release of Dillinger's most successful single from 1976, 'Cokane In My Brain' - marks a welcome return of this popular release to record stores. Listening to this release, it's easy to trace the figures the Kingston-born Dillinger has labelled as key inspirations in the sound he brings into existence - namely Dennis Alcapone and Lee "Scratch" Perry, the latter of whom he found himself under the guidance of following his big break in 1974 with the release of his single 'Dub Organizer'. There's a reason this achieved serious playtime - though not necessarily on the radio - worldwide following its release. A key release you certainly won't want missing from your collection.
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Red Moon Rise
Cat: BSL 020. Rel: 13 Mar 24
Red Moon Rise (0:10)
Sticksman Skank (0:46)
Review: The Disciples come through with a mighty fine pair of supersized and seriously heavyweight steppers here on this fresh new Boom-Shacka-Lacka 12". 'Red Moon Rise' has some raw percussive clatter adding highlights to the low ends and streaming synths bring rising tension. On the flip, 'Sticksman Skank' has flabby, wobbly low ends and some warrior leads plated with steel. Add in some big horns and you have an irresistible and effective tune. Both of these cuts come with dubs so you have plenty of weaponry for your next sound system session.
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Oh Jah Jah
Oh Jah Jah (white vinyl 10")
Cat: DS 03. Rel: 19 Feb 24
Oh Jah Jah (8:23)
Jah Militia Dub (7:39)
Review: Dubshop.nl is on a roll at this early stage in its life and for the third outing from the Dutch dub lovers we get a nice white 10" with some real heady tackle from The Disciples. Originally produced and mixed by Russ D. at the Backyard Studio and dropped in 2004 on Boom Shaka, this reissue brings two softer delights back to the fore. 'Oh Jah Jah' is a nice, slow-motion churner with mystic flute leads and natty chords. It stretches out over eight mesmerising minutes and the flipside 'Jah Militia Dub' slows things down with amore organic feel and rich percussion.
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Social Dub
Social Dub (limited 7")
Cat: SM7 001. Rel: 02 Feb 24
Social Dub (feat Dego Ranking & Ed Hodge) (4:39)
Social Version (4:48)
Review: Sub Merchants kick off a new 7" series with a special limited edition pressing of Drumterror ft. Dego Ranking & Ed Hodge's 'Social Dub.' The original version is as juicy as the orange depicted on the cover and finds the label head Drumterror in fine form with with the vocal talents of Ranking serving up some quick, tight bars that vibe nicely with the insistent chord stabs and heavy, rooted drums. The sax styling of Ed Hodge add extra sensuousness. On the flipside you get treated to a 'Social Version' that tweaks the original, layers in more echo and generally flips the vine to a more heady and late night sound.
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Soul Dragon Anthem
Cat: IC 006. Rel: 12 Dec 22
Soul Dragon Anthem (4:22)
Soulful Dub (4:23)
Never You Wake The Dragon (4:23)
Dragon Fire Version (4:05)
Review: Chris 'The Dub Organiser' Lane meets Soothsayer Horns here and the results are simply irresistible. 'Soul Dragon Anthem' is a real gem with heart-swelling horn leads that toot and rouse. The chords are lazy and loose and a sprinkling of percussion and natty guitar riffs are integral to the rhythm overall. This 12" comes with some fresh artwork from Jeb Loy Nichols as well as three hefty dub versions, all of which do plenty of damage on a loud system. Another crucial 12" from Ital Counsellor.
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Want No More
Cat: DKR 271. Rel: 19 Feb 24
Want No More (3:47)
Want No More (version) (3:48)
Review: US dub crew Park Heights has got a real gem on their hands here with this latest 7". It is a killer jam from the mid-1980s that was made at Aquarius Studio. The 'live digital' tune has never before been released which is a wrong that is rightly corrected here and is even more special as it has Errol Dunkley on the rhythm even though it is not his usual style. It is a heavy stepper with loopy drums and hits that echo off to infinity as he drops his loved-up vocals over the. It of course comes with a superb dub on the flip.
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You Are My Sunshine
Cat: SOT 009. Rel: 03 Jan 24
Errol Dunkley - "You Are My Sunshine" (3:29)
Zacharie Ksyk - "Blowing In The Wind" (3:29)
Review: The Sound of Thunder label is fast approaching its tenth release and just before that mini milestone it offers up a couple of sublime dub and roots cover versions of some classic tunes. Errol Dunkley is first up on this 45rpm and adds his own spin to 'You Are My Sunshine' which is deep and loved up, with yearning vocals and whimsical harmonica leads. On the flip is a track that is just as deep cut and hazy with Zacharie Ksyk's version of 'Blowing In The Wind' making for heart melting sounds.
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Intérprete: Tom Drew
 in stock $10.13
Humble
Humble (12")
Cat: JAMWAXMAXI 29. Rel: 25 Jan 24
Humble (4:07)
Humble (dub version) (3:22)
Humble (version) (4:01)
Review: Although since 2010 he has been a fully qualified mental health advisor living in the United States, back in the 70s , Wade "Jimmy" Dyce was a key original member of Cultural Roots. He was one of the four vocalists in the harmony group who worked with producer Donovan Germain and released several classics of the day on the Greensleeves label. Wade went it alone in the 80s and lay down some of his own jams with plenty of top musicians at Chris Stanley's famous Music Mountain studio. Now a bunch of them are getting pressed up to vinyl, including this one, the mighty 'Humble.'
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Money Mare
Cat: JAMWAXMAXI 30. Rel: 25 Jan 24
Money Mare (7:19)
Hide & Seek (7:10)
Review: Before stepping out to do solo work, Wade "Jimmy" Dyce was a key original member of Cultural Roots. The vocalist was at the heart of the group's sound and is part of the reason the four-part harmony group had such success in the 1970s. They were produced by Donovan Germain and released several classics of the day on the Greensleeves label before Wade made his own jams in the 80s at Chris Stanley's famous Music Mountain studio. He did so with the best musical talents of the day and now some of them get reissued with his full blessing and compete with a unique Disco 45 cover graphic.
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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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Jah Garden
Cat: ISS 077. Rel: 22 Oct 21
Jah Garden - "Jah Garden" (4:23)
Dubolution - "Dub Garden" (4:23)
Indica Dubs - "Garden Dubplate Mix" (feat Indica dubs) (3:44)
Indica Dubs - "Raw Dub Mix" (feat Indica dubs) (3:45)
Review: Over the last four years, Idren Natural's Dubolution-produced 'Jah Garden' - a steppers-powered roots/digi-dub fusion cut featuring a superb lead vocal - has been a dubplate special in Inidica Dubs' DJ sets. It's fitting then that they've finally decided to release it on their own label, with the killer original mix being joined by a trio of tasty dubs. Dubolution's own dub-style version is faithfully weighty and skeletal, while wisely emphasizing his own jazzy guitar licks, while Indica Dubs' flipside revisions are equally as potent. The 'Garden Dubplate Mix' is a punchy, full-throttle dancefloor dub workout, while the 'Raw Dub Mix' sounds like one of Mad Professor's wilder, heavier offerings.
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Revolution Deh Yah
Cat: MBX 186. Rel: 09 Nov 22
Barry Issacs & Deemas J - "Revolution Deh Yah" (feat George Dekker) (5:01)
The Rits Riddim Force - "Forward Lewi" (4:57)
Review: Room In The Sky has always dealt in a fine line of roots and reggae whether serving up various artists' collections, reissues or all-star studio bands. Here we get two crucial rhythms on a tidy new 45rpm. The first is Barry Issacs & Deemas J's 'Revolution Deh Yah' featuring George Dekker, a founding member of The Pioneers, the hit reggae group that had plenty of UK chart success. On the flip is The Rits Riddim Force with their 'Forward Lewi', a fleshy, warm and cavernous rhythm that invites you to sink in deep.
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Crown
Crown (limited 7")
Cat: DUBM 013. Rel: 01 Nov 23
Crown (3:50)
Crown (dub) (3:52)
Review: Italiks and Deep Fried Dub team up to deliver Crown, a deep meditation on self-doubt and musical redemption. The release is the first studio collaboration from longtime friends Sam Cumming (Italiks) and Ben Dudding (Deep Fried Dub), with the former providing the rhythm and vocals, and the latter on mixing and melodica duties. With introspective lyrics born in the depths of a Fiordland forest, Crown considers the challenge of facing your inner demons and dealing with insecurity, ably assisted by the healing power of music. The result is a heavy roots cut that will soothe your soul while rattling your ribcage.
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No Criminal
Cat: DSI 002. Rel: 12 Jun 23
No Criminal (3:14)
No Criminal (dub) (3:10)
Review: Nazamba & Dubsetters kicked off this new Finnish Dub & Sound label in a superb style recently and what better way to follow that up than with the reggae master, smoking king and weed aficionado Linval Thompson. This might sound like one of his classic lost cuts from the 70s but it is actually an all new tune from the Jamaican reggae icon. Dubsetters provide the gentle, percussive rhythms which are organic and deep, with Linval's smooth mic work up top adding to the global conversation about the decriminalization of cannabis. Flip it over for an even more mellow and dubbed out sound on the B-side.
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Intérprete: Tom Drew
 in stock $13.24
Álbumes
Almighty Jah
Cat: AO 077R. Rel: 01 Aug 23
Almighty Jah (3:43)
Hand To The Wheel (3:43)
Dub Can Reveal (3:41)
Honest Opinion (3:40)
David & Goliath (3:29)
Rasta Is Merciful (3:58)
Merciful Version (4:01)
Africa Is Calling (3:26)
Banks Of The Nile (3:30)
Shebas' Journey (4:28)
Review: Legendary UK dub pioneers Alpha & Omega have put out several classic cuts that are now hugely sought after. Their timeless reggae album Overstanding from back in 1991 is one of them and they followed it up just a year later with Almighty Jah alongside Dub Judah. It now gets reissued as part of an ongoing series and is record that fetches eye-watering prices. It has been meticulously re-mastered here and is presented in its original sleeve. It is truly one of the most definitive UK dub albums ever so do not sleep on this reissue.
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Peace & Love: Wadadasow (reissue)
Cat: ASH707 LP. Rel: 03 May 22
Run Come Rally (7:26)
Seventy-Two Nations (10:18)
Zion Land (9:25)
Know How You Stand (10:02)
Review: One of many Studio One-affiliated releases to crop up as of late, Dadawah's 'Peace And Love / Wadadasow' is a rarity few heads can claim to know. A side alias of practising Rastafarian and musician Ras Michael (Michael George Henry), Dadawah ended up his magnum opus despite original intent as a lower-key piece. This one's made up of a weird and wonderful cross-section of styles: wah guitar, plodding bass and the rhythmic chants of his religious music influence of choice, the Nyabhinghi - Rastafarian devotional music combining African drumming and gospel. A classic, reissued whirlwind of laid-back joy.
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Peace & Love (reissue)
Cat: DB 2CD135. Rel: 14 Mar 24
Run Come Rally (CD1: Peace & Love)
Seventy Two Nations
Zion Land
Know How You Stand
Burning Drums (CD2: Fire Burning Charmers In dub 1973-1976)
Mother Mary
Brand New Version
Question Sign
Now You Can See Me Again
I'm A Changed Man
Let Go (instrumental)
Last Date Version
Gathering Version
I'm Falling In Love With You Dub
Long Dub
Honey Version
After Midnight
Dub Waiting
Dub Slave
Dub Don't Cry
Roots Of Africa
My Rhythm
Just A Dream Version
Natural Thing
Love For Dub
Devoted Skank
Review: Dadawah aka. Lloyd Charmers was one of Jamaica's boldest and most resourceful record producers, testament to which was his standout LP Peace & Love. Originally released as an EP of just four tracks, drawing on the rhythmic hallmarks of the Nyabinghi gatherings of Rastafari, Charmers is heard commanding an ensemble cast of virtuosi, including Willie Lindo on guitar. With its multi-layered, weighty and patriotic breathtakers such as 'Zion Land' and 'Know How You Stand', which blow away with their adept command of space and reverb, the tracks now come backed a whopping 21 dub versions also produced by the man himself - 19 of which have never been before released on CD - the best of his dub output since the mid-1970s.
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Mr Satisfaction Volume 2: 13 Hot Soulful Rocksteady & Reggae Tunes From 1966-76
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (2:33)
I Feel Good (3:04)
Satisfaction (1:44)
Not Another Woman (2:54)
My Whole World (2:44)
Persevere (1:46)
Hot & Sticky (2:29)
This Land (2:54)
Don't Get Weary (2:45)
I Will Never Be Blue (2:44)
No Happiness Here (3:11)
Why Oh Why (3:21)
Dreadful Situation (3:21)
Review: This officially licensed collection of tunes from Carl Dawkins assembles some of his best work from the mid-sixties to the mid-seventies. It was produced by Karl Johnson, Bunny Lee, Leslie Kong, Clive Chin, Geoffrey Chung and Harry J and shows off his broad array of styles and how his sound subtly evolved over that decade. From classic reggae to rocksteady and lovers rock, it all features his buttery vocals and plenty of earth production that takes you to a sun-drenched island in an instant. A worthy addition to the shelves of any discerning reggae head.
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Clash
Clash (180 gram red vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: BSRLP 839. Rel: 22 Feb 24
Rizla Skank (5:03)
Spike Heel Shoes (3:41)
Natty Dread Ah Carry The Swing (3:25)
Natty Dread On The Ball (3:42)
Jamaican Dollars (4:14)
Shelly With The Electric Belly (3:36)
Step It Brother Clem (3:01)
Stumbling Block (3:12)
Cricket Loving Cricket (4:17)
Natty Passing Through A Curfew (3:22)
Natty Dread Is Not The Prodigal Son (4:23)
Starsky & Hutch (4:36)
Review: Clash, first released in 1977, was one of a series of definitive reggae albums to highlight the eminence of the soundclash, in which two reggae or dancehall crews rig up opposing soundsystems in a face-to-face musical standoff. Fashioning this album after the competitive form, Dillinger's sparring partner in this case is 'Trinity' aka Wade Brammer, who was active during the 1970s and 80s. Trinity as Dillinger is best known for deejaying over reggae and dancehall numbers; Clash albums became very popular at the tail-end of the 1970s and into the next decade, with singers and deejays alike competing for status, track by track.
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Transform I (reissue)
Transform I (reissue) (gatefold 2xLP + insert)
Cat: DBQKLP 010. Rel: 25 Jul 23
Introducao (2:37)
From The Foundation (feat dub Judah) (4:37)
City Walls (feat Ras Addis) (4:13)
More Jah Songs (feat Tena Stelin) (4:14)
Moses (feat Ras B) (4:05)
Strictly Ital (feat Ras Addis) (4:43)
Babylon Ambush (4:17)
There's A Love (feat Christine Miller) (3:46)
Respek I-Spek (feat Levi Roots) (4:11)
Touch I Heart (feat Afrikan Simba) (4:22)
Rua Joao Vieira 106 (0:32)
Sangue Brasileiro (Brazilian Blood) (4:17)
Nyah Keith (4:08)
Transformai (feat Jeru Banto & Ras Bernardo) (4:29)
Zulu Dawn (4:43)
Hail Jah (feat Ras Addis) (4:28)
Foundational Dub (4:28)
Review: Dubkasm's 2009 debut album Transform I was widely acclaimed at the time and has only grown in stature since. It's long been hard to find and now makes its way back to vinyl. It was originally recorded between England and Brazil and is the record that really cemented Digistep and Stryda's place at the heart of the UK reggae scene. Instruments used include Berimbau, zabumba and cuica with flowing melodies, samba and nyabinghi rhythms and heady Rasta messages from Dub Judah, Tena Stelin, Ras Addis, Afrikan Simba, Christine Miller, Ras B, Jeru Banton, Ras Bernardo and Levi Roots. A real modern dub classic.
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