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Singles
Share Some Love
Cat: ISS 089. Rel: 08 Nov 23
Earl Sixteen - "Share Some Love" (3:50)
Indica Dubs & Nando - "Rebels With Dub" (3:48)
Indica Dubs & Nando - "Trod Good" (3:43)
Indica Dubs & Nando - "Dub Good" (3:44)
Review: Indica Dubs rolls out more of their steel-plated warrior anthems here with the in-house production team stepping up next to Nando for Eternal Dub. This crucial 12" opens with the title cut, which is a collab between the two that rolls on moody drums and has an enchanting melodic lead up top, snaking its way to a better future. The rework is 'Eternal Dubwise,' a more wet and bottomless affair, then Indica Dubs and Nando reunite for 'Sacred Fire' which is busier, more energetic, with broken beats and playful leads. Last of all comes the dub-wise rework that is menacing and dark for those late-night hours.
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Aim High
Aim High (10")
Cat: RDR 1005. Rel: 29 Feb 24
Macka B - "Aim High" (4:01)
Guru Pope - "Aim Sax" (3:58)
Jacin - "Aim Dub" (3:53)
N-tone - "Aim Ruff" (3:58)
Review: The mission continues here for Reservoir Dub Records who have been working most recently on putting out this one "Aim High' tune on a 10" with four different cuts from four different artists. This one features the legendary Macka B and the talented saxophonist Guru Pope bring their skills to a rhythm that was originally produced by the one and only dub-making don that is Jacin, while all the cuts have been expertly mixed by Gamma Sound's N-Tone DUB. It's a heavyweight package of fresh dub sounds with nods to the old school but plenty of new school cool.
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Promised Land
Cat: 333 008. Rel: 20 Sep 23
Promised Land (3:16)
Promised Land (dub version) (3:09)
Review: A repro of the much in-demand Flames cut first made by the Nairobi Sisters in 1974, 'Promised Land'. Infamously sampled by Q-Tip for 'Whateva Will Be' as well as on a range of earlier 90s boom-bap era productions, it is not at all hard to figure out why it's a coveted record. The Nairobi Sisters were singers Terrie Nairobi and Judy Mowatt, and 'Promised Land' was first recorded with the band The Gaytones, under license to the Gay Feet label. Later cut to Winston Jones' Flames Records, the track and its dub version came to define the Brooklyn reggae scene, owing to the enduring interest it commands today.
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Can't Leave Jah
Cat: JAMEU 012. Rel: 01 Jun 23
Johnny Osbourne & Jah Sawdem - "Can't Leave Jah" (7:15)
Natural Vibes & Pappa Tullo - "Be Wise" (7:17)
Review: Johnny Osbourne remains one of the most popular reggae vocalists of all time, and he is still turning out the jams now, well into his 70s. This one finds him billed alongside Jah Sawdem, about whom we know nothing and in fact this is the one and only entry next to his name on Discogs. A fine one it is, though, with a blissed out reggae rhythm topped by smooth as you like vocals and authentic instrumentals and keys. The flips side version from Natural Vibes & Pappa Tullo is 'Be Wise', featuring the same rhythm and different verses. Another big 12" from Jammy$ Jamaica that is primed and real for sound system deployment.
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Sugarman
Sugarman (12")
Cat: KR 12370. Rel: 09 May 22
Sugarman (5:51)
Sugarman (Ska version) (3:45)
Jonas Sanchez - "Sugarman" (Trombone version) (3:46)
Review: As the months warm up we all tend to lean towards the warm and fleshy sounds of dub, which makes releases like this one on Newentun all the more crucial. 'Sugarman' is a classic bit of lovers rock with those earthy guitar plucks, big wood block hits and steel drum sounds. The vocal is silky smooth and full of yearning while heat damaged organs and lazy harmonica further flesh things out. The Ska version has a more clipped and swiping rhythm with a great height to it and then the Jonas Sanchez Trombone Version has big fat wind leads that scream summer.
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Álbumes
One Of These Days (reissue)
Cat: PRTLLP 023. Rel: 20 Feb 24
Humane Beings (3:27)
Humane Dub (3:20)
What About The Story (3:39)
What About The Dub (3:35)
One Of These Days (4:27)
One Of These Dubs (4:22)
Visionary Dream (3:54)
Visionary Dub (3:58)
Pollution (3:13)
Pollution Dub (3:13)
I N I Culture (4:07)
Culture Dub (4:10)
Review: A heavyweight slab of UK roots and dub, originally released on the Jah Warrior label in 1997 and which now hears a welcome reissue via Partial Records. Presented in a showcase style, with each vocal followed by the dub counterpart, One Of These Days was produced by Jah Warrior and mixed by Dougie Wardrop in London. Clean but oppressively weighty in the sub-200-hertz range, every vocal and version here slaps harder than a frozen fish round the dome, but as evidenced by the top end, Warrior sees this as no excuse not to work in endearingly cute flute, Melodica and sci-fi motifs, to which the delays are applied liberally in almost every case. Prime your ears for snappy SFX-laden snake-rattlers such as 'One Of These Days', amid headier, heavier cuts like 'Pollution Dub'.
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Presents Jah Fire: The Observer 7" Singles Collection 1976-1977
Cat: DB 2CD138. Rel: 18 Apr 24
Gregory Isaacs - "Rock On"
Christine - "On A Saturday Night"
Horace Andy - "I'm In Love"
Cornel Campbell - "I Heart Is Clean"
Clint Eastwood - "Gate Number"
Junior Delgado - "I Am Still Thinking"
The Messiah - "I Soon Know"
Leroy Smart - "Mr Rich Man"
I Roy - "Point Blank" (Observer Style)
Horace Andy - "Psalms 68"
Big Youth - "6 Dead Nineteen Gone To Jail"
The Rockstones - "Oh Jah Man"
I Roy - "Zion Trip"
Gregory Isaacs - "Slave Master"
Field Marshall Buckers - "Ambric"
Dillinger - "Flat Foot Hustling"
Junior Byles - "Run Run"
I Roy - "Sister Maggie Breast"
The Jewels - "One Lick"
Niney - "Rasta No Pickpocket"
Big Youth - "Four Sevens"
Jacob Miller - "Moses"
I Roy - "Step On The Dragon"
Bobby Ellis & The Observers - "Doreth"
Junior Byles - "Weeping"
I Roy - "Water Rate"
Horace Andy - "Materialist"
Leroy Smart - "Jah Is My Light"
Hubert Ford - "Hold Not Thy Peace Oh Jah"
Junior Byles - "Can You Feel It"
Little Bop - "Natty Dread Come Over"
I Roy - "Camp Road Skanking"
Horace Andy - "Them Never Tell I"
Tyrone Taylor - "I Got A Feeling"
The Soul Syndicate - "Zimbabwe"
I Roy - "Jamaican Girl"
Junior Byles - "What Kind Of World"
The Rockstones - "Burn Me Out"
I Roy - "Jah Come Here"
Bobby Ellis & The Observers - "Head Shot"
Niney - "Jah Fire"
Tyrone Taylor - "Sufferation"
Dhaima - "Jah Jah I"
I Roy - "Roll River Jordan"
The Jewels - "Jah I"
Junior Byles - "King Of Babylon"
Dillinger - "Nebuchadnezzer"
The Messiahs - "Confusion In A Babylon"
I Roy - "Native Land"
Review: Having previously delivered a box set dedicated to the early-to-mid 70s singles produced by legendary Jamaican studio don Niney The Observer, Doctor Bird has now moved on to the next stage of his career. This two-disc set focuses on seven-inch singles he produced and released on his Observer label in 1976 and 1977, supplementing vocal cuts with flipside alternate versions and his own 'riddim'-focused takes. It's a fine collection of often hard-to-find Jamaican reggae gems from a golden period in the country's musical culture, with headline-grabbing contributions from such scene staples as Gregory Isaacs, Horace Andy, Clint Eastwood, I-Roy, Big Youth, Junior Delgado and Bobby Ellis.
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Dreadlocks Coming To Dinner: The Observer Singles 1973-1975
Cat: DB 2CD137. Rel: 14 Mar 24
Ken Boothe - "Silver Words"
Sang Hugh - "Rasta No Born Ya"
The Observers - "The Bold One"
Winston Wright - "Salt & Pepper"
Hubert Lee - "Hey Little Girl"
Sang Hugh - "No Portion A Gal"
Winston Wright - "Melancholy Rock"
Delroy Wilson - "Have Some Mercy"
The Observers - "Different Fashion"
Tommy McCook & The Observers - "Beardman Shuffle"
Niney & The Observers - "Hail I aka Taking A View"
Keeling Beckford - "Let Your Love Come"
Delroy Wilson - "Half Way Up The Stairs"
Astley Bennett - "Children Of The Ghetto"
The Observers - "Dub From The Ghetto"
The Meditators - "King Rasta"
Delroy Wilson - "Sugar Pie (I Can't Help Myself)"
Niney & The Observers - "New Style"
Big Youth & Dennis Brown - "Wild Goose Chase"
Ansel Collins meets The Observer - "Inbound Train"
Tommy McCook & The Observers - "One Train Load Of Collie"
U Roy - "Train From The West"
Niney & The Observers - "Daughter Gets Hot"
Big Youth & Dennis Brown - "Ride On Ride On"
Niney & The Observers - "Pressure Locks"
Niney The Observer - "Ital Correction"
Niney The Observer - "Selassie Ship"
Earth & Stone - "Babylonian"
Big Youth - "Fire Bunn"
The Observers - "Fire Organ"
Big Youth - "Mr Finnigan"
The Reggae Crusaders - "Bring The Cuchie Come"
The Observers - "Cuchie Dub"
David Jahson - "For I"
Roman Stewart - "In The Morning"
Delroy Wilson - "False Rasta"
Michael Rose - "Clap The Ba Ba"
Astley Bennett - "Leggo The Wrong"
The Observers - "Leggo The Wrong Version"
Max Romeo - "Push De Broom"
The Observers - "Impact Program"
Errol Flabba Holt - "African Train"
Junior Byles - "Bur O Boy"
Horace Andy - "Nice & Easy"
The Observers - "Nice Version"
Junior Delgado - "Every Natty Wants To Go Home"
Michael Rose - "Dreadlocks Coming For Dinner"
Glasford Manning - "Prophesy Call"
Tommy McCook & The Observers - "Zorro"
Review: While not as celebrated as some of his Jamaican contemporaries, Winston Holness AKA Niney The Observer was a hugely successful record producer. This excellent two-disc set does an excellent job in rounding up the best of his output between 1973 and '75, a period where he enjoyed countless hits at home and over in the UK. There's naturally plenty of goodness to be found amongst the 49 tracks on show, with cuts featuring now well-known Jamaican scene stars - think Junior Delgado, Delroy Wilson, Big Youth, Max Romeo, Junior Byles, Horace Andy, U-Roy and ska survivor Tommy McCook - being joined by more dubbed-out 'versions' (credited to his studio band The Observers') and local hits by artists whose fame rarely spread beyond the Caribbean (Winston Wright, Hubert Lee, Earth & Stone). In an indispensable introduction to one of Jamaica's finest producers of the 1970s.
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