Hip-Hop Novedades

Nach der 12" Single "Police In Helicopter" (Extended Version - GRED120), die im März diesen Jahres veröffentlicht wurde, hat sich das Greensleeves Label entschlossen mit "Chanting" einen weiteren Top-Tune aus dem gleichnamigen Erfolgsalbum von 1983 auszukoppeln. "Chanting" war und ist ein Jah Shaka Soundsystem-Favorit und gibt es nun im 7" Cut und einer exklusiven Dub-Version der Roots Radics frei erhältlich für alle.

Following up from the release of 18 full length discomixes on the Strong Like Sampson double CD compilation, Hot Milk are frothing up and going full steam ahead and delivering these tunes on the medium they were designed for, a series of 12' singles!!
A four way tag team, the battle of the Sampson Four. Round One - Anthony Johnson bakes the bread and Jah Thomas butters the toast. It's that young Barrington Levy again on the reverse and Rod Taylor slows it down for Round Two with the dreadest piece of the lot. Value for money There's over 20 minutes worth of music on this baby!!!
All songs produced by Linval Thompson and released with the blessing of the man himself.

Following up from the release of 18 full length discomixes on the Strong Like Sampson double CD compilation, Hot Milk are frothing up and going full steam ahead and delivering these tunes on the medium they were designed for, a series of 12' singles!!
The cream rises to the top with Barry Brown's much in demand 'Natty Dread Nah Run' on the A-side, a steppers delight with heavy duty echo unit workout pushing the limits of the desk. Supported on the B by a very young Barrington Levy in fine sweet voice and Papa Tullo mopping up the suds with a DJ version riding the same riddim.
All songs produced by Linval Thompson and released with the blessing of the man himself.

The second 12" off Bosq's upcoming sophomore full-length takes on a darker and more agressive tone, enlisting the help of frequent collaborator Kaleta to get their powerful message across. The A-side features the familiar pairing of Bosq and Benin born & Nigerian raised singer Kaleta (formerly of Fela's Egypt 80) on their heaviest collaboration to date. Kaleta laments the struggle of the common man on the first half of the song before both the music and the lyrics strike back urging a "take over" of those oppressive systems. The incessant rhythm and driving groove laying the perfect foundation, echoing Fela's "Music Is The Weapon Of The Future" mantra. The B-side is another heavy slab of dense percussion and an afrobeat style horn section with a groove that falls somewhere between afro-latin, dancehall, and house. Horn genius Evan Laflamme handles the entirety of the section as well as ripping a Baritone solo that anchors the track in the middle and perfectly walks the line between musicality and groove. The 12" was envisioned and carried out during a time of immense frustration for the very politically minded Bosq and that emotion colors the sound of the record through both tracks.

Following up from the release of 18 full length discomixes on the Strong Like Sampson double CD compilation, Hot Milk are frothing up and going full steam ahead and delivering these tunes on the medium they were designed for, a series of 12' singles!!
It's a Linval one-two combo with 'Mr Big Shot' on the A side, a thundering lightning bolt of tuneage with a bowel troubling bass line and 'Mr Collie Man' leading the flip with some cap doffing to a herbal vendor. 'Morning Love' sees Sammy Dread and Papa Tullo deliver the final knockout blow, Biff! Thwack! Bocko! The most pounding love song, the hearts a thumping.
All songs produced by Linval Thompson and released with the blessing of the man himself.

Pressed on 180 gram WHITE VINYL

Heavily dubbed out Double A-Side single of perennial favorites of ours, New Zealand's Lord Echo and California's DJ Day taking remix duties on each others tune. Day gives Lord Echo's "Bohemian Idol" a 1980s drum machine reggae vibe and lets the echo run wild, while Lord Echo turns DJ Day's "Land of a Thousand Changes" into a live disco reggae studio jam session.

A1. Dub Long Rastafari
A2. Travelling Version
A3. You're No Dub Baby
A4. Burning Dub
A5. Kingsgate Version
B1. Dub Now
B2. God Bless My Dub
B3. Everyone's Dubbing
B4. Rich And Poor Dub
B5. Tribulation Version

Rita Marley has been one of the most prominent female vocalists on the Jamaican scene going back to the ska era of the early Sixties, when she led the recording group The Soulettes and met Bob Marley.

When Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer departed from The Wailers, Bob Marley recruited Rita along with Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths to be his I-Three backing vocalists and they were a prominent and striking presence on all his major tours and recordings thereafter.

Who Feels It Knows It' was Rita's breakthrough debut album. Released in 1981, it is a landmark recording, delivering beautiful versions of compositions by Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer as well as a number of originals, many of them uplifting testimonials of Rastafarian spirituality. It is one of the greatest Reggae albums ever recorded by a female artist.

Tracks: A Jah Jah / That's The Way / Who Feels It Knows It / One Draw / Thank You Jah / Good Morning Jah / I'm Still Waiting / Play Play / Jah Jah Don't Want / Easy Sailing

In Anticipation of their long-awaited third album "What Comes To MInd" scheduled to drop in the fall, UK's premier funkateers The Haggis Horns present "Return of the Haggis EP", a 12" taster of what to expect on the new full length album with 3 tracks of funk, soul & boogie goodness!

Leeds-based instrumental outfit The Haggis Horns first hit the music scene in 1999 and rose to prominence through their part in the seminal Keb Darge presents The New Mastersounds album on BBE Records. They have since recorded and performed with artists such as Jamiroquai, John Legend, Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Lou Donaldson, Martha Reeves, The Cinematic Orchestra, Morcheeba, Roots Manuva, Lily Allen, Finley Quaye and Nightmares On Wax, to name a few. Mark Ronson called the band "the best horn section in the world" and was so impressed he recuited them for his TV appearances and tours. With over a decade of activity, 2 full-length albums released on independent UK label First Word Records, variuos sold-out singles and countless worldwide gigs under their belt, The Haggis Horns have steadily gained a loyal following among soul boys, jazz brothers, funk sisters and break dancers alike.

"Return Of The Haggis EP" contains two brand new tunes from the upcoming album plus a previously unreleased remix. Side-A "I Can't Stop The Feeling" sees soulstress Lucinda Slim wax lyrical over a boogie-funk disco inspired groove. Side-B "Return Of The Haggis" is an uptempo funk instrumental with a contagious rhythm in The Haggis Horns' unmistakable style with Snowboy guesting on congas. Both tracks enlist Pete Shand from The New Mastersounds on bass. The final song on the EP is a remix of the band's very first single "Hot Damn!" featuring the powerful vocals of singer John McCalllum. This new version adds some boogie/disco spice to the original's funk flavour and is exclusive to this 12". With DJ support from Craig Charles (BBC6), DJ Lubi Jovanovic, keb Darge, "Return Of The Haggis" appears set to confirm The Haggis Horns are one of the stalwarts of the funk renaissance.

Miss Red cut her teeth as a MC with Easy Rider Sound from Haifa but more recently you will find her touring the world playing with The Bug. This release sees her going back to her dancehall roots and a vocal counteraction to Shabba Ranks' 'Trailer load a gyal'. The track is by Bim One Production from Tokyo, whose electronic reggae releases are proving to be reliable dance smashers. This is a limited edition vinyl only release.

Fresh off the starting blocks with a sure-fire summer bubbler is NICE UP! newcomer Cut La Vis. Based in Brighton, this debut single for the label encapsulates the bright sun and fresh sea air of his hometown perfectly and features up and coming starlet Maddy Carty, who has already been causing something of a stir with her latest album, picking up loads of support from David Rodigan. Taken from his debut album "One Step Forward" due later in the year, this single is an ideal introduction to the Cut La Vis sound - reggae, hip hop and ska all rolled into one!

Mungo's Hi Fi have been following The Hempolics for a while and were glad to get a chance to remix one of their tracks. They picked 'Love to sing' for it's upfull message and joyful sound, bringing in Solo Banton for some heavyweight lyrics in the verses and giving it the Mungo's bass treatment.

Finest Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and Dub, new breed Club Hits, Boss sounds and popcorn in-demanders from 1964 to 1973. 20 classics including in-demand big money trophy tunes "Frankenstein", "Bata Cha Cha Cha", and "We Five", as well the fever inducing dance floor fillers "Apache", "Watermelon Man" and "Slow Run" and groundbreaking dub cuts from the board that eventually made it's way to King Tubby. This is Byron Lee - This is Uptown Top Ranking. Available as CD with 20 page booklet and 2LP-set in a gatefold sleeve, both with extensive notes by Noel Hawks

Monster two-sided disco funk banger from Mighty Ryeders man Rodney Matthews. The O.G of this very rare and collectible piece of Miami musical history always hits $1000+ when and if it comes up for sale, now you can keep your large and buy this Athens of the North 45 instead.

First championed in clubs by UK funk DJ Ian (The Praying Mantis) Wright who had it on rotation in the mid-2000s, he also helped us compile out 'Henry Stones Miami Sound' LP we just released last month.

If you like the 45 be sure to pick up the Mighty Ryeders LP which is essentially the same band, there is a wonderful reissue on Ubiquity Records.

In den späten 70er wurde ein aufregendes, neues Vinyl Format im Music Mainstream vorgestellt: Die
12' Single.
Das Format war bei den Fans von Jamaikanischer Musik, insbesondere in Großbritannien wo Island
das Feld in die Top-Qualität des Reggae - discomixes anführte, sehr beliebt.
Diese neueste Version der beliebten "Presents Reihe umfasst 22 der aufregendsten und gefragten
erweiterten Schnitte von Island, ausgestellt in den späten 70ern und frühen 80ern mit 10 der
wesentlichen Seiten, machen ihr CD-Debüt.
Ausgewählt sind Gesang, Instrumental, DJ und Dub Sounds vorgestellt von einer Reihe von
Reggae-Legenden, darunter Black Uhuru, Toots & The Maytals, Third World, Inner Circle, Gregory
Isaacs und Lee 'Scratch' Perry, alle haben ihre unauslöslichen Spuren in der Geschichte der
jamaikanischen Musik hinterlassen.

Italian producer Crazy Hertz delivers a deep, dark & rootikal steppers riddim featuring the haunting yet authoritative voice of UK singer Jane Gordon. With a militant rhythmical roots foundation counterbalanced by dancing synths, reverbs, echoes and a strong lyrical message this release is a firm nod to the early UK soundsystem pioneers. Up until now available to only a select few soundsystems across the globe, this one is sure to move fast.

The new 45 from The Cactus Channel, Cobaw, takes its name from a small town in the gold rush end of the Macedon Ranges. Scrubby forests, disused mine shafts and quiet dark lagoons border the grazing land and history hides in all the shadows. Straight out, The Cactus Channel's heavy, ominous drums and reverb-drenched guitars take this record into soundtrack land. It's not clear whether it's a road movie or a horror movie. The B-side,Fool's Gold, a warning that all is not what it seems, is a slower, thicker tune on the same tip.

The Cactus Channel are pioneers in Australian cinematic soul music, taking their cues from the likes of Menahan Street Band, Budos Band, hip hop breaks, moody scores and electronic music. Their previous vinyl releases have sold out, and this new 45 marks the beginning of a new sound and writing style for the band. Previous releases have had solid support across USA's university radio stations as well as recognition in various blogs.

After retiring from the Jamaican Police Force Arthur 'Duke' Reid established his Treasure Isle Liquor Store and Sound System in Pink Lane Kingston and was crowned the undisputed' King of Sound and Blues' in 1956,57 and in 58.
The Duke then moved into record production and after relocating the store to 33 Bond Street ,he then built a recording studio on top of his new premises in 1966.
According to the musicians and singers the wooden construction of the Treasure Isle recording studio gave the music a distinctive warmth and richness and with resident engineer Byron 'Baron/Smithy' Smith at the controls, the sound of a Bond Street recording was immediately recognisable ....

'But the Studio One sound is different to the Treasure Isle sound! The people have to know..'
Bunny ' Striker' Lee
A glittering selection of Striker's Treasure Isle recordings are featured on this compilation...

So please sit back and enjoy the set

After retiring from the Jamaican Police Force Arthur 'Duke' Reid established his Treasure Isle Liquor Store and Sound System in Pink Lane Kingston and was crowned the undisputed' King of Sound and Blues' in 1956,57 and in 58.
The Duke then moved into record production and after relocating the store to 33 Bond Street ,he then built a recording studio on top of his new premises in 1966.
According to the musicians and singers the wooden construction of the Treasure Isle recording studio gave the music a distinctive warmth and richness and with resident engineer Byron 'Baron/Smithy' Smith at the controls, the sound of a Bond Street recording was immediately recognisable ....

'But the Studio One sound is different to the Treasure Isle sound! The people have to know..'
Bunny ' Striker' Lee
A glittering selection of Striker's Treasure Isle recordings are featured on this compilation...

So please sit back and enjoy the set

Butterz have finally got their own studios, and this is the first music to come out of their new found home. Royal-T, DJ Q and Flava D lean towards their UK Garage roots on both versions. The Day Mix, designed in the spirit of the 'Tropical' style Royal-T & DJ Q have explored previously alongside JME and Preditah in the series of the same name. The night mix is a chilled out version at 125 bpm, something typically out of the Butterz palette. But in this rare case we get to hear these producers explore something outside of what they would play in their peak time main room set environment. This is the first of many collaborations from the trio who individually are some of the brightest stars in the UK Underground right now.

Wah Wah 45s are proud to present the sophomore album release from forward thinking horn driven funk music machine, The Gene Dudley Group.

Following on from 2013's debut long-player, Saturday Shifting, where Gene Dudley played almost every note himself, his second offering is very much a product of the relationships he's built up over the past two years. Most notably these have been with vocalists, and particulary when the group got the chance to tour Europe with Stones Throw artists Myron & E in the summer of 2014. This resulted in E contributing to two vocal cuts to the new album, along with hotly tipped U.S. vocalist Ishtar.

Another collaboration that blossomed was with London powerhouse soul vocalist and acclaimed funk DJ Anne Frankenstein. The pair hooked up for Gene's cover of Richard "Groove" Holmes' No Trouble on the Mountain, released as a 7" single last year. It's a tune that appears on the album alongside two hot new offerings from Dudley and Frankenstein - namely the disco flavoured soul monster Dynamite in the Still of the Night, and mid-tempo funk nugget, Jackpot.

Add to that some classic Dudley horn work on The Arm Wrestling Channel and Do The Cookie Dough Throw, albeit with one eye firmly on the dance floor, some tasty tropical and dub flavours on Tiger Jaw, Stevie Flare and the title track, plus a very cheeky Todd Terje cover (approved by the man himself!) and you have a statement of intent from one of the UK's finest and most exciting producers and multi-instrumentalists.




(feat. Anne Frankenstein)

* The Overcharge album was originally released in 2010, on regular CD format (ADCD 03) now deleted. Owing to increased demand for a selection of early Alien Dread tracks on CD, the album now receives a timely re-release. The album features 14 Instrumental (Sax, Organ) & Dub tracks plus 2 bonus tracks. The Sax tracks feature DannyG and the album also includes a vocal track from Kendrick Andy (track 13) and Organ Inst from Phillip Gadd (track 10).The audio has also been fully re-mastered. Plus, the album Art-work has been fully up-dated and revised for the Digipack format re-release. This release precedes newly recorded tracks from Alien Dread which are due to be released on 7' Vinyl in the near future (Tracks: Abyssinia (Inst) / Abyssina Dub. - Iron Sound 01-07) and will followed by a new instrumental Alien Dread album, later in 2015. The forthcoming 7' and album, features top Jamaican Hornsman, Alvin Davis on all Horns parts.
1. Overcharge. 2. King Rock. 3. Tom Fool. 4. Rocker's Lament. 5. Put The Knife Down.
6. Find The Dub. 7. Valley Of Decision. 8. Valley Of Dub. 9. Babylon River Dub. 10. Look Behind
11. Look Behind Dub. 12. Township. 13. Great Old Men (Vocal). 14. Great Old Dub.
Bonus tracks: 15. Kortonic Dub (2010 Vs.). 16. Full Of Dread (2015 Re-master).

Tapper Zuki's debut album 'Man Ah Warrior' was originally released in 1973.It's classic Dee Jay style has been copied by many but bettered by few. An album that more than most shows that raw talent with little resources can still be a great, great thing.
Tapper Zukie (b.1956,David Sinclair , Kingston, Jamaica) was raised in the rough and tough West Kingston area of Jamaica between the districts of Trench Town and Greenwich Farm.
Living pretty much on the streets from an early age the youth including the young Tapper had no choice but to fall into the hands of the political parties that controlled the various ghetto areas of the town.
Fear of landing in even more trouble, a plan was devised by Tapper's Mother ,Brother ,Reggae producer 'Blackbeard' and family friend Bunny 'Striker' Lee .The plan was to send the wayward Tapper to England to cool his ways.
A UK tour with the number 1 Reggae Dee Jay U-Roy was already arranged on his arrival, Bunny Lee got the young Tapper to toast over a Slim Smith rhythm, the London crowd loved it
He also caught the eye of producer Larry Lawrence who took Tapper on and cut his first single 'Jump and Twist'
Nine further tracks were recorded for producer Clement Bushey that would result in this album 'man ah Warrior.
We hope this introduction to Tapper Zukie's music inspires you to look further into his catalogue of great music.
An artist ahead of his time, whose music has influenced many........
as Patti Smith stated 'Music of the Most High'............

Tapper Zuki's debut album 'Man Ah Warrior' was originally released in 1973.It's classic Dee Jay style has been copied by many but bettered by few. An album that more than most shows that raw talent with little resources can still be a great, great thing.
Tapper Zukie (b.1956,David Sinclair , Kingston, Jamaica) was raised in the rough and tough West Kingston area of Jamaica between the districts of Trench Town and Greenwich Farm.
Living pretty much on the streets from an early age the youth including the young Tapper had no choice but to fall into the hands of the political parties that controlled the various ghetto areas of the town.
Fear of landing in even more trouble, a plan was devised by Tapper's Mother ,Brother ,Reggae producer 'Blackbeard' and family friend Bunny 'Striker' Lee .The plan was to send the wayward Tapper to England to cool his ways.
A UK tour with the number 1 Reggae Dee Jay U-Roy was already arranged on his arrival, Bunny Lee got the young Tapper to toast over a Slim Smith rhythm, the London crowd loved it
He also caught the eye of producer Larry Lawrence who took Tapper on and cut his first single 'Jump and Twist'
Nine further tracks were recorded for producer Clement Bushey that would result in this album 'man ah Warrior.
We hope this introduction to Tapper Zukie's music inspires you to look further into his catalogue of great music.
An artist ahead of his time, whose music has influenced many........
as Patti Smith stated 'Music of the Most High'............
(A) Track 1 - MAN AH WARRIOR

Next up on Africa Seven is the second instalment of our series of Manu Dibango CD re-issues from the Fiesta label. Manu Dibango is probably the most famous musician from Cameroon and quite possibly one of the most internationally well-known African musicians ever. Manu Dibango is a most versatile musician, having played and recorded almost every style of music you care to mention - soul, reggae, jazz, spirituals, blues, African, electro.

Manu DiBango originally trained in classical piano, His musical career began in Brussels and Paris in the 1950. The 1960s finds him in Congo as a member of African Jazz led by Joseph Kabasele (Le Grand Kalle). He formed his own band in Cameroon in 1963, moving to Paris in 1965. His international breakthrough came in 1972 with international hit "Soul Makossa". This went on to be inspire the chant in Michael Jacksons "Wanna Be Startin Something" (and many others).

For the "Manu 76" album we head off to (predictably) the year of 1976, in Paris. Four years after is international breakthrough with Soul Makossa Manu actually recorded two studio albums that year. Here he assembles a supremely talent bunch of musicians wh include our very own Jo Tongo (on bass) and one of Africa Sevens favorite producers, Slim Pezin on guitar. Lucien Dobat (Kassav) on drums, Alex Francfort on Piano and Georgia Dibango (at age 7) on the guest vocals.

The albums six tracks, which are all lengthy, straddle a series of styles from the Soukouss beats of "Bokikos Boogie" and "Qui Est Fou De Qui", the Afro Boogie jazz with the highly catchy "Mimbo", the driving afro future-jazz of "Mouvement Ewondo", the pensive soundtrack moods of "Besoka" and bombastic, afrofunk soul "Angola" which sounds like it could have come of the Shaft in Africa soundtrack. Arguably one of Manus finest artist albums. You be the judge.

Following the success of his first full length album release "Forever Dreaming" in September 2014, the lovechild of soul music Myles Sanko is excited to announce the release of the "Born In Black & White" 'as a limited, expanded CD edition.

Originally released as a seven track EP in 2013, this CD consists of the studio recordings "High On You", "Come On Home", "So Hard To Stop" plus two tracks recorded live in Holbæk, Denmark and the unreleased acoustic 'Vocal & Rhodes' original demo of "City To Crumble" recorded in 2010 - all re-packaged in a beautiful jewel case with images from the live studio session.

"Born In Black & White" is played in the style of soul greats such as Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Al Green and James Brown, all of whom Sanko names openly and proudly as his main musical influences. A stop-to-finish work of deep groove and jazzy musical perfection which has already become a must have album for soul & jazz fans.

Having been one of the bands that has spearheaded the resurgence in deep, gritty funk and soul for over 10 years, and having collaborated with luminaries like Eddie Bo, Marva Whitney, Sharon Jones, Billy Wooten, Sir Joe Quarterman and most recently ex James Brown vocalist Martha High, Speedometer enjoy a worldwide reputation as a class act.

And now in 2015, band leader Leigh Gracie and the group bring a welcome spotlight to a fresh vocal talent - James Junior.

James has been part of the UK soul and gospel scene mainly as an in-demand session vocalist and arranger. He has generally stayed of out the limelight until now. Having grown up on a diet of classic soul and Motown, his collaboration with Speedometer on this album brings together the band's heavy grooves with James' rich vocal tones to produce an authentically old school sound - yet totally fresh.

You only have to listen to the album opener Don't Fool Yourself to immediately grasp that this young man's voice is the perfect choice to grace this new Speedometer collection. Likened to a young Donny Hathaway or Stevie Wonder, James has all the perquisite tone, phrasing and soul to make a big impact on a world awoken to genuinely soulful sounds by acts such asSharon Jones & The Dap Kings, but is also fully adept to adapt to the varying genres Speedometer specialise in - the latin/bossa nova groove of the title track No Turning Back, the deep, funky afrobeat of Troubled Land and the stomping Northern Soul style trackHomebreaker.

Moussa Doumbia - KeleyaThe second track from Moussa in as many records, and deservedly so.Keleya is a organ lead, afro-funk bomb with Moussa in full James Brown effect. Taken from the LP of the same title, originally released in 1977 on Pathe, and on 7' by Ivory Coast label SID in 1974. Suffice to say, they are expensive and rare.

Released on 7' in 1974, but very hard to find, and expensive too!
Amadou Balake - Super Bar Konon MoussoRazor sharp, percussion heavy, guitar lead afro-latin funk.Taken from the LP of the same name, released by the legendary Sacodisc label run by Lassisi (from Ivory Coast). Sacodisc were the a groundbreaking label experimenting in Afro-Latin crossovers - Balake travelled to the USA in the 1970's to record with salsa musicians - recording and releasing albums with the likes of Monguito, Labi Sosseh, the great Amadou and Sweet Talks from Ghana.

Voodoo Funk's latest onslaught of blistering Nigerian disco and Afro-funk .

Tony Grey's two inclusions, from the early-eighties with the Ozimba Messengers, were originally released on different LPs: irresistible Afro-disco, layered with delirious syn-drums and sick keys, and featuring a horn-line bumptiously whipped from Louis 'Thunder Thumbs' Johnson's bass-playing on MJ's Workin' Day And Night. Originally from Warri where he stayed throughout most of his career, Tony's first band was the Famous Latin And His Dominant Seven. He gigged for a while as a James Brown imitator with The Great Peters, before his breakthrough fronting the Magnificient Zeinians, with some amazing 45s on EMI's HMV imprint - best of all the psych-rock-funk monster Ije Udo.

At the close of the 1970s, just a couple of years after the classic psych-funk of Float, Tirogo - Wilf Ekanem and crew - trained their frazzled peepers on Disco. The ensuing Aiye People LP is a stunner and a collector's legend. Afro-fried Kool And The Gang on a mission to 'blow your soul on fire', featuring space-jazzbo Fred Fisher on trombone and the E Gang sisters on sassy backing vocals, Disco Manic and We Like To Party are two standouts.

Brand new vinyl release from Norwich based Roots Reggae label Foundation Sound. This release features a new young singer from Jamaica called Skari. The a side features Skari in fine, style singing his song "One Love", the flip features a heavyweight instrumental dub version. Previously released, last year on digital and now a sound system anthem having been played widely by international sound systems and DJs such as King Shiloh, Nick Manasseh and Blackboard Jungle, due to popular demand "One Love" now comes on limited edition 7 inch vinyl.

From their humble start, file-sharing musical ideas and producing their first album in separate countries during the dawn of the internet, Novalima is now a live musical force revered worldwide for breaking boundaries and uniting seemingly irreconcilable genres, communities, and generations. They have created an inspiring movement and revolutionized the music scene in their native Peru by bridging a longstanding divide between the mainstream and the minority Afro-Peruvian community, who have struggled against discrimination and cultural dissolution for generations.

Over the last two years, Novalima created their newest offering,Planetario to be releasedJune 16th onWonderwheel Recordings. The album's name signals Novalima's musical growth and international connections - much of the album was recorded on tour when they collaborated with top local and international musicians. There is a strong connection toColombia created through a remarkable recording session inBogota organized by members ofLa-33 includingSidestepper vocalistEka Muñoz,Pernett andLa Mamba Negra. The album also has offerings from global artists such asMarc de Clive Lowe (UK/NZ),Panko fromOjos de Brujo(Spain), andKumar(Cuban rapper based in Barcelona).

The album's debut single, "Como Yo" (to be releasedMay 19th on digital single and 7" vinyl) honors the legendary Peruvian percussionist and longtime band memberMangue Vasquez who passed away in 2014. Not one for sentimentality, Mangue implored his friends to celebrate his life with song and dance when he passed rather than shed any tears. The life affirming lyrics are underscored by rolling percussion, twinkling synths, and a celebratory sing-song chant chorus:Gozen la vida como yo -Enjoy life, like I do.

Legendary, killer roots. An austere, implacable, heavier-than-lead one-away, with a severe dub. Even their bass bins shall tremble and be in anguish.

Pressed on 180 gram WHITE VINYL

Heavily dubbed out Double A-Side single of perennial favorites of ours, New Zealand's Lord Echo and California's DJ Day taking remix duties on each others tune. Day gives Lord Echo's "Bohemian Idol" a 1980s drum machine reggae vibe and lets the echo run wild, while Lord Echo turns DJ Day's "Land of a Thousand Changes" into a live disco reggae studio jam session.

The musical enigma that is Tapes on the equally mystifying Em Records... wow. Deluxe 2LP compilation of greatest bits and more.. We can't get enough of this guy at RH! The store were hooked on his Jahtari output then those two killer Meeuw Muzak and Police In Helicopter 7"s ... he's been popping up in the most unexpected places ever since. Refreshing. BIG HISSY TIP ON THIS ONE!
Shifting tectonic plates, as two island nations collide!
London, UK resident Jackson Bailey aka TAPES, makes Jamaica-drenched lo-fi bass music, a forward-looking mix of dub, dancehall and electro roots channeled and filtered through old-school rhythm machines, synths, spring reverb and delay, recorded with glorious grit on cassette, sometimes in the red, tape hiss intact but somehow sounding bigger, better and beatier than it should, with a sweet analog patina. There's an aquatic feel here on this first full album from Bailey, a rich brew of deep and soulful sunny JA roots, hints of UK melancholy and Industrial smoke, even some icily funky NYC early Electro. With an old island soul and a new ear to the future, this first album from TAPES features six new tracks, plus ten other tracks previously issued on his own label and other labels, including Jahtari, in various formats, all gathered here, with new mixes, newly remastered. With a total running time of 43 minutes, these 16 tracks are available on CD and on double 45RPM 12" vinyl. UK, JA, NYC: all these letters, and more, spell TAPES!

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Rudeboyz are Massive Q, Andile-T and Menchess from Durban. They make Gqom (or Gqomu or Igqom), raw, dark and hypnotic South African house music rooted in the townships of Durban, and shared with the world via the internet and social media. Gqom blares out at makeshift clubs, taxis and shopping malls, it is THE music in Durban. Gqom roughly translated from Zulu to 'Bang' or 'Hit' - It's uncompromising and stripped back music geared for the dancefloor. This EP has been a long time coming. Internet in Durban is woeful, which explains why a lot of tunes are at lower bit rates and equally why this release has been so long in the making. The EP opens with Get Down - the most direct and punishing of the four tracks with a punching synth and unrelenting kicks that do not deviate from their rhythm or their cause. Mercedes Song and Mitsubishi Song are odes to legendary presses of the pills that fuel the parties that run through the night. They roll for six unsettling minutes a piece - a long ominous drone underpinning the pounding beats. On Mercedes Song TD Snax adds to the unease as he shouts and yelps in Zulu: Yaze yangibamba weeh yaze yangibamba' - "This Mercedes has got me so high, this is my Mercedes.' Mitubishi Song, one of the biggest Gqom tracks of 2013, mirrors this unease switching between cascading toms and jolting, stuttering rhythms, cowbells and bird tweets. Sambuka Dance is an ode to a very different poison and its disorientating arrangement is reminiscent of its effects. A jarring, angry chant harasses incessantly transforming the track into a full body experience. As Jumping Back Slash eloquently put Gqom feels like music you've been listening to for years'. It is a ghostly cousin of sounds it touches on - brash, abrasive music with no inhibitions. These four tracks were handpicked from a vast catalogue of tunes from Rudeboyz built up over the last couple years.

Yes, the highly anticipated album from Slum Village is ready to hit your ears. The new album features beats produced by Jay Dee aka J Dilla along with production from Young RJ who together produced one of Slum Village's finest moments ever in the form of Fantastic Vol. 2. Yes features performances by original Slum Village members T3 and Baatin in addition to the aforementioned J Dilla. There are also features from Bilal, Jon Connor, BJ The Chicago Kid, Phife Dawg, J Ivy, De La Soul and Illa J. Fresh off US tour dates with Pete Rock, Slum Village will be back on the road to support Yes with dates throughout the US and Canada. Live events in London and Croatia are locked in for August with a full European tour happening this Fall. Slum Village will be servicing official videos from Yes to key media outlets and Matt Conaway (MacMedia Promotion) is on board for a complete publicity push. Slum Village is crucial part of J Dilla's legacy and Yes, they're back with more. // This serves as a reminder of why hip-hop was created and the conditions that indirectly anchored the culture.' - Vibe // Making this album, brought back memories from my past, with tracks and demos dating back to 1994-1995, some included in this album. These songs and demos, when discovered, were returned back to us by Mrs. Yancey, categorized and filed away, it blew my mind when I heard them, hearing Dilla and Baatin's voice I wondered how New Slum would sound with the Original Slum, and not lose the integrity of the group. I think that was achieved!' T3 //