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Both sides are on the same riddim but comes with totally different moods, Clive Matthews's side in a conscious and militant vocal while Mara's side is mellow and sweet with a lover vocal. To complete the 12'' there's the magic touch by Roberto Sanchez who mixed the vocals and made the Dubwises!

* A limited 10” featuring the ever-reliable Alpha & Omega with a track called `Shuruaat Aur Ant’ from 1991.
* The A-side was previously an LP-only track while the B-side, a dub versiappears on vinyl for the first time.
* Features a haunting Hindi-sampled vocal.
* 300 copies only

* A limited 10” featuring the ever-reliable Alpha & Omega with a track called `Shuruaat Aur Ant’ from 1991.
* The A-side was previously an LP-only track while the B-side, a dub versiappears on vinyl for the first time.
* Features a haunting Hindi-sampled vocal.
* 300 copies only

50 Locked grooves by artist and musician Beatrice Dillon on Overmono's Poly Kicks label.

Following on from 50 Locked Grooves by Joy O, Beatrice provides 50 loops of completely unique, FM + percussive adventures that act as the deconstructed accompaniment to her recent and much lauded album on PAN. Strictly for the most the dangerous Dj's.

Conscious early 90s tune by King Shark. Self-produced and released on his own label Green Farm in 1991. Easy-going rhythm, horns and bass and fantastic conscious lyrics.

Next cut to "Institutionalized Racism" with Triston Palma on the vocals and a different dub. Produced by Ossie Thomas

Bunny Lee's tiptop productions reissued in finest quality by Dub Store Records.

Deadly 10" from Lord Tusk under his new Sons of Simeon alias on Riddim Chango Records.

Lord Tusk is well known for a sound that defies genres boundaries, and his tunes has been released on a number of respected labels like Levels, Apron, MIC and Soul Jazz Records. He has collaborated with likes of John T. Gast, Dean Blunt, Mos Def and many others. The three tracks showcase the Dub enthusiast's own vision on Reggae music, while the atmosphere and gritty timbres make a nod to his wide range of influences.

The EP is equipped with three different weighty cuts and each one has been soundsystem approved for guaranteed bass weight. Strictly Limited to 300 copies!

Found from Dennis Bovel's hugeAcollection of master sound sources, the gem of sweet lovers that has not been officially released will be finally released as a 7inch single! The cover take of "Groovin'', originallyAplayed by Young Rascals, which was stored in the collection of the popular female soul singer "Marie Pierre" who left the masterpiece of UK lovers soul "Love affair" released in 1979. B-side is a rare alternative take of her populer tune "Can't Go Through"!

170 bpm halftime dubwise style. Heavy basses, deep subs, breaks and reggae vibes sums up this hard hitting single by Champion Sound called "Warn Dem". With this track the trio makes their debut on the Dub Communication imprint. On remix duties we also welcome Halcyonic and G Roots to the label. Together with horn player Vale they twisted the original to a great remix for the B-side of DUBCOM005V.

La Fricativa Sonora is the new instrumental project with Jamaican roots formed by members of The Shake It Up’s, The Golden Singles, Begoña Bang-Matu, Mamvt, Ki Sap, Dirty Soul Riders … In November 2020 they release their first LP entitled «Yawina Bobongo». A first album as a presentation letter formed by 10 instrumental themes, where we will find different styles like reggae, ska, dub… with which we will travel to the Jamaica of the 60s and dance like crazy while enjoying the improvisations of Valencian musicians dedicated to the Jamaican-Valencian scene

Great Jamaican sound record that you have to have in your discography.

Limited edition of 250 copies

L’Entourloop “Le Savoir Faire” album in Vinyl 2LP version – September 22, 2017 – 18 tracks – 4 sides

Breeding in open air since 1964, Sir James and King Johnny are the figureheads of the mysterious L’ENTOURLOOP collective. Feed with good grains from Sounds Systems, vinyle’s culture (Scratchs / Beatmaking / Sampling) and rocked by the epic dialogues of a certain cinema, L’ENTOURLOOP concocte with love a music half-way between Kingston, London and New York!

This album is rich in combinations (Panda Dub, Kill Emil, The Architect…) and plenty of featurings (Biga*Ranx, Marina P, Demolition Man, Tippa Irie…) where the collective once again unveils its « Savoir-Faire » !

The Signz Series Keeps on growing with the OBF Familly !

Freestyle Records are proud to present the first ever reissue of this rare Black Ark-era Lee "Scratch" Perry production on LP & CD w/ bonus tracks. Both formats feature liner notes from author of the acclaimed People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae, David Katz.

The late Bunny Rugs was best known as the frontman for legendary reggae band Third World, but prior to that he completed an apprenticeship at Lee Perry's Black Ark resulting in this solo LP, originally released in 1975 and credited to Bunny Scott.

The album captures the laid-back sessions of the early Black Ark, with a few surprising innovations lurking amongst the soul covers and love ballads. Highlights include the sought after Blaxploitation-influenced funk track 'Kinky Fly' featuring members of The Chi-Lites' backing band, passing through Perry's infamous studio whilst in Jamaica for a series of shows - their horn section and Chinna Smith's wah-wah guitar give the track its outstanding difference as synth overdubs add to the moody feeling, underpinned by the ghostly click tracks of the Conn Rhythm Unit (constituting one of Perry's earliest experiments with drum machines).

Breakup track 'Second Avenue' shows how suited Rugs' powerful, deep tenor was suited to a soul framework, the Chi-Lites' horns again making a striking difference. The Bee Gees' evergreen 'To Love Somebody' takes James Carr's soulful rendition as its reference and 'Big May' re-works the 'Return Of Django'/'Sick And Tired' rhythm, with a new drum part. while the broken-hearted 'What's The Use' was cut at the request of Sonia Pottinger, who ultimately failed to release it.

Somehow the sublime rendition of William DeVaughans' 'Be Thankful', recorded during the same session, was left off the LP - but appears here as a bonus track on the CD along with I Never Had It So Good & Hip Harry + it's version track.

Looking back on the sessions documented on this LP, Rugs said that Perry's creativity taught him that music could be limitless. As he explained, 'It was so simple that it became complex. The approach he has to music and to recording, I think the music nowadays lack that kind of intuition. He's somebody that would use pliers and a screwdriver to create percussion; he wouldn't hesitate to experiment. He was a little...not crazy, but somebody with that kind of thinking must be somewhere else, in another zone sometimes.'

Glen Brown pleasantly covering the familiar Beatles classic not to mention stunning arrangement by Bunny Lee. Backed with popular female rocksteady vocal

Studio One and Dub Store co-produced single featuring Jennifer Lara covering Marlena Shaw's 1968 masterpiece "Woman of the Ghetto". This happens to be her last ever recording, riding on funky Side Walk Doctor rhythm led by Jackie Mittoo. Mastered and cut by Moritz Von Oswald.

"Essential reissue of an under-appreciated West London UK reggae gem from 1983 released on the Lion Kingdom label.
Self-composed, produced and financed by Alex Robertson aka I Benjahman, Fraction Of Jah Action, originally a 7 track album, and the handful of 12” singles that preceded were graced by the hands of some of the highest reggae royalty and courtiers. Alpha Boys School alumni trombonist and The Specials affiliated Rico Rodriguez, drummer extraordinaire Horsemouth Wallace, bassist of smooth liquidity Larry Silvera, veteran engineer Sid Bucknor, the finest fingers in UK reggae production Dennis Bovell as well as West London band Zabandis, to name a few.

Reissued for the very first time, this has the bulk of I Benjahman’s early 80’s output, originals of which are very rare indeed. 12” single versions (including the Jah Shaka favourite ‘Give Love A Try’), dubplate mixes, dubs, unreleased material (including a song that was slated for use on the film Countryman) and sleeve notes detailing the life and career of I Benjahman."

Was würde der Re-Mixer Pit Baumgartner mit unbegrenztem
Zugang zum Sample Archiv von Pit Baumgartner anfangen?
Bekannte Motive, unbekannte Perspektiven... Stark eingefärbt
durch seine Affinität zum Reggae entstand ein munteres „DePhazz“-Mash-up, bei dem Kenner der Band das eine oder
andere Original in neuem Kontext wieder erkennen, mal mit
federnden House-Grooves unterlegt, mal mit Dub-Bass tief
aus dem Keller.
Die Liste der Künstler, die Baumgartner remixen durfte ist
lang: Boy George, Yello, Kool & The Gang, Aha, Kurtis Blow...
- nun hat er also in der eigenen Klang-Schublade gestöbert,
modifiziert, ge-dub-t, gewürfelt...und neu zusammen gefügt,
mit der ihm unverwechselbaren Klangästhetik und phazz-adelischer Eleganz!

"Cosmic Shift" by Swiss-based DJ and Producer 'Lexx', with real name 'Alex Storrer'. He's a smartly crafted blend of styles from start
to finish. Soulful sounds of the inner city meet distinct melodies with a longing for an island in the sun.

The Album encompasses Neo Soul, Dub, Pop and hints traces of the Producers twenties as a Hip Hop addict in the golden era of the genre.
Collaborators include the Los Angeles based Woolfy and Harriet Brown, Ella Thompson from Melbourne, Jonnny Spencer of Chicken Lips fame and up and coming songstress Asé from Zurich.

After a long list of official remixes for many renown labels; occasional singles, Lexx ultimately felt the urge to tell his own story. It’s intimate, the sound of dawn, of twilight. Right before the night falls...

2 track Single from Cornell Campbell released by Bunny Lee/Dub Store Records

* A heavyweight slice of UK roots & dub, originally released on the Jah Warrior label in 1996 gets a welcome reissue by Partial Records

* Produced by veteran Jah Warrior, featuring vocals by the elusive Naph-Tali with harsh words for all wolf’s in sheep’s clothing and false rasta’s.

* Featuring four cuts (one vocal and three dubs mixed by Dougie Wardrop).

* 300 copies only

* A limited 10” featuring the British reggae veteran and general all-rounder G.T. Moore alongside Goldmaster All Stars.
* `Alpha’ originally surfaced on a CD-only album of the same name in 2004 and now gets a welcome vinyl release alongside two dub counterparts - `Alpha Dub’ and `Omega Dub’.
* Coning to you in a traditional roots rockers reggae style with horns-a-plenty,
* 300 copies only

Wicked roots reggae double sider by Ras Midas with "Good Old Days" featuring I-Roy on the A-side and Melchizedek on the B-side.

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After collaborating on a number of award winning vinyl albums, box sets and singles totalling over 80 songs together. They are back once again with this special, limited edition Vinyl Dub album.
Taking the original multi-track recordings of their co-produced 2016 sell out Roots Album for Max Romeo, ‘Horror Zone’. Lee & Daniel have created a new analogue Dub journey from those multi-tracks.
The original album was recorded live, using vintage Black Ark equipment to recreate Lee’s famous Lo-Fi Drum sound. With veteran Upsetter and Bob Marley and the Wailers musicians –
Glen Da Costa, Vin Gordon and Robbie Lynn, alongside Daniels Rolling Lion All Stars session band.
It has now been Deconstructed and Dub mixed live on Rolling Lion Studios SSL mixing console, using entirely vintage analogue equipment including the same pieces from Lee’s original Black Ark Studio. Driven by the idea to merge Lo-Fi and Hi-Fi. Merging the absolute best in class Analogue equipment available on the planet, with the very best Vintage equipment from the 1950’s-1970’s They have Dubbed these Bass heavy Lo-Fi recordings live, using space, depth and width. Paired with Phasers, Filters and Delays, resulting in a deep meditative, cinematic, psychedelic Dub journey into the stars.
Bought to you on super rare Glow in the Dark Vinyl, with a hand painted cover by Ellen G, the result sees the pair jumping into Lee’s Dub Starship to drive it straight through the Horror Zone!

Here is a brand new single from the Radikal Guru's 4th studio album 'Beyond The Borders'. 'Do The Right Thing' features italian vocalist Marina P mainly known for her previous works with Mungo's Hi Fi. Her soulful lyrics are touching on social struggles that we are facing today in our communities. On the musical side Radikal Guru comes with meditative basslines, melodic patterns and arrays of echo chambers and 808's. Backed by two roots style vinyl exclusive remixes made by the Guru himself.

The Signz Series Keeps on growing with the OBF Familly !

Archives from Stepart ... Old collabe from the dark age of the newskool dub !


Big selecta and great tubnes with a pinch of early dubstep :)

massive !

Special remarks 12 with printed deluxe 4c full cover sleeve

Yore proudly presents BXT - a new Superdupa Group from Detroit, consisting 3 Legends: Eddie Fowlkes, Amp Fiddler and Niko Marks. Talents which are no strangers to say the least. You know what to expect. Detroit in the House at it's best and this is just the beginning.

7" Vinyl Label: Environmentally Friendly Cat No: MBX113 Format: 7" Vinyl Release Date: 26th April 2019 Pre-order online - HERE Genre: Reggae / Dub Price: £4.55 a1. Salute - Step Fresh b1. Salute - Circle Bass

Based in Essex and established in 2016, Side Track Music is the musical collaboration of Singer Tempa (Patrick O'Reilly) and Moss - Low End Music (Will Moss). With their debut digital release on MessenJah Music Records in 2016 (Colours Of Jah Rainbow) and a following release through the S.T.M Band Camp (Leaning Curve feat Apocalypse Dub Faction) the duo are now bringing the label into the vinyl format. The first vinyl release consists of two vocal cuts featuring UK artists Singer Tempa and Paul Fox, a vocal dub composed and produced by Side Track Music and a live dub mix by Paul Fox at Sound Business Studios. A hard hitting UK 1 Drop featuring a conscious message about real world topics.

A one-off limited pressing from her forthcoming album. Sensational singer, Leba, daughter of reggae pioneer Toots Hibbert, highlights her vocal prowess & charm, on her first release for 2018 - a cover version of the Bob Marley classic.

Backed by the Taxi Gang Band, recorded and mixed at Channel One Recording Studios, Kingston Jamaica. Produced and arranged by Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare.