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Recorded at Camden Dingwalls London, 24th February 2002.

Featuring 4 hit singles: On My Radio, Three Minute Hero, Missing Words, The Whisper. Plus a nine minute version of Train to Skaville.

Tribecore remix of King Of Bongo ! Plus 2 raggatek tuens on the flip ! Big Dancefloor time !

Dubwise Stepper

The « Magnetic Buzz Riddim » brings us back to the Jamaican early dancehall days where heavy rub a dub riddims used to rule the dance. Fruits Records' studio band The 18th Parallel travelled to Jamaica and teamed up with reggae greatest bass player Robbie Shakespeare - from famous duet Sly & Robbie - to build the explosive and powerful « Magnetic Buzz Riddim ». Sylvan White, famous for hit songs like « Africans Unite » or « Mountain Top » recorded in the early 80's, comes back in the business after years off the scene with his beautiful song « Mother Nature ». Then follows an Experimental Dub mixed by Spanish wizard Roberto Sánchez featuring Robbie's crazy lead bass line. B side shows for the first time on vinyl record young promising artist from Rockfort Earth Warrior followed by the sweet voice of veteran singer Delroy Melody who's famous for hit songs from 1980 like « Ease up the Pressure » and « Natty Dread She Want ». Heavy maxi 12' record paying tribute to the early 80's Jamaican reggae!

Ragga jungle french label Psychodynamic continues his crusade to the loud master sound !!
Inviciting Chopstick Dubplate, Mr Williamz, Cutty Ranks, Dub Pistols... bloody bigh fat sound here !!

overs rock legend returns with two brand new vintage style tunes produced by MITCH "KING KONG" GIRO. "GIRL WHO CRIED" is a rootsy midtempo rocksteady jam with true lovers flava, the flip "I DON'T WANT ANYBODY BUT YOU" is a fantastic ska groover. Hand stamped Jamaican blank style ltd 100

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*Landing on Alchemy Dubs is a fresh vocal steppers reggae dub tune with a latin vibe.

*On the A side we find the track Life is better when you smile', produced by Ojah and featuring jazz singer Hada Guldris, who delivers beautiful yet powerful vocals and lyrics. Latin percussion and horns alongside a deep bass give this track a different edge.
*On the B side we find a heavy instrumental dub version where the different recorded instruments are showcased. A version that will surely make your walls shake.

*Limited edition of 500 copies, hand-stamped and hand-numbered, served in a reversed kraftliner printed sleeve.

Reissue of the sixth studio album from Dreadzone. Iconic electronica/dub fused tunes that were originally released in 2010

Grand Ancestor's eleventh release in the catalog features the legendary dub controller, Ras Muffet, of Roots Injection fame who's had his tunes played by the likes of Channel One, Aba Shanti, and Jah Shaka. With decades of dub experience, Ras Muffet dug deep into his vaults to produce two eerie dubs focused on the bottom frequencies and the continued evolution of the genre. Steppers enthusiasts worldwide will be delighted to get this weighty 12" onto their turntables before this limited pressing is all gone.

Meditative and off-kilter, Dubkasm's new 12' is, unsurprisingly, completely unlike any other tune out there, and pays tribute to a toofrequently overlooked part of reggae tradition: dub poetry. Originating in a collaboration between Dubkasm and their long-time friend, Norway-dwelling heavyweight bass guitarist, Bajan Steppa, Enter the Gates is a discomix built on a tuff bassline, skittering drums and retro synths, and features reflective, courageous lyrics about the enduring power of Black liberation movements and consciousness, from Gloucester vocalist Rider Shafique. The B-side contains an upfront instrumental cut, followed, in true Dubkasm style, by a collaboration with a musical titan. Mad Professor's incredible dub flips the original into a propulsive soundsystem killer, retaining the tune's heart and spirit, but driving and percussive where the original is deep and soulful. (Paul Lee) Mastered on to 1/2' tape at Stardelta Studios, and pressed on 180g vinyl. Sleeve design by Studio Tape-Echo.

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- LIMITED EDITION OF 750 NUMBERED COPIES ON ORANGE COLOURED VINYL

Long out of print, Dubb Everlasting is a highly rated Dub album by noted sound engineer Errol Brown.

Duke Reid's nephew Errol Brown got his start as a junior sound engineer at his uncle's legendary Treasure Isle studio. There he made his first tentative steps in production and 1975's Dubb Everlasting was the result. Three years later followed by Dub Expression (MOVLP2065).

Key to this success was the crack outfit from the Channel One studio, the Revolutionaires. Featuring the eminent talents of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare to name but two, the band's expansive skill, taste and restraint is evident and contributes to the success of this album. What sets Brown's Dub albums apart from the herd, is that there seems to be a lot more happening on them. Sure there are the spacey, chilled moments as well, but more instruments than the bass and drums are given a chance to shine more often. He's left a bit more in than most Dub practitioners, which keeps things interesting. Being a sound engineer at heart, he liked to keep things moving along, bringing instruments up in the mix and sparingly using drop-out, which makes it all more effective.

Overall Dubb Everlasting is a neat quite obscure but thoroughly intriguing and satisfying 70s Dub Reggae album. Finally available again on vinyl, the first 750 copies are pressed on orange coloured vinyl.

"Blackheart Man" is the solo debut album by Bunny Wailer originally released in 1976. This Roots Reggae classic is one of the finest albums of the era and showed that Bunny was a visionary singer/songwriter as he embarked on his solo career. The 10 songs of "Blackheart Man" are brimming with spirituality and protest, wonderful performances, and a more laid back, meditative style than his former band mates Peter Tosh and Bob Marley. Bunny is backed by a who's who of Reggae musicians of the time including Carlton "Carly" Barrett, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare, Peter Tosh, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Tommy McCook, Tyrone Downie and Bob Marley. In a gatefold sleeve with lyrics and on red, green and yellow swirl vinyl. Record stampers produced by Record Technology, Inc. Camarillo California, USA.

First production undername of Dub Master Clash. Party organisers since 2016, with a core compsoed with Pilah (Kaly Live Dub Addict), Roots Raid and Fabasstone (Hight Tone) and... Dub Sheperds with Anti Bypass from Dub Addict.... Nevertheless !! Echo Minott, from Jamaica purely sing his song over that solid musical base. And here comes the point : release party take place on 7th of april... and will be a Dub Master Clash !! in Pérignat Les Sarlièves (63). BLASTER !!!

Sparrow's visit of Jamaica, The Isle Of Springs', during the month of June 1963, has left him with very pleasant and joyful reminiscences of the love, warmth and hospitality of its people. From the moment his plane tipped down at the Palisadoes Airport', at a lounge in the ultra-modern terminal building he was entertained with a Rum Punch', Significant of Jamaican's ability to produce rums that absolutely no connoisseur can despise. Well! And it's from there it all started, for like Oliver Twist, Sparrow continued, where ever he went to ask for more, and, obviously when the drinks are in, the wits are out. You are therefore left to deduce whatever you may during his presentation of this contribution.

I'll Be Around (Bossa-Nova)" is a warning to one of his lovers of her promiscuous traits towards him and the retribution she would eventually suffer for so doing.

Theses two calypso songs were recorded with the famous Bert Inniss National Recording Orchestra. This single 7' is absolutely impossible to find and will warm any dances in the world.

Three cuts of Lee Perry's immortal Tight Spot rhythm featuring searing vocals by Leroy Sibbles and the great Stranger Cole, together with an instrumental version by the Bullwackies All Stars. Essential.

Another dig from the vaults results in another reissue in a 90s roots / dub classic which was recorded and produced by two of the most respected producers in the UK reggae scene: Nick `Manasseh' Raphael and Dougie `Conscious Sounds' Wardrop.
* Originally released on an extremely hard-to-find Conscious Sounds 7' in 1990.
* Featuring UK based roots reggae singer Tena Stelin and Centry which was the given name to any project that Dougie was involved with before he formed Bush Chemists.
* This 10' slab features the original vocal and dub cuts plus two extra previously unreleased dub cuts.
* `Can't Touch Jah' has been played extensively for nearly 30 years by the sound system heavyweights Aba Shanti I and Jah Shaka.

* `Originally dating from 1999, `Only Jah' finally surfaced on a 10' EP (PRTL10007) by Partial Records two years ago. The track was picked up by the likes of sound systems such as Channel One and Jah Tubbys, with a video clip of the former dropping the tune reaching 40,000 views on Facebook and YouTube.
* The original EP has long since sold out, so demand commanded that `Only Jah' should ride again, so here it is. This time with the full original mixes including the vocal cut voiced by Jah Meek back in 1999.
* `Only Jah' is a throbbing steppers workout in a UK dub style, but with a retro feel aided by a sample of a vocal 'borrowed' from an obscure late 70's dub tune.
* All four mixes are previously unreleased.

The « Magnetic Buzz Riddim » brings us back to the Jamaican early dancehall days where heavy rub a dub riddims used to rule the dance. Fruits Records' studio band The 18th Parallel travelled to Jamaica and teamed up with reggae greatest bass player Robbie Shakespeare - from famous duet Sly & Robbie - to build the explosive and powerful « Magnetic Buzz Riddim ». Sylvan White, famous for hit songs like « Africans Unite » or « Mountain Top » recorded in the early 80's, comes back in the business after years off the scene with his beautiful song « Mother Nature ». Then follows an Experimental Dub mixed by Spanish wizard Roberto Sánchez featuring Robbie's crazy lead bass line. B side shows for the first time on vinyl record young promising artist from Rockfort Earth Warrior followed by the sweet voice of veteran singer Delroy Melody who's famous for hit songs from 1980 like « Ease up the Pressure » and « Natty Dread She Want ». Heavy maxi 12' record paying tribute to the early 80's Jamaican reggae!

Unmissable, cornerstone Wackies, back in. Horace Andy's greatest artistic achievement, surpassing even his Skylarking set for Studio One. With definitive reworks of songs he first recorded for Bunny Lee and Derrick Harriott (Money Money and Lonely Woman), a deadly version of Lloyd Robinson's Cuss Cuss, and a first outing for Spying Glass, later versioned by Massive Attack. Musicians include Wackies regulars like Owen Stewart and Oral Cooke from Itopia, and Ras Menilik and Jah T, also Sleepy's multi-instrumentalist spar Myrie Dread from the In The Light sessions for Hungry Town. At the desk, Lloyd Barnes, Junior Delahaye and Douglas Levy coax unequalled vocal performances from the singer, bejewelling ineffable extended mixes. Essential reggae.

The group Knowledge and producer/DJ/Artist Tapper Zukie's stories are intertwined through their location in the Rema area of Kingston.
Tapper Zukie taking the band under his wing and getting this classic album 'Hail Dread' a worldwide release back in 1979 when it first hit the record shelves'
Knowledges line up included Anthony Doyley, Delroy Folding, Earl Macfarlane, Mike Smith, Michael Samuels and later Paul Freeman.
The groups debut release was 'Make Faith' featuring Tapper Zukie introducing the band as his proteges and began a winning formula.
The band released many of their early singles on Tapper's 'Stars' imprint and were produced by Tapper himself. This culminated in Tapper getting the band a deal with a major label A&M and the band were in fact the first Reggae to be signed to the label.
A&M were keen to work with Tapper as an artist and producer and at onetime motioned Tapper to be backed by one of their other signed bands The Police for a UK tour. Tapper thought that being backed by a band named after such an establishment would not be a wise idea and declined the offer.
But the connection did lead up to one of Jamaica's great vocal groups getting their debut album again produced by Tapper Zukie released on this major label.
Sadly the relationship was short lived and the album 'Hail Dread' would be their only release for the label.

'Hail Dread' we hope you agree is one of roots reggae's classic 70's releases and shows the group and their producer at the height of their powers and proof is in the listening....
We hope you enjoy the set.....

Besides Sugar's International Herb, this 1980 dub album is engineer Douglas Levy's finest work. Many of the rhythms are derived from a tape given to the studio by Sly and Robbie, containing their versions of recent Joe Gibbs hits. And there are brilliant treatments of Tribesman Dub — the rhythm for Tyrone Evans' Black Like Me — and Wayne Jarrett's definitive interpretation of Every Tongue Shall Tell. Elsewhere Jah Batta takes deejay duties — likewise Prince Douglas himself. But the deadliest cut of all reworks another gift, Steel Pulse's Handsworth Revolution, which arrived in a parcel of records from England the same weekend as the session: March Down Babylon Dub, with Bullwackie himself at the microphone in his Chosen Brothers guise, steely, apocalyptic and timely.

In 2015 internationally touring Reggae artist Cian Finn released one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the year to critical acclaim. Blending the vintage with the contemporary, 'This Applies' is one of the most exciting and unique Reggae albums of its time. Recorded and produced live in studio by renowned Reggae producer Prince Fatty, and featuring some of the worlds finest Reggae musicians and guest singers, such as Horseman, Black Steel, Digistep, Hollie Cook, Dub Judah and Max Romeo. After heavy demand Emerald Isle Records has teamed up with Steppas Records to bring you the full and complete dub album, mixed in a traditional dub style through the finest vintage equipment onto analogue tape. With dub mixes from two of the most innovative and exciting producers around, both Prince Fatty and gold disc / multi award winning producer, Gaudi help to create a truly unique dub album sure to stand the test of time. As played by the legendary Jah Shaka Soundsystem.

What we have here is one of Cornell Campbell's great Dancehall early 80's set of song.
Dancehall was when the beat slowed down to that classic one drop style that suited his voice so well.
The album includes the title track 'Boxing' which was a massive hit for Cornell on its initial release in 1982.
It also includes a Dancehall reworking of 'Queen of the Minstrel' and a fantastic dancehall cut to Bob Marley's 'Natty Dread'.
This was a new chapter in Reggae's sound that saw the rhythm slowed down and seemed to add even more emphasis to the songs meanings.
A reissue of Cornell's early 80's 'Boxing' set is complete here. We have also added some other Cornell period classics to the CD version of this release.
Be sure to play it in full...Cornell Campbell at his finest

2 track Single from Cultural Roots / King Tubbys released by King Tubby's Dub Plate/Dub Store Records

New 7" from the mysterious Gitkin, who crisscrossed the US in the late 70s selling knockoff Gibson guitars to the diverse & disparate groups of immigrants from all four corners of the globe who were coming to the US during the 2nd great migration. Recycling and filtering the sounds he encountered through his own psychdelic lens, he created a sound rooted in other, but deeply his own. This single is taken from his forthcoming album, "5 Star Motel" and features two tracks from the album 'Grand Street Feast' which charts a sand-dusted, melodic funk misadventure, while "Cancion Del Rey' has the sound of the Peruvian chicha - steady-moving, alluring, and lyrical - winding its way through Gitkin's fuzz-filtered licks, and the rhythm underpinning.

2 track Single from Lilly Melody / King Tubbys released by King Tubby's Dub Plate/Dub Store Records

Momentous album from 1982 building a bridge between roots reggae and dancehall.

A conscious compilation with a variety of youth deejays, including Lee Van Cleef, Prince Hammer & Trinity chanting down Babylon over a selection of the very best Roots Radics rhythms.

Police & Thieves is a Roots Reggae classic by Junior Murvin originally released in 1977 which was produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry (who also wrote or co-wrote many of the songs) at his legendary Black Ark Studios with The Upsetters. The title song was memorably covered by The Clash in a very different arrangement than Murvin's. Perry's imaginative and groundbreaking production surrounded Junior's falsetto vocals and the musicians in a dense, echo heavy, spaced out sound to create one of the great songs, and albums, of the roots era. Now available on opaque blue vinyl! Record stampers produced by Record Technology, Inc. Camarillo California, USA.

Long out of print compilation from the late 80s featuring various rare roots tracks recorded at Lee Perry's studio The Black Ark between 1973-1978, featuring rare dubs to "Curly Locks" plus vocals by Jackie Bernard, Jack Lord, Debra Keese, Jah T and others.