Danny Red In The Dark

Previously unreleased Danny Red tune from 1992, backed with a Centry classic with a dubplate mix. Only 300 pressed

Inspired by the sounds of West Africa as well as the African diaspora as a whole. Africa 01 features original Kora playing from UK Kora player Jude Winwood, as well as a host of other traditional West African Instruments in a dub stylee. LIMITED 100 10" VINYL COPIES ONLY

From the same studio as Gladys Right 7" earlier this year...forward dub music.

Two late 70s roots killers from the late Dennis Brown, originally featured on his 1978 "Visions" LP, now with the only known dub version to "Deliverance" taken from rare Dubplate! Plus a completely different mix of the mighty "Milk & Honey" done at the time with added overdubs and effects. Don't leave..

Hornin' Sounds latest releases are three KILLER deep dark funk roots tunes from the mid 70s all produced by U.K. producer Clem Bushay with The Cimarons on fire as the backing band. Two vocals from Carl Bert and one from Gene Rondo with dubs mixed by Jeh Jeh. No repress as usual from the French label..Highly recommended!! 1st time on 7"..

Norman the gambler taken from his classic Black Ark album "War Ina Babylon" 1976 produced by Lee Perry with killer dubwise on the flip.

Hornin' Sounds latest releases are three KILLER deep dark funk roots tunes from the mid 70s all produced by U.K. producer Clem Bushay with The Cimarons on fire as the backing band. Two vocals from Carl Bert and one from Gene Rondo with dubs mixed by Jeh Jeh. No repress as usual from the French label..Highly recommended!!

Any fan of genre-smashing sound system music outta Europe at this point simply must be aware of Schlachthofbronx. Synthesizing bass music traditions and experimentalism from their home continent, the Americas, Africa, and the Caribbean, the Munich duo are sound system staples, with a relentless (pre-covid) touring schedule and a long-running residency on the 60,000-watt Elemental Wave rig at their legendary Blurred Vision night. Absolutely no one makes omnivorous hybrid rave-club-dub-tech like the boys from Munich, and after the universal love received for their first ZamZam, “Dun Dem” b/w “Soundbad”

The A side began life as a Blurred Vision tool, gradually molding itself into a proper tune. “Akkord” brings heavy dub reggae energy and mystically marries it to cumbia-laced accordions, an ultra-sick and darkly melodic bassline, and their patented punishing 4/4 matrix. A filtered vocal snippet warps itself into pure rhythmic texture, anchored by a clanging metal “snare” and layer upon layer of lush, saturated synths. All these elements fling into glorious, beatless suspension in full-spectrum reverb space, tension and release artistry expressed through three massive drops for the skankers.

“Shell” is driven by filtering white noise that swarms and swirls overhead like low-flying propeller blades over 808 village percussion. Throbbing single-note sub bass and fist-pumping kick form the sweltering, locked-down beat stage for Doubla J, a friend and collaborator from Costa Rica. He’s the MC in your head, liminal hype-man inside the record, at once calling for, calling out, and existing within the tune and the dark recesses of the echo chamber.

Killer heavy DJ roots cut from the early eighties featuring Trinity produced by Clifton Campbell with instrumental dub version.

Hornin' Sounds latest releases are three KILLER deep dark funk roots tunes from the mid 70s all produced by U.K. producer Clem Bushay with The Cimarons on fire as the backing band. Two vocals from Carl Bert and one from Gene Rondo with dubs mixed by Jeh Jeh. No repress as usual from the French label..Highly recommended!! 1st time on 7"..

Booker Gee returns with a slinky organ funk groove version of Dennis Brown's "Out In The Rain" with a fat dub version to match..only 300 pressed!

Two dark roots instrumentals back to back from Sabab, play loud! Limited press..in self stamped brown masterbags.

Superb new roots release from French collective Pinnacle Sound, featuring singers Marcus I, Jolly Joseph, I FI. Includes the killer tune "Back Up" recalling the Jack Ruby sound of the mid 70s to great effect. Don't miss..Highly Recommended! Comes in full colour picture sleeve.

Prince Fatty and Shniece McMenamin have been relentlessly flexing their studio muscles lately, dropping a whole host of projects consistently for your listening pleasure. Next up is a psych-reggae anthem that goes by the name of “Black Rabbit”, a cover of Jefferson Airplane’s 1967 classic “White Rabbit”. Available on a 7” housed in a picture sleeve, with a killer dub version on the flip. After featuring on Prince Fatty’s ‘In The Viper’s Shadow’ album last year, Shniece has played a key role in Fatty’s productions ever since. They have covered Kraftwerk’s ‘The Model,’ Tom Browne’s ‘Funkin’ For Jamaica’

tuff tune produced by lee perry at the black ark

Michael Palmer's debut album for Jah Thomas's Midnight Rock label in 1983, tuff backing from The Roots Radics inna early dancehall style featuring 6 vocal cuts with their stripped to the bone dubs. Check "Ghetto Dance" and it's dub, engineered by Scientist & Chemist with back cover cartoon drawing from the great Wilfred Limonious.

Patrick Aba Ariginal's killer horns version of "None Of Jah Jah Children" with dub on the flip. Check it..

Soul Jazz Records’ new journey into the mighty vaults of Clement Dodd’s Studio One steps once more into the fertile musical environment of Jamaican music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, from the sweet harmony vocals of seminal 1960s Rocksteady right up to the nascent birth of Reggae and Roots music at the start of the 1970s.

Sleevenotes to this album are by Steve Barrow, author of ‘Rough Guide to Reggae’ as well as Soul Jazz Records’ own ‘Reggae Soundsystem Cover Art’ books.

While Ska at the start of the 1960s had taken American rhythm and blues as its main influence, Rocksteady focused on the emergence of American Soul music – with Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, John Holt & The Paragons, Carlton & The Shoes showing a particular fascination with the close harmonies of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions and other US soul acts. Here The Heptones even feature with a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘I Shall Be Released’.

The influence of Soul music on Jamaican rock steady and reggae is almost palpable, so much so that one wonders how much more successful singers like Delroy Wilson, Alton Ellis, Slim Smith and John Holt would have been had they been born in Chicago, Detroit or Memphis

Artists such as Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson and Owen Gray defined the era – a slowed down beat as Jamaican political and social heat slowly increased as the 1960s progressed into the start of the 1970s –  and the music evolved further from rock steady into roots reggae.

Wicked tunes!

Double vinyl + download code, Deluxe CD, Digital album.

Reviews:

"Every tune is a bonaflide classic" Pitchfork

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Superb 70s roots rocker from the Black Ark on limited repress, check dub for Lee Perry's studio tricks and tings.

**Expanded reissue including bonus remixes by Floating Points, Joy Orbison, Caribou and more!**

Four Tet mixes the tunefulness of his classic ‘Rounds’ with a more 4/4 oriented pace in keeping with the more club focused music on the stunning ‘Ringer’ EP. The album has a distinct dancefloor direction compared to his previous output. Stunning!

Second new 7" release from Dig This Way with Jonny De Ambassador's new interpretation of Abeng's "Grown In Captivity" with dub version of the flip. Only 350 pressed, no repress.

PREVIOUSLY JAPANESE ISSUE ONLY BLUE NOTE. Recorded in 1967, not released until 1980. Bobby Hutcherson is joined by Herbie Hancock, Joe Chambers and Albert Stinson. DEEP ALBUM!

Another quality release from Italian label Dig This Way featuring vocalist Abeng & The Co-operators on this easy laid back skank with dub version from Eeyun Purkins. Only 350 pressed, no repress.

Great roots riddim, probably best known from Mickey Simpson's "Chant Down Babylon", that we will also re-release later this year. Vocal side has KC White with the Gladiators doing harmonies, DJ side has Papa Keble aka Junior Demus.

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Cleveland punk at it's rawest and finest! John Morton's X - X (x blank x) - intense punk from the electric eels founder. Released here with Morton's own stunning artwork in this bespoke exact reproduction Punk 45, originally came out on Drome Records in 1980. The bomb!

Hailing from west London long time Soundman Terrortone comes up with another scorcher produced by south London master of Soundsystem Dubplates and guitarist of Twinkle Brothers man like Jerry Lions. Long time played by top sounds all around the World and championed by Channel One Soundsystem. Hard hitting one drop with very much 'up to date' lyrics and crisp horn section backed with nyabinghi-guitsy dub version. Pressed on high quality vinyl and mastered by Paul Lush of Nucleus Roots it will definetly sound TUFF on your home stereo as well as on any Soundsystem worldwide.