Reggae & Dancehall 411 Items

Zenzile / Irie Ites / Trinity

Release: 2021 / FR – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Cover close to NM

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Can't Blame The Youth

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Baco)

29,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Hornin Sounds)

Zabandis

Teachings

15,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Conquering Lion Expanded Edition

Yabby You & The Prophets

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Pressure Sounds)

27,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Factory Benelux)

X-O-Dus

English Black Boys

Woodrow Noble / Prince Hammer

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Manchester reggae band X-O-Dus are best known for their single English Black Boys, produced by Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell and released on Factory Records (Fac 11) in February 1980. This remastered compilation collects together 7 of their best tracks and is limited to 500 copies on 180 gsm vinyl (plus digital copy). Talent-spotted by Joy Division manager Rob Gretton, X-O-Dus performed at live events such as Zoo Meets Factory Halfway (August 1979) and Factory By Moonlight (April 1980). In time-honoured Factory fashion Fac 11 was released almost a year late, being the only reggae record to appear in a sleeve designed by Peter Saville. Digitally remastered by Peter Beckmann in 2021, this 7 track vinyl edition includes both sides of the Factory single as well as 5 album demos recorded in 1980. For optimum sound quality the album is pressed on 180 gsm vinyl. The vinyl inner bag contains sleeve notes by former manager Martin Dunlop, along with archive images including previously unseen shots from the Moonlight Club show on 4 April 1980 by Peter Anderson.

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Reggae A The Best

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Kingston Connexion)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2021 (Food Clothes & Shelter)

Womankind

Monkey Money / Version

9,89 €* 10,99 € -10%

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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We Dem Boyz Remix / Yeeruh Remix

Wiz Khalifa / Symbiz

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (Teka)

8,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Those Days / Ras Anthem Dubwise

Winston Reedy

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Horus)

Winston Jarett / Danny Clarke & Lee Perry

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"Brand new production recorded at The Arch studio in Tottenham by the Horus All Stars. Track laid live down to tape.. legendary UK reggae singer Winston Reedy gels in perfectly with a beautiful vocal. Heavyweight dub on the flip"

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Mini Mini Dress / Not Taking Any Sentence

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (Upsetter / Reggae Fever)

10,44 €* 10,99 € -5%

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Stop Point)

Winston Edwards

Mandela 'My Journey'

15,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Partial)

Willie Williams

Saints

Willi Williams / Dub Defender / Russ Disciples / Dougie Conscious

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Solid production from the Riz crew aka Nick Manasseh and Gil Cang (Tuff Scout) featuring the legendary Willie ‘Armagideon Time’ Williams from 1995.

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Warning / Still Waters

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Bababoom Hi-Fi)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (LASH00)

Weird Weather

Succulents

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Weeding Dub Meets Coptic Sound Meets Wise Rockers

Dub Is The Teacher, Part 2, Part 3 / Natural Born Dubber, Part 2, Part 3

12" | 2021 (L'acouphene)

12,74 €* 16,99 € -25%

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Wayne Mcarthur / Disciples

Revelation 2000 / Rev 2020 Dub

7" | 2021 (Hiya-Tones)

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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On The Corner (Picture Sleeve)

Wayne Marshall

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Ghetto Youths International)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2014 | JP | Original (P Vine)

Ward 21

Mic Magician

Release: 2014 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (We Are Busy Bodies)

Vis-A-Vis

Odo Gu Ahorow

30,99 €*

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (A-Lone Productions)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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As both a popular live act and in-demand studio musicians, Vis-A-Vis released 13 albums between 1975 and 1982, of which Obi Agye Me Dofo remains the most sought after. Led by vocalist Isaac “Superstar” Yeboah and featuring Sammy Cropper on guitar, Slim Manu on bass and Gybson “Shaolin Kung-Fu” Papra on drums, Vis-A-Vis helped propel K. Frimpong to fame as one of Ghana’s most popular stars of the 1970s. On some of Frimpong’s albums, they also overlapped as part of his other recording band, the Cubano Fiestas.

As We Are Busy Bodies begins its roll out the Vis-A-Vis catalogue, it will also simultaneously release another essential album by the group, 1976s Odo Gu Ahorow. Original copies of both LPs are scarce and in great demand, with Obi Agye Me Dofo briefly issued as an LP in the US in 1980, and again in 2011 by Continental Records. Along with the Frimpong albums, they remain some of the most sought after West African records from the golden age. These reissues have been handled with the utmost respect — every detail has been given strict attention and care, with albums being remastered by Senior Mastering Engineer, Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel.

About the album:

"The Vis-A-Vis have had many good things to their credit, none more so than the collection of nostalgic items that make up this album “Odo Gu Ahoroo”. It has been able to achieve its well-deserved place in the Ghanaian musical best-seller parade. Now by the titles and programming this entirely new album benefits from Ofobros latest recording experience, bringing many plus-factors of listening pleasure.

With brilliant musicianship, the Vis-A-Vis as a group leads in the field of danceably rhythmic arrangements which do not obscure the enchanting melodies, such as “Abofra Ketewa”. Highlighting the softly soothing, yet richly textured blend of the organ and Slim’s bass work are solos by Sammy ‘red” Cropper on lead guitar, and other instruments as well.

The groups’ thirteen years’ experience in the field of dance music has made their melody reign supreme, and I hope these all are songs that will become a cherished part of our musical past in the future, and an enduring part of our musical period then. This recording the Vis-A-Vis with a new lustre that promises to glow through many mood-matching moments in the future.

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Virginia Rivera

Roots For The Soul

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Viceroys / Lone Ranger / Prince Alla / Roberto Sanchez

Trod On / Trod Along / Jah In The Morning / Jah Lov

12" | 2015 | EU | Original (Fruits)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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An excellent 4-track roots and dub reggae 12-inch on the French Fruits Records label, of which the first release was I Kong's 'A Little Walk' album.

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Xterminator Records: The Legacy - Chapter 1

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Global Beats)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Jamwax)

We Sing Gregory

19,99 €* 24,99 € -20%

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jamwax Records proudly presents We Sing Gregory. On this album, jamaican producer Bravo used the best roots and culture band, the undomitable Roots Radics, featuring Flabba Holt on bass, Style Scott on drums and Keith Sterling on keyboards, and hired legends Robbie Lynn on keyboards, Cat Coore and Chinna Smith on guitar, Stick on percussion, Dean Fraser on horns, thus ensuring a heavy and flawless riddim foundation and superb arrangements. The Roots Radics were Gregory Isaacs band in the early 80's, playing on the Night Nurse and Out Deh! albums, touring around the world with the cool ruler. Gregory Isaacs' songwriting is magnificient and the subjects are always treated with humbleness and consideration for others.

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Vinylart - Reggae Picture Disc Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Wagram)

22,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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CD | 2021 | US | Reissue (Studio One)

This Is Jamaica Ska

Release: 2021 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Pork Pie)

Ska, Ska, Skandal No. K

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Rocksteady Taking Over Orange Street

LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Jamaican)

17,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tape | 2021 | EU | Original (Chrome)

Now Thing 2

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dancehall knowledge Felix Hall presents a momentous 20 year follow-up to Mo Wax’s pivotal, highly influential 2001 instrumental showcase ‘Now Thing’ a blueprint of sorts for the likes of Equiknoxx almost two decades later. This new set - almost two years in the making - reunites original comp players Lil Toby, Will Bankhead and Oliver Payne (on compiling and artwork duties) and features 16 prime Jamaican bullets for Felix Hall’s shockout label, Chrome. Resetting the timeline to 1997-2020, ‘Now Thing 2’ expands on the crucial first set - which was a gateway to the world of dancehall for many heads - with deadly cuts from the scene’s leading producers; spanning Dave Kelly to Steely & Clevie, from NYC’s Bobby Konders to Ward 21, and including killer side-spins on ‘90s rave and R&B. bTwo decades since the first set, it’s astute to say that dancehall has exerted a huge degree of influence over dance and club music of all stripes over the interim. Much like how roots reggae and dub influenced disco and post-punk in the ’70s; Dancehall, with its origins in the digidub of Jammy’s ‘Sleng Teng’ riddim, has irrevocably informed jungle, rap, garage, and even pop and techno for the past generation, and ‘Now Thing 2’ is the strongest primer you’ll likely come across.. It’s a proper sound-system thing, deeply rooted in the competitive, inventive nature of Jamaican music, which would, according to ‘Bass Culture’ writer Lloyd Bradley’s liner notes “constantly reinvent itself as a way of staying ahead of the sound system on the next corner.” With access to new technology, producers persistently pushed their paradigm along the axes of function and distinction, with each asserting their individuality in a syncretic style and its permutations of tresillo drum patterns, all at the service of bringing bodies to the dance and keeping them there.

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Midnight Rock's Secret Tapes

LP | 2021 (Roots)

20,99 €*

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Midnight Rock's Secret Tapes

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Acid Jazz)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Midnight Rock's Secret Tapes

LP | 2021 | EU (Radiation Reissue)

Release: 2021 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Deejay-turned-produced Jah Thomas’ Midnight Rock helped shift roots reggae to dancehall in the late 1970s and Thomas continued producing in the new millennium, sometimes revamping Roots Radics tracks from Channel One, and alternately cutting fresh work at King Jammy’s, Black Scorpio, and Mixing Lab. Secret Tapes has stellar guests like roots messenger Luciano, dancehall don Super Cat, supreme crooner Courtney Melody, Jah Thomas himself, and a collab between Pinchers and Josie Wales; Tony Curtis, Ghost and Mitch are courtesy of a Buju Banton co-production. Special request to all dancehall fans!

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Lucha Amada III - A Luta Continua

4LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Jump Up)

45,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (X-Ray Production)

Kensei & Sensei Riddim

38,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Do The Rock Steady' 1966-1968 Green Vinyl Edition

LP | 2014 | UK | Reissue (Voice Of Jamaica)

Release: 2014 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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“…the greatest man that came to Jamaica and changed the whole beat from ska to rock steady was Lyn Taitt. He was from Trinidad but Byron Lee did bring him come to Jamaica as an organist but he started playing guitar and the rest is history! We should call him rock steady… it’s Lyn Taitt as he was the man! He played lead guitar and ska at the same time…” Bunny Lee

As the frantic, frenetic pace of ska finally let up in 1966 the cool, cool sound of rock steady came to the fore. This languid, soulful music was the complete musical antithesis of its more famous antecedent and the gentle guitar of Lyn Taitt would forever define the sound of rock steady.

Trinidadian Nerlyn ‘Lyn’ Taitt had been given a contract by Byron Lee to travel to Jamaica to play at the Independence celebrations in 1962 but fell in love with Jamaica and decided to stay joining The Sheiks and then The Cavaliers before forming Lyn Taitt & The Comets. Lyn also recorded as a guest guitarist with The Skatalites before Lyn Taitt & The Jets came together in 1966.

The rock steady beat was slower, more measured and the emphasis was placed on the bass. It no longer gave equal emphasis to every beat but, instead, played a repeated pattern that syncopated the rhythm. The

rhythmic focus shifted to the core of the music to the bass and the drums where it has remained ever since.

“For that tempo the tempo is very slow with the bass and guitar line playing the same thing. You used to use two guitars. Hux Brown and myself or another guitarist and myself. And it was very slow but with a definite bass line going straight through the song…” Lyn Taitt

Lyn Taitt & The Jets were soon in such great demand that they would often play up to five sessions a day for as many different producers but they were not the only rock steady band. When the Skatalites had broken up in 1965 Jackie Mittoo formed Studio One’s house band The Soul Brothers (who soon became The Soul Vendors) and Tommy McCook decided to work with Duke Reid at Treasure Isle studio with The Supersonics. Bobby Aitken’s Carib Beats eschewed subtlety for drive but together these musicians were responsible for establishing the rules of rock steady music.

Their gentle approach allowed vocalists such as Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe and Desmond Dekker and harmony groups including The Techniques, The Melodians, The Uniques and The Paragons and many, many more to demonstrate their prowess.

Rock steady only lasted for a brief period, from 1966 to 1968, but its significance to the subsequent development of Jamaican music is incalculable and it would go on to shape each successive musical movement over the next four decades. Deejays, dub, digital and dance hall all stepped to the tune and pace of rhythms whose

origins were grounded in the rock steady beat and it is impossible to ever overstate its importance... or its beauty.

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LP | 2014 | EU | Original (Stix)

Disco Reggae Volume 2

20,99 €*

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Stix is back in 2014 with a scorching Disco Reggae Volume 2!

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Room In The Sky)

Dinner Time EP

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Demoitis Vol.1

13,74 €* 24,99 € -45%

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

Record Store Day 2021 Release.
Limitation: 1000 copies.
Still shrink wrapped but opened.
Record is close to near mint.

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (VP)

Dancehall Anthems

24,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Producer Jeremy Harding has delivered an update on dancehall reggae classics with vocals by some of Jamaica's most exciting artists these days including Naomi Cowan, Kabaka Pyramid, Blvk H3ro, Runkus, Bugle and Royal Blu, alongside veterans like Beenie Man, Sean Paul, Wayne Marshall and Agent Sasco. Now available as LP-vinyl - ten songs that will move the massive in full lenght, all with a deep respect to the originators including Michigan & Smiley, Tenor Saw, Half Pint, Garenett Sik, Ken Boothe, Yellowman and Tiger, on original riddims like "Real Rock", " Shank I Sheck", "Death In The Arena", "Answer", "Mad Mad" and more!

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Coxone's Music - The First Recordings Of Sir Coxsone - The Downbeat 1960-63

3CD | 2015 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

24,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Blackbeard Calling : Hulk's Reggae Archives Volume One

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Patate)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Best Of Trojan Mento & Calypso Volume 1

LP | 2015 | US | Original (Sanctuary)

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

100% Dynamite!

27,99 €*

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Rupa Rupa)

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Cover closer to NM

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Uru Mangas

Freedom Fighters

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Penny)

Tropicantesimo

Session 1 Ltd. Edition

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Patate)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Tropicantesimo is a music ritual extended over time and a celebration of sound and dance. It all started 10 years ago at the Fanfulla club in Rome. Nothing more than a party that over the years has transformed into a collective listening experience out of time and space. Meanwhile the collective animated by DJ Hugo Sanchez, Lola Kola, Rocco Bartucci, Gabor and Egeeno moved to a new club called Pescheria, and opened up to spontaneous live jams and collaborations with musicians and DJs from various backgrounds. Rhythms are incessant while the BPM is slow and hypnotic. Voices flow between songs, messages and pure sound, while music is an organism which produces energy. The fruit of all this lives through extensive production work based on recordings collected over the years. "Tropicantesimo Session 1" is the first of a series of three EPs presented as anticipations of the Tropicantesimo Gitania album release. This first EP contains three songs recorded and mixed at Pescheria, laboratory and home of Tropicantesimo. "Don’t Bla Bla Bla" is an anathema and an explicit manifesto about the need for uncompromised sounds and joy in life. When the music kick in, the usual blah blah blah becomes disturbance, as Lola Kola and Egeeno clearly sing. This is a spontaneous live session, an usual practice that generates the Tropicantesimo sound flow. "Samba e Amore" is a cover of a Chico Buarque and Ennio Morricone's song, written in the late 1960s during Buarque exile in Rome. Here the song has been processed by the Tropicantesimo sound machine with Gabor and Lola Kola claiming for freedom and self-determination in life. "Samba and Love" belongs to the Tropicalist music classic repertoire, a great inspiration for the Tropicantesimo sound and vision. "Luna Jamming" is the result of another kind of experiment. Here the DJ culture is hybridized with the improvised live performance, a meeting that can generate unpredictable encounters. Lola Kola and Egeeno bring Loredana Bertè and Bob Marley together for an unprecedented classic Reggae duet on a contemporary techno dub beat. Needless to add that such a combination of elements generates new visions and reaffirms important values such as sharing and getting together.

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Trinity

Trinity & Friends

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2021 (Food Clothes & Shelter)

Traxin

Why / Version

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Springbox Riddim Part 2 feat. Speng Bond

Tradesman

7" | 2014 | UK | Original (Scotch Bonnet)

Toyan With Tipper Lee And Johnny Slaughte

Release: 2014 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tradesman has been grafting hard in the studio making another massive digital riddim named ‘Springbox’. On it Speng Bond vividly paints a vocal picture of a rammed dance as he has to ‘Fight fi come in’ while Parly B rips it up with the ‘Rudeboy skank’. One of the discs carries a dub on the flip, the other a clean riddim track - ideal for dropping versions to mash up any dance hall. These vinyls are strictly limited to 500 so you will need to move fast to secure your copy.

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Murder

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Burning Sounds)

22,99 €*

LP | 2021 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Producer – Jah Thomas Toyan aka Ranking Toyan (born Byron Letts, died 1991) was a Jamaican reggae deejay active since the mid-1970s and best known for his early 1980s recordings. Toyan began his career in 1974, deejaying on Kingston's sound systems, such as Socialist Roots and Romantic HiFi. He recorded his debut single, "Disco Pants" in the late 1970s for producer Don Mais. He went on to work extensively with Joseph Hoo Kim and Jah Thomas, resulting in a string of hits including "Girls Nowadays", "Kill No Man", "John Tom", and "Talk of the Town", as well as combination hits with The Mighty Diamonds ("Pretty Woman"), Badoo ("Rocking the 5000"), and Freddie McGregor ("Roots Man Skanking"). In 1981 he joined Henry "Junjo" Lawes' Volcano Sound system, and toured Canada. With Lawes, he recorded the album How the West Was Won, and went on to produce his own work and that of others such as Billy Boyo and Anthony Johnson. He toured the United Kingdom with the Jah Prophecy band and performed in Jamaica alongside Dennis Brown.

Toyan was murdered in Jamaica in 1991.

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Toots & The Maytals

Live

26,99 €*

Theory / Theory & Danjah Wise

Release: 2021 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The legendary reggae artist Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert, together with his band The Maytals, toured Europe in 1980. During those days they had one of reggae and ska's finest live shows and Toots stepped out as the showman. This great performance at The Hammersmith Palais in London, with songs like 'Funky Kingston', '54-46, That's My Number', 'Pressure Drop' really capture their live energy. The album is available in the 'SELECTED REGGAE CLASSICS' series. Toots passed away in Jamaica in 2020, but his legacy lives on with this incredible Live album.

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I Saw You Girl / Tribulation

7" | 2014 | DE | Original (45Seven)

9,49 €* 9,99 € -5%

Release: 2014 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Travelling Man / Love Is Not A Gamble

The Techniques

7" | 2014 | EU | Original (Treasure Isle)

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Protest Songs 1924 - 2012

The Specials

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Universal)

18,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ghost Town 40th Anniversary Half Speed Master Edition

The Specials

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Chrysalis)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ghost Town 40th Anniversary Half Speed Master Edition

The Specials

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Chrysalis)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2CD | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Two-Tone)

The Special AKA

In The Studio

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

7" | 2014 | EU | Original (Afrik / Only Roots)

The Slickers

Zion Land

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Skatalites / Dub Specialist

Man In The Street / Banana Walk

7" | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

18,99 €*

The Sensations / Tommy Mccook & The Supersonics

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Skatalites’ massive dancefloor ska Anthem + some serious dub on the flip

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Everyday Is Just A Holiday/Rock Away

7" | 2014 | Reissue (Duke Records / Buyreggae)

Release: 2014 / Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Akuphone)

The Rootsman

Essentials 1996-1998

27,99 €*

Calabash Rock / Calabash Dub

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Akuphone is pleased to present the first compilation dedicated to musician John Bolloten, aka The Rootsman. As a precocious punk, he formed his first band, State Oppression, in his teens. Yet he is best known for his dub music, a genre that gave him international recognition. Largely influenced by the rhythms of North Africa and the Middle East, he built his musical identity around samples from these regional repertoires. His encounter with Bryn Jones — better known as Muslimgauze — further defined his artistic path.

This selection offers an overview of his work from 1996 to 1998, a prolific period when Into The Light, 52 Days To Timbuktu, Union Of Souls (with Celtarabia) and Distant Voices (with Pachakuti) were released. A visionary production that predicted today’s growing international predilection for the musical heritage of the MENA regions.

The compilation is enriched with an explanatory preface by Mabrouk Hosni Ibn Aleya and illustrated with rare archival photos— all of which are contained in a superb jacket designed by the artist Ghiya Haydar.

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The Rockers Disciples

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Dig This Way)

8,99 €* 9,99 € -10%

The Quasi Dub Development

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Released in 2012 as the opening song of the CD album " Far Eye " featuring Daba Makourejah, Calabash Rock have remained unknown for most rockers reggae aficionados. And that was a shame. The Rockers Disciples and Dig This Way Records decided then to strengthen their collaboration by releasing this wonderful instrumental piece of music, deeply influenced by Aswad’s « Warrior Charge '' and Rico Rodriguez’s vibrant music. A 7 ‘’ record, including a vertiginous dub version on the flip. Enjoy the Calabash style!

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Little Twister vs. Stiff Neck

LP | 2014 | EU | Original (Pingipung)

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (Boss Records / Reggae Fever)

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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The Quasi Dub Development (QDD) has been founded as a collective four years ago by Luca Fadda and F.S. Blumm. After “Limousine To The Guillotine” (2011) comes now their new album. The QDD love Dub, obviously, but they play it by hand with their many instruments and effects, instead of working in the studio along the classic post production methods of the genre. Their friendly, handmade „Quasi Dub“ is at the same time experimental and accessible. This sound has convinced nobody else than of the pioneers of the Dub genre, Lee Perry, to make an appearance in “Let's Communicate”.

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The Pioneers

Su Su Su

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Paragons / Earl Lindo

Wear You To The Ball/The Ball

7" | 2015 | Reissue (Duke Records / Buyreggae)

Release: 2015 / Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (4weed)

The Natural Dub Cluster

Biosfear

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2015 | EU | Original (On-U Sound)

The Mothmen

Pay Attention!

33,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Rakete Tontraeger)

The Monotrones

New Adventures EP

The Mighty Randells / Sky High All Stars

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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It's time to enter The Monotrones spaceship again! Their second 12“ EP "New Adventures“ sees the Dresden-based dub-collective team up with new space cadets.The new expedition follows a simple mission: one riddim —> four artists. Ltd pressing!

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Brimstone & Fire / Earthquake & Lightning

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (JA-Man)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Legere)

The Kerbside Collection

Cajun Jollof

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2015 | UK | Reissue (Fruits)

The Inspirators

25,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Inspirations / King Scratch

Tighten Up / Cane River Rock

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (Upsetter / Reggae Fever)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Revolution / Hugh Dub Remix

The Illuminated

7" | 2021 | JM | Original (Dub Communication)

8,99 €*

Release: 2021 / JM – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Harmonizers / Stranger Cole & The Conquerors

Living In Misery Aka Go Back Home / Oh Ye Mahee

10" | 2014 | EU | Original (Earth Sound)

8,99 €*

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Creation Rebel)

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Whenever it’s love or misery, hear the cry for a better life & understanding. With drums & bass! Once again, Earth Sound comes out with two exclusive tunes from the Pottinger production vault, recorded in 1966 at Federal Record, Kingston, Ja. Living In
Misery an alternative take of Go Back Home by The Harmonizers plus Oh Ye Mahee by Stranger Cole & The Conquerors. Bongoman rocksteady is sufferers’ rocksteady.

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The Gyrators

Bitter Blood

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Love The Reggae / Wha She Do Now

The Gaylads

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Randy's)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Ethiopians / Delroy Wilson

Reggae Hit The Town / This Life Makes Me Wonder

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (Spade / Reggae Fever)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Disciples

Infinite Density Of Dub

LP | 2021 (Partial)

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Clarendonians / Peter Austin & Larry Marshall

Lonely Heartaches / Money Girl

7" | 2015 | EU | Original (Shockin Aust'n / Reggae Fever)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Keep On Pushing Lp 20 Years Red Vinyl Edition

The Black Seeds

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (The Black Seeds)

32,99 €*

Tenna Star / Humble Brother, Kai Dub & Jahman Dan

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Twenty years on, The Black Seeds mark the 2 decade anniversary of their debut album ‘Keep On Pushing’ as a first ever vinyl release. In 1998, The Black Seeds formed their roots in Wellington - a creative, 90s rock based community that was embraced by the sounds of the likes of Shihad, Fur Patrol and Weta.

2001 marked the beginning of the Welly Roots sound and the release of The Black Seeds – ‘Keep On Pushing’ – reaching platinum sales in New Zealand and shaping the funk, soul, Afrobeat and other eclectic elements over their dub/reggae foundation.

Keep On Pushing’s bold themes of love, optimism and solidarity has resonated with fans across the world, shaping them as the creative, vibrant 8 piece band they are today.

"This album marked a change culturally as well as in sound, a south pacific take on soul, where we were proud of our multicultural heritage and our accents. It was a move away from DJ’s to a big band sound. It was the beginning of The Black Seeds as a party band, we wanted to create a funky feel good sound that embraced everyone who experienced it."

- Barnaby Weir, Lead singer and founding member

This special anniversary vinyl edition will feature mixes of all ten tracks from the original album.

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Battlefield / Dubfield

7" | 2021 (Dub Invasion)

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tena Stelin & Kris Naphtali

Peace And Love

7" | 2014 | US | Original (Yantra)

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Integral)

Tatora

Confluence

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Stix)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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We’re super excited to welcome back Tatora with their elusive brand of new-gen liquid soul. Crossing dnb boundaries and delving into some explorative deep techno-influences, this fire 4-tracker EP also includes special features from Satl and Perspective Shift. On October 29th the official launch of Tatora’s new Confluence EP will hit all major digital and streaming platforms. Get ready for this one.

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Taggy Matcher

Push Push

LP | 2021 (A-Lone Productions)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Stix Records, a sub-label of Favorite Recordings, proudly presents Push Push, the new album by acclaimed producer Taggy Matcher aka Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart (Voilaaa, Mr President, The Dynamics, Uptown Funk Empire, Metropolitan Jazz Affair, Da Break, …). After the success of his previous LP Singasong, Taggy Matcher returns with 8 tracks exploring his wide range of Reggae & Dub influences, each time magnified by a fine crew of vocal guests as LMK, Birdy Nixon, Alexandra Charry, Hawa, John Milk & Elodie Rama. With a great sense of authenticity, they all bring their own touch to Taggy Matcher's compositions and covers. Always faithful to its inspirations, brilliantly produced, Push Push is your new invitation to follow the Lion to Zion. The album starts with "Push Push", a title already released last year as a vinyl single 7", in collaboration with rising singer LMK, who you may know from her successful previous reworks on Taggy's last album ("No Love Allowed", "My Man"). Sharing the same love for the early 80's Digital Rub A Rub productions, lyrics are about street harassment of women… with a pinch of humor! On "Little Things", Taggy invites old mate Birdy Nixon for a cover of an early rocksteady classic by Hemsley Morris. With the vintage bounce we love combined with modern sounds and productions, the song is all about tenderness and simplicity. "Volvere Mañana", the song has this very cumbia hip move with the participation of gifted singer Alexandra Charry from Cali in Colombia, where they both composed the song. Then, Taggy invited Boris Pokora to play the "gaita" local flute to give the song its proper Colombian Caribbean coast flavor. The album continues with "Two Dimes" featuring longtime collaborator Hawa (from Mr President to Mr Day and other numerous projects). This shaky disco reggae rockers is all about getting ready for the party… but with two dimes only! "Q Fashion" is a song full of wittiness and self-mockery wrote during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Parisian Soul singer John Milk was stuck in Paris while Bruno was in Lyon. On this minimalistic digital reggae tune, they give the ingredients to perfect your next quarantine outfit. Discoish reggae tune "Get Enough" featuring Birdy Nixon has a simple and successful recipe: just mix a big dose of Lovers with the same amount of Rockers and you've got this 100% soulful song. On "Suit and Tie", Taggy and John Milk go Pop with this version of Justin Timberlake, that fits perfectly with John's tender and mellow style. Finally, Elodie Rama with Taggy Matcher pay tribute to Erykah Badu and her legacy to the Soul music scene at the end of the nineties. The mood is jazzy, mellow and warm, with a tiny Lee Scratch Perry early 70's vaporous vibes.

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Tacumah

Fear Culture Showcase

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | ES | Original (A-Lone Productions)

Tacumah

Fear Culture Showcase

Release: 2021 / ES – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Baco)

Sugar Minott

Leave Out A Babylon

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2021 | UK | Reissue (Emotional Rescue)

Sugar Minott

I Remember Mama

Sugar Minott / Calabash & Fourth Generation Band

Release: 2021 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Emotional Rescue and HMV Record Shop (Japan) end their Disco Reggae Lovers 7" series with reggae legend Sugar Minott and this utterly unique UK soul-boogie rarity, I Remember Mama. Reggae star, vocalist, producer and sound system operator, Kingston JA born Minott released over 50 albums and hundreds of singles for the likes of Studio One, Wackies, Suffering Heights and his own Black Roots label. His distinctive soulful voice pioneered the Dancehall style and following his UK hit "Hard Time Pressure" he moved to London in 1980, adopting the rising Lovers Rock sound. On a visit to Wackies' offices in Soho he met Steve Parr, who had recently opened a studio next door. Keyboard player for the likes of Desmond Dekker and Geno Washington, Parr moved into composition, mixing, sound engineering and production, before setting up the Sound Design Studio in Dean Street. Principally a studio, the meeting with Minott hatched the idea to create a label to showcase their capabilities. Produced by Parr, he played all the instruments except the distinctive sax by friend Andy MacDonald. With Minott's heartfelt lyrics, this marriage created a one-off, a ground-breaking synthesised 4/4 rhythm track with funk groove and soulful vocals. Released on 7" and 12", the versions noticeably differ and is the perfect closing to the Disco Reggae Lovers series.

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In The Ghetto / Zion Land

12" | 2021 (Wackies)

The Dream Of The Blue Turtles

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A couple of excellent Wackie's 12" sides from the '80s now paired together for maximum pressure.

Each originally appeared on separate 12"s in approximately '85 and '80 respectively. The A-side is another killer Sugar Minott shot, one of his many for Wackie's. That is paired with a more obscure one in the Wackie's catalog, "Zion Land", a great shimmering and chanting roots tune which is tough to find on original pressing.

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Sting

LP | 2021 | Reissue (A&M)

24,99 €*

Release: 2021 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Mint

2LP | 2021 | US | Original (Ruffwood)

Stick Figure

Smoke Stack

31,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Stick Figure's third full-length album, ''Smoke Stack.'' Written, recorded and self-produced by Scott Woodruff, this album truly showcases the musical growth of Stick Figure.

- ''Smoke Stack'' possesses all the elements that we have fallen for in previous albums, but this time around Stick Figure has amplified the sound to give us 14 new smoking tracks to keep our mind in motion and the positive energy flowing.

- One of the top five selling and streaming reggae artists in America.

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Stand High)

Same Justice

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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CD | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Stand High)

A Matter Of Scale

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Stand High)

A Matter Of Scale

25,99 €*

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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In 2012, ten years after its inception, Stand High Patrol released their first album: Midnight Walkers, which featured a multifaceted take on contemporary dub – a versatile sound with heavy bass, named dubadub. Following the success of their first LP, plus several EPs and singles released on Stand High Records, Pupajim, Rootystep and Mac Gyver now return with their second self-produced album, with sleeve art by Kazy.

Recorded in a home studio between June 2013 and July 2014, A matter of scale has brought the emergence of new influences. The three dubadub musketeerz intensify the genre crossovers and strengthen the foundations of their creative process. Theirs is an open approach, free from conventions.

Supported by the rich range of Pupajim’s vocals, the sounds travel incessantly between eras. The dubadub experience takes on new dimensions; jazzy rhythms and melodies stand alongside digital reggae, hip-hop beats, bass music and progressive dubs.

A matter of scale shows how Stand High Patrol design and compose their own music. The album reflects the undeniable penchant of the crew for experimentation and their obvious desire to break down barriers.

Tracklist :

A1 -Tempest A2 - No Matter How Long It Takes A3 - Geography

B1 - Gambling Johnny B2 - Sleep On It B3 - Routine

C1 - Overloaded Truck C2 - Blue Wax C3 - Ruckus C4 - Warehouse

D1 - Style And City D2 - The Bridge D3 - The Tunnel

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2LP | 2015 | EU | Reissue (Stand High)

A Matter Of Scale

Release: 2015 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

7" | 2014 | EU | Original (Afrik / Only Roots)

Stamma Haughton

Roots In A Roots

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Excursions In Soul, Reggae, Funk & Dub

Soul Sugar

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Gee)

Soul Jazz Records presents

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Since first emerging in the latter half of the noughties, Guillaume Metenier’s Soul Sugar project has evolved considerably. Initially a trio built around the virtuoso organist’s love of ‘60s and ‘70s soul-jazz and Hammond funk – Metenier studied under jazz organ legend Dr Lonnie Smith – Soul Sugar is now a collaborative collective that draws just as much influence from classic Jamaican dub and reggae as the works of Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff. The outfit’s musical evolution comes into sharp focus on Excursions in Soul, Reggae, Funk & Dub, a collection of hard-to-find tracks that have been released at different points, and on different vinyl formats, over the last three years. Taken as a whole, the set offers a stunning snapshot of Soul Sugar’s rapidly expanding catalogue of classics. Metenier is once again at the controls but this time round Soul Sugar’s cast list of contributing musicians includes Sly & Robbie, Blundetto, Lone Ark, Slikk Tim, Thomas Naim and honeyvoiced soul singer Leo Carmichael. Metenier also stars as a musician, providing lively and ear-catching organ solos under his now familiar Booker Gee alias. What’s most noticeable from the off is the richness of the reggae riddims, the warmness of the instrumentation and the effortlessly soulful nature of the music. This is particularly evident on the collective’s stunning covers of Luther Vandross’s "Never Too Much" and Marvin Gaye’s "I Want You": effortlessly sunny and life-affirming interpretations that re-imagine the tracks as sumptuous slabs of reggae-soul and provide a platform for Leo Carmichael’s inspiring and comforting voice. Metenier and friends’ take on dub reggae – toasty, authentically bass-heavy and seeped in analogue effects – can also be admired on "Matumbee" and "Cool Down", the latter a digi-dub influenced affair rich in colourful synths sounds, echoing delay trails and sub bass so deep it will rattle your teeth. Both also contain lusciously jazzy guitar licks and some incredible keyswork from Metenier.The guiding hand of Spanish multi-instrumentalist and producer Lone Ark can be heard on album opener "Aximites" – think Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry producing Jimmy Smith – and "Faith", an expertly breezy concoction that sports Jackie Mittoo-esque Hammond B3 solos from Metenier over a luscious backing track that sounds like something that may have emerged from Studio One in the mid 1970s. The collective’s love of Studio One is explored further on a sweaty, reggae-funk cover of "Greedy" that features fabulous drums, bass and guitar from Slikk Tim, while "Out In The Rain" is an authentically sparse, spaced-out dub number laden with fluid instrument solos and devilishly heavy riddim. Part compilation, part artist album, part collaborative celebration of dub-soul fusion, Excursions in Soul, Reggae, Funk & Dub is the strongest statement yet of who Soul Sugar are, and where they’re going.

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Rocksteady Got Soul

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

31,99 €*