Tag Archives: Dub
A scarily tasty dub album from Hollie Cook
One of last year’s many musical highlights was Hollie Cook’s truly enjoyable self-titled debut album recorded under the tutelage and supervision of the mighty Mike Pelanconi aka Prince Fatty, a British producer and engineer specialized in old school recording techniques. … Continue reading
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Sly & Robbie free your mind
Jamaican duo Sly & Robbie is most likely the world’s best know riddim section and have probably played on more records and sessions than most other notable outfits like Mafia & Fluxy or the Barrett brothers. And they have a … Continue reading
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A most welcomed compilation of Abassi All Stars 10″
Abassi All Stars is a project led by Zion Train’s producer and front man Neil Perch. The group has mainly put out a number of significantly ground shaking limited edition 7” and 10”. The first batch of these was collected … Continue reading
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An uncompromising roots reggae album from General Smiley
General Smiley, half of the successful deejay duo Papa Michigan & General Smiley, a duo that recorded the excellent album Rub a Dub Style for Coxsone Dodd and the immensely popular Diseases for Henry “Junjo” Lawes, has teamed up with … Continue reading
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Dial s for success
Reissue label Pressure Sounds is back with a third release of material produced by vocalist turned producer Phil Pratt – one of many unsung heroes in the world of reggae music. His credits are almost immaculate with some scorching tunes … Continue reading
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Legendary dub album presented in digital clarity
Java Java Java Java is a legendary and extremely rare dub album released in 1973 on the Impact label. It’s considered to be the very first dub album in competition with Lee Perry’s Blackboard Jungle Dub and Herman Chin-Loy’s Aquarius … Continue reading
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Real gems on King Spinna’s first release
In the press material for the first release on the newly established King Spinna label – founded by Bob Harding and Dom Sotgiu from the legendary Blood and Fire Records – it is stated that the market is saturated with … Continue reading
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Zion Train strengthens their position
About a year has gone by since Zion Train dropped the first single from their tenth album State of Mind, released earlier this week. Rainbow Children was a strong version of Aswad’s Rainbow Culture and featured its original vocalist Brinsley … Continue reading
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Neil Perch travels back to the roots of Zion Train
State of Mind is Zion Train’s first original album since the 2007 award winning Live as One. Reggaemani got a chat with Neil Perch – Zion Train’s front man and producer – on the making of the new album. … Continue reading
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New album from Zion Train in October
UK dub pioneers Zion Train is set to release State of Mind, their first original album since the award-winning Live as One, put out in 2007. State of Mind follows in the footsteps of the recently released retrospective Dub Revolutionaries … Continue reading
