Album: Puppets
Label: Aquatic Lab Records
The sound of Dubstep has come a long way over the years in Aotearoa with producers building tunes with depth, weight and creative ideas which is pushing NZ Dubstep in new and interesting directions. For...
Shanachie Records (1981)
'Mi sen mi love a-fi mi virgin girl'
This week a classic tune has popped up for me, Eek-a-Mouse's 1980 hit Wah Do Dem (a recut of his song from the previous year, Virgin Girl). Upon it's release in 1980 the song was...
The track featured this week is Father Lead Us by the African Brothers, a vocal harmony trio comprised of Tony Tuff, Derrick Howard and Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott. Without diminishing the work of the other two members of this trio, the main focus...
One of the two most important artists in contemporary Jamaican music, Mavado is not as prolific as his rival Vybz Kartel, but is usually a shade more consistent. In 2010, one thing he definitely has on his side is his relationship with Stephen...
Sound system champion Oogun has grafted away on his sound over the years
earning him a solid reputation as one of the most original DJ/producers
in the New Zealand reggae and dubstep scenes.
The label Drunk Elephant
Sound emerged around 2007 at...
This weeks Track of the Week is a top clash tune appropriately titled
Champion Sound, featuring YT, Million Stylez, Mr Williamz, Blackout JA,
Iverse and Jah Knight, and produced by Curtis Lynch for his own label,
Necessary Mayhem (UK).
I first...
The reason I chose to showcase this track
is that it's one of those records I never fail to think 'Damn, TUNE!' every
time I listen to it - one of those tunes that you never get sick of or wouldn't
change anything about - except for perhaps...
Serious is the debut 7" single for The Hempolics on the Reggae Roast label. The Hempolics are a collective of musicians comprising the diverse talents of Maxi Jazz, Paolo Nutini, Harry Collier, One Eskimo and Dandelion, who takes on vocal duties for...
Tayo & Acid Rockers ft. Pupajim - Vampayaa - Scrub A Dub
Tayo, an accomplished dub producer and champion DJ has returned to the controls in fine style in recent months delivering a fresh palette of dubwise pressure collaborating with...
As We Enter was the first track to be leaked from Nas and Damian Jr Gong Marley's Distant Relatives album due for world-wide release on April 20 (4/20!), although a friend of mine recently returned from the U.S. and was boasting he had the album....