Opensouls- Rise Up Pt. 2
A firm nudge in the right direction of funk, soul, jazz and hip-hop graces this 7". It's a kiwi classic and sublime vinyl goodness. From the Crates Records (FTC004) enlisted the help of Aotearoa's…
Lady P Crucial Selection
I’ve chosen Hugh Mundell’s album Time and Place for my Crucial Selection. It’s beautiful, powerful and affecting. Hugh Mundell was still a teenager in 1980 when he released this, his second album,…
Chapters Mix for NiceUp
NiceUp Crew · Chapters Mix for NiceUp Carrying the knowledge of the local selectors and mentors who have paved the way before him, Chapters brings a wicked mashup of old school dancehall and new…
Dennis Brown – Slow Down
Born on the first of February 1957, Dennis Emmanuel Brown aka "The Crown Prince of Reggae", was a prolific Jamaican singer and songwriter. In his life time, he amassed approximately 80 albums and 700…
Rodney P Crucial Selection
This decision was tougher than I expected because my first introduction to music was through my Mum, who loved the music of artists like Johnny Nash, Derrick Harriot, and Millie Jackson. But, 1000…
Gaboodi – Ivy, Sun and Pad 7″s
Thomas from Gaboodi hits the ground running with a rockers infused, uptempo set of three 7"s. Released in 2023, they feature a minimalist styled instrumental and dub of "Ivy", "Sun" and "Pad". The…
Mista Savona, Lutan Fyah, Bost & Bim – We Want World Peace
A multinational collaboration (Australia, Jamaica, France), “We Want World Peace” makes a pointed call for ‘The assurance of human rights and fundamental freedom for all without distinction as to…
Johnny Osbourne – We Need Love
No one can touch soul music like Johnny Osbourne. He's on that ultimate level with Al Green, Curtis, Aretha, Otis, James Brown and Marvin Gaye. Born Errol Osbourne circa 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica,…
Micah Shemaiah – When Yuh Right
A lamentation of our times, Micah Shemaiah’s catchy refrain of ‘In this life, when yuh right, yuh getting a fight; Now the world's gone soft to the devil’s delight’, sits confidently upon a weighty…
Reverend Danny Dread – Chatty Mouth Defeat
This track is on the groundbreaking CMO4 riddim provided by Naram, mixed by Disrupt and featuring the one and only Reverend Danny Dread. Distributed by Jahtari, it set a new tone in the era of…
Dr. Alimantado – Poison Flour
Some things you never forget, like your first kiss, first car and first seven inch single! Mine was a stone cold killer literally, by Dr. Alimantado on Ital Sounds reissued in April 2000. This tune…
Soca Reggae & Jerk – Sun 16 Feb
When: Sunday 16 February Where: Metro Social - 624 George Street, Sydney 4pm to 9pm, tickets from Moshtix Soca reggae and jerk, these three exports from the Caribbean have made their way to New South…