OBF and Warrior Queen – System Ruff
The opening line of “System Ruff" — ‘burnin’, burnin’, burnin’ every…' — is a clear call to action against the Babylonian system, sounding as fresh and relevant via a 2025 reissue as it did when it…
Horace Andy – See A Man’s Face – Track of the Week
Horace Andy was born Horace Hinds on 19 February 1951 in Kingston. Also known as "Sleepy", the gifted singer and songwriter struck a chord with the massive and signature hit "Skylarking", released 20…
Queen Big Punch Crucial Selection
My chosen tune is one that forever changed my path as a lover of reggae music. It is “Loch Ness Monster” by King Horror, released on 7” in January 1970 on the Grape label. Then later that same year…
Opensouls- Rise Up Pt. 2 – Track of the Week
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 – Track of the Week
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 – Track of the Week
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 – Track of the Week
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 – Track of the Week
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…