Top Revival Dub Reissue LPs from Plattsie OneVoice
I better get my disclaimers in nice and early. Although this is my opinion on revival dub reissue LPs, I am much more a 7 and 12s man and I only buy and play out originals. That rule however has…
Mikey Downbeat Top Ten – April 2016
Mikey Downbeat (Michael Wells) is a deep roots selector and sound system lover based out of Tāmaki-makau-rau, Auckland, Aotearoa. He is a stalwart collector of roots reggae music from Studio One to…
Raging Fyah – Raggamuffin
A bass-driven celebration of the life of the raggamuffin, Raging Fyah's lead single for the forthcoming Everlasting album is equally powered by the well-delivered vocals. This conscious cut from the…
XIXgon Int’l Mix for NiceUp
Mix from DJ Shai reppin XIXgon Int'l (Trinidad / Toronto) and their IREMEMBER brand. Showcasing some of their favourite old school Roots and Culture selections. All killa! More info: XIXgon Int'l…
Assassin AKA Agent Sasco – Theory of Reggaetivity
Assassin AKA Agent Sasco, who still leads with the former (from those pre-Google days) despite the originality of the latter, is certainly in an enviable position with his Kendrick Lamar feature "The…
Partial Records Mix for NiceUp
Formed in early 2013, Liam runs Partial Records from his base in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Partial have laid down a path of newly recorded music as well as unearthing a chunk of hard-to-find tunes…
Revival Mix for NiceUp by Undercover
A mixture of the old and the new sums up Undercover nicely. His love of reggae spans the entire gamut from 50s Jamaican Shuffle to Ska, Rocksteady, Roots to Dub, Rub a Dub and Digital, to the…
Foundation Mix for NiceUp by Undercover
A mixture of the old and the new sums up Undercover nicely. His love of reggae spans the entire gamut from 50s Jamaican Shuffle to Ska, Rocksteady, Roots to Dub, Rub a Dub and Digital, to the…
Goa Reggae Sunsplash 2016
The sound system may be new, but the energy within the Indian reggae scene is clearly far from fledgling. Arriving from Hong Kong, I spent the better part of a week attending the inaugural Goa…
The Groove Thief Mix for NiceUp
The Groove Thief is nearing his fifth anniversary of promoting quality music in Hong Kong. From the irie state of Colorado in the USA, his focus may be on dub, reggae, and other Jamaican-influence…
Goa Sunsplash Festival – Interview with Diggy Dang
The Goa Sunsplash Festival – India’s first festival dedicated to reggae and sound system culture – is set to shake the very foundations of Anjuna’s Nyex Beach on Saturday 16 January. Organized by New…
Naâman – Skanking Shoes
None of my 'Track of the Week' write-ups thus far have focused on a newer artist, so for this edition I thought I would switch up my approach and pick a more recent release with Naâman's "Skanking…