Dub Camp 2016
7 - 10 July 2016 @ Carquefou, France Dub Camp 2016 was an incredible experience with 19 sound systems (actual sound systems!), many other DJs, singers, players of instruments, sound conference and…
Foundation Sound & I-Kong – Don’t Sell Your Soul
Foundation Sound (2016) Out now on 7", a heavy new piece of modern roots music with a vintage touch, as an almost 70-year old I-Kong delivers the message "Don't Sell your Soul" over a riddim produced…
Jim the Boss – Hudson Soul
Jim the Boss' latest endeavour, Hudson Soul out via Boom One Records, is an earnest homage to the sounds of 1970s Jamaica, one that wisely features intriguing yet on-point production far beyond the…
LQ Mix for NiceUp
All vinyl dub steppas mix by LQ at Echo Chamber Sound Studio. Spring reverb, dub siren, and space echo pedal effects. Also featuring 10" acetate dubplate of Dubkasm, Way Down. 12" version available…
Attack Released – World Leaders (EP)
Attack Released, a French production duo comprised of Nino Selecta (Fogata Sounds & Large Up Radio) and Waks (Barrington Levy's current tour engineer), combine their skills and technical…
Bent Backs Records 12″ – feat. King Kong & S’Kaya
The aptly-named Bent Backs Records are a Brooklyn, New York-based label, specializing in 12" vinyl. Now on their fourth release - each of which finds a younger vocalist paired with a proper reggae…
Dubmatix – The French Sessions Remixes
Dubmatix's The French Sessions actually provided much of the soundtrack on my road trip through France last summer, centered around attending the Reggae Sun Ska Festival in Bordeaux. So with a…
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 – Track of the Week
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…