Hi Smile HiFi 7″s – feat. Tenna Star, Ras Negus I, Little Harry & S’Kaya
Continuing to cultivate both their polished digital sound and their stable of vocalists, Top Smile Records returns for its third collection of 7" vinyl releases. It seems Switzerland is starting to…
Soom T & Monkey Marc – Bullets Over Babylon
Classified as digital reggae, Soom T & Monkey Marc's collaborative Bullets Over Babylon is much more apocalyptic bass manifesto than celebratory ragga dancehall. Soom T nods to plenty yet has a…
Jacky Murda (Chopstick Dubplate, UK) Australasian Tour – Thu 21 May to Sat 6 Jun 2015
UK ragga jungle badman, Jacky Murda, hits Australasia for the first time! Co-founder of ragga jungle collective and label, Chopstick Dubplate, who combine classic with new, bringing together…
Popcaan – Only Jah Know – Track of the Week
Andrae Jay Sutherland, better known by his stage name Popcaan, is a Jamaican dancehall artist currently signed to Mixpak Records. Poppy was also born in Portmore, Jamaica, like his one-time boss and…
The Groove Thief speaks to Jacky Murda
Speaking with Chopstick Dubplate’s Jacky Murda prior to his upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand, The Groove Thief covers a range of topics with the veteran jungle producer. Whether you’re…
NiceUp 10 Year Mix by Hawk-i
Hawk-i is a key and central part of the NiceUp crew. His works have included national and international tour promotion, music reviews, interviews, film screenings and radio. He has deejayed around…
Forest Man – Children Crying – Track of the Week
(Pisces 7”) Underneath the massive body of well-known Black Ark/Lee Perry tunes, there are also a mass of lesser known peaches recorded at the infamous Black Ark. Usually these are found on smaller…
Jah Screechy – Digitally Mad
Cubiculo 7" (2015) Cubiculo Records returns to its digital roots with a fresh 7". Featuring South London's Jah Screechy, back on the case once again, alongside Cubiculo's own Dub Unit, pairing up…
Papa Michigan feat. Yami Bolo – People Rise – Track of the Week
Flash Hit Records (2014) One of the most crucial collaborations of the last twelve months must be this gem from two of dancehall reggae's pioneers. Papa Michigan had his first hits back in the…
John Masouri feature on Eddie Murphy
There’s more to Eddie Murphy than meets the eye, or even the ears come to think of it. Millions around the world know him as the star of films like Trading Places, Beverley Hills Cops, Coming To…
Howie Smart and Daddy Soujie – Sweet Reggae Music – Track of the Week
Black Diamond 12" (1985) One of many mid-1980's scorchers out of Canada, this one is on the "Things A Come Up To Bump" riddim. The catchy moving melody was originally laid down by Kingston's Coxsone…
Barry Brown – Politician – Track of the Week
Jackpot 7" It’s election time here in the UK, which always gets me pulling out of one of my favourite Barry Brown tunes, Politician. Barry Brown was a greatly underrated artist throughout the golden…