DJ Vadim – Dubcatcher
BBE Records Born in Russia and raised in London, DJ Vadim rose to fame in the mid-90s with his smooth debut 'Headz Ain't Ready' on his own 'Jazz Fudge' label. Straight out of the MPC era of hip-hop…
Wake the Town – Thu 3 July 2014
When: Thursday 3 July Where: Laundry - 240 Cuba Street, Wellington The Wake the Town Crew are back in session in July. This time featuring Steve the Hat and special guest from Melbourne, Miss Fee!…
Noel ‘Zoot’ Simms – See Them A Come
Studio One 7" 'See Them A Come' was released on Studio One 7" in 1967, but also featured on the Soul Jazz Records ‘Studio One Rude Boy’ compilation. Noel Simms was born in 1935 in Kingston and…
Hi Smile Hifi 7″s – feat. S’Kaya & Speng Bond
The 7" debut x2 from Top Smile Records, run by High Smile Hifi, is all about pairing strictly-digital riddims with engaging vocal turns. The clean production is consistent with prior tracks and…
Cocoa Tea – Crab Dem
12" Maxi Single Early Days Records Lovers of early digital roots will be well chuffed with the third installment by Early Days Records. This Parisian label run by Mistah P saw its premiere releases…
Maxi Priest – Every Little Thing
The minute I heard this tune, it made my hair stand on end! Its sound took me back to a time where Rub-a-Dub and Lovers Rock ruled supreme. What appealed to me was its feel, which is a fusion of…
Mungo’s Hi-Fi – Serious Time
The third compilation LP from this well-known Glaswegian outfit has landed in-stores, and quickly begun to run on sounds all over the UK. And there are plenty of reasons why. The album opens in true…
The Tamlins – Baltimore
Taking Randy Newman's original, The Tamlins - arguably most famous as the backing vocalists for 70s touring artists including Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, and Peter Tosh - turn the sparse melodic track…
Beam Up – Divers / Kick Off 7″
Beam Up, the German organization whose self-described mission is 'Dubbing The World,' has certainly done that on their latest limited-edition 7" release, "Divers" b/w "Kick Off." The label's second…
DJ Vadim Mix for NiceUp – East London Reggae Tings
DJ Vadim provides a taster of his upcoming Dubcatcher album, out June 16 2014. In a reggae style and fashion! Bob Marley - Burnin and Lootin DJ Vadim - Action Major Lazer - Sweat (Mungo's Hi Fi…
Dub Terminator & Ras Stone – Fyah Level
'Fyah Level' fully showcases the combined might of Dub Terminator and Ras Stone, on a journey into New Zealand's bass and dub scene that has taken several years to come to full fruition. Featuring…
Delroy Williams – This Love
(Message 7") The best place to start, as a wise man probably said, is at the start! So this time my Track of the Week will be for the first reggae 7" I brought. I grew up on the outskirts of London…