Pupajim – Nobody Can Stop We
(Dub at the Pub dubplate) Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 4 This fresh release comes on the fourth installment of the much desired Dubbers compilations, and 10-year anniversary of the Jahtari label.
Joe Nice (Baltimore, USA)
When: Friday 25 July Where: Understudy - cnr Dixon and Cuba Streets, Wellington Also featuring Welly heavyweight selectas: Thief Dirty Red Deep Thoughts And mic controller, Winston Spliff…
Dancehall Nice Again
When: Saturday 19 July Where: Afrika - 18 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington Featuring: Azbo (Auckland) Badjah Jnr Ranks 10pm start, $5 on the door
Ticklah Mix for NiceUp
Multifaceted musician and dub maestro, Ticklah, has been a continual and integral part of the NYC music scene for over a decade. With a natural knack for re-creating vintage Jamaican sounds, reggae…
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
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…