Reality Chant Productions – Kings Highway
Release date: 07/06/10 Label: Reality Chant Productions Contact: realitychant@gmail.com Reality Chant Productions is proud to announce the release of Kings Highway, the anticipated multi-riddim…
YT Top Ten – June 2010
The Suffolk town of Ipswich is not where you would expect to find the next big thing in UK reggae, but this is the reality of YT, the artist who David Rodigan refers to as 'an original and inspiring…
Henry Junjo Lawes – Reggae Anthology: Volcano Eruption
This is one of those compilations that pay tribute to a true hero of the Jamaican music business. Among just a few others, Henry 'Junjo' Lawes is almost solely responsible for the sound of early…
Interview with DJ Stryda
NiceUp talks to Bristol-based selector and promoter, DJ Stryda, about his longstanding Sufferah's Choice radio show, his works with Dubkasm and Teachings in Dub and his thoughts on the state of roots…
Solo Banton – Walk Like Rasta
(Reality Shock Records, 2010) Walk Like Rasta, released in January this year on Reality Shock Records, hits all my sweet spots. Solo Banton delivers his view on 'what kind of role a Rastafarian…
Solo Banton Top Ten – May 2010
Solo Banton has had a long career in the reggae music business as a top sound man and producer. His time as a recording artist began relatively recently, when he linked with with Kris Kemist of…
Interview with Mark Hardy a.k.a. Flexx Dem Proper
Hawk i talks to Mark Hardy a.k.a. Flexx Dem Proper, dancehall artist from Trinidad and Tobago. First up can you introduce yourself and tell New Zealand about the artist Mark Hardy? Greetings New…
Hawk I – April 2010
Hawk I is a top-ranking reggae selector in the Wellington scene. He began playing records at house and outdoor parties in Christchurch, mainly among drum n bass circles. Through this he developed a…
Interview with DJ Sweep
Hawk i talks to Wellington-based producer and selector, DJ Sweep. First up can you tell the people a bit about your sound as a DJ and also as a producer? I think with DJing it started off differently…
Interview with The Uplifter
NiceUp talks to UK reggae roots artist, Tom Uplifter, set to hit Aotearoa, April 2010. Can you start by introducing yourself and telling the NZ massive about yourself and what the Uplifter is about?…
Manray Top Ten – March 2010
Manray is a record collector, sound operator, owner and builder of the mighty Vital Sounds Hi Fi sound system. In his own words, "I've always had a problem making top tens lists - there are so many…
Levi Roots – Reggae Reggae Cookbook
For those who aren't aware, Levi Roots is a Jamaican-born don of the English Reggae scene who has risen to prominence in recent years after 'slaying the dragons' on British reality show The Dragon's…