_Jimmy Riley was born Martin James Norman Riley on May 22, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica. His first success came as a member of The Sensations (with Cornell Campbell, Aaron “Bobby” Davis, and his brother, Buster Riley), who recorded such hits as “Everyday Is Just a Holiday” for Duke Reid's Treasure...
Africa Express, known for its groundbreaking cross-cultural musical collaborations, ventures into new territory with its latest project, a new album recorded at Bahidorá Festival in Mexico. The 21-track album showcases an exceptional lineup of talent with a groundbreaking fusion of Latin pop,...
Kora returns with their long-awaited Fifth Season album, a bold new chapter from Aotearoa’s masters of bass-heavy groove. Blending dub, rock and funk, the album channels their signature deep sound while pushing into fresh new territory. The album is heavy, melodic, and grounded in kaupapa Māori,...
After a string of 12s on Hyperdub over the last couple of years starting with the now classic 'Please' in 2008, 'Contact, Want, Love, Have' is the debut album from Sara Abdel-Hamid a. k.a Ikonika. ʻContact, Want, Love, Haveʼ doesnʼt mess around or waste a note as she colours in and then discards...
Picking up where 2006’s ‘A Smile Is A Curve That Straightens Most Things’ left off, the riotously ebullient new album from Bass Clef doesn’t just build upon, but multiplies, amplifies and expands the sound of that first full length outing. Starting with the same raw material of bass and beats...
A vibrant and irreverent romp through 40s and 50s Cuban repertoire with ska and cumbia liberally thrown into the mix. This is Ska Cubano's second album and their brilliant music was born out of the meeting of London-based producer and ska aficionado Natty Bo (with the glasses) and Santiago-based...
After making his mark in the late 60s as one of Jamaica’s brightest young instrumentalists, playing drums and guitar on sessions for Studio One operator Coxson Dodd, Filberto ‘Fil’ Phil Calender worked on sessions for many of the island’s leading producers. He also found time to form The In Crowd,...
The lineages of American soul and disco music on the one hand and Jamaican reggae on the other are so intertwined that its unsurprising that disco reggae – or reggae disco if you prefer –is such a winning and straightforward combination. American and Jamaican music has been influencing each other...
“Infinite Reflection” is set to be another milestone in Dub FX's career, showcasing his growth as an artist and his unwavering commitment to using music as a force for change. Benjamin Stanford, better known as Dub FX, is a highly acclaimed artist renowned for his captivating live shows and unique...
Maverick UK producer Kevin Richard Martin (Zonal / Techno Animal / King Midas Sound) joins Relapse for the release of his devastating new double album Machine, his first solo instrumental record as THE BUG. Machine started life as a series of self-released “floor weapons” (to use Martin’s...
Wha'ppen? is the second studio album by ska band the Beat (credited on the US release as the English Beat), released in 1981 via Go-Feet Records in the United Kingdom and Sire Records in the United States. After the critical and commercial success of I Just Can't Stop It (1980), which mixed ska,...
This is the second Jamaican Recordings sampler collecting together rare dubs from the label. *Tracklisting:* 1. NO LICK NO DUB – JOHNNY CLARKE* A lost dub cut to Mr Clarke’s ‘No Lick No Cup’ 2. BOSROCK – DON CARLOS A dub to Don Carlos's ‘Ababa John I’. From JRCD017 Don Carlos Inna Dub Style 3. TAKE...
The debut album from Paul Banks (Interpol), Matt Barrick (The Walkmen) and Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman). “We have a genuine, organic artistic chemistry together,” says Banks. “It's partly a shared musical taste from youth, as with me and Josh, but then it's also the souls of my friends that...
Dub Collection pulls together three songs from each album of the band's catalog, not including Peace Of Mind, due to that already having an existing dub version. Dabbling in all sorts of techniques and styles within dub, dropping heavy delays, reverbs, and effects, the album's mixer, Kyle Ahern,...
*‘This Road’ is the debut LP by one-to-watch Denise Sherwood, which features writing, production and instrumental contributions from Adrian Sherwood, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Mala, Mark Stewart, Skip McDonald and Doug Wimbish.* In addition to this extended family who came together to help her talent...
Exploring the diverse and expressive world of reggae over the last few years with their ‘Pound For Pound’ collaboration with The Nextmen, plus their cover of Bill Withers’ “Use Me” featuring Kiko Bun and their mission through time, space and bass in album #7, the Gents are now combining organic...
Indubious, the unique Oregon-based reggae trio who topped the Billboard Reggae Chart with their last full-length in 2019, returns with the launch of a pre-order for their new album, The Bridge, and a new single featuring the legendary Capleton. The Bridge – the band’s first record for tastemaker...
The Green's fifth studio album ‘Brand New Eyes’ delivers another 11 tracks of the beloved band's signature mix of hard core reggae, Hawaiian vibes, pop production, and soulful songwriting. The Green has won numerous Hoku awards in their native state of Hawaii since their debut in 2011, along with...
Widely hailed as the Godfather of Ska, Laurel Aitken dominated Jamaica’s recording industry throughout its infancy, enjoying a series of hugely popular mento and Jamaican R&B hits during the latter half of the 1950s. Early the following decade he relocated to London, where, over the years that...
21-year-old musician Mikayla “Koffee” Simpson may be small in stature but her modesty – and height – belies huge amounts of talent. The 5’0, self-described “sing-jay-guitarist” is one of the most exciting, forward thinking, globally focused talents to emerge in recent years and has reshaped,...
