After getting used to eclectic sounds but always rooted in disco music, boogie with some proto-house drift, at the stroke of a dozen reissues, Omaggio delights us with a two tracks new-wave masterpiece, released in the mid-'80s on Color Record, seminal Flemish label, first and only recording of the Sound On Sound project. The original tracks "Macho" and "Depression" have been fully restored and come courtesy of Peter Gillis. Mr. Gillis is a highly regarded artist, sound engineer, composer and producer who has worked for some of the most important Belgian studios as well as an absolute pioneer of the Euro House scene, and a signatory of some of the greatest hits in this genre.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Macho
B1. Depression

DBH Music are honoured to present you some pearls of disco & funk on black gold! Starting with the groudbreaking and essential Cloud One - "Patty Duke" from 1979, written and produced be the genious Pater Brown & Patrick Adams!

TRACK LISTING

A1. Patty Duke Instrumental Part 1
B1. Patty Duke Instrumental Part 2

Intensified Sounds: The Beverley's Rock Steady Singles 1967 - 1968 is the 4th part of the exclusive compilation series, which celebrates the best works from the legendary reggae label Trojan Records. It was compiled by Laurence Cane-Honeysett who also wrote the liner notes. This double album focuses on the Beverley's catalogue and includes some of the finest and most popular Jamaican recordings from a fascinating period during which rock steady became established as the island’s national sound. The 28 tracks provide ample evidence of the superior quality of Beverley’s output from this time and show why, by the summer of 1967, Beverley’s Records vied with the likes of Studio One and Treasure Isle as Kingston’s leading record company.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Unity
2. Derrick Morgan - Judge Dread In Court
3. Roland Alphonso & The Beverley’s All-Stars - Stream Of Life
4. Austin Faithful - I'm In A Rocking Mood
5. Eric Morris - Festival Time
6. Roland Alphonso & The Beverley’s All-Stars - Halls Of Montezuma
7. George Dekker - Govern Your Mouth

SIDE B
1. Roland Alphonso & The Beverley’s All-Stars - Peace and Love
2. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Mother Tongue Long
3. Austin Faithful - Eternal Love
4. Roland Alphonso & The Beverley’s All-Stars - Charade
5. Derrick Morgan - I Am The Ruler
6. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Sabotage
7. Roland Alphonso & The Beverley’s All-Stars - Goodnight My Love

SIDE C
1. Austin Faithful - Miss Anti-Social
2. The Maytals - 54-46 That's My Number
3. Roland Alphonso & The Beverley’s All-Stars - Dream-Land
4. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Pays
5. George Dekker - You Treating Me Bad
6. The Maytals - Struggle
7. Roland Alphonso & The Beverley’s All-Stars - Whiter Shade Of Pale

SIDE D
1. The Maytals - Just Tell Me
2. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Ah It Mek
3. Roland Alphonso & The Beverley’s All-Stars - The Great Mogul
4. The Maytals - School Days
5. Austin Faithful - Ain't That Peculiar
6. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Intensified (Music Like Dirt)
7. The Maytals - Bim Today - Bam Tomorrow

Following on from this year’s critically acclaimed ‘The Collapse Of Everything’, Adrian Sherwood teams up with Speakers Corner Quartet and African Head Charge for new four-track EP ‘Barbican Heights’, a project which traverses the musical worlds of dub, jazz, electronic, Afrobeat and beyond.

Recorded during a singular day of creative spontaneity at Wicker Studios, the three acts, alongside Alex White of Primal Scream and Fat White Family, combined for semi-improvised reworkings of classic African Head Charge composition ‘Wicked Kingdom Of This Earth’ and Speakers Corner Quartet’s own ‘Topanga’, as well as two new tracks constructed from scratch during the session.

Produced by Adrian Sherwood, mastered by Frank Merritt at The Carvery Studios and released as a 12” vinyl EP with printed outer sleeve and labels.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: The UK dubwise demigod returns! Joined by old friends African Head Charge & new aquaintances Speakers Corner Quartet it's a jazz-leaning affair still ripe with the producer's echo chamber nouse.

TRACK LISTING

Wicked Kingdom Of This Earth
Musical Medicine
Topanga (Wicker Version)
Garden Of Inspiration

'Once Upon a Time...The Tarantino Sound Vol. 2', following its homonymous Vol. 1, gathers 23 additional songs from the distinctive cinematic universe that defines Tarantino's style, from his earliest project, My Best Friend's Birthday (1987), to The Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026), for which he also contributed the script.

Music plays a vital role in the films of Quentin Tarantino. For him, songs are far more than background elements; they are essential storytelling tools. While preparing a film, he listens to countless tracks, using them to shape each scene's tone, rhythm, and emotional pulse. Some make it onto the official soundtrack; others never reach the final cut, yet still influence the creative process, helping define the atmosphere and emotional core of his work.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Revels - Comanche (1961) From Pulp Fiction
2. Duanne Eddy - Peter Gunn (1959) From The Adventures Of Cliff Booth
3. Chuck Berry - School Days (1957)
4. Johnny Cash - So Doggone Lonesome (1955)
5. Johnny Burnette - Rock Billy Boogie (1956) From My Best Friend's Birthday
6. The Shirelles - Baby It's You (1961) From Death Proof
7. William Bell - Formula Of Love (1961) From Death Proof
8. Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid (1958) From Inglourious Basterds
9. Ricky Nelson - Waitin' In School (1957) From Pulp Fiction
10. Bobby Short - Down In Mexico (1957) From Death Proof
11. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (1956) From True Romance
12. Frank Sinatra - (Love Is) The Tender Trap (1955) From True Romance
13. The Tornadoes - The Gremmie (1962) From Desperado
14. Link Wray - Jack The Ripper (1962) From Desperado
15. Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High The Moon (1951) From Death Proof
16. Chris Farlowe - Air Travel (1962) From Kill Bill: Vol. 2
17. Bobby Freeman - Fever (1962) From Kill Bill: Vol. 2
18. Abbe Lane & Xavier Cugat - Malaguena Salerosa (1961) From Kill Bill: Vol. 2
19. The Ventures - Green Leaves Of Summer (1961) From Inglourious Basterds
20. Ennio Morricone/Peter Tevis - Pastures Of Plenty (1962) From Kill Bill: Vol. 2
21. Porter Wagoner - A Satisfied Mind (1957) From Kill Bill: Vol. 2
22. Esquivel - Sentimental Journey (1961) From Four Rooms
23. The Ventures - Spudnik [aka Surf Rider] (1962) From Pulp Fiction

BILLY has been releasing records since 1979, HOLLY has been releasing records since 1990, in 1999 they got together for a collaborative effort which originally came out in the USA on Wabana records. 'IN BLOOD' is a great album, pretty much ignored in Europe the first time around, it’s subtitled ‘ONE CHORD! ONE SONG! ONE SOUND!’ But it’s so much more than that, tracks like ‘Demolition Girl’ & ‘Step Out’ roar out of your stereo, really great dirty one chord (with many notes) blues songs with vocal trading, clanging guitars and backed by the Medway Delta Review, which features, Bruce and Johnny of Thee Headcoats as well as Johnny Gibb of the Wildebeests. While simplicity, repetition and sheer rock & roll minimalism are at the heart of the album, 'In Blood' never ceases to hold interest. It's just plain addictive!

TRACK LISTING

1. Step Out
2. In Blood
3. Let Me Know You
4. You Got That Thing
5. Demolition Girl
6. Upside Mine
7. You Move Me
8. I Believe
9. It’s a Natural Fact
10. I’m The Robber
11. Move On Up
12. Hold Me

You don’t have to be a cinephile to know Michael Winner’s 1974 cult vigilante movie Death Wish. Starring the ever-stoic, quintessential action hero Charles Bronson, it was this film that defined the further careers of both Winner and Bronson. Right before this, they collaborated on The Stone Killer, in which Bronson plays a gritty detective from New York sent to L.A. to solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud. The soundtrack is composed by jazz pianist and composer Roy Budd, who was also responsible for the much-praised soundtrack of the 1971 classic Get Carter starring Michael Caine.

It begins with a gentle tender melody but it’s a trick, as there is a 70-piece orchestra waiting to pounce. Suddenly the big picture is revealed, and the listener enters a full-on Budd theme with a cool jazz accompaniment. The score perfectly demonstrates Budd's ability to blend jazz with orchestral arrangements in ways unparalleled by very few composers. In typical 1970s fashion, this soundtrack will surely satisfy fans of the jazz-funk and library music found on labels such as KPM and Music De Wolfe.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. The Stone Killer Main Titles
2. Under Surveillance
3. The Plot
4. On The Trail
5. The Graveyard
6. In The Shadows
7. Too Late

Side B
1. The Old Precinct
2. Down Downtown
3. On The Move
4. Down Uptown
5. From Vietnam To New York
6. The Chase
7. The Assasination
8. Final Capture

THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2026 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 18TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM (BST) ON MONDAY APRIL 20th).

On-U Sound are proud to present a first time vinyl reissue of one of the true gems from the On-U Sound catalogue, ‘Short and Sweet’ by Little Annie.

Originally released in 1992, Short and Sweet has been out of print on vinyl ever since, and is now in high demand amongst discerning record collectors. For RSD 2026 it is presented as a limited edition, 2LP expanded reissue featuring all the tracks from the original album (including underground crossover hit ‘I Think Of You’), as well as a further 6 tracks produced by Adrian Sherwood, including two never before released on Vinyl.

This limited edition 2LP is produced on colour vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day, with painstakingly restored artwork including never before seen photos, and Little Annie’s story in her own words in an exclusive interview.

This reissue presents a unique opportunity to own and discover a long out of print title from a true underground legend.

THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2026 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 18TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

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Available for the first time on vinyl, Wicked: One Wonderful Night (Live) – The Soundtrack was recorded live at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for NBC’s spectacular television event, Wicked: One Wonderful Night. The album captures breathtaking performances from Wicked stars and Academy Award® nominees Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, alongside Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode and more. The live recording - backed by a 37-piece orchestra led by the executive music producer of Wicked and Wicked: For Good, Tony award and two-time Grammy award winner Stephen Oremus - offers listeners a front-row seat to the event’s reimagined arrangements, sweeping emotion, and unforgettable moments from the world of Oz. 2 LP set on splatter color vinyl with unique cover art. Record Store Day Exclusive.

THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2026 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 18TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

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Limited edition one-off pressing transparent green double vinyl exclusive for RSD 2026
Studio One Sound is the classic Studio One collection from Soul Jazz Records. Described as ‘The University of Reggae’ by Chris Blackwell, Studio One, and founder Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd are by far the most-important names in the history of reggae music.
Originally released in 2012 this album has been out of print for many years making it one of the most-collectible of Soul Jazz Records’ Studio One Series. This is the first ever colour vinyl edition of this classic album.
This album is newly fully remastered for vinyl by Jason Goz at Transition.

The Sound Council in conjunction with Brick Magazine, presents this first time pressing of inspirational gospel / boogie gem produced by Chuck Bynum. Miraculously recorded and filmed circa 1990 within the walls of a California State penitentiary.

This very special project tells the story of one man’s struggle and resilience, expressed through raw, heartfelt music- recorded and filmed within the walls of a California State penitentiary. Mr. Chuck Bynum, whose career once placed him alongside legends such as the late Marvin Gaye and Miss Natalie Cole, went on to record with the 1970s funk unit, T.U.M.E. (The Ultimate Music Experience). Just as he was poised to rise further, securing his own solo record deal, Chuck’s life took a dramatic turn when he was charged with a non-violent drug offense and handed a life sentence. While incarcerated, Chuck was noted as a model prisoner and found a way to keep creating, channelling his experience into music. Through the prison arts program, Chuck documented a rare piece of his transformational journey- turning pain into expression and music into celebration.

Now, for the first time ever, this unreleased work is being shared with the world- an authentic glimpse into the power of music as both hope and redemption.

TRACK LISTING

You Worked Your Miracle (part one)
You Worked Your Miracle (part two)

Celebrating two decades since the release of one of the most loved albums in the Nightmares On Wax catalogue, 'In A Space Outta Sound' sought inspiration in the reggae and dub sound system roots that George Evelyn aka DJ E.A.S.E grew up on, skilfully blended with other influences such as soul, hip-hop and jazz. Featuring iconic tracks such as 'You Wish' and 'Flip Ya Lid', the reputation of the record has grown over the years to be seen as one of the key sides in the career of this singular artist. To mark the occasion, Warp are making the album available in this super deluxe very limited triple disc box set edition

TRACK LISTING

LP1/2 - In A Space Outta Sound:
1. Passion
2. The Sweetest
3. Flip Ya Lid
4. Pudpots
5. Damn
6. You Wish
7. Deep Down
8. Chime Out
9. Me!
10. I Am You
11. Soul Purpose
12. African Pirates

LP3 - Nightmares On Wax X Adrian Sherwood - In A Space Outta Dub:
1. You Bliss
2. On Purpose
3. Flippin’ Eck
4. Positive Touch
5. On The Seven Seas Dub
6. Looking At You Dub
7. Sweeter Still
8. Nyabinghi Dub

Man On The Run (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) is taken from the Amazon MGM Studios feature documentary Paul McCartney Man on the Run directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville. This set contains deep cuts and fan favourites from McCartney’s post-Beatles career, soundtracking the journey of Paul’s emergence from the dissolution of the world’s biggest band to proving to critics and fans that not all great acts are impossible to follow. This album compiles many of the key recordings from the motion picture together – including previously unreleased tracks ‘Live and Let Die (Rockshow),’ ‘Gotta Sing Gotta Dance’ and ‘Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix).’

TRACK LISTING

1. Silly Love Songs (Demo)
2. That Would Be Something (2011 Remaster)
3. Long Haired Lady (2012 Remaster)
4. Too Many People (2012 Remaster)
5. Big Barn Bed (2018 Remaster)
6. Gotta Sing Gotta Dance
7. Live And Let Die (Rockshow)
8. Band On The Run (2010 Remaster)
9. Arrow Through Me (Rough Mix)
10. Mull Of Kintyre (2016 Remaster)
11. Coming Up (2011 Remaster)
12. Let Me Roll It (2010 Remaster)

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis present a suitably epic, wondrous soundtrack suite for Mars, the National Geographic Channel's 6-part series. The fictional TV series tells the story of the first astronaut crew on a mission to Mars in 2033. Directed by Everardo Gout and produced by Ron Howard & Brian Grazer, the series aired in November 2016.

TRACK LISTING

SIDE A
1. Mars Theme
2. Mars
3. Daedalus
4. Earth
5. Science
6. Space X
7. Space Station

SIDE B
1. Symphony Of The Dead
2. Planetarium
3. Towards Daedalus
4. Life On Mars

Helado Negro is the musical project of Roberto Carlos Lange, a South Florida-raised, North Carolina-based artist celebrated for his intimate blend of electronic textures, delicate vocals, and reflective songwriting. Drawing from his Ecuadorian-American heritage, Helado Negro’s music navigates themes of identity, community, and connection, always grounded in warmth and understated beauty.

His new five track EP titled ‘The Last Sound On Earth’ is inspired by the question of what the last sound we hear might be, the songs blend haunting production with lyrical vulnerability, grappling with grief, loneliness, disillusionment, and the search for hope. Through hypnotic rhythms and reflective lyrics, the EP dances with sadness, offering movement and music as a form of resistance and release in the face of emotional collapse.

TRACK LISTING

1. More
2. Protector
3. Sender Receiver
4. Zenith
5. Don’t Give It Up Now

First time vinyl edition of the 2011 album by Little Axe, the blues-infused alter ego of guitarist Skip McDonald, member of The Sugarhill Gang, Tackhead, and more, and musical arranger on a large swathe of the On-U Sound back catalogue.

“An album that is beautiful, gently funky, and deeply, deeply sad -- against all odds, McDonald has taken musical elements that have little in common with the blues and used them to draw out the blues' deepest essence. There is not a single weak track on this album. It's an unusually moving and haunting document from one of the unsung heroes of American (and, oddly enough, Jamaican) roots music.” Rick Anderson, All Music

Edited for vinyl by Adrian Sherwood. Re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery. Contains printed inner sleeve. Designed by Chris Bigg of v23.

TRACK LISTING

1. Song To Sing
2. Keep On Drinking
3. Come Here Dog And Get Your Bone
4. I Got Da Blues
5. I Ain't Going Down
6. Grace
7. Seeing Red
8. Garfield Elementary
9. National Style
10. Early In The Morning
11. Where From Here?

First time vinyl edition of the 2002 album by Little Axe, the blues-infused alter ego of guitarist Skip McDonald, member of The Sugarhill Gang, Tackhead, and more, and musical arranger on a large swathe of the On-U Sound back catalogue.

“A dreamy, hazy cipher of an album that settles slowly and lazily over the listener, displacing his or her sense of time and space.Snippets of singers wafting ghostly out of the ether only to re-enter the mist and wind themselves around a slow, sultry, steamy rhythm, a heavily seductive mix that slithers around McDonald's awesome and understated guitar playing. It comes from the swampy underbelly of the Delta blues bible, and Adrian Sherwood's smoky, dubbed-out effects, loops, and echo chambers are everywhere, with sounds that come from out of time yet seem to belong right where they are.” Thom Jurek, All Music

Originally issued in the USA on Fat Possum Records. Edited for vinyl by Adrian Sherwood. Re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery. Contains printed inner sleeve.

TRACK LISTING

1. Dark As The Night, Cold As The Ground
2. Blues Story II
3. Run Here Boy
4. All Night Party
5. Midnight Dream
6. Long Way To Go
7. Walk Right Shoes
8. Down To The Valley
9. Tight Like That
10. Seek The Truth

After previewing new solo music with June’s four track EP The Grand Designer, Adrian Sherwood delivers a brand new full-length work, The Collapse Of Everything, his first solo album since 2012. A meticulously constructed album from the master producer and mixologist, Sherwood pushes his ever adventurous sound into new frontiers. Although underpinned by a natural dub sensibility, the music presented on The Collapse of Everything fluidly crosses genre borders and seamlessly fuses a wide range of influences from a lifetime of listening and producing.

Although Sherwood has been extremely busy in the last few years working with other artists; from remix work for pop artists such as Halsey, full length critically acclaimed dub reconstructions for indie-rock titans Spoon, and Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, or producing critically acclaimed late career albums for reggae icons Lee “Scratch” Perry and Horace Andy (“Midnight Rocker” was heralded the Guardian’s #1 Global album of 2022); Sherwood has not released an album as a solo artist since Survival & Resistance, released almost to the day, 13 years ago.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Though we've not been without hints of Sherwood's unique dubby outlook (he's just not been sitting about), it's been a long time since a full album from him and 'The Collapse Of Everything' provides the perfect return for one of the most innovative and creative musicians and producers in the world. Absolutely stunning progressive, dub-adjacent pieces studded with huge guests too (Brian Eno on 'vocals'!)

TRACK LISTING

1 The Collapse Of Everything
2 Dub Inspector
3 The Well Is Poisoned (Dub)
4 Body Roll
5 Battles Without Honour And Humanity
6 Spaghetti Best Western
7 The Great Rewilding
8 Spirits (Further Education)
9 Hiroshima Dub Match
10 The Grand Designer

'West Side Story', with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, was one of both Broadway and Hollywood's greatest hits. The 1957 Broadway show ran for 732 performances before going on tour, and the production was nominated for six Tony Awards. The 1961 film version received eleven Academy Awards nomination and won ten.

TRACK LISTING

Prologue
Jet Song
Something's Coming
Dance At The Gym
Maria
America
Tonight
Gee, Officer Krupke!
I Feel Pretty
One Hand, One Heart
Quintet
The Rumble
Cool 
A Boy Like That/I Have A Love
Somewhere

Another great Dub Syndicate set, 'Strike the Balance' features vocal contributions from mainstay Bim Sherman on a cover of Lloyd & Devon’s 'Cuss Cuss', and Shara Nelson (about to become a household name via her contributions to Massive Attack’s 'Blue Lines') on a version of Serge Gainsbourg's 'Je T'aime'.

Originally released in 1989, and coinciding with the beginnings of Dub Syndicate as a touring unit.

Available on vinyl for the first time in over 25 years, re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Cuss Cuss
2. Hey Ho
3. Shout It Out
4. Je T'Aime
5. Chapter & Verse
6. Mafia
7. Hawaii
8. J.A. Minor
9. Boof Um Baff
10. I'm The Man For You Baby

Probably the best known Dub Syndicate album, this 1991 set was recorded between Jamaica and London, with the rock solid rhythms of band leader Style Scott augmented by a number of additional players, including guitar from Skip McDonald, vocals by Lee “Scratch” Perry and Akabu, samples of the late, great Prince Far I, and keyboards from Keith Levene
.
It also marks a period in which the label was embraced as much by acid house afficianados as hardcore dub heads, with this album becoming a staple of the post-rave ‘comedown’ session. The title track is a veritable On-U Sound anthem, mashing up reggae, tripped out electronica, The Doors and Motown into an epic groove, guaranteed to get crowds moving from the sound system session to the festival field, and all points in between.

Out of print on vinyl for many years, this edition has been re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Wadada (Means Love)
2. Stoned Immaculate
3. Forward Not Back
4. Glory To God
5. No Dog Barks
6. More And More
7. Well Tuned Now
8. King Of Sound And Blues
9. Fight The Power

Classic Dub Syndicate album that sees drummer "Style" Scott and bassist
"Flabba" Holt, bedrock of the mighty Roots Radics, holding together the monstrous rhythms, while Adrian Sherwood works his magic at the controls.

Features guest appearances from Lee “Scratch” Perry on 'Dubbing Psycho Thriller' and 'Dubaddisababa', Michael Franti (Beatnigs/Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy) on 'No No', and tabla virtuoso Talvin Singh on several tracks.

Out of print on vinyl for many years, this edition has been re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Roots Commandment
2. Dubbing Psycho Thriller
3. Dubaddisababa
4. Walking Jerusalem
5. No No
6. 2001 Love (Parts 1 + 2)
7. Green Stick
8. Rock Back
9. Echomania

Another classic set of prime Dub Syndicate on this 1996 album, with Style Scott gathering even more crack Jamaican players together for the rhythms, featuring musicians who between them had done time in the likes of the Roots Radics, Soul Syndicate, Joe Gibbs’ Professionals, and Bunny Lee’s Aggrovators.

This incredible legacy is augmented by Adrian Sherwood’s work at the mixing desk back in London, overdubbing the London-based Skip McDonald and Akabu, and working his sonic magic on the raw material, a true transatlantic dub collaboration! Includes a cameo by the legendary deejay I Roy on the
title track, and Lee "Scratch" Perry making a guest appearance on 'The Captain's Trance Mission'.

Out of print on vinyl for many years, this edition has been re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and new liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Throw Down Your Gun
2. The Corporation
3. The Jewel
4. Gun Too Hot
5. No Lightweight Sound
6. Ital Breakfast
7. Japanese Record
8. Jamaican Jig
9. Natural Selection

A brand new set of Dub Syndicate ‘versions’ utilising rhythms from their classic 89 - 96 period. Adrian Sherwood has gone back to the original tapes, working his mixing desk magic to find new angles on the timeless pulse of
Lincoln Valentine “Style” Scott, with fresh overdubs from Cyrus Richard (Dub Asante Band).

Features new dubs of tracks originally found on albums such as 'Time Boom X De Devil Dead' and 'Stoned Immaculate'. A fitting tribute to the long running creative partnership and friendship between Sherwood and Scott.

Mastered by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, with an inner sleeve featuring rare photography by Coneyl Jay and liner notes by Rob Harris (Test Pressing).

TRACK LISTING

1. Plains Of Africa (Echo, Echo, Echo)
2. Alive And Burning Bright
3. Right Back To Your Soul
4. Stay Tuned
5. Pleasurezone Transmitter
6. Command Centre
7. Corporate Takeover
8. No Lightweight Here
9. Intercommunications

A follow-up to the 'Ambience In Dub' set that anthologised the early Dub Syndicate albums, 'Out Here On The Perimeter 1989-1996' picks up the story in the late 1980s with Style Scott coming more to the forefront of the project as bandleader and co-producer, and the group emerging as a live entity, mirroring the trajectory of Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah of labelmates African Head Charge.

This was also the period of their greatest popularity, with a classic series of albums that combined the best of Jamaican musicianship and the wild studio experimentation of UK production maverick Adrian Sherwood, resulting in music that appealed to ravers and dreads alike. Sherwood has also concocted a special bonus album of brand new version excursions on rhythms from the period.

This box set includes four albums from that period, plus 'Obscured By Version' - an album of new productions based on classic Dub Syndicate Rhythms.

TRACK LISTING

CD1 - Strike The Balance
1. Cuss Cuss
2. Hey Ho
3. Shout It Out
4. Je T'Aime
5. Chapter & Verse
6. Mafia
7. Hawaii
8. J.A. Minor
9. Boof Um Baff
10. I'm The Man For You Baby

CD2 - Stoned Immaculate
1. Wadada (Means Love)
2. Stoned Immaculate
3. Forward Not Back
4. Glory To God
5. No Dog Barks
6. More And More
7. Well Tuned Now
8. King Of Sound And Blues
9. Fight The Power

CD3 - Echomania
1. Roots Commandment
2. Dubbing Psycho Thriller
3. Dubaddisababa
4. Walking Jerusalem
5. No No
6. 2001 Love (Parts 1 + 2)
7. Green Stick
8. Rock Back
9. Echomania

CD4 - Ital Breakfast
1. Throw Down Your Gun
2. The Corporation
3. The Jewel
4. Gun Too Hot
5. No Lightweight Sound
6. Ital Breakfast
7. Japanese Record
8. Jamaican Jig
9. Natural Selection

CD5 - Obscured By Version
1. Plains Of Africa (Echo, Echo, Echo)
2. Alive And Burning Bright
3. Right Back To Your Soul
4. Stay Tuned
5. Pleasurezone Transmitter
6. Command Centre
7. Corporate Takeover
8. No Lightweight Here
9. Intercommunications

Vin Gordon, also known as Don Drummond Jr, is a celebrated trombonist from Jamaica who now drops a second 12" on Finnish Dub & Sound International with the Dubsetters. It carries on the good work of their first outing with rootsy and organic reggae rhythms topped with the signature smooth sounds of Gordon's melodies up top. After the original version of 'Get On The Groove', the B-side keeps things sweet with a Groove Dub that is as deep as they come and stacked with echo and reverb for that lovely authentic sound and then closing it out is 'Groove 78 Style' which is more percussive, splashy and cavernous with some deft studio effects added in.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: More unseasonably hot reggae sizzlers from Dub & Sound who nice up the vibes with three hea-vy cuts. Two inna dub style, and one that's more like a strict instrumental cut. Real nice style!

TRACK LISTING

Get On The Groove
Groove Dub
Groove 78 Style

A superb collection of 22 songs from Quentin Tarantino's films - pressed on limited edition 180g redvinyl

American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1963, is considered "the single most influential director of his generation," having won two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and one Palm d'Or. Among his most celebrated films are Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), both volumes of Kill Bill (2003-2004), Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight(2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). Presented here are the songs Tarantino selected as soundtracks for some of his movie masterpieces.

"One of the things about using music in movies that's so cool, is the fact that if you do it right, if you use the right song, in the right scene; really when you take songs and put them in a sequence in a movie right, it's about as cinematic a thing as you can do. You are really doing what movies do better than any other art form; it really works in this visceral, emotional, cinematic way that's just really special."- Quentin Tarantino.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
1. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones - Misirlou (1962) From Pulp Fiction
2. The Coasters - Down In Mexico (1956) From Death Proof
3. The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (1959) From True Romance
4. Esquivel - Harlem Nocturne (1960) From Four Rooms
5. Nick Perito - The Green Leaves Of Summer (1960) From Inglourious Basterds
6. Howlin' Wolf - Somebody In My Home (1959) From The Hateful Eight
7. Dee Clark - Hey Little Girl (1959) From Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
8. Charlie Feathers - Can't Hardly Stand It (1956) From Kill Bill Vol.2
9. The Robins - Since I First Met You (1956) From Pulp Fiction
10. Johnny Otis - Willie And The Hand Jive (1958) From Pulp Fiction
11. Link Wray - Rumble (1958) From Pulp Fiction

Side 2
1. The Tornadoes - Bustin' Surfboards (1962) From Pulp Fiction
2. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line (1956) From Kill Bill Vol.2
3. The Clovers - Love Potion No.9 (1959) From Death Proof
4. The Falcons - You're So Fine (1959) From Jackie Brown
5. The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1960) From True Romance
6. Woody Thorne - Teenagers In Love (1961) From Pulp Fiction
7. Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear (1961) From True Romance
8. Duane Eddy - Rebel-'Rouser (1958) From Pulp Fiction
9. Rick Nelson - Lonesome Town (1958) From Pulp Fiction
10. Jim Lowe - The Green Door (1956) From Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
11. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (1956) From Death Proof

Long-awaited reissue of the 1982 solo LP from the late, great “Deadly” Headley Bennett, a key sideman from the golden age of Jamaican music who played on hundreds of records throughout his long and storied career.

Designed as a showcase for his unique talents, producer Adrian Sherwood assembled a crack team of singers and players for this set, including Style Scott, Bim Sherman, George Oban, Lizard Logan, Crucial Tony, and Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah. Fellow Alpha alumnus Rico Rodriguez also makes an appearance on two tracks.

Vinyl re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, featuring a printed inner sleeve with liner notes and rare photos. The CD includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks.

TRACK LISTING

1. 35 Years From Alpha
2. The Danger
3. Head Charge
4. Without A Love Like Yours
5. Little Dove
6. Two From Alpha
7. Another Satta
8. Headley's Medley
9. Independent Man (Horns Cut) *
10. Devious Version *

*CD Only Tracks

'I'm not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I'm here to change your mind about your mind.' There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and/or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what's going on inside us when we listen.

Michel Faber explores two big questions: how we listen to music and why we listen to music. To answer these he considers biology, age, illness, the notion of 'cool', commerce, the dichotomy between 'good' and 'bad' taste and, through extensive interviews with musicians, unlocks some surprising answers. From the award-winning author of The Crimson Petal and the White and Under the Skin, this curious and celebratory book reflects Michel Faber's lifelong obsession with music of all kinds.

Listen will change your relationship with the heard world.

Vinyl reissue of 5 much sought after albums, most of which have been out of print for over 40 years, plus 6CD anthology set. A crucial reissue campaign of key albums by ‘Creation Rebel’ the original On-U Sound house band. Originally conceived by Adrian Sherwood as a dub outfit to make his first album, Creation Rebel evolved to become the live backing band for Prince Far I, produced a string of classic records in the late 70s and early 80s, and recently returned from exile in space with a triumphant comeback set.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: Ooof. 6 CD's of legendary On-U material, all together in one place. Creation Rebel are one of the most well regarded UK dub acts of all time, and this is some of their finest work. Essential.

TRACK LISTING

CD 1
1. Dub From Creation
2. Basic Principals
3. Rebel Rouser
4. Creation Vibration
5. Creation In A Iration
6. Dub Fusion
7. Mirage
8. Liberation
9. Rising Star
10. Vision Of Creation
11. Frontline Dub

CD 2
1. Know Yourself
2. Conspiring
3. Beware
4. Dangerous And Deadly
5.. Shouldn’t Do That
6. Creation Fever
7. Natty Conscience Free
8. Joyful Noise

CD 3
1. Rebel Vibration
2. Jungle Affair
3. Hunger And Strife
4. Ian Smith Rock (Dub)
5. Diverse Doctor
6. Mountain Melody
7. Black Lion Dub
8. Doctor’s Remedy

CD 4
1. Starship Africa Section 1
2. Starship Africa Section 2
3. Starship Africa Section 3
4. Starship Africa Section 4
5. Starship Africa Section 5
6. Space Movement Section 1
7. Space Movement Section 2
8. Space Movement Section 3
9. Space Movement Section 4
10. Creation Rock
11. Give Me Power
12. Original Power

CD 5
1. The Dope
2. African Space
3. Chatti Mouth / Threat To Creation
4. Highest Degree
5. Mother Don’t Cry
6. Yuk Up
7. Drum Talk
8. Independent Man
9. Creation Rebel
10. Monkey Grinds The Organ

CD 6
1. Swiftly (The Right One)
2. Stonebridge Warrior
3. Under Pressure
4. That’s More Like It
5. Jubilee Clock
6. This Thinking Feeling
7. Whatever It Takes
8. Salutation Gardens
9. Crown Hill Road
10. The Peoples’ Sound (Tribute To Daddy Vego)
11. Off The Spectrum

A rare early album by Creation Rebel back in print for the first time since 1979. Rebel Vibrations was originally issued by the pre-On-U Sound label Hitrun. The rhythms stem from one of the first recording sessions organised by maverick producer Adrian Sherwood, taking advantage of ace Jamaican drummer Lincoln “Style” Scott, sticksman for the Roots Radics, visiting the UK for the first time.

Pairing him up with UK-based players such as Crucial Tony, Lizard Logan, Doctor Pablo and Clifton Morrison, the result is a set of tough and uncompromising dub tunes, or as Sherwood describes it: “a structure of suppressed rhythms and unique possibilities in sonic space.” Re-cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery for maximum dynamics. Includes printed inner sleeve with liner notes and archival photo, plus download card for the full album.

TRACK LISTING

1. Rebel Vibration
2. Jungle Affair
3. Hunger And Strife
4. Ian Smith Rock (Dub)
5. Diverse Doctor
6. Mountain Melody
7. Black Lion Dub
8. Doctor’s Remedy

A true dub classic from 1980 – backwards tapes drenched in interplanetary sound effects, ghostly voices from beyond the stars and ringing percussion – one of the most out-there attempts to push the limits of dub reggae beyond the final frontier ever recorded. Featuring members of the Roots Radics, Misty In Roots and Prince Far I’s Arabs.

Originally the sole release on pre-On-U Sound label 4D Rhythms, a young Adrian Sherwood remixed and re-recorded a tape of older reggae rhythms, overdubbing a ton of new percussion and FX, flipping the tape over, and generally abusing the reel-to-reel in any way possible. The result is something utterly deranged and unique in the already pretty out-there annals of dub. It was also rumoured to be the planned soundtrack of a Don Letts-directed film about ‘alien dreads from beyond the stars’!

With the vinyl now commanding high prices on the secondhand market (having not been pressed since 1982), On-U Sound is proud to present this extra special reissue, pressed on limited edition black vinyl, with a fold-out poster insert telling the fascinating story of this classic album in full, alongside rare photos. Includes download card.

STAFF COMMENTS

Laura says: An absolutely ground breaking dub LP from the legendary Adrian Sherwood. His tape manipulations and studio techniques took dub into a whole new dimension and this album provided the template for the mighty On-U Sound sound that has been so influential since the 80s.

TRACK LISTING

Side 1
A: Starship Africa

Side 2
B: Space Movement

First time available on vinyl since 1982. Psychotic Jonkanoo was the sixth Creation Rebel album in three years, originally licensed to the post-punk oriented Glaswegian label Statik. Another solid set of killer dub, albeit less instrumentally inclined than their previous efforts and more focussed on militant-style conscious chants. Bandleader Crucial Tony was aided on the vocal front by harmonies from other group members, in a style reminiscent of Black Uhuru, plus the occasional guest such as John Lydon of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Limited providing backing harmony (!) on “Mother Don’t Cry”, and the legendary Deadly Headley Bennett adding saxophone to the opening track.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Dope
2. African Space
3. Chatti Mouth / Threat To Creation
4. Highest Degree
5. Mother Don’t Cry
6. Yuk Up
7. Drum Talk

The first album in 40 years from this legendary dub act, who were the original On-U house band and responsible for classics such as Dub from Creation and Starship Africa. The trio of Crucial Tony, Eskimo Fox and Magoo are back with producer Adrian Sherwood to create a modern spin on their heavyweight dubwise rhythms.

“Creation Rebel have created a great legacy. Their records inspired a legion of dubheads and they were foundational in the formation of the On-U Sound and Ruff Cut labels, not to mention bands such as Roots Radics, African Head Charge, Dub Syndicate, Singers and Players and many more. On this album it all comes full circle with Hostile Environment, featuring three of the original Rebels and with some wonderful guests.

‘Hostile Environment’ is the term that UK Prime Minister Theresa May used to describe creating a hostile environment for people seeking refuge and asylum, one of the backdrops to the shocking Windrush scandal that has affected so many Caribbean families who have lived and worked in the UK for their whole lives.” Adrian Sherwood.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: It's been FORTY years, and Creation Rebel are still forging a rich union of soundsystem bass, dubby rhythms and politically pointed lyrics. A superb return for one of the greatest forces in reggae history.

TRACK LISTING

Vinyl
A1 Swiftly (The Right One)
A2 Stonebridge Warrior
A3 Under Pressure
A4 That’s More Like It
A5 Jubilee Clock
A6 This Thinking Feeling
A7 Whatever It Takes
A8 Salutation Gardens
A9 Crown Hill Road
A10 The Peoples’ Sound (Tribute To Daddy Veigo)

CD
01. Swiftly (The Right One)
02. Stonebridge Warrior
03. Under Pressure
04. That’s More Like It
05. Jubilee Clock
06. This Thinking Feeling
07. Whatever It Takes
08. Salutation Gardens
09. Crown Hill Road
10. The Peoples’ Sound (Tribute To Daddy Vego)
11. Off The Spectrum

Super cool one-off collector’s pressing in a fold out paper sleeve and specially silk-screened ‘Punk 45’ outer sleeve.

Exact reproduction of this excellent two-sider (double B-side) ‘The Only Sound’ / ‘New Musical Express’, the debut punk single by Dansette Damage from Birmingham, originally released on the tiny Shoestring Records in early 1978.

The tracks were produced incognito by Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin. “Robert put all needles in the red which is why it sounds so raw! Also, we couldn’t sing and you can hear Robert’s high falsetto at the top end, trying to keep us lot in tune!” said the band.

Original copies of this record sell for over £100, so here is a chance to see and hear what all the fuss is about.

Dansette Damage’s ‘NME’ features on Soul Jazz Records’ ‘Punk 45: I’m A Mess’.

TRACK LISTING

The Only Sound
New Musical Express

‘Rockers & Scorchers’ is a 2CD deluxe double album compiling two critically acclaimed albums released by Horace Andy in 2022, as well as previously unreleased bonus tracks.

‘Midnight Rocker’ has been approached in a similar fashion to the late-career quality that producer Adrian Sherwood coaxed out of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry with the ‘Rainford’ and ‘Heavy Rain’ albums, assembling a crack team of players and spending many months perfecting performance, arrangements and mixing.

The result is a remarkable suite of tracks that sparkle with superb musicianship, carefully crafted production and Horace’s beautiful vocals. ‘Midnight Scorchers’ is Adrian Sherwood’s ‘sound system’ take on the original ‘Midnight Rocker’ sessions.

Featuring new tracks; radical dancehall re-works with MC interjections from Daddy Freddy and Lone Ranger; and stripped back instrumental version excursions in classic dub reggae style.

TRACK LISTING

CD1
1. This Must Be Hell
2. Easy Money
3. Safe From Harm
4. Watch Over Them
5. Materialist
6. Today Is Right Here
7. Try Love
8. Rock To Sleep
9. Careful
10. Mr Bassie
11. My Guiding Star (Bonus Track)

CD2
1. Come After Midnight
2. Midnight Scorcher
3. Away With The Gun And Knife
4. Dirty Money Business
5. Sleepy’s Night Cap
6. Feverish
7. Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City
8. Dub Guidance
9. More Bassy
10. Hell And Back
11. Careful (Instrumental) (Bonus
Track)

Following the release of Netflix’s inspiring documentary short, ‘Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive’, Galya Bisengalieva presents her official soundtrack, via One Little Independent Records.

To accompany the gruelling journey of freediver Johanna Nordblad as she tries to break the world record for distance travelled under ice with one breath, Galya has crafted an expert ambient narration that highlights the rising intensity toward the films looming climax.

Galya uses warped solo violin techniques and electronically manipulated strings to produce compelling and emotive compositions that induce complete submersion. The soundtrack commands attention while giving the characters their own space to breathe.

“Employs swirling drones and saturated textures to evoke a fragmented world” - MOJO.

“[The tracks] beautifully storyboard the titular film, but also stand on their own as life-affirming ambient pieces” - Electronic Sound.

TRACK LISTING

Prelude
First Dive
Sisters
The Crash
Elina’s Fears
Healing
Melting Ice
Tapani
Lake öllöri
Should I Panic About Dying?
Rebuilding
The Night Before
The Dive
Ending

On-U Sound are proud to present a new album from longtime friend and associate of the label, Jeb Loy Nichols. Produced by Adrian Sherwood, with careful arrangements framing twelve beautiful, acoustic-based songs. The album features contributions from the likes of Martin Duffy (Primal Scream/Felt) and Ivan “Celloman” Hussey, fresh from his work on the massively acclaimed duo of Horace Andy albums, Midnight Rocker and Midnight Scorchers, both of which featured songwriting contributions from Jeb Loy.

Jeb Loy comments: "The United States Of The Broken Hearted has been forty years in the making. I’ve known Adrian, and considered him one of my closest friends, for that long. During that time we’ve spent more hours listening, and talking about, music than anything else. Reggae, Country, Folk, Jazz, Soul; it’s been the backdrop to our friendship. Adrian introduced me to some of my favourite music; Count Ossie, Culture, Harry Beckett, Mulatu Astatke. Through the years we’ve listened to Sun Ra, Lee Perry, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie. A couple years ago, on a visit to Adrian, I mentioned Gram Parsons’s concept of ‘American Cosmic Music’, the melting mix of musical genres that constitutes a uniquely American sound. We talked about recording a record that incorporated all the influences I’d gathered, from Bluegrass to Jazz to Reggae to Soul. The United States Of The Broken Hearted is that record. We wanted to include Folk (Deportees), Country (Satisfied Mind), protest songs (I Hate The Capitalist System), and songs of my own that bore the marks of those that had gone before. I sang the songs and played guitar; Adrian brought in friends and fellow travellers to finish them. It’s all there, Soul, Jazz, Country, Folk; and underlying everything, Adrian’s Reggae infused production.”

Adrian Sherwood adds: “This is Jeb’s ‘Great American Songbook’, he’s become such a great singer and songwriter over the years. This is a beautiful piece of work reminiscent of our mutual love for the Miracle album I made with Bim Sherman. I’m really proud of this record and it’s a fitting follow-up to Long Time Traveller.”

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: A lovely pensive selection of acoustic pieces, brimming with feeling, from downbeat cosmic country to more swinging jazzy numbers. there are echoes of dub and jazz, and all topped with JLN's distinctive vocals. Brilliant.

TRACK LISTING

Monsters On The Hill
Big Troubles Come In Small Doors
Fold Me Up
I Hate The Capitalist System
No Hiding Place For Me
What Does A Man Do All Day
United States Of The Broken Hearted
I’m Just A Visitor
I’ve Enjoyed As Much Of This Good Life
Deportees
Looking For Some Rain
Satisfied Mind

Soul Jazz Records’ new Studio One collection ‘Fire Over Babylon: Dread, Peace and Conscious Sounds at Studio One’ features a stellar selection of 70s roots music - classic and rare tracks recorded at Clement Dodd’s musical empire at 13 Brentford Road in the 1970s.

Rastafarian-inspired Roots music was an ever-important aspect of Studio One’s output from the start of the 1970s onwards and this album features many of the groundbreaking groups and artists that established the sound of Jamaica during this decade and beyond.

Featured here are seminal artists such as Freddie McGregor, The Wailing Souls, The Gladiators, Horace Andy, Devon Russell, Cedric Brooks, Count Ossie and Judah Eskender Tafari alongside a host of lesser-known rare cuts made at Studio One from artists such as The Prospectors, Viceroys and Pablove Black.

Studio One and founder Clement Dodd’s connection with Rastafarianism dates back to the early 1960s, with Dodd accompanying members of the Skatalites up to the hills of Kingston to listen to the music of the Rastafarian Count Ossie and his drummers. The album sleevenotes discuss how Clement Dodd’s musical links, as well as his role in heading the most important record label in Reggae, are in many ways linked to the beliefs of Rastafarianism.

TRACK LISTING

Freddie McGregor - I Am A Revolutionist
The Silvertones - Burning In My Soul
Wailing Souls - Without You
Devon Russell - Jah Jah Fire
Trevor Clarke - Sufferation
The Gladiators - Sonia
Judah Eskender Tafari - Always Trying
The Viceroys - Ya Ho
Im And Count Ossie - Give Me Back Me Language And Me Culture
The Gladiators - Serious Thing
The Prospectors - Glory For I
Wailing Souls - Things And Time
Pablove Black - Inner Peace
The Gladiators - Peace
Horace Andy - Mr. Jolly Man
Wailing Souls - Rock But Don’t Fall
Albert Griffiths And The Gladiators - Righteous Man
So Many Problems - The Viceroys

The landmark first album on the On-U Sound label, this self-titled debut announced a gathering of the tribes: producer Adrian Sherwood bringing together members of the Slits, the Pop Group, the Flying Lizards and the Raincoats and getting them to collaborate with the likes of the Roots Radics’ Style Scott, Creation Rebel’s Crucial Tony, and Aswad’s George Oban to form a potent post-punk/dub fusion.

The albums two highest peaks are brilliantly realised interpretations of Jamaican classics - Junior Byles’ “Fade Away” and Bim Sherman’s “Love Forever”, Ari Up’s vocal transporting the dread warning and lovers rock vibes to the icy hallways of early-80s London squatland. Elsewhere Mark Stewart marshalls an early version of his “Crazy Dreams and High Ideals” (later re-versioned with the Maffia), music journalist Vivien Goldman voices caustic album closer “Private Armies” (originally a b-side to her Launderette single), and all sorts of strange noises and rhythmic murk bridge the gaps, the instrumentals falling somewhere between a late night studio session at Channel One and the kinds of experimental soundscapes being explored at the time by Industrial Records.

A certified classic of the era back on wax for the first time in 40 years and an essential addition to any post-punk record collection. Includes download card and printed inner with new sleevenotes and interviews by Oli Warwick.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Fade Away
A2. Radial Drill
A3. State Assembly
A4. Crazy Dreams And High Ideals


B1. Abderhamane’s Demise
B2. Animal Space
B3. Love Forever
B4. Private Armies

The quickfire follow-up to the New Age Stepper’s self-titled debut, this set was also issued in 1981. A perhaps more melodic and accessible record than its predecessor, the bulk of the album is versions of tunes sourced from reggae imports of the period, featuring radical interpretations of songs by Bim Sherman, Horace Andy and B.B. Seaton.

Ari Up of the Slits takes more of a frontwoman role here, singing lead on most tracks, and bringing a lot of her own indomitable personality to bear on the material, even breaking briefly into German for her take on “Problems”! It also features the vocal debut of a very young Neneh Cherry on “My Love”. The rhythms are rock solid, laid down by the crack team of Eskimo Fox, Crucial Tony and George Oban, having honed their skills on sides by Creation Rebel and Aswad, with everything expertly dubbed through the mixing desk of Adrian Sherwood.

First time available on vinyl for 40 years, includes download card and printed inner featuring new sleevenotes and interviews by Oli Warwick. 

TRACK LISTING

A1. My Whole World
A2. Observe Life
A3. Got To Get Away
A4. My Love

B1. Problems
B2. Nuclear Zulu
B3. Guiding Star

Original album released 1983. Now rereleased on 180 gram RED vinyl + inner bag with comprehensive sleeve notes.

Musicians - The Roots Radics: Bass: Errol ‘Flabba’ Holt & Robert ‘Robbie’ Shakespeare Drums: Lincoln Valentine ‘Style’ Scott Lead Guitar: Eric ‘Bingy Bunny’ Lamont Rhythm Guitar: Eric ‘Bingy Bunny’ Lamont Piano: Wycliffe ‘Steely’ Johnson & Winston ‘Brubeck’ Wright

TRACK LISTING

Place Called Love
Suddenly
Only Sixteen
Pretty Little Cottage
Yesterday
Sea Of Love
Love Won’t Come Easy
Take Me Darling
Love Story
I Got The Handle

Originally issued in 1993 and the last African Head Charge album on On-U Sound for 12 years, released at the height of the band’s popularity as a staple of live music festivals. Continuing the skillful fusion of styles they had explored on “Songs Of Praise”, this album added elements of trance and electronica to their trademark percussion-heavy sound. This expanded reissue adds 8 bonus tracks to the original vinyl edition, including 2 that have never been released before. Includes a download card for the full audio plus a double-sided poster insert with excerpts from a new interview with band leader Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah.

TRACK LISTING

Side One
1. Heading To Glory
2. Pursuit
3. One Destination
4. No, Don't Follow Fashion

Side Two
5. Animal Law
6. Learning
7. Fever Pitch
8. Somebody Touch I

Side Three
9. Fever Pitch (Raw Cut)
10. Pursuit (Underpulse Motion DJ Edit)
11. No Don’t Follow Fashion
12. On The Off Beat

Side Four
13. Rastaman
14. Run Come See Me
15. Kumasee
16. Mama Shante Garden

The first album African Head Charge made for On-U since 1993, this 2005 set was a triumphant return that saw longtime collaborators Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah and Adrian Sherwood reunited in the studio once more, the album title referring to the project’s original mission statement (nicked from Brian Eno!). This album is African Head Charge at their very best, rich in varied percussion and spiritual chants, set over hypnotic and transcendent layers of African rhythms, trippy and bubbling dubbed-out effects, and trademark pounding bass. This is the first time the album has been released n vinyl. Cut over 4 sides for maximum dynamics by King Kevin Metcalfe. Includes double-sided poster insert featuring a new interview with Bonjo, download card for full contents and two bonus tracks.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: More from the post-millennial incarnations of the African Head Charge catalogue. This is a particularly third-eye-opening set, rich in spirituality and oneness with Eart'.

TRACK LISTING

Side One
1. The Big Country
2. Surfari
3. Positive Thoughts & Mind
4. Unplanned

Side Two
5. Treatment For A Septic Horn
6. Drumming Is A Language
7. Mr. Whippy Does Djibouti
8. Run Come See
9. Ran Came Saw

Side Three
10. Blessed Works
11. Work Blessed
12. More Fluid
13. Who Are You?

Side Four
14. Ready You Ready
15. Ready You Ready Part 2
16. What Is The Plan? W/ Mutabaruka
17. What Is The Plan? (Version) W/ Mutabaruka 

This 18 track showcase of new Adrian Sherwood productions is the long-awaited latest installment in the legendary On-U sampler series that first emerged in 1984. It features previews of several forthcoming On-U releases, unique mixes, deep cuts and unreleased tracks from Roots Manuva, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Coldcut, Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band), Mark Stewart, Horace Andy and more. In the classic tradition of the series the tracks are stitched together with a number of special pirate radio style segue ways, making for a unique journey through the modern world of On-U Sound.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Long established experimental dub series Pay It All Back reaches a modest 7th volume landmark. Keeping the quality control high throughout the series, Adrian Sherwood presents the best of the modern dub underground.

TRACK LISTING

LP:
A1. Roots Manuva & Doug Wimbish - Spit Bits
A2. Sherwood & Pinch (ft. Daddy Freddy & Dubiterian) - One Law For The Rich
A3. Horace Andy - Mr Bassie (Play Rub A Dub)
A4. Neyssatou & Likkle Mai - War
B1. Lee “Scratch” Perry - African Starship
B2. Denise Sherwood - Ghost Heart
B3. Higher Authorities - Neptune Version*
B4. Sherwood & Pinch Ft. LSK - Fake Days
B5. Congo Natty - UK All Stars In Dub
C1. Mark Stewart - Favour
C2. LSK And Adrian Sherwood - The Way Of The World
C3. Gary Lucas With Arkell & Hargreaves - Toby’s Place
C4. Nisennenmondai - A’ - Live In Dub (Edit)
D1. African Head Charge - Flim
D2. Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto - Fuego De Cumbia / Dub De Sangre Pura (Dub Mix)
D3. Little Axe - Deep River (The Payback Mix)
D4. Ghetto Priest Ft. Junior Delgado & 2 Bad Card - Slave State
D5. Coldcut Ft. Roots Manuva - Beat Your Chest

*Unique To Vinyl & CD Editions
All Tracks Previously Unreleased Except B3, B5 And D2.

CD:
01. Roots Manuva & Doug Wimbish - Spit Bits
02. Sherwood & Pinch (ft. Daddy Freddy & Dubiterian) - One Law For The Rich
03. Horace Andy - Mr Bassie (Play Rub A Dub)
04. Neyssatou & Likkle Mai - War
05. Lee “Scratch” Perry - African Starship
06. Denise Sherwood - Ghost Heart
07. Higher Authorities - Neptune Version*
08. Sherwood & Pinch Ft. LSK - Fake Days
09. Congo Natty - UK All Stars In Dub
10. Mark Stewart - Favour
11. LSK And Adrian Sherwood - The Way Of The World
12. Gary Lucas With Arkell & Hargreaves - Toby’s Place
13. Nisennenmondai - A’ - Live In Dub (Edit)
14. African Head Charge - Flim
15. Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto - Fuego De Cumbia / Dub De Sangre Pura (Dub Mix)
16. Little Axe - Deep River (The Payback Mix)
17. Ghetto Priest Ft. Junior Delgado & 2 Bad Card - Slave State
18. Coldcut Ft. Roots Manuva - Beat Your Chest

*Unique To Vinyl & CD Editions
All Tracks Previously Unreleased Except 7, 9 And 15.

‘The Pounding System’: The debut Dub Syndicate set from 1982, pre-dating the involvement of mainstay Style Scott. This features various members of Creation Rebel and African Head Charge turning out a wild dub set, with hard-hitting rhythms and FX-mutated melodies phasing in and out of the mix. Recorded quickly with track titles cheekily poking fun at the contemporary series by The Scientist which pitted him against various b-movie foes. The tunes themselves however are deadly serious, with version excursions on some classic On-U vocal cuts such as ‘Bedward The Flying Preacher’ and ‘Across The Red Sea’ and a continuing commitment by producer Adrian Sherwood to take his love of reggae and filter it through his exploratory and uniquely English approach. Re-cut at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin. Includes download card with bonus track and sleevenotes by Steve Barker.

TRACK LISTING

Pounding Systems
Hi-Fi Gets A Pounding (Pts. 1 & 2)
“African Head Charge” Don’t Care About Space Invader Machines (Pts. 1 & 2)
Fringe On Top Dub
Humourless Journalist Works To Rules
10k At 0VU - 60 Hz - Mind Boggles!
Crucial Tony Tries To Rescue The Space Invaders (With Only 10p)
Hi-Fi Gets A Pounding Pt.3
Return To Stage One
Gather At The River *
* = Bonus Track Available Via Digital Download Card

Rated by many to be the pinnacle in their catalogue, this third album from 1983 saw the reggae collective Singers & Players really hitting their stride.

On microphone duties, Prince Far I and Bim Sherman are joined by Mikey Dread (fresh from his work with The Clash) and Ashanti Roy (The Congos) for a truly heavyweight line-up.

Voicing killer rhythms laid down by members of the Dub Syndicate and Roots Radics, this is a landmark recording in the mutated UK version of dub.

Contains the classic On-U tracks ‘Bedward The Flying Preacher’ and ‘Snipers In The Streets’.

Re-cut at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin. Includes a fold-out 24” x 12” poster insert and digital download card.

STAFF COMMENTS

Laura says: One of many fantastic albums produced by On-U Sound. Worth buying for "Bedward The flying Preacher" alone!

TRACK LISTING

African Blood
Bedward The Flying
Preacher
Snipers In The Street
A Matter Of Time
School Days
Autobiography
Socca
This Assembly

The second album by the loose On-U Sound collective, originally released in 1982. Featuring Prince Far I, Bim Sherman, Jah Woosh, plus members of The Roots Radics, The Slits and Glaxo Babies.

Heavy dread vibes, earthquaking dub and classic deejay chatter, recorded in the flash, heat and studio experimentation of post-punk London.

“There really is not a single weak track here. Sherwood spins his glistening web of intrusive, hyperactive magic, a production approach that would never work for anyone else but almost always does for him. No reggae collection should be without this one.” - All Music

Re-cut at dubplates & mastering in Berlin for maximum bass pressure. Includes a 24” x 12” fold-out poster insert and digital download card.

TRACK LISTING

A) Dungeon B) Merchant Ship C) Jah Army Band
Too Much Workload
Prodigal Son
Follower
Water The Garden
Resolution (Pt.2 / Version 2)
Thing Called Love (Don’t Fight)
Cha-Ris-Ma

'Late Night Endless' is the first album by (Adrian) Sherwood (On-U Sound label boss) and Pinch (Tectonic head honcho) and the culmination of two years in the studio developing, re-dubbing and deconstructing tracks. It finds the highest common factor between the two's techniques, making it impossible to see where one musical personality ends and the other starts. It touches on the urban swing of UK garage on ‘Music Killer (Dub)' and 'Gimme Some More (Tight Like That)', on interstellar 90s ambient dub on 'Wild Birds Sing', on the mystical minimalism of Pinch's first releases on 'Africa 138' - but none of these stylistic diversions are out of place; they all seem completely of a piece with the heavyweight, ancient-futurist dub pulse that runs under everything.

It's an intergenerational meeting of minds, a fusing of two stories, a collision of the (pun intended) tectonic plates of international soundsystem culture. The currents that link post-punk, jungle, dubstep, almighty reggae, techno, Jamaica, Ramsgate and Bristol all come together in a single small DJ booth in London then explode outwards again through truck-sized speakers, through long weeks of studio experimentation, through days and nights without sleep in Tokyo, and are finally condensed on a record that reverberates with the apocalyptic echoes of all that came before and the rumbling threat of a dark future.

The connection was already there. Adrian Sherwood built up a vast catalogue of music through the 1980s as producer to the vast and sprawling dub-industrial-electro collective that was On-U Sound, taking in Dub Syndicate, Tackhead, New Age Steppers and many many more. As a young boy, Rob ‘Pinch’ Ellis grew up on it. “My older brother had loads of On-U albums,” he says, “and taped them all for me. Listening to all that was definitely my introduction to dub – we didn't have a lot of reggae around where I grew up in Newport [South Wales] – and it meant that when I heard jungle, drum'n'bass, trip hop and stuff later on, it made complete sense to me.”

This is an exciting record because it's full of hints of how much more there is to come from this meeting of minds. It's exciting because of the history that pounds and pulses through it. More than that, though, it's exciting because of what it does to you as a listener right here and now in the present; as the sample of Andy Fairley's vocal from the early days of On-U says in 'Precinct of Sound' says: “your head will become a crazy bulbous punch bag of sound”... and what more could you ask?

‘On Floating Bodies’ is Conquering Animal Sound’s first album on Chemikal Underground, and the follow up to their SAY Award shortlisted debut, 2011’s ‘Kammerspiel’, released via Gizeh Records.

A compelling slice of ethereal, multi-layered electronica, the Glasgow duo’s work is characterised by Anneke’s extraordinary vocals.

21st Century pop refracted through the prism of keen minds: atomised, deconstructed and reassembled; an ouroboros of ideas and ideals, endlessly innovating itself.

TRACK LISTING

Ultimate Heat Death Of The Universe
The Future Does Not Require
Warn Me
No Dream
I’ll Be Your Mirror
Gloss
A Noise Remains
Ipse
Mimese
Treehouse
Inner / Outer / Other

For more than three decades, Adrian Sherwood has been one of the World’s finest and most consistently groundbreaking producers, artists and remixers. He has wrought his magic upon such artists as Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Blur, Primal Scream and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, as well as coining new sounds with legendary acts such as Tackhead and Mark Stewart. As label boss and producer for the legendary On-U Sound label, he has brought music to the world from New Age Steppers, African Head Charge, Gary Clail and Dub Syndicate.

Now comes Adrian’s third solo album, ‘Survival & Resistance’. Dark atmospherics, creeping electronics and an almost orchestral approach to arrangement are married to brilliant melodic sense.

Drawing on the upheaval of the all-too-recent London riots and staring down the current international economic crisis, the album is an earnest critique of current injustices, and like all great dub music is also potently enjoyable. Echoes of the UK’s hyperactive electronic underground can be heard through the album, and Sherwood’s recent time spent with such young luminaries as Kode 9, Pinch, Digital Mystikz and The Bug have no doubt played an energizing role. However, even stronger is the post-punk lineage of the On-U aesthetic and the mythical mixing approach he has evolved over the years. A swirling maelstrom of skull-shaking, heavy electronic tones and masterful deployment of breathing space and alien echo, ‘Survival & Resistance’ is the sound of avantgarde dub music in 2012.

Simon Somatic is a London based lo-fi producer who has been churning out abrasive, home-made mashups of Industrial, Punk, Thrash and Alternative for going on 10 years. His lyrics stole primarily from Zappa, Morrissey & Mark E Smith, and were delivered via sarcastic talk-singing, or with the rage of a Tom Araya struck down by self-awareness.

His 12th record, Pope On a Rope brings this tinpot M.O. to some kind of a close, stripping away the distortion to reveal the cheap noises beneath, in a self-set challenge to try and leaven these sounds with organic material and render them soulful. Influences this time include Syd Barrett, Squarepusher, & Ivor Cutler.

“Silent Diane are in possession of a much sharper, clearer sound than many immersed in the revolving worlds of chillwave and w*itchhouse which they border. ‘Capella’ could almost be an outtake from a Zola Jesus recording session, if it didn’t have the optimistic flourish of aerial chords to close. Sweet song. ‘Lights On’ is equally melodramatic, but with a
more nuanced arrangement oscillating between twirling swoon and tribal synth-pop rapture. Check!” Boomkat

A killer single from Austin’s Silent Diane. Silent Diane is a project founded by Christine Aprile & Malcolm Elijah in 2009 in an effort to, in their own words, “dedicate themselves to genuine emotion”. Aprile and Elijah are seen around Austin playing with a few other bands, notably Sleep Over, but none of their projects sounds quite as colorfully bombastic, composed ambitious as this one.

Aprile’s voice towers over the a-side “Capella”, it swells over and denies the mountains of washed out reverb one might expect. No one is hiding on either of these tracks, Silent Diane’s scope and arrangement is really direct and strong here, influenced by vintage soundscapes, but still somehow totally contemporary. No doubt, it’s powered by a synthetic pulse and futuristic keys but there is something undeniably human and intimate about this music and we’re proud to get to share it with you!

Again in Silent Diane’s words ”the music becomes a collaborative venture to join the pleasing and the unusual together. It is a product of living with yourself.” YES INDEED

TRACK LISTING

01 Capella
02 Lights On

"A Manual Dexterity" is the title of the as-yet unfinished film project undertaken by Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez, more familiar to many as half of the songwriting duo at the core of the Mars Volta.

One Time Angels feature ex-members of Screw 32,St James Infirmary and Fury 66 and this album captures a rawness and an intensity that will leave you stinging.