Martyn - The Only Choice (MediaFire)
A label I stumbled upon while looking for a reissue of Ernie K Doe's "Here Come The Girls", they're primarily a revivalist label focussing on reggae, via all it's forms and influences, through their 100% Dynamite and Studio One compilations.
They've gone on to expand their repertoire and venture more into influences and spawned genre territory with Steppas Delight, and the New Orleans Funk series. Add to this New York Noise (and the accompanying book), with some of the finest and most experimental dance music from 1980s New York, from the likes of Bill Laswell, Arthur Russell, and Liquid Liquid, and you have a label covering some of the most important tracks that have got us where we are today.
As if having an excellent label wasn't enough they've extended their reach even further with the Sounds of the Universe store, unearthing gems covering pretty much every genre you can think of, shipped in from literally every corner of the globe.
Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics - Cha Cha (MediaFire)
Guest contribution by Ash
Most recent release on Soul Jazz Records, is the long anticipated, extremely well put together and a must own for anyone remotely interested in Dub and Dubstep, the Dub Visions Documentary.
Press Release
Kode9, Lee Perry, Congo Natty, King Jammy, Adrian Sherwood, U Roy, 2Many DJs, Bunny Lee, Roots Manuva, Don Letts, Mad Professor, Peter Kruder, Aba Shanti, Howie B, Adam Freeland, Sly & Robbie and many more!
This film marks both the 40th anniversary of the invention of Dub and the 20th anniversary of the death of King Tubby, the genius legend of this far-reaching musical revolution.
Dub Echoes is an amazing newly produced documentary about Dub and its influence on the development of contemporary electronic music worldwide. Three years in the making and featuring an incredible array of artists – both Jamaican legends (U Roy, King Jammy, Lee Perry, Sly and Robbie, Bunny Lee, to name a few), alongside a similarly awe-inspiring array of artists who have taken Dub into new directions in electronic dance music in the 21st Century (Kode9, Roots Manuva, Howie B, Adrian Sherwood) and many more.
Directed by Bruno Natal and released on Soul Jazz Records, this film has already received many awards throughout the world and is hotly anticipated – a killer film that can be watched again and again. The DVD comes with loads of extras and a limited-edition free poster in first 1000 copies.
You can buy the DVD here and to coincide with the release, a CD and 3xLP set, availeble to buy here.
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