Consistently at the leading-edge of underground bass music worldwide, it’s always an honor to bring you new music from J:Kenzo. On ZamZam 88 he steps up for his third Zam, and true to form it’s a masterclass on both sides. 

From the first second of the tune, “Traverse” teleports us straight into equatorial zones; humid spaces of dense green and animal calls from the canopy above. Deep pads and tribal percussion take a path to a driving 4/4 kick, in turn dropping into a massive, rolling bassline that recalls the best of late 2000s and early 2010s 135-140 while keeping the dub flourishes utterly fresh for the now. 

No stranger to garage, especially in his Jodo Kast identity, Kenzo satisfies our love for the form with “Deuce,” bringing the drums and vintage flavor again, but this time in the service of mightily-swung UKG in fine style, expertly dark & dubwise 2 Step that hits just right. Chopped, panned & verbed to perfection, this is hard yet subtle dance music from the roots that nods to the past & winks to the future of funk with the light touch of a don in his prime.

Soundcloud clips always recorded straight from the vinyl with flat EQ so you know what you're getting. 

Releasing mid-October 2022. Vinyl only, no digital. Limited to 800 copies for the world. Two color art & screen print by Polygon Press. Email zamzamsounds@gmail.com for more info.

J:Kenzo "Traverse" b/w "Deuce" ZamZam 88 7" vinyl blend

We love it when family return to ZamZam and #92 welcomes back Blind Prophet & Ishan Sound in their first cross-pond collab.  



Begun in 2019 when Joe & Cris met in Portland for the first time, “The Labyrinth” is a phantasmagoric dream of intertwining melodic figures, buoyant mid-range synth work, bright percussion and piping flutes over a driving steppers riddim. Playful, even spritely, but belying a menacing core.



Flipping the key and darkening the vibe substantially, “Minotaur Dub” strips out the lighter tones, pulsing and pushing through dark tunnels of reverb and echo, deeper and deeper into the labyrinth of refracting drums and relentless bass, the sound of pursuit, predator and prey. Fusing the spectral with the functional, the mythic with the technological, this release is for deep forest dances and subterranean sessions alike. This one is ruff… and tuff!!

Strictly limited to 700 copies for the world. No digital, no repress. Art, design, & screen print by Polygon Press. Mastered by Sam at Precise, pressed at Third Man. Releasing end of July, 2023.

Blind Prophet & Ishan Sound "The Labyrinth" b/w "Minotaur Dub" ZamZam 92 7" vinyl blend

Jah is My Leader

LP - Colonel Maxwell - Jah is My Leader [Teaser]

ZamZam 94 is a long-awaited plate from South London duo Traces, fresh from a pair of releases last year on Innamind. Laser-focused on a stripped-down, essentialist strain of UK bass music, Traces’ ZamZam outing showcases two distinct facets of their approach.

“No One (Can Tell I)” is a perfect slice of eyes-down spiritual dubstep for the ages, a vibe we always crave here at ZamZam. Waterhouse-flavored rusty hi-hats, reverb thick like smoke, expertly-crafted bassweight, subtly ricocheting percussion, perfectly minimal stabs, and a sampled spirit of Jamaica Past… Utterly timeless, “No One” is a masterclass in restraint and depth over flash and slickness.   

Equally direct and unfussy, “Listen” flips the vibe utterly, running off a winking slice of badman soundtape, shakers and siren, earworming midrange melody, and a mirror-image bassline with more swagger per bar than anyone in a 140 session will be able to resist. Battle-tested on dubplate & ready for early, late, or anywhere in between, “Listen” is a guaranteed sheller.

Our soundcloud clips are always recorded straight from the vinyl with flat EQ so you know exactly what you're getting.

Strictly limited to 700 copies for the world. No digital, no repress. Art, design & screen print by Polygon Press. Mastered by Sam at Precise, Pressed at Third Man. In shops mid-February 2024.

Traces "No One (Can Tell I)" b/w "Listen" ZamZam 94 vinyl blend

Zombie Walkers

Let yourself be carried away by this digital sound, a nod to the pop years, which rehabilitates the original meaning of a word : woke.
(a)woke(n), a term that ultimately designates nothing more than a state of being conscious, in contrast to the nothingness personified by the zombies who move blindly in numbers and always in the same direction.
The mobility of thought is a reaction to their mechanical discourse.
It is necessary to maintain a state of wakefulness in order to reduce its deleterious effects on future generations.

Zombie Walkers

Lower pressure

In Lower Pressure, contrasting guitar arpeggios and skanks invite us to take a step back.
The distance is seen here as the only way to reconnect with true sensations to respond to the enigma that is life by adopting a slightly more singular view of the world.
It's all about making choices at every moment to trace one’s course whilst achieving the lowest possible pressure.

Lower Pressure

6 Hours Session

Mister Big Smile

Nighting Naty on a Vapor Mode entertainment
*model girl
you gwan like you ah top girl
modern girl
just a gwan like she a top girl*

Modern Model Girl ft. B i l l y  O c e a n [FREE DOWNLOAD] 2018

EMPERORFARI DUBPLATE - CALLING FARI

Emperorfari all-stars are so happy and pleased to share this amazing DUBPLATE called “CALLING FARI” a family collaboration with THE MIGHTY PROPHET producing a heavyweight WARRIOR MARCH riddim which is very deep, powerful & moving for the soul. The vocal by JOESPH LALIBELLA has a deep message about JAH calling all the righteous children of the world! There is a sax version from the talented JAH WIND  with real brass section on top, a tuff violin mix from Lilith DYNSTPP, also an amazing deep violin mix by Dub String and there is a heavy dub version with both Emperorfari all-stars & Mighty Prophet which will certainly take you into a spiritual uplifting place when played LOUD & CLEAR 😊 

Please do not share, we are only giving this to a hand full of family and friends to play strictly as dubplate in sound system & radio sessions. We appreciate your feedback and any videos you can send us will be most welcome so we can post across social media.

“CALLING FARI” set to be another massive anthem will not be released until sometime in 2020

ONELOVE
Scee & all the Emperorfari All-Stars

TRACK LISTING
A1 – VOCAL
A2 – VOCAL DUB
A3 – VIOLIN
B1 – FLUTE
B2 – SAX
B3 - DUBWISE

CALLING FARI

Soundcloud Single Mix Of All Tracks

Special Duplate recorded on 26/04/13 in Bruxelles by Distilerz 
Big up to Silver Canary & friends - Belgium !

Kill them again - Daddy Freddy

Frequencial impulses designer. Riddim maker and selecta focus on the golden age of Dub and 80's digital dancehall traditions. I&I get ready to bring the right frequencies into the crowd. In a broader way I'm getting inspired by each tribal vibration...

Also known as 60RZ, i was a part of the Distilerz Soundsystem created in Paris west-suburban until 2016.

Kill them again - Daddy Freddy

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