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Ricardo Mills aka Jah Defender is a Trinidadian born Reggae artist, known for his positive, conscious, and uplifting music. His soothing voice and comforting lyrics have made him an admired artist on the rise. Steppas Records is excited to present Jah Defender's first collaboration with dub producer Alpha Steppa. "Life for Jah" is a heavyweight future dub production with a conscious roots message, featuring a neutron-star-heavy dub mix from Alpha Steppa. Part of the Steppas Black & Gold 7" series, numbered diamond-cut dubplate, hand cut one by one at cutdubs.com

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Chapter Five in the ‘Songs Of Uplifment’-series features none other than the Far East dub ruler Mighty Massa with a fresh 2023 recut of a very special musical offering out of his Dub Creation Studio in Japan.
The tune is entitled ‘Breaking Down The Barrier’ and comes inna heavy ska style. A melodious instrumental extravaganza by Massa and the ominous Ska Revolutionaries, to uplift mind and soul, a rhythm and groove that simply invite to dance and to get feet and arms moving.
A mix was released on the ‘Armagideon Time’-album on CD in 2006, but no dub nor version has ever seen the light of the day before. Now unearthed, recut and remixed, ready for the sound systems north, south, east and west…

Special mention to Dandelion Soundsystem who made me listen properly in the first place, running the tune in session a few years ago in a beautiful way, and sending me on a serious journey with it - forever grateful! 
Been running it hard since that discovery, and it has created a many special moments on the road, one highlight definitely being at Dub Camp 2022 when it caused quite a furore in the sound meeting arena and left a number of sound(wo)man wondering. So after all it just felt right to give this slightly hidden gem the full light it deserves.
Give thanks to Ras Kush for facilitating the link to Japan and immediate full support to make it happen!

Mighty Massa & The Ska Revolutionaries - Breaking Down The Barrier [LIONSONGS005]

A1 - Breaking Down The Barrier
A2 - Breaking Down The Version

B   - Breaking Down The Dubwise

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music, mix & production by M. Nagai aka Mighty Massa
at Dub Creation Studio, Japan
artwork by Martin Engelbogen
mastered by Star Delta Mastering
All rights reserved. © + ℗ 2023 Lion's Den

Mighty Massa & The Ska Revolutionaries - Breaking Down The Version

Ronnie Davis- Laugh It Off

Joseph Gordon ‎– Open Book

Song for Hannah by George.
From Volume VI Side A of the Band of Georges.

Music and lyrics by G. Davies
Composed circa 14th October 1985.

Recorded November 1986.
Mixed April 1987.
Lifted from cassette May 2025.

Copyright © 1987 & 2025 Wud Records.
Copyright ℗ 1985 Explicit Music.

Fun Facts:
Song for Hannah was written for someone who became friends with the Wud posse in the summer of 1985.
She arrived from Cheltenham and lived in the flat above Gaia's Restaurant in Fore Street.
A few months later she moved to Brighton and formed a band called Pan.
This is a song in A major.
It was never performed by a band.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-vi-side-a/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Volume VI Side A

Song for Hannah

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Band of Georges: Song for Hannah

ARTISTS: Luciano
TITLE: Hard Road - DUB
ALBUM: Dub Station
LABEL: Irievibrations Records / VPAL Music
RELEASE DATE: 02/17/17
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