Switchstance Recordings is celebrating it´s 20th anniversary this year and we would like to present to you a fine selection of hot and dirty Reggae tunes that we released over the years. KINKY REGGAE is our label compilation from the World of Reggae, Dub and Dancehall.

From the Ancient Astronauts collaboration with UK Reggae veteran Tippa Irie or Jamaican lyricist Monsoon to Protassov´s “I Wonder feat. Bajka” up to the collaboration by Kabanjak and Fat Albert Einstein or a Dub Remix of a Deela song with Spanish singer Maria Garcia Lora, here are some of our bass-heavy Reggae gems. 

From soulful messages to instrumental skanks, it´s all there. 

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KINKY REGGAE

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I Wonder feat. Bajka

Tony Minvielle

Tony Minvielle on Jazz FM : Sun 4 Jun 2023 w/ Fat Freddy's Drop

Blackbird

Blackbird (Kings Remix)

SLO MO

Out To Sea

Avengers

Oldemos

Stand Straight

A soulful collaboration between friends Drop Legs and Dub Princess. Recorded at HydroFunk in Mullumbimby with Dave Atkins.

Now Im Ready ft Dub Princess

This is a cover of the Kevin Bloody Wison song.

My Dick Just Dialled Your Number ☎️

05 Noiseshaper - The Only Redeemer

Production heavyweight Rhys Adams returns with his second LP under the ‘YesKing’ moniker and his debut for the BBE label. Produced entirely by Adams, ‘Re-Record Not Fade Away’, marks a coming of age for the seasoned studio head and a sonic departure from the outfit’s 2008 debut ‘Rock This World’ (co-produced by Mark Rae of Rae & Christian fame). 

Borrowing it’s name from the strap line appearing in Scotch Video Tape’s 1980s TV adverts, ‘Re-Record Not Fade Away’ is both a metaphorical reference to the longevity of music produced with passion and a literal reference to Adams’ studio techniques - in particular his preference for recording live to a 1960s 1/4 inch ferrograph tape machine, a process which Adams describes as ‘integral’ to the album’s sound providing a ‘unique and authentic’ feel with a firm nod to the Dub and Reggae traditions which permeate the album. 

Featured artists provide a wealth of variety to the album’s underlying themes: Guitarist for The Soothsayers and Jerry Dammers’ Spatial aka Orchestra, Patrick Hatchett plays on much of the album also co-writing several tracks becoming, in Adams’ words, ‘central to the Yesking sound’. Togo born singer Kodjovi Kush adds afrobeat flavour to ‘One More Time’ with a vocal performance which displays his musical journey to East London via Ghana, Israel and ‘90s Central London cultural hotspot, the Africa Centre. ‘Rock This World’ collaborators make a welcome return in the form of Kenny Knotts, a UK dancehall vocalist with a string of top ten hits to his name and rapper Mystro, a seasoned veteran with a list of collaborations under his belt that reads like a who’s who of the UK scene. Representing the new generation of UK dancehall artists is Toddla T and Sticky collaborator Lady Chann providing unique sound system swag on ‘Secret King’. Decca signing Annie Bea adds a sweet summer feel to ‘Just Like Me’ and new voices Mel Uye Parker, Rioghnach Connolly offer accomplished vocals to lead single ‘Hardground’, a track which Adams is happy to describe as one of his proudest productions.  All in all a rich mix thrown in to the sonic melting pot via that all important tape machine mixdown! 

[The very tape machine to which the album owes so much is central to the album’s cover art produced by Adams together with artist Paul Curtis.]

 


Re-Record Not Fade Away - Instrumentals

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Yesking Devil Inside

Fat Freddy's Drop’s pirate soul train, resolutely independent, worldwide.

Formed in 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand our sound draws inspiration from almost every part of the black music lexicon. Soul drenched vocals and jazz harmonies collide with tape delays and echo chambers, underpinned by a rhythm section as comfortable laying down a throbbing, techy soundscape as they are a swampy blues stomp.


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