Our yearly tradition of releasing Christmas ska/reggae wax continues into it’s 6th straight year! BROOKLYN ATTRACTORS have returned with two killer jazz-reggae nuggets for your holiday pleasure: “Ras Nick” and “Upon The Housetop”. This all star band features Eddie Ocampo-drums / Bid Dan Jeselsohn-bass / Andy Bassford-lead guitar / Matt Kursmark-rhythm guitar / Mike Sarason-piano and Rhodes / Larry McDonald-percussion / Anant Pradhan-alto/tenor saxophones and Bansuri flute / Luke Penella-flute and tenor saxophone / Philip Cooper-trombone / Rich Graiko-trumpet. This year’s new 7″ single has an added special treat – cover artwork painted by Danny Rebel. Limited to 200 copies, 100 on green and 100 on red. Sure to go fast!

Xmas Inna Babylon Volume 2

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BROOKLYN ATTRACTORS "Ras Nick" (our 2017 Christmas release!)

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BROOKLYN ATTRACTORS "Upon The House Top" (2017 Christmas release)

Napoleon Solo formed in the summer of 1984 by eight youngsters living in Copenhagen, their unique blend of sixties-influenced soul, R&B, Jamaican ska and British Two-Tone proved to be a massive success from the get-go. In 1988 Napoleon Solo went to England to record the first mini-LP ”How To Steal The World”, it was produced by Buster Bloodwessel of Bad Manners and released on Unicorn Records. For this special release, we have dug into the archives and have resurrected 6 songs that pre-date “How To Steal The World” – originally only released on limited edition cassette tapes. “ This “Official Bootleg” vinyl collection is very limited for the holiday season, only 100 copies exist on marble colored vinyl.

Early Recordings 1984-85

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NAPOLEON SOLO "0059" (1985)

In this day and age an 100% instrumental ska/reggae/jazz album is a bit of a rarity, but we like Blue Note recordings, timeless music “sings” whether they have vocals or not – “DAMN RIGHT” from Denver's THE DENDRITES is one of those jazzy ska albums that we are sure will be considered a future classic.

Damn Right

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THE DENDRITES "Bad Luck Jerome"

The Meow Meows return with twelve tracks of dance craze fun, 'Go Boom!' takes familiar 2 Tone ska rhythms and injects 60's garage, uptempo soul, punk, and reggae. This female fronted band is often described as an infectious mix of Dance Hall Crashers style third wave ska and The Specials 2-Tone sound. .

Go Boom!

MEOW MEOWS - Kayley May

The Boss Riot sound pays tribute to early reggae, ska, rock steady, and soul while continuing to push the creative envelope of the genres. The band stays rooted in a vintage sound yet delivers a modern twist, bringing to mind the pop sensibilities of the English Beat, The Untouchables or The Selecter. Lead by the the powerful pipes of Vicki Tovar, her colorful hair and stage intensity channels the spirits of Dusty Springfield and Nancy Sinatra. Boss Riot is comprised of veterans from the 90's ska scene, including current members of Rude King and the founding member of Detroit's pioneering band The Exceptions, whose recordings graced releases on Jump Up, Asian Man, and Moon Ska throughout the third wave. Lace Up Straight is the band's 14 track debut album, following hot on the heals of Ska Brewing/Jump Up collections Drink The Ska and Pressure Hop which introduced Boss Riot to over 7000+ fans worldwide.

Lace Up Straight

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BOSS RIOT - Sad For You

Founded in 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela, Desorden Publico mixes ska, latin rock, reggae and traditional Latin music styles into a truly intoxicating cocktail! The group's lyrics are known for commenting on Latin American politics and society, and like the English 2-Tone movement that inspired their formation, they promote racial and social tolerance. With over a dozen releases to their name, platinum sales that include #1 and top 10 hits, the band regularly tours all over Latin America, Mexico, United States, and Europe. This brand new album features guest appearance from TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA, DR RING DING and RAGGABUND - and ranges from hi-octane 2-TONE and traditional ska, mellow roots reggae, and dancehall dub. Art direction y Chema Skandal.

Bailando Sobre Las Ruinas

DESORDEN PUBLICO "Los Zombis Estan De Moda"

The Fuss is a dynamic ska, rock steady, and early reggae band from Washington, D.C. Their sound pays tribute to the music of 1960’s Jamaica and the British Mod scene, while putting modern slant on these timeless styles. The group is comprised of 3-part female harmonies, a 3-piece horn section, and 4-piece rhythm section. Since the band formed in 2014 and they’ve had the pleasure of sharing the stage with bands such as The Skatalites, The Toasters, The Pietasters, Eastern Standard Time, The Interrupters, Save Ferris, Steady 45’s, and many more. “Ourselves” is the band’s debut 14 track album, a brilliant follow up to their critically acclaimed “In Trouble” EP, standout track “So Many Times” recently appeared the Ska Brewing/Jump Up collection “Drink The Ska”.

Ourselves

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THE FUSS - Nothing You Need

All star ska reggae band formed by Grammy winning producer Joe Ferry (The Skatalites / SKAndalous All Stars) featuring Corey Glover of Living Colour on vocals. 10 tracks of high octane 3rd wave ska, laid back summer reggae jams, Jamaican jazz instrumentals and stadium rock covers gone ska. Big Ska Band has been together for almost 25 years and has recorded five albums to date including Skallelujah, Big Ska, 55:22, Revival and the brand new self titled Jump Up Records release. The group is led by Grammy winning producer Joe Ferry, whose credits include Hi Bop Ska by The Skatalites; Greetings From Skamania by The Skatalites; and The Age of Insects, Hit Me and Punk Steady by SKAndalous Allstars. Joe Ferry is also co-writer of the modern ska classic, Skalloween which has been re-recorded for this new collection. On this ten track album the band's lead vocals are shared by Joey Ray, who is one of the most in-demand session singers in New York City, and Corey Glover from Grammy Award winning rock legends Living Colour. Stylistically, the album delivers something for everyone - up tempo third wave skankers with hi-octane horns and gang chorus, laid back summer reggae jams, jazzy Skatalites instrumentals, SKAandalous All Stars style cover tributes (including Radiohead's Creep and a stadium rock medley), rub-a-dubby steppers and so much more! A great listen from start to finish - this record literally takes you back to the diversity of records that came out in the 90s third wave heyday. Band members include: Uzimon on vocals and toasting, Vinnie Noble (Bim Skala Bim / Pilfers) throws down some manic trombone and arranged all the horns with saxophonist Neal Spitzer, Guitarist Dan Kottmann (credits include Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, Santana), drummer Alan Jax Bowers (Parrot Beach / Jimmy Buffett) plus some studio wizardry to include samples of The Skatalites, courtesy of Shanachie Records.

Featuring Corey Glover

BIG SKA BAND featuring Corey Glover - Big Mouth

Denmark’s smart-dressed Nutty Boys NAPOLEON SOLO! are the missing link connecting 2-TONE with the first European ska explosion at the end of the 80’s – and their first new studio album since 1989  has arrived! NAPOLEON SOLO’s unique blend of British 2 Tone, Jamaican ska, and rhythm & blues mixed with sixites-style soul has attracted legions of fans worldwide since their formation in 1984. In fact, as early as 1988 BUSTER BLOODVESSEL of BAD MANNERS championed the band and produced their first mini-album “How To Steal The World” for Unicorn Records. He also presented them to UK fans on the legendary Blue Beat Explosion Tour, which featured BAD MANNERS (UK), BIM SKALA BIM (USA), and future PORK PIE acts SKAOS and THE BRACES. After that tour New Music Express proclaimed NAPOLEON SOLO as one of the top 10 ska bands in the entire world! NAPOLEON SOLO followed up on this success by releasing a new album “SHOT!” in 1989 on Intermusic Denmark and on Bloodvessel’s BLUE BEAT in the UK. This just happened to be the same year PORK PIE was founded, and after a successful tour of Germany the album was also released by the pioneering ska imprint. Fast-forward to 2011, NAPOLEON SOLO reunited for the re-launch of the London International Ska Festival, and also released their tribute song “We Are Copenha-gen”’ for the FC København football club. That same year they shared the stage with THE SPECIALS in their hometown, a lifelong dream for the band. In 2015 the band released a bit of holiday cheer in the form of a cover version of SLADE’s “MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY”, which was issued as a split 7” vinyl single in 2016 alongside fellow countrymen LEO & THE LINEUP. A year later the band’s earliest studio recordings were resurrected from their cassette-only status on the limited edition vinyl collection “EARLY RECORDINGS First Demos 1984-1985” – at the same time the band announced they would release a brand new album! On this new 15 track album the band stays true to form, remaining loyal to their soul/ska sound including fresh new versions of demo/live classics “0059”, “Nobody Told Me” , “House Conflict” and “Video Brainwash” –  and right from the opener “All I Need” it’s immediately clear that this long awaited new album fires on all cylinders, danceable ska and soulful reggae from the first to the last groove.

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NAPOLEON SOLO - Hot As Ice

JUMP UP is Jamaican Music Made The Old Fashioned Way. Vintage style on vinyl records, by both legends of Jamaica's musical past, as well as modern artists carrying on the torch.  Do The Ska! Feel The Reggae! 

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