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Horace Andy - Try Love

Horace Andy - Safe From Harm

Horace Andy - This Must Be Hell

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Horace Andy - Feverish

Taken from 'Midnight Scorchers' the new album produced by Adrian Sherwood

Horace Andy - Away With The Gun And Knife

From 'Hostile Environment', order now on Vinyl & CD → https://on-u-sound.ffm.to/hostileenvironment.OYD

“This Thinking Feeling” showcases the vocals of band member Charlie ‘Eskimo’ Fox, as well as two guest vocal performances from the iconic voice of the band’s former mentor and band-leader Prince Far I, and the unmistakable fast chat of UK MC Daddy Freddy.

Creation Rebel - This Thinking Feeling

Creation Rebel - That's More Like It

Creation Rebel - Swiftly (The Right One)

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African Head Charge - Microdosing

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Passing Clouds

African Head Charge - A Bad Attitude

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Late Night Endless is the first album by Sherwood & Pinch and the culmination of two years in the studio developing, re-dubbing and deconstructing tracks. It finds the highest common factor between the two's techniques, making it impossible to see where one musical personality ends and the other starts. It touches on the urban swing of UK garage on ‘Music Killer (Dub)' and 'Gimme Some More (Tight Like That)', on interstellar nineties ambient dub on 'Wild Birds Sing', on the mystical minimalism of Pinch's first releases on 'Africa 138'. Utilising Sherwood’s deep-fathomed sound bank, Late Night Endless also incorporates elements of his previous productions, including vocals by Daddy Freddy, Congo Natty, Lee ‘Scratch’  Perry, Prince Far I and Andy Fairley.
 
Adrian Sherwood built up a vast catalogue of music through the 1980s as producer to the sprawling dub-industrial-electro collective that was On-U Sound, which emerged from a fertile post-punk scene that was embracing Jamaican rhythms.  In his capacity as a DJ and live sound engineer/dub controller, he connected with the likes of The Clash, The Slits, Public Image Limited and The Pop Group. He also remixed, produced and collaborated with Primal Scream, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Depeche Mode, The Fall, Blur, Air, Peaking Lights, Django Django and Machinedrum.
 
Pinch has became revered as a dubstep stalwart, founding the respected label Tectonic in 2007. He’s one of the earliest dubstep producers to expand outwards into techno and other sounds to keep his work and his Tectonic label fresh as dubstep itself went mainstream. One of Pinch's most well-known tracks is "Qawwali" (Planet Mu), which references the devotional singing of the same name and features samples of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. One of the first producers in the dubstep scene to release a fully realised album in Underwater Dancehall, he also made connections with an older tradition of heavy bass music by releasing an album by dub legend Scientist on Tectonic. More recently, he collaborated with man of the moment Mumdance (recently signed to XL) to deliver a b2b mix full of dubplates and unheard material.

It was inevitable that, as Rob's career kept its steady build, that the two's paths would cross – but actually Rob gave the hand of fate a nudge by booking Adrian to play at a Tectonic takeover at Fabric in London. Adrian recalls “I remember thinking quite clearly how impressed I was with him. I thought as he invited me here, I should invite him down to my studio...”
 
Two limited edition 12” EPs – Bring Me Weed and Music Killer – followed, but it was being asked to deliver a live show for Sónar Tokyo in April 2013 that really put a rocket under the project. “We decided to have a whole studio on stage” says Adrian, “so that the mix truly is delivered live in a totally unique way that can never quite be done the same again”. The result was triumphant, with even master of noise abuse Alec Empire [Atari Teenage Riot] watching agog from the side of the stage and broadcasting to the world what a revelation it had been.

01.  Shadowrun
02.  Music Killer Dub
03.  Gimme Some More (Tight Like That)
04.  Bucketman
05.  Wild Birds
06.  Stand Strong
07.  Precinct of Sound
08.  Different Eyes
09.  Africa 138
10.  Run Them Away

Sherwood & Pinch - Africa 138

An unreleased track recorded in 1983 discovered in a dusty corner of the On-U tape archives. Taken from SCIENCE FICTION DANCEHALL CLASSICS, a curated selection of classics, rarities and unreleased tracks from the On-U Sound vaults by DJ & Audio Visual artist Trevor Jackson.

In some ways predicting the electro-fied sound of Neneh’s worldwide pop success with the Raw Like Sushi album, “Dead Come Alive” stems from a mid-80s period when Adrian took a production hiatus from his beloved reggae, deeply upset by the murder of his friend Prince Far I (he would later rekindle the dub flame when the opportunity arose in 1986 to work with hero Lee “Scratch” Perry). Instead he explored the possibilities of new studio technology. Early samplers and drum machines were put through their paces on work for the Tommy Boy label and remixes for the likes of Depeche Mode. 

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Neneh Cherry & The Circuit – Dead Come Alive

Lee "Scratch" Perry Nu Sound & Version

Jeb Loy Nichols finally comes home to On-U Sound, the label he first befriended in 1981. A country/dub crossover record, backed by members of Dub Syndicate and the Roots Radics, and with Adrian Sherwood at the controls. The subtle dub production gives Jeb's careworn songs of love and loss a unique sound - this is Nashville-by-way-of-Kingston, Lee Hazlewood if he'd made an album with the Wailers, equal parts Johnny Cash and Horace Andy…

Following a limited Japanese release in 2010, the album has been remixed, resequenced and redesigned to present the definitive edition of this sublime set of songs.

A cult figure for fans of Americana, Jeb was born in the Midwest of the United States. His career has encompassed leading The Fellow Travellers (one of the first bands to be described as ‘alt country’), sleeve design for the Pressure Sounds reggae reissue label, compiling the acclaimed Country Got Soul series, writing a regular column for the Heavenly-affiliated Caught By The River periodical, and solo albums for Capitol, Decca, Rykodisc and Rough Trade. He now resides in rural Wales, where he spends his time making art, playing music, writing, worrying, digging holes and planting things.

Vinyl edition includes a download card for full contents plus 11 bonus tracks (same content as Disc 2 of the CD edition).

CD edition includes a bonus disc containing 11 additional songs and alternate mixes.

“The high priest of country cool” – Rolling Stone

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Jeb Loy Nichols - The Day You Came Over The Hill

The first music to be shared from #N/A - the forthcoming new studio album from NISENNENMONDAI, recorded with legendary dub producer ADRIAN SHERWOOD in Tokyo, and released outside Japan on his On-U Sound label.

#N/A (literally, Nisennenmondai with Adrian Sherwood) is a new studio album which sees the cult Japanese trio filtering their epic motorik jams through the mixing desk of the legendary dub producer.

Nisennenmondai are three girls from Tokyo, Sayaka Himeno (drums), Yuri Zaikawa (bass) and Masako Takada (guitar), who have been playing instrumental music together since 1999. From their initial beginnings as a noisy no wave band openly referencing influences such as Sonic Youth, DNA and This Heat, they have since honed and streamlined their sound into a more minimalistic pulse with an emphasis on the hypnotic possibilities of repetition, creating a sound that can be likened to ‘organic techno’.

Much beloved by other musicians including Battles, Prefuse 73 and Chris & Cosey (Throbbing Gristle), in recent years they have made more connections to dance culture, in particular with their 2015 collaboration live and on record with electronic producer Shackleton.

Recording their new album with Sherwood has resulted in them sounding bigger than ever before, with a greater emphasis on small rhythmic details and subtle dub touches, reminiscent in places of the classic Basic Channel sound.

This international edition of the album includes 2 bonus ‘live dub mixes’. Whilst Adrian showed considerable restraint in his production job on the studio album, on a subsequent live date at Tokyo’s Unit club he was recorded deploying a wild array of FX tricks, dropping in splashes of cavernous reverb and space echo delay to the performance of two pieces from the band’s previous album N’.

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Nisennenmondai - #3

An unreleased gem from the On-U archives that features on the forthcoming 'Sherwood At The Controls Volume 2: 1985 - 1990' compilation.

Born Lloyd Jarrett Vincent in Westmoreland, Jamaica, the re-christened Bim Sherman was a star of the 70s roots reggae era on the island, his sweetly melodic voice adorning classic tunes such as “Love Forever” (later covered by the New Age Steppers), “Tribulation” and “Mighty Ruler”; often issued on his own imprints such as Scorpio or Red Sea. Adrian Sherwood became a fan whilst importing records for the aforementioned Pama record shop, and when Bim moved to the UK in the early 80s he was invited to join Adrian’s burgeoning crew of singers & players. He stayed part of the On-U family up until his untimely death in 2000, making guest appearances on numerous releases, and cutting essential solo LPs such as Across The Red Sea and Miracle. He also frequently used the ever-evolving On-U studio facilities to cut material for his own Century and RDL labels.

More about the compilation here:  www.smarturl.it/satcvol2

Bim Sherman - Haunting Ground Dub

Unreleased tracks and version excursions 1981 – 1986. 

Inspired by Eno’s “vision of a psychedelic Africa”, English dub producer Adrian Sherwood and master Jamaican percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah collaborated on a series of studio experiments under the African Head Charge moniker, resulting in groundbreaking albums such as Environmental Studies and Off The Beaten Track. The otherworldly sounds they conjure up have touchstones in Count Ossie’s mystic revelations, Can’s ethnological forgery series and the post-punk underground, but ultimately inhabit a genre of their own creation. 

These radically different versions of early AHC classics and been lovingly restored and sequenced from the original master tapes by On-U archivist Patrick Dokter. Cut at dubplates & mastering in Berlin. Includes printed inner with sleevenotes by Steve Barker (On The Wire), plus download card for full album.

Tracks also available on CD as part of the 5-disc boxset Environmental Holes & Drastic Tracks (ONUCD134)

African Head Charge - Conspired

Brand new track from the forthcoming second album 'Man vs. Sofa'

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Sherwood & Pinch - Retribution

From 'Man Vs. Sofa' the 2nd Sherwood & Pinch album, out 24 February 2017

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Sherwood & Pinch ft. Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Lies

A brand new hour long meditation on bass weight by the collaborative duo of Adrian Sherwood and Rob Ellis aka Pinch.

New album Man Vs. Sofa out now on On-U Sound and Tectonic Recordings: http://www.smarturl.it/manvsofa

“A masterclass in soundscaping mystery and imagination which somehow yokes together the individual producer/DJs’ separate territories.” - The Independent

“Veers through four decades of dub, dancehall, rave and beyond. At every turn it bubbles with the delight of discovery, and shows the alchemical reaction between the two studio personae coming along very nicely indeed.” - The Wire 

“A tungsten-heavy slab of future dubscapes perfect for blowing 2016’s innumerable cobwebs away” - Q

“Supreme bass abstraction from two potent voices.” - Clash

Sherwood & Pinch DJ Mix

'Resistance' mix by Adrian Sherwood

Order Pay It All Back Volume 7 here: https://on-u-sound.lnk.to/payitallback7

On-U Sound is proud to share the first music from the forthcoming seventh volume of the legendary Pay It All Back series, the first entry in 23 years!!!

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Sherwood & Pinch (ft. Daddy Freddy & Dubiterian) - One Law For The Rich [Pay It All Back Vol.7]

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Pay It All Back Vol. 7

Roots Manuva & Doug Wimbish - Spit Bits

A meeting of legendary musical innovators as dub pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry collaborates with polymath Brian Eno. A radical dub re-work overseen by Adrian Sherwood, re-configuring the track “Makumba Rock” from this year’s ‘Rainford’ album for the forthcoming dub companion LP 'Heavy Rain'.

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Lee "Scratch" Perry - Here Come The Warm Dreads ft. Brian Eno

First track from the forthcoming Lee "Scratch" Perry & Adrian Sherwood dub LP 'Heavy Rain', pre-order: https://on-u-sound.ffm.to/heavyrain

Lee "Scratch" Perry - Enlightened

Lifted from Heavy Rainford, out Dec 6.

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Lee "Scratch" Perry - Heavy Rainford

An unreleased version of a classic track from the Songs Of Praise album uncovered by our tape archivist Patrick Dokter, it can be heard on the forthcoming Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi LP and the Drumming Is A Language CD boxset. Both will be in record shops worldwide on 6th March 2020 or you can pre-order here: https://on-u-sound.ffm.to/ahcdrum

African Head Charge - Dub Some More

'Peace And Happiness' by African Head Charge. 
Lifted from 'Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi': a unique new album of outtakes from the classic Songs Of Praise and In Pursuit Of Shashamane Land albums, compiled by On-U archivist Patrick Dokter from the original tapes and expertly sequenced to work as an immersive listening experience.

Churchical Chant Of The Iyabinghi is out 6th March on On-U Sound.

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ONULP141

African Head Charge - Peace And Happiness

A shorter 'mixed' version of the NAS DNA Spotify playlist. New Age Steppers + related groups, originals of songs they covered and other connections. Read the extensive accompanying article here: http://on-usound.com/nas-dna/

Tracklist:
New Age Steppers - Send For Me
The Slits - Vindictive (Peel Session) 
The Pop Group - Where There’s a Will
Junior Byles - Fade Away
New Age Steppers - State Assembly
The Slits - Man Next Door
Neneh Cherry - Dead Come Alive
New Age Steppers - The Fury of Ari
Roots Radics - Dance of the Vampires
BB Seaton - My Love
Horace Andy - My Guiding Star
New Age Steppers - Nuclear Zulu
The Slits - Typical Girls (Brink Style Dub)
Vivian Goldman - Private Armies

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