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Naomi 190423

Following the success of the 2021 reissue of Ambient Warrior’s cult classic Dub Journey's (1995), Isle of Jura is pleased to present their previously unreleased second album, II. The album was recorded from 1995 to 1999 and is born from the same oceanside fusion of instrumental dub, reggae, bossa nova and tango music that made Dub Journey's so distinctive and memorable; II is an equally sublime collection of eleven unheard tracks from the brilliant minds of Ronnie Lion and Andrea Terrano. 

Evoking the delights of white sands, palm trees and sunsets, all set against clear waters and endless blue skies, Dub Journey’s and II document the golden moment when Ambient Warrior came together during the mid-90s to create some of the most Balearic Dub ever made. “Music is the greatest traveller, isn’t it?” says Ronnie. “It gets to places the actual artists can’t even get to really.” 

The son of an orphaned Jamaican jazz trumpet player and professional boxer who enlisted in the military after stowing away on a boat to London, Ronnie grew up between Germany, Singapore and the UK before becoming a working musician in his mid-teens. A bass player by trade, he honed his skills playing in a series of soul, jazz-funk, blues, rock and reggae bands that performed throughout the UK. 

By the time Ambient Warrior released Dub Journey’s, Ronnie and his business partner Ras Joseph were running the Lion Inc. recording studio and record label in Brixton, London. Having set up distribution arrangements with Roots Records (UK) and Semaphore (DEU/NL), they recorded and released a series of singles, compilations and solo albums from a who’s who of roots reggae artists, including Twinkle Brothers, Delroy Washington, Michael Prophet, Alton Ellis, Little Roy, and Ronnie’s own band The Amharic. “Lion was a regular port of call for visiting Jamaican artists,” reflects Ronnie. “When you were in London, it was on the route.” 

An accomplished guitarist, producer and recording engineer from Trieste, Italy, Andrea grew up listening to Russian folk, Klezmer and the Italian harmony tradition in a Sicilian-Ukrainian family. After completing compulsory Italian military service, he moved to London to continue studying music. One night, he turned up at Lion Inc. and approached them about running audio engineering classes from the studio. 

In Andrea, Ronnie found a collaborator who shared his desire to create borderless music that reflected the diversity of their backgrounds. “I wanted to do something that had no boundaries,” Ronnie explains. “If you’re working on a roots album, it has to sound a certain way, but with Ambient, especially in the nineties, it was just a license to let off. You could do whatever you wanted to do.” “It was a melting pot of influences like London itself,” adds Andrea. 

Although they wrote most of II at the same time as they were recording Dub Journey’s, it took them several years to finish off the album. “Things never got done quickly,” Ronnie remembers. By the time it was complete, Roots Records had gone out of business, leaving Lion Inc. without UK distribution. Not long after, their Brixton studio flooded, bringing the label to a close. 

These days, Andrea continues to work as a session guitarist, recording engineer and producer in London. Over the last two decades, he has collaborated regularly with Basement Jaxx and released several solo albums. Ronnie, on the other hand, lives on a boat equipped with an onboard studio, where he has recorded a series of oceanic dub albums off the British coast. Twenty-eight years after the release of Dub Journey’s, he recently started working on demos for a third Ambient Warrior album he hopes to record with Andrea in the not-so-distant future. 

Pressed on heavyweight 180 Gram Vinyl with full sleeve artwork from Bradley Pinkerton.

Ambient Warrior - Vibration Dub

Ambient Warrior - The Dub Chamber

Celestial sounds for your Breakfast every Thursday and Friday with Zakia Sewell.

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Tsubaki fm Hiroshima: SATOSHI - 24.05.23

This month I’m super lucky to be joined by @TameDT with 30 minutes of summery Hip-Hop and Rap bangers perfect for your (hopefully) sun soaked start to a summer weekend! Mixed bag of vibes around 120BPM from myself.

Tracklist:

Amber London - Texas Phonk Skit
DJ Acura & Jetson - Word
Bvndit - Sittin Sidewayz
Lord Pusswhip - Candy painted 97’
LV*RK & Lil Bucksta - Calamity
Yung Gutted ft Carlos Hernandez - Begotten
Shamana - Memory Bands
Tariq Disu - Do You Hear Me
NxxxxxS - Right Away
Skiifall - Free My Mind
Moresounds - Warm & Lovely
Nah Eeto - Nomisa
Moresounds - Explojan
Rocks Foe - Things On Things
Sumgii & Dabbla - Explain Instrumental
Ayrtn - Investments
Sainte - Compare


Tame DT Mix

Dome Invazion w/ DJ Lax & Tame DT Noods Radio 2/6/23

Freestyle Throwback Live From Brooklyn 6-10-23

Two hours of sublime exploration courtesy twin NY labels Patience and Impatience

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Patience/Impatience @ The Lot Radio 06-13-2023

A deep dive into warm nostalgia — Corals and Fish swims through the depths of deep house with a vintage soul. Lo-fi textures, dusty synths, and mellow grooves flow together like ocean currents, wrapping the listener in a hypnotic underwater dream.

Subtle yet groovy, this track blends analog warmth with modern rhythm, making it perfect for sunset sets, slow-burning dancefloors, or introspective headphone moments.

Let yourself drift between the corals — where old-school charm meets deep house elegance.

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