Independent Reggae Music Label 

booking and informations:
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Boston's #1 Selector since 1987
Broadcaster specializing in Reggae, Dancehall, Soca & GOOD Music. 
Bridging the musical gap from the FOUNDATION, to the FUTURE.

From clubs to squats and street parties, Superbass selections are synonymous of quality and research in reggae and bass music, as well musical freshness and versatility. 
As a pioneer in the italian reggae scene from various decades, the longtime background of dj selecter Mimmo "Superbass" Pizzutilo has a solid foundation in roots reggae and dub music. Nevertheless his record box is enough deep to include all the bass culture spectrum trough dubstep and jungle, as well world music echoes as afrobeat and italian ancestral folk rhythms. 
In the superbassism concept, basically you can expect everything is groovy and vital, with a conscious and cultural awareness. Dubplates of his I&I Project sound system, as well unreleased and special tunes are also often part of the Superbass sessions.

George Fotiadis is a multifaceted creative music producer under the alias Basement Freaks. Born in Greece, Fotiadis has established himself as a versatile artist with a rich portfolio spanning audio storytelling and funk-infused electronic music.

Under the Basement Freaks pseudonym, George Fotiadis has carved out a notable presence in the music world, particularly within the funk, soul, and breakbeat genres. He is recognized as a producer whose work pays homage to the golden age of funk, merging the 1970s and 1980s vibes with a modern twist. 

He also contributes to the music production community by releasing live-recorded sample packs through Black Octopus Sound, enhancing his influence among producers and DJs.

Fotiadis’s approach to music is marked by creativity and a refusal to adhere strictly to convention.

 The story of UB40, and how this group of young friends from Birmingham transcended their working-class origins to become the world’s most successful reggae band is not the stuff of fairytales as might be imagined. The group’s led a charmed life in many respects it’s true, but it’s been a long haul since the days they’d meet up in the bars and clubs around Moseley, and some of them had to scrape by on less than £8 a week unemployment benefit. The choice was simple if you’d left school early. You could either work in one of the local factories, like Robin Campbell did, or scuffle along aimlessly whilst waiting for something else to happen.

By the summer of 1978, something else did happen, and the nucleus of UB40 began rehearsing in a local basement. Robin’s younger brother Ali, Earl Falconer, Brian Travers and James Brown all knew each other from Moseley School of Art, whilst Norman Hassan had been a friend of Ali’s since school. Initially, they thought of themselves as a "jazz-dub-reggae" band, but by the time Robin was persuaded to join and they’d recruited Michael Virtue and Astro – who’d learnt his craft with Birmingham sound-system Duke Alloy – the group had already aligned themselves to left-wing political ideals and forged their own identity, separate from the many punk and Two Tone outfits around at that time. The group had nailed their colours to the mast by naming themselves after an unemployment benefit form. Their political convictions hadn’t been gleaned second hand either, but cemented in place whilst attending marches protesting against the National Front, or rallies organised by Rock Against Racism.

By the time Chrissie Hynde invited them to tour with the Pretenders during the summer of 1980 and their debut single "King b/w Food For Thought" had sailed into the UK Top 5, all the essential elements of UB40 were already in place. Their line-up will remain unchanged for almost thirty years, and they will continue playing a mix of original material and inspired choice of reggae covers in a style that’s instantly accessible with its bright melodies and sweeping horn arrangements – one that’s allied to a formidable rhythm section, capable of holding its own with anything from Jamaica.

UB40’s first album was released the following September, on Graduate Records. Their deal allowed them more creative freedom than if they had signed with a major label. The cover artwork memorably duplicated an unemployment benefit card, with the title "Signing Off" rubber-stamped in red, but it was the music that quickly worked its way into the affections of a young, mainly student crowd with its knowing lyrics, solid reggae rhythms and dubby, instrumental passages, offset by warm horn solos and Jamaican style scatting. There was nothing else like it at the time. As a multi-cultural band from Birmingham, UB40 weren’t drawn into trying to sound "authentic," and there was considerably more depth to their music than that of many punk and 2Tone bands. "I’m a British subject, not proud of it, whilst I carry the burden of shame," they sang on one of the tracks. Accepting the truth of their own situation amidst a sea of other reggae songs proclaiming black heritage gave us a valuable insight into where UB40 were coming from. They were unafraid to stand up and be counted, and British audiences instinctively loved them for it. "Signing Off" duly went to No. 2 in the UK and stayed on the nation’s album charts for 72 weeks.

On September 2nd, 2013, UB40 released their latest album ‘Getting Over The Storm’ on Universal/Virgin Records.

NOUVEL EP - PRINTEMPS 2020

Entre rythmiques organiques originales teintées de sonorités du monde et groove basse-batterie lourd et hypnotique, la musique de Moja est une invitation au voyage, puisant son inspiration aux sources du Reggae/Dub tout en naviguant sur les rivages de la Soul et de la World Music.

Magnifié par la voix puissante et envoûtante de sa chanteuse Mamatya, le message porté par Moja est celui d’un engagement sincère pour des valeurs humanistes et universelles, à travers des textes et des mélodies qui, tels des mantras, font entrer en résonance l’âme et le corps.

Fort d’un premier album prometteur sorti en 2018, plébiscité par la presse spécialisée reggae, et très justement intitulé ONE, le groupe est lancé vers un avenir radieux. Sur scène, des morceaux comme "Another Way", "One" ou encore "Higher" embarquent le public dans une transe collective méditative et dansante !

"ONE" ALBUM DISPONIBLE EN CD & DIGITAL : http://smarturl.it/moja

A.B.003 Limited Heavyweight (180g) 12" 4Tracker Black Vinyl + Full Color Plein Sleeve OUT NOW ! Available here :  nickynutz.bandcamp.com/album/wild-like-a-tiger-ep
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Animal Breaks (B)&#13;
Sozialistischer Plattenbau (D)
Lickshot Recordings (NL)
Ruff Guidance (UK)
Amenology/London Town Records (UK)
Kniteforce Records (UK)
Labelless Records (US)
Bulletproof Wax (US)
Sound So Fierce (US)
Rawkus Noise Records (UK)
Echo Chamber Sound (Aus)
Pineal Records (UK)
Satta Sounds (UK)
Influential (UK)
Bruck Out Records (UK)/forthcoming
Boomsha Recordings (UK)
Flex (UK)
Junglist Manifesto Recordings (CAN)
UK Jungle Records (UK)
Deep In The Jungle Records (UK)
Technicolour Sounds (UK)
Future Tone Recordings (CAN)&#13;
Bludclot (US)&#13
Inner Minds (US)
Luvinnitt Productions (US)
Top Drawer Digital (UK) &#13;
Survival Story : The Ragga-jungle compilation (US, not on label)&#13;
Quantum Progression Audio (UK)&#13;
Northern Sound Alliance (UK)
Tuffshot Audio (UK)
Good News Boppers (UK)
Ballpark Recordings (UK)
Monkey Business (Be)
Hi Headz (Serbia)&#13;
Svaha Sound (UK/CAN)
EcoSCi (Bg)
Hibiki Records (UK/Spain)
Big Da Bass (Ru)
In Da Jungle Recordings (CAN)
Relief Records (US)
JungleX (CAN)
Greenfingers records (UK)

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