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This is Nu Jazz Vol. 4

Voices feat. Hindi Zahra

Dub re-creation of Jackie Mittoo's "Earthquake" arranged by Dubaquinho.

Earthquake (Jackie Mittoo Dub Re-creation)

This song is taken from Bost & Bim's Special Blend "Ladies First" starring Rosey, Brisa Roché, Ellen  Birath, Mozella, Mariama and Jaqee.
Available in CD, vinyl and digital.


Intangled Situation feat Jaqee (from Special Blend "Ladies First")

Pre-order new album ‘Silkidrangar’ now!
iTunes: smarturl.it/Samaris-Silkidrangar
CD/Vinyl: bit.ly/skdr-oli

Samaris - Góða tungl

On March 26th, 2014 the Brooklyn Attractors, including Victor Axelrod, Andy Bassford, Larry McDonald, Brett Tubin, Dan Jeselsohn, Eddie Ocampo, Buford O’Sullivan, Anant Pradhan, Luke Penella, and Rich Graiko came together to play a show at the Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn, NY. Thankfully the audio was captured by the crew at Shapeshifter Lab and subsequently made available for release. This became “LIVE IN BROOKLYN”, the ATTRACTOR’S sophomore album and a rare hifi glance into the modern underground NYC Jamaican Jazz scene. The following is the unedited audio from that evening.

Credits:

LARRY MCDONALD - percussion
EDDIE OCAMPO - drums
BIG DAN JESSELSOHN - bass
BUFORD O’SULLIVAN - trombone
BRETT TUBIN - guitar
ANDY BASSFORD - guitar
RICH GRAIKO - trumpet
ANANT PRADHAN - tenor and alto saxophones
LUKE PENELLA - tenor saxophone and flute
VICTOR AXELROD - organ and piano

Produced - Rich Graiko
Recorded – Shapeshifter Lab
Mixed - Rich Graiko

Connect with Brooklyn Attractors:
Rootfire Profile: http://rootfire.net/brooklynattractors/
Website: http://theattractors.net/

* “Live In NYC” is an exclusive Rootfire World Premiere.
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Live in New York

Brooklyn Attractors - Green Mango - [Rootfire World Premiere]

“I wanted to make a record that was honest and true to the golden era of Jamaican music” says https://soundcloud.com/jr-thomas-5 . With Thomas and Brian Dixon as the brainchildren and nucleus of the project, some of LA’s finest purveyors in the golden era of roots were assembled to become The Volcanos and together they recorded Beware.

Album Credits
Jr. Thomas: vocals/guitar/songwriter
Raynier Jacildo: piano/back up vocals (JD McPherson)
Scott Abels: drums (Jimmy Cliff Rebirth and Sacred Fire, Hepcat, The Aggrolites)
Brian Dixon: guitar/engineer (The Aggrolites, Western Standard Time)
Chiquis Lozoya: bass/back up vocals (The Expanders/Hepcat)
John Butcher: back up vocals (The Expanders)
Dan Boer: organ (Jimmy Cliff Rebirth and Sacred Fire)
Zac Pike: (Sand Dollar Sound)

Producer: Brian Dixon
Recorded: Volcano Lounge (Los Angeles, CA)
Release Date:  September 18, 2015
Label: Truth & Soul Records 
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Connect with Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos:
Rootfire Profile: http://rootfire.net/jrthomasandthevolcanos/
Web: https://www.facebook.com/jrthomasreggae/

* “The Master” is an exclusive Rootfire World Premiere.
http://rootfire.net/

Beware

Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos - The Master - [Rootfire World Premiere]

Sly and Robbie doing a reggae cover of the Marvin Gaye song "Inner City Blues"

Sly and Robbie "Inner City Blues"

Timewarp inc - Tropicaliente EP 

Catalogue No: TMDG 164
Release Date: May 12, 2017
Media: Digital & Special Edition CDR
File Under: DUB / TROPICAL / FUNK

The long awaited release from the man behind the label is now true! Timewarp inc returns with a killer new release under the name: Tropicaliente EP. 

Travel your mind, your body and your soul into the exotic places that Timewarp a.k.a Angelos Stoumpos tried to bring in life through his music. The recipe is simple; all three tracks on the EP are under a common root, thats the Dub, the growing plant births the first twigs, yes thats the funk, and finally we can see the leaves; well yes thats the tropical mood, colorful, happy, sweet, alive and organic! Many great artists participating in this brand new release. 

Half French and half Greek Georges Perin appears on the opening Tropicaliente track with his magical English / French joyful oh mama vocals, the lyrics were written with his partner Panagiotis Skraparlis. In this song Al The X-King is responsible for the great performing with his Ukelele. While 7x Greek DMC champion, world finalist legend Sparky T gave his great talented skills, he scratched a few special elements on the track. The rising little star Timewarp Junior appears on the track with his little sweet voice, learning the real word! An instrumental version of the track is also included on the release. 

Reggae on Dope is the next stop. Timewarp tried to give a different breath to his music, approaching reggae & funk with a tropical-mediterranean touch. The result is an amazing non-ordinary track. With his silver flute, Tasos Fotiou is the man behind this great performance. He played precisely the theme melody as Timewarp cached it first on the keyboards, but in the end he gave an extra solo performance with a unique character. Al The X-King is responsible for the great Cuban like chords and the smoked dub and reggae muted guitar riffs. At last Mister Kentro performed the accordion melody line as it was written from Timewarp on the keyboards. Well, thats a dope track indeed! 

Dub in Disco is next, and as the title states it, here you can expect some disco style, slow & down-tempo but yet full groovy with a tropical dub style. Tasos Fotiou participated by providing his great style with a heavy sax section theme score build up. Al The X-King did his thing once again with his dub and reggae style vibes all over the track with his great guitar riffs. The result is a floating dance track, with big dub disco beats and grooves. 

Audiophile Analog Mastering: Angelos Timewarp Stoumpos. 

Cover Design: Vagelis Phocas. 


Timewarp inc - Tropicaliente EP will be available on May 12th, 2017 for sale in special edition CDR and digital download at timewarpstore and all mp3 retailers across the internet.

Dub in Disco feat. Tasos Fotiou

Carnival Horns (feat. Julito Padron)

Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano

Terry Callier/You re Goin  Miss Your Candyman

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.]

 


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