Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Spice Rocks Da Heatwave!

Henry Heatwave AKA Heatwave UK pulled this likkle ditty out of the vaults, a nevah released tune this, an' well hot Iyah! Prince Jazzbo's produced Sensi Addict by Horace Ferguson gets a mash with Spice's vocals from her track Fight Ova Man off of Mad House's 85 riddim.




Spice & Horace Ferguson - Fight Ova Sensi (Heatwave Refix)



Blackout JA & Gregory Isaacs Report Necessary Mayhem!

UK's Necessay Mayhem just released the remix of their Rumours Riddim produced by Curtis Lynch, featuring Blackout JA 'longside Gregory Isaacs on a fresh digikal tune/riddim dubbed Report To Me. The b side is a well energized remix of the Rumours Riddim Dubplate with MC Shabba, Tenor Fly, UK Apache, David Boomah an' YT. Check the snippets below, courtesy of the Necessary Mayhem website. The 7" is now out, so gwaan get one an' play it out!



Blackout JA & Gregory Isaacs - Report To Me (Report To Me Riddim)







MC Shabba, Tenor Fly, UK Apache, David Boomah & YT - Dubplate Rmx (Rumours Riddim)

Jah Faith No Bother Grumble!

Serious ting dat!!! Trinidad's Jah Faith and California's Jandisc Records team up for their second collaboration release on high caliber 7" vinyl. No Bother Grumble is the follow up to the Bun A One track that launched this heavy roots rockers revival sound produced by J. Bonner outta CA, including vicious dubs on the b sides. Be sure to check the Jandisc website and MySpace pages for more info an' tracks. Yes Jah Faith - No Bother Grumble, with Jandisc your positive works a make Babylon crumble!!



Monday, August 17, 2009

Prime Time Rockin' Solid With Sizzla & TOK!

London's Prime Time AKA PT drops another big remix. Rockin' Solid, released on 7", features Sizzla 'longside TOK on a recut Chase The Devil riddim, originally done by the master Lee Scratch Perry with Max Romeo on vocals. Nice to hear a different take on this massive foundational sound. Check Prime Time's Myspace page for nuff audio - including Shabba ridin' the Message To You Rudy riddim mash- whaaa wicked! Prime Time a sweet like lime an' drop rough tune- everytime!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Soulforce A Ram Dancehall!

Yes Soulforce is back at it! The crew responsible for the scorching refix of Keith & Tex's Tonight 'longside Shabba Ranks known as the Dukku Dukku Remix have dropped another hot-a-hot track on their Fizzle label. Dancehall Ram features Shabba - once again, him deyah! on the Markus Riddim, a recut of Burning Spear's track Marcus Garvey - chopped and spiced with some steady riddim an' horn groove. Big track still. Be sure to check the Soulforce Myspace page & website for tracks - such as the supa wicked remix/mash of Buju Banton's Good, Better, Best with Delroy Wilson's I Don't Know Why (AKA Movie Star) - mixes an shows. Click on the 7" below to hear a clip of Dancehall Ream - an' pick yourself up a copy if ya can. Run track Iyah!




Shabba Ranks - Dancehall Ram (Markus Riddim - Soulforce)

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Gappy Ranks Gets Some Bad Treatment From Peckings!

Wicked riddim run coming from Peckings (UK). The label, known an' respected for their revival style, update classic Treasure Isle an' Studio One riddims, by mixin' in fresh new vocalists such as Bitty McLean, Lady Lex, Natijah, Tarrus Riley, Peter Hunningale, an' others. On disyaoneya Jah Is My Everything Gappy Ranks saddles the Soul Vendors version of the Bad Treatment Riddim A.K.A. the Tune In Riddim in fine style, fee true! Be sure to check out the Peckings Myspace page for more info on the tracks an' upcoming releases. Boom chune Iyah- fyah!

Gappy Ranks - Jah Is My Everything (Bad Treatment Riddim)