http://www.jahtari.org


Origine du Groupe : V.A World
Style : Reggae , Dancehal , Dub , Electronic , 8-Beats
Sortie : 2012

From http://www.jahtari.org

The tape heads of the Jahtari echo machines have been finetuned, the reverb modules are
rewired, the bass implant is set to maximum blast and now the third episode of our ongoing
series called "Jahtarian Dubbers" is ready to rock your walkman for a long time to come.

Mikey Murka went up to the dancehall again, John Frum is back with a hauntingly beautiful dub,
Soom T is in top shape on one of his other riddims, Maffi team up with Ranking Levy from MyLord
Sound while the Jahtari Riddim Force is on the loose, El Fata rinses Tapes' smashing "Gold Love
Riddim", disrupt dug out a forgotten treasure from the vault and Rootah runs his tube delays
into the red zone.

Wearing the black belt for beatmaking and new in the Jahtari camp is Monkey Marc (who
supplied a wicked instrumental to the last Roots Manuva album). Our favourite sound system
champions Mungo's Hifi are about to blow your speakers alongside veteran Jim Nastics, plus
there's a very special Rootah version of a Dub Syndicate / Adrian Sherwood classic - with Lee
Perry (!) on the mic, lazergun in hand, straightjacket and all. So better pack enough supplies
for an interstellar trip - this one might take a while.


Tracklist :
01  Mikey Murka - Sweeter
02  John Frum - Healing Dub
03  Soom T - Bullets Will Bounce
04  Monkey Marc - Rudebwoy Dub
05  Ranking Levy - Mad Man Style
06  Lee Perry & Dub Syndicate - Secret Laboratoy (Rootah version)
07  Jahtari Riddim Force - One Armed Swordsman
08  Jim Nastics & Mungo's Hifi - Nah Lef Africa
09  El Fata - Dancehall Girls
10  disrupt - Asteroid Dub Force
11  Rootah - Mr. Vibes

http://www.podomatic.com/profile/mjarocker


Origine du Groupe : North America
Style : Remix , Reggae , Ska
Sortie : 2012

From http://mjarocker.podomatic.com

MJ A ROCKER IS HERE!

In honor of his recent birthday..!

Some of you thought it was a joke ... but it's very very real ... and finally here ... ! THE DRASTICS tribute to Michael Joseph Jackson .. imagine SIR COXSONE in the production seat instead of Quincy and you're about half-way there ... Included are I Want You Back, Rock With You, Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough, Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal, and The Way You Make Me Feel ... These aren't instrumentals or covers-per-se ... you just gotta hear it to believe it ...

The Drastics are a stepping razor don't you watch their size....they're DANGEROUS!

http://www.myspace.com/warriork


Origine du Groupe : Jamaica
Style : Dancehall , Reggae
Sortie : 2002

From http://www.reggae-vibes.com

Like a bolt of lightening from the sky, Rasta messenger Warrior King has burst upon the scene, utilizing his gift of song to spread Jah truth throughout the land. 23-year old Warrior King was born on the 27th of July, 1979, in Kingston's Jubilee Hospital, soon moving to Clarendon, then settling in the growing city of Portmore at age eleven. "From birth I've always loved music, but it was not until I attended high school at the age of thirteen that I thought about it as something I could do myself," Warrior King explains. "At that time I followed Bounty Killer's style, but then my friend Warrior Mark, him said, 'You have the potential. You have the talent.' From there I started increasing my own thing, and with encouragement from my peers and inspiration and t'ing, the music started to flow."

Like many successful Jamaican entertainers, Warrior King gained his earliest stage experience in talent shows. "I started out with school concerts at first," he says. "At the time when I just came inna music, I used to do some combinations with a yout' named Likkle Blacks, Marlon Stewart. We used to do Tastee's Talent Show together, so we could really start getting exposed and gain experience." When he first started out Warrior King chatted in a hardcore deejay style, like his original hero, Bounty. A switch to the more holistic "singjay" sound came gradually. "It's a natural thing what just grow inside of me, even without me realizing," the singer reasons. "People started telling me they hear I can sing now. So, really and truly it's just a natural change." Even his name is an extension of this evolution. "I changed my name from 'Junior King' to 'Warrior King' because it have a more spiritual feel to it. Fighting against oppression, fighting against wrong. I'm Jah warrior, yuh know, fighting a war of rootical love.

Warrior King's 2001 debut single, "Virtuous Woman," was an international smash, its righteous lyrics prompting the Jamaica Observer to declare the singer "one of the artistes who made a difference in 2001." Since that auspicious beginning, Warrior King's compositions have consistently charted not only in his native Jamaica, but throughout the entire Caribbean, as well as New York, London, Tokyo and beyond. "A Friend Indeed" is currently getting heavy rotation in Jamaica, while "Jah Is Always There" was a recent summer smash on Atlanta's More Fire chart. The inclusion of "Never Go Where Pagans Go" on VP Records' compilation set "Reggae Gold 2002" further raised the artist's profile. Also included are "Virtuous Woman," "Never Go Where the Pagans Go" and other compositions that have built Warrior King's reputation.

Now the conscious singer has released his first full-length album. His VP Records debut, Virtuous Woman, features production by such heavy hitters as Sheldon 'Calibud' Stewart, Richard "Chabano" Brown, Lion Paw and Penthouse as well as guest appearances by Jahmali and dub poet, DYCR. With titles like "Love Jah and Live" and "Boast Not Myself," the CD's seventeen tracks are designed, says Warrior King, to "uplift people's heart, mind and soul in a positive way. All of the songs are written by me, through inspiration of the Father. Everybody can relate to a song on the album, I'm sure of that." The album opens up with "Power To Chant," a spiritual invocation of Jah that neatly sets the tone for what's to follow. Each song featured on the cd has a different style, but the message emphasizes purity and truth.

Warrior King believes that education is the key to betterment and hopes that his music will serve to convey the teachings of His Imperial Majesty, Hailie Selassie I. "As a Rastafarian you just don't sing music, you sing music with a purpose and a mission. To the four corners of the Earth," says Warrior King, "I carry my music, and the message of the King. And the message of love, to all people of all races."


Tracklist :
1. Power to chant
2. Never go where pagans go
3. Jah is always there
4. Africa shall be free
5. Breath of fresh air
6. Boast not myself
7. Love Jah and live
8. Rough road
9. Education is the key
10. Baby don't worry
11. Empress so divine
12. Virtuous woman
13. Oh mama feat.DYCR
14. Health and strength
15. What's going on feat.Jahmali
16. It's been a while
17. Mama (remix)

http://odgprod.com


Origine du Groupe : France
Style : Electro Dub , Reggae
Sortie : 2012

Par http://odgprod.com

ODGprod a le plaisir aujourd’hui d’accueillir une toute nouvelle formation au sein du netlabel. Après avoir découvert le Dub à la sauce berruyère avec des artistes comme Dawa Hifi ou encore U.Stone, il s’agit de faire place à MDC qui nous offre son premier Ep nommé « Conception« .

Massive Dub Corporation se compose de quatre activistes multi-instrumentistes réunis autours d’une idée commune ; explorer le dub et ses frontières (si tant est qu’il y en ait). Ce jeune groupe né à Bourges début 2010 a su dès ses débuts marier à la fois la scène et le studio, navigant habilement de la MAO à la musique instrumentale. C’est ce juste équilibre que l’on ressent immédiatement à l’écoute des cinq tracks, rythmiques synthétiques et phrasés acoustiques s’accordent à merveille. Chaque morceau est abordé d’une manière différente, on passera ainsi au travers de divers ambiances ; du « french dub » électrique aux choses plus roots, ou encore orienté stepper et dédié aux soundsystems. MDC s’offre également deux combinaisons royales pour son premier Ep puisque l’on peut retrouver le fameux MC Brother Culture (sur Ninja Assassin) ainsi que le duo de chanteurs parisiens Fu-Steps (sur Babylon Soldiers). « Conception » célèbre un dub riche, aux multiples facettes, qui annonce déjà MDC comme étant un groupe à suivre de près.


ODGprod is pleased today to welcome a new band on the netlabel. After discovering the Dub « made in Berry » thanks to artists such as  Dawa Hifi or  U.Stone , it is time to makeway for MDC who gives us his first Ep called « Conception ».

Massive Dub Corporation consists of four multi-instrumentalists activists with one common idea, exploring dub and its borders (if there are any). This young band born in Bourges in early 2010, the project starts both in studio and on stage, navigating between CAM and instrumental music. It is this balance that we feel immediately along the five tracks,  synthetic rhythm and acoustic phrasing are mixed perfectly. Each piece is discussed in a different way, and we will pass through various environments, from the « french dub »  to things more roots, or stepper oriented and dedicated to the soundsystems. MDC also offers two royal featurings for his first Ep, we can hear  the famous MC  Brother Culture (on Ninja Assassin) and the Parisian duo of singers  Fu-Steps (on Soldiers of Babylon). « Conception » celebrates a rich &  multi-faceted dub, which foreshadows MDC as a group to follow.


Tracklist :
01. Good vibes 3:45
02. Ninja assassin ft. Brother Culture 4:07
03. Horns man (King Earthquake) MDC Cover 3:45
04. Babylon soldiers ft. Fu-Steps 3:31
05. Spiritual War 4:51

http://www.sara-lugo.com
https://www.myspace.com/saralugo


Origine du Groupe : Germany
Style : Reggae , Alternative
Sortie : 2011


By Valentin Zill  from http://www.reggaeville.com

Here it is! Finally. Sara Lugo has been a household name in the German Reggae scene for years, and she is increasingly getting recognized outside of Germany. Amongst her fans, you find illustrious names such as David Rodigan, Dub Inc, Rootz Underground, Ras Achis and so many more. It is hard to believe, but she came that far by releasing an EP and several singles only. The waiting is over now as Munich‘s golden voiced angel releases her debut album What About Love. Backed by amazing musicians, some of the best Europe has to offer, Sara presents twelve tunes full of love, sadness, joy, hope and all emotions in between. Twelve tunes changing from (incredibly good) Roots Reggae to (incredibly good) R‘n‘B, flavored with Soul, Jazz and Hip Hop influences. Be warned - if you press Play once, you‘ll feel like pressing Stop is a real sacrilege.


What About Love has been produced by Umberto Echo, Sara‘s longtime supporter, multi-instrumentalist, renowned Dub artist in his own right and producer and arranger of several dozens of top-ranking Reggae, Dub, Jazz and JAH knows what else recordings. The credits read like a who‘s who of Europe‘s most gifted Reggae musicians. Sara employs members of Dub Inc, Gentleman‘s backing band, the Oneness Band, Jamaram, the Next Generation Family, plus Jan Delay‘s guitar player Loomis Green, Jahcoustix, Florian Opahle (who played guitar for Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, a pretty well-known British Rock group, according to Wikipedia),  Ganjaman, and others. Music-wise, this album is a must.


But even better than that is Sara‘s voice. She reveals her Soul socialization in every syllable she sings, transporting a wide spectrum of emotions in a way that I just cannot imagine somebody would not be touched by it.


Most of the tunes on What About Love have not been released previously. Thematically, Sara talks about love from various angles. Since her debut album is absolutely free of letdowns, I will only introduce my very favorites to you. Nothing To Worry shows an aspect of Sara we have not seen so far - pure upliftment, as she is reminding us that God always takes good care of us. This tune is so good it prevented me from getting mad when the nuclear plant in Fukushima exploded. They Know Not Love is a strong combination with Lutan Fyah. The story goes that Lutan did not sound rough enough for Sara, so she kept on sending him back into the vocal booth until he asked her: “Is that enough now, Miss Producer?” Part Of My Life is Sara‘s contribution on Greenyard Records‘ Design Riddim, talking about the love between siblings who found back together after a time of conflict. Locked Away is the tune Loomis Green recorded with Sara, a tune about a love that went wrong. Equally touching is the slightly melancholic One Of These Days. Slightly different from the version
released on Naptali‘s winning album Long Journey is their combination And They Cry.


Tracklist :   
01. What Happened
02. Maybe
03. Soul Chaos
04. Nothing To Worry
05. They Know Not Love feat. Lutan Fyah
06. Part Of My Life
07. Rock Steady
08. Familiar Stranger (acoustic Version)
09. Locked Away
10. One Of These Days
11. And They Cry feat. Naptali
12. If Tears