The first Biga.Ranx album 'On Time' available once again, displaying the foresight and incredible vocal skills of this rising French MC. This unconventional, multi-faceted singer combines a typical Dancehall flow with a melodic, soul-oriented style. Biga. worked with various European beatmakers for the album (a theme that would continue.), including Olo from the Ondubground collective and the Danish producers Maffi.
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The Austrian rapper Governor General Rugged with whom he created a hip-hop alternative Mus Bus, the legendary Joseph Cotton and Green Cross with whom he has shared the stage since his beginnings all join Biga across sixteen killer tracks. From ragga to hip-hop, with guitar riffs and electronic sounds a plenty, it shows you just how cutting edge this artist was, way back in 2011. Limited reissue.
Released in Jamaica in 1971 and produced by Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, 'Soul Revolution Part II' is a sequel of sorts to Bob Marley And The Wailers’ debut LP, 1970’s 'Soul Rebel'. The Wailers’ work with Scratch is considered by many reggae fans to mark career pinnacles for all involved, and classic hymns like ‘Don’t Rock My boat’ or the revisitation of Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Keep On Moving’ were destined to become among the more widely hailed efforts in the repertoire of Bob Marley. An historical milestone in early reggae history, back on shiny heavyweight vinyl. Reggaefied version of the Barbara Acklin classic! It was 1968 when The Maytals brought out ‘Do the Reggay’, and that same year Barbara Acklin gave us the sound of soul with ‘Am I the Same Girl’. Fast forward 13 years, and legendary UK producer Dennis Forbes had the genius to combine the pretty melody of Acklin’s hit with the pulsating new reggae sound of Lovers Rock.
In 1981 Charmaine Burnette was pretty much unknown and untested as a singer, but Forbes heard potential in her voice and gave her a chance. Summoned to London’s Chinatown where Dean Fraser and an all-Jamaican band were gathered in a basement studio, Burnette recorded her first single ‘Am I the Same Girl’, recorded in the same session as Sugar Minott’s ‘Got a Good Thing Going’. Both records were released - the former song bombed and went nowehere, the latter was picked up by RCA and went on to reach #4 in the UK charts, assuring Minott’s place in UK reggae history.
The same cannot be said of Burnette, who has since faded into obscurity. Perhaps Forbes was right in thinking that the heavy bass drum and sweet vocal combination wasn’t right, but in fact it was way ahead of its time, just right for today’s fat subwoofers and deep bass bins – crank it up and feel the sound of super heavy reggaefied soul! Progressive dub reggae from the heart of Pālolo Valley, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i.
Following on from the deranged machine mulch of the Cru Servers we proudly announce the second record on the label to emerge from our native south side of Glasgow. Lo Kindre is the solo project of Irish/Luxembourgish bedroom producer, amateur footballer and award-winning bartender Daniel Magee. Crawling out from the undergrowth at the speed of a snail with dreadlocks this six track EP builds upon his previous venture for Optimo Music and manages to enchant in many of the same ways.
Chlorophytum ticks all of the right boxes, sitting somewhere between a budding sci-fi homage, drum machine escapism and a fascination with the motorik styles of West Germany and the wider On-U continuum. Lo Kindre's sound has recently developed by way of countless hours spent twiddling with delay units alongside vintage Italian football commentary and murky casks of Tennents, and has culminated here in the following six tracks. The seventh 12th Isle now ecstatically morphs from our galaxy into yours. Placed within legendary reggae producer Lee “Scratch” Perry’s prolific discography, The Upsetters Chapter 1 stands out as one of the eccentric genius’s most interesting, adventurous works. Using a combination of established collaborators and new musicians, Perry creates a classic dub record that pulses with deep bass, echoing percussion and dissonant sound effects. Spiritual cuts (“When Jah Come”) are balanced by grand dub productions (“Tighten Up”), creating a cohesive, infectious sound that rivals the Upsetter’s finest material.
Save’s “Monsters And Fairies” is an abandoned hotel room located somewhere between England and Spain. It’s real for some while for others it’s just a fantasy. Its in this exact same place that the american singer/vocalist Craig Louis Higgins Jr. (Paranoid London/Mutado Pintado/Black Daniel), the australian singer/composer Saskia Sansom and the fench electronic music composer Marc Nguyen Tan (Colder) got together to record these songs during the year 2012. However some listeners will find interesting to know, that until today, the three of them have never actually met in person. Four tracks from this experience are available now on limited 10” vinyl with original artwork by London artist Sara Pope. Support so far: Laurent Garnier, Ivan Smagghe, Steffi, Tiga, Young Marco, Patrick Wimberly of Chairlift, Steve Mason (Beta Band), Dan Carey Producer of Hot Chip/Franz Ferdinand/Toy/Kate Tempest, The Eccentronic Research Council.
The Specials were formed in Coventry in 1977. True innovators, the band began the British ska revival craze, combining the highly danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk’s energy and attitude. The band’s second album ‘More Specials’ (UK No.5, 1980) was a change in musical direction to their debut. Less frenzied and hard-hitting, it was more musically adventurous and varied, bleaker lyrics reflecting British life at the time.
This album has been digitally remastered from the original analogue stereo masters and the new vinyl cuts have been made using those new masters. Careful comparison was made to the first pressed copies of the original albums throughout the process to maintain the sound as the band had originally envisaged.
The album features a classic cover of Carl Sigman and Conrad Magidson's 1940s chestnut ‘Enjoy Yourself’ and a brooding version of the same song featuring the Go-Go's. Includes: the rhythm & blues / 60s soul-style instrumental ‘Sock It to 'Em JB’ and the Mexican-flavoured ‘Holiday Fortnight’; the intriguing ‘International Jet Set’; the apocalyptic ‘Man at C&A’; the mournful, spaghetti western feel of ‘Stereotypes’; the emotional despair of ‘Do Nothing’ and the bright and breezy ‘Hey, Little Rich Girl’ (with fabulous sax solos from Madness' Lee Thompson). The immortal line from ‘Pearl's Cafe’ by Terry Hall and Bodysnatchers' Rhoda Dakar, sums up their own, and the country's frustration - ‘It's all a load of bollocks, and bollocks to it all’. STAFF COMMENTS Philippa says: The Specials second album sees the band expanding their horizons, mixing ska with easy listening / muzak and 60s style soul.
Includes 'Enjoy Yourself', 'Man At C&A', 'Stereotypes' and loads more sing-along gems. FORMAT INFORMATION LP Info: 180g vinyl. You know the score by now - if it's got Wackies on the label - stick it in yer stable!
The label's flawless reputation was been touted plenty by us here at Piccadilly Records, and it's always exciting when a new one gets mined and delivered to us here in the shop. Tony Jackson's 'Mother I Love You' b/w Jah B's 'Vampire' is, of course, no exception. The former, from 1981, is impossible to get hold of for less than a ton, and is an imperative slice of Wackies dub-flecked roots. Snares splash and echo, while a slacker-than-slack riddim section somehow guides Jackson's dread voice through love and admiration for his mother. Riotous horns top off the package - a roots reggae gold standard. Info on Jah B's 'Vampire' is more elusive and it seems like the track has been previously unreleased - making this 12' double header even more desirable! Complete with a spooky dub from the in-house Rhythm Force, this is surely an early Christmas present for all reggae and dub lovers across the globe - rejoice!
Formidable 3 track 12' from the far north. Sabothoka on the side A delivers a real cry for freedom in the form of an afrobeat disco dancefloor crowd pleaser that will make you smile, this track was a Rune Lindbaek floorfiller at the infamous Club Nomaden in Oslo, Norway. On Side B Changeling kicks off and does not disappoint, with its peak time acid house guitar loop, heavy head nodding drums and vocal it's a surefire winner.
Finally on B2 we have Strong, a carnival style dubbed out reggae vibe with some cheeky effects and subtle flows. Long Live The Wild Pitch!