Win a copy of Opie Ortiz & Family feat. Crazy Baldhead “The Right Way B/W The Right Dub” 7-inch Vinyl, courtesy of Rootfire. Enter below.
“This song is about helping the youths,” stated the one and only Opie Ortiz about “The Right Way,” the ebullient new track he sings on produced by
There is something that intrigues me about analog tape recording in the modern era. Perhaps I’m fascinated that we are still hung up on the sounds of yesterday, or maybe by the fact that artists are still finding ways to wow us with old technology. … Read… Read More
Win a copy of King Jammy‘s King Jammy Destroys The Virus With Dub vinyl LP, courtesy of VP Records.
King Jammy Destroys The Virus With Dub finds Jamaican producer, mixing engineer, and reggae icon King Jammy emerging from his famed Waterhouse studio… Read More
I’ve only had so many ocean encounters in my life. One particularly memorable experience found me with a snorkel, mask, and flippers, coasting over a very shallow coral reef. If I just let myself float, the waves would carry me intensely over canyons of wild and beautiful reef,… Read More
Showcase Vol. 1, by Lone Ark meets The 18th Parallel, was released through Fruits Records September 3rd, 2021 on LP, CD, and digital.
Good God. So much history of reggae’s sound and goodness packed into six tunes and their five dub counterparts that it will bounce right back outta your… Read More
The following notes accompany the 40th anniversary reissue of Wailing, available in Europe on July 17, 2021 (Record Store Day) and in the US on November 26 (Black Friday).
2021 marks the 40th anniversary of two Wailing Souls LPs, one iconic and one comparatively obscure.… Read More… Read More
You can’t have dub music without reverb and delay, and for many, these classic effects sounded their best in the hands of dub pioneer and sound engineer legend, Osborne “King Tubby” Ruddock. His King Tubby Studio, tucked within the Waterhouse community of Kingston, Jamaica, created… Read More
Dub music has a way of showing you a new side… Read More
