2023 repress. One of King Tubby’s finest works, originally released in 1974. Recorded at Tubby’s famous 18 Drummly Ave. studio in Kingston during dub’s early development period.
“An intimate and vulnerable emotional portrait that shows her grappling with a period of personal tumult, ‘Whole New Mess’ presents Angel Olsen working through her open wounds [...]
“On their first album together since Maze of Woods (2015), Matthew Robert Cooper (Eluvium) and Mark T. Smith (Explosions in the Sky) further their creative curiosities as Inventions. [...]
While the hypothetical range of what the listener might expect from a record of free-improvised guitar playing is understandably gigantic, it’s not very often that what is heard so easily […]
E-Saggila is an enigmatic cult producer in electronics, constructing soaring calm from dynamic turbulence as the era of domesticated destruction and creation arrives. Conceived by Iraqi-born, [...]
Gilgongo Records is pleased to announce “Continuous Hole”, a collaborative album by Drew Daniel and John Wiese. The fruit of over ten years of home recordings in San Francisco, Los […]
Of all the artists who recorded for the Black Jazz label, keyboardist and composer Doug Carn was the most prolific, releasing four albums for the imprint. 1972’s Spirit of the […]
Jazz-tinged reggae from London Label: Tuff Gong – GMLP6 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Jamaica Released: 1979 VG+/VG. Sleeve high end VG, some rubbing and creasing
“Written in the aftermath of his longtime producer Leslie Kong’s tragically early death, 1972’s Struggling Man reflected Jimmy Cliff’s desperate attempt to shake himself [...]
“Like their first meeting (Time Boom X de Devil Dead), the second collaboration between Lee “Scratch” Perry and his acolyte, Adrian Sherwood, is a perfect mixture of [...]
“Mad Professor’s Dub Me Crazy series stretched to a ninth volume with Science & the Witchdoctor. Though there is a stronger vocal presence here, including snippets from Kofi, [...]
“Originally released in 1983 on his own Rockers imprint, Augustus Pablo’s King David’s Melody collects singles from the years 1975-1982. The liner notes do a good job of [...]