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.
rooklyn-based outfit Wetware (Roxy Farman and Matt Morandi) return with the intense follow-up album to 2018’s Automatic Drawing, an electronic dirge, simply titled: Flail. Formed in 2015 and [...]
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 […]
“On October 4th Erased Tapes present Handfuls of Night — the highly anticipated follow-up to Penguin Cafe’s much applauded 2017 album The Imperfect Sea — inspired by the Antarctic, Arthur [...]
The Column, brainchild of prolific musician & illustrator Reuben Sawyer, returns with the Sparrows Tongue EP, his first vinyl release since the 2018 LP, Oracle.  Sparrow’s Tongue finds Sawyer [...]
Australian outfit Death Bells return with their sophomore album, New Signs of Life. Nine Captivating tracks for fans of eighties indie, classic antipodean new wave, and turn of the century […]
“During the period when Black Uhuru featured both Michael Rose and Puma Jones, the group increasingly incorporated elements from outside of reggae tradition into their roots-based music. [...]
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
Dennis Bovell’s first album under his own name (as opposed to his Blackbeard pseudonym) that features several genre explorations, such as early R&B, along with a heavy bonus dub record [...]
“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 [...]