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Mr Williamz is an original soundsystem toaster in the reggae dancehall style, and this is one of his live anthems sung on the fattest "Heavenless" rhythm track produced by UK bassline rub a dub masters Chief Rockas. Clean riddim on the B-side. Limited press.
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For over two decades, Glasgow's Mungo's Hi Fi and their label Scotch Bonnet have spread their fun, forward-thinking reggae music around the world. And this ethos is triple-distilled into their now eagerly-awaited Puffers Choice compilations. The album begins with "Heavenz" by Norwich-based producers Chief Rockas, featuring the hypnotic flow of Jamaican-born emcee Mr Williamz, over a smoking "re-lick" of the famous "Heavenless" rhythm. It's followed by the soulful voice of Ireland's Cian Finn, singing traditional Celtic song "Go Lassie" on a sparse, dubby Mungo's backing. This track was previously released on Mungo's offshoot imprint Dumbarton Rock which quickly sold out. The pastoral becomes the political as US-born, Wales-based crooner Jeb Loy Nichols gently reminds the world that "To Be Rich (Should Be A Crime)", produced by legendary dubbist Adrian Sherwood. Scotch Bonnet crew member Stalawa draws on the African excursions that yielded 2019's acclaimed Stalawa In East Africa EP. "Rather Be Alone", featuring Kenya's "First Lady of hip hop and reggae" Nazizi, is the next cut to Ease Up the Pressure by Jamaica's Delroy Melody and Uganda's C Wyne. Swedish production unit Viktorious revive "Hotstepper", a lost lyric from Jamaican veteran Earl Cunningham. It was an unreleased artifact from a 1980s sound system cassette that deserves a wider audience. The digital sounds that rose in the '80s continue with "Crucial" by Swiss producer Bony Fly and New York vocalist JonnyGo Figure --whose style reminded Mungo's of another NYC legend, Shinehead. Next is the first ever vinyl release of Interrupt's "Lyrics Spree", a family affair involving three generations of British lyricists Parly B, Daddy Freddy, and Tippa Irie with Interrupt. Also getting a first release on wax is hard-puffing, all Jamaican dancehall affair "BBS", featuring Shokryme and RTKal and produced by experimental Kingston collective, Equiknoxx. At the other end of the scale, musically and geographically, is "Weak Hearts", a haunting, mechanical soundscape from New Zealand dubstep project Flying Fox. Its sparing, sampled vocal contrasts with the loud and clear anti-racist lyricism of "Black", chanted by Jamaican sing-jay Skari over a deliberately unobtrusive backdrop from Belgium's INT DUB. Mungo's Hi Fi themselves make a reappearance on the flipside with hymn to solitude, "In My Zone", by Bristol emcee Gardna and singer Charli Brix. The album's final port of call is "Sailor West" by Cumbrian dubstep producer Somah and ethereal Edinburgh-based singer Nem.
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Mungo's Hi Fi cement their long-standing connection with Italian-born, Paris-based singer Marina P, by releasing eagerly awaited concept album, Soul Radio. Over six years in the making, Soul Radio is an ambitious representation of the artistic fullness of Marina P, expanding into multiple genres while keeping its roots in rocksteady, reggae, and ska. Born in Italy to jazz loving parents, Marina P travelled to Paris to get involved in its music scene. Word reached Mungo's Hi Fi of this rising singer with a cool yet emotive tone, and the Scottish sound system and label reached across the Channel to voice her on their industrial strength Belly Ska riddim. The result was 2007's massive and enduring "Divorce À L'Italienne", which was included on Mungo's 2009 Sound System Champions album (SCOB 001CD/LP). That track is present on Soul Radio, alongside an inspired rocksteady cover of Smashing Pumpkins' "Soma", plus ska smash, and "The Beat Goes SKA!" featuring Tippa Irie and Dennis Alcapone, an adaptation of Sonny and Cher's "And The Beat Goes On". Having worked up a sweat on the ska and rocksteady dancefloor, the album relaxes into a more chilled space, with the haunting "Nice To Meet You" and the serene "Great Wave". These calming, secluded sonic spaces combine Mungo's forward-thinking production with a retro 90s-meets-50s, triphop-in-a-jazz club nostalgia. Taken as a whole, Soul Radio celebrates Marina P's depth and versatility as an artist. It's also the perfect soundtrack to both the night before -- and the morning after.
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LP version. Scotch Bonnet loves reggae music's rich heritage. Not only is it is as strong today as it ever has been, soundsystem culture has now spread to every corner of the world. To celebrate this, Scotch Bonnet has compiled a few musically important releases from some of the key musicians and producers that have influenced and nourished Scotch Bonnet records since the start. Some have appeared on singles, some are dubs that Mungo's Hi Fi couldn't stop playing on the soundsystem, and there are some brand new pieces to keep it crispy fresh. The end result is Puffer's Choice. Features contributions from: Prince Fatty, The Hempolics, Mungo's Hi Fi, Solo Banton, Danny T & Tradesman, Dark Angel), Viktorious, Parly B, Disrupt, Zeb & Scotty, Led Piperz, Subactive, Sugar Minott & Daddy Freddy, Stalawa, Delroy Melody, Naram, Tenor Youthman, Mr Williamz, Bim One, Macka B OBF and Charlie P.
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Glasgow-based soundsystem and production unit, Mungo's Hi Fi, announce More Fyah, a stunning collaboration with UK singer and MC, Eva Lazarus. A genre-melding masterpiece, More Fyah traverses between reggae, dub, dancehall, and other bass flavors. Eva seamlessly tackles every track with her unique lyrical flow and wide vocal range, matched by Mungo's infectious signature sound. From the rocksteady relick of "Dub Be Good To Me", the ragga mash-up title track, the summery riddims of "Light As A Feather", featuring London reggae artist Kiko Bun, to the roots sampling "Babylon Raid", featuring Jamaican reggae legend Max Romeo, Mungo's have a sound that is deeply rooted in dub and reggae's lineage, backed by the sharp, sassy, and slick vocals of Eva Lazarus.
Raised out of one of the most musically creative cities in the UK, Mungo's Hi Fi have made a massive contribution to Glasgow's musical story with a respectful nod to Jamaican sound system tradition. Founded in 2000, Mungo's was formed by two like-minded DJs, inspired by the free party scene but following the Jamaican tradition of King Tubby and Jah Shaka. True to reggae/dancehall's DIY ethos, they built their first sound from speakers found in a skip and began producing on an old Atari. They founded the Scotch Bonnet Records label in 2005. Today Mungo's Hi Fi's three DJs, Craig, Doug and Tom play all over the world, assisted by the team at Scotch Bonnet Records: all committed to spreading their philosophy of serious, seismic productions plus easy-going democratic dancehall fun. Highly collaborative, they've worked on remix projects with Leftfield, Coldcut, Submotion Orchestra, Kahn, and Prince Fatty in the UK to Major Lazer in the US and are currently expanding links with East African Records based in Uganda. This is Eva's first full-length album, having recently featured on tracks with Swindle, Zed Bias, Jus Now, and Gentlemans Dub Club. A multi-genre artist, she has been making waves worldwide.
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LP version. Glasgow-based soundsystem and production unit, Mungo's Hi Fi, announce More Fyah, a stunning collaboration with UK singer and MC, Eva Lazarus. A genre-melding masterpiece, More Fyah traverses between reggae, dub, dancehall, and other bass flavors. Eva seamlessly tackles every track with her unique lyrical flow and wide vocal range, matched by Mungo's infectious signature sound. From the rocksteady relick of "Dub Be Good To Me", the ragga mash-up title track, the summery riddims of "Light As A Feather", featuring London reggae artist Kiko Bun, to the roots sampling "Babylon Raid", featuring Jamaican reggae legend Max Romeo, Mungo's have a sound that is deeply rooted in dub and reggae's lineage, backed by the sharp, sassy, and slick vocals of Eva Lazarus.
Raised out of one of the most musically creative cities in the UK, Mungo's Hi Fi have made a massive contribution to Glasgow's musical story with a respectful nod to Jamaican sound system tradition. Founded in 2000, Mungo's was formed by two like-minded DJs, inspired by the free party scene but following the Jamaican tradition of King Tubby and Jah Shaka. True to reggae/dancehall's DIY ethos, they built their first sound from speakers found in a skip and began producing on an old Atari. They founded the Scotch Bonnet Records label in 2005. Today Mungo's Hi Fi's three DJs, Craig, Doug and Tom play all over the world, assisted by the team at Scotch Bonnet Records: all committed to spreading their philosophy of serious, seismic productions plus easy-going democratic dancehall fun. Highly collaborative, they've worked on remix projects with Leftfield, Coldcut, Submotion Orchestra, Kahn, and Prince Fatty in the UK to Major Lazer in the US and are currently expanding links with East African Records based in Uganda. This is Eva's first full-length album, having recently featured on tracks with Swindle, Zed Bias, Jus Now, and Gentlemans Dub Club. A multi-genre artist, she has been making waves worldwide.
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RSD 2019 release. French-born, Glasgow-based producer Stalawa has voiced a talented selection of East African vocalists to thrilling effect. Ugandan singer and emcee Blessed San, showcasing a vocal style not unlike the legendary Michael Prophet, provides a mournful rebuke on "Traitor". Stalawa has mixed a haunting accompanying dub. Connoisseurs' Jamaican singer Delroy Melody, who recuts his 1979 hit "Ease Up The Pressure", and adds verses from Luganda Rasta lyricist C Wyne Nalukalala. The remade backing, based on Dennis Brown's "Easy Take It Easy", was built in Jamaica by renowned drummer Sly Dunbar and keyboardist Dennis "Jah D" Fearon. Kenya's "first lady" of hip hop and reggae, Nazizi, provides "Ukiangalia", a dubby update of King Tubby's famous tempo rhythm.
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For half a decade, Doncaster DJ Parly B has been a fixture of the UK and international sound system scene. Lyrics Spree, his first album on Scotch Bonnet Records, builds on 2016's EP This Is Digital. Blessed with a voice as deep as Bounty Killer, a crowing gimmick reminiscent of the great Dennis Alcapone and a bottomless bag of verbosity, Parly is the complete microphone talker. He rides a shopping-trolley-load of digital rhythms by like-minded producers (including Danny T & Tradesman, Stalawa, Interrupt, and Mungo's Hi Fi), ranging from upbeat celebratory skanks to sweltering body winds. Tracks include the exuberant '80s vibes of the title tune, the brass-driven UK sound of "You Mi A Look" featuring fellow Mungo's mic man Charlie P, and the moody reality chant "Skylark".
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LP version. Following the success of 2016's Puffer's Choice Vol. I (SCOB 007CD/LP), the label arm of Glasgow's Mungo's Hi-Fi has selected more cream cuts from their globe-trotting link-ups celebrating sound system culture. The album starts with Bim Sherman. "Lightning And Thunder" is a Mungo's remix of a vocal supplied by Adrian Sherwood. French collective Subactive's aquatic dub imagining of "Follow Me" by UK garage/grime project Wolves, featuring the voice of Bo* Johnson. Supercat straddles Chief Rockas's update of the classic Gunshot riddim for a reprise of Don Dada's 1982 hit "Dance Inna New York". The vibes then travel bang up-to-date with a sparse Mungo's fix of ethereal singer-songwriter Nem's 2017 eco-breakout "Purest Force". Jamaican chanter Isha Bel is given a belly-battering bass blend by Aquarius. General Jah Mikey, channeling Burning Spear for his own "Ites, Green & Gold", rides a deft digital riff by bald-head New Zealand-based super-producer Naram. Danny T & Tradesman build an industrial-strength base for anti-violence lament "Up Deh": a rare vocal outing from Iration Steppas' Mark Iration. Then it's time for Poland's Dreadsquad to ease the pressure with swinging one-drop vibraphone instrumental "Space". JA meets "Glasgae" for "Feel Good", an uplifting collaboration between Jamaican singer Skari and Scottish producer Escape Roots. Earl 16, wraps his pipes around Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart", helmed hauntingly by Capitol 1212. Scotch Bonnet's own Thomas Stalawa gets everyone marching to a beat inspired by Steely & Clevie's "Dem Bow", as dangerous Spanish emcee Ponchita Peligros demands all in attendance "Run The Calypso". The album ends with a request from un-categorizable Israeli collective Trillion featuring General G that puffers choose wisely -- via anti-cigarette missive "No Nicotine".
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Danny T & Tradesman, who released debut LP Built For Sound on Scotch Bonnet in 2017 (SCOB 009CD/LP), pair with legendary soundman Mark Iration for a rare vocal outing that shows his hidden talents. Over the thumping kickdrum and room-shaking bass you'd expect from Mark's sound Iration Steppas, "Up Deh" is a reality tune about the dangers of life and rewards of music in the ghetto. Across two different flipside dub mixes, Danny T & Tradesman create industrial-strength soundscapes that translate the message into pure unspoken vibes.
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Following the success of 2016's Puffer's Choice Vol. I (SCOB 007CD/LP), the label arm of Glasgow's Mungo's Hi-Fi has selected more cream cuts from their globe-trotting link-ups celebrating sound system culture. The album starts with Bim Sherman. "Lightning And Thunder" is a Mungo's remix of a vocal supplied by Adrian Sherwood. French collective Subactive's aquatic dub imagining of "Follow Me" by UK garage/grime project Wolves, featuring the voice of Bo* Johnson. Supercat straddles Chief Rockas's update of the classic Gunshot riddim for a reprise of Don Dada's 1982 hit "Dance Inna New York". The vibes then travel bang up-to-date with a sparse Mungo's fix of ethereal singer-songwriter Nem's 2017 eco-breakout "Purest Force". Jamaican chanter Isha Bel is given a belly-battering bass blend by Aquarius. General Jah Mikey, channeling Burning Spear for his own "Ites, Green & Gold", rides a deft digital riff by bald-head New Zealand-based super-producer Naram. Danny T & Tradesman build an industrial-strength base for anti-violence lament "Up Deh": a rare vocal outing from Iration Steppas' Mark Iration. Then it's time for Poland's Dreadsquad to ease the pressure with swinging one-drop vibraphone instrumental "Space". JA meets "Glasgae" for "Feel Good", an uplifting collaboration between Jamaican singer Skari and Scottish producer Escape Roots. Earl 16, wraps his pipes around Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart", helmed hauntingly by Capitol 1212. Scotch Bonnet's own Thomas Stalawa gets everyone marching to a beat inspired by Steely & Clevie's "Dem Bow", as dangerous Spanish emcee Ponchita Peligros demands all in attendance "Run The Calypso". The album ends with a request from un-categorizable Israeli collective Trillion featuring General G that puffers choose wisely -- via anti-cigarette missive "No Nicotine".
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Leeds has a reputation for heavy duty reggae and dancehall music -- and now the city has its own production duo to follow Steely & Clevie and Sly & Robbie. Danny T and Tradesman are two salt-of-the-earth Leeds lads who make no nonsense digital dance-hall and steppers. Their new album Built For Sound will do you proud in any home or dance situation. Featuring industrial strength computer craftsmanship and some of the UK, Europe, and Jamaica's finest emcees and singers on the mic, Built For Sound's 12 tracks provide non-stop bubbling party vibes with a socially conscious edge. Vocal guests include former world's fastest rapper Daddy Freddy, UK bashment royalty Warrior Queen, Barcelona's Sr Wilson, and Jamaican veterans Lutan Fyah and Earl Sixteen. Also features David Boomah, Parly B, Claire Angel, Dark Angel, Speng Bond, Ras Demo, and Sandeeno.
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Danny T and Tradesman are two salt-of-the-earth Leeds lads who make no nonsense digital dance-hall and steppers. Their new album Built For Sound will do you proud in any home or dance situation. Featuring industrial strength computer craftsmanship and some of the UK, Europe, and Jamaica's finest emcees and singers on the mic, Built For Sound's 12 tracks provide non-stop bubbling party vibes with a socially conscious edge. Vocal guests include former world's fastest rapper Daddy Freddy, UK bashment royalty Warrior Queen, Barcelona's Sr Wilson, and Jamaican veterans Lutan Fyah and Earl Sixteen. Also features David Boomah, Parly B, Claire Angel, Dark Angel, Speng Bond, Ras Demo, and Sandeeno.
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There's nothing more Scotch Bonnet Records than a time-traveling global link-up. "Raggamuffin Soldier" enlists ageless Jamaican dancehall singer Robert Lee for a silky statement of his longevity. The riddim is a crisp lick of haunting Brit-digital collectors' grail "Aggro" -- built by uncompromising New Zealand producer Naram. It's a JA, NZ, and UK alliance sure to conquer dances around the world.
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At the borders of rub-a-dub dancehall and experimental electronica you'll find the music of Trilion. This ram-shackle raggamuffin Israeli collective mutated from a collaboration between acid rock band 3421, the Easy Rider emcees, and Ranking Levy from My Lord sound system. Their debut album Ain't No Future With No Past is a seamless fusion of sparse dubscapes, saw-toothed psychedelia, and raw dancehall vibes. Trilion productions bubble through a myriad of unusual moods from blissful to threatening. By contrast the lyrics courtesy of Levy, General G, Yuta B, Mentor Irie, Guma Ranks, and the exquisitely exuberant Miss Red, are feisty and down to earth. Describing themselves as a "musical Caesar salad", Trilion's music, like their line-up, is in a constant state of flux. Splicing the strut-and-thrust of a sound system party with disruptive digital dystopia, Ain't No Future With No Past is reminder that everything is connected -- and music opens the mind...
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Prince Fatty and Horseman have laid a deeply dubby reggae lick-over of the backing to Derrick Harriott's 1967 hit "Solomon". In keeping with the original's gender political lyrics, the unflappable Mr Williamz shrugs off an encounter with a woman more attracted to the glamor of the sound business than him.
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This one is nice and a little bit naughty. Built by a jack of all trades and master of all dancehall styles.
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"Galang" sees Parly B embracing a tough ragga riddim track provided by Danny T & Tradesman that is reminiscent of the futurist, minimal style that was pioneered in the late 1990s and early '00s by producers such as Lenky, Ward 21, Frenchie and Steely & Clevie. As always, Parly brings his distinctive vocal style to the track that perfectly rides the space and weight the riddim brings. Deliciously low slung, and punching at all the tastiest low end frequencies.
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Scotch Bonnet loves reggae music's rich heritage. Not only is it is as strong today as it ever has been, soundsystem culture has now spread to every corner of the world. To celebrate this, Scotch Bonnet has compiled a few musically important releases from some of the key musicians and producers that have influenced and nourished Scotch Bonnet records since the start. Some have appeared on singles, some are dubs that Mungo's Hi Fi couldn't stop playing on the soundsystem, and there are some brand new pieces to keep it crispy fresh. The end result is Puffer's Choice. Features contributions from: Prince Fatty, The Hempolics, Mungo's Hi Fi, Solo Banton, Danny T & Tradesman, Dark Angel), Viktorious, Parly B, Disrupt, Zeb & Scotty, Led Piperz, Subactive, Sugar Minott & Daddy Freddy, Stalawa, Delroy Melody, Naram, Tenor Youthman, Mr Williamz, Bim One, Macka B OBF and Charlie P.
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Some of the most outstanding contributions to Mungo's Hi Fi's multi-artist projects have come from Ipswich lyricist YT. So it was only a matter of time before they collaborated on a full album together. The theme is real, undiluted reggae music. YT and Mungo's share a passion for the often-overlooked '80s rub-a-dub and early dancehall sound. These stripped down riddim tracks allow YT's strong, melodic delivery and intelligent lyrics to take center-stage. YT doesn't flinch from life's harsh realities and tough questions. Yet he is also sufficiently well-grounded to breathe new fire into staple topics like sound clash and ghetto romance. He spars with two of the greatest dancehall singers, Johnny Osbourne and Little John, over music laid with the help of Prince Fatty to add that analog rub-a-dub flavor. The result is an album that salutes the foundation and its continued relevance in modern dances today.
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Rising French producer Stalawa skips back to the digital '80s for an old-meets-new track creation to get you jumping. Stalawa has taken the original vocal to 1989's "Rough Winer" by high-voiced deejay Lloyd D Stiff and built a different riddim in a sprightly major-key style. This production has even been mastered in the Mungo's studio on a Sansui WS-X1 multi-track cassette recorder to give a genuine lo-fi '80s sound.
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These takes on Stalawa's "Rough Winer" riddim reflect its unique flavor -- vintage '80s yet modern dancehall-friendly. The first is the reassuringly upbeat "Don't Panic" by contemporary Italian singer and friend of Mungo's, Marina P. Her singjay delivery is complemented on the flip by an ode to minding one's own business by granite-toned Jamaican deejay Dignitary Stylish (of 1986 hit "Jah Send Mi Come" fame).
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Egoless has been causing some serious waves far beyond the shores of the Adriatic Sea. His production style is deep and heavy, modern yet warm, analog and quirky. By far some of the deepest instrumental tracks signed to Scrub a Dub. Often vinyl loses out when it comes to bonus tracks on digital downloads. Not anymore -- there is a hidden track that exists only on this 12" and Egoless's hard disk recorder.
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Mungo's love classic '80s rub-a-dub without apology. So they jumped at the chance to re-record Johnny Osbourne's ice-cold classic with the Bumpy one himself. They enlisted the help of Prince Fatty, whose all-star cast of musicians licked over the classic "He Prayed riddim" with such warmth you would never guess he lives in breezy Brighton. Then they bolstered it with two scoops of Mungo's drum and bass.
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Mungo's deliver a sound burial combination pairing the great Johnny Osbourne with the lyrical pride of Ipswich, YT, in advance of Mungo's Hi Fi's album. Over-proof, unadulterated, undiluted -- it sums up the album's theme perfectly. Nothing is watered down here.
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