GLEN ADAMS RIP

Glen Adams RIP 12/20/10

RYTHEM TRACK 7" 45

DIGIKILLER RECORDS - NEW RELEASES - DECEMBER 2010

RYTHEM TRACK 7" 45

DKR-030 - TONY ROACH - BIG BOUT YAH / DUB 7"
DKR-031 - TONY ROACH - ENTERTAINER / DUB 7"
DKR-032 - ANTHONY SELASSIE - BUSY BODY / DUB 7"
DKR-033 - GARNETT SILK - EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW / DUB 7"









All records are manufactured in the USA using high quality virgin vinyl.

Over two years in the making, we present four masterpieces of digital reggae! Callo Collins' RYTHEM TRACK label was started in 1985, during the birth of the digital sound. And even as such early digital productions, the first batch of Rythem Track releases from that very year stand as some of the freshest and best productions of the entire 1980's digital era. The Rythem Track crew of 1985 was itself similarly fresh, a small group of talented young artists. There was deejay Little Bimbo, who would become the late great singer Garnett Silk, another future star named Tony Rebel, and a pair of terrific but historically under-recorded singers, Anthony Selassie and Tony Roach. Callo and Rythem Track continued producing quality dancehall music well into the 1990's, with more big tunes and big artists along the way. As evidence of Rythem Track's brilliance, here we present four of the best Rythem Track selections, three from 1985, and one from 1996. Tony Roach's "Big Bout Yah" has been one of our favorite tunes for years, the riddim a killer variation on 'tempo'. Next, Tony Roach's "Enterainer" and Anthony Selassie's "Busy Body", both voiced on one of the best-ever digital cuts of the 'green bay' riddim. Lastly, Garnett Silk's "Every Knee Shall Bow." Over ten years from his start, Garnett was back working right where he began, with Rythem Track. Originally released posthumously in 1996 on Callo's offshoot 2-Hyped label, this is one of Silk's best ever, a high-water mark for both him and the producer, a shining example of the indelible legacies of both.

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum for a wholesale order is 15 total pieces, any combination of titles. for retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page, who should be stocking these titles shortly.

sound clips are below:

Tony Roach - Big Bout Yah


Tony Roach - Big Bout Yah DUB


Tony Roach - Entertainer


Tony Roach - Entertainer DUB


Anthony Selassie - Busy Body


Anthony Selassie - Busy Body DUB


Garnett Silk - Every Knee Shall Bow


Garnett Silk - Every Knee Shall Bow DUB


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LEGGO SOUNDS & DUB IRATOR 12" & 7" 45

DIGIKILLER & DEEPER KNOWLEDGE RECORDS
NEW RELEASES - NOVEMBER 2010

DUB IRATOR 12" DISCO 45
DKR-027
SCION SUCCESS - JAH IS MY HERO
B/W
JUG HEAD - JOYCE GONE / DUB





All records are manufactured in the USA using high quality virgin vinyl.

Hyman "Jah Life" Wright's DUB IRATOR label returns with two of the most hard to find and killer tunes from his catalog. Scion Success' "Jah Is My Hero" was originally released in 1991 on a Jah Life 12" in New York, and is one of the ruffest digital roots tunes we've heard. On the flip side, from the mid 1980's, is "Joyce Gone" by Jug Head. Originally released during the mid 80's in NY on a Dub Irator 12", this is one of the heaviest songs of lost love, a slow and bottom heavy rhythm with great synths, followed by a hard dub cut. Please note, the Scion Success tune is vocal only, as on the original release.

AND

LEGGO SOUNDS 12" DISCO 45 & 7" 45
DKR-010
DAVE ROBINSON - HAVE TO GO THRU / VEX VERSION 12"
DKR-028
JEWELS - LOVE & LIVITY / DUB 7"
DKR-029
JEWELS - SLAVE TRADE / DUB 7"








Round Two of Leggo Sounds releases!
From 1979, two of our all-time favorite roots harmony tunes, both from The Jewels. "Slave Trade" and "Love and Livity" were both originally released on Jamaican seven-inch, on Leggo's Cash & Carry label, and distributed from his former Orange St. record shop of the same name. Both tunes stand near the top of the heap for hard roots harmony, no small feat. Next, on 12" we have Dave Robinson's massive tune on Leggo's awesome lick of the tempo riddim. In 1985, as the original tempo riddim was booming up the scene, Leggo was moving back and forth between his Orange Street, Kingston homebase and the Bronx, NYC. In this time he released a few tunes only in NYC, and only on 12" disco, where the format was already long-favored. Among them was this, a wicked lick of the ruling tempo riddim, huge bass and fantastic instrumentation, again arranged by Leggo's cohort Flabba Holt, and voiced by veteran rootsman Dave Robinson. A big booming vocal and the deep dub, titled "Vex."

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum for a wholesale order is 15 total pieces, any combination of titles. for retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page, who should be stocking these titles shortly.

sound clips are below:

Scion Success - Jah Is My Hero


Jug Head - Joyce Gone


Jug Head - Joyce Gone DUB


Dave Robinson - Have To Go Thru


Dave Robinson - Vex Version


Jewels - Love & Livity


Jewels - Love & Livity DUB


Jewels - Slave Trade


Jewels - Slave Trade DUB

DIGITAL DOLLARS II: DEEP POCKETS

our long in the making new mixtape, DIGITAL DOLLARS PART II: DEEP POCKETS, is out now. check it out at the link below...ENJOY!



http://soundcloud.com/dj-wicz/digital-dollars-part-2-deep-pockets

EASY NATTY EASY

GREGORY ISAACS RIP 10/24/10

TASHA RECORDS 7" 45

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE RECORDS - NEW RELEASES - OCTOBER 2010

TASHA RECORDS 7" 45

DKR-024
MICHAEL PALMER - DIFFERENT STROKES
DKR-025
MIDNIGHT RIDERS - WANTED (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED!)
DKR-026
STEVE KNIGHT - LOVE ME ENTERTAINMENT

ALL THREE TUNES B/W GIFTED ROOTS BAND - STROKES DUB










TASHA inside CHANNEL 1 studio

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Deeper Knowledge presents the start of an ongoing and extensive reissue series of tunes from producer George 'Tasha' Nicholson! The mid '80s sound of Channel 1 studio has long been our favorite sound in reggae music, being some of the heaviest reggae ever made. Chief among those forwarding this sound, right alongside the Hookims, was George Nicholson. George worked exclusively at Channel 1 in this era, releasing tunes himself in Jamaica on his Tasha & Under Pressure imprints. Through licensing, much of George's music was also released on various other labels in the US, Jamaica, Canada and the UK. These days all of Tasha's productions have become hard to find, but we truly feel his productions are some of the absolute best music and original riddims of the 1980's, so it's time these tunes came back on the street. Deeper Knowledge has partnered with George to bring these tunes back to the spotlight on his original Tasha imprint. In addition to many of the tunes you may already know, we also have a killer selection of NEVER BEFORE RELEASED material from some of our all-time favorite artists, straight from master tapes! This project has been long in the making, and it is our pleasure and honor to help have these tunes be heard again, and for the first time.

We begin with three cuts on one of Tasha's best original riddims, played by the Gifted Roots Band, all cuts from 1984. Michael Palmer's "Different Strokes" originally appeared on Tasha 7" in JA, as well on an obscure compilation LP in NYC. Steve Knight's "Love Me Entertainment" originally appeared only on his very rare "Orphan Child" LP, again issued only in NYC. Finally, Midnight Riders' massive tune "Wanted", is PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED, out now for the first time. All three tunes are backed with a killer dub version. "Wanted, for singing dangerous reggae music!"

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sound clips are below:

Michael Palmer - Different Strokes


Midnight Riders - Wanted


Steve Knight - Love Me Entertainment


Gifted Roots Band - Strokes Dub


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14 KARAT 12" DISCO 45 - PART TWO!

DIGIKILLER RECORDS - NEW RELEASES - SEPT. 2010

14 KARAT 12" DISCO 45

DKR-022 - 12"
A: DIZZY FLEMMING - RESURRECTION
B: MIKEY JARRETT - STARVATION / DUB

DKR-023 - 12"
A: THRILLER - TOO MUCH RACKET / DUB
B: WAYNE JARRETT - NICE AND EASY / DUB









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More boomshots from the vaults of Mikey 'Karat' Jarrett! Straight from the master tapes, we bring you FOUR PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED tunes and one famously heavy instrumental! Best known as the riddim to Scion Success' tune "Young Africans", this killer riddim was built and voiced at Channel 1 in the early 1980's, while Mikey was on a visit to Kingston. Upon returning to NYC, "Young Africans" was released on 12" disco, but the other three vocal cuts and a different dub version remained unreleased until now, over 25 years later! The reality tune "Too Much Racket" by a young Thriller, a heavy slice of lovers in the form of "Nice and Easy" by Wayne Jarrett, and "Starvation" by Mikey Jarrett, a deejay plea to help the troubled Africans. Each cut is followed by a wicked dub version in a raw drum & bass style. In addition to these, there is the infamous "Resurrection" by the late great horns man Dizzy Flemming! This killer roots instrumental was produced by Mikey Jarrett and his friend Lloydie Prince in the early '80s, and saw only limited release in NYC as a 12" on the one-away MAN DINGO label, but became known as a sound system favorite in the UK.

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum for a wholesale order is 15 total pieces, any combination of titles. for retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page, who should be stocking these titles shortly.

sound clips are below:

Dizzy Flemming - Resurrection


Mikey Jarrett - Starvation


Thriller - Too Much Racket


Wayne Jarrett - Nice and Easy


Dubwise


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CHANNEL 1 7" 45

OUT NOW - DEEPER KNOWLEDGE RECORDS NEW RELEASE
CHANNEL 1 7" 45

DKR-019-JJ - MIDNIGHT RIDERS - POSSE FORM A LINE / DUB
DKR-020-JJ - STEPHANIE SAMUELS - AFRICA WE WANT TO GO / DUB
DKR-021-JJ - CARLTON LIVINGSTON - TALE OF TWO CITIES / DUB







all records are manufactured in the USA using high quality virgin vinyl.

CHANNEL 1 - no introduction needed. With reverence, we present the first batch in a series of mainly never-before-reissued selections from the Channel 1 catalog, to be distributed by DKR. Round one: Stephanie Samuels 'Africa We Want to Go', beautiful one-away deep roots with birdsong, truly mystical tune. Carlton Livingston 'Tale of Two Cities', not only his first released tune, but one of his best. A tough riddim by the Revolutionaries, with wicked horns. Midnight Riders 'Posse Form a Line', a special request to the Channel 1 crew of the day. This is one of the best tunes from the Riders, who are one our all-time personal favorite artists, so this one is a special joy for us to bring out. A simply amazing late era Channel 1 riddim, proving that Channel ruled from beginning to end.

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum for a wholesale order is 15 total pieces, any combination of titles. for retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page, who should be stocking these titles shortly.

sound clips are below:

Midnight Riders - Posse Form a Line


Midnight Riders - Posse Form a Line DUB


Stephanie Samuels - Africa We Want To Go


Stephanie Samuels - Africa We Want To Go DUB


Carlton Livingston - Tale of Two Cities


Carlton Livingston - Tale of Two Cities DUB

AKSUMITES

We just wanted to share these rare photos of the Aksumites from the late 1970's/early 1980's. The first photo was used as the picture cover for their second 12" single, "Afrika Fede Afrikan." Second, check out the Aksumites on this flyer for a 1979 stage show in Connecticut...what a lineup!





thanks to sax man Jerry Johnson for the flyer!

Look out for more Aksumites music available thru DKR in the future! For now, their "Ark of the Covenant/Covenant Rock" 12" is still available - click here for more info.

Black Roots

SUGAR MINOTT RIP 7/10/10

CHOPPER PRODUCTIONS 7" 45

OUT NOW - DIGIKILLER RECORDS NEW RELEASE
CHOPPER PRODUCTIONS 7" 45

DKR-015 DON HICKEY - COOPORATE / VERSION 7"
DKR-016 COURTNEY MELODY - NO DARKNESS / VERSION 7"
DKR-017 LIONEL GANJA BARRETT - RASTA COWBOY / DUB 7"
DKR-018 BOBBY MELODY - ORIGINAL MELODY / DUB 7"









high quality US pressings.

From Barbican, Kingston 8, the Chopper crew are back on road! From the mid 1980's straight thru until the early 90's, Choppers were steady releasing tunes both in Jamaica and NYC, and from young upcoming artists and veterans alike. Let's start with four of the most killer tunes from the Chopper catalog! From the mid '80s, two cuts on Choppers' own wicked lick of Channel One's "fight fight" riddim. Chopper's lick was laid and mixed at Channel 1 with the Black Roots Band aka Gifted Roots Band. The first tune is from Lionel 'Ganja' Barrett, himself a member of the Chopper crew, and one of the first artists released on the label. 'Rasta Cowboy' is his signature tune, an ode to a self-reliant cowboy-like life. Next, 'Original Melody' from Bobby Melody, letting you know none a them a ruff like the original! We were saddened by Bobby's recent passing, but let this tune serve as a reminder of what a great singer he was. Each of these two tunes is backed with its own unique and wicked dub, each a different mix. Forward now to the late '80s digital style, and we have one of our all-time favorite singers, Don Hickey. "Cooperate" is one of his best tunes, on a pure killer digital riddim. Last but not least is "No Darkness", Courtney Melody's cut on the 'cooperate' riddim. This tune is released for the first time here on 7", previously released only on a hard to find LP, this is one of his great unheralded tunes.

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum for a wholesale order is 15 total pieces. for retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page, who should be stocking these titles shortly.

sound clips are below:

Don Hickey - Cooporate


Courtney Melody - No Darkness


Cooporate/No Darkness Version


Lionel Ganja Barrett - Rasta Cowboy


Black Roots Band - Rasta Cowboy DUB


Bobby Melody - Original Melody


Black Roots Band - Original Melody DUB

Hold Tight...

Slight delay with the new releases, but we are back on track and they should be on road very soon...keep it locked, they are worth the wait!

respect,
-DKR CREW

You Got To Be True...

...in everything you do!
-Bobby Melody 'Try So Hard'


photo by Beth Lesser

BOBBY MELODY RIP 4/26/10

Aksumites and Mankind 12"s are available NOW at online shops. New releases near the end of May. Thanks for your support!

THEBES SOUNDS & MAN KIND 12" DISCO 45

OUT NOW - DEEPER KNOWLEDGE RECORDS & DIGIKILLER RECORDS NEW RELEASES

THEBES SOUNDS 12" DISCO 45

DKR-013
AKSUMITES - ARK OF THE COVENANT B/W NIGGER CHARLIE - COVENANT ROCK





high quality US pressing.

From the deepest wellspring of New York City roots, the Bronx, returns one of the most seldom heard and mystical pieces of roots music ever made. The Aksumites were a roots harmony trio unlike any other, and the 'Ark of the Covenant' is their masterpiece. Group leader and song writer Andrew McCalla came to New York City from Trenchtown in the first half of the 1970's, and quickly took up work as a solo artist and song writer for Bullwackie's and Munchie Jackson, releasing solo tunes on now-legendary labels like Aires. But at the turn of the 1970's into the 1980's, the Aksumites group got to work self-releasing some discomix 12-inches , including this one, a just-shy-of eight minutes long vocal side of singing and chanting, backed by a rhythm heavy enough to match their message. The flip side is the same heavier-than-lead approach, with the rhythm being mixed for vocal delivery in fine deejay style by Nigger Charlie (despite some labels saying 'Dub', the flip has in-fact always been the deejay version!). The incomparable rhythm track was laid in New York by the New Breed Band, now well known for their work on many releases from the Wackie's camp. The rhythm was then taken to Channel One in Kingston, for voicing, overdubbing and mixing. The group released the disco just once, but with two different labels - the THEBES SOUNDS label was designated for Jamaican distribution, while the AKSUM RECORDS label would be for distribution in NY. Over the years this record has quietly attained the reputation it rightfully deserves, among the select few lucky enough to hear it. But it need be quiet no longer, and so Deeper Knowledge Records joyfully presents it again...behold the Ark of the Covenant!

and

MAN KIND 12" DISCO 45

DKR-014
MANKIND - THESE THREE GIRLS / DUB B/W COUNTRY LIFE / DUB





high quality US pressing.

Double-sided late '80s digital monster, from longtime collaborators Sydney 'Mankind' Francis and Dennis 'Jah D' Fearon! Jah D is one of the unsung heroes of reggae music - uncredited session player and arranger on countless classic sides, including many from Studio One, much of Joe Gibbs' classic roots material, Junior Dan's tunes, as well as piano tuner extraordinaire at just about every legendary studio in Jamaica. Jah D continues to arrange and produce music regularly at his Grant's Pen studio, along with his son, on their own Builder's Music label. Sydney 'Mankind' Francis began as the singer in Jah D's former band Food Clothes & Shelter, while voicing tunes for early '80s labels such as Music Ambassador. By the time of the full-on digital explosion of the late '80s, Mankind was honing his skills as a solo artist, voicing tunes for big labels of the day, such as the wicked 'Hot Number' for Stereo One. It was around this same time that Mankind and Jah D entered Aquarius studio, to work on making some tunes intended for Mankind's debut album, and to be voiced over some wicked new digital riddims freshly built by Jah D on the new digital keyboards and drum-machines which had fast become the standard bearers in dancehall production. Two tunes from this session were given to an upstart UK producer for issue on his new label, and there you have 'These Three Girls' and 'Country Life', originally issued on 12" via the Jah Man label, only in UK. Over twenty-years later, these tunes have been rightfully recognized by astute listeners as classics of their era - the riddims sharp and crisp, the vocals a sweet match, the dubs...heavy! Digikiller humbly re-presents this great music of our friends, these two tunes are one in the world!

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum order is 15 total pieces. for retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page, who should be stocking these titles shortly.

sound clips are below:

Aksumites - Ark of the Covenant


Nigger Charlie - Covenant Rock


Mankind - These Three Girls


Mankind - These Three Girls DUB


Mankind - Country Life


Mankind - Country Life DUB

Forward Ever!

Just an update to say that all Leggo Sounds releases have shipped and should be reaching shops worldwide any day now. Philip Myers 7", King Kong 12", and the 14 Karat label 12"s should be available at most of the shops linked on this page. If you are having trouble finding any of them, email us and we will help sort it out. These releases are getting down to the last copies from us, and are not likely to be pressed again anytime soon. Nuff new releases are in progress and we should have a pair of wicked new 12" releases in a few weeks, right alongside more forthcoming heat on our bredren's GOLDSHOP label. So keep your eyes open! Plenty big tune back on road right now and more and more to come, just the way we like it. We leave again with another snapshot from Kingston -

the sign in the yard at the legendary Dynamic Sounds, 15 Bell Road, Kingston 11, says it all. NO IDLERS. Forward Ever!

LEGGO SOUNDS 7" 45

OUT NOW

DIGIKILLER NEW RELEASES

LEGGO SOUNDS 7" 45







DKR-009
CANE JUICE - JOKER BAD BOY B/W VERSION
DKR-011
THE HAX - DUPPY B/W VERSION
DKR-012
MYSTIC - YOUTHS GET TRICKED B/W VERSION

high quality US pressings.

Digikiller proudly presents the first round of releases in a multi-part program of reissues from producer Trevor "Leggo" Douglas! As a long-time Orange Street producer, record store owner and then studio owner, Leggo has built a solid catalog of both wicked roots and dancehall, from the 1970's all the way thru the 1990's. For some time we've been huge fans of Leggo's productions, but as collectors we've found many of them inexplicably hard to find. So we're honored to be able to bring back some of our favorite Leggo productions and make them heard by all who will listen!

From 1986, "Joker Bad Boy" by Cane Juice, and "Duppy" by The Hax. Two tunes which blew us away from first listen with their amazingly advanced digital riddims, played live and arranged by Leggo's longtime spar Flabba Holt of the Roots Radics. Cane Juice, long one of our favorite singers, sends a message about all false bad boys, with his infamous lyric "nuff bwoy a love up di gun but dem fraid a di bullet". Next, The Hax, another unsung DKR favorite singer who did most of his recording for Leggo, sings "Duppy", delivering a warning with a killer Waterhouse-style vocal...."nuh go dung deh!" Lastly, forward to 1995, with "Youths Get Tricked" by Mystic. A pinnacle of 1990's digital roots, wailing against the corruption of the upper class.

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum order is 15 pieces. for retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page, who should be stocking these titles shortly.

Sound clips are below:

Cane Juice - Joker Bad Boy


Cane Juice - Joker Bad Boy VERSION


The Hax - Duppy


The Hax - Duppy VERSION


Mystic - Youths Get Tricked


Mystic - Youths Get Tricked VERSION

"All who gone abroad, remember yard..."

Just a quick update - DKR crew has just returned from an awesome time in Kingston, so we're back to work here in Brooklyn on upcoming releases. In approximately two weeks we will have our next releases, the first round of a multi-part reissue program of tunes from one of our favorite producers, who's work we feel has yet to receive the attention it deserves. We hope to change that, so keep an eye out. The King Kong 12", 14 Karat label 12"s, and Philip Myers 7" are all still available, so get in touch if you would like to place a wholesale order, or check any of the retailers linked on this blog for individual copies. We've also added another name for our works. In thinking about our often-used acronym, we came up with Deeper Knowledge Records as something a little more suited to some of the serious roots music we have in the works. But really, our name is of no concern in light of the many big tunes that are on the way, so thanks for your continued support. I'll end this message with a photo of the mythical CHANNEL 1 studio, circa February 2010. We recently had the pleasure of standing witness to this legendary spot, and we won't soon forget it.

CONCIOUS MUSIC 12" DISCO 45

OUT NOW

CONCIOUS MUSIC 12" DISCO 45

DKR-006

King Kong - He Was a Friend / Dub // Try Not I / Dub

High quality US pressing.

One of the baddest double-sided late 80s digital twelve-inches from one of our favorite singers, now back on road! King Kong self-produced and released this disco in the UK, with "He Was a Friend" also coming out on seven-inch in JA on the Jah All Mighty label. "He Was a Friend" is an awesome far-east tinged riddim, the lyrics a memorial tribute to the late great Tenor Saw, a spar and friend of King Kong. "Try Not I" is a pure sound killing tune, over a spare but heavy and menacing riddim.

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum wholesale order is 15 pieces. For retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page.

Soundclips are below:

He Was a Friend


He Was a Friend DUB


Try Not I


Try Not I DUB