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TASHA & CHANNEL 1 7" 45 RPM

2012-01-28T16:16:00.001-05:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE NEW RELEASES - JANUARY 2012

TASHA RECORDS

DKR-041 - MIDNIGHT RIDERS - YOUTHMAN INVASION 7"
DKR-042 - MIDNIGHT RIDERS - RAISE AGAIN 7"
DKR-043 - STEVE KNIGHT - ORPHAN CHILD 7" *FIRST TIME ON SINGLE WITH DUB!*
DKR-044 - STEVE KNIGHT - WOMAN A PROBLEM 7"
DKR-045 - MIDNIGHT RIDERS - ME A NO GUNMAN 7"

CHANNEL 1

DKR-088-JJ - FRANKIE PAUL - THAT LOVE 7"
DKR-089-JJ - HOPETON JUNIOR - REWARD 7"

Round three of Tasha releases! Midnight Riders, our favorite group of the 80's, did most of their recording for the Tasha and Channel 1 labels. Here are two more killer cuts from the Riders. "Youthman Invasion" was originally released on 7-inch in Jamaica via Sonic Sounds' Thunderbolt label, and licensed for a compilation on Japan's Tachyon label. Awesome tune on one of our top rhythms of the '80s! Next, "Raise Again" originally came out in 1987 on Tasha's one-away Under Pressure label. Another fantastic mid '80s rhythm from the Gifted Roots Band, this one infuses digital vibes with the live Channel 1 sound. Then the next cut on 'Raise Again' rhythm, Steve Knight's "Orphan Child", originally featured only on his rare LP of the same name, it's here on a single for the first time. Steve Knight's "Woman a Problem", is a great tune voiced on the much-loved lick of the billie jean riddim cut at Channel 1 in the mid '80s, and traded amongst nuff producers at the time. This tune originally came on 7" via Sonic Sounds' Thunderbolt label, and again on Steve Knight's "Orphan Child" LP. Lastly, Midnight Riders "Me a No Gunman" was one of two tunes Riders cut for Errol "ET" Thompson in the early 80's. One was never released and is seemingly lost to the sands of time, but the other, this one, was only ever released on a 12" in Canada. It's being re-presented here on the Tasha label alongside much of the Riders other material from the same era, a heavy heavy tune with wailing sirens.

This month's Channel 1 releases are two great and hard to find singles from the early '80s. Frankie Paul's "That Love" is a cut on the same lick of the 'revolution' rhythm made famous by Barrington Levy's "Black Roses." It was originally released on CH1's one-away 'Channel Expression' imprint, only on 7" in JA. Next is Hopeton Junior's "Reward", one of the baddest cuts on Channel's "Worries in the Dance" rhythm. It was featured on the classic "Worries" rhythm album, but was also one of only two cuts on the rhythm that was released on 7" in JA, with its own unique dub.

Sound Clips:

Midnight Riders - Youthman Invasion

Black Roots Band - Youthman Invasion DUB

Midnight Riders - Raise Again

Steve Knight - Orphan Child

Gifted Roots Band - Raise Again Version

Steve Knight - Woman a Problem

Steve Knight - Woman a Problem DUB

Midnight Riders - Me a No Gunman

Midnight Riders - Me a No Gunman DUB

Frankie Paul - That Love

Frankie Paul - That Love DUB

Hopeton Junior - Reward

Hopeton Junior - Reward DUB

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JAH DYNASTY & CHANNEL 1 7" + 10" 45 RPM

2011-12-31T13:50:00.001-05:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE NEW RELEASES - DECEMBER 2011

JAH DYNASTY

DKR-075 - KEITHUS I - DREADLOCKS I / DREAD A DUB IT / DREADLOCKS IN THE ARK 10"
DKR-076 - KEITHUS I - SAVE THE CHILDREN 7"
DKR-077 - KEITHUS I - LIVING IN ILLUSION 7"

CHANNEL 1

DKR-084-JJ - LITTLE JOHN - FALSE NEWS 7"
DKR-085-JJ - LEROY SMART / SUPER CHICK - LOVE ME TONIGHT / BEES MAN 10"
DKR-086-JJ - COURTNEY PEDDLAR - JAH LOVE 7"

Milton "Keithus I" Samuels is simply put, one of the best yet least-known artists of the 1970s. In the latter half of the decade he self-produced six singles for his own JAH DYNASTY label, and every one is classic. Working at studios like the Black Ark, Channel 1 and Harry J, and mainly with his long-time spars, the Wailers' rhythm section of the Barrett brothers, the result was fantastic roots reggae, which has remained unfortunately unavailable...until now. Here's the first installment of our full Keithus I reissue program. "Dreadlocks I" was done at the Black Ark, and this 10-inch reissue includes the vocal & dub from the original 45, plus a second, wild Lee Perry mixed dub of an aborted do-over of the tune (for which the vocal version is sadly lost). "Save the Children" is prime '70s roots, killer horns, militant riddim, wailing vocals. This release features the awesome female harmony singers, dubbed the 'Voices of the Trinity.'
"Living in Illusion" is the most mellow of these three tunes, but no less powerful for it, with Keithus' heartfelt vocals and a great arrangement yet again.

The Channel 1 reissue program continues with more powerful early 80's music. Little John's "False News" is the rarest released cut on Channel's killer "fight fight" riddim, this time employing some great synth work. Those paying close attention will notice that this riddim is so good, it was licked over by the Choppper crew for our previously released Lionel Barrett and Bobby Melody tunes on that label. Next, a great double-sider, Leroy Smart's "Love Me Tonight" and Super Chick's "Bees Man." The Leroy is on the same killer riddim, which we call "Over Me", as tunes we've previously released by Barry Brown and Horace Andy. The Super Chick tune is the deejay cut to the "fight fight" riddim and one of our all-time favorite female deejay tunes. Both sides with dubs! Lastly, killer one-away roots from Courtney Peddlar, "Jah Love" is one of Channel's finest early '80s offerings, only released in JA on 45 and always hard to find.

Sound Clips:

Keithus I - Dreadlocks I

Keithus I - Dread a Dub It (Dreadlocks I DUB cut 1)

Keithus I - Dreadlocks in the Ark (Dreadlocks I DUB cut 2)

Keithus I - Save the Children

Keithus I - Save the Children DUB

Keithus I - Living in Illusion

Keithus I - Living in Illusion DUB

Little John - False News

Little John - False News DUB

Leroy Smart - Love Me Tonight

Leroy Smart - Love Me Tonight DUB

Super Chick - Bees Man

Super Chick - Bees Man DUB

Courtney Peddlar - Jah Love

Courtney Peddlar - Jah Love DUB

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GLOBE INT'L / AFRAJAM / FREE SLAVES 7" 45 RPM

2011-12-01T22:05:00.000-05:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE NEW RELEASES - NOV. 2011

DKR-069 - DEVON RUSSELL - RAT & BAT / RACE TRACK RIOT VERSION 7" (GLOBE INT'L)
DKR-070 - DEVON RUSSELL - FAMINE TIME / VERSION 7" (GLOBE INT'L)
DKR-071 - MILTON HENRY - FOLLOW FASHION / VERSION 7" (GLOBE INT'L)
DKR-072 - BOBBY ELLIS / DESCANT - TENSION / RELAX (VERSION) 7" (AFRAJAM)
DKR-073 - FORCES - THAT'S NOT RIGHT / VERSION 7" (FREE SLAVES)

Deeper Knowledge presents five killer roots 7"s from producer Alphonso Bailey, one of the great unsung producers of the 1970s. Though not quite a reggae household name, Bailey was fully in the mix on the Kingston scene in the '70s, as a producer, record store owner, and for a time, also working as a plater at Dynamic Sounds. His output over his few labels (Globe International, World Champ, Afrajam, Free Slaves) was relatively small but choice, often utilizing killer riddims hand picked from some of his cohorts of the day. So we present five of his best tunes. "Rat and Bat" is on Yabby You's "Conquering Lion" riddim, and featuring a funny spoken intro between Devon & Bailey. "Famine Time" and "Follow Fashion" are both on the Upsetters' immortal "Fever" rhythm, and each tune has its own unique dub. Bobby Ellis & Descant's 45 is a killer militant horns instrumental in the classic Channel 1/Revolutionaries mold, with a dubbed out version on the B-side. Lastly, Forces tune is a classic one-away, awesome heavy roots vibes from the turn of the '70s into the '80s.

Sound Clips are below:
Devon Russell - Rat & Bat

Devon Rusell - Race Track Riot VERSION

Devon Russell - Famine Time

Devon Russell - Famine Time VERSION

Milton Henry - Follow Fashion

Milton Henry - Follow Fashion VERSION

Bobby Ellis - Tension

Descant - Relax VERSION

Forces - That's Not Right

Forces - That's Not Right DUB

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CHANNEL 1 7" + 10" 45 RPM

2011-10-31T01:28:00.006-04:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE NEW RELEASES - OCT. 2011

DKR-064-JJ - CLARENCE PARKS - THINGS A COME UP TO BUMP / DUB 10"
DKR-080-JJ - DON ANGELO - GENERAL / MIX DOWN STYLE VERSION 7"
DKR-081-JJ - JOHN HOLT / REVOLUTIONARIES - LOVE & UNDERSTANDING / PEACE 10"
DKR-082-JJ - LEROY SMART - OH MARCUS / VERSION 7"
DKR-083-JJ - I-ROY - TRIBUTE TO MARCUS GARVEY / VERSION 7"

Another barrage of shots from the Channel 1 archives, including another entry into our 'Lost & Found' series. First, Clarence Parks, one of our favorite singers of the 80s, had a relatively small but killer output, and we rate all of his tunes highly. So when we learned that he cut a handful of tunes for Channel 1, none of which were ever released, we couldn't wait to hear them. To our surprise, one of them was familiar, the infamous "Things a Come Up to Bump"! The rhythm for this tune is probably familiar to many. It's among a handful of riddims cut at Channel in the early 1980's and shared amongst a group of producers who were very active at the studio during this time. Despite being shelved by Channel, the tune found its way out there on vinyl (a somewhat frequent "mystery" of the 1980s reggae business), and has since cemented its place as one of the baddest cuts on a bad rhythm! So here's our first shot from Clarence at Maxfield Avenue, with a few more to come. Next, and in the 'Lost & Found' series, a massive tune with John Holt in a rootsman style on Channel's monstrous lick of the 'mr. bassie' rhythm. This one exemplifies the sound of Channel 1 studio, featuring the hardest musicians ever, dubwise or otherwise. Never before released, as played on dubplate in the 1970's. Straight from the dub room at 29 Maxfield Avenue to your living room, crystal clear master tape issue. The dub side by the Revolutionaries was released on the classic 'Reaction in Dub' LP. Third up is Don Angelo, who cut a bunch of tunes for Channel 1 in the early/mid 1980's, but only a few were released. This one, "General", saw release only in the UK thru a licensing deal at the time, and it's a wicked uptempo track in the same vein as some of our recently-issued Tasha productions from the same time, approx. 1984. Lastly, a pair of tunes on one of the hardest and most militant of 1970's Channel 1 rhythms. Both Leroy Smart's "Oh Marcus" and the deejay version, I-Roy's "Tribute To Marcus Garvey" were only ever available as LP cuts, released here now for the first time ever as singles, and backed by a tough version of the Revolutionaries' rhythm track.

Sound clips are below:

Clarence Parks - Things a Come Up To Bump

Clarence Parks - Come Up To Bump DUB

John Holt - Love & Understanding

Revolutionaries - Peace

Don Angelo - General

Don Angelo - Mix Down Style Version

Leroy Smart - Oh Marcus

I-Roy - Tribute To Marcus Garvey

Revolutionaries - Marcus Garvey Version

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RECORD SMITH - DJ'S CHOICE - DUB IRATOR 7" 45 RPM

2011-10-02T09:48:00.002-04:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE NEW RELEASES - SEPT 2011

DKR-056 - BLACK ONEY - JAH JAH SEND THE PARSON (RASTA MOVE) 7" (RECORD SMITH)
DKR-057 - PRINCE JUNIOR - GIRL FOR ALL SEASONS 7" (DJ'S CHOICE)
DKR-058 - GHETTO CONNECTION - STRUGGLERS TIME 7" (DUB IRATOR)

A triple shot of killer and rare one-away roots tunes. Black Oney's tune was originally released in 1975, wailing early roots produced by Lloydie Slim. Prince Junior's self-production was originally released around 1980 on 12" and LP, now on 7" for the first time. Great heavy roots lovers, as played back in the day by and specially requested on dubplate by Jah Shaka. Both of these tunes re-presented on their original labels. Ghetto Connection's tune was originally released in 1979 on the Strugglers and Jah Life labels respectively in JA and NY. Now re-released on Jah Life's reactivated Dub Irator label, this one is hard militant roots with killer lyrics - "back back weh, CIA!"

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Sound clips are below:

Black Oney - Jah Jah Send the Parson (Rasta Move)

Black Oney - Jah Jah Send the Parson (Rasta Move) VERSION

Prince Junior - Girl For All Seasons

Prince Junior - Girl For All Seasons DUB

Ghetto Connection - Strugglers Time

Ghetto Connection - Strugglers Time DUB

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ZION YANT & NEW NAME MUZIK 7" 45 RPM

2011-08-24T17:17:00.021-04:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE & DIGIKILLER NEW RELEASES - AUGUST 2011

ZION YANT 7" 45 RPM

DKR-065 - KUSH DAN I - JAH LAW OF LOVE 7"
DKR-066 - REGGAE GEORGE - GIRL YOU'RE TOO YOUNG 7"

Legendary and rare roots reggae tunes from 1982. Michael "Kush Dan I" Gardine produced himself doing the awesome "Jah Law of Love" at Tuff Gong to great effect, featuring fantastic instrumentation. Originally released only in tiny quantity on 45 in JA, it's back now, and featuring the same brilliant label art, faithfully reproduced in Jamaica from the original films! Around the same time, Kush also produced some tunes with Reggae George, most notably the well known "Three Wicked Men." But there is also this tune, "Girl You're Too Young", a killer slice of heavy lovers. Only ever dubiously released in Canada on a now very rare 12-inch, it's also back again, shedding some light on the under-appreciated artist and producer both.

NEW NAME MUZIK 7" 45 RPM
DKR-067 - WILD EYES - WICKEDNESS 7"
BE-004 - ANDREW BEES - LIFE IN THE GHETTO 7"
BE-005 - ANDREW BEES - STRUGGLE & STRIVE 7"

Straight from Maxfield Avenue, 1989, Castro Brown's New Name Muzik outfit produced some of the best of the first wave of digital roots. Here we present what we believe are their finest outings. "Wickedness" by now needs no introduction, killer one-away style. Andrew Bees has two of his finest tunes in "Struggle & Strive" and "Life in the Ghetto", both re-released here for the first time ever. These stand right beside his classic "Militant" on Music Lion as early classics of the emerging style.

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Sound clips are below:

Kush Dan I - Jah Law of Love

Kush Dan I - Jah Law of Love DUB

Reggae George - Girl You're Too Young

Reggae George - Girl You're Too Young DUB

Wild Eyes - Wickedness

Wild Eyes - Wickedness DUB

Andrew Bees - Life in the Ghetto

Andrew Bees - Life in the Ghetto DUB

Andrew Bees - Struggle & Strive

Andrew Bees - Struggle & Strive DUB

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HARMODIO 7" 45 RPM

2011-06-30T10:48:00.021-04:00

DIGIKILLER NEW RELEASES - JULY 2011

HARMODIO 7" 45 RPM

DKR-046 - DON HICKEY - DANCEHALL ROCK 7"
DKR-047 - DON HICKEY - LET US CO-OPERATE 7"
DKR-048 - DON HICKEY - TRY A THING 7"

Don Hickey come again! Conrod Green's Harmodio label was the first label to really produce Don Hickey (now known as Doniki) in the mid 1980's, and got some of his best material. Killer vocals over some of the best early digital (live & programmed!) riddims, we present our top three Don Hickey selections from Harmodio. "Try a Thing" on the stalag riddim, definitely an 80s classic. "Dancehall Rock" is on a killer one-away riddim that sounds tempo influenced, and no surprise then that Don popularly sung over the tune for Star Trail in the 1990s on their killer lick of tempo. Finally, "Let Us Co-Operate", pure heat in a one-away riddim style, and the original cut of the tune which Don sung over a few years later for the Chopper label (and which we released last year and is still available!).

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Sound clips are below:

Don Hickey - Dancehall Rock

Don Hickey - Dancehall Rock VERSION

Don Hickey - Let Us Co-Operate

Don Hickey - Let Us Co-Operate VERSION

Don Hickey - Try a Thing

Don Hickey - Try a Thing VERSION

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TASHA & CHANNEL 1 12" & 10" 45 RPM

2011-06-06T12:02:00.028-04:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE RECORDS NEW RELEASES - JUNE 2011

TASHA RECORDS 12" 45 RPM

DKR-049 - WAYNE SMITH - DANCING MACHINE/VERSION B/W GILLY BUCHANAN - ME NO MIX/VERSION
DKR-050 - PATRICK ANDY - AIN'T NO ME/VERSION B/W WAYNE SMITH - RAIN FROM THE SKY/VERSION

Round two of Tasha releases, two huge 12-inches showcasing two huge riddims! "Dancing Machine" by Wayne Smith and Gilly Buchanan's "Me No Mix", both on the same riddim, are now paired together. One of the best uptempo riddims of the era, if you listen closely you'll notice it's a re-working of the same riddim used for Midnight Riders' tune "Youthman Invasion" (coming soon!). The other 12-inch features "Rain from the Sky" by Wayne Smith, and "Ain't No Me" by Patrick Andy. Killer synths on top of a rock solid riddim, again by the Gifted Roots Band. All together, four vocals, three dubs, two riddims, all killer.

CHANNEL 1 12"/10" 45 RPM

DKR-051-JJ 12" - PATRICK ANDY - DON'T WORRY YOURSELF/VERSION B/W LEAVE THE DOOR/VERSION
DKR-063-JJ 10" - BARRY BROWN - NO NO NO/VERSION (*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED, MASTER TAPE ISSUE*)

Round three of Channel One releases. First up is another legendary early 80s dubplate tune, Barry Brown's "No No No". The wicked rhythm employed here is now well known via Dandy Lion's "Vibes", but "No No No" is one in a next set of tune Barry cut for the Hookims in the early 80s, in the wake of his massive hit tune "Far East" and the subsequent album of the same name. Some of these tunes ended up being Barry's side of the showdown LP with Little John, but the remainder were never released on vinyl, relegated to the dub room, and forgotten by all but the most astute sound tape listeners. Released here on crisp and loud dubplate-style ten-inch, straight from master tape. And what about those other Barry Brown tunes you ask? Soon come! But right now, and next, a killer double sided 12-inch from Patrick Andy. Patrick did his best work for Channel 1, who put out a bunch of singles and two great showdown LP's featuring the youth. If you've been following our releases thus far, you should be familiar with the pair of killer Channel riddims on this release. ""Don't Worry Yourself" aka "Worry & Fret" is the other cut on the fantastic rhythm used for the recently reissued Midnight Riders' "Posse Form a Line", and the flip side "Leave the Door" is the megaton-heavy riddim used on Angela Prince's "Joker Lover", which we just issued a couple months ago. Both tunes with dubs, top shelf Channel 1 selections. Don't worry yourself, you're safe!

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Sound clips:

Wayne Smith - Dancing Machine

Wayne Smith - Dancing Machine DUB

Gilly Buchanan - Me No Mix

Gilly Buchanan - Me No Mix DUB

Patrick Andy - Ain't No Me

Wayne Smith - Rain From the Sky

Ain't No Rain DUB

Patrick Andy - Don't Worry Yourself

Patrick Andy - Don't Worry Yourself DUB

Patrick Andy - Leave the Door

Patrick Andy - Leave the Door DUB

Barry Brown - No No No

Barry Brown - No No No DUB

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JAM ROCK RECORDS 7" 45

2011-05-16T13:46:00.000-04:00

DIGIKILLER RECORDS NEW RELEASE - MAY 2011

JAM ROCK RECORDS 7" 45 RPM

DKR-055 - SURU BOARD - SERIOUS THING

From 1987, a piece of one-away digital fire, "Serious Thing" by Suru Board. Originally released on Tuff Gong studio's 56 Hope Road label, and produced by Tuff Gong mainstay and Jam Rock label boss Denzel Bowford, alongside the late Wailers' associate Trevor Bow. This is prime digital reggae, a scorching riddim with killer synths, and fantastic vocal from the young Suru Board (please note, the spelling of "Surn" Board on the original label was a typo!) Like the lyrics say, "serious mi serious, and me nah mek no joke!", serious digital reggae, deservedly available again. We are also pleased to let fans of this tune know that our friend Suru Board is available for dubplate and production voicing, so please contact us if you want to link this talented singer, and please check his Myspace page, linked on our website.

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Sound clips are below -

Serious Thing

Serious Thing VERSION

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DUB IRATOR 7" 45

2011-04-23T18:02:00.017-04:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE RECORDS - NEW RELEASES - APRIL 2011

DUB IRATOR 7" 45 RPM

DKR-059 - SCION SUCCESS - PROFILE

DKR-060 - SCION SUCCESS - CAN'T WRONG

DKR-061 - SAMMY LEVI - AUTOMATIC

B/W JAH LIFE - DUB IN THE AREA

***ALL 3 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED***

&

DKR-062 - TONY TUFF - DANCE IN THE AREA

B/W MUSIC IN THE AREA DUB

Legendary dubplate cuts to the 'chanting' riddim, as played on the Jah Life & Volcano sound systems in the early 1980's! Many of the toughest riddims of the early '80s came from the producing partnership of Hyman 'Jah Life' Wright and Henry 'Junjo' Lawes. Among them was this one, which saw two released cuts with John Holt's "Chanting" and Tony Tuff's "Dance in the Area." But, soundsytem and dubplate followers also know that this rhythm had more unreleased cuts which played regularly as dubplates on Junjo's Volcano and Jah Life's sounds at the time. In recent years we've seen these tunes unfortunately pirated, unscrupulously and anonymously sold on dubplate, recut from shoddy old plates who knows how many generations removed from originals. It seemed clear that the time had come for these cuts to see the light. So we present the three unreleased cuts on the riddim, straight form master tapes, and now identified. Two of them come from one of our favorite singers, a pair of wicked outings from a young Scion Success! "Profile", about modelling in the dancehall, and "Can't Wrong", a song of pure encouragement. Next, another upcoming NY artist of the day, Sammy Levi with "Automatic", a warning about the perils of carrying a gun. Each of these three cuts is backed with Jah Life's own dub version, showcasing a part of each vocal, in his trademark "Superstar Mix" fashion. Lastly we re-present the Tony Tuff cut, which has escaped the attention of many, due to it's relative unavailability. Originally released on his "Come Fe Mash It" LP on Volcano in Jamaica, and on a rare 10-inch single on the EIS label in NY. This one comes backed with its own unique dub cut, as previously released on the EIS 10". All four cuts released on Jah Life's Dub Irator label.

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Sound clips are below:

Scion Success - Profile

Scion Success - Can't Wrong

Sammy Levi - Automatic

Jah Life - Dub in the Area

Tony Tuff - Dance in the Area

Music in the Area Dub

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CHANNEL 1 10" 45

2011-03-11T11:54:00.032-05:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE RECORDS - NEW RELEASES - MARCH 2011

CHANNEL 1 10" 45 RPM

DKR-037-JJ
MCWONER - NUH FIRE IT/HIGHER REGION

DKR-038-JJ
BARRY BROWN/ANGELA PRINCE - OVER ME/JOKER LOVER

DKR-039-JJ
HORACE ANDY - WHY OH WHY/SATISFY ME
*BOTH PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED*

DKR-040-JJ
UNKNOWN ARTIST - ROCKS & MOUNTAINS/DUB
*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED*

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

Round two of Channel One releases! Continuing in our campaign to re-release the jewels of the Channel 1 catalog which have not been back out since their original release, we bring you our first batch of 10-inches, the dubplate-style vinyl format introduced to reggae by Channel 1 in the early 1980's. After introducing the 12-inch discomix to JA in the late 1970's, Channel was innovating again in the early 1980's, bringing out a barrage of 10-inches from their new NY base, featuring many awesome tracks. Among those was this double-sider from the man called McWoner (or Mac Warner). He didn't seem to do too much recording, but what made it on to vinyl is mostly fantastic, and at the top are these tunes, "Nuh Fire It" and "Higher Region" (both followed by dubs). Next is a pairing of two of our favorites - Barry Brown's "Over Me" and Angela Prince's "Joker Lover." The Barry Brown cut is again, like our last batch of releases on the Flabba label, one of his finest tunes of the era. The Angela Prince is an often-overlooked tune, with mournful lovers lyrics on top of one of Channel's all-time heaviest riddims. Again, both tunes are followed by dubs. Now, regarding our second pair of 10-inches, DKR has left no stone unturned in the search for the forgotten by many, revered by some, and seldom or never heard tunes of the past, which for one reason or another, were never released, sold only on dubplate, or never played again after being committed to tape. And in turning over so many stones, we've managed to find some gold, and have dug up some things previously thought lost. So begins the Channel 1 "Lost & Found" series, unreleased material from 29 Maxfield Avenue, straight from master tapes. We're kicking off this series with two monster releases. First, from the man called Horace Andy. After producing some tunes with Horace in the 1970's, Channel One went back to work with Horace in the early 1980's, releasing a fantastic showdown LP featuring Horace and Patrick Andy, via Sonic Sounds' Thunderbolt label. But in addition to those tunes, another grip of equally great tunes were also made which didn't end up on the album, and here's two of the best. "Why Oh Why" made the rounds on dubplate at the time, the riddim is heavy like lead, and you might recognize it from other released cuts. "Satisfy Me" has Horace riding the same riddim as Barry Brown's "Over Me", to equally great effect. Both tracks are followed by dubs. Lastly, a tune that needs little introduction, the mighty "Rocks and Mountains", produced by Sly & Robbie at 29 Maxfield Avenue. While never officially released, this tune was made famous thru play on UK sound systems. And while the vocalists of this tune have long been rumored to be the Mighty Travellers, who self-produced some tunes and cut an LP for Jammy's, no one has been able to definitively confirm this. This recording has been sourced straight from a mastertape containing dubplate mixes of other released and more well known Sly & Robbie productions from the early 1980's, but which bore no notation of "Rocks and Mountains" presence at all. So decades later, the mystery endures, but the music finally comes into the light and speaks for itself. One thing is certain though, the mighty sound of Channel 1 still rules in 2011!

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Sound clips are below:

McWoner - Higher Region

McWoner - Higher Region DUB

McWoner - Nuh Fire It

McWoner - Nuh Fire It DUB

Barry Brown - Over Me

Barry Brown - Over Me DUB

Angela Prince - Joker Lover

Angela Prince - Joker Lover DUB

Horace Andy - Why Oh Why

Horace Andy - Why Oh Why DUB

Horace Andy - Satisfy Me

Horace Andy - Satisfy Me DUB

Unknown Artist - Rocks & Mountains

Unknown Artist - Rocks & Mountains DUB

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It Dread

2011-03-10T05:26:00.007-05:00

We want to big up Syphilia Morgenstierne's awesome website Itdread.com, which features some really amazing photos of the music scene and more, which she took on a trip to Jamaica in 1978.

We had some of the DKR/Channel 1 family take a look thru these photos, and they made some great ID's for us. Please check out Syphilia's website and enjoy large, high quality versions of these great photos which she has so graciously chosen to share with the world. Below are some ID's that we thought would be particularly interesting to those who check our site.

man in the white shirt is legendary Channel 1 artist ENFORCER

man with hand on his face is singer GEORGE COLDSTOCK

peering out behind Bunny Tom Tom is a young SOLJIE (also seen here behind I-Roy)

In the Area

2011-03-09T07:17:00.001-05:00

back in Brooklyn and new tunes about to drop...hold your breath...

Gone a foreign...

2011-02-18T10:09:00.007-05:00

As much as we love the frozen streets of Brooklyn and its mountains of garbage covered ice and snow, it's been a rugged winter here, even by NYC standards. And it's not over yet, so we're going on vacation. Which means we might be a little slow on the reply for emails and such, so please bear with us. But we will be back in full force on Tuesday March 8th with a bag of deadly new releases, including more previously unreleased heat from fresh-baked two-track tapes of our favorite years, so hold tight! In the meantime, warm yourself up with Barry Brown and the Roots Radics, as those three killer 12-inches are in all shops now! Lock in because 2011 is gonna keep jumping off bigger and bigger...thanks for the support!

FLABBA SOUNDS 12" 45

2011-01-31T17:25:00.004-05:00

DEEPER KNOWLEDGE RECORDS - NEW RELEASES - JANUARY 2011

FLABBA SOUNDS 12" 45

DKR-034
BARRY BROWN - PHYSICAL FITNESS
b/w
ROOTS RADICS BAND - WHIP THEM/FIGHTING RADICS

DKR-035
BARRY BROWN - THEM HA FI GET A BEATIN
b/w
ROOTS RADICS BAND - STOP THE FIGHTING

DKR-036
BARRY BROWN - WAR MONGER
b/w
ROOTS RADICS BAND - RADICAL STYLE

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

From the early 1980's, three vocals from one of our top artists, Barry Brown, alongside four killer dubs. Produced and arranged by Roots Radics bass player and main man Flabba Holt, these tracks are among Barry's best and have been mostly unavailable since their original release almost thirty years ago. "Them Ha Fi Get a Beating" and "War Monger" both come as originally released, while "Physical Fitness" now comes backed with two additional and different dubs of the "Them Ha Fi..." and "War Monger" rhythms, both of which were only previously available on LP. Hard rock 80's roots sounds from the unbeatable combination of Barry Brown, Roots Radics Band, and Channel 1 studio.

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sound clips are below:

Barry Brown - Physical Fitness

Roots Radics Band - Fighting Radics

Roots Radics Band - Whip Them

Barry Brown - Them Ha Fi Get a Beatin

Roots Radics Band - Stop The Fighting

Barry Brown - War Monger

Roots Radics Band - Radical Style

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GLEN ADAMS RIP

2010-12-23T00:11:00.004-05:00

Glen Adams RIP 12/20/10

RYTHEM TRACK 7" 45

2010-12-09T21:33:00.003-05:00

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

2010-11-05T22:02:00.001-04:00

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

2010-11-03T15:54:00.005-04:00

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

2010-10-25T15:23:00.002-04:00

GREGORY ISAACS RIP 10/24/10

TASHA RECORDS 7" 45

2010-09-23T08:06:00.002-04:00

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

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

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!"

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:

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!

2010-08-24T14:42:00.002-04:00

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

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

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

2010-07-25T19:16:00.000-04:00

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

2010-07-20T21:26:00.006-04:00

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

2010-07-11T10:13:00.004-04:00

SUGAR MINOTT RIP 7/10/10

CHOPPER PRODUCTIONS 7" 45

2010-06-22T20:49:00.001-04:00

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...

2010-06-11T23:09:00.002-04:00

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...

2010-05-06T20:43:00.005-04:00

...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

2010-04-23T09:59:00.000-04:00

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!

2010-03-27T08:39:00.000-04:00

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

2010-03-11T17:03:00.000-05:00

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..."

2010-02-27T20:01:00.000-05:00

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

2010-02-11T14:26:00.000-05:00

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

Junior Militant 7" repress and more...

2010-02-08T17:55:00.000-05:00

The Philip Myers 7" has been repressed and should be restocked in some places, and now available in some new places where it was not before. Check the fine retailers linked on this blog if you're looking for a copy. In the grand tradition of many reggae 45's, some copies have a mis-printed label with the credits cut off. Sorry about that! But the tune should mash it up sameway! The first batch of 14 Karat 12"s are sold out for the moment but they will be repressed very soon. Please get in touch if you'd like to place a wholesale order. We have a steady stream of releases planned for the rest of 2010, more big tunes! And be sure to check out our bredren GOLDSHOP's reissue series of killer tunes from NYC's immortal WITTY label. Thanks for all your support. More more more music...
-DKR CREW

14 KARAT 12" DISCO 45

2010-01-21T23:33:00.000-05:00

OUT NOW

14 KARAT 12" DISCO 45

DKR-007
Scion Success - Settle Them a Settle / Dub
B/W
Madoo - Lose Respect / Dub (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED!)

DKR-008
Kevin 'Skie' Warrington - It a Road Block / Road Block Dub
B/W
Mikey Jarrett - Vicey Verse / Satta George - Watch The Woman Them a Fight Fe Man

high quality US pressing.

One tough rhythm, five vocal cuts (one previously unreleased!) and two different dub versions, spread across two twelve-inches. Produced at Channel 1 in the mid '80s, then voiced in New York, this Mikey Jarrett production is one of our favorite heavy rhythms of its era.

The Skie Warrington 12" was only released in NY, and is presented as it was originally issued. The Scion Success 12" was issued in NY and the UK, originally released with a tune on a different rhythm on the other side. Here instead we present the fantastic and dark previously unreleased vocal from Madoo, to complete the version excursion.

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:

Scion Success - Settle Them a Settle

Settle Respect Version

Madoo - Lose Respect

Kevin 'Skie' Warrington - It a Road Block

Road Block Dub

Mikey Jarrett - Vicey Verse

Satta George - Watch The Woman Them a Fight Fe Man

Yah Congo 12" repress

2010-01-16T13:16:00.001-05:00

The Yah Congo 12" has just been repressed, due to very strong demand and at the special request of the producer. We realize they ended up being in somewhat short supply the first time around, so hopefully anyone who missed out a little while ago can grab it this time around. Two great new releases are due any day now, so watch this space!
Give thanks,
-DKR CREW

CONQUERING LION GONE TO ZION

2010-01-13T22:09:00.001-05:00

YABBY YOU
RIP
1/12/10

NUFF TINGS A GWAAN INNA 2010 STYLE

2009-12-12T00:47:00.000-05:00

Well 2009 is almost gone, thanks and respect to everyone who supported us. We're coming heavy in 2010 with many many new releases. Two big releases coming in January and more right on the heels of those...no end in sight, tunes must out! Keep an eye out...MUSIC ALONE SHALL LIVE!
thanks and praise,
DKR CREW

JUNIOR MILITANT pon road again!

2009-11-22T09:01:00.000-05:00

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who has bought the Philip Myers 45 so far. It was a long time in the making and we are happy that it has been met with such a positive response. As of this posting and for the moment this release is SOLD OUT, but we may have some more copies available soon. So if you wanted to place a wholesale order and have not done so yet, please watch this space - we will post when they become available again. For retail orders, as always, please visit any of the fine shops linked on this blog. And of course, more releases coming, so hold tight!

JUNIOR MILITANT 7" 45

2009-10-08T17:46:00.000-04:00

OUT NOW

JUNIOR MILITANT 7" 45

DKR-004

PHILIP MYERS - GETHO STRUGGLE B/W VERSION

fully legit issue, high quality US pressing.
limited to 1,000 copies.

Digikiller is very proud to present the official reissue of one of the greatest digital tunes of the 1980's. Philip Myers released only a handful of tunes in the second half of the 1980's, and among them was this now very rare 45 from 1985. The lone release on Daniel Senior's Junior Militant label, based out of Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11, this tough digital cut features lyrics about babylon coming to mash up your dance. Arranged by Noel Davey (legend has it, before the release of sleng teng!), this tune perfectly captures the digital dancehall sound just being born, and proves yet again that so many killer tunes were bubbling under but never made it into the spotlight. Thankfully, this huge tune is now back on the street, rescued from rarity and obscurity, and ready to receive its due!

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

Vocal:

Version:

FREE UP FREE UP

2009-09-24T21:50:00.000-04:00

greetings from man called Joseph Earlocks aka Jah Earl Locks aka Rising Fire!

SOON COME...

2009-09-14T22:20:00.000-04:00

DKR-004 release announcement coming in mere days...hold tight. one of the baddest (some say the GOAT!) digital heaters of all time rises again...in the meantime, check the words from our man called BLACKA SHINE -

Hold Your Corner

2009-07-14T08:49:00.000-04:00

Just a quick post to say a big THANKS to everyone who's helping us get these records out there thus far. We've had an overwhelmingly positive response to our first releases. White Mice/Nitty Gritty 12" and Freddie McKay/Naggo Morris 12" are both now SOLD OUT for wholesale from Digikiller, but individual copies can be obtained thru any of the fine retailers linked on this blog. We have a very small number of the Pad Anthony 12" left; wholesale inquiries can be sent to digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. Stay locked because we have much more in the works...soon come...

YAH CONGO 12" Disco 45

2009-06-28T10:12:00.000-04:00

OUT NOW

YAH CONGO 12" DISCO 45

DKR-003

FREDDIE MCKAY - TAKE MY HAND OH JAH
b/w
NAGGO MORRIS - YOU WANT TO GET I OUT

fully legit issue from original materials, high quality US pressing.
limited to 500 copies.

We are very proud to present the first ever reissue of these two all-time top deep roots tunes, originally issued on two different 12"s by East Orange, NJ's own YAH CONGO label. Now paired together by DKR for one monstrous double-sider. dub heads take note: neither tune was originally issued with a full version side; both tunes are vocal into dub, originally released with other tunes on the b-side.

despite our name, we are not only digi-heads, and we are endeavoring to dig deep and work hard to resurrect the best of '70s roots as well as '80s dancehall, before and after the sleng teng!

FOR WHOLESALE ORDERING INFORMATION and/or sound samples, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com. the minimum order is 15 copies. for retail/individual sales, please visit any of the online shops linked on this page.

CRAT PRODUCTIONS 12" Disco 45

2009-06-16T08:47:00.000-04:00

OUT NOW

CRAT PRODUCTIONS 12" DISCO 45s

DKR-001
Nitty Gritty - One Auntie Lulu // White Mice - No Competition

DKR-002
Pad Anthony - Rock On // We Rule Things

fully legit issue from original materials, high quality US pressing.
limited to 300 copies each.

4 big tunes from one of our all time favorite NYC labels, and some of our favorite artists. big up the original Crown Heights crew, RIP Nitty Gritty.

FOR ORDERING, please visit any of the retailers linked at the right.
FOR WHOLESALE, please email digikillerrecords at gmail dot com.

DKR-003 release info any day now...very soon come...

Digikiller Records

2009-06-13T02:18:00.000-04:00

Digikiller Records is a reggae record label from Brooklyn, New York. Our goal is simple - legit and high quality repressings of rare and killer tunes. No bootlegs, no bad new artwork, no terrible noisy or warped pressings. There will be links to our retailers on this blog. Stay tuned. BIG things are in store.