CHANNEL 1 10" 45

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!

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. Nearly our full back catalog is also available, please see the release listing on the right side of this page. 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:

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

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

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

Gone a foreign...

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

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.

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:

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

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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