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.