reggae tracks
Track: On-U sound announces comprehensive New Age Steppers reissue campaign, stream the unreleased ‘Send for Me’
Out on 19th March 2021, On-U Sound are reissuing the four studio albums, plus another album of unreleased music from seminal group New Age Steppers, who were essentially a loose collective based around the partnership of Adrian Sherwood and The Slits’ Ari Up. The band existed, albeit on and off, between 1980 and 2012, bringing …
SEE: DUB PISTOLS RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘BANKROBBER’
Big-beat sonic pranksters Dub Pistols are back with a cover of The Clash classic ‘Bankrobber’. The clip was made from individual band member contributions under lockdown, using their mobile phones, the final result only coming together at the mix in an editing suite. It’s a riot of reggae-dancehall vibes, bleeps and ragga rhymes; a perfect …
Track: The Orielles – Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) Wrongtom Remix, plus Remix competition
As part of our ongoing love of The Orielles, since they’ve released the Wrongtom Remixes of Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) taken from their recent, brilliant Disco Volador album – we’re happy to talk about it on Backseat Mafia. He’s taken the already brilliant track, traded in the disco indie feel and replaced it with …
Track: African Head Charge – Peace and Happiness, plus Reissue news
African Head Charge, the combination of master percussionist Bongo Iyabinghi Noah and the maverick that is famed UK dub producer Adrian Sherwood, have been the subject of a reissue campaign since 2016. The latest release in the series sees an expanded editions of their 1990 masterpiece ‘Songs of Praise’, and 1993’s ‘In Pursuit Of Shashamane …
Track: Dub Mentor – Hysteria (Wuhan Fight Dub)
Based on the Mark Stewart classic and with a stellar range of guests including Stephen Mallinder, Anna Domino, Ghalia Benali, Tao Weiss, Julia Rovinsky, Yao Xu and the people of Wuhan China, Hysteria is the new single from UK producer Dub Mentor. True to his title, Dub Mentor has produced something that marries the influence …
Track: Major Lazer – Can’t take it from me, feat. Skip Marley
Diplo’s Major Lazer project, alongside MC Walshy Fire and Trinidadian Jillionaire, is back with a new track ‘Can’t take it from me’, featuring Skip Marley. Billed as a Jamaican commando character who lost an arm (replaced by a Lazer) in the secret zombie wars, Major Lazer is principally concerned with freeing the world using music. What is …
Track: Ghetto Priest – Good Lord
Taken from his ‘Every man for every man’ album, out on Ramrock Records on September 8th, comes a new track from Ghetto Priest, titled Good Lord. The former Arsenal Hooligan found Rastafarianism, and threw himself into the music scene, moving from sound system culture to Adrian Sherwoods On-U Sound family, to African Head Charge, arriving …
Track: Chronixx – Likes
Taken from his forthcoming debut album Chronology, Reggae/Dancehall singer Chronixx has dropped a new single, Likes. It comes ahead of a load of US dates with Zincfence Redemption, Jah9, Jesse Royal, Kelissa and Max Glazer (Federation Sound)., starting March 2nd. On the self-produced track, Chronixx speaks is mind on a number of issues, from the …
Track: Sherwood & Pinch – Lies feat. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Man vs Sofa, out on 25th February via On-U Sound vs Tectonic Recordings, ‘Man Vs. Sofa’ is the second album by two undeniable heavyweights in UK bass music – Adrian Sherwood and Rob Ellis aka Pinch. From it, the pair have previewed a new track, Lies, which features the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. The album …
Track: Thievery Corporation – Let The Chalice Blaze
Thievery Corporation are back with their new track, “Let the Chalice Blaze”. After 20 years, you may be familiar with the sophisticated shuffling bossa nova beats, but it’s still impossible to resist the head nodding on a Thievery Co track, especially when the cowbell kicks in. With the new album recorded in Jamaica, it’s reggae …