Black Beanie Dub

Dennis Bovell – aka Blackbeard – has changed the face of UK music. A bold claim, and one he might be shy to agr with, but true nonetheless. Born in Barbados in 1953 and moving to South London when he was 12, after forming his band Matumbi in the 70s, guitarist, singer, bass player and producer Dennis went on to work with a Who’s Who of modern music and was a key figure in UK Lover’s Rock while he was at it. Now as he celebrates his 72nd birthday, Dennis is releasing a brand new album that shows he’s in the best musical form he’s ever been.

Aquarius Dub is a 1975 album by Herman Chin Loy. This is a reissue released in 2003 by Aquarius/Black Solidarity

Lee Perry presents Megaton Dub 2

This hard-to-find album collects 9 tracks of pure Scratch dub:
Sometimes odd, sometimes wonderful and crucial.
Recorded 1976-78, first released in 1983 on vinyl, CD reissue in 1992.
Another Black Ark Studio highlight of the late 70s, just listen and enjoy…

Miraculously rare and seriously obscure killer dubs… one of the very few hard core seventies dub albums mixed by Errol Brown.
A selection of solid dubs originally recorded by BB Seaton at Duke Reid’s legendary Treasure Isle studio and mixed in-house by the Duke’s nephew Errol Brown. A radical departure for all concerned this bold dub album was never officially released although a few clandestine copies reputedly did the New York rounds at the time.

Emotional Rescue returns to what it does best by unearthing musical gems of the British post punk scene with a double pack compilation of Bristol’s short lived Recreational Records.
Teaming up with Bristol Archive Records, 10 songs are remastered, reissued and cut loud for DJs and collectors. What is most striking is, although created in the space of just two years, with a disparate collection of artists, musicians and producers coming together, the music holds a considerable cohesive sound.