Horace Andy In The Light

Four CD set containing eight albums from the Jazz greats: 'Introducing The Three Sounds' (1958), 'Branching Out' (With Nat Adderly) (1958), 'Introducing The Three Sounds Vol. 2' (1958), 'Bottoms Up!' (1959), 'Moods' (1960), 'Hey There' (1961), 'Here We Come' (1960) and 'Blue Hour' (1960).

Longtime Mad Professor fans only need to take a look at the jaw-droppingly great track list to declare Method to the Madness a major success, one that serves both as an excellent introduction to the man's work and a wonderful roundup of tracks that saves veterans the trouble of carrying a large stack of CDs and CD singles. Sanctuary has been working the Trojan catalog hard with a generally great series of reissues, but the label has outdone itself this time by reaching outside the Trojan catalog for a change and offering the first ambitious Mad Professor compilation to the world. The U.K.-based reggae producer is often characterized as a crazed dubman, but Method to the Madness is also filled with lovers rock that mixes in some new wave attitude, urgent ragga that's synthetic musically but roots lyrically, along with the trippy, free-spirited experimental dub the man is famous for.

John Sneider is one of New York’s best known secrets. A veteran on both the recording and club scene, John is a musician’s musician, a consummate sideman, trumpeter, composer, and the kind of cat that those with the inside information praise highly. He’s an intelligent, melodic, hip and extremely accessible player.

Reggae in Orbit The Productions of Enos Mcleod contains the definitive Artists & Reggae. The Best hits from Winston Pheaney, Jah Stitch, Ronnie Davis and many more.

By the 1970s Studio One and Clement Sir Coxsone Dodd had already proved himself to be the defining force in Reggae for almost two decades. From running the Downbeat sound system on the lawns and yards of Kingston in the late 1950s to opening Studio One at 13 Brentford Road at the start of the 1960s, ushering in Ska and Rocksteady and establishing the careers of most of Jamaicas artists everyone from Bob Marley and The Wailers, Ken Boothe, Toots and The Maytals, The Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo and more Clement Dodd had until this point dominated the Jamaican musical world.

A Bristol collective whose combination of dark rhythms, reverb-laden guitars, and atmospheric samples helped pioneer the laid-back sound of trip-hop. Collection includes five studio albums: 'Blue Lines' (1991); 'Protection' (1994); 'Mezzanine' (1998); '100th Window' (2003); 'Heligoland' (2010).

Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd, founder of the Studio One label, will remain forever among the most talented Jamaican musicians. From its Prophetic Downbeats that have influenced our generation to the creation of Studio One in the early 1960s, Coxsone has taken the career of many artists: Bob Marley & The Wailers, Ken Boothe, Toots And The Maytals, The Skatalites. At the end of the 70s he found the new musical signature of Jamaica: The Dancehall. Its origins go back to the beginning of the decade with DJs like Dillinger and Prince Jazzbo, who adapt great classics to new musical sounds.

When the summer hits, we have the perfect soundtrack for you! Ultimate Summer Reggae is an eclectic collection delivering 60 of greatest & newest sun-drenched reggae hits to brighten up your days all summer long. We have selected the biggest stars of the genre on one amazing album with a great cross-genre of Reggae, Dancehall, Roots & Culture. This is the essential reggae album perfect for all occasions whether you're partying, driving, barbecuing or on holiday, this superb feel-good album will see you through the long summer months.