Creation Stepper & The Disciples - "Homeward Bound" (3:55)
The Disciples - "Version Bound" (3:58)
Review: This is a previously unreleased treat from the Boom Shacka Lacka label: 'Homeward Bound' is by UK roots legends The Disciples and talented vocalist Creation Stepper. It has its roots as a 1991 dub plate that finally sees the light of day all these decades on. This powerful track blends roots reggae with the unmistakable sound of The Disciples' production and is paired with a dub version on the flip. The A-side original 'Homeward Bound' features Creation Stepper's soulful vocals underpinned by deep bass and rhythmic grooves while the dub mix complements the original with its atmospheric, bass-heavy treatment
Review: Timeless digital roots and dub from The Disciples here featuring the late Jamaican singer Creation Stepper, who i most famously well known for his iconic 70s roots reggae classics. This release includes a fresh take on Stepper's 1978 track, 'Kill Nebuchadnezzar' and it is paired with another vocal gem, 'Ozone Layer,' plus two powerful dub versions. Originally mixed and produced by Russ D in The Disciples' studio in 1991, this music finally saw the light of day in 2011 on the Disciples Vintage label where it quickly sold out. Now back on a great sounding 12", this is a must for roots and dub heads.
Timeless digital roots and dub from The Disciples here featuring the late Jamaican singer Creation Stepper, who i most famously well known for his iconic 70s roots reggae classics. This release includes a fresh take on Stepper's 1978 track, 'Kill Nebuchadnezzar' and it is paired with another vocal gem, 'Ozone Layer,' plus two powerful dub versions. Originally mixed and produced by Russ D in The Disciples' studio in 1991, this music finally saw the light of day in 2011 on the Disciples Vintage label where it quickly sold out. Now back on a great sounding 12", this is a must for roots and dub heads.
Review: Shout out to the newly launched Onedub which opens its account here with a nice clean dancehall 12" that features Danman on 'Fussing N Fighting.' It has bright digital synth sounds and natty leads over airy, rubbery drums. The legendary Indica Dubs then step up for a hefty dub that becomes much more dark and menacing thanks to the sheer scale of the cavernous bass. Two further dubs take up the flip side for some melon twisting, sound system testing brilliance. This is a fine start to what is sure to become a label well worth following.
Indica Dubs & Conscious Sounds - "Spirit Of HIM" (4:03)
Indica Dubs & Conscious Sounds - "Spirit Of Dub" (3:47)
Review: Leading modern dub label Indica Dubs ease into 2020 with more of their silky smooth and swaggering cuts. This latest 10" kicks off with Danman's "Jah Love Is True" with its lazy drums and ricocheting hits, then in house team Indica Dubs & Conscious Sounds link up for a dub before then offering "Spirit Of HIM", with big warrior leads and pillow drums and bass ready to sink right into. A further dub of this one finds them get busy on the studio dials and take you on a more heady trip.
Review: 2020 marks a decade since Sukh Gill started the Indica Dubs project, which now incorporates an online record shop, soundsystem and record label. Naturally Gill features prominently on the label's latest release, which begins with a soulful chunk of digital reggae goodness from Danny Red, "You No Better". Gill joins forces with Conscious Sounds to deliver the "Better Dub" rework, where echoing guitar motifs and delay-laden vocal snippets ride a denser and weightier revision of Red's groove. The partnership continues on side B, where the "Humble Thyself" version - an instrumental take on the EP's lead cut - is followed by the heavier, wilder and more sub-heavy "Humble Dub".
Review: The 19th release on Mania Dub takes us back to the early 1990s and the iconic UK dub productions of Russell Bell-Brown AKA the Disciples. First issued on Boom Shack A Lacka, 'Return to Addis Ababa' is a bona fide soundsystem anthem that wraps drifting, echoing synthesizer lead lines and bouncy piano stabs around a chunky digi-dub grooves. It's accompanied on the A-side by two further dub versions, both of which are wilder, weightier and more skeletal than the EP leading 'Version 1'. Turn to the flip for 2002 cut 'Fearless', a more hot-stepping and cheeky digi-dub number that this time round is not only accompanied by the dub style 'Version 2' mix, but also the previously unheard, heavy steppers style 'Version 3' revision.
Review: The Disciples and Boomshackalaka Sound Systems 'Mission of Dubs' comes from the early 90s and is an in-demand and seriously heavyweight instrumental in a Jah Shaka style. Now it is reissued on a strictly limited 10" as three different but equally deadly versions. 'Mission Of Dub' comes on strong with its warrior leads and swaggering drums all overlaid with dreamy little keys. 'Dub Ammumission' is more dark and driving, with crashing hits to wake you from your reverie. 'Missions Dub" (part 3)' closes out with a straight up dancefloor assault.
Review: Rejoice dub heads, because the next Boom-Shacka-Lacka release is here and it's a killer as always. Anyone who has been to a sound system over summer may well have heard Jah Shaka running the test pressing through various basins and getting great reactions. Well, now you can own it yourself on wax. 'Mash Down' is a happy rejoice with swaggering drums and big horns that then get stripped away and made into something much more cerebral on the dub mix. 'Mystic Flame' brings the late-night charm and enticing melodies over snaking beats that permeate your soul.
Review: The Disciples' Russ Bell-Brown has just dropped a great collection of instrumentals on the Experiments LP on Thank You and now Partial serve up a couple of remixes of the group's 'Sabotage' and 'Steppers Nah Sleep' tune. The a-side features 'Sabotage' (Destruction mix), an absolute thriller with oodles of echo and reverb, head-mashing cosmic sounds and alluring kick patterns. It's the same with the deeper, even more heady flipside. These are more highly regarded sounds from this well-respected dub outfit.
Review: Russ D makes a triumphant return here with two new instrumentals for Boom Shacka Lacka on a limited edition new 10". 'Blue Sky' is an explosive dubplate infused with fresh Prowling Lion vibes and showcasing a new style that's sure to captivate. A dub also features, naturally, and on the flipside, 'Reflections' delivers an old-school Disciples riddim. Uplifting strings and melodies layered over a slow yet powerful rhythm add to the all and elevate the vibes. Together, these tracks highlight Russ D's mastery in creating dynamic and impactful dub music that resonates with tradition and innovation.
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