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Keith Hudson, “Nuh Skin Up”
Pressure Sounds adds a stone to the great history of dub with this reissue of a 1982 Keith Hudson album. Less revolutionary and pioneering than "Pick a dub", released in 1974…
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Lutan Fyah, “You bring blessings”
Still as brilliant, still as talkative: Lutan Fyah is not running out of steam after a year packed with album releases, concerts and tours, and once again makes his mark with an…
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Various Artists, “Dancehall Draft Picks”
In the North American basketball championship (NBA), they are called "first picks": those in whom the recruiters place all their hopes at the draft, a giant lottery that lets…
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Natural Black, “Cool Nuh Black”
Natural Black is part of this new generation of new roots artists very much in vogue, notably in Europe. Many will remember his excellent performance at the first edition of…
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Anthony B, “Higher Meditation”
Same again, then. Buoyed by the success of "Black Star", Anthony B's previous album on Greensleeves, the English label has decided to bet once more on the partnership of the Bobo…
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Various Artists, “Rub-A-Dub Soldiers”
An evolution of the 70s deejay style, rub-a-dub announced itself in the early 80s as the harbinger of the digital years. By rub-a-dub we mean "riding the riddim", which is what…
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Bim Sherman, “The need to live”
Somewhat belated reissues, "Rub-a-dub" and "The need to live", compilations of dubs for the former and of singles for the latter, pay a posthumous tribute to the singer, producer…
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General Degree, “Generaly Speaking”
As he told us in the interview he gave us last April, General Degree has just re-released for the European market his self-produced album "The General", which came out in 2004 on…
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Jah Mason, “Life is just a journey”
There is no stopping Jah Mason. Just as he has finished a scorching tour of France, the Bobo singjay makes his return to the racks with "Life is just a Journey", a 14-track…
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Dubmatix, “Atomic Subsonic”
Producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist, Dubmatix is no newcomer. This generous Canadian had already made himself known in 2004 with a clever first album, "Champion Sound"…