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Releases Paprika Korps - METALCHEM (CD 06/2010) Buy at amazon | iTunes With 'Metalchem' Paprika Korps is writing a new chapter of Heavy Reggae. For more than 10 years Paprika Korps is touring non stop all over Europe with it's special mix of caribbean groove, Dub elements, Alternative Rock, psychedelic sounds and New Wave. >>> more  Soniamiki - 7PM (CD 11/2009) Buy at amazon | iTunes Poland is the new place to be for pop music with electronic synthie sounds of the 80ies mixed with the attitude of a singer songwriter. As animation movie maker, drawer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, Soniamiki lives right in the middle of scene of young polish artists. >>> more Lo-Fi-Youthz - FLY OVER THE YARD (CD 07/2009) Alive-Best.Nr. 803532 | amazon  | iTunesThe new stars of Berlin's reggae scene releasing their first album on moanin'. Lo-Fi Youthz are Lukas Leonhardt and
Longfingah. At his Fire
Tower Studio producer and track designer Lukas is creating the sound
made of Reggae, Hip Hop and Dancehall. Longfingah is contributing his
hooks and protest. >>> more The Slackers SELF MEDICATION (10/08) Alive-Best.Nr. 803942 | amazon  | iTunesDespite the fact that they call themselves “The Slackers“, they are truly industrious. The already fourteenth album by the exceptional New York Ska band has been released on October 24th. The Slackers have always had their own mind and play by their own rules. In 1991 they began to kick the international Ska scene in the ass coolly and rhythmically. They gave the Blues to Ska, giving it back its soul - and call the outcome Jamaican Rock'n'Roll. >>> more The Dualers THE MELTING POT (09/08) Al!ve-Best.Nr.: 313252 | amazon  | iTunesThe two Brothers Si and Tyber Cranstoun grew up with ska, reggae and soul music. In the 60ies their father Bill Cranstoun with his Savoy sound system was one of the precursors for jamaican music in England. Nowadays his sons entering the UK single charts without the help of any record label or promotion company. >>> more  Wood In Di Fire - NOON ON THE MOON (CD/online, 6/2008) Al!ve-Best.Nr. 804332 | amazon  | iTunesOnce again Wood In Di Fire spend some days at Germany's idyllic Uckermark to record their third album in a converted barn in the late summer of 2007. >>> more Vic Ruggiero - Something In My Blindspot (CD + online, 2/2008) Al!ve Best.Nr. 804652 | amazon  | iTunesMister "I wrote those songs because I could not afford a shrink" Ruggiero has returned to the couch i.e. the recording studio. Although besides his main occupation - singer of the New York ska institution The Slackers - he's got numerous side projects like playing organ for Rancid, he found time this summer to record a new solo album in Berlin. >>> more Paprika Korps - MAGNETOFON (CD + online, 09/2007) Al!ve Best.Nr.: 720711 | amazon  | iTunesAlarming guitars meet driving offbeats, deep baselines, dub sounds and catchy melodies: "Heavy Reggae Rockers" is what Paprika Korps call their style. In Poland they are among the most popular reggae acts. On 21st September 2007, their 5th studio album will be released in Germany: Magnetofon. >>> more The Special Guests feat. Willie Ocean - BEETROOT (CD 47min, VÖ 04/2007) Al!ve Best.Nr.: 806862 | amazon  | iTunesTheir 5th full-length album, takes their very own interpretation of offbeat music to a new level: "Swings... like it's coming directly from a bar in Kingston", a reviewer of the SLAM magazine wrote. "Well, some jazz and beat elements have infiltrated the songs, but that only adds more spice... hot!" >>> more The Special Guests feat. Willie Ocean - TALKIN' BOUT A REVOLUTION (online single 2/2007) As an appetizer for the new album (out in April) the single "talkin’ bout a revolution" by The Special Guests feat. Willie Ocean will be released exclusively on iTunes on February 16th. Yes, you’re right! The Guests covered the famous No.1 hit from Tracy Chapman... >>> more Paprika Korps - TELEWIZOR (CD 4/2006) Al!ve Best.-Nr. 808022 | amazon.de | iTunes Here comes "Heavy Reggae Rockers" from Poland! Alarming guitar lines meet driving offbeats, deep bass sounds, dub elements and catchy refrains. For Paprika Korps, who come from the heavily industrialized region around Katowice, Reggae is still a medium of protest and rebellion. "telewizor" will be available in stores in Germany, Switzerland and Austria and online (almost worldwide) on eMusic, iTunes and OggStar.com from April 2006. >>> more Vic Ruggiero - Living In Sin / Understanding New Jersey (CD 3/2006) For those who know Vic Ruggiero as the singer and organist of the fabulous New York Ska act The Slackers, his solo album comes as a surprise: It's a freaky tour through American singin' / songwriting tradition. "Living In Sin / Understanding New Jersey" will be released in March 2006 (moanin' / rough trade). >>> more
The Special Guests feat. Willie
Ocean - SUSPICIOUS
DELICIOUS (CD/LP 50min. 10/2005) Al!ve Best.-Nr. 808912(CD)/808911(LP) | amazon.de | iTunes They did not want to sound like Jamaican bands in the 60ies. 2tone could not be it, either. The Special Guests are a band of our days. So why not use some modern sounds for their fourth album? Yes, SUSPICIOUS DELICIOUS is a ska album. And yes, it features drum loops, samples, synthesizers. Out October 10th, 2005 (rough trade/iTunes) >>> more incl. free MP3 download Wood In Di Fire - JAH WAR (Vinyl 7" / Online)
Wood In Di Fire rock the dancehall with Jamaican jazz and heavy reggae grooves at their monthly live jams at Berlin's Schokoladen club. Now they release their second CD: OFF THE HOOK (Moanin'/Rough Trade) will be available in stores in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from July 11th - and on Apple's iTunes from June 14th. >>> more - incl. free MP3 download
Rolando Random & The Young Soul Rebels give the snotty
answer to
the decade. They reactivate the soulful reggae, ska and punk of the
late 70ies - with no respect to old heroes and new conventions, but
with a lot of self-irony. Their first album "Hidden Pleasures" was
released by Moanin'/Rough Trade in march
2005. >>> more
The Special Guests - TOXIC SWEET LOVE (CD
2002) Toxic mixure of jamaican Music, Soul and Beat by one of Germany's oldest actice Ska bands. >>> more Wood In Di Fire - ¿QUE PASA?
(CD 70min. 2003)
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Hand Painted T-Shirt by Soniamiki to Win Voodoo Moon: Record Release Party on 28th August The Slackers on tour through Europe in August 2010 Interview with Paprika Korps at irieites.de New Videos of Soniamiki's Live Show at Open'er Festival 2010 |
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