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SUNDUB X EASY STAR RECORDS PRESENT: BROOKLYN RIDDIM β NEW EP OUT NOW
SunDub returns with their next album later this summer, but in the meantime, they have spearheaded a new juggling release called BROOKLYN RIDDIM, based around their newest single, βLove and Humanity.β The first batch of songs on this riddim are out now, including tracks by SunDub, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Sailor Jane, and Clatta Bumboo. In the coming weeks, look for two more batches of songs, which will include contributions by Easy Star All-Stars, Cas Haley, SalomΓ³n Beda, The Meditations, MoβKalamity, Vysionaer, Coolie Ranx, and more. Related Posts
JOHN BROWNβS BODY RETURNS WITH βHARD FIGHTβ & DUB VERSION
STREAM / DOWNLOAD HARD FIGHT STREAM / DOWNLOAD HARD DUB Ever since the foundational US reggae band John Brownβs Body reunited after a 6-year break in 2024, fans have been wondering if the return to live shows might lead to new music β and it has! βHard Fightβ is the first new single since 2016βs celebrated FIREFLIES album. JBB helped build the current US scene, being one of the first reggae acts to tour nationwide, which turned a generation of kids on to the genre, many of whom went on to form their own bands, including Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid, Stick [...]
WELCOME HIRIE TO EASY STAR
We are very excited to announce that Easy Star Records is partnering with Controlled Substance Sound Labs on a release for the first time β and the first single is right here! HIRIE has been crafting beautiful music over the years and is now continuing to raise her game, this time with a song called βElevation.β Itβs the first single off of her upcoming full-length, coming later this year, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for more updates to come. βElevationβ is a celestial journey of self-empowerment, divine connection, and artistic liberation. HIRIE's soulful vocals float over a rhythmic groove, weaving themes of spiritual alignment, [...]
OFF WORLD β NEW ALBUM FROM FLYING VIPERS OUT NOW
Weβre proud to release Off World, the third full-length album (and first on Easy Star) from Flying Vipers! After 10 years of instrumental dubwise reggae, the next chapter of the band has arrived, with new addition Kellee Webbβs soulful lead vocals adding depth to the Vipersβ cassette-crafted sound. Flying Vipers record murky dub-inflected reggae on a Tascam 8-track in their basement bunker outside Boston, MA. Their love of Jamaican and UK 70βs roots and dub is their north star, but eclectic crates of records and a couple decades worth of DIY punk shows bleed through on tape. Twin brothers Marc & John Beaudette on [...]
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE WITH JESSE ROYALβS NEW SINGLE & MUSIC VIDEO β βLIGHT OF MINEβ
GRAMMY-nominated Jesse Royal returns with another single from his upcoming next album, this time pairing up once again with producer Dretegs. βLight Of Mineβ weaves the classic civil rights tune into a song that reflects how Jesse is currently pushing an agenda to educate and better the lives of the youths around him in his native Jamaica and beyond. Jesse says, βWe shine brilliantly as the Universe intended it to be. Even in a world that tries to dim our light, for it is in the glow of our authentic self that we inspire and illuminate the path for others to follow as we [...]
βARMSβ NEW VIDEO & SINGLE FROM ROYAL BLU x DβYANI β OUT NOW
Royal Blu returns with a new single from his upcoming full-length debut (due out later this spring). βArmsβ is a collab with the dancehall star DβYani (another artist originally out of Spanish Town, like Blu). The song brings a hybrid dancehall/reggae style with a strong lovers rock lean. Once again, produced by the G.wav team (Runkus, RiddimBoss, KaleX, and Royal Blu). Blu says, ββArmsβ is a song about embracing the βhot and coldβ feeling that we sometimes experience in relationships and overcoming it with compromise and reassurance.β https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYlTHopEPsI&list=PL2QelqwgR7JnEB1sU_kS_ipPIPMpOt3a5