NEW MUSIC
FLYING VIPERS DEBUT ON EASY STAR
We are very excited to release our first collaboration with New England-based dub reggae collectiveΒ FlyingΒ Vipers.Β Self-produced on a vintage cassette 4-track,Β "Show Me"Β introduces the soulful voice ofΒ Kellee Webb, whose dynamic presence brings extra depth to theΒ Vipersβ signature, roots-inspired sound. Since establishing their distinctively analog, classic dub style in 2015,Β FlyingΒ VipersΒ have continued to sharpen their cuts, hinting at a Stax-meets-Channel One vibe. This is the first single from an upcoming full-length dropping in 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSIxyaP_3Fk&list=OLAK5uy_kvhrisOvJexTPG7_b-TharA2JL66GAAuA
MORTIMER x KABAKA PYRAMID x LILA IKΓ – “BRUISES” – NEW VISUALIZER & SINGLE OUT NOW – FROM WITHIN DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW
Rising starΒ Mortimer,Β whoΒ GRAMMY.comΒ recently hailed asΒ one of the keyΒ βartists shaping contemporary reggae,βΒ taps 2023 GRAMMY-winning reggae artistΒ Kabaka PyramidΒ and the genreβs shining starΒ Lila Iké for a triple threat collaboration onΒ βBruises.βΒ The thought-provoking track is from Mortimerβs upcoming debut albumΒ From WithinΒ (Overstand Entertainment/Easy Star Records). The LP will be released September 20, 2024 andΒ its pre-order is available todayΒ HERE.Β The physical pre-order includes a special limited-edition colored vinyl version of the album with three exclusive dubs mixed by Tippy I Grade (of Zion I Kings), along with an exclusive shirt design. Mortimer says his new song βBruisesβΒ βspeaks on the mistreatment weβve had to endure as Black people especially, but also about [...]
KAYLAN ARNOLD MEETS THE AUTOS – “DON’T CRY” SINGLE & LYRIC VIDEO OUT NOW
The Autos, fresh off the recent release of their powerhouse songΒ βLight My Way,βΒ withΒ Royal BluΒ andΒ Kabaka Pyramid, return with this new collaboration with up-and-coming multi-genre singer/songwriterΒ Kaylan Arnold. Arnold is a Haitian/Belizean-American from south Florida who recently relocated to Los Angeles. She recently had a collab with Ginton, covering Santanaβs βBlack Magic Woman,β that has ended up on numerous summer playlists already. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcHgYIznUEA
LINVAL THOMPSON x JONQUAN x TICKLAH – BOUND TO FALL – NEW SINGLE + DUB AVAILABLE NOW ON 7″ VINYL
Following the buzz around their first, recent collaboration,Β "Cultivator," Linval ThompsonΒ andΒ JonQuanΒ return withΒ "BoundΒ ToΒ Fall,"Β another roots-heavy track, this time withΒ TicklahΒ at the mixing board. Babylon will surelyΒ fallΒ under this heavyweight tune. Stream or get your limited edition physical 7β copies now while they last. After three singles, Fruits Records felt the need to push the collaboration further by producing a full showcase album pairing Kumar with The 18th Parallel. Four years in the making, going back and forth from Kingston to Geneva, with the final touch added by the mixing of Zion I Kings members Tippy-I and JAH David, TALES OF REALITY is a tribute to the golden [...]
KUMAR MEETS THE 18TH PARALLEL – WORLD WIDE LOVE – NEW SINGLE & VIDEO OUT NOW
Fruits Records and Easy Star Records proudly present βWorld Wide Love,β the brand new single by Kumar with The 18th Parallel, taken from the upcoming album TALES OF REALITY. Kumar, former lead singer of GRAMMY-nominated roots reggae band Raging Fyah, meets Switzerlandβs The 18th Parallel on this classic β80s major-key, Roots Radics-influenced riddim. Kumar has recently appeared on a number of releases, including as a guest on Jesse Royalβs GRAMMY-nominated ROYAL and Winta Jamesβ Gratitude Riddim EP. The 18th Parallel, based in Switzerland, is the house band for Fruits Records and recently released music with Max Romeo, Big Youth, Lee βScratchβ Perry, [...]
MORTIMER – “MY CHILD” – NEW SINGLE & VIDEO OUT NOW
Today, Jamaican singer-songwriterΒ MortimerΒ releasesΒ βMy Child,βΒ the fourth single from his anticipated full-length debut. The album, titledΒ From Within, was produced byΒ Winta JamesΒ (often in conjunction with Mortimer), and will be released September 20, 2024 byΒ Overstand EntertainmentΒ andΒ Easy Star Records. The new single, which is accompanied by an official music video directed byΒ Dennis βDenniβ FyffeΒ (whose credits include videos forΒ Protoje, Lila IkΓ©,Β andΒ Jesse Royal), can be seen and heardΒ HERE. From WithinΒ is a series of songs that tell an overarching story of Mortimerβs journey β spanning his loves and passions, his struggles along the way, his ability to overcome these trials, and how his Rastafarian faith and love of family have [...]