With new single Nice Up, Dub Pistols return to classic dancehall-inflected big beat (or perhaps that should be big beat-inflected dancehall) a.k.a the once and
Identified by the monkey as surefire single material when Origin One’s Deeply Rooted LP came out earlier this year, the band have indeed now put
Following a pair of promising singles over the last two years comes Deeply Rooted, the debut long-player from Origin One a.k.a Nottingham-based producer Kevin Thomson.
“On the fou-rthh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…” – wait – no – that’s not how it goes! Let me see
Blend Mishkin & Roots Evolution‘s recent Survival Of The Fittest LP was an exercise in contemporary reggae excellence featuring an array of talented vocalists. One
[RATING: 5] More reggae excellence from the Nice Up! Records label here as Blend Mishkin releases his new album backed by six-piece band Roots Evolution.
[RATING: 5] Thank god for Cut La Vis and Maddy Carty who have just brightened up my weekend and provided reggae sunshine for the summer.
[RATING: 5] Stand Up indeed as one of the standout tracks (and the monkey’s absolute favourite) from Mr Benn’s excellent album, Shake A Leg, of
[RATING: 5] Mr Benn cannily returns with the sunshine and three sunshine-drenched covers of Cornell Campbell’s Stars which will appear as a special 7″ double
If DJ Maars’ Summer Soundbowy EP staged a ‘raid on JStar territory’ last week with its marriage of hip-hop vocals and dubbier reggae beats (as
