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Smith & Mighty – The Wire

Friday, February 17th, 2012
Listen to selections from the Office Ambience for our March 2011 issue.
Sun Araw & M Geddes Gengras meet The Congos
Icon Give Thank
(RVNG Intl)

Oren Ambarchi
Audience Of One
(Touch)

Various
Giant Single: The Profile Records Rap Anthology
(Sony Legacy)

Tetras
Pareidolia I
(Flingco)

Smith & Mighty
The Three Stripe Collection 1985–1990
(Bristol Archive)

John Zorn
Mount Analogue
(Tzadik)

Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri with Mbene Diatta Seck
Mbeuguel Dafa Nekh
(Ndagga)

Robert Turman
Flux
(Spectrum Spools)

Erland Dahlen
Rolling Bomber
(Hubro)

Emptyset
Medium
(Subtext)

Daniel Menche
Wind Recordings Collection Mix 2010–2011
(via Soundcloud)

Inverz
My Machines
(Granny)

Meshuggah
Koloss
(Nuclear Blast)

Damir Avdić
Mein Kapital
(via Bandcamp)

Junko & Masayoshi Urabe
Swing Low, Sweet Silence
(An’archives)

Compiled by The Wire Sound System. We welcome charts from record shops, radio shows, DJs, labels, musicians, bloggers, readers, etc. Email a top 15 to [email protected]

Taken from the very cool:

http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/8441/

New UK Reggae Record Label Launched

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Bristol-based Sugar Shack Records has been rebranded and launched as a label specialising in releasing new British reggae music.

www.sugarshackrecords.co.uk

Artists on the label’s books so far include JASHWHA MOSES, BLACK ROOTS, TALISMAN and AMJ DUB COLLECTIVE.

The first release on the Sugar Shack label, which is the sister imprint of Bristol Archive Records and Reggae Archive Records, is AMJ DUB COLLECTIVE’s 12” vinyl Sound History Vol 1.

The new record is a tribute to Bristol sound systems and features THE GENERAL on MC duties and ROB SMITH with a brace of dub mixes.

 

JASHWHA MOSES’ new album No War has been slated for release in September, while a brand new record from BLACK ROOTS is expected around the same time.

JASHWHA, formerly known as JOSHUA MOSES, is also putting out a career retrospective record called Joshua To Jashwha – 30 Years on 9 April.

TALISMAN’s Takin The Strain (deluxe edition) CD is set for release on 5 March and the band will start recording new material in the spring.

Upcoming TALISMAN shows include:

·         8 Mar – Leamington Spa Assembly Rooms (supporting THE SELECTER)

·         29 Mar – Exeter Phoenix (supporting THE SELECTER)

·         31 Mar – WAMA High Wycombe (headliner)

·         27 May – VegFest, Bristol (headliner)

·         20 Jul – Llangollen, Wales

·         18 Aug – Wowfest, Isle Of Wight

Check out live footage of the roots reggae band performing at the Fleece in Bristol last December.

Sugar Shack was established in 1985 and released some critically acclaimed rock music from the likes of MIDASUNO, XISLOADED, LEFT SIDE BRAIN, CRASHLAND and REDEFINE, among others.

Label head Mike Darby said: “After 25 plus years of fantastic music we look forward to concentrating on promoting fantastic British reggae acts.”

 

 

Future Releases

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Dan Rachet album

Bunny Marrett

Ron Green

Statik Sound System are now on board

Busy few months coming up 

Talisman Gigs 2012

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

March 8th – Leamington Spa Assembly Rooms – Supporting Selecter

March 29th – Exeter Phoenix – Supporting Selecter

March 31st – WAMA High Wycombe – Headliner

May 27th – Veg Fest, Bristol – Headliner

Aug 18th – Wowfest Isle Of Wight

JOSHUA MOSES – ALBUM

Monday, January 16th, 2012

JOSHUA MOSES

’JOSHUA TO JASHWHA – 30 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS’

 

Released 9th April 2012 on LP, CD and Digital Download

 

 

    From the beginning of Bristol Archive Records involvement in documenting Bristol’s neglected reggae heritage we’ve wanted to release an album that showcases the great talent of one of the local reggae scene’s mainstays, Joshua Moses.

 

    Unfortunately, Joshua has no copies of the many recording sessions he has done in the years since his first session in 1978, and so it has taken more than eighteen months of painstaking research and the pursuit of numerous leads to gather together the fifteen tracks on “Joshua To Jashwha – 30 Years In The Wilderness”. The result is more than worth any effort involved on our part and is as strong a debut album as anyone could wish for, guaranteed to create a buzz among reggae fans worldwide.

 

     The tracks on this album were recorded between 1978 and 2003 yet prior to Bristol Archive’s involvement the only tracks to have been previously released were the very scarce “Africa (Is Our Land) and it’s dub counterpart “Home”. The former, included on the “Bristol Reggae Explosion 1978-1983” and both tracks will be reissued on a very limited 12” in February 2012. The only other track to have previously seen the light of day is “Rise Up”, first heard on “The Bristol Reggae Explosion Volume 2”. Again we have included it’s dub counterpart and again we are releasing a very limited edition 12” alongside “Africa (Is Our Land)” in February 2012.

 

          The other 11 tracks were recorded over a period of twenty years and include a trio of live recordings, but all the tracks have one thing in common, they are all roots tunes of the highest order and Joshua being a multi talented musician has created the music with as much skill as the lyrics. Having dealt with repatriation with “Africa (Is Our Land)”, we move on to “House of Dread”. One of the highlights of Joshua’s live shows in the early eighties, it welcomes all of humanity to embrace Rastafari in universal unity, although there is the caveat that the rich may not be welcome.

 

Evildoers come under attack in “Stick It Up” which attacks the hypocrites and parasites, (vampires and old pirates), who have caused so much suffering throughout history. We then move onto “Jah Time Has Come” that skilfully adapts Aswad’s  “Promised Land” rhythm as Joshua looks forward to the coming of Jah and universal justice. Another candidate for the twelve inch treatment is “Suffering Is In the Past” and it’s dub counterpart, a tale of life’s struggles and overcoming suffering. This is followed by “Rise Up”, Joshua’s call to fight oppression and injustice wherever it is found. “Steel” calls for love to triumph over evil. Joshua then proclaims his Rastafarian, Jamaican and African identity in “Bobby Wrong”. “Children Of the Light” and “Nothing To Lose” show Joshua’s vocal versatility as he uses a falsetto voice, whilst “Protection” says that if you embrace Jah he will guide and protect you and show you the way. The final track “Distant Guns” introduces a bluesy guitar giving the song a unique and extremely catchy feel as Joshua sings how love will triumph over adversity come judgement day. All the tracks are sung with the utmost conviction, by an artist who truly believes what he sings.

 

     It’s likely that if Joshua had been recording in Kingston rather than Bristol he would have become an international star, his music avidly collected and lauded with praise. It may be rather belated, but this release should go a long way towards establishing Joshua’s reputation internationally.

 

     The other purpose of this release is to draw a line under Joshua Moses and see him reborn as Jashwha Moses, Jashwha has had many trials and tribulations over the decades and his lonely struggle for musical success has often been an uphill battle. Now with this career retrospective and a new name to tie in with his new, but equally spiritual material, he can hopefully look forward to the success and wider recognition his talents have always deserved.

 

 

www.bristolarchiverecords.com

  

ARTIST: Joshua Moses

TITLE: ‘Joshua to Jashwha – 30 Years In The Wilderness’

RELEASE DATE: 9th April  2012

LABEL: Bristol Archive Records

DISTRIBUTION: Shellshock

FORMAT: Format:  CD, Vinyl and Digital Download

CAT NO: ARC250CD and ARC250V

DOWNLOAD LINK (For review purposes only; ): 

WEBSITE: www.bristolarchiverecords.com

CONTACT: Mike Darby, E: [email protected]  T: 07885 498 402

PRESS CONTACT: Garry Hutchinson, E : [email protected] T: 01429280582

 

BLACK ROOTS – ALL DAY ALL NIGHT

Monday, January 16th, 2012

BLACK ROOTS

 

‘ ALL DAY ALL NIGHT ’ (Deluxe edition)

Released 23rd April 2012 on CD via Bristol Archive Records

 

Having previously teamed up with Nubian Records to release the critically acclaimed “Black Roots – The Reggae Singles Anthology”, Bristol Archive Records have once more been allowed into the Black Roots/Nubian tape vaults. This time we bring out a 25th anniversary deluxe CD edition of “All Day All Night”, the album that saw them teaming up with the Mad Professor and moving away from their original sound for a more polished version. Whilst the music may have been brought up to date, the band’s lyrics rarely strayed away from the same themes of social and historical justice that define the roots genre.

 

      As well the original dozen vocal tracks, we’ve added several dub versions and the extended 12” mix of “Pin in the Ocean”. The music itself saw the band embracing new technology and production techniques to give themselves a more contemporary UK sound, expertly helmed by the UK’s leading reggae producer Neil Fraser. The dub mixes give another dimension to the music, the Mad Professor’s signature mixing style meaning these mixes wouldn’t seem out of place in his own “Dub Me Crazy” series.

 

      A quarter of a century after its first release, “All Day All Night” is worthy of reissue and hopefully will find a new audience amongst fans who were too young for its original release as well as appealing to those who want to supplement their vinyl issues and enjoy the many extra tracks included on this CD. Bristol Archive Records have paid their usual attention to detail and to complement the newly re mastered music, the booklet will include many previously unpublished photos of the band.

 

      Back together after many years, Black Roots are working on a new album to be released in late 2012 as well as performing around the UK. The fact that several of these songs have found a firm place in their live set, emphasises the quality of the writing and the need for this long overdue reappraisal. Bristol Archive Records have once again fulfilled their mission and rescued another deserving and high quality album from obscurity for a new generation of fans.

www.bristolarchiverecords.com

     

 

Tracks CD:

1.    Realize

2.    Pin In The Ocean

3.    Release the Food

4.    Freedom

5.    Poor Children

6.    Spare The Rod

7.    Conman

8.    Seeing Your Face

9.    All Day All Night

10. Mighty Lion

11. Suffer Me Not

12. Childless Mother

Additional tracks:

13. Pin In The Ocean (Extended Mix)

14. Reality Dub

15. Folitrickshun Dub

16. Dub Free

17. Face Dub

18. Fertility Dub

 

 

Release                All Day All Night (Deluxe Edition)

Artist                    Black Roots

Format                 CD

Cat No                ARC252CD

Label                    Bristol Archive Records

Barcode                 5052571026526    

Release Date         23rd April 2012

Genre                   Roots Reggae 

 Website:  www.bristolarchiverecords.com

Contact: Mike Darby, E: [email protected]  T: 07885 498 402

  

Happy New Year

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Black Roots – The Reggae Singles Anthology achieves a Top Ten position in Record Collector Reggae Albums of 2011

Revelation Rockers achieve a 5 out of 5 Album review for ‘Jah Praises’ to be released March 2012 in Record Collector

Good start to 2012

Talisman live footage Dec 2011

Monday, December 26th, 2011

TALISMAN live at the Fleece, Bristol: fan-filmed video footage available

UK roots reggae band TALISMAN performed live at the Fleece in Bristol last night. Fan-filmed video of the show, including tracks “Nitty Gritty” and “Stride On”, can be viewed below.

The homecoming gig, with support from PAPA ROOTS SOUND SYSTEM, concludes a successful year for the Bristol group, after the release of Dole Age – The 1981 Reggae Collection, followed by the group’s first Bristol show for 20 years back in May.

The track “Stride On” features on the Dole Age… LP; here it is live:

“Stride On”

The vinyl format of the Dole Age LP also features the previously unreleased track “Nitty Gritty”. Here’s the band playing the track at the Fleece:

http://reggaechapter.com/node/233“Nitty Gritty”

http://reggaechapter.com/node/233

Originally formed in 1977, the 2011 line-up of the band includes the following founding members:

  • Bekele Sengor (also known as Dehvan Othieno) – lead vocals and guitar
  • Leroy Forbes – lead guitar
  • Dennison Joseph – bass

After nearly 30 years Bristol Archive Records put together Dole Age… showcasing the band at their peak in 1981. The CD contains the band’s two original 7” singles and eight live cuts from Glastonbury Festival and a Bath University show.

The Bristol label is also set to release on 5 March 2012 a new ‘lost’ album from REVELATION ROCKERS – the band that went on to form TALISMAN. A deluxe edition of TALISMAN’s first album (from 1984) Takin The Strain is due out on the same day.

The Bristol Reggae Explosion Vol 3 – The 80’s part 2, which features a TALISMAN track, is also due out not long after, on 19 March 2012.

TALISMAN has one upcoming show so far in 2012:

  • 31 Mar. 2012 – WAMA, High Wycombe

The Story of Lovers Rock

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

The Bristol Archive team went to see this great new film last night to a packed house at The Watershed in Bristol

Its the story of the UK’s history of Lovers Rock

 The DVD pre-order process for  THE STORY OF LOVERS ROCK is now ready.


Please follow the link:
http://www.vivaverve.com/product.php/169/2/the_story_of_lovers_rock

JoBoxers – yes they came from Bristol

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Greetings!

 

Thank you for your kind messages and support over the years. 

 

We wanted to let you know that the re-mastered and expanded edition CD of the JoBOXERS classic debut album ‘Like Gangbusters’, will be released on January 30th.   This includes all the original studio versions of the singles, many not previous available on CD plus all the B sides and 12″ mixes from this era.

 

The album can be pre-booked here:  http://www.cherryred.co.uk/bigbreak-exd.asp?id=3474

 

Feel free to forward this to anyone that might be interested.

 

Have a great Christmas and New Year,

 

Best wishes,

 

The JoBOXERS

www.joboxers.net