KEStheBAND on Good Day New York

KEStheBAND performing ‘Where You From‘ and ‘Wotless‘ off their STEREOTYPE album on FOX 5 Good Day New York

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stereotype/id444767675

 

 

 

 

 

Jah Sun feat. Perfect & Stevie Culture – Do Good

Jah Sun feat. Perfect & Stevie Culture – Do Good, produced by Special Delivery Directed by Tim Cash

Dave Kelly’s Madhouse Records

As of December 15th, the bulk of Dave Kelly’s Madhouse Records catalog will be available for the first time ever for digital download. Amazon, iTunes, Rhapsody, etc. will all have your favorite Madhouse classics for sale. Big up DubShot for making it happen. Next week get online and look for Joyride, Heartbeat, Bounce, Hit List, Showtime, Pepperseed, Fiesta and many more albums from the legendary Madhouse label featuring artists like Baby Cham, Spragga Benz, T.O.K., Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, Frisco kid, Assassin, Pinchers, Lady Saw, Tanya Stephens, Mr. Easy, Terror Fabulous, Frankie Sly, Buju Banton, Cobra and more.

one of the few labels/production houses which i would always buy without hearing it…

all praises to the KING

‘King’ David Rodigan speaks about the current state of dancehall… the man expresses some of my feelings… as well as some dancehall artists…

been saying this _ish for some years… prolly now some will take heed… cause well… i only have imaginary friends…

and a little birdie tell me that he may be coming to our shores next Easter… All praises to the KING…

Franz Job – Babylon is Dead

FRANZ JOB - BABYLON IS DEAD

Reggae from Tobago/UK, 2009.
“Babylon Is Dead” is the debut album of Franz Job, the brightest star on the Reggae firmament above his beautiful home, the Caribbean island of Tobago.

After the immense success as a producer of three riddim compilations and singer of several single tunes, he now presents this wonderful solo album. With his unique voice Franz Job tells his audience about his youth on the countryside, of finding his way abroad and of his love for music that helps getting through all hardships and sweetens the happy moments of live.

In Franz Job’s songs the influences of Jamaican Roots Reggae mingle with the elaborate lyrical tradition of Calypso from Trinidad & Tobago. The result is an album filled with intriguing melodies and lyrics with a message.

1. We Can Live Again
2. Country
3. The Country Boy Song
4. Not This Time
5. Tell Them (In Tobago)
6. We’ve Won
7. Babylon Is Dead
8. Everyday
9. Smack Upside Your Head
10. Tobago
11. No More
12. One Last Moment

buy it here

The VP Records Story

old thing but still informative…

Lutan Fyah – Falling For You

Dir: Wayne Benjamin
DP: Alty Benjamin Jr.
Edit: Wayne Benjamin
Producer: Wayne Benjamin

Damian & Julian Marley – Violence in the Streets

Tarrus Riley – Contagious

the music video from the new album… that was reviewed…

Tarrus Riley – Contagious

Tarrus Riley’s new album is called Contagious… it can certainly become just that… ever since Tarrus buss a few years ago everything he touches seems to be transformed into a hit… now Tarrus singing fi a while tho… my first Tarrus track happened to be a tune on the Night Nurse riddim way back in the 90s… back to the alum review now…

Tarrus Riley - Contagious

Living the life of a Gun (Man)… is exactly what it sounds like… nice reggae vibe

I Sight… more like I hear some real nice horns and background vocals… King Rastafari ah Me I-sight… the light in the hour of darkness… the lifeline… you get the drift… I see this becoming an anthem in Roots & Culture dances all ova the world…

Love’s Contagious… who say Bob Marley riddim to draw you in… not that the lyrics weak… ‘Looks like sumptin a go round‘… its a LOVE song if I’ve ever heard one…

Human Nature… Michael Jackson Tribute… was a hit well before MJ died and Tarrus does it justice… I can recall someone who used to work for VP actually requesting this track from me… what a riot… listening to it again I hear the emotion in Tarrus’ vocal delivery and it kinda sends chills up the spine…

Soulmate… hmm another classic reggae riddim makes an appearance… albeit in a kinda different form… uplifting ‘love’ song… is Tarrus becoming the next Sanchez? even little DJ part…

Superman… this tune been banging on a couple stations… kinda R&B/Reggae jam… very very nice… as I stated before is Tarrus the next Sabchez? its a choon to play for that special lady… anytime… ‘I will be there’

Young Heart… sounds like something from the 70s when Rocksteady Reggae was on the rise… complete with the horns, crooning and piano strings… Tarrus delivers with this track… relive the butterflies in the stomach… when you had that first crush…

Start a New… well allyuh would remember when I posted this awhile ago… no need to rehash it… I only post stuff I like… ‘cut it off, so the healing start’

S-Craving… who wah Vitamin S… romance me tune… ‘its all about a feeling’

Why So Much Wickedness… a more upbeat BPM here… begging the question… i can relate to this track immensely… it represents daily life… ‘I caan live a lie’… did i mention the horns…

Duane Stephenson & Etana join in the call…Let Peace Reign… commentary unnecessary… its just nice to hear the ‘young’ voices together with a positive message…

Don’t Judge… social message on the plight of the homeless… life on the streets… a powerful track… damn yow Tarrus getting on bad on this album… some nice guitar work in the background as well… ‘looks may be deceiving everyone’s got their meaning’

King Selassie H.I.M. coming from the land of King David… ode to His Imperial Majesty… along with references to Marcus Garvey and H.I.M.’s visit to Jamaica…

a lil backbiting interlude

Stop Watch… message music… ‘doh grudge, doh envy no one’

Herbs Promotion… like an album sung by a Rasta could ever not have a track about the Natural Mystic…

Good Girl Gone Bad… another one that I posted before… if you need another review check this…

Mankind

It Will Come

the album was moving nicely along until it reached Mankind and It Will Come… after a track like Good Girl Gone Bad that’s uptempo you pull the rug out from under me, as a listener… not discounting the quality of the tracks but the album order suffers… I doh wah hear dem slow track in the end after 2 uptempo choonz…