[Video] U-Cee – One Sound

Mortal Kombat Sounds MC U-Cee with his tune One Sound on the Soulfire Hifi produced Riddim called Chupacabra.

Elephant Man in custody

POPULAR deejay Elephant Man has been taken into police custody and is being questioned  by detectives from the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA). Officials from CISOCA said the entertainer, whose real name is Oniel Bryan, was being questioned in relation to a number of sexually-based allegations.

 Elephant Man was arrested in June last year at his home on Hillcrest Avenue in St Andrew and charged with stealing electricity

via Jamaica Observer.

Jamaican Lounge with Sentinel Sound in February 2012

Next Jamaican Lounge will feature our special friends from the everlasting Sound from Stuttgart, Germany again.

If you was there last year, when the german Luger & Higher Level mashed up the Modul, you know that this upcoming dance is definitly not to be missed.

So, on the 17th of February all roads lead to the Kaiserstr. No.4 in Saarbrücken again, when it’s going down with the Sound above the Level and the Kingstonian Hotsteppas, Sentinel Sound!

Calling all Massive and Crew!

Jah Sun – Battle the Dragon

Californian Reggae Artist Jah Sun is finally about to drop his long awaited debut album Battle the Dragon this spring!

The album is produced by Special Delivery Music from France and will also feature productions from the Far East Band and Dynasty Records.

DJ Child of Project Groundation did a Preview Mix of the Album Tunes which you can check via Youtube.

Sounds good!

Necessary Mayhem – Future Cuts

On the 7th of February Necessary Mayhem Records gonna release an all Curtis Lynch produced Compilation called Future Cuts, with artists like Jah Mali, Ziggi, Mr. Williamz, Million Stylez, Busy Signal, Maxi Pries, Etana, Sizzla, JC Lodge, Macka B, Tippa Irie, Cali P and the late, great Gregory Isaacs on vinyl. One week later the album will be released as a digital download with 3 bonus tracks. This first Future Cuts compilation will be the start of a new sampler series by Necessary Mayhem

I’ve heard snippets of all the tunes and must say this records sounds really good, I love the Curtis Lynch productions.

You can listen to a snippet of the Jah Mali and the Sizzla & Ny Tune here.

Make sure to check the whole album when it drops.

[Video] Pattex – Cook

Here’s Pattex Tune Cook on the TGIF Riddim with a really helpful advice.

Everybody loves Reggae

Found this Everybody loves Reggae Tumblr via Seen.

Nice collection of Videos of mostly mainstreamish Artists crossing their music over, or collaborating in a reggae style and fashion.

[Interview] Spider // Supersonic Sound

The excellent german blog “so gesehen” talked to Supersonics Spider for their second installment of their A Real Soundman interview series. Sorry, german only.

[so gesehen] Nach so langer Zeit im Business wäre sinkende Motivation eine logische Schlussfolgerung. Woher ziehst du persönlich deine Motivation Woche für Woche Reggae und Dancehallmusik, insbesondere auch aktuelle Produktionen, unters Volk zu bringen?

[spider] Es gibt halt vieles an der neuen Musik was mich immer noch catched und mich die Musik feiern lässt. Natürlich kann ich mich mehr dafür begeistern New Tunes auf nem Dance zu spielen als zum zigsten Mal den Wipe Out. Gerade wenn man jede Woche auflegt, ist es immer schwierig ständig Tunes aufzulegen die man nicht mehr hören kann aber für den Großteil der Massive, der einmal im Monat auf nen Dance geht was ganz besonderes ist. Klar ist es für einen selber wesentlich motivierender Musik zu spielen auf die man selber bock hat und die man auch authentisch feiern kann und das macht denke ich auch ein Stück unserer Art zu spielen aus, dass wir uns daran orientieren was wir wirklich persönlich gerne hören, selbst wenn andere Tunes den kompletten Laden zum ausrasten bringen würden.
Grundsätzlich kann man sagen, dass sich Musik immer verändert und, gerade aktuell, auch viel Mist dabei ist und jede Menge Hype. Ich denke aber, dass man da irgendwie mit der Zeit gehen muss und sich den aktuellen Gegebenheiten anpassen sollte.

Read the whole Interview via so gesehen.

[Interview] Andrew “Grumps” Thomas, Penthouse Records Studio Engineer

Here’s a nice Interview with one of the most talented Penthouse Records Studio Engineers from the 90′s, and nowadays Beenie Man’s official Live Soundengineer, Andrew Thomas, via Penthouse Records.free.fr

How did you learn the mixing process ?
Hanging around studios was my teaching mainly and I also was an apprentice learning from the elder engineers. In Mo’Bay I experienced mixing on a 8 tracks recording with Ed Robinson at Tiff Tam Recording Studio, that was in the early 90′s. Barry O’Hare and Stephen Stewart from Grove Recording Studio, Ocho Rios, were around showing me more about the technique of engineering. From there Barry kind of took me as his apprentice, nowadays he is a very good friend of mine. Spending many years working at Grove Studio, I had a wonderful time working with some of the greatest artists and musicians in Jamaica and overseas. I’ve worked on songs of Shaggy Wonder, Garnet Silk, Jigsy King and the Roof biggest hit “A Who Seh Me Dun / Wait De Man” by Cutty Ranks. So much hits ! In those days Penthouse was running the business so I knew I had to move to town to get the right experience.

Read the whole Interview over at Penthouse Records.free.fr, along with nuff more.

[Video] Future Fambo – Brighter Day

Fambos new tune called Brighter Day.