The Sysiphians - Babylon Shisum 12"

6 track 12" vinyl release from The Sysiphians. The Sysiphians have developed a creative and powerful Reggae sound by leaning on a varied directory, influenced by the musical styles Ska, Rocksteady, Roots, Steppas and Dub. The Sysiphians work on their compositions in their studio Bull Rocks Yard with classic analog, acoustic and wind instruments along with digital equipment to produce an authentic sound with a modern edge earning themselves the reputation of one of the best Roots bands to emerge in recent years.

Solo Banton - Walk Like Rasta 7"

Walk like Rasta is the first single from the upcoming album of the same name, produced by Kris Kemist and features a dub version on the b side. The album is released through Reality shock and comes highly recommended from every one here at U.S.R

Celt Islam - Dervish

Dervish is the highly anticipated debut album from Sufi dub master Celt Islam. The album features collabarations with Inder Goldfinger, Bongo Chilli, Dan man from the legendary Iration Steppas, Masala, Kenzi, D.bo General, AbdalWahid Mursaleen and Dawound Kringle.

Described by Bobby Friction (BBC Asian Network) as Dubstep with an emotional heart beating its very core.

£6.99 + P&P

Global Reggae Selection vol1

"Global Reggae Selection Vol. 1" is a thoroughly enjoyable album, filled with heavy basslines, concious lyrics and appealing riddims. It perfectly combines elements of Modern Reggae, Hip-Hop, Dub, Dancehall and World Music pulled together by a heavy Roots vibe. Kicking off with the "Real Rock" riddim including a nice Djembe intro for "Baay Faal" by Senegalese deejay Elhadji, the listener is treated to quite a few solid efforts including the joyful"Picture On The Wall" by Slovenia's King B Fine, the awesome "Babylon Mixed Business" by Australia's King Tide, the dark sounding heavy political roots of "War Party" by Serbia's FC Apatride Utd, the great "Mistry Babylon" by Trinidad's I Ancient, and "Aya Way" by the Angolan Prince Wadada, who delivers his lyrics over a relick of the classic "Heavenless" riddim.

Besides music "Global Reggae Selection Vol 1" includes real nice original artwork by AndreasOne and a 12 page booklet chronicling the history of Reggae to the present day. Definitely an interesting release for those with an open ear and mind for Reggae coming from the four corners of the world and everything in between. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Review by Reggae vibes.com

Honky dub - Chaise Longue

Chaise longue is the new album from Psy Dub trio Honky Dub. Part of the new generation of live electronics bands, they combine elements of ambient, trance, d+b, dub and world music creating a sound that has earned them the reputation as one of the best new bands on the UK festival circuit.

Fc Apatride Utd - Rural

Rural / Lovin' is the first 12-inch release by the philosophically rigorous, politicised Muslim collective – These two tracks are outtakes from the sessions for their upcoming third album Firing the Truth. Released late 2008 on green vinyl with full colour sleeve.

Sadoo + Lion Family - Roots

Sadoo is a singer, songwriter and producer based in Lyon, France. Sadoo spent much of his childhood in West Africa where he formed the band Silaba with Lamine Kouyaté, a famous Kora player for the Sorano ballet (Natinoal ballet ) in Senegal. The "Silaba" album fused together elements of Reggae,afro folk, zouk and hip hop creating a beautiful modern day world music album.

Roots follows on from where Silaba left off and continues a journey into West African influenced acoustic roots music.

Mathew Tembo and the Dark Black - Anthem

This is the sixth release from Zambian reggae singer Mathew Tembo. For this recording, he turns to the roots of his country's music and in so doing creates a likeable fusion of Zambian tradition with fat reggae bass lines. The silimba is the principal traditional instrument that leads the ensemble. It is the Zambian version of the balafon or marimba - a xylophone with hand-carved wooden keys mounted on calabash resonators.
Tembos songs (performed in a mixture of Zambian languages with a little English)
are instantly enjoyable and very commercial: when he breaks into his reggae groove, he sounds like he could be a worthy successor to the late Lucky Dube.
However, his focus on traditional music gives him an additional dimension. Tembo is using his skills to make instruments, and he teaches children how to play traditional music; he is an important ambassador for Zambian culture. Anthem is a tremendously enjoyable contemporary production with organic elements that should appeal to African reggae fans and also an entirely new audience looking for some traditional roots music.

Songlines review - Martin Sinnock

Some of them / Picture on the wall

AA side 7" vinyl release of Some of them / Picture on the wall. Featuring King b Fine and the Unicef Crew , Trkaj, Tset and Zlatko