Groundation - Candle Burning - VINYL LP

Debut album from New York new wave ska band fronted by the dynamic Ali Culotta. Eight tracks of modern traditional ska engineered / mixed by Agent Jay and featuring Davd Hillyard of The Slackers. Energetic yet sweet, with three female singers leading the way, appeals to both 2-Tone & Jamaican fans. Includes a cover of Oingo Boingo's 'Dead Man's Party'. Tracklisting Side A 1. Wasted Youth 2. So Good 3. Dead Man's Party 4. Hold You Side B 1. Rude Skank 2. Hugo 3. Stop the Presses 4. Finish Last

Like Sun Ra's Arkestra and John Coltrane are to jazz, the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari are to reggae - the ultimate expression of roots music and Rastafarian ideology in reggae music, music functioning at a high level of spiritual consciousness combined with an equally avant-garde and forward-looking approach to sound. The group's stunning, unique and groundbreaking 1973 album 'Grounation', a mighty conceptual triple-album (the first ever reggae triple!) is, similar to Marvin Gaye's 'What's Goin' On', a definitive all-encompassing cultural statement of it's time and place. A sprawling album of raw and unique cultural expression that combined Rastafari consciousness with deep spiritual jazz music - an absolute and essential classic of Reggae music. The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari group came into existence at the start of 1970s, the union of two former Studio One artists (and groups) of equal repute - Count Ossie & his African Drums and saxophonist Cedric 'I'm' Brooks' & his group, The Mystics. Master drummer Count Ossie and his collective of Rastafarian drummers performed for Haile Selassie on his momentous visit to Jamaica in 1966. Cedric Brooks came out of the Alpha Boys School - the fertile breeding ground of musicians who dominated the Jamaican music scene from the 1960s onwards. The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari's 'Grounation' is a massive opus, a work of profound musical genius that tells the story of Jamaica through music and words. A cornerstone in the history of reggae, a unique and other-worldly album the like of which has never been made since. Soul Jazz Records are releasing this long-revered album in a deluxe 2 CD edition complete with large- booklet encased in double-walled slipcase. Comes with extensive new sleevenotes, photography, exact reproductions of the original text and artwork, and a new interview with founding member Sam Williams (aka Tim

New album from kosmiche folk-rock quartet Modern Studies. A glorious compendium of haunted disco hallelujahs, mercurial krautrock chorales, cosmic pop adagios and euphoric, resilient, anthems. 'The Weight of the Sun' sees principal songwriters Emily Scott and Rob St John further their warm, esoteric field studies with Pete Harvey and Joe Smillie, as previously reconnoitred on 'Swell To Great' (2016) and 'Welcome Strangers' (2018).InchThe exact point where Fairport Convention meet Jim O'Rourke at a remote Scottish railway station.Inch Tim BurgessInchMelancholic magic... recalls Johnny Marr's hazier reveries and the febrile, electrified folk of Polly Harvey's Let England Shake.Inch UNCUTNew album from InchSetting the standards for intelligent popInch Record CollectorThere is a strange familiarity, and a welcome strangeness, in the quiet alchemy of Modern Studies.Side A1. Photograph2. Run for Cover3. Heavy Water4. She5. Corridors6. Signs of UseSide B7. Brother8. The Blue of Distance9. Back to the City10. Jacqueline11. Spaces12. Shape of Light