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D.S. MEETS LION HEART PROD. 2010 CD (CAN’T TURN BACK) (Confruntation Sound)

admin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:34:12 +0000

(Genre: HIP HOP/RAGGA HIPHOP)

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We is the original Dub – DubNL 2010 ® (DubNL)

admin — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:34:45 +0000

(Genre: DUB AND DUBWISE)

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VP Records Re-strategising for 2010

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:51:36 +0000

FOR almost 20 years, VP Records has ruled the dancehall roost from its Queens, New York, headquarters. But changing music-industry trends and artiste flight made 2009 a challenging year for the all-reggae powerhouse.
VP’s marketing manager, Randy Chin, blamed the decline in compact disc sales for sluggish figures. The growth of the digital market, he said, made things even more complicated.
“The digital market is doing well but the problem is, the offset from the drop-off in CD sales is not compensating for the increase in digital,” Chin told The Sunday Gleaner.
“That’s the crux of the problem with everyone in media today, whether it is the film, print or music industry,” he added. “The whole transition that’s going on on the digital side is reverberating and everyone is trying to find their footing.”
Below-par performances
Chin would not discuss the below-par performances of albums by ‘brand’ artistes like Mavado and Tarrus Riley. Given the unstable climate in which their music was released, he still believes their figures are encouraging.
According to sales tracker Nielsen-SoundScan, Mavado’s much-touted Mr Brooks … A Better Tomorrow was released in March but sold just over 14,000 copies. Riley’s highly anticipated Contagious set hit record stores in August but has barely trickled past the 4,000-unit mark.
VP also got a double jolt with the departure of Lady Saw and Tanya Stephens, two of its stalwart acts. Chin declined to comment on what impact that may have on the company.
He says VP is excited about its foray into publishing. The label’s stocks in that field soared when they purchased British independent company Greensleeves Records for £3.1 million in early 2008.
The sale guaranteed VP ownership of Greensleeves Publishing, the most lucrative in reggae with big-selling songs, such as Oh Carolina by Shaggy and Sean Paul’s Get Busy. The Greensleeves catalogue has nearly 500 titles, including quality albums by roots acts like Dr Alimantado, Barrington Levy and Eek-A-Mouse.
Chin said VP has signed new acts, including Etana, Elephant Man and Busy Signal to Greensleeves Publishing. Company and artiste, he stressed, stand to profit tremendously from this deal.
Another area VP plans to concentrate on is touring, once the most effective form of exposure for reggae acts. Chin says while music videos and appearances on high-profile cable and television shows help, live shows can still do the trick.
Two of the most successful reggae acts in the US this year have been the American bands John Brown’s Body and Rebelution. Tireless touring has done wonders for both.
“It’s the one area I think we can improve on and we have been emphasising with the artistes that they need to go on tour,” Chin said. “The Internet has made the music more available but at the end of the day, people still want to see the artistes.”
VP Records was founded in 1979 in Queens, New York, by Chin’s parents, Vincent and Pat. Vincent operated the successful Randy’s label in downtown Kingston during the 1960s and 1970s before relocating to the United States.
Strong-selling albums
VP hit its stride in the 1990s as the leading producer of dancehall music in the US. They had strong-selling albums by Beres Hammond, Garnet Silk, Luciano, Freddie McGregor and Beenie Man.
The latter’s 1998 album, Many Moods Of Moses, contained the song Who Am I, which was a runaway smash in the US. It set the tone for a fruitful period for VP which distributed platinum-selling (over one million units) albums by Sean Paul, and songs by singer Wayne Wonder and the deejay-singer duo of Tanto Metro and Devonte, that made the Billboard magazine pop charts.
Chin says VP will be churning out new albums in the first quarter of 2010, one of them being Escape To Babylon by Italian singer Alberosie.
There will also be projects from old-school singer Sanchez, Etana and Romain Virgo. -Gleaner

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First Vibes Promotion Podcast in 2010!

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:54:47 +0000

Vibes Promotion Show with DrmZ and Longfingah

A prosperous new year to all!

This week DrmZ present a dancehall flavoured Vibes Promotion show alongside Longfingah. From Tiger Bone to Cheesy.

Also check our big Vibes Promotion Showarchiv of the last 6 years .

Listen Vibes Promotion live every Friday 7 pm

Download audio file (2010_01_08_DrmZ_at_Vibespromotion.mp3)

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Sentinel Sound – Kingston Hot Radio Feb 11, 2010

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:51:03 +0000

Your weekly Radioshow from Stuttyard every Thursday with Shotta Paul und Dj Meska!

As every thursday, some live juggling outta Sentinel Sound!

Check the web sites at www.kingstonhot.de / www.sentinelsound.de

Live outta Japan this time!

- Free tickets:

* Fr. 12.02.2010, 2 x 2, „POW POW MOVEMENT – Jamaican Carnival 2010″, Petit Prince, Köln

* Mi. 17.02.2010, 2 x 2, T.O.K. (Jamaica), Die Röhre, Stuttgart

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Sentinel Sound – Kingston Hot Radio Jan 21, 2010

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:47:57 +0000

Your weekly Radioshow from Stuttyard every Thursday with Shotta Paul und Dj Meska!

As every thursday, some live juggling outta Sentinel Sound!

Check the web site at www.kingstonhot.de / www.sentinelsound.de

Download audio file (KingstonHotRadio100121.mp3)

- Big Pile of New Tunes

- Free Tickets:

SA 23.01.2010:

2 x 1 Silly Walks Discoteque, Senzi Sound, Lionhill, Halle03, Heidelberg

2 x 1 Bass Culture, Solo Banton, Kris Kemist,Tundisa Movement, Jah Army, Epplehaus Tübingen

2 x 2 Kingston Hot, Sentinel Sound, Rocker 33, Stuttgart

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Starfrosch: Ras Amerlock : 2010, A Bass Oddity

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:14:14 +0000

Ras Amerlock : “2010, A Bass Oddity (Trinity All Stars)”
LCL20 – 02/2010
LCL neltabel

ABOUT THIS RELEASE
Ras Amerlock is an american Dub producer who already released several tracks on the german netlabel “Jahtari” and autoproduced LPs and EPs.
This multi-instrumentalist, has a lot of hidden unreleased gems : here are some of them, just lightly remastered to fit in the same LP.
The tracks are rough and alive as vintage, if you approach your ears you might even hear the tape delay breathing…
Along the road, you’ll meet some deluxe guests like Disrupt (Jahtari – Germany), Uffe (Sweden) and Mc Zulu (Perception 2020 – Panama).
A true Odd-yssey !

TRACKLISTING
1 . Pre Historiker Dub (R.A. meets Uffe)
2. 7th See Dub in Twilight (R.A. meets Professor Balthazar)
3. Santiago meets Pach’o Merlock
4. Tribute to Volfoniq
5. Macht Doch Nicht Immer So Viel Aufheben (R.A. meets Disrupt)
6. Tribute to Disrupt (Nah Fuk Round Riddim)
7. Tread Wise (Version)
8. Red Light (R.A. meets Mc Zulu)
9. Ambassadors (R.A. meets Mc Zulu)
10. Leipzig im Winter
11. Runners Riddim

Click here to get the full release for free on LCL netlabel website !

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Vibes Promotion 15th Januar 2010

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:46:49 +0000

Vibes Promotion Show with OHRWO

This week Vibes Promotion Show with OHRWO. Starting with Yabby You tribute than the show feat. strange things and prison break riddim.

Also check our big Vibes Promotion Showarchiv of the last 6 years .

Listen Vibes Promotion live every Friday 7 pm

Download audio file (2010_01_15_OHRWO_at_Vibespromotion.mp3)

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Sentinel Sound – Kingston Hot Radio Jan 28, 2010

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:48:01 +0000

Your weekly Radioshow from Stuttyard every Thursday with Shotta Paul und Dj Meska!

As every thursday, some live juggling outta Sentinel Sound!

Check the web sites at www.kingstonhot.de / www.sentinelsound.de

This weeks specials:

- Bare Beer Vibes!

- Free Tickets:

* Fr. 29.01.10: 2 x 1 Boneshaker Reggae Night, Bassline Sound, Asta Keller, Krefeld
* Sa. 30.01.2010: 2 x 1 Bundem, Billy Baunz aka D-Flame, Ede Whiteman, Suite 023, Dortmund

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DENYQUE made a Bold Statement at the Youth View Awards 2010

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:59:46 +0000

Tuesday February 9, 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: It was an Elegant Affair indeed on Saturday February 6, 2010 at the National Indoor Arena, where the stars came out to shine on a night, where they hope to be awarded for their efforts in 2009. For ‘Supεяwomαn’ DENYQUE, being nominated as Favourite / Best New Artiste [...]

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