Tuesday, May 29, 2012

New JAH LIFE 7" / 10" / LP !

BOND EXPORT EXCLUSIVE NEW RELEASES - MAY 2012

JL-002 - LEROY SMART - WARRIOR / THIEF IN THE NIGHT (JAH LIFE 10")
JL-006 - FLICK WILSON - SCHOOL DAYS (DUB IRATOR / JAH LIFE LP)
JL-012 - BARRY BROWN - JAH JAH DISCIPLE (JAH LIFE 7")





Our next batch of Jah Life reissues is another great one. Leroy Smart's "Warrior" is one of the best cuts we've heard on the often-versioned "Green Bay Killing" rhythm. This heavy version was released only on the "Jah Life Smashing Superstars" compilation LP back in the day, with the dub unreleased and run on dubplate only by Jah Life, Volcano, and some others. The anthemic plea for peace chorus of "I and I no warrior, I and I no tribalist, I and I nuh fire no gun" reminds us of the Enforcer's "Pay Them". On the flip side of "Warrior" is "Thief in the Night", Leroy's vocal on the rhythm well-known for Barrington Levy's "Shaolin Temple." This tune was previously only released on his Jah Life produced LP, "Too Much Grudgefulness." Along with the vocal there is a wicked Scientist dub of the rhythm, as previously released on the rare Jamaican issue of the Scientist "Big Showdown" LP on Jah Guidance. Next up is the Flick Wilson "School Days" album. This has long been one of our all-time favorite LP's through it's killer combination of super heavy Roots Radics rhythms, wild Scientist mixing, and the Flick's unique singing, often with falsetto. Never widely available and only ever released in NYC, it's now deservedly reissued. Lastly for this batch, a monster previously unreleased vocal & dub outing from Barry Brown, riding the "Shaolin Temple" rhythm. Again, this vocal and dub were run on dubplate back in the day by Jah Life's sound in NY and Junjo's Volcano sound in Jamaica, now released for the first time ever.

Sound Clips:

Leroy Smart - Warrior


Leroy Smart - Warrior DUB


Leroy Smart - Thief in the Night


Leroy Smart - Thief in the Night DUB


Flick Wilson - School Days LP (sound file contains sampling of all 10 tracks)


Barry Brown - Jah Jah Disciple


Barry Brown - Jah Jah Disciple DUB



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