The beloved harmony Jamaican group The Ethiopians released their debut album Engine 54 in 1968. Train imagery is the main focus on the album, with excellent falsettos and consistent music from the prime of the rock steady period.
King Tubby and producer Bunny Striker Lee are intertwined in the birth of dub music. After discovering a mistake that was made into a serious joke they went on to release the first pressings of this new musical genre, named Dub Music.
Earl Sweatshirt's hotly anticipated album DORIS is due out on August 20th, and the young rapper has revealed a host of guests who have contributed to his major label debut.
There are no guilty pleasures, only pleasures—and the dizzying sound world of Chicago’s Fire-Toolz, including the reliably dynamic Lavender Networks, seems to preach that wisdom.