Album Pick of the Week: Love Joys ‘Reggae Vibes’ (Wackies)
The album pick this week is another heavyweight killer from the Wackies House of Music. This debut album by the Love Joys and Junior Delahaye’s Showcase album are neck and neck for my favorite Wackies...
View ArticleBullwackies in New York (Documentary)
A fascinating documentary about one of the top ranking labels in the game. A time and place in ‘dis ya iwa’ called Bullwackies. Wackies gets much love and respect from the MIDNIGHT RAVER BLOG every...
View Article“We are the stars, of this movie show”
Here is my favorite Wackies release of all time. Hands down. Junior Delahaye’s “Movie Show” issued on 12″ vinyl. His angelic vocal over a Jah-T’s rolling bass and drum riddim that is just...
View ArticleRas Kush: Sound of Brooklyn (2010 Interview)
Ras Kush: Sound of Brooklyn Musik Line Blog Ras Kush is one of the foremost ambassadors for the UK dub style in the USA, as a sound man, producer and architect of the Black Redemption record label. We...
View ArticleChosen Brothers “Mango Walk” 12″ vinyl (Wackies)
More heavy mental from Bullwackies…it never gets old, never goes away. Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus of Basic Channel unearth the beautiful ‘Mango Walk’ by The Chosen Brothers and back it with a...
View ArticleMidnight Raver’s Album Pick of the Week!
WAYNE JARRETT ‘SHOWCASE VOL. 1′ (WACKIES) Sit down and put a seatbelt on before you listen to this one. The sweet, soulful voice of Wayne Jarrett, backed by the All-Stars, and recorded at just the...
View ArticleClive Field Marshall “Wha Happen to the Hostage?” (Wackies)
Here is a true gem from the Wackies crew. From the incomparable album ‘Poor House Rockers’ we have Clive Field Marshall’s “Wha Happen to the Hostage?,” Clive’s take on the 1980 Iran hostage situation...
View ArticleAfrican Woman Abroad “Ethiopians Live It” (Wackies)
What a killer tune from the Wackies crew. One of the tuffest basslines ever laid to wax. Focus on the bass in this tune. You get lost in it. There is no other reggae label that put women up front…...
View ArticleChosen Brothers “March Down Babylon” plus Version (Wackies)
Another heavy, heavy roots tune from Wackies House of Music. Would you expect anything different from Bullwackie? Heaviest riddims on the planet. Harder than the best. Roots reggae done inna NYC...
View ArticleMilton Henry & Upsetters “This World” / “Midious Serenade”
PLUS MILTON HENRY IN THE BLACK ECHOES ARCHIVES! Heavy, heavy dread vibes from the Black Ark. Milton Henry, who just released a new 12″ produced by Roberto Sanchez on Iroko Records, is perhaps best...
View ArticleJah Carlos (Don Carlos) “Black Harmony”/”Black Love” (Rawse) 1976
Just released last week – Jah Carlos “Black Harmony” on the Rawse (Wackies) label! I could not pass on this one. As usual, my man Ras Judah of Lion Roots in NYC had the goods. Early Don Carlos...
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