Browse by Label: ON-U SOUND (UK)

Artist:	PERRY VS. THE MOODY BOYZ, LEE
Title:	God Smiled (The Moody Boyz Remix)/Dub Take
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	ONUDP 050EP

First issued in a limited and high-priced promo run which sold out in days, this monumental plate is now back in print due to unending demand, and this time at a pocket-friendly price. Taken from Lee Perry's Adrian Sherwood-produced album The Mighty Upsetter, God Smiled is the first in a series of special remix 12"s, with new rubs and re-dubs by some of today's most in-demand studio dons. The Moody Boyz makeover is an epic excursion that sounds like a herd of rhinos rocking out to Fela's Africa 70 horns with live sound mixed by Sherwood. Top dub vibes throughout and a rampaging instrumental version make up a potent dose for the bass-addicted everywhere.

Artist:	PERRY (FEAT. ROOTS MANUVA VS. THE MOODY BOYZ), LEE
Title:	International Broadcaster/Broadcaster Version
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	ONUDP 051EP

This second in a series of special remix 12"s from Lee Perry's The Mighty Upsetter album finds Tony "Moody Boyz" Thorpe at the controls. His take on "International Broadcaster" is a burst of energy where dancehall meets dubstep. Awash with selectah sounds and reverb delays swirling around a monster sub-bass, and Mr. Scratch and Mr. Manuva with DJ instructions, this track will kick up dust in every yard. The no-vocal version ups the needle to red on the dubwise meter.

Artist:	PERRY WITH SAMIA FARAH VS. KODE9, LEE
Title:	Yellow Tongue/Yellow Version
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	ONUDP 052EP

On-U Sound presents another release in their limited edition Mighty Upsetter remix series, stepping it up a gear with this pumpin,' dumpin' rub from Kode9. The Hyperdub boss reworked Lee Perry and Adrian Sherwood's original audio ingredients, heavily reshaping, but keeping Samia Farah's reverb-soaked vocals largely intact. This remix is at the heart of "funky." The offbeat dub version is also essential and not to be missed.

Artist:	PERRY VS. HORSEPOWER, LEE
Title:	Excersising/Excersising Version
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	ONUDP 053EP

This episode in the Lee Perry remix series features a hair-raising interpretation from Horsepower Productions. Seeping into halflight zones of bruised ambient dub, "Exercising" builds and builds, discarding dubstep's recognized rhythmic frameworks in favor of a largely beat-free excursion, relying on swelling subs and oscillating bassline pulses for its low-tempo momentum. With an equally massive no-vocal take on the flip, this is a skin-chilling and oppressively close journey into the heart of darkness, and another must-have release from On-U Sound.

Artist:	PERRY, DENNIS BOVELL & THE ON-U SOUNDSYSTEM VS. PEMPI, LEE
Title:	Ironman
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	ONUDP 055EP

On-U Sound presents Lee Perry's interpretation of the Black Sabbath classic "Iron Man," complete with heavy boots of lead. With Adrian Sherwood at the controls, and additional input from renowned reggae producer Dennis Bovell, this full-on thumping dub-stepper finds Scratch positioning himself as the "iron man - lion man - lightning man - super man" who "don't drink no booze" while sub-basses throb and wobble the bolts from his joints and the beats hit harder than a rivet gun. The dub mix is by Pempi, who ups the full-of-dread quota with a heavy barrage of drums, stuttering synths and swelling bass, creating a version that has the potential to consume every motor vehicle in the southern hemisphere.

Artist:	PERRY, LEE 'SCRATCH'
Title:	The Mighty Upsetter
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1001CD

"First issued on CD only in early 2009, Lee Perry and Adrian Sherwood's first new recording together in two decades. Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Jamaican music's most celebrated producer, has been through more creative rebirths than most artists can imagine. Now well into his seventies, he is currently enjoying another. Over the past half-century he has masterminded more than 1,000 different records, under his own name, with his ever-changing band, the Upsetters, and for countless other artists - each with its own unique, quirky sound."

Artist:	BECKETT, HARRY
Title:	The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1002CD

"Plans were already in place to announce the re-release of this 2008 album when the sad news broke of Harry Beckett's death. The Barbados-born trumpeter Harry Beckett was one of the great treasures of British culture. Charlie Mingus was a fan, and his old LPs such as Flare Up have become sought-after rarities. Even in his early 70s he was still on great form, creating a magnificent sonic treat in the shape of The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett, on which he teamed up with a variety of dub-reggae and electro-jazz collaborators, confidently stirred into a steaming sonic bouillabaisse by On-U Sound producer Adrian Sherwood. Beckett and Sherwood worked together many times over the years, but this album is the sole full length from the unusual pairing, created by the simple but effective method of Beckett improvising over new and revised On-U rhythm tracks."

Artist:	PERRY & ADRIAN SHERWOOD, LEE 'SCRATCH'
Title:	Dub Setter
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1006CD

"Born from the sessions that birthed Lee Perry's Mighty Upsetter album, but far more than just a straight dub version of that set, Dub Setter is a 10 track collection of heavy-weight dubs comprised of both radical reworkings of Mighty Upsetter tunes alongside brand new material. It is also the first full-on dub album with Adrian Sherwood at the controls since Never Trust A Hippy in 2003. As well as making an excellent companion piece to Mighty Upsetter, this album finds Sherwood operating at the peak of his rootical production powers, playing the studio to full soundbwoy effect as he draws on a vast range righteous musics from around the globe to create a conquering lion of earth-shaking psychedelic rhythm and sound that will delight any fan of the trademarked On-U style."

Artist:	AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
Title:	Voodoo Of The Godsent
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1015CD

"Voodoo Of The Godsent is the first new recording in five years from African Head Charge, and marks the beginning of an extensive series of new releases and classic reissues celebrating the 30th Anniversary of On-U Sound. This is their first release since 2005's Visions Of A Psychedelic Africa and finds Bonjo once again joining forces with long time On-U stable-mates Skip McDonald, Crocodile, and the Crispy Horns, together with contributions from legendary bassist George Oban, Dancehall pioneer Jazzwad and electronic wizard Adamski. All the elements of a classic African Head Charge album are present; a triumphant mix of dub, psychedelia, trance, afro and tribal rhythms that have given them their own unique place in contemporary music."

Artist:	NEW AGE STEPPERS, THE
Title:	The New Age Steppers
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1016CD

"This re-issue of the very first album released by On-U Sound marks a fitting start to the planned series of releases to celebrate the label's 30th Anniversary. 1981's eponymous debut by post-punk super group' The New Age Steppers provided a fertile breeding ground for the cross-pollination of punk experimentation and dub sensibilities, and mapped out the innovative and culturally exciting musical territory for which On-U Sound would become legendary. Over the course of four albums that featured members of The Slits, The Roots Radics, The Pop Group, Rip, Rig and Panic and Aswad, The New Age Steppers were not so much a band as a loosely knit collective of musicians from some of Britain's best avant garde post-punk/funk bands. Cut-and-paste dub mixing, heady psychedelic swirls, adventurous sound collages, robust reggae rhythms, and spiraling, off-center vocals all contributed to the unique music created by Adrian Sherwood and his Steppers. Their sound was among the most exhilarating and consistently challenging to come out of Britain during the early post-punk era. Originally released as ON-U LP1 in 1981, this new edition includes four bonus tracks previously unreleased outside Japan. Personnel includes Viv Albertine, Mark Stewart, Ari Up, Crucial Tony, John Waddington, Steve Beresford, and Style Scott."

Artist:	CREATION REBEL
Title:	Starship Africa
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1017CD

"Creation Rebel's Starship Africa is the greatest sci-fi dub soundtracks never put to film. Produced and arranged by Adrian Sherwood and created by some of the greats from the On-U Sound stable of musicians (including Doctor Pablo, Crucial Tony, Style Scott and Eskimo Fox), it is one of the finest moments of British Dub. Compared to acts as far afield as Tangerine Dream and the Grateful Dead, Starship Africa is a truly psychedelic dub experience, spread over just two tracks (albeit broken down into five and four movements apiece), that stands among the most intriguing of all Sherwood's earliest creations. This album is a criminally underrated masterpiece and essential headphone listening. Originally released as in 1980 and later re-issued on On-U Sound as ON-ULP8 in 1982, this new edition also includes four bonus tracks previously unreleased outside Japan."

Artist:	AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
Title:	Off The Beaten Track
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1018CD

"When African Head Charge released their fourth album Off The Beaten Track in 1986, it was a newly remade ensemble. Lead by percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, the band included live drums, melodica, keyboards and bass backed by samples and tape loops. In 1986, the sampler was a new toy; the use of it here is so fresh and progressive that the resulting album still sounds modern and innovative today. When it was released, it sounded like nothing else around at the time -- the combination of fat beats, dub, psychedelia and ethnic chants was to provide the template which many lesser lights attempted to emulate over the ensuing years. Off The Beaten Track is both a seminal recording in the use of sound-bite technology and an excellent example of the integration of live instrumentation and programmed music. Produced by Adrian Sherwood and featuring Bonjo Iyabingho Noah, Eskimo, A.V.Scott, Skip McDonald, Dr. Pablo, and Jah Wobble. Originally released as ON-U LP40 in 1986. This edition features previously unreleased bonus track 'Good Things.'"

Artist:	LITTLE AXE
Title:	If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1019CD

"If You Want Loyalty Buy A Dog is the culmination of a 25 year long musical partnership between producer Adrian Sherwood and musician Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald. Skip's roots lie in the blues, Adrian is considered one of the world's most versatile and prolific dub producers and a sonic visionary. The new album features the legendary drummer Style Scott. From start to finish this is a dynamic and uncompromising meeting of both forms of roots music; reggae and blues. Immaculately played and defined as never before."

Artist:	PERRY, LEE 'SCRATCH'
Title:	The Mighty Upsetter
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	ONU 121LP

LP version. "First issued on CD only in early 2009, Lee Perry and Adrian Sherwood's first new recording together in two decades. Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Jamaican music's most celebrated producer, has been through more creative rebirths than most artists can imagine. Now well into his seventies, he is currently enjoying another. Over the past half-century he has masterminded more than 1,000 different records, under his own name, with his ever-changing band, the Upsetters, and for countless other artists - each with its own unique, quirky sound."

Artist:	AFRICAN HEAD CHARGE
Title:	Songs Of Praise
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	ONU 9013CD

"Led by percussionist Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, African Head Charge formed in the early 80s and, under a shifting lineup, have released seven albums of Afrocentric dub psychedelia, most of which have been produced by Adrian Sherwood and released on his On-U Sound label. As a precursor to the imminent release of their long-awaited album Vision Of A Psychedelic Africa, AHC and On-U present a new reissue of Songs Of Praise, which was originally released in 1991 and has been out of print for the better part of five years. Regarded by many as the band's crowning moment, Songs Of Praise was always one of On-U's best and most consistent selling titles, and remains as much in demand today as when it first appeared."

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Artist:	DUB SYNDICATE
Title:	The Royal Variety Show (The Best Of Dub Syndicate)
Label:	ON-U SOUND (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.50
Catalog #:	ONU 1011CD