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Artist:	RSD
Title:	Kingfisher/Love Of Jah Light
Label:	EARWAX (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	EAR 004EP

"Earwax is very proud to announce this excellent release by RSD -- none other than Bristol's very own grand wizard of production -- Rob Smith of Smith & Mighty/More Rockers fame. If you don't already know -- get to know, a pioneer in dubbed out breakbeats from the late 1980s -- his knowledge on the buttons is rivaled by few and has guided him to a status of underground heroism. 'Kingfisher' sets the pace with its on point half-step riddim, driven by a slithering bassline that moves like a hypnotized snake rising from a basket, entranced by its own melody. Delayed vocal cuts and reverb'ed guitar chunks layer up as the tune progresses and builds. This track will sit well in a variety of sets, fitting with any dub-wise, sub-wise selector -- across the board. Flip then for the majestic 'Love of Jah Light' with its warm, involving melody -- just in time for summer, it's a lazy anti-anthem that draws you in for a soothing, introspective ride. Support from: Pinch, Distance, Cyrus, Appleblim, Joker, Peverelist and many more."

Artist:	RSD
Title:	Good Energy (A Singles Collection)
Label:	PUNCH DRUNK (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	DRUNK 001CD

"RSD, perhaps better known as Bristol bass and drum music stalwart Rob Smith (one half of respected production duo Smith and Mighty), has been pushing bass heavy rhythms for more than two decades. He remains firmly at the forefront of Bristol's endlessly inventive music scene, with a staggering discography and a range of projects encompassing dub, jungle, 2-step and dubstep. From his musical beginnings playing guitar in local roots reggae band Restriction, Rob's music has always had a strong dub aesthetic. Forming the now legendary production duo Smith and Mighty with collaborator Ray Mighty in 1987, the pair's early releases on the Three Stripe label were influential in laying the groundwork for both the trip hop and jungle scenes for which Bristol would become renowned. A period of chart success and major label involvement in the early nineties was followed by a return to their underground roots for Smith and Mighty. During this time Rob also worked with Peter D. Rose to release groundbreaking music on their More Rockers imprint. Rob Smith also went on to collaborate with local roots reggae producers Henry & Louis. This fruitful relationship culminated in 2001 with the release of the fantastic Time Will Tell LP. More recently, Rob Smith has found a new home as RSD, comfortably adapting to the rolling, sub-heavy rhythms of dubstep. With releases on internationally respected labels such as Punch Drunk, Tectonic and Earwax, RSD's sound is typified by impossibly heavy sound system testing sub-lines and junglist dub breaks. The irresistible energy of tunes such as 2007's infectious junglist roller 'Pretty Bright Lights' and 2008's speaker destroying dread-fuelled steppers 'Over It' & 'Jah Way' has rapidly cemented them as anthems. This Punch Drunk CD collection compiles tracks from many of the 12"s released in the past two years under the RSD moniker."

Artist:	RSD
Title:	Corner Dub (Blue & Red Mix)
Label:	PUNCH DRUNK (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DRUNK 003EP

2009 repress, originally released 2007. "Classic heavyweight Bristol steppaz vibes from the original Bristol sound Godfather, Rob Smith (Smith & Mighty, More Rockers). Rob's music has dominated, defined and pioneered the Bristol sound from the early days of post-punk, the trip hop and jungle eras and now into the 21st century with his first dubstep offering in his own unique style. These are two definitive Bristol steppaz rhythms to set the dance skankin'. Both tracks are structured as extended mixes, firstly the rhythm & bass roll out, then the RSD dub versions comes through, delays float off the basslines and ricochet from the snares taking you into the chasm of Bristol dub music. 3rd installment on 'Bristol's best new label' (Kid Kameleon), Punch Drunk. Following in the footsteps of Subtext and Tectonic, Punch Drunk is a new label coming out of the UK's second city of Dubstep, Bristol. Echoing the forward thinking ambitions of London's original Dubstep movement, Punch Drunk's own strain of UK post-junglism draws from the influence of Bristol's history of progressive soundsystem culture, from Blue & Red and Smith & Mighty to Independent Dealers, Protocol, More Rockers and Full Cycle."

Artist:	RSD
Title:	Jah Way/Speeka Box
Label:	PUNCH DRUNK (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DRUNK 008EP

2008 release, repressed. "Bristol music godfather RSD returns to Peverelist's Punch Drunk label with another heavyweight soundsystem double header, 'Jah Way' and 'Speeka Box.' 'Jah Way' is a duttyweight dread fuelled stepper's rhythm designed to test the sturdiest of boxes from Bristol to Brixton. 'Speeka Box' is pure summer bubblin' roll out vibes. Infectious and irresistible. The kind of bassline you'll be humming for weeks. Big tings for RSD this year! Constant rotation from Peverelist, Appleblim, Pinch, Headhunter, Ramadanman and more."

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Artist:	RSD
Title:	Good Energy/Green Hill
Label:	PUNCH DRUNK (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DRUNK 012EP

Artist:	RSD
Title:	On Deck/Accepted
Label:	R8 RECORDS (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	R8 004EP

Artist:	RSD
Title:	Over It/Forward Youth
Label:	TECTONIC (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	TEC 023EP