Browse by Label: DIGIKILLER

Artist:	MYERS, PHILIP
Title:	Getho Struggle/Version
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 004EP

"Fully legit issue, high quality US pressing. Limited to 1,000 copies. Digikiller is very proud to present the official reissue of one of the greatest digital tunes of the 1980s. Philip Myers released only a handful of tunes in the second half of the 1980s, and among them was this now very rare 45 from 1985. The lone release on Daniel Senior's Junior Militant label, based out of Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11, is this tough digital cut about when babylon come and mash up your dance. Arranged by Noel Davey (legend has it, before the release of sleng teng!), this tune perfectly captures the digital dancehall sound just being born, and proves yet again that so many killer tunes were bubbling under but never made it into the spotlight. Thankfully, this huge tune is now back on the street, rescued from rarity and obscurity, and ready to receive its due!"

Artist:	KING KONG
Title:	He Was A Friend/Try Not I
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 006EP

"High quality US pressing. One of the baddest double-sided late '80s digital twelve-inches from one of our favorite singers, now back on road! King Kong self-produced and released this disco in the UK, with 'He Was a Friend' also coming out on seven-inch in JA on the Jah All Mighty label. 'He Was a Friend' is an awesome, far-east tinged riddim, the lyrics a tribute to the late great Tenor Saw, a spar and friend of King Kong. 'Try Not I' is pure sound killing style, over a spare but heavy and menacing riddim."

Artist:	CANE JUICE
Title:	Joker Bad Boy/Version
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 009EP

"Digikiller proudly presents the first round of releases in a multi-part program of reissues from producer Trevor 'Leggo' Douglas! As a long-time Orange Street producer, record store owner and then studio owner, Leggo has built a solid catalog of both wicked roots and dancehall, from the 1970s all the way thru the 1990s. For some time we've been huge fans of Leggo's productions, but as collectors we've found many of them inexplicably hard to find. So we're honored to be able to bring back some of our favorite Leggo productions and make them heard by all who will listen! From 1986, 'Joker Bad Boy' by Cane Juice. Amazingly advanced digital riddims, played live and arranged by Leggo's longtime spar Flabba Holt of the Roots Radics. Cane Juice, long one of our favorite singers, sends a message about all false bad boys, with his infamous lyric 'nuff bwoy a love up di gun but dem fraid a di bullet.'"

Artist:	ROBINSON, DAVE
Title:	Have To Go Thru/Vex Version
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 010EP

"Round Two of Leggo Sounds releases! On 12" we have Dave Robinson's massive tune on Leggo's awesome lick of the tempo riddim. In 1985, as the original tempo riddim was booming up the scene, Leggo was moving back and forth between his Orange Street, Kingston homebase and the Bronx, NYC. In this time he released a few tunes only in NYC, and only on 12" disco, where the format was already long-favored. Among them was this, a wicked lick of the ruling tempo riddim, huge bass and fantastic instrumentation, again arranged by Leggo's cohort Flabba Holt, and voiced by veteran rootsman Dave Robinson. A big booming vocal and the deep dub, titled 'Vex.'"

Artist:	AKSUMITES/NIGGER CHARLIE
Title:	Ark Of The Covenant/Covenant Rock
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 013EP

"From the deepest wellspring of New York City roots, the Bronx, returns one of the most seldom heard and mystical pieces of roots music ever made. The Aksumites were a roots harmony trio unlike any other, and the 'Ark of the Covenant' is their masterpiece. Group leader and songwriter Andrew McCalla came to New York City from Trenchtown in the first half of the 1970s, and quickly took up work as a solo artist and song writer for Bullwackie's and Munchie Jackson, releasing solo tunes on now-legendary labels like Aires. But at the turn of the 1970s into the 1980s, the Aksumites group got to work self-releasing some discomix 12-inches , including this one, a just-shy-of eight minutes long vocal side of singing and chanting, backed by a rhythm heavy enough to match their message. The flip side is the same heavier-than-lead approach, with the rhythm being mixed for vocal delivery in fine deejay style by Nigger Charlie (despite some labels saying 'Dub', the flip has in-fact always been the deejay version!). The incomparable rhythm track was laid in New York by the New Breed Band, now well known for their work on many releases from the Wackie's camp. The rhythm was then taken to Channel One in Kingston, for voicing, overdubbing and mixing. The group released the disco just once, but with two different labels - the Thebes Sounds label was designated for Jamaican distribution, while the Aksum Records label would be for distribution in NY. Over the years this record has quietly attained the reputation it rightfully deserves, among the select few lucky enough to hear it. But it need be quiet no longer, and so Deeper Knowledge Records joyfully presents it again...behold the 'Ark of the Covenant'!"

Artist:	MANKIND
Title:	These Three Girls/Country Life
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 014EP

"Double-sided late '80s digital monster, from longtime collaborators Sydney 'Mankind' Francis and Dennis 'Jah D' Fearon! Jah D is one of the unsung heroes of reggae music - uncredited session player and arranger on countless classic sides, including many from Studio One, much of Joe Gibbs' classic roots material, Junior Dan's tunes, as well as piano tuner extraordinaire at just about every legendary studio in Jamaica. Jah D continues to arrange and produce music regularly at his Grant's Pen studio, along with his son, on their own Builder's Music label. Sydney 'Mankind' Francis began as the singer in Jah D's former band Food Clothes & Shelter, while voicing tunes for early '80s labels such as Music Ambassador. By the time of the full-on digital explosion of the late '80s, Mankind was honing his skills as a solo artist, voicing tunes for big labels of the day, such as the wicked 'Hot Number' for Stereo One. It was around this same time that Mankind and Jah D entered Aquarius studio, to work on making some tunes intended for Mankind's debut album, and to be voiced over some wicked new digital riddims freshly built by Jah D on the new digital keyboards and drum-machines which had fast become the standard bearers in dancehall production. Two tunes from this session were given to an upstart UK producer for issue on his new label, and there you have 'These Three Girls' and 'Country Life', originally issued on 12" via the Jah Man label, only in UK. Over twenty-years later, these tunes have been rightfully recognized by astute listeners as classics of their era - the riddims sharp and crisp, the vocals a sweet match, the dubs...heavy! Digikiller humbly re-presents this great music of our friends, these two tunes are one in the world!"

Artist:	HICKEY, DON
Title:	Cooporate/Version
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 015EP

"From Barbican, Kingston 8, the Chopper crew are back on the road! From the mid-1980's straight thru until the early '90s, Choppers were steady releasing tunes both in Jamaica and NYC, and from young upcoming artists and veterans alike. Let's start with four of the most killer tunes from the Chopper catalog. Forward now to the late '80s digital style, and we have one of our all-time favorite singers, Don Hickey. 'Cooporate' is one of his best tunes, on a pure killer digital riddim."

Artist:	MIDNIGHT RIDERS
Title:	Posse Form A Line
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 019EP

"Channel 1 -- no introduction needed. With reverence, we present the first batch in a series of mainly never-before-reissued selections from the Channel 1 catalog, to be distributed by DKR. Midnight Riders' 'Posse Form a Line': a special request to the Channel 1 crew of the day. This is one of the best tunes from the Riders, who are one our all-time personal favorite artists, so this one is a special joy for us to bring out. A simply amazing late era Channel 1 riddim, proving that Channel ruled from beginning to end."

Artist:	FLEMMING/MIKEY JARRETT, DIZZY
Title:	Resurrection/Starvation
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 022EP

"'Starvation' by Mikey Jarrett, a deejay plea to help the troubled Africans. Each cut is followed by a wicked dub version in a raw drum & bass style. In addition, there is the infamous 'Resurrection' by the late great horns man Dizzy Flemming! This killer roots instrumental was produced by Mikey Jarrett and his friend Lloydie Prince in the early '80s, and saw only limited release in NYC as a 12" on the one-away Man Dingo label, but became known as a sound system favorite in the UK."

Artist:	THRILLER/WAYNE JARRETT
Title:	Too Much Racket/Nice And Easy
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 023EP

"More boomshots from the vaults of Mikey 'Karat' Jarrett! Best known as the riddim to Scion Success' tune 'Young Africans', this killer riddim was built and voiced at Channel 1 in the early 1980s, while Mikey was on a visit to Kingston. Upon returning to NYC, 'Young Africans' was released on 12" disco, but the other three vocal cuts and a different dub version remained unreleased until now, over 25 years later! The reality tune 'Too Much Racket' by a young Thriller, a heavy slice of lovers in the form of 'Nice and Easy' by Wayne Jarrett."

Artist:	PALMER, MICHAEL
Title:	Different Strokes
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 024EP

"Deeper Knowledge presents the start of an ongoing and extensive reissue series of tunes from producer George 'Tasha' Nicholson! The mid '80s sound of Channel 1 studio has long been our favorite sound in reggae music, being some of the heaviest reggae ever made. Chief among those forwarding this sound, right alongside the Hookims, was George Nicholson. George worked exclusively at Channel 1 in this era, releasing tunes himself in Jamaica on his Tasha & Under Pressure imprints. Through licensing, much of George's music was also released on various other labels in the US, Jamaica, Canada and the UK. These days all of Tasha's productions have become hard to find, but we truly feel his productions are some of the absolute best music and original riddims of the 1980's, so it's time these tunes came back on the street. Deeper Knowledge has partnered with George to bring these tunes back to the spotlight on his original Tasha imprint. In addition to many of the tunes you may already know, we also have a killer selection of never before released material from some of our all-time favorite artists, straight from master tapes. This project has been long in the making, and it is our pleasure and honor to help have these tunes be heard again, and for the first time. We begin with three cuts on one of Tasha's best original riddims, played by the Gifted Roots Band, all cuts from 1984. All three tunes b/w Gifted Roots Band 'Strokes Dub.' Michael Palmer's 'Different Strokes' originally appeared on a Tasha 7" in JA, as well on an obscure compilation LP in NYC."

Artist:	SCION SUCCESS/JUG HEAD
Title:	Jah Is My Hero/Joyce Gone
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 027EP

"Hyman 'Jah Life' Wright's Dub Irator label returns with two of the most hard to find and killer tunes from his catalog. Scion Success' 'Jah Is My Hero' was originally released in 1991 on a Jah Life 12" in New York, and is one of the ruffest digital roots tunes we've heard. On the flip side, from the mid 1980s, is 'Joyce Gone' by Jug Head. Originally released during the mid 80s in NY on a Dub Irator 12", this is one of the heaviest songs of lost love, a slow and bottom heavy rhythm with great synths, followed by a hard dub cut. Please note, the Scion Success tune is vocal only, as on the original release."

Artist:	ROACH, TONY
Title:	Big Bout Yah
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 030EP

"Callo Collins' Rythem Track label was started in 1985, during the birth of the digital sound. And even as such early digital productions, the first batch of Rythem Track releases from that very year stand as some of the freshest and best productions of the entire 1980's digital era. The Rythem Track crew of 1985 was itself similarly fresh, a small group of talented young artists. There was deejay Little Bimbo, who would become the late great singer Garnett Silk, another future star named Tony Rebel, and a pair of terrific but historically under-recorded singers, Anthony Selassie and Tony Roach. Callo and Rythem Track continued producing quality dancehall music well into the 1990s, with more big tunes and big artists along the way. As evidence of Rythem Track's brilliance, here we present four of the best Rythem Track selections, three from 1985, and one from 1997. Tony Roach's 'Big Bout Yah' has been one of our favorite tunes for years, the riddim a killer variation on 'tempo'."

Artist:	MCWONER
Title:	Nuh Fire It/Higher Region
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	10"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 037EP

"Continuing in our campaign to re-release the jewels of the Channel 1 catalog which have not been back out since their original release, we bring you our first batch of 10-inches, the dubplate-style vinyl format introduced to reggae by Channel 1 in the early 1980s. After introducing the 12-inch discomix to Jamaica in the late 1970s, Channel was innovating again in the early 1980s, bringing out a barrage of 10-inches from their new New York base, featuring many awesome tracks. Among those was this double-sider from the man called McWoner (or Mac Warner). He didn't seem to do too much recording, but what made it on to vinyl is mostly fantastic, and at the top are these tunes, 'Nuh Fire It' and 'Higher Region' (both followed by dubs)."

Artist:	ANDY, HORACE
Title:	Why Oh Why/Satisfy Me
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	10"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 039EP

"DKR has left no stone unturned in the search for the forgotten by many, revered by some, and seldom or never heard tunes of the past, which for one reason or another, were never released, sold only on dubplate, or never played again after being committed to tape. And in turning over so many stones, we've managed to find some gold, and have dug up some things previously thought lost. So begins the Channel 1 Lost & Found series, unreleased material from 29 Maxfield Avenue, straight from master tapes. We're kicking off this series with two monster releases. First, from the man called Horace Andy. After producing some tunes with Horace in the 1970s, Channel One went back to work with Horace in the early 1980s, releasing a fantastic showdown LP featuring Horace and Patrick Andy, via Sonic Sounds' Thunderbolt label. But in addition to those tunes, another grip of equally great tunes was also made which didn't end up on the album, and here's two of the best. 'Why Oh Why' made the rounds on dubplate at the time, the riddim is heavy like lead, and you might recognize it from other released cuts. 'Satisfy Me' has Horace riding the same riddim as Barry Brown's 'Over Me,' to equally great effect. Both tracks are followed by dubs. "

Artist:	UNKNOWN
Title:	Rocks & Mountains/Dub Down Mountains
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	10"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 040EP

"Lastly, a tune that needs little introduction, the mighty 'Rocks and Mountains,' produced by Sly & Robbie at 29 Maxfield Avenue. While never officially released, this tune was made famous through play on UK sound systems. And while the vocalists of this tune have long been rumored to be the Mighty Travellers, who self-produced some tunes and cut an LP for Jammy's, no one has been able to definitively confirm this. This recording has been sourced straight from a mastertape containing dubplate mixes of other released and better known Sly & Robbie productions from the early 1980s, but which bore no notation of 'Rocks and Mountains' presence at all. So decades later, the mystery endures, but the music finally comes into the light and speaks for itself. One thing is certain though, the mighty sound of Channel 1 still rules in 2011!"

Artist:	SCION SUCCESS
Title:	Profile
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 059EP

"Legendary dubplate cuts to the 'chanting' riddim, as played on the Jah Life & Volcano sound systems in the early 1980s! Many of the toughest riddims of the early '80s came from the producing partnership of Hyman 'Jah Life' Wright and Henry 'Junjo' Lawes. Among them was this one, which saw two released cuts with John Holt's 'Chanting' and Tony Tuff's 'Dance in the Area.' But, soundsytem and dubplate followers also know that this rhythm had more unreleased cuts which played regularly as dubplates on Junjo's Volcano and Jah Life's sounds at the time. So we present the three unreleased cuts on the riddim, straight from master tapes, and now identified. Two of them come from one of our favorite singers, a pair of wicked outings from a young Scion Success! 'Profile' about modeling in the dancehall."

Artist:	PARKS, CLARENCE
Title:	Things A Come Up To Bump/Dub
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	10"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 064EP

"Another barrage of shots from the Channel 1 archives, including another entry into our Lost & Found series. First, Clarence Parks, one of our favorite singers of the '80s, had a relatively small but killer output, and we rate all of his tunes highly. So when we learned that he cut a handful of tunes for Channel 1, none of which were ever released, we couldn't wait to hear them. To our surprise, one of them was familiar, the infamous 'Things a Come Up to Bump'! The rhythm for this tune is probably familiar to many. It's among a handful of riddims cut at Channel in the early 1980s and shared amongst a group of producers who were very active at the studio during this time. Despite being shelved by Channel, the tune found its way out there on vinyl (a somewhat frequent 'mystery' of the 1980s reggae business), and has since cemented its place as one of the baddest cuts on a bad rhythm! So here's our first shot from Clarence at Maxfield Avenue, with a few more to come."

Artist:	HOLT/REVOLUTIONARIES, JOHN
Title:	Love & Understanding/Peace
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	10"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 081EP

"Next, and in the Lost & Found series, a massive tune with John Holt in a rootsman style on Channel's monstrous lick of the 'Mr. Bassie' rhythm. This one exemplifies the sound of Channel 1 studio, featuring the hardest musicians ever, dubwise or otherwise. Never before released, as played on dubplate in the 1970s. Straight from the dub room at 29 Maxfield Avenue to your living room, crystal clear master tape issue. The dub side by the Revolutionaries was released on the classic Reaction in Dub LP."

Artist:	ENFORCER/LITTLE ROY
Title:	Bad Boy/Leaving Rome
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	10"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 095EP

"Enforcer's smoky-voiced militant roots anthems are indelible classics. We love the wicked 'Bad Boy', produced & released by Narrows Records owner Barry Bailey in the early '80s. Well lucky for us, Barry had similar feelings about Enforcer's talents, and 'Bad Boy' was actually just one of an LP's worth of tunes he produced by the man! But unfortunately, only one other tune from these sessions (the love song 'Her Eyes') had ever been released. Our Narrows 10-inch release features 'Bad Boy', along with the two different dubs of the rhythm (one with horns!) as released on the original Narrows US and Regal UK singles respectively. And add to those, an awesome unreleased vocal cut on the 'Bad Boy' rhythm by Little Roy! Two serious 10-inches, 8 tracks in all, 5 previously unreleased, finally on the road."

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Artist:	VA
Title:	It A Road Block
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 008EP

Artist:	BARRETT, LIONEL 'GANJA'
Title:	Rasta Cowboy/Dub
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 017EP

Artist:	BOBBY MELODY
Title:	Original Melody/Dub
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 018EP

Artist:	SAMUELS, STEPHANIE
Title:	Africa We Want To Go
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 020EP

Artist:	LIVINGSTON, CARLTON
Title:	Tale Of Two Cities
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 021EP

Artist:	KNIGHT, STEVE
Title:	Love Me Entertainment
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 026EP

Artist:	JEWELS
Title:	Love & Livity
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 028EP

Artist:	SELASSIE, ANTHONY
Title:	Busy Body
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 032EP

Artist:	SILK, GARNETT
Title:	Every Knee Shall Bow
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 033EP

Artist:	BROWN/ROOTS RADICS BAND, BARRY
Title:	Physical Fitness/Fighting Radics/Whip Them
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 034EP

Artist:	BROWN/ANGELA PRINCE, BARRY
Title:	Over Me/Joker Lover
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	10"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 038EP

Artist:	SMITH/GILLY BUCHANAN, WAYNE
Title:	Dancing Machine/Me No Mix
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 049EP

Artist:	ANDY/WAYNE SMITH, PATRICK
Title:	Ain't No Me/Rain From The Sky
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 050EP

Artist:	ANDY, PATRICK
Title:	Don't Worry Yourself/Leave The Door
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 051EP

Artist:	SURU BOARD
Title:	Serious Thing
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 055EP

Artist:	BLACK ONEY
Title:	Jah Jah Send The Parson
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 056EP

Artist:	PRINCE JUNIOR
Title:	Girl For All Seasons
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 057EP

Artist:	GHETTO CONNECTION
Title:	Strugglers Time
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 058EP

Artist:	LEVI, SAMMY
Title:	Automatic
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 061EP

Artist:	TONY TUFF
Title:	Dance In The Area
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 062EP

Artist:	BROWN, BARRY
Title:	No No No
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	10"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DKR 063EP

Artist:	KUSH DAN I
Title:	Jah Law Of Love
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 065EP

Artist:	REGGAE GEORGE
Title:	Girl You're Too Young
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 066EP

Artist:	WILD EYES
Title:	Wickedness
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 067EP

Artist:	RUSSELL, DEVON
Title:	Rat And Bat/Race Track Riot Version
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 069EP

Artist:	HENRY, MILTON
Title:	Follow Fashion
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 071EP

Artist:	ELLIS/DESCANT, BOBBY
Title:	Tension/Relax
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 072EP

Artist:	FORCES
Title:	That's Not Right
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 073EP

Artist:	ANGELO, DON
Title:	General
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 080EP

Artist:	SMART, LEROY
Title:	Oh Marcus
Label:	DIGIKILLER
Format:	7"
Price:	$5.50
Catalog #:	DKR 082EP