UNIVOX
2010. "This is anthemic indie pop rock with smart hooks and big ideas coming in from the Philly scene. "Pi" is the standout track and an instant classic that seemingly smashes every musical genre from..
GATO NEGRO
1995. The fourth ROIR release is the work of modern Dub Master and Producer Emmanuel Okoronta (the Black Cat), who emigrated form his Ibo tribal village in Nigeria to California several years ago. This is his second..
BILL LASWELL
1963. W/ karsh kale (talvin singh) aiyb dieng (manu dibango, ginger baker, lori carson) ejigayehu shibabaw "gigi" (solo album on palm pictures) - ethiopia,lower ground,shashamani,bati,land of look behin..
10 FT. GANJA PLANT
1995. - 100 lb. Weight,ganja plane rider,kneel at the feet,let the music hit,shine dub,midnight landing,chanting nyabinghi,mercy,wide open,sweet country,righteous dub
MEKONS
2000. The British art-punk band/collective captured live in all its glorious sloppiness. The recordings for this 29-track collection (originally released in 2001, now back on CD) were made at various locations in th..
JAMES CHANCE & CONTORTIONS
2007. Re-mastered No-Wave/Funk classic with 3 bonus tracks in beautiful 6 Panel Digipak. He was a co-founder of seminal Teenage Jesus & the Jerks. His early Brian Eno-produced cuts on 'No New York' are the stuff..
BILL LASWELL
1971. W/ nils petter molvaer, craig taborn (innerzone orch. ) karsh kale (talvin singh) - beyond the zero,cybotron,devil syndrome,a screaming comes across the sky
GG ALLIN
1999. Live recordings of the notorious US punk rock legend, made at NYC's Lismar Lounge in 1987. The CD also contains rare tracks from a 1991 rehearsal of G.G. and The Murder Junkies, with Dee Dee Ramone playing gui..
NICO
2000. Nico, the punk princess of the mid '60's Warhol entourage, joined the Velvet Underground as a singer in 1965 after a brilliant European career as a top model and actress. This began a new career for one of the..
10 FT. GANJA PLANT
1984. - long time ago,pure sugar,jah will go on,time i know,soul love,two bulls,walkey walk tall,hillside airstrip,born free,new day
LEE 'SCRATCH' PERRY
1980. - satan dub,come home dub,ooh la la dub,upful dub fashion,president dub,dub skeem,strange dub,bog walk skanking,undercover dub,stop stop dub,moving in dub,dub master
BILL LASWELL
1974. Percussionist karsh kale, abdou mboup thick earthy basslines, a bedrock of drums, fiery percussion, blustery guitars - dystopia,simulacra,space-time paradox,babylon site,night city,system malfunct..
ROOTS TONIC / BILL LASWELL
1981. For those of the reggae persuasion and/or fans of Hasidic reggae superstar Matisyahu, the debut album of Roots Tonic is not to be missed. Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell is an excellent primer on the gifts a..
UK SUBS
1999. Reissue featuring many of this punk band's best known tracks, s.a. 'CID', 'Emotional Blackmail', 'Endangered Species', 'Fear Of Girls', 'Rock 'N' Roll Savage', 'New York State Police', 'Warhead', 'Teenage', 'I..
BILL LASWELL
1997. A longtime linchpin of the New York City underground music scene, Bill Laswell was among the most prolific artists in contemporary music; as a performer, producer, and label chief, his imprint is on literal..
DUB TRIO [FEATURING MIKE PATTO..
1989. Being called "the sonic youth of dub" - illegal dub,not alone (featuring mike patton),angle of acceptance,table rock dub,jack bauer,one man tag crew,yes you can't,sunny i'm kill,screaming at the s..
YELLOWMAN
1981. Reggae/dub showdown, encounter by 2 influential artists - the arrival,feeling sexy,don't sell yourself,nuff punany,naw breed again,under gral frock,blueberry hill,reason with entertainers,gone a s..
LEE 'SCRATCH' PERRY [PROD. D. ..
1980. The ultimate crossover between electronic dance & reggae/dub, reggae with a techno twist, incl several remixes by rich sihilling & x-perry-mental - maxi merlin,ufo attack (ambient version),technol..
TERRORISTS WITH GUESTS PERRY /..
2001. Two years before the UK Two Tone movement (Specials, Madness, Selector, Beat) announced a raw punky ska "new popular movement" in the UK, months before The Offs captured San Francisco with their dubb..
TELEVISION
1999. Classic live stuff from 1978 of Tom Verlaine's TELEVISION. Originally released in 1982 on cassette, now fully remastered. Over 85 minutes.
MAD PROFESSOR
2000. In 1989, roir, then a cassette-only company, released this title to rave reviews from the reggae and dub press. It helped introduce the brilliant uk dub mixer, the mad professor, to the a..
