Danny Ray
No Love Today

Brainpower is a multi-platinum, pioneering bilingual Hip Hop artist, songwriter and producer from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After performing in Jamaica with Yellowman (aka the original King of Dancehall) Brainpower wanted to create a record with reggae versions of some of his greatest hits. He teamed up with Black Star Foundation, worked with producer Asher E. and the world-renowned Firehouse Crew and together they made it happen. The Dub & Dwars record was well received, and reached the number 1 spot in the Dutch Reggae Charts on iTunes. One of the mixed riddims from these sessions was also used for Anthony B's recent single 'Negus'. Having released eight albums, Brainpower is an established recording artist in a league of his own. After many hit records in Holland & Belgium, his recent single All The Same made it to the number four spot on the National Rapnetwork Record Breakers chart in the USA. The single has picked up a Global Peace Song Award, which will be presented in LA this year. Dub & Dwars is available for the first time on vinyl, newly remastered and available on clear red vinyl, in a limited run of 350 individually numbered copies.

Stone-cold classic - the ultimate Studio One tune and the ultimate rhythm & blues/soul to reggae cut as Dawn Penn vamps on Bo Diddley, Willie Cobbs. Floor-shaking, speaker-busting SEMINAL tune!The original Studio One CLASSIC Dawn Penn's soaring hypnotic vocal cut 'No,No, No' first time ever on 12"! Super loud and with a killer dub version on the flip.

This edition strikes a darker contrast with the sunnier aspects of Volume One. Lockdown restrictions with minimal contact led to creating new projects remotely which come together here on the second instalment in the compilation series of the wider Dreadzone fold. Greg Dread’s online live sessions over the 18 months brought about a positive energy from all the people tuning in to the music. They became the inspiration for this album which grew out of that time. Dreadzone’s remix of the Megative cover of Big Audio Dynamite’s Sightsee MC feat. Mick Jones on guitar, Don Letts on vocals and Leo Williams on bass sets the tone for a more eclectic edition of Dubwiser. Collaborations, remixes and artists own tracks make for a stellar line up on Volume Two - Emily Capell, Italian dub maestro Gaudi, Professor Skank, Bazil, Sub Mantra, Dubmatix and Dreadzone all feature on this new compilation.

Hopeton Overton Brown, better known as Scientist, rose to fame during the 1980s as dub music mixer. He collaborated with the Jamaican mixer and producer Prince Jammy a couple of times, most prominent on their album Scientist & Prince Jammy Strike back! Scientist was inspired by the science fiction movies and a part of the album breathes the atmosphere of the unknown. But mostly it's the Roots Radics, providing the rhythms, which creating the whole feeling of this Jamaican piece. Sweeping and swooshing with echo's and dubs it's artefact for the style of late '70s early '80s reggae.

Music Is our Business is a premium blend of the very best of Cocoa Tea’s non-album sides recorded for Bobby Dixon’s Digital B label, plus a gold leaf selection of previously unreleased nuggets, all recorded between 1985 and 1996. The tracks gathered together for ‘Music is Our Business’ are amongst the most loved tunes in Cocoa Tea’s illustrious catalogue and this collection is sure to please Cocoa Tea’s many fans both old and new. The success of VP’s recent two Bobby Digital anthologies ‘X-Tra Wicked’ and’ Serious Times’ has shone a light on the outstanding work that was coming out of the Digital B studio during this golden period. The release of ‘Music Is Our Business’ shows there is still a lot more gold in the Digital B vaults.