TAG: Sly & Robbie

Mar19

The Lions – Roll It Around (Video)

Stones Throw’s first reggae signing, The Lions, recently released their album “This Generation,” to a great response and toping out at #2 on the Billboard Reggae Charts.

Inspired by reggae, sound system culture and the myriad of musical styles influenced by Jamaican music old and new, The Lions’ sound is firmly placed in soul music. The LA group features musicians from The Breakestra, Hepcat and includes Black Shakespeare the cousin of Robbie Shakespeare (of Sly & Robbie fame).

Today, enjoy the second music video from “This Generation” for the song “Roll It Around,” directed by Jon Casey and edited by A.J. Calomay.

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Nov07

The Lions – This Generation (Video)

Inspired by reggae, sound system culture and the myriad of musical styles influenced by Jamaican music old and new, The Lions’ sound is firmly placed in soul music.

“All the guys in The Lions grew up on classic Jamaican records so since we began we have wanted to give our records that same edge and roughness that we grew up hearing on LPs by The Upsetters, Soul Syndicate, The Rockers Band and Roots Radics. The rhythm section was all recorded to tape, the Hammond buzzed a little, fuses blew and good mistakes were left in. We basically made the dusty reggae soul LP WE have been wanting to hear for years” – Dan Ubick (producer)

The band draws together a dozen or so of LA’s elite reggae and soul forerunners who loosely coalesced as The …

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Oct31

Stones Throw Podcast 77 feat. The Lions (MP3)

Stones Throw is proud to be working with The Lions, a multi-member reggae/soul band from Los Angeles. The band draws together a dozen or so of LA’s elite reggae and soul forerunners who loosely coalesced as The Lions in 2007. Members of the legendary ska band Hepcat, Deston Berry and Alex Desert, form half of the vocal team, the latter also having a successful career on screen, including roles in the films Swingers and High Fidelity. The other half is the sweet falsetto of Malik Moore and DJ stylings of Black Shakespeare, the charismatic cousin of Robbie Shakespeare (of Sly & Robbie fame). Other members include guitarist Dan Ubick, formerly of Breakestra, Macy Gray co-writer and collaborator Dave Wilder on bass, plus musicians who have played …

Jun08

Lee Scratch Perry – Rise Again (Review)

Lee Scratch Perry

Rise Again

Released by MOD Technologies


Lee “Scratch” Perry, one of the most legendary, influential and beyond doubt eccentric record producers ever, continues to reshape and refine an adventurous style all his own with his latest release, Rise Again. The album and the long-awaited collaboration with producer Bill Laswell, marks a milestone in the careers of both artists, arriving as it does on the heels of Perry’s 75th birthday, and as a flagship release on Laswell’s own M.O.D. Technologies imprint. Rise Again features a diverse line-up of collaborators and talented musicians including vocalists Tunde Adebimpe ...
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