Probably one of the most sought-after Jamaican roots reggae tracks by record collectors, ‘MERCY GONE’ is both an obscure and iconic sound system tune. Originally performed by the equally obscure 1NY and Soul Syndicate, 'Mercy Gone' captures the essence of 70s roots reggae: a slow tempo with a bouncing uptempo skank, inventive drumming and a compelling bass line, a raw but powerful sound, and a plaintive voice whose emotion reflects the harsh reality of the sufferer’s life. The 18th Parallel wanted to offer their own version of this classic, an original record that is now unavailable and estimated to be worth thousands of dollars. To do so, the producers found a young singer of only twenty years old with undeniable talent, but still unknown to the public: Witness. Originally from Swaziland, Philisiwe ‘Witness’ Lukhele delivers her own interpretation of ‘Mercy Gone’ on an original riddim by The 18th Parallel. Without trying to identically reproduce the original, Witness and The 18th Parallel offer a powerful and modernised recut that still is faithful to the aesthetics of the Jamaican sound of the 70s. Above all, they finally give sound systems the opportunity to play this anthem, which was previously inaccessible on a 7" single. The icing on the cake on the B-side: one of the most prominent DJs on the current British sound system scene, Mr. Williamz, takes over and mash up the dance! Rewind!
Under his artist name LONE ARK, world-renowned musician, producer and sound engineer Roberto Sánchez has teamed up with one of Europe's finest reggae studio bands, THE 18TH PARALLEL, to record "GET YOU", a new anthem for reggae and dub sound systems: a modern roots reggae production reminiscent of the best years of the Twinkle Brothers, Jah Shaka or Sly & Robbie. On a riddim at the same time heavy and irresistibly dancing, Lone Ark and The 18th Parallel push their listeners to the critical reflection on their way of life and their current consumer habits. A strong message, on a powerful music for a track that cannot be ignored!
Rasta music coming straight from the Swiss mountains! Winds of Matterhorn is an instrumental project led by Swiss-Italian trombonist Mattbrass and producer Jackayouth. Roots to the bone, this maxi 45 features four beautiful songs expertly played and arranged by a bunch of talented musicians. Ethereal melodies, heavy drum and bass, terrific solos… it brings us right back to the hills of Wareika. This record is a must have for all instrumental reggae lovers. Only 300 numbered copies worldwide!
New flagship band of the Swiss ska and rocksteady scene, Cosmic Shuffling finally delivers its first album, Magic Rocket Ship. After the success of its first EP, Cosmic Goes Wild, which was playlisted for more than a year on the Swiss national radios, elected in the ten best records of the genre in 2017 and internationally acclaimed by the specialized critics, the Geneva band had to live up to the expectations, and it's done. Magic Rocket Ship is both a tribute to the Jamaican music of the 1960s and a breakthrough into the futuristic world of the sextet. Recorded in the aesthetics of sixties sound, ribbon microphones, magnetic tapes and analog saturation, it was Roberto Sánchez, the extraordinary Spanish producer, who mixed the nine original tracks on this LP. Dancing from beginning to end like a comet in space, Magic Rocket Ship is a real musical nugget that will delight both vintage fans and music lovers in search of freshness. To be discovered urgently!
01. Cosmic Shuffling - Magic Rocket Ship
02. Cosmic Shuffling - By Your Side
03. Cosmic Shuffling - Cat In The Hat
04. Cosmic Shuffling - Anne Bonny
05. Cosmic Shuffling - Short Break
06. Cosmic Shuffling - Life Goes On
07. Cosmic Shuffling - Smile
08. Cosmic Shuffling - Night In Palermo
09. Cosmic Shuffling - Eastern Ska (Alternative Take)
New flagship band of the Swiss ska and rocksteady scene, Cosmic Shuffling finally delivers its first album, Magic Rocket Ship. After the success of its first EP, Cosmic Goes Wild, which was playlisted for more than a year on the Swiss national radios, elected in the ten best records of the genre in 2017 and internationally acclaimed by the specialized critics, the Geneva band had to live up to the expectations, and it's done. Magic Rocket Ship is both a tribute to the Jamaican music of the 1960s and a breakthrough into the futuristic world of the sextet. Recorded in the aesthetics of sixties sound, ribbon microphones, magnetic tapes and analog saturation, it was Roberto Sánchez, the extraordinary Spanish producer, who mixed the nine original tracks on this LP. Dancing from beginning to end like a comet in space, Magic Rocket Ship is a real musical nugget that will delight both vintage fans and music lovers in search of freshness. To be discovered urgently!
a1. Cosmic Shuffling - Magic Rocket Ship
a2. Cosmic Shuffling - By Your Side
a3. Cosmic Shuffling - Cat In The Hat
a4. Cosmic Shuffling - Anne Bonny
a5. Cosmic Shuffling - Short Break
b1. Cosmic Shuffling - Life Goes On
b2. Cosmic Shuffling - Smile
b3. Cosmic Shuffling - Night In Palermo
b4. Cosmic Shuffling - Eastern Ska (Alternative Take)
Cosmic Shuffling, the Geneva based combo, made a strong impact a couple months ago with its double A side ska 7” single “Eastern Ska” b/w “Western Ska”. Before releasing the band’s new album, we are happy to give you another double scorcher on 7” record. The gorgeous instrumental “Short Break” on the A side brings us right back to the mid sixties of Jamaica, when Rocksteady was king. “Revenge” on the flip side is a shuffle ska led by a magnificent six-piece horns section. Named after Anne Bonny’s boat, this song is an exclusive 7” release, it will not feature on the upcoming album. Real authentic sounds to make you jump and twist!
Here comes the « Wonderland of Green Riddim » from Fruits Records’ studio band The 18th Parallel. This one is a super heavy rub a dub riddim played in the Roots Radics early 80’s traditional style. Double 7” single, the first record features the legendary Jamaican vocal trio from Studio One and Black Ark days, The Silvertones, singing the roots anthem « Wonderland of Green » and an extra killer dub mix by French wizard Westfinga on the B side. The second record features the big bad DJ Burro Banton with « Living In a Wonderland » and the instrumental version on the flip side. A must have double 7” single for all selecters!
Here comes the « Wonderland of Green Riddim » from Fruits Records’ studio band The 18th Parallel. This one is a super heavy rub a dub riddim played in the Roots Radics early 80’s traditional style. Double 7” single, the first record features the legendary Jamaican vocal trio from Studio One and Black Ark days, The Silvertones, singing the roots anthem « Wonderland of Green » and an extra killer dub mix by French wizard Westfinga on the B side. The second record features the big bad DJ Burro Banton with « Living In a Wonderland » and the instrumental version on the flip side. A must have double 7” single for all selecters!
a1. The Silvertones - Wonderland of Green
b1. Westfinga & The 18th Parallel - Wonderland of Dub
The Geneva based combo Cosmic Shuffling strikes again with two superb Ska instrumentals taken from the "Magic Rocket Ship" studio sessions. The album release has been postponed due to the COVID crisis, but it’s our pleasure to give you a glimpse of what’s coming soon. These two cuts will not be on the upcoming album, 7" single exclusive, with beautiful silver ink labels! Pure fireball to make you dance and twist during the summer.
Kumar, ex-Raging Fyah lead singer, met Fruits Records crew back in 2016, when he invited them to play with I Kong at his Wickie Wackie festival in Bull Bay, Jamaica. From then, the musical friendship never stopped, doing different types of collaboration over the years. His unique voice tone, breathe-taking vocal abilities and songwriting skills make Kumar one of the greatest singers of his generation, as his nomination at the Grammy awards 2016 with Raging Fyah can testify. "Message In Your Radio” brings a different taste to Fruits Record's catalog, noticeably more modern than the previous releases. Kumar's melancholic melodies enhance this powerful riddim played by The 18th Parallel with conscious lyrics: Message in the music is a must, today more than ever. Anthem for radio stations!
a1. Kumar - Message In Your Radio
b1. Gregory Morris & The 18th Parallel - Dub In Your Stereo
We always try to bring something special when it comes to release a single on vinyl. This time, we are pleased to announce the return of one of the most obscure and talented vocal group from the early 80's: Time Unlimited. It's been more than twenty years that Donovan Joseph, Hugo Blackwood and Orville Smith, have been off the musical scene as Time Unlimited. During the recording sessions of the Roots Architects project in 2017, we had the chance to meet Donovan Joseph passing by the studio. Straightaway, we were telling ourselves that we had to see his legendary group name written on black wax again. Here it is, with a deep rub a dub cut backed by the High Times Players remembering the golden years of the group!
A twenty-year-long career, a staggering number of huge collaborations (Lee "Scratch" Perry, Cedric Myton, BB "Gaylads" Seaton, etc.) and countless tours played across Europe: Najavibes know no stopping. Living and breathing roots reggae, and with a memorable 2016 Jamaican tour imprinted on their hearts, the Geneva-based band now bring you Same Sun, their glowing second studio album.
Jamaican reggae transcends between blends of dub and jazz in these fourteen tracks, mixed by Prince Fatty and featuring Kumar, Mark Wonder, Roberto Sánchez and Aston Barrett Jr., son of Family Man from the Wailers.
With the added boost of their new members, Najavibes are still defending the roots tradition while drawing their dynamic from modern influences and the boldness of striking stylistic crossovers: afrobeat, rub-a-dub, new- roots.
Authentic, positive, sunny and open to the sounds of the world: this is the mark of the greats.
1. Najavibes - Sun Light
2. Najavibes - Insecurity
3. Najavibes - Keep On
4. Najavibes - Not Only Lyrics
5. Najavibes - Drivers
6. Najavibes - Parcours feat. Rootwords & Jonas
7. Najavibes - Live With Respect
8. Najavibes - Know Yourself
9. Najavibes - Love Revolution feat. Mark Wonder
10. Najavibes - This Dust feat. Kumar
11. Najavibes - Sip A Glute
12. Najavibes - Catty Walk
13. Najavibes - The Treasure feat. Roberto Sánchez
This 7” single features two songs taken from Najavibes new album SAME SUN: “Catty Walk” is a surprising instrumental led by beautiful horns and keyboards, then “Insecurity” on the B side is a heavy stepper riddim with strong political lyrics. A must have!
A twenty-year-long career, a staggering number of huge collaborations (Lee "Scratch" Perry, Cedric Myton, BB "Gaylads" Seaton, etc.) and countless tours played across Europe: Najavibes know no stopping. Living and breathing roots reggae, and with a memorable 2016 Jamaican tour imprinted on their hearts, the Geneva-based band now bring you Same Sun, their glowing second studio album.
Jamaican reggae transcends between blends of dub and jazz in these fourteen tracks, mixed by Prince Fatty and featuring Kumar, Mark Wonder, Roberto Sánchez and Aston Barrett Jr., son of Family Man from the Wailers.
With the added boost of their new members, Najavibes are still defending the roots tradition while drawing their dynamic from modern influences and the boldness of striking stylistic crossovers: afrobeat, rub-a-dub, new- roots.
Authentic, positive, sunny and open to the sounds of the world: this is the mark of the greats.
a1. Najavibes - Sun Light
a2. Najavibes - Insecurity
a3. Najavibes - Keep On
a4. Najavibes - Not Only Lyrics
b1. Najavibes - Drivers
b2. Najavibes - Parcours feat. Rootwords & Jonas
b3. Najavibes - Live With Respect
c1. Najavibes - Know Yourself
c2. Najavibes - Love Revolution feat. Mark Wonder
c3. Najavibes - This Dust feat. Kumar
c4. Najavibes - Sip A Glute
d1. Najavibes - Catty Walk
d2. Najavibes - The Treasure feat. Roberto Sánchez
Earlier this year, Fruits Records released I’VE SEEN, Oku Onuora’s highly acclaimed new album. We at Fruits Records selected our personal two favorite poems from the album, IF NOT NOW & DUBWORD WARRIOR, for release on 7” - this edition is especially made for sound systems. Be prepared for a double blast of Dub poetry from these word/music missiles.
Lloyd Parks is one of the greatest bass player in Jamaican music history, but he’s also a brilliant singer. He started his singer carrier in 1967 at Studio One with The Termites and then had numerous hits with songs like “Officially”, “Slaving”, “Ordinary Man”, “Mafia” or “We’ll Get Over It”. In 2013, Fruits Records producer Mathias Liengme travelled to Jamaica to record The Inspirators album, an all stars group gathering Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace, Lloyd Parks, Earl “Chinna” Smith and Anthony “Sangie” Davis playing and singing together. Taken from these recording sessions, Lloyd Parks’ “No Bother Chuck It Pon Me” is for the first time available on 7” record including a wicked dub version on the B side by Roberto Sánchez.
The Roots Architects is a very special project produced by Fruits Records founding member Mathias Liengme. This is a tribute to the men in the shadow who built Jamaican reggae in studios. It gathers 50 of the greatest Jamaican session musicians from the 60’s to the early 80’s still playing today. Fruits Records brought them together in studio to create an original album of instrumental songs. “1000 Light Years” is the first single taken from the album to be released later this year.
This dark heavy roots song is played by what used to be The High Times Players nucleus in the early 80’s: Barnabas on drums, Chris Meredith on bass, Gibby Morrisson on rhythm guitar and Tony Asher on piano. Then we have Robbie Lyn, Dwight Pinkney, Jah D Fearon, Obeah Denton, Calvin Cameron and Dean Fraser’s horns section who spice up the riddim with beautiful themes and solos.
Brand new single from legendary Rocksteady duet Keith & Tex! Famous for hits and classics that have lasted more than half a century like “Stop That Train”, “Tonight” or “Let Me Be The One”, Keith & Tex proved that they were still on top of the Rocksteady scene with their latest album “Same Old Story” released in 2017. In summer 2017, they met Swiss band Najavibes and teamed up with the crew to record a new original song: “Global Politics”. This single stays true to the Rocksteady essence they are famous for and will delight both sound systems and collectors of the sixties sound! B side features another duet from Geneva: The I-Twins.
“Love Shuttle is a group. But first it's a song. And then a label. Love Shuttle is everything. And nothing. A mysterious mirage”. Here’s how the group introduces itself. Formed from the encounter of legendary Jamaican drummer Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace and three youths from Switzerland, Love Shuttle brings you back to the good old days when UK pop and Jamaican music used to influence each other and become one. Then comes Gee Sugar, one of the greatest keyboard player from Paris, with his terrible organ version “Lovers Boulevard”. The perfect record for a sunny Sunday afternoon.
I’VE SEEN, Oku Onuora’s new album is slated to be released February 22, 2019 on the Swiss based Fruits Records label. The album was produced by Dr. T and Fruits Records.
Oku Onuora, Dub Poet extraordinaire is known for his hard hitting socio-political commentaries fussed with potent musical accompaniment is at it again. This new album alternates between a cappella poems and poems fussed with powerful riddims performed in the purest Jamaican tradition by the musicians of The 18th Parallel, to which is added Doctor’s T modern electronic touch.
In 2013 after withdrawal for over a decade from the poetry/music scene, Oku signaled that his re-emergency was in full effect with the release of A MOVEMENT; featuring Monthly Alexander, Sly and Robbie, Audrey Hall, Jawara. This was followed up by the vinyl single release YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW in 2015. Then there was a reissue of the seminal REFLECTION IN RED in 2016 and in 2018 came the reissue of the compilation album I A TELL DUBWIZE... & OTHERWISE.
February 22, 2019 is the launch date for the Word/music missile I’VE SEEN. Be prepared for a word, music fallout that has never before been heard. This album will delight both specialists and genre enthusiasts.
I’VE SEEN, Oku Onuora’s new album is slated to be released February 22, 2019 on the Swiss based Fruits Records label. The album was produced by Dr. T and Fruits Records.
Oku Onuora, Dub Poet extraordinaire is known for his hard hitting socio-political commentaries fussed with potent musical accompaniment is at it again. This new album alternates between a cappella poems and poems fussed with powerful riddims performed in the purest Jamaican tradition by the musicians of The 18th Parallel, to which is added Doctor’s T modern electronic touch.
In 2013 after withdrawal for over a decade from the poetry/music scene, Oku signaled that his re-emergency was in full effect with the release of A MOVEMENT; featuring Monthly Alexander, Sly and Robbie, Audrey Hall, Jawara. This was followed up by the vinyl single release YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW in 2015. Then there was a reissue of the seminal REFLECTION IN RED in 2016 and in 2018 came the reissue of the compilation album I A TELL DUBWIZE... & OTHERWISE.
February 22, 2019 is the launch date for the Word/music missile I’VE SEEN. Be prepared for a word, music fallout that has never before been heard. This album will delight both specialists and genre enthusiasts.
Micah Shemaiah teamed up with Fruits Records’ studio band The 18th Parallel earlier this year to produce the unanimously acclaimed “Roots I Vision” album on Evidence Music label. The album hit every charts in the reggae world and is seen as one of the best effort of 2018! In collaboration with Evidence Music, Fruits Records is proud to release on 12” maxi vinyl two of the toughest tunes of the album in their eight minutes extended versions : A side features heavyweight stepper “Zion Trod” and B side gives the rub a dub anthem “Soul Rider”. This one is a sound system must have! Killer tunes + ultra heavy pressing in a early 80’s Jamaican Simmons style!
Super Limited Full Artwork Sleeve & Translucent Orange Vinyl Version
The most wanted artist of this time strikes again! While his debut album Black Gold produced by RoryStoneLove hits the charts all around the world and his name is booked in every European festivals, Samory I unveils a new single produced by Swiss label Fruits Records. Recorded with Najavibes’ musicians, “Call On Jah” brings Samory I into a deeper roots sound with a flying cymbal riddim distinctive from the mid 70’s mixed by Roberto Sánchez that reminds us of the golden years of Bunny “Striker” Lee or King Tubby.
Available on limited 7” vinyl edition. Special edition of 100 picture sleeves with translucent orange record! Don’t miss it!
The most wanted artist of this time strikes again! While his debut album Black Gold produced by RoryStoneLove hits the charts all around the world and his name is booked in every European festivals, Samory I unveils a new single produced by Swiss label Fruits Records. Recorded with Najavibes’ musicians, “Call On Jah” brings Samory I into a deeper roots sound with a flying cymbal riddim distinctive from the mid 70’s mixed by Roberto Sánchez that reminds us of the golden years of Bunny “Striker” Lee or King Tubby.
The Magnetic Buzz Riddim brings us back to the Jamaican early dancehall days where heavy rub a dub riddims used to rule the dance. Fruits Records’ studio band The 18th Parallel travelled to Jamaica and teamed up with reggae greatest bass player Robbie Shakespeare – from famous duet Sly & Robbie – to build the explosive and powerful Magnetic Buzz Riddim. Sylvan White, famous for hit songs like Africans Unite or Mountain Top recorded in the early 80’s, comes back in the business after years off the scene with his beautiful song Mother Nature. Then follows an Experimental Dub mixed by Spanish wizard Roberto Sánchez featuring Robbie’s crazy lead bass line. B side shows for the first time on vinyl record young promising artist from Rockfort Earth Warrior followed by the sweet voice of veteran singer Delroy Melody who’s famous for hit songs from 1980 like Ease up the Pressure and Natty Dread She Want. Heavy maxi 12” record paying tribute to the early 80’s Jamaican reggae!
a1. Sylvan White - Mother Nature
a2. Robbie Shakespeare & The 18th Parallel - Epileptic Landscape
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