100% DYNAMITE! La résidence londonienne du label Soul Jazz Records prend le contrôle et promet de "dynamiter" le Cabaret Sauvage Samedi 24 Septembre. Après le succès des précédents numéros consacrés à l’histoire du Dub (Dub Echoes), des Black Action Films (Can You Dig It ?), de la culture Reggae Dancehall (Dancehall Two : The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture), Soul Jazz Records traverse la manche en Eurostar, avec ses mallettes pleines de nouveautés 100% Dynamite! Le Soul Jazz Records Sound System passera en revue son catalogue tous styles Roots Rockers Reggae, Dancehall, Jungle et Dubstep. Et tous les rare grooves, classics et big tunes qui font la saveur et réputation des célèbres compilations 100% Dynamite!

100% DYNAMITE ! The Authentic Jamaïcan Music Story by SOUL JAZZ RECORDS
Samedi 24 Septembre 2011 à partir de 23h au Cabaret Sauvage

Freedom, Rhythm and Sound - Revolutionary Jazz Cover Art 1960-1978
Compiled by Gilles Peterson & Stuart Baker
(192 pages Hardcover Book) Soul Jazz Records Publishing, 2009-10-31

The momentum of the 1960s civil rights movement and the explosion of Rock music and the underground press in that decade impacted Jazz in amazing ways, both musically and culturally. The record sleeves of this era (roughly 1965-1979) are as iconic and historically unique as the music itself, which, in the wake of innovations by Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor, boldly abandoned tonal anchors for the wilder shores of improvisation, incorporating Gospel, Asian, Rock and electronic influences. Soul Jazz Records has issued many releases relating to this music, and Freedom, Rhythm and Sound is the first ever collection of this fascinating goldmine of album art, which represents the first wave of inspired independent production within popular music.

Various - Can You Dig It? (Parts 1 & 2) - The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968-75
(two sets of 2xLP) Soul Jazz Records SJRLP214-1/SJRLP214-2, 2009-09-29

Ah ha! The fine folks at Soul Jazz Records must be recurring visitors of the Paris DJs website... They'll be releasing a vinyl compilation of "Black Action Films" from 1970-1975 at the end of september, 2009, with a very nice Pam Grier artwork on the sleeve. Some of you might remember the 21st Century Blaxploitation mix by resident DJs Grant Phabao & Djouls from february 2009, featuring the same Pam Grier photo on the artwork cover I designed...

PSYCUT @ Monkey's Jazz Party
Jeudi 8 Octobre 2009 au Monkey's (Paris)

ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL présente BAM BAM CLUB #7 A LA BELLEVILLOISE
Samedi 25 Avril 2009 de 21h à l'aube...

100% DYNAMITE BY SOUL JAZZ RECORDS

A ne pas manquer, la projection en avant-première à 21h30 (ouverture des portes à 21h) du film documentaire "Dub Echoes" retraçnat l'hsitoire du dub avec ses nombreux protagonistes historiques King Tubby, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Bunny Lee... ou encore leurs héritiers Roots Manuva, Kode 9... (NDLR: et rien sur Grant Phabao? Pourtant y'a c'est le seul au monde à être au niveau de Tubby et Perry...)

Various - Fly Girls! - B Boys Beware : Female Rap
(2xCD/2x2LP) Soul Jazz Records SJRCD206, 2009-01-26

Various - 100% Dynamite! NYC - Dancehall Reggae Meets Rap In New York City
(2xCD) Soul Jazz Records SJRCD204, 2009-01-26

Various - Dancehall - The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture
(2xCD) Soul Jazz Records SJRCD196, 2008-11-10

Various - Jamaica Funk - Original Jamaican Funk & Soul 45's
(CD/2xLP) Soul Jazz Records, 2007-11-26

Tracklisting :
01. Earl Brown - Get Together
02. Derrick Harriott - Brown Baby
03. Jah Lloyd - Lama
04. The Chosen Few - I Love The Way You Love
05. Cedric Im Brooks - Silent Force
06. Glen Adams - You Can't Hide Love
07. Herman And The Aquarians - Dunce Cap
08. The Heptones - Do Good To Each Other and Everyone
09. The Studio Sound - Give Me Some More
10. Winston Wright and The Upsetters - Jam 1
11. The Now Generation - People Make The World Go Round
12. Jackie Paris - Make Me Smile
13. Sidney, George and Jackie - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
14. The Rebels - Rhodesia
15. Big Youth - Ride On
16. Augustus Pablo - Lightning Chap
17. Augustus Pablo - Lightning Chap Version
18. Ansel and the Meditations - Tricked

Links :
souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=10295
myspace.com/souljazzrecords

Various - Studio One Groups
(CD/2xLP) Soul Jazz Records SJR151, 2006-11-07

Review :
I never receive any Soul Jazz Records promo stuff. Before knowing there's a new release to come through supposed-to-be informative medias, it's already available out there for share on all decent p2p networks.

This time I've taken on my own schedule to visit their french distributor Discograph, grab a few news and promo CDs, and try to review, play and support some of their best labels and artists. All I got was one Soul Jazz CD-R from last November!!! No artwork, no liner notes, and the CD isn't even recognized on the Compact Disc Database (CDDB).

After ten minutes of web searching, it's easy to find the "free mp3s" version of the album, and oh! surprise, the mp3s from Russian servers and such are correctly tagged... Think: it's already illegal, yet it's the only practical way to listen to music. No wonder record companies aren't managing to sell their CDs no more!

Soul Jazz Records have been nonetheless issuing incredible thematic compilations of Studio One's catalog for years now. This one's focusing on harmony singing in reggae groups, and is a new marvel of jamaican coolness to listen to. I'd advise to download it right away...
Djouls

Tracklisting :
01. The Wailing Souls - Mr Fire Coal Man
02. Righteous Flames - Solid Foundation
03. The Gaylads - Give A Helping Hand
04. The Bassies - Things A Come Up To Bump
05. The Mad Lads - You Will Never Know
06. The Clarendonians - You Can't Be Happy
07. The Consumates - What Is It
08. Carlton and His Shoes - Happy Land
09. The Viceroys - The Struggle
10. The Maytals - I'll Never Grow Old
11. The Heptones - Get in The Groove
12. The Royals - Pick Up the Pieces
13. The Gladiators - Jah Jah Go Before Us
14. Bob Marley and The Wailers - Love & Affection
15. The Stingers - Down Presser International
16. The Cables - Baby Why
17. The Ethiopians - Owe Me No Pay Me
18. The Purpleites - The Pressure Is On
19. The Silvertones - Cheating and Lying

Links :
souljazzrecords.co.uk