Best 2014 releases

[vlad]

Please list your favorite releases for the year, re-issues, new music, 12", 7", whatever you think everybody should consider listening to!

Here's my list:

1. Earl Sixteen Natty Farming LP
2. Scientist The Dub Album they didn't want...
3. Tuff scout in general
4. Michael Jackson's Xscape

[kalcidis]

Scientist - The Album They Didn't Want You To Hear LP
Jah Life In Dub LP
Chronixx - Dread & Terrible LP
Kalbata & Mixmonster - Congo Beat The Drum LP
Willi Williams - Unification CD
Vernon Maytone - On the Right Track (I can't remember if this one is in early 2014 or 2013 but very underrated album) LP
Popcaan - Where We Come From CD

Earl Sixteen's album I bought. I enjoy it but perhaps I was expecting more from it since I really haven't been playing it too much. There wasn't anything that drew me to it.

[Roots for breakfast]

I would't be able to make a list, as I haven't purchased many albums that came out in 2014. But one I can recommend is Tiken Jah Fakoly's DERNIER APPEL. Although it's a french artist, there is four songs in english on the album. First official release in four years. Nice re-issues: Horace Andy's GET WISE (Pressure Sounds). THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UPSETTERS (Jamaican Edition) (Hot Milk). We need more re-issues like these.

Although I haven't purchased them, the following two compilations are probably among important releases of 2014: Bunny Lee's 'FULL UP' (Pressure Sounds) and Gussie Presenting 'THE RIGHT TRACKS' (17 North Parade).

[Congo Bunny]

I think these were all this year, in no particular order

Badman Possee - Junior Murvin
Reggae Anthology: Natty Dread Taking Over by Culture (for the inclusion of Africa Stand Alone)
Girls Fiesta - Ranking Dread
Jah Jah Way - Yabby You
Gussie Presenting The Right Tracks
Unification - Willi Williams
Roaring Lion - VA
The Good the Bad the etc JA version - Upsetters

opps forgot

Yabby You & The Prophets Deeper Roots Part 2

[blackarkrock]

Congo Bunny:

Thanks, I hadn´t realized that Natty Dread Taking Over included the Africa Stand Alone LP - guess I´ll have to get it then...

[Gabranth]

Barry Brown - The Thompson Sound 1979-82 (Hot Milk)

[RootsnattySTHLM]

Scientist - The Album They Didn't Want You To Hear LP


its an amazing album

I read about i bought it and upload some tunes


its from the flick wilson school days junjo prod

very young scientist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mNmgnn ... mI5iLuR5jg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMsRV1A ... mI5iLuR5jg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AomBFp ... mI5iLuR5jg

[vlad]

Forgot:

Sly & Robbie Dubrising

And, by default, Pressure Sound's Inturns/Interns' Detour release, which they promise for comimg days.

[Billy Boom]

One of the best reggae LPs released this year is The Lions - This Generation in Dub. I suppose all of these tracks were previously available as b-sides on the 8x7" Lions box set from 2013, but I never bought that one so I can't say for certain. The Lions are a fantastic band and Tom Chasteen has skills on the knobs and dials!

[gbougard]

all the releases by Pressure Sounds were excellent
the LP's from DKR were badass
at long last Island re-issued the Paragons album with Sly & Robbie from 1981 and Warrika Dub by Rico (now if only they could do Social Living Dub)

single of the year - Chronixx + Proteje Who knows

new stuff: special mention to Dubrising

disclaimer= I produced Dubrising