The Unlimiters "The Unlimiters"

The eclectic legacy of Jamaican music has continued to create a wide variety of new musical impulses over the last five decades. Whether Ska, Reggae, Dub or Dancehall – the small Caribbean island has continually produced entirely new genres of music that reflect the struggles, successes and great ingenuity of its people. Inspired by new production technologies and cultural shifts, Jamaican music never ceases to bear new fruits.

 

With their debut album,The Unlimiters have taken up this tradition with the aim of forging new paths. The eight-piece set from Berlin is largely inspired by early Ska, a style of music created at the beginning of the 1960s when Calypso merged with Jazz and Rhythm in Blues to form a unique and home-grown Jamaican sound that is still exemplified by unforgettable artists such as The Skatalites and Prince Buster.

 

Another ingredient in the sound of The Unlimiters is the British Ska reissue, file under “Two-Tone” – with the likes of The Specials, The Selecter or The Beat – dating from the end of the 1970s and blending the raw energy of punk and new wave into Jamaican grooves. The vibrant mix of dance tunes, smart clothing, good humor and anti-rascist politics was a top ten mainstay for years.

 

The Unlimiters direct their dancing shoes to the path of the forefathers of Rocksteady and Ska, and they’re up to continue the enterprise. Driving rhythms meet soulful harmonies meet instrumentals downtown, uptown and on a grand scale – flavored with a touch of surf and beat – all in the name of a rude and unlimited lifestyle.

 

Cat.No.: HSCORE012, Release: Oct 15 2010

 

 

 

The Unlimiters "Hard Times"

Hard Times” is the opening track of the The Unlimiters debut album coming October 15 2010 on Highscore – reflecting difficult times in a cheerful fashion, because the “hard times gonna pass you by”.

 

The eight-piece set from Berlin is largely inspired by early Ska, a style of music created at the beginning of the 1960s when Calypso merged with Jazz and Rhythm in Blues to form a unique and home-grown Jamaican sound that is still exemplified by unforgettable artists such as The Skatalites and Prince Buster.

 

The Unlimiters: eight people, eight-and-a-half instruments – teamed up in Berlin’s underground to unleash their smart and bouncing beats and harmonies to the dancefloor – probably right in your neighbourhood, so watch out!

 

Cat.No.: HSCORE011, Release: Sep 24 2010

 

 

 

Dutch Rhythm Combo "Alerta"

Highscore Publishing is happy to announce the release of “Alerta feat. Isa GT“, the first single release of the long awaited debut album by Dutch Rhythm Combo. Isa GT from Colombia has been living in London for the last few years djing, singing, producing music, putting on parties and writing her own lyrics.

 

Felix met Isa during one of her gigs in Berlin 2009 and was highly impressed of her presence on stage – thatʼs where the idea of a feature came up. The next day they went to the studio and recorded “Alerta”. In this midtempo groover Disco and Latin elements meet up to build a tropical disco club slammer. Mads Krabbe from Copenhagen on Bass and Berlin based Boris Meinhold on guitar.

 

The full length album “The Imaginary Band” by Dutch Rhythm Combo is released on Highscore Publishing April 19 2010, both on CD and digital.

 

Cat.No.: HSCORE010, Release: Mar 29 2010

 

 

 


Dutch Rhythm Combo "The Imaginary Band"

“The Imaginary Band” is the debut album of Dutch Rhythm Combo. Conceived as an imaginary band, the sound of can’t be precisely categorized. One can roughly locate it in a sound spectrum that spans dub, disco or tropical which get freshly flavoured with an acoustic twist.

 

The music has a proper live feeling and emerged out of long jam sessions with a wide range of musicians from all over the globe: Colombia, Germany, Brasil, Denmark, USA and New Zealand.

 

In total 17 musicians from 7 different countries are involved in this album – a worldwide affair: Colombian Isa GT from London, Edu K the former singer and front man of a Brazilian punk band from the late 1980’s, Joe Dukie from New Zealand’s hot reggae-soul outfit Fat Freddys Drop or grammy nominated singer and multi-instrumentalist Luke Reynolds from Los Angeles who released a wide range of acoustic driven records. 

 

Cat.No.: HSCORE009, Release: April 19 2010