Asha D & Artikal Band They Lie To start the year, ‘They Lie’ is a meditative Roots Reggae track, Asha D is the songwriter, drummer, and lead vocalist. Artikal Band are the musicians with whom he has been performing since the mid-90s. At a time when corruption, disguised or not, is at the heart of […]
The Lock Downers with Samora Downtown The Lock Downers and Samora release a beautiful old-school Rocksteady cover version of Petula Clark’s “Downtown”! The international collaboration comes with super smooth vocals from Swiss-based Reggae and Dancehall singer Samora – born in Suriname and originally from the Netherlands – and a fantastic Rocksteady riddim from The Lock […]
Lil Obeah goes Nyabinghi Ghostdance Dubs Nyabinghi, Reggae’s Foundation heartbeat, has finally reached Transylvania! Lil Obeah Goes Nyabinghi is dedicated to Prince Buster, the Originator! From Lil Obeah’s first hearing of this African Jamaican sound’s beat and performance power, he was hypnotized. It was the classic reggae film Rockers, and nyabinghi is the opening sonic […]
IRIE Playlist on Spotify IRIE’s January 2023 edition of RELEASES is here, featuring artists Dubmatix + Joe Publik, Dubmatix + Lone Ranger, Don Letts, ZOOLOOK, Arky Starch + Suga Plum, Asha D + Artikal Band + Maylan Manaza, The Lock Downers + Samora, Miranda XX, L.A.B + Paolo Baldini DubFiles, and Zulu Bob + Kyle […]
“Champion” is the 3rd single from Dubmatix studio album, “ReWired” featuring UK’s Joe Publik. Just before the 2022 holidays began, we launched a remix contest on Dec 20th. During the next two weeks, we received almost 150 submissions from artists worldwide – from Japan to Romania, Canada to France, and more. Entries included Steppers, Dub, […]
This week’s featured artist King Toppa maintains the tradition of classic dancehall with a fresh eye and sound, IRIE’s Track Of The Week brings back Belgium-based Arky Stach alongside Suga Plum for a brand new release. The trinity of Deemas J, Jago & Zen Lewis also has their new single “That Sound”. The Hip-Hop Throwback […]
A fresh new year ahead and along for the ride are some deep and heavy grooves to make you move: Artist of the Week Alpha Stepper dropping some serious 4 on the floor bangers, IRIE Track of the Week, and a trip dub track from Zoolook, dipping our ears back to the 80’s and 90s […]
On this last week of 2022, IRIE presents a twist on the IRIE Trax of the Week, with a very special Bassment Sessions show featuring Dubmatix’s 2022 song selections all wrapped up in a glorious bundled one-hour sonic adventure. Highlights include some up-and-coming artists: Pachyman and Zoolook (founder of IRIE Magazine) alongside heavyweights Dub Pistols, […]
On this session, we bring you a very special show, my 2022 song selections all wrapped up in a glorious bundle one-hour sonic adventure. Highlights include some up-and-coming artists: Pachyman, and Zoolook alongside heavyweights Dub Pistols, Mungo’s & L’Entourloop plus deep dub from Numa Crew, Jungle from Manudigital & Marcus Visionary, and much more all […]
