Reggae / Roots / Dub / Dub Step CDs

New Zealand reggae-soul heavyweights The Black Seeds present their highly anticipated new studio album 'Dust and Dirt', featuring lead single "Pippy Pip". The long awaited follow up to 2008's 'Solid Ground', 'Dust and Dirt' marks an exciting new chapter for the multi-platinum selling kiwi band wh...

Fly My Pretties - A Story is a conceptual extension of the previous two Fly My Pretties via a narrative that connects music, illustration, animation, charity and a message of change into one audiovisual experience.   The selections on the CD and DVD represent the best takes from the unfo...

Recorded in Aotearoa, mastered in London by Kevin at Soundmasters (David Bowie, Queen, The Prodigy), this is the long awaited follow up to the platinum 'EP Volume'. The album features 14 tracks that hold true to every facet of music that Kora enjoy -- ranging in mood from groovy, to heavy and aggres...

Originally released in 2001, this excellent recording from FFD is now re-issued at last! 'Live At The Matterhorn' was the EP which started the ball rolling for Fat Freddy's Drop's current success. Hear the roots of their sound & the accuracy of their craft on this seminal NZ roots reggae release....

This is the highly anticipated debut solo album from former Salmonella Dub frontman, Tiki Taane, featuring the singles "Tangaroa" and "Now This Is It".

Legendary and multi-award winning Drum & Bass/Dubstep DJ/Producer BULLETPROOF releases his new single ‘Dub Me Crazy’ featuring the stunning Jessie G out today. The track is an onslaught of bass that would satisfy all true Dubstep fans, it has already been picked as the 2011/2012 summer anthem. Click...

Repackage of 2008’s Say What You’re Thinking. The repackage includes the original 12 tracks plus a remix of J.Dubb, and their Urban hit ‘Working’, and two live tracks, one being Collie Herbman off their first album. The DVD includes a Making of ‘Say What You’re...

The Black Seeds are pleased to announce that their fourth studio album Solid Ground will be released in New Zealand on 11 August 2008. After spending the summer months writing and work-shopping in locations around Wellington, the new 13-track album has once again been recorded with Dr Lee Prebble...

The Drop present The Raft, the latest single to be lifted from Fat Freddy’s Drop’s double-platinum selling album Dr Boondigga & The Big BW. This 7” single features two mixes from Freddy’s producer & mastermind, Mu: the 7” edit & the Steppers Dub. The c...

Little Bushman are back with their second album, 'Pendulum' -- a musical journey that swings through our past, present and future, with the full band laying down rhythm tracks live to capture that special energy, (in the same way they did on their 2006 debut 'The Onus of Sand').

A studio project turned live stage show, Wellington-based eight-piece band Tomorrow People are set to release their debut album, ONE, on June 1, 2012. Self-described as ‘sunshine reggae’, ONE is focused on a mid-tempo sound that, while clearly reggae-centric, adds touches of dancehall ragga to i...

Over a very short period of time the Kaikoura Roots Festival has established itself as one of NZ's leading outdoor weekend music events. With it's seaside site lined with trees, the of celebratory vibe and a line up of epic proportions, it stands to reason the event has become such an incredibly...

Here we have local downtempo drum n’ bass and dubby grooves, re-mixed into deep tech beats, breaks and organic ambience! With 'Halfway Between Ape and Angel' Pitch Black offer a diverse range of musical styles created from the beats, noises and sounds of their third album 'Ape to Angel' ...

An excellent debut of tradional based roots reggae from this five-piece band from Raglan known as Cornerstone Roots. Recalling great NZ reggae outfits such as Sticks N Shanty, Herbs, Dread Beat And Blood and Tigilau Ness' Unity Pacific, the Cornerstone Roots add their unique Raglan vibe to proceedin...

Aotearoa's magnanimous psych-rock-blues quartet, Little Bushman, present their album, 'Te Oranga', their long anticipated follow up to 2007's 'Pendulum'. This third studio album was written and recorded over the last 2 years at Warren Maxwell's own recording facilities, Stonefeather studios.   ...

So you would have thought that, when it came to recording 'The Big BW', the follow-up, main-man, producer and beat-master Mu, born Chris Faiumu, aka DJ Fitchie, and his band-mates would have felt the pressure to live up to the praise heaped on 'Based on a True Story' -- in the UK, The Observer calle...

Pacific purveyors of hi-tek soul Fat Freddy's Drop are a seven-piece family of musicians who have grown up together in Wellington, New Zealand. Emerging through a multitude of incarnations from funk jam bands to reggae soundsystems, jazz improvisation to live techno, their eagerly awaited debut stud...

'Inside The Dubplates' is an album for fans and for those who are yet to discover Salmonella Dub. They employed their old engineer David Wernham (now with Shihad) to record all their live instrumentation and Paddy Free to boffin and co-produce.

Live At Roundhouse is the brand new LIVE album from Fat Freddy’s Drop. As any long-term fan knows, live & direct is the very best way to feel the mercurial magic of Fat Freddy’s Drop. Onstage performance is the life-blood of their music, which evolves into a spontaneous, eclectic ...

After attending the Split Enz Vector Arena concert in March 2008, Murray Thom (the creator behind this unique project), turned to his son and said that they had just heard the "The Great New Zealand Songbook". That was the birth of a project, which from the outset, encapsulated more than j...

A collection of some of Salmonella Dub’s best and most loved songs, remixed by the likes of Concord Dawn, Mu, Mad Professor and more. Features a bonus DVD with 2004 documentary on Salmonella Dub’s tour through UK and Europe and much more.

The drums tickle a beat into life, the dark drop of a bass builds and the guitars lock in to the distinctive rhythm, and as if by magic the reggae groove emerges. This is the exciting new album by Unity Pacific, one of New Zealand’s finest reggae bands & cornerstone of the CONSCIOUS ROO...

New Zealand’s far North premier reggae group 1814 bring the party with their sun-drenched blend of sweet soulful vocals, upbeat grooves and wicked sax lines with strong messages of peace, love and harmony. The Covers Album features 11 tracks from artists such as the "father of soul" Sam Cooke, th...

 The Thomas Oliver Band have a completely unique and unrivalled sound which is a culmination of Blues, Rock, Country and Roots music, with inflections of Folk and Alt-Pop. Their fresh instrumentation including Lap-slide Guitar, Double Bass and Baritone Saxophone, along with Oliver's compelling ...

 Based in Melbourne but hailing from NZ King Cannons are a constantly evolving, roots and punk based rock’n’roll sound with an unmistakable underlying political agenda, never give up.   ‘Take The Rock’ the debut single is a call to arms, a starting gun signaling ...

A new project from the Wellington scene. Melodies is the debut solo release from Lord Echo (aka. Mike Fabulous aka. Mike August aka. guitarist and producer for such bands as The Black Seeds, The Scribes of Ra and The Recloose Band).The album is a roaring romp through his crazy world of sound; a magi...

After the success of their gold selling album Get It Together in 2009, Sola Rosa are pleased to announce the release of 'Get It Together - The Remixes'. The album has been over a year in the making and features remixes by international and local producers such as TM Juke, The Nextmen, DJ Vadim, J...

When producer Gabriel ‘Messenjah’ Calcott began work on the riddims for the “Kings Highway” LP he had no idea who would come knocking on his door. Artists such as Luciano, Lutan Fyah, Natty King, Jah Mason and other internationally renowned reggae artists jumped at ...

Organikismness aka Harry Bretherton is known by many as one of New Zealand’s most diverse and prolific drum ‘n’ bass producers/DJs. Starting out in Nelson 6 years ago Organikismness has since sounded its deep and raw hybrid sound of drum n bass and dubstep throughout New ...

For over a decade, the name Bulletproof has stood for nothing less than the very best in the futuristic “Neurofunk” style of dance floor drum & bass. A relentless passion & devotion to Drum & Bass has established Bulletproof as one of New Zealand’s leading D&B DJ&rs...

Optimus Gryme (aka Charlie B) has spent two years creating his debut album entitled Eclipse. The album showcases 11 original works and features remixes and collaborations with Billy Fluid, Truth, Organikismness, Fiona Soe Paing and Maraku Rewiti. Charlie fondly refers to the album as, "...

Two years after the seminal 'Heard album' was released, Tom Bailey a.k.a. International Observer returns with 11 more slices of delectable dub drenched delights, designed to bother bass bins worldwide. Aside from his opening take on the classic "House of the Rising Sun", 'Felt' is an al...

**NB: Album artwork shown here is for Pt 2 2009 album -- artwork for this album is the secondary image** Released to tie in with New Zealand music month, EMI are proud to present some of the finest bands in New Zealand today on Homegrown. This 2 CD set features 27 tracks from some of New Zeala...

After four years wait since Salmonella Dub released their last album proper, the multi platinum selling ‘One Drop East’, they return with ‘Heal Me’ Heal Me is an 11 track vocally lush, musically seamless, horn laden, long player featuring the bands hallmark heavy rhythm sect...

On The Sun is the second album by New Zealand band The Black Seeds released in 2003.

Following on from the double-platinum success of 'On The Sun', The Black Seeds are very please to announce their highly anticipated third studio album, 'Into the Dojo'. The 13-track album was written and recorded over 12 months through 2005 - 2006, with Lee Prebble at The Surgery in Wellington. ...

Following on from the phenomenal success of Keep 'Rising' (2008), local reggae pioneers House of Shem present their hugely anticipated sophomore album 'Island Vibration'. Like many legendary reggae groups House of Shem is built around the classic harmony trio format. At the helm is Carl Perkins, ...

Salmonella Dub’s auspicious 7th studio album, the incredibly dynamic Freak Controller graced record store shelves and the dub world in November 2009 and now it’s time for some Freak Controller Madness! The special edition double CD album features the original Freak Controller album plus ...

For over a decade, Katchafire have been ambassadors of roots reggae music in New Zealand. After three long years since the release of their last offering ‘Say What You’re Thinking’ (2007), their highly anticipated new album ‘On The Road Again’, will be released on Octob...

One of New Zealand's most loved bands, TrinityRoots, present 'Music is Choice' a CD and DVD package that captures this magical trio at their peak live in concert and reveals the heart and soul of the sorcery that created that magic.