Christoph El Truento
Dubs From The Neighbourhood

Hesnawi crafts restless grooves with evident buttressing from a reggae foundation. Highlighted across the LP is how Hesnawi essentially pioneered such an effortless synthesis between traditional Libyan music and Jamaican reggae stylings, plus the endlessly disparate funk, jazz, and disco accents which firmly situate Hesnawi in a league of his own.

Glasgow-based Seated Records return with more 1980s Scottish Post-Punk / New Wave material. In this 8-track mini compilation, “Dust: recordings 1980-1984”, the label introduces the work of Stirling band 22 Beaches, following the band's journey and the changes in their sound over the years. The compilation moves from the raw, punk energy of early DIY recordings through to the dub-influenced A Certain Ratio style Balearica of their later work.

The newly remastered edition of the 1985 LP ‘Song of the Motherland’ by Shabaka’s father AnkAnu(formerly Anum Iyapo) will be reissued via Native Rebel Recordings. The album was remastered by Guy Davie at Electric Mastering, and has new cover art and design by Anum.