This October sees the return of singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, DJ and erstwhile Wah Wah 45s label boss, Adam Scrimshire, with the debut offering to be taken from his second album “The Hollow”.

“Home” is a good place to start for this latest opus, representing as it does a trip back in time to the roots of this young man’s music, with a more contemporary electronic edge. Stunning harmonies come courtesy of our very own Faye Houston from dub reggae favourites Resonators, and bass worrying dance floor interpretations are taken care of by U.S. heavyweight Captain Planet and those young turks from Leeds, Paper Tiger. But if time is needed for reflection, look no further than Scrimshire’s own acoustic ‘re-version’, with the man himself laying his soul bare on vocal duties.

“The Hollow” will be released by Wah Wah 45s on November 21st.

See the new video for Home here:

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REACTIONS (Leave yours below too)

“I love it!” Danny Krivit (disco legend, USA)

“Perhaps Scrimshire’s finest hour, ‘Home’ is a heart-wrenching voyage of discovery.” Jon Freer (freersounds.com)

“Home is the perfect downtempo track. With its welcome hints of world sounds, it reminds of something you may hear on the Buddha Bar series.” Giant Step

“Home is perhaps Scrimshire’s finest tune to date. There’s an experimental edge in both the production and arrangement, however, it’s the songwriting that takes centre-stage, with Adam and Faye sharing writing credits. Defying facile classification, Home delivers a laid-back vibe with bite. It’s certainly not all fur coat and no knickers, with each spin leisurely unravelling the tune’s secrets, building its resonance.” Soulcuts

“Feeling the Captain Planet mix – nice !” Phil Levene (Global Soul / The Village, UK)

“nice one… i’m really feelin’ the paper tiger remix and the lovely acoustic re-version !!” Markus Milz (further in fusion)

“Captain Planet’s broken beat pearl remix, hurry  to test it!” Dj Laurel
Sounddiving group, Free Theatre Belarus

“Each of the tracks sounds interesting for me, but my favorites are Original Radio Edit, Captain Planet Remix, Acoustic Re-version” Dr.Best Radio Z 95.8 Nuernberg/Germany

“Digging that Captain Planet remix.” Paris Pompor, Sydney Morning Herald, Groupie Mag, Pages Digital, 2SER 107.3, Eastside 89.7

“I like this one very much indeed, the Captain Planet remix is massive!!”
Georgios Paroglou

“The beautiful and magically produced blacktronic music by Scrimshire is back, good news!” Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain)

“Reflective, soulful electronica…” http://www.mememagazine.com/

“YES!!! So happy to get this, all versions are great but been mysteriously pulled to the acoustic version. Now onto the album if you will thank-you kindly! ;o)” King Tee, Audio Sunshine, RTE

“Great single! From the remixes I love Captain Planet’s most. And of course I’ll play the tune at my radio show.” Soulmate, “45 RPM” radio show

“So far I’m really liking the Home (Acoustic Re-version) and I’ll be playing it on tonights show. I might also support the radio version on a future show.” DJ Nelito

Following on from the huge success of their eponymous debut long-player, everyone’s favourite East London brass and drum ensemble return with one of the album’s highlights on 7-inches of heavyweight fat wax. This version of “No Diggity”, the 90’s r&b hit by Blackstreet, has been a favourite in HCB’s live shows for some time now, long before it was committed to tape. Following on from the album’s release, this sousa led hip hop/funk hybrid has become a dance floor staple for many a discerning DJ. Not a difficult decision then to make this club smasher the band’s third vinyl release, but to add extra value to the package we’ve put something rather special and exclusive on the flip! “House Arrest” is an original, party starting Balkan monster, complete with frenetic hand-claps and singing (yes singing!) from the 9-piece outfit, showing another side to the HCB sound, and adding another huge anthem to their repertoire.

Hackney Colliery Band is East London’s unique take on the brass band phenomenon. Featuring trumpets, trombones, saxes, sousaphone and marching percussion, the band are totally acoustic and yet able to blow the roof off any room. Hackney Colliery Band’s members have hugely diverse musical backgrounds, ranging from work with cutting edge jazz group Porpoise Corpus to the Bollywood Brass Band, and from Jarvis Cocker to major orchestras. This breadth of musical talent is clearly on display in their eclectic repertoire. Mining nuggets of funk, hip-hop and hi-octane rock from the musical coalface and throwing in a few chunks of Balkan brass, ska and contemporary jazz for good measure, the Hackney Colliery Band’s setlist is as diverse as the London borough that gave them their name.

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REACTIONS:

“Who’s idea was it to get UK’s Hackney Colliery Band to cover an r&b dance floor classic in a big brass band style? Bloody genius….” Nik Weston (Mukatsuku Records/Guynamukat, UK)

“Loving that “no diggity” version, goes straight in the box for tonight! once again thanks for sending and big thanks for keeping on releasing such fantastic music!” Karsten John (Vinyl Vibes, Germany)

“The HCB version of No Diggity is flaming awesome; dramatic with the flow, and dem beats are mighty fine too – this track’s sure to put a smile on the face of anyone and pack many a dance floor.”  DJ Marcia Carr (UK)

“Nice one, thx! Will play it on the radio show.” DJ Rogall (weekly 88.4 fm , berlin & multicult fm)

“Thanks, just got the No Diggity/House Arrest seven by mail!! I think I already earlier gave feedback related to Hackney Collier Band cd, No Diggity was one of my favourites there and it is also on one of my Wahoo! shows on Samurai FM:
http://samurai.fm/wahoo/wahoo-130-with-vesa-yli-pelkonen” DJ Vesa (Wahoo! Helsinki, Finland)

“One of the highlights on the Hackney Colliery Band’s debut album was a brass band heavy version of the R&B hit “No Diggity” from Backstreet. It was a favourite of the outfit’s live show long before it was officially recorded for this Wah Wah 45s release – and it’s not hard to see why. Over on the flip, “House Arrest” is a skankin Balkan affair with handclaps aplenty!” Juno Records

“Absolutely KILLER!!!!” DJ Kinski (Germany)

“Just a quick note to say thanks for sending up the hackney colliery band 7″. It’s great to have “no diggity” on vinyl and the flip is a big tune as well!” Simon Harrison (Basic Soul, UK)

“The two tracks are awesome! I (as a Balkan person) love the horn side of music. But I think Hackney Colliery Band should think about some vocal tracks…” Dobromir Marzov a.k.a Soulmate (The “45 RPM” radio show, Bulgaria)

“A very nice one !” Ralf Zitzmann (Agogo Records, Germany)

“We already knew that No diggity was a winner, but the great surprise is House Arrest, an explosion of joy and rhythm” Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain)

“Great music! Nice version of “No Diggity”! Hector Pizarro (Chile con mix, France)

“Monster!” Ross Wakefield (Part-Time Heroes)

“Looking forward to spin them!” DJ Laurel (Sound Diving, Minsk)

“No diggity is the one for me !!!” Markus Milz (further in fusion, Germany)

“I have one of those huge smiles on my face again, Teddy Riley’s favorite lyrics were YEP YEP, so It’s 100% YEP from me too, No Diggity is all about diggin’. That includes the flipside too!!” Georgios Paroglou (Greece)

“Personally as a dj, I’ve never been a huge fan of the big band stuff that’s been coming out over the last few years. There has been the odd track or 2 that I’ve added to my crates and I think this version of No diggity is one of them. Although I mostly think this stuff is best to see live there are a few tracks like this one which are well suited to club, bar or mixtape sets. Definitely be giving this one some airtime in all those areas.” DJ Strangefellow

Radio play from Lauren Lavern and Craig Charles (BBC 6Music); Toshio Matsuura, Radio Tokyo Moon (Japan); Russ Jones (HGT Radio)

The first of a fresh new series of digital only compilations from Wah Wah 45s, each complied by a member of the Wah Wah family. We kick things off, as you would expect, with head honcho at the label and international DJ, Dom Servini.

Dom’s selection features recent gems from the Wah Wah 45s back catalogue, including music from the Colman Brothers, featuring sister Sara on vocals; a classic from last year courtesy of Stac; Hackney Colliery Band in a more mellow mood; plus recent remixes from junglist don Cyantific and our very own Part-Time Heroes for Resonators and Colman Brothers respectively.

But it doesn’t stop there, the “Allo Love” series also reaches out to our extended musical family, current office faves and perhaps a sneak peak at a future family member! So, check brand new cuts from exciting young Brighton producer Ambassadeurs; long time favourite Landslide, featuring Sabira Jade on vocals; electronic wizard Yult with the incredible Tanya Auclair; jazz maestro Greg Foat; Mancunian troubadour Gideon Conn; plus a brand spanking exclusive new cover of a Stevie classic from Scrimshire and Stac! And not only that, if you purchase the whole album through the Wah Wah on-line store, you’ll get a stunning piece of contemporary soul from rising star Szjerdene for free!

What are you waiting for?

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Reactions (don’t forget to leave your comments below too):

“Loving the “All I Do Cover!” Thanks once again!” DJ Nickodemus, Turntables on the Hudson (NYC)

“Really like the PTH remix. Nice one.” Rob Luis, Tru Thoughts (UK)

“Lovin the new sounds as always!” DJ Astroboy (Departure Lounge/Astrojazz, Edinburgh)

” I love the Wah Wah family. Excellent artists compilation!” Dj Laurel, Sounddiving (Belarus)

“This selection warms my heart.” David, Renegades of Jazz

“What a bostin comp. Nice & varied. Well done…love!” Sammy Golbourne, The Other Side Radio Show (Birmingham)

“Some good bits on this…shall try & feature it in some way!” Jon Freer, Hearing is Believing (UK)

http://freersounds.com/sounds/

“Thanks a lot for this cute, summer-breezy compilation. Will be playlisted soon.” Robert Lochmann, Jazzmadass (Germany)

“The album is wonderful,”Hello Old Friend” for me!” Hector Pizarro, Room 10 Music (France)

“Congrats Dom for this superb selection !!! Markus Milz, Further in Fusion (Germany)

“If each compilation is compiled by a member of the Wah Wah family, this first edition makes me look forward to the ones by the other members. Lovely tunes by a lovely label.” Xander, Royal Groove Webradio
www.royalgroove.org

“OMG! Flipping heck! I am sat at my desk thinking I have not heard something this beautiful for ages; I am holding back the tears of joy and love! And the fact the sun is streaming through the office windows and it is hot outside makes this album even more fit for purpose! The most timely release, WORD!” DJ Kappa (Brighton)

“WOW what a fantastic compilation! Beautiful stuff ! Favourite tracks from the album: All I Do Is Think About You feat. Stac! : Loving the cover, played this on the show. Going to play again! Went down a treat. Some other wonder : Fabulous opening! Think It Through : Played on my show and Playing this on repeat daily, vocals and backing are amazing! Inland Empire feat. Tanya Auclair & Dig Deeper feat. Sabira Jade (Alternative Mix) : These two tracks are very cool on the album. Going to play on future shows. Over all I loved the album and how it flows. This is one for the collection!” DJ Nelson Ramalho

“Common knowledge and sense says that silence is golden, so I will use only one word to describe this release… Brilliant!” Dj Georgios Paroglou, Greece.

“The new gems on here are wicked! Dig the Resonators getting rejigged by Cyantific, and the Stevie cover is well classy. Top work all round.” Peter McLennan, Dub Asylum, New Zealand

It’s here! The brand new, digital only single from the Colman Brothers is an atmospheric and haunting tribute to the masters of the soundtrack genre. Hint of Schifrin and Morricone are all over “The Chief”, an unusually laid back outing from the brothers from Bristol.

Giving “The Chief” a makeover for the dance floor come label mates the Part-time Heroes, adding plenty of sub-bass, eerie keys and vocal samples, chopped up horn stabs and some particularly heavy beats!

Also, be sure to look out for the exclusive video for “The Chief” from our good friends in Paris, Exceeda Productions…

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Reactions (don’t forget to leave your comments below too):

“Really like the PTH remix. Nice one.” Rob Luis, Tru Thoughts (UK)

“Defo gonna be playing this over the coming weeks!” Kev Beadle (Solar Radio, UK)

Meme Magazine:

http://www.mememagazine.com/news/colman-brothers-the-chief-pth-interpol-challenges-remix/

“The PTH mix is great!” Ralf Zitzmann (Agogo Records, Germany)

“Love this!” Allan Skov, VME/Soul Club (Denmark)

“OOOH !  liking this, dark and moody, excellent mix ! Playlisted. ps. reminds me a tad of 95 North ‘Roots’!” Phil Levene (Eclectic Jazz, UK)

“What a wonderful release!Makes me forget the lousy summer.” m.path.iq, We Are../!K7 (Germany)

“Full support! I like the 2 tracks!” Hector Pizarro (Room 10 Music, France)

“Yes ! Yes ! Yes ! just my kinda thing!” Aja (Ketch A Vibe Show, Play FM/Samurai FM)

“Really nice stuff – some great stuff from the label in recent months…keep up ze good werk!” Found Sounds (DJ Mag, UK)

“It’s a lovely f***ing release. Both tracks ACE ACE! Will be playing both heavily from tomorrow on.” DJ Phil Jones (Polish Jazz Radio, Warsaw, Poland)

“Killa remix!” DJ Laurel (Sound Diving, Belarus)

“Excellent remix from PTH Interpol Challenges Mix, supported on my show last week. Listeners liked the guitar part in the break. Beats are cool, bassline is hypnotic and over the track is a cool number to boogie to ” DJ Nelito

Or… Purchase through iTunes (Please leave a comment and rating when you buy!)

Mining nuggets of funk, hip-hop and hi-octane rock from the musical coalface and throwing in a few chunks of Balkan brass, ska and contemporary jazz for good measure, the Hackney Colliery Band (HCB) are as diverse as the London borough that gave them their name.

Following on from the huge success of their first two singles and sell out shows at the Scala & Jazz Café (featuring an infamous stage invasion from Amy Winehouse) HCB deliver their mouth-watering debut long-player on July 4^th. The self-titled debut features quirky covers, such as the sousaphone led, heavy hitting take on Blackstreet’s “No Diggity”, deep afro jazz inspired cuts like “Pygmy Goats” and even a gorgeous ballad or two!

The HCB album is already getting huge support from DJs as diverse as Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1), Huey  Morgan (BBC 6 Music) and Robert Elms (BBC London) and the band look set to take the mainstream by storm with their energetic, thunderous sounds.

“Make sure you get with the HCB – and that’s coming from the HBE!” Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Chicago, U.S.A.)

REACTIONS:

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Chedck this lovely review from Okay Player:

http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/hackney-colliery-band.html

“This one is a hell of an album!” Borja, Lovemonk Records (Spain)

“Parp! Bloody love it. It reminds me of being a lad up in that Yorkshire, getting home from pit and having to clean the chimneys all night til dawn, then up again at dawn to head back into pit all day. The only respite were playing int’band at t’weekend. Cracking stuff – already played the hell out of Africa, but going to be playing the rest at many a festival this summer – cheers!” DJ Shepdog (Nice Up!, UK)

“Fantastic release! Love this album from the first to the last second – full support for HCB!!!” Dusty (Jazz & Milk, Germany)

Paris DJs Review

“No diggity, no doubt!” Kev Beadle (Solar Radio)

Review in Meme Magazine

“HCB Kill it with there debut album. There are some amazing tracks, but favourites have to be the deep ‘Closer’ and the version of  ‘Under the Bridge’ turns a tainted song into a glorious anthem. Dope!” Pimpernel Jones (Herma Puma, UK)

“Luvin it! pure summer bliss !” DJ Tom Wieland (7 Samurai, Vienna)

” Thanks for the HCB music…

“It swings like nobody’s business. AFRICA puts a smile on my face,because it reminds me of my teenage days listening to TOTO on “am radio”! Very much appreciated.” Andy Williams (The Goods, Canada)

“HCB Album is dope – Loving the No Diggity cover!” DJ John Hendicott (Chai Wallahs / Smerins Anti-Social Club, UK)

“Nice project from Hackney Colliery Band! All tracks are big!” Hector Pizarro, Room 10 Music (France)

“The HCB album is superb! Dropped a track on SOAS radio yesterday.” Chris Greenwood (SMS Festival / Favela Chic, UK)

“This is bloody lovely, been hammering the Africa 7″ and no doubt will find a few gems on here for play…” Phat Phil Cooper, KAT Records (UK)

“There are few artists who can make a human being as overjoyed,ardent or terrified as HCB through the sheer of art music…there is no other conscientious band in activity that crafts music in the same distinctive style as Hackney Colliery Band.” DJ savvas (Greece)

“Lovely, lovely, lovely!” Xander Roozen (Royal Groove Web Radio, UK)

“Congratulations on this release …the teasers off the album were highlights of my sets over summer festivals !!!” DJ Toon (Australia)

” Real impressive and entertaining band, worth more than just one listen. Played it in my last “Jazz 91.8″ broadcast.” Robert Lochmann (Germany)

“Whoa….this is making working faster, better, stronger and funkier at my desk this afternoon ! Seriously, No Diggity, no doubt!” DJ Kappa (Brighton, UK)

“Really nice one !!! reminds me a bit on the German Mardi Gras Brass Band. Really cool brass sound for real !!!” Markus Milz (Further In Fusion, Germany)

Radio play: Jamie Cullum (BBC Radio 2), Huey Morgan / Craig Charles (BBC 6Music), Robert Elms (BBC London), Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1), Jazz FM, Radio 1 Cz, Sky-Radio Jazz, Kev Beadle (Solar Radio), Royal Groove Web Radio, SOAS Radio, Simon Harrison’s Basic Soul Show, The Goods Radio Show (Canada), Straight Up Radio (Australia), Eclectic Jazz, Starpoint Radio (UK), Eclectic Lounge (Back2Back FM, UK), Jazz 98.1 (Germany), Robert Lochmann (Radio X, Frankfurt), Channel Cro 3 Vultava Cz.

It’s here! Two of the finest jazz musicians in the country produce an album of exceptional craft and quality, that will not only make you NEED to get up and dance but can also deliver emotional punches that will leave you laid out in a beautiful daze!

This is the latin influenced jazz soundtrack to the greatest 60s movie they never made! We still can’t get over how special this album is at Wah Wah Towers!

Inspired as always by 60’s and 70’s jazz and samba, typical of legends such as Freddie Hubbard & Horace Silver, and groups like Peter Herbolzheimer’s Rhythm Combination & Brass, the Colman Brothers’ eponymous debut combines the influences of this golden age with their own deft production skills, and a little vocal assistance from Colman sister, Sara.

The opening track, “Mr. DG” is a fitting tribute to Dizzy Gillespie himself, and the latin flavoured “Momo” a quirky little number that’s sure to raise a smile or two; whereas the rather more ominous cut “The Chief” brings to mind 70’s spy soundtracks, and the sultry “Some Other Wonder” (featuring Sara Colman on vocals) and “On A Better Day” are stirring moody late night beauties. Then there are the trademark Colman dance floor monsters too of course, in the shape of “Sem Amor”, “El Nino” and its younger sibling “Another Brother”, plus some forward thinking remix work courtesy of the boys themselves of the latter, and the classic single “She Who Dares”. A heavyweight album we’re sure you’ll agree!

“I like everything the Colman Brothers do!” Gilles Peterson (Radio 1)

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More reactions (don’t forget to leave your comments below too):

“Great vibes and deep jazz sounds. A very happening group and a beautiful album.” Nicola Conte (Bari, Italy)

“‘Jazz trumpeter Andrew and trombonist brother Mat (guest vocalist Sara is their sister) head a tightly-grooving, hi-energy ensemble drawing from old soul jazz, Nicola Conte style Brazilian, exotic latin and loungey 60′s crime jazz” Jazzwise Magazine (August 2011)

“The Colman Brothers consist of brothers Mat [trombone] and Andrew [trumpet]. This, their debut recorded for the Wah Wah label, is a delightful selection of Latin Jazz. From the engaging opener Mr DG, which is a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, this self-titled set hits a high tempo and a higher standard. The shuffling bossa is a gorgeous shifting groove with flute, trombone and trumpet lead. Another Brother ups the tempo further and has an Italian jazz dance feel. Sem Amor is a gloriously robust jazz dancer, replete with female vocal. The jazzy The Chief is built on a heavy acoustic bass and haunting horn line. Talking of which, the horn line from She Who Dares is the stuff that movie themes are made of, whereas El Nino has a quirky charm about it that is intoxicating. Throughout the playing is exquisite and the music tuneful, and the grooves are of the highest order.” Echoes Magazine (Album of the Month)

Colman Brothers interview for Venue magazine

“Love it; played a track in my latest show…www.mixcloud.com/leftooo/show474 Great music!” DJ Lefto (Holland)

“Still one of the best UK jazz albums this year” Jazz Fm, Peter Young Show 30/7/11

“This is hot and original jazz dance stuff which is getting rarer and rarer these days. Big up Wah Wah 45s for keeping it up! Mr. DG is a killer. The whole album sounds great!” Michael Ruetten (Compost Records, Germany)

Paris DJs Review

“Good album. Will be featured over the next few months.” Peter Young (Jazz FM)

“Fricking amazing! Absolutely love it. Big Up!” DJ Shepdog (Nice Up!)

“I really really like the Colman Brothers album; it’s simply a wonderful contemporary jazz album! Will support on my radio show and dj sets for sure!” DJ Makala (Lovemonk, Spain)

“I’ve been familiar with the Colman Brothers since their excellent El Nino 45 from a year or so back, so I was delighted to receive this, their debut album. It doesn’t disappoint. The style is mainly live musicians playing over sampled grooves – in this case, mainly 60’s Bossa & Samba, and it works well. I’d gotten bored of that much-copied recent fashion of the Italian Jazz Latin Quartet with club beats under it – type Jazz Dance, but this sounds very fresh indeed. The samples have been used intelligently and the playing is fantastic. I’m sure this is going to do very well, and at least on the dancefloors of the more intelligent left-field clubs.” Snowboy (Blues & Soul)

“‘She Who Dares’ and ‘El Nino’ are the killa cuts i’ll be playing out. Superb album all round, its definitely gonna get a lot of play this summer!” Pimpernel Jones (Herma Puma, First Word Records)

“After a handful of genuinely amazing 45′s, The Colman Brothers LP has been a much anticipated release here at Jelly towers. The expectation has been high, and even before hearing it I kind of knew that this would be one of the most artistically complete things Wah Wah has ever put out, I wasn’t wrong!

Mat (trombone) and Andrew (trumpet/flugelhorn) with sister Sara on vocals have created simply stunning straight-up-jazz for the dancefloor album, it brings tough bossa rhythms on cuts like ‘Mr. DG’, the blazing ‘Another Brother’ and ‘Sem Amor’, alongside the more chilled late night flavours of ‘Momo’ and ‘The Chief’, and doing so have produced a beautifully constructed album that pays homage, musically and visually, to labels like Atlantic, Prestige and Riverside. This one is for fans of quality music, peroid. Fans of Nostalgia 77 and the like,this is your bag for sure. Big props to Animisiewasz from Poland too for a gorgeous bit of sleeve design!” Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz)

“Colman Brothers rocks, including also nice tunes I have not heard before, great! Fine artwork and package, too!” Vesa Yli-Pelkonen / Wahoo! DJs Helsinki

“Thanks so much for this one, i was waiting so long on this debut album that i can tell you…This stuff is simply astonishing, i love the up tempo bossa groovers and brass work on the songs.. really great musicians and great arrangers..this albums will make my summer shine all the way thru..tnx again and keep alive your amazing work..full suport!” DJ Niksa (Radio Eurostar 101.7 fm – umag, Croatia)

“It feels there could be no better title for this album.It is a statement,a powerful document of the journey of a brother’s band who are intent on telling their own story.This music speaks out in volumes and the self titled “Colman Brothers” album will surely get everyone talking!” DJ Savvas, Sprawl Zone Radio (Greece)

“Many, many thanks for sending over the Colman Brothers album! I love it!!! I’m a bit of a fan so I have some of the tracks already, but the rest of the album is well worth the attention.” Ginger Tony (Solar Radio)

“Heavy heavy music from Colman Brothers. They just made that dance floor jazz feeling fresh again. I’m still playing the Rhythm & Brass remix of ‘Sem Amor’ so I can’t wait to get close to this pile of new tunes. The ‘Another Brother’ remix is sounding really special. Can’t wait to turn it up. Fergus Murphy (Lights Down Low, RBMA Radio, Bitchslapmag.com, Denmark)

“I like everything the Marx Brothers did and the Colman Brothers have some hot tunes! ; •)” Rogall (Perfect Toy / Sonar Kollektiv, Berlin, Germany)

“Enjoyed this from start to finish, incredible jazz album and already one of the albums of the year as far as I’m concerned. Have featured tracks from it on the last 3 shows and can’t settle on a favorite which is a good thing as far as I’m concerned.” King Tee, The Audio Sunshine Show, RTE Pulse / 2fm (Ireland)

“This is SWEET from beginning to end!” Chris Greenwood (Stop Making Sense festival / Favela Chic)

“Wow! Looking forward to this!” Phil Jones (Polish Jazz Radio, Warsaw)

“Great album !” Ralf Zitzmann (Agogo Records, Germany)

“This is truly a unique masterpiece” DJ Somatic Soon (Belgium)

“One of my favourite albums on Wah Wah 45s so far.” Santiago Tadeo Cervera (Acid Jazz Hispano, Spain)

“Beautiful album! I think I just fell in love with the Colman Brothers!” Markus Milz (Further In Fusion)

“The album is a winner. Love it!” DJ Georgios Paraglou (Greece)

“I just love it!” DJ Kwak

“My favorite jazz dance band with a full album, wow what a surprise!!!  All killer, no filler, for sure. One of my top albums for 2011 and the future.” DJ Robert Lochmann (Jazzmadass Radio Show, Radio X, Frankfurt, Germany)

Radio play from Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1), Craig Charles (BBC 6Music), Peter Young & Jeff Young (Jazz FM), Jazzradio.com, Kev Beadle (Solar Radio), Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz Radio, Phonic FM – featured album), Russ Jones (HGT Radio), Josef Sedlon (Radio 1, Cz), Michael Ruetten (Compost Radio Show), RBMA Radio, 88.4FM (Berlin), Radio X (Frankfurt), Peddlin’ Jazz with DJ Chicken George (Austin, Texas), radio6.nl, The Goods Radio Show (Montreal, Canada), RTE Pulse/2FM (Ireland), Eclectic Jazz, Starpoint Radio (UK), Eclectic Lounge (Back2Back FM, UK)

Following on from their debut “Sweet Love Affair” that caused a huge rumpus in the world of reggae and beyond, with DJs as diverse as David Rodigan and Mark Lamarr singing its praises, Brighton dub and lovers outfit Resonators return with their second massive single, “Gold Getter”.

Produced by the legendary Nick Mannaseh, the new single “Gold Getter” is slightly darker, but just as feet friendly as it’s predecessor, and with a special 7-inch edit of the album cut “Mandrake”, it’s another enormous package from this hotly tipped outfit.

As one of the most exciting live dub bands the UK has to offer, Resonators take in all the influences of the original Jamaican sounds and rhythms, and bring it forward into the here and now. Fronted by two soulful and innovative female vocalists, this 8-piece troupe generate a sound which is equally strong and sweet, conscious and fun.

Resonators musicians have played support to acclaimed reggae artists including The Wailers, Horace Andy, Lee Perry and Derrick Morgan to name a few. They have collaborated live shows with Roots Garden, the UK’s longest running reggae night, and have gained a strong following across the national festival and live circuit with their original positive sounds.

http://resonatorsmusic.co.uk/

http://www.wahwah45s.com/artists/resonators

Catch Resonators live this spring / summer:

20/05 Concorde, Brighton
27/05 Shoreham Festival, Shoreham
28/05 Concorde 2, Brighton
03/06 The Golden Lion, Bristol
04/06 Sunrise Festival, Somerset
01-04/09 Outlook Festival, Croatia

REACTIONS! (Please leave your comments below too, we love to hear what you think about our records!)

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“Takes me back to the 80′s when reggae was my world, head full of dreads, playing congas, smoking blunts….liking Mandrake best, radio spins for sure!” Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz, Devon)

“Fantastic sound. Will play it on our “we are” radio show, 88.4 fm Berlin, and i will suggest it for the rotation.” Rogall (Perfect Toy/Sonar Kollektiv, Berlin)

“Very very nice indeed. Vocals and music in place and tight and the vibe is strong and proud. Lovely stuff!” Fergus Murphy (Lights Down Low, RBMA, Bitchslapmag.com, Denmark)

“Both top bits of reggae. Bring on the summer sessions!” Pimpernel Jones (Herma Puma, First Word, UK)

“Loving the new Resonators – which is no surprise ’cause I loved the earlier Sweet Love single too and have almost worn it out! Can’t get enough of Kassia Zermon’s voice too. Looking forward to the full album. Paris Pompor (Sydney Morning Herald/Metro, 2SER 107.3, Eastside 89.7, Australia)

“I really dig “Mandrake” on this 7″, the bassline, melody and all, proper Studio One style – this one included in my new Wahoo! mix 128 on Samurai FM!” Vesa Yli-Pelkonen / Wahoo! DJs Helsinki

“Another beautiful piece of roots reggae with charming vocals. Resonators and Wah Wah 45s are becoming a good couple”. Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain)

“Gold Getter is extremely massive !!! 5/5 !!!” Markus Milz (Further In Fusion, Germany)

“Gold Getter is ace; in my opinion the best Wah Wah45′s release so far, with wonderful and meaningful lyrics, finally a tune with a correct message and it’s been a while!!” DJ Georgios Paroglou (Greece)

“Two top tunes. Wicked drumming on Mandrake!” Phil Jones (Jazz Radio, Poland)

“Thank you very much …Big tune! Been looking forward to playing this after the preview on band camp. Big up! DJ Toon (Australia)

If Music… Record of the Day! 21/05/11

Radio play from Josef Sedlon (Radio 1, Cz), Jason Pulaski (Kuci 88.9fm USA), Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz Radio, Phonic FM), Russ Jones (HGT Radio) & Markus Milz (Further In Fusion)

Following on from her infectious and highly acclaimed debut, and the first remix album that dropped in late 2010, sublimely soulful vocalist Stac returns with fifteen more remixes from some of the UK’s finest and most exciting producers.On Volume Two of “The Remixes” you’ll find cutting edge beat-makers like Kidkanevil, Alex Patchwork, Blue Daisy and Yult, as well as more established names like First Word’s Herma Puma, Scottish producer Asthmatic Astronaut, Tru Thoughts artist Hint, and one of the UK’s most legendary names, Ashley Beedle.Also featured on this volume are the two very lucky winners of the remix competition we held on-line. London based duo Quirx, and Brighton outfit Ambassadeurs both deliver highly original and effective takes of Stac’s music, and we’re enormously pleased to feature such exciting young talent on this album!We love Stac – and we’re not the only ones….

“Sounds Like a young Minnie Ripperton” Mark Ronson

“An accomplished debut album. Stac’s intricate songwriting makes ‘Turn That Light Out’ an intriguing listen.” Barclaycard Mercury Prize Recommends

“That lady is tasty!” Alice Russell

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Reactions:

“Liking the Yult remix alot!” Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1)

“Another great pack of remixes….new names as well!” Michael Ruetten (Compost Radio, Germany)

“The Hint Remix will get lots of plays on the Hudson!!!” Nicodemus (Turntables On The Hudson, NYC)

“Playing the Blue Daisy mix on my show tonight. That as well as the Kidkanevil mix are my 2 faves. As always for the continued service!” Jason Pulaski (Ubiquity, USA)

“Vol 2 delivering the goods and picking up where vol 1 left off. Great collection of reworks and winners here, Dunno what it is about Tip as a tune but seems thats the one I’m instantly drawn whenever I hear a new mix of it, and same goes for these, the Yult mix is crazy but the Hint mix is bigger than Centre Parks, wicked!” King Tee (Ireland)

“Strainger, Scrimshire remix soon in our radio show ! DJ Gas (Ilvuoto.com, Italy)

“Feeling the Yult Submix. Dynamic movement in that track. And Hint is sweet too. Thanks again!” Fergus Murphy (Lights Down Low, RBMA, Bitchslapmag.com, Denmark)

Radio play from Josef Sedlon, Radio1.cz (Czech), DJ Jazzmadass, Radio x, Frankfurt, HGT Radio,www.soasradio.org, We Are..On Air, Berlin (Yult Remix), Kev Beadle, Solar Radio, UK (Hint Remix) One Summer Radio, France & Jason Pulaski, Ubiquity, USA (Blue Daisy Remix)