„Balkan Dancehall“ takin‘ over“ was the slogan, the prediction and the promise we made one year ago, when the original „Yu Go! Riddim“ album was released. Today, 7 singles, 5 videos, +40 official  and about 60 nonofficial cuts later EMIR „YOUTHMAN“ KOBILICs debut Riddim turned into a kind of „Sleng Teng Riddim“ of the new millenium and made it’s way once around the world.

We choose Artistes from 3 continents and 10 countries for the „Yu Go! World Wide Riddim“ album including 4 performers from the motherland of Dancehall Jamaica: The already single released GENERAL DEGREE and HAWKEYE long time label affiliates WARD 21 and comedian SANI SHOWBIZZ.

Furthermore we feature one artiste each from our sub-divisions GERMAICA AUSTRIA (THAI STYLEE), GERMAICA IBERIA (ZURI), GERMAICA JAPAN (ARARE), GERMAICA LATINA (DADDY BANTON), GERMAICA POLSKA (SZTOSS) and the GERMAICA VIKINGZ (JODDSKI & SIRKUS ELIASSEN). The line up is completed by BABY QUINN from Barbados, SOUL J & NECHI NECH from Israel and DUKE NOBLE & LORD FOWLER who’s origin unfortunately has to be kept secret for security reasons…

Listen and enjoy some of the finest Dancehall of this second decade of the century…

YU GO AND WE NAH STOP!

Yu Go! World Wide Riddim on iTunes

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V.A. – Yu Go! World Wide Riddim

01. General Degree – Hypocrites (Jamaica)
02. Zuri – La cuenta atrás (España)
03. Ward 21 – Hotter Than The Summer (Jamaica)
04. Sztoss – Nic na siłę (Polska)
05. Hawkeye – My Life (Jamaica)
06. Daddy Banton – Indomable (Costa Rica)
07. Duke Noble & Lord Fowler – Stripper Love (Incognia)
08. Joddski & Sirkus Eliassen – Bort herifra (Norway)
09. Arare – Music Salesman (Japan)
10. Soul J & Nechi Nech – Woooy (Israel)
11. Baby Quinn – The Way Yu Go (Barbados)
12. Thai Stylee – My Kinda Gal (Austria)
13. Sani Showbizz – Mi Mek Up Anything Whe Me Waan (Jamaica)

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Title: Yu Go! World Wide Riddim
Artiste: Various
Format: Album (Digital)
Label: Germaica Digital
Producer: Emir “Youthman” Kobilic
Musician: Emir “Youthman” Kobilic
Master: Emir “Youthman” Kobilic / Tobi Fresh for dubplaterescue.com
Release: Dec. 21th 2012
Distributor: finetunes

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JOEY FEVER – born and raised in Stockholm/Sweden – has been active as a Reggae/Dancehall artist since the beginning of the millenium, working with different selectors and sound systems. Around 2006 he started focusing on his solo career. JOEY FEVER has released a series of singles on different labels. Some of his best know songs are SWEETNESS, TELL IT TO MY HEART, ME NUH FOLLOW DEM and the combination tune YOUNG GUNZ with Swedish Dancehall superstar MILLION STYLEZ.

He has been touring Europe reaching out to audiences in more than 10 different countries. Last year JOEY FEVER released his debut album IN A FEVER on Reggae legend TIPPA IRIEs label ”Lockdown Productions”.

In 2012 he has teamed up with his good friend EMIR „YOUTHMAN“ KOBILIC who is concidered one of the rising stars among Swedish Producers and is also both singer and producer of his own group SANJIN & YOUTHMAN – who just dropped their debut EP BALKAN DANCEHALL (GERMAICA DIGITAL).  YOUTHMAN has produced all six tracks on this EP.

Get ready for the future of Swedish and European Dancehall! It’s GOOD & SIMPLE like that…

Check the current Joey Fever single „Ti-Li-Boom“ on YouTube

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Title: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic presents: Joey Fever – Good & Simple EP
Artiste: Joey Fever
Feature: Sanjin
Format: EP (Digital)
Label: Germaica Digital
Producer: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic for Germaica Digital
Musician: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic
Master: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic
Release: May 01st 2012
Distributor: mp3.soundquake.com

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Joey Fever on facebook

Emir “Youthman” Kobilic on facebook

ORIGINAL BALKAN DANCEHALL TAKIN OVA‘ was the slogan that popped up last year when SANJIN & YOUTHMAN  released their first official single RUNNIN‘ DIS TOWN. The duo of cousins – originally hailing from Bosanka Gradiska/Bosnia but now living in Sweden – started it’s musical journey more than 10 years ago within the belly of the Swedish underground hiphop scene. SANJIN & YOUTHMAN is DeeJay SANJIN and his counterpart SingJay YOUTHMAN who is also producing. YOUTHMAN as well provided the majority of the instrumentals for their debut EP that we’d like to introduce to you today…

One late drunken evening while listening to the folk inspired sounds of their home country, they decided to fuse the influences they’ve gathered through their long love of music, and the idea of BALKAN DANCEHALL was born. And so they started to combine the language and the culture of their Bosnian background with Patois lyrics and Jamaican music. The similar rhythmic patterns of both regions make you wonder, why only now this merger appears, but SANJIN & YOUTHMAN along with fellow GERMAICA label mates LAS BALKANIERAS only proove that obviously it’s the right time to do it! And speaking of LAS BALKANIERAS… BALKAN COWBOY – the first song of the release – is featuring the „Queens of Balkan-Dancehall“ making it a humorous party-family-track. Followed by the mentioned RUNNIN‘ DIS TOWN on YOUTHMANs killer riddim YU GO! the EP takes up speed leading to the latin flavoured HEY SEÑORITA featuring RIGO out of the „Crossfire“ camp. Next up is TOURIST with witty lyrics and great rapping skillz of SANJIN it is a previously unreleased track recorded on the MONKEY BARREL RIDDIM of WARD 21s KUNLEY McCARTHY.

An interlude prepares you for the „journey of your life“ which is FOR A WHILE the stand out track of this release. Performed on the upcoming second UPLIFTMENT INT’L riddim and build by TINY DAWSON, FOR A WHILE has everything including a great Pop-appeal to make it a propper candidate for the first big hit of SANJIN & YOUTHMAN! The final song and also the next video of the BALKAN DANCEHALL EP is PIJEM VISKI (WE DRINK WHISKY) featuring JOEY FEVER. Another party track and another banger which closes this very promising release of the ambassadors of BALKAN DANCEHALL the magnificent SANJIN & YOUTHMAN!

Get ready for something you’ve never experienced before: Party, tears, and joy in it’s purest form! Get ready for SANJIN & YOUTHMAN!

Sanjin & Youthman – Balkan Dancehall EP on iTunes

Sanjin & Youthman – Balkan Dancehall EP on YouTube

Sanjin & Youthman – Balkan Dancehall EP on SoundCloud

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Here is the first video single from the BALKAN DANCEHALL EP by SANJIN & YOUTHMAN aka SiY. PIJEM VISKI (WE DRINK VISKI) is a straight alcohol anthem showing another facette of the „Original Balkan Dancehall Stvar“… The song features Sweden’s own JOEY FEVER who recently dropped his first single TI-LI-BOOM for his forthcoming EP called GOOD & SIMPLE (May 01 on GERMAICA DIGITAL) The video was directed by „Beautiful Unique Snowflake“ and shot in Örebro/Sverige.

The BALKAN DANCEHALL EP dropping April 17 on GERMAICA DIGITAL.

Link Up:

Sanjin & Youthman on facebook

Joey Fever on facebook

”Balkan Dancehall” is the theme of the YU GO! RIDDIM as well as the TI-LI-BOOM single, on which JOEY FEVER pays tribute to his long time love, Balkan Roma music. ”Whether YU inna a kriss Mercedes Benz or drive a donkey carriage – when Puppa Fever deyah YU know seh me no care… When me grab the microphone me hypnotize the ladies!”

JOEY FEVER – born and raised in Stockholm/Sweden – has been active as a Reggae/Dancehall artist since the beginning of the millenium, working with different selectors and sound systems. Around 2006 he started focusing on his solo career. JOEY FEVER has released a series of singles on different labels. Some of his best know songs are SWEETNESS, TELL IT TO MY HEART, ME NUH FOLLOW DEM and the combination tune YOUNG GUNZ with Swedish Dancehall superstar MILLION STYLEZ. He has been touring around Europe reaching out to audiences in more than 10 different countries. Last year JOEY FEVER released his debut album IN A FEVER on Reggae legend TIPPA IRIEs label ”Lockdown Productions”.

In 2012 now he has teamed up with his good friend EMIR „YOUTHMAN“ KOBILIC. YOUTHMAN who is concidered one of the rising stars among Swedish Producers and releasing his Riddims with GERMAICA DIGITAL. Now the German label is also taking care of JOEY FEVERs single and EP… YOUTHMAN has produced all six tracks on Joey’s upcoming EP and is also both singer and producer of his own group SANJIN & YOUTHMAN –  dropping their debut EP BALKAN DANCEHALL April 17.

TI-LI-BOOM is also the first single from JOEY FEVERs upcoming GOOD & SIMPLE EP to be released in May.

Joey Fever – Ti-Li-Boom Video

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Title: Ti-Li-Boom
Artiste: Joey Fever
Format: Single (Digital)
Label: Germaica Digital
Producer: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic for Germaica Polska
Musician: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic
Master: Emir „Youthman“ Kobilic
Release: Apr. 05th 2012
Distributor: mp3.soundquake.com

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Link Up:

Joey Fever on facebook

Emir “Youthman” Kobilic on facebook

Nicknamed the GERMAICA VIKINGZ by us JODDSKI, JAN STEEZY and DRAHPAA are RAGGABALDER RIDDIM REBELS, the Dancehall Soundsystem started by JODDSKI and STEEZY in 2001, out of frustration over Oslos lack of Dancehall clubs. JODDSKI is credited with making the Norwegian language credible for rapping in, and the 2 of them have toured Norway since 2000, up to 2007 with POPPA LARS, making up legendary hiphop band TUNGTVANN. Included JODDSKIs current solo career we are at sometething like 6 albums, 4 eps and countles mixtapes, singles and colloborations.

RAGGABALDER have since 2001 shared stage with everyone from BEENIE MAN to LEE „SCRATCH“ PERRY, played all over Europe, won the Oslo club award, held regular clubs all over Norway and dropped a handful of mixtapes. RAGGABALDER favor cutting edge Dancehall over Rastafari and Rub-a-Dub – though playing those styles when in the mood. This time around they include Grime and Hip Hop as well in their selection. RAGGABALDER take their genre deadly serious, but unpretentious, and are known for creative and unexpected Dubplates and Bashment Vibes, as well as putting their Hip Hop background to full use.

Today sees their return from the hiatus they started in 2009. A break they have used to DJ seperately, explored other genres as well as touring and releasing albums with JODDSKIs solo act. „Blå“ has held quite a few classic RAGGABALDER sessions, so the Oslo club is a no-brainer as far as where the comeback will be held. Euphoric through the whole comeback, JODDSKI has compiled and mixed 2 Mixtapes with a total of 2 hrs 45 min of his favourite Dancehall, Reggae, Rap and Grime tunes from 2011. Everything done in classic RAGGABALDER fashion. He presents world premieres from WARD 21 and GENERAL DEGREE, as well as a combination from JODDSKI himself and SIRKUS ELIASSEN on the infectious „Yu Go! Riddim“, built by Swedish Bosnian EMIR „YOUTHMAN“ KOBILIC, and released by GERMAICA DIGITAL. Dubplates/Exclusives from Norwegian rappers JAA9 & ONKL P, PUMBA & DON MARTIN, SON OF LIGHT, GIRSON and PETE (VÅGSBYGD HANDY) as well as, MR. EVIL,  LOYAL FLAMES, STYLO G, MILLION STYLEZ and SANJIN & YOUTHMAN.

Download and listen:

Raggabalder Presenterer Fette Najs 2011 Vol.1:

http://soundcloud.com/raggabalder-1/raggabalder-presenterer-fette

Raggabalder Presenterer Fette Najs 2011 Vol.2

http://soundcloud.com/raggabalder-1/raggabalder-presenterer

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Raggabalder Riddim Rebels on facebook

Spanish version below… Symbolizing the musical exodus from his native Andalucían background Málaga to Europe, „Luz Azul Y Amarilla“ – „The Light Blue & Yellow“ is the name of an rather unusual EP of Spanish Reggae singer SHABU… These 8 songs originally released under the name „Luz Verde“ – „The Light Green“ are hits already in Spain and South America, where SHABU enjoys a large number of followers.

Now GERMAICA chief PIONEAR re-voiced those songs on brand new instrumentals provided by various producers from different European countries. Namely RIGA of HEMP HIGHER (Switzerland) with an ultra-hardcore feature of rising French DeeJay CHARLY B, HOUSE of RIDDIM (Austria), DEMOLISHA DJs (France), MACROBEATS (Italy), PHARFAR (Denmark), BOB ONE (Poland) and BASMO FAMILY (Norway). By special request of „Germaica Viking“ JODDSKI – the second featured Artiste of the release – the 8th song „Musical Hustler“ was re-recorded on PIONEARs classic Germaican Records Riddim „Bitch“.

These 8 songs show a rising Artiste who easily manages to master all contemporary styles in Reggae, whether Digital Hardcore or classic Analogue One Drop… SHABU has it all: hooks, lyrics and at every minute is able to keep the listeners attention with his intense and versatile delivery. Freshly signed to GERMAICA DIGITAL „Luz Azul Y Amarilla“ is nothing more and nothing less than a first statement of one of Europe’s biggest talents in Jamaican music. Check the snippet mix of „Luz Azul Y Amarilla“ by DJ FLO of UPLIFTMENT INT’L in the GERMAICA Downloads section or here:

Shabu – Luz Azul Y Amarilla (Snippet) by upliftmentintl

SHABU the GERMAICA team and his management company RHYTHM & FLOW at the moment are working on several single releases which will hit the streets in the course of the next months…

Title: Luz Azul Y Amarilla/The Light Blue & Yellow

Artiste: Shabu

Label: Germaica Digital

Executive Producer: Pionear for Topp Ent./Germaica Digital

Master: Busy for True Busyness

Release: Oct. 22nd 2010

Media: Digital EP

Distributor: mp3.soundquake.com

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Spanish version:

SHABU – LUZ AZUL Y AMARILLA – 8 PRODUCTORES EUROPEOS REMIXAN LA NUEVA SENSACION DEL REGGAE ESPAÑOL

Simbolizando el exodus musical de su nativa Andalucía hacia Europa, “Luz Azul y Amarilla” es el nombre del inusual EP de de SHABU 8 canciones originalmente editadas bajo el nombre de “Luz Verde” algunos de los cuales son hits en España y Sudamerica desde hace tiempo, donde SHABU dispone de gran numero de seguidores.

Ahora GERMAICA, con PIONEAR a la cabeza, ha regrabado estas canciones con nuevas instrumentales aportando varios productores de defierentes países europeos: RIGA of HEMP HIGHER (Suiza) con la hardcore colabo del DeeJay CHARLY B de Francia, HOUSE of RIDDIM (Austria), DEMOLISHA DJs (Francia), MACROBEATS (Italia), PHARPHAR (Dinamarca), BOB ONE (Polonia) y BASMO FAMILY (Noruega). Por demanda del “Germaica Viking” JODDSKI, la segunda colabo del EP, la octava canción “Musical Hustler” fue regrabada on el clasico ritmo de Pionear (Germaican Records) “Bitch”.

Estas 8 canciones enseñan a un prometedor artista que facilmente mezcla todos los tipos de Reggae en la actualidad: desde el Digital Hardcore al clasico One Drop. SHABU aportda de todo: estribillos y letras que en todo momento mantienen atento al oyente con su estilo intenso y versatil.

Recien editado por GERMAICA DIGITAL, “Luz Azul y Amarilla” no es nada mas que la confirmación de uno de los nuevos talentos europeos a tener en cuenta por lo que respecta a musica Jamaicana. SHABU el equipo de GERMAICA y su agencia de management RHYTHM & FLOW en este momento estan trabajando en diferentes singles que golpearan la escena en los proximos meses.

Titulo: Luz Azul Y Amarilla

Artista: Shabu

Sello: Germaica Digital

Produccion Ejectiva: Pionear para Topp Ent./Germaica Digital

Master: Busy para True Busyness

Fecha Lanzamiento: 22 otubre 2010

Formato: EP Digital

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Shabu – Luz Azul Y Amarilla (Snippet) by upliftmentintl

Shabu on myspace

Germaica Digital on myspace

Rhythm & Flow website

English version below…

JODDSKI, artisten tidligere kjent som JØRG-1 fra TUNGTVANN er tilbake for fullt. Siden jul har han bombardert internettet med coverlåter av blant annet Karpe Diem og Blacksheeps. Rett før sommeren kom videoen til partylåta ”Laisa Det Opp”, og siden det har han reist rundt med fullt band og fått journalistene til å trille 5ere på terninger med sine liveshows. Nå er den nye singlen ”Luremus” sendt ut til radio.

”Luremus”-videoen er produsert av polske BOB ONE og PIONEAR og tar for seg kjøttmarkedet, og problemene man møter på der. Ei luremus er tradisjonelt sett ei jente som ”lova og lyg”, som de sier i nord. I denne låta er det motsatt. Jentene spiller jomfruelige for å ikke stå fram som horer, noe som er frustrerende for en ung mann på sjekker’n Regissør Thor Erling Brenne oppsummerer: „For meg er låten ”Luremus” svart humor, aggresivitet og dirty sex – paret på sedvanlig, semipervertert JODDSKI-maner. Dette ble også settingen , og storyen i videoen. Jeg har rett og slett prøvd å visualisere uteliv og sjekking, fra det litt skjeve perspektet vi vel alle har inntatt av og til: God gammeldags alkonihilisme, avgrunnsdybde og primitiv jakt“

Videoen inneholder en del sterke scener, spesielt på sex-siden. JODDSKI sier at låten ”selvsagt er basert på egne erfaringer men at navn er forandra for å beskytte de skyldige”, og legger til at det låten tar for seg er det evige spillet mellom kjønnene man kan obsevere ute på byen. Et spill som blir mer og mer kynisk, spesielt for en enkel gutt fra landet.

Til og med på settet ble det drama, i det en statist som hadde blitt med dama si på ”jobb” ble så sjalu når hun spilte inn noen litt pikante scener at han storma ut av lokalet, og dermed også ødela den scena han var statist i. At dama hans hadde lettkled i Vi Menn tidligere og at han visste om scenene på forhånd hjalp lite.

Her et knippe saker om den nye videoen:

http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/snop/norsk-rapkjendis-sjokkerer-festival-med-sexvideo-2869676.html
http://www.side2.no/musikk/article2692335.ece
http://www.730.no/musicItem.aspx?newsId=2527
http://kingsize.no/News.aspx?ArtNo=8653
http://www.an.no/parken09/article4528103.ec

Link up:

• myspace.com/joddski
• myspace.com/mightybobone
• myspace.com/germaicadigital

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English version:

The new single „Luremus“ from JODDSKI aka „The Germaica Viking“ is causing a lot of controversy in his homecountry Norway, where the video was released this week. It’s part of his first solo album which is expected for November 2009 and features the riddim debut of the Polish Artiste BOB ONE and vocal production and harmonies by PIONEAR.

People love it or hate it, since it puts the focus on the relationship issue in a different way. Joddski explains: „A „Luremus“ is a known Norwegian expression. „Mus“ means „mouse“ and refers to the punanny, and to „lur“ somebody means to trick them. It’s usually referring to females who pretend to be willing to go all the way, but when you finally get them home, they suddenly change their mind. In the song „Luremus“ this is turned on it’s head, as it speaks upon ladies who pretend to be righteous and never doing anything „wrong“, but when nobody’s looking they go at it in the worst way. Many females act this way in fear of being labelled hookers (while their male counterparts are referred to as studs), but the fact of the matter is: Everybody likes a good slam bam, there’s nothing wrong with a little bump’n’grind!“

He continues: „The Luremus video depicts a night on the town for 3 horny (and pretty beat up) guys looking for a one night stand, and portrays how this might go down on a fucked up Sunday night. With it’s crosscutting it speaks upon the difference beetween what is said and what is actually done, as well as the games played beetween the opposite sexes in what in Norway is referred to as ‚the meat market'“.

So decide for yourself and check the „Luremus“ video:

[flv:http://stuff.germaica.net/Files_Joddski/Joddski_Luremus_Video.flv 320 240]

Joddski – „Luremus“

Director: Thor Erling Brenne

The tune will be released officially Sept. 14th through Joddski’s label Bonnier Amigo.

Link up:

• myspace.com/joddski
• myspace.com/mightybobone
• myspace.com/germaicadigital
  

English version below…

GERMAICAs egne viking JODDSKI, tidligere kjent som JØRG-1 fra rapgruppa TUNGTVANN er i ferd med å lansere seg som soloartist. Hans første album heter „Krig & Kjærlighet“ og gis ut av Norges største Indie, Bonnier-Amigo, kjent fra MADCONs suksess. Første smakebit er tittelsporet „Krig & Kjærlighet“, hvor han har fått med seg en av Norges største rockelegender på refrenget. Han heter MICHAEL KROHN og er kjent fra veteranene i RAGA ROCKERS, med over 25 år i bransjen. Låta fins å kjøpes på iTunes, og kan høres på JODDSKIs iSpace. „Krig & Kjærlighet“ er gjort over SEEEDs „High Noon “ riddim.

Albumet Krig & Kjærliget kommer i høst og vil inneholde produksjoner fra norske Hip Hop – legenden TOMMY TEE, polske BOB ONE, danske PHARFAR og et internasjonalt stjernelag av reggae og Hip Hop – produsenter. Skiva er delvis spilt inn i Oslo og i GERMAICAs hovedkontor i Leipzig/Saxony. Ikke glem å sjekk ut JODDSKI sitt sound, RAGGABALDER RIDDIM REBELS, Norges fremste Dancehall-ambassadører.

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English version:
GERMAICAs own viking, JODDSKI, formerly known as JØRG-1 from the Hip Hop group TUNGTVANN, is about to launch himself as a solo artist. His first album is called „Krig & Kjærlihget“ ( „Love & War“), and will be released through Norway’s biggest indie label, Bonnier-Amigo, known from the success of MADCON. The first preview from the album is the title track „Krig & Kjærlighet“ where he features one of Norway’s biggest rock legends on the hook. His name is MICHAEL KROHN and he’s known from the 25-years running RAGA ROCKERS. The track can be bought on iTunes, and can be heard on JODDSKIs iSpace. „Krig & Kjærlighet“ is done over SEEEDs „High Noon“ – riddim.

The album „Krig & Kjærlighet“ will drop this autum and features productions from Norway’s Hip Hop – legend TOMMY TEE, BOB ONE from Poland, PHARFAR from Denmark and an international star-studded lineup of producers. It’s partly recorded in Oslo and at GERMAICAs HQ in Leipzig/Saxony. Make sure you check out JODDSKIs soundsystem RAGGABALDER RIDDIM REBELS, Norway’s premier Dancehall ambassadors.

Link up:

myspace.com/joddski

myspace.com/raggabalderriddimrebels

English version below…

RAGGABALDER RIDDIM REBELS er Norges fremste fanebærere for alle ting dancehall, og har lagd kaos rundt i Norges land siden 2001. De drita Nordlendingene spiller også rundt omkring i Skandinavia, og har også jobber i Tyskland, Polen, Tsjekkia og Nederland på samvittigheten. Nå er de i samarbeid med sine gode venner fra Leipzig, Tyskland, GERMAICA DIGITAL klar med en ny mixtape kalt „Knockin‘ Like A Hammer Pon Ur Fukkin‘ Door“. GERMAICA og RAGGABALDER har hatt et tett samarbeid siden GERMAICA-sjef PIONEAR tok med RAGGABALDER-selector JODDSKIs gamle band TUNGTVANN på hans „Rodeo Europe“ samler i 2005.

RAGGABALDER bruker mye av energien sin på å promotere lokale og Europeiske artister, og på „Knockin‘ Like A Hammer Pon Ur Fukkin‘ Door“ får du også dubplates fra en helt ny generasjon med Skandinaviske og Europeiske artister. Fra Sverige, de nye stjerneskuddene DAN JAH og JOEY FEVER. Fra Nederland, ZIGGI og MAIKAL X. I tillegg er både Danmark, Tyskland, Polen og Spania representert. De to sistnevnte med henholdsvis LUTA (Wroclaw) og SHABU (Málaga), begge to av GERMAICA DIGITAL sine hovedsagtsninger fremover.

I tillegg får du spor fra flere andre Europeiske artister, og riddims produsert av danske PHARFAR og svenske KAPTEN RØD. Skandinavisk og Europeisk reggae er på en sinnsyk opptur for tida og RAGGABALDER og GERMAICA vil alltid gjøre sitt beste for å sette fokus mot de som fortjener det. Ellers minner „Knockin‘ Like A Hammer Pon Ur Fukkin‘ Door“ mye om en RAGGABALDER-kveld slik den skal være: Het, svett, og proppful av „Up to di time Dancehall!

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English version:

RAGGABALDER RIDDIM REBELS are Norway’s number one torchbearers for everything Dancehall stands for, and have been wrecking havoc throughout Norway since 2001. The drunken North Norwegians also did play all over Scandinavia, and have had gigs throughout Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands on their resume. RAGGABALDER are now ready with their new Mix-CD release called „Knockin‘ Like A Hammer Pon Ur Fukkin‘ Door“, in cooperation with their good friends from Leipzig, GERMAICA DIGITAL . RAGGABALDER and GERMAICA have been working closely together since GERMAICA-boss PIONEAR included RAGGABALDER-selector JODDSKIs former band TUNGTVANN on his „Rodeo Europe“ release in 2005.

RAGGABALDER put a lot of focus in to promoting local and European artists, and on „Knockin‘ Like A Hammer Pon Ur Fukkin‘ Door“ you get dubplates from a new generation of Scandinavian and European artists. From Sweden, the new shooting stars DAN JAH and JOEY FEVER. From Holland, ZIGGI and MAIKAL X. Also represented is Germany, Denmark, Poland and Spain. The 2 latter with LUTA (Wroclaw) and SHABU (Málaga) respectively, both of them amongst GERMAICA DIGITAL main focuses in the near future.

In addition you get tracks from several other European artists, as well as riddims produced by Denmark’s PHARFAR and Sweden’s KAPTEN RØD. Skandinavian and European reggae is on a rise at the moment and RAGGABALDER and GERMAICA will always do their best to put the focus on those who deserve it. Other than that, „Knockin‘ Like A Hammer Pon Ur Fukkin‘ Door“ is very much like a proper RAGGABALDER session: Hot, sweaty, and full up of up to di time dancehall!

Link up:

• myspace.com/germaicadigital

• myspace.com/raggabalderriddimrebels

Als der neunte GERMAICA-Geburtstag im September kurzfristig vom „Westwerk“ in den „Klub Frühauf“ verlegt wurde, wußte die UPLIFTMENT INT’L Cru nicht, was sie erwartet. Würde ein Klub in dem noch nie gespielt wurde, mit nur 3 Tagen Vorlauf für die Werbung, von den Leuten angenommen werden? Der Abend war dann, nichtzuletzt wegen der ersten Deutschlandshow des polnischen Artistes LUTA, dermaßen nach dem Geschmack aller Beteiligten, daß man sich sofort entschloss dort eine zweite Party in Angriff zu nehmen…

Am 3. Oktober ist es so weit: Zeit um zum nächsten „FLY HIGH!“, dem Vol.1.9 abzuheben! Wieder haben sich internationale Gäste angesagt, nach dem Osten gehen wir dieses Mal in den hohen Norden und begrüßen mit den RAGGABALDER RIDDIM REBELS das hochkarätigste Soundsystem Norwegens in Leipzig. JODDSKI und JAN STEEZY bildeten für neun Jahre gemeinsam mit DJ POPPA LARS das Trio TUNGTVANN. Sie waren die erste ernstzunehmende Hip Hop Cru ihres Heimatlandes und für fast ein Jahrzehnt auch die erfolgreichste. Mit 4 Alben incl. Goldauszeichnungen, setzten sie den Trend für die nachfolgende Genaration nordischer Rapper. Schon bei TUNGTVANN waren sehr starke Dancehalleinflüsse zu spüren, die sie ab 2001 mit RAGGABALDER, ihrem eigenen Sound zur Vollendung führten. GERMAICA ist den Osloern bereits seit über 4 Jahren eng verbunden, sind sie doch für die Bookings von UPLIFTMENT INT’L in Norwegen verantwortlich…

Aller Voraussicht nach , wird es einen Abend voller guter Musik und mit viel Alkohol geben, denn die durchzechten Nächte in den Klubs Oslos, sind immer wieder ein gern gewähltes Gesprächsthema innerhalb der UPLIFTMENT Cru. Mal sehen, wer am Feiertag wen unter das Selectorpult säuft?

Link up:

• www.myspace.com/upliftmentintl
• www.myspace.com/raggabalderriddimrebels
• www.myspace.com/tungtvann