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

Since last month – coming from BLUE BLUNT SOUND – Selector TOM-A-GIDDEON is an official member of UPLIFTMENT INT’L. Today he introduces himself with his first mix for the sound: “From Way Back When” is a fine collection of classic Rocksteady recordings. This mix is downloadable for free at the “Free Download Mixes” category. Welcome Tom-A-Giddeon on UPLIFTMENT INT’L! Germaicans enjoy the music!

Link up:

www.myspace.com/upliftmentintl

Motagen Boom Sound from Braunschweig is without a doubt one of the finest sounds out of Germany. Equipped with madd Dubplates and known for their eclectic selection they’ve been chosen to open the new „germaica.net Mix“ series, a series that will offer you quality mixes for free!

The first mix “These Are The Fucking Chuunez” by Bigg Buzz Tee and Lyddha Buddha aka Motagen Sound comes with 48 tracks including 23 dubs and exclusives as well as 16 Remixes.

Here is how they describe the style themselves: „Up To Di Time Jamaican Jiggyness meets Dutty Crunkhall Chuunez and Vintage Skinhead Reggae vs. Block Rockin’ HipHop Riddimz!“ We hope that you will enjoy this unique mix!

Link up:

• www.myspace.com/motagensound

PIONEAR gwaan tell dem: „This is the dawning of a new era!“*

After releasing 16 Riddims in the classic 45rpm format, global smashs like „Cure“, or classics like „Doctor’s Darling“ amongst them, GERMAICAN RECORDS label chief executive PIONEAR was observing the decrease of the music business while being focused on Artiste Development and evolving a „music only“ label into a Dancehall lifestyle outlet launching his own street wear label of course called GERMAICA.

But there’s still lots of love for the „Art of Riddim building“ in the heart of the Saxon Dancehall entrepreneur and the latest developments whithin the business make it even easier to just „do some good music“ and release it not only whithout waiting on pressing plants and logistics companies but also leaving behind the fatal dependence on George Bush waring for oil to produce vinyl… „Real producer nah wait pon CIA!“ that’s why:

GERMAICAN RECORDS launches GERMAICA, the first all digital Dancehall label in the world!

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