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Killer deep ska, superbly led by Roland A. Backed with the Black Brothers’ rude boy anthem, Born To Rule.

With Lynn Taitt And The Jets at Federal in 1968. From Dubstore, Tokyo; now on vinyl.

Trump-card trumpet version of Joyride, aka Riding West.

The Stepping Razor’s inspired melodica cut of Armagideon has the dreadest atmosphere of the lot.

An unexpectedly upful, shuffling, percussive rug-cutter, with the Light Of Saba veteran bringing a little go-go to the grounation, and a deft, lovely dub mixed by Moritz von Oswald.

From this veteran of the Count Ossie group and The Light Of Saba — ‘These are my recordings from the last couple of years, blazing grounation roots reggae.’

Great to have them back — this was recorded in 2005 — though here they’re sometimes a little MOR.

Like a dream, but authoritatively, this remix from Jamaica magnificently crosses the Afrobeat of Fela Kuti with the grounation reggae tradition of Count Ossie.

An exclusive mix, featuring the original Light Of Saba drummers; with two new instrumentals, one in a more laid-back grounation style, the other blood-and-fire; and a chant, upful and defiant.

Full, bone-heavy horns, swirling organ and rocking nyabinghi drumming; and with a storming dub.