Various - Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985If there is a year zero for the introduction of reggae music to Japan, youd be forgiven for thinking it was 1979 when Bob Marley and the Wailers toured the country, trailed by an entourage of journalists, photographers and fans ready to spread the message of the music into all corners of Japanese society. But the story of Japanese reggae is not a linear one, and the music that is collected on Tokyo Riddim 1976 1985 captures the moment J reggae entered

Although rarity is not the main reason for us here at TRAMP to re-release something

His cut of 'Super Rapido' is a dubbed-out blend of kosmiche chug and tropical percussion

swingin' drum groove

for a lovin’ race”

Jas Kayser

Soulful and psychedelic

as a featuring artist on the opening track

Both songs gained a lot of airplay on Chicago radio and in clubs

Check Out Your Mind comes from these sessions

organ-laden funk-rock heaviness (freaky closer "Baby Rock")

slowly taking shape as a dub techno phantom

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