From the remote township of Te Mata in New Zealand, comes a new imprint following in the tradition of mid-80s rub-a-dub from an often overlooked corner of dancehall culture.The brainchild of local farmer and radio personality Red Robin - alongside the deadlyproduction duo Naram and Art - the first 12" features two heavy-like-lead riddims with discomix cuts from four unsung heroes of the 80s with conscious, street-level lyrics.Side A finds legendary singer Winston 'Midnight Riders' Powell rise on a synth-infused piece of classic rub-a-dub. He then crosses live to special agent Speng Bond for a deejay report on the current state of Britain in Dread Outta Road.With a more uptempo riddim, the flipside sees Toronto-based 80s star Steve Knight fire shots at corrupt politicians with Dem a Fraud before MC Tippa Leecomes correct with a self-affirming deejay cut on Salute the Veteran.Both sides are served with one-away dub mixes from Naram and added textural touches from Disrupt.
