OUT JUNE 2009






DOWN THE BUSH 005 see’s the return of U-MAN Feat SQUIDLY COLE,
Son of STRANGEJAH COLE The Kingston Reggae ska Legend
(Credited with writing the first reggae song, 'Bangarang')
and producer, vocalist and drummer with/for almost everyone in Jamaican music
(working with Ziggy Marley, Damian Marley & Lauryn Hill to name just a few).
Heavy on the horns, drums and sirens, these Reggae infused monsters should
MASH UP! any dance.
Plus over on the flip instrumentals of all 3 tracks, Garranteed to rock any party this summer !!

Rob / Stereo Mc's Birch
love the vocals and the way the rhythm tracks sound rootsybut quite modern.
the tracks are very cool. NICE 1 MAN

Andy Smith  
Yes , I'm Liking Tracks 1+3 on here - Perfect For The summer

Ivan Halen / WorldWide Festival
Wicked tracks Man !!! where is tarzan for my dubby/stepper/
reggae/ragga set with great vibe. Electrify Urself more 4X4 for harder set and
Digital War the last one to get everyone agree.

Soumez / ALien Entertainment
Where Is Tarzan is very nice, liking the style of the production though..
Digital war My favorite !!! Some Dub Flavor! like the lyrics too..
Overall a heartical package will be playing...

Phil Sootheran / clodhoppa (midnight minus two / brap fm)
not heard of Down the Bush before, and until now I was ignorant of French reggae labels.
Classic roots stylings over new digital touches. Each track does exactly what it should.
These tunes are going on heavy rotation this summer, thats a given.

Ben Hebel  / Urb Magazine
I like the "Where is Tarzan" and "digital war" tracks.. Great dubby shit..

Andy Duggan / That Thing     
Electrify Ur Self is definately the winner on this release,
raggae electro beats ideal for any vibin mix.

Scott Reeder /Hexadecimal
I really like these mate! Trying to get back after my operation,
definitely some soothing vibes,  love them! Thanks! Scott :)

Mike Mckenna / Disco Science
wow, this is very very cool..leftfield to say the least!

Ollie Lewis / Supercharged
A great package with 'Electrify Ur Self' being the pick of the bunch for me.

Kultur / JAN-B KULTÜR/JAN-B     
Weekend Breaks The 3 cuts are very good but Electrify Ur Self is amazing! I
like those vocals a lot and the special groove from the rhythm.
Indispensable!

Matt Charge / Matt Storm
wicked little set of tracks here, All in all a good set of
tracks and instrumental mixes..

Michael Maisuradze / DJ MIX'O / Musichall (103.4 FM) / OZONI
great release. full support on the radio in Georgia.
glad that dispersion does reggae bizniz! 5/5

Steve Thorpe / Tangled
a great package. will be getting my support over the summer.

Jesse Desenberg / Kid Kenobi
yeah awesome - love it! thanks.

Lee Potter / Cut La Roc     
Think Tarzan tune is my fave, nice one :D

Jason Tamplin / mix2r.com
U-Man feat Squidly Cole - Down the Bush : Wicked tracks with solid vocals
heavy Rotation !!!!

Nick Thayer / Breaking Point / Triple RRR Radio / Inpress
Love 'Where Is Tarzan'. Will definitely be giving it a belting!

Anne Savage / MOS Radio / Most Wanted
Wow very eclectic, nice vocals though.

Jonny Splank! / Splank!/Groove Allegiance
Digital was is definitely my pick, skank out vibes perfect
for any bars/venues throwing all day long parties.

Eddie Rasguido / EK
very nice release all round!

Jung / NSB Radio/Muujuun Blog     
Oh my days this is f*cking amazing. Where is Tarzan is the stand out for me,
but the other two tunes are killer as well. More heavy riddims like this please!

Marcin Hubert / boogie Mafia / Polish Radio & press 
nice release,  good for my radioshows ...
i will give it my radio support (will spin Where is Tarzan and Electrify ur Self).
much thanks HARPER (Boogie Mafia) Radio Euro, Laif magazine.

Nick Slater / Drummatic Twins
its all about the DIGITAL WAR,, great vibe to this....

Matthew McCurry / Nmity Sounds
yeeeeah mon!

Bob Kickflip / Kickflip/NSB Radio/Fat!
Yep, good reggae business here.
Favourite of the bunch is the vocal of Digital War!

Mezzy Matos / Mestizosix9/Nike DJ     
Diggin it..U-man iz strictly inna sound off iz own..seen?
..oop's,ha ha back 2 reality..Totally cool..'Tarzan & Digi War are my faves..
Nuff respect..Fyaaaaaaaaaaaa!!, Mezz

Simply Jeff / Perfect tracks for sparking up my spliff!
Love the Ragga feel through out. My favorite tracks to play out would be
"Where is Tarzan" and Electrify Ur Self.
Solid beats and the basslines flow with the groove very nicely.

Peter Paul / Various     
i like this;) Phat joints!! iuuuuu!

Ian / Journey Man (NSB Radio/Ho-Ju Australia/FPR/Born Idle
nice skankin vibes for the summertime... really like "where is tarzan"
some wicked dubwise touches!

Paul Thornton
Nice reggae flavoured stuff here -
very much gonna get loved by the dub steppers,
this is my kind of reggae cos its got the soul.
Instrumentals are very useful too. Cheers :p

 OUT DEC 2008



New signature on Down The Bush Records, Karl Dread, a mysterious Jamaican kungo dread based producer
(as far as we know he actually lives on the hills of the famous blue Mountains with the fierce desire of never coming down),
delivers an up-lifting EP with the ever eclectic spirit of Down the Bush.
With this release, a true mastermind blend of dub, broken beats, house and afrobeat,
electronic music goes global like never before. Anbuley originated from Ghana, and Vienna based singer
(works also with Makossa and Megablast) adds her vocals and afro vibes on the main track.
When Jamaica meets Africa, a heat wave hits the dance floors!!!

Some reaction:

Peter Kruder ( kruder and dorfmeister / k7)
Yes i met the mysterious man once but could not see much of him
in the humongous cloud of smoke that surrounded him...
nice fella though ;) Dig the Never give up DUB...

Brendon moeller (beatpharmacy / xwave /varioues)
'yeh mon, 'cut dem al' is wikkid!! as is the 'never give up dub'.
definitely gonna rock these jammies! full support.'

Ashley Beedle (xpress2 / skint)
'Excellent EP which reminded me of Bobby Konders back in the day on Nugroove.
Now that ain't a bad thing!'

Rick Grant (slick Rick/ Fabric/ Beats)
'cut dem all' the pick for me here - a killer riddim
i'm looking forward to testing out at fabric. ta!'

Rob ( Stereo Mc's Birch)
Mia Mo o hie is my favourite , Sounds Crisp Nice Vibe
- Peace.

Laurent garnier 
'i like 'cut dem all' will try this out'

Crispin dior (Adventures inn the beetroot field,druzzi's,fieldday)
Cut Dem all - cool for building the night.
Never Give Up Dub - Jumped this as soon as the first bar!! love it.'

Severino Panzetta (horse Meat disco)
'Great stuff... groovy and exotic..
thanks , gonna try .. i like it ...'

Zak Frost (Deep Blue music / no disco)
'i like the retro trance mixed with dubvibes on 'never give up' Dub
interesting blend.'
 
Luis de costa  Magazine del costa (bloop/classic/gare)
'never give up dub is the best for me ! 7/10 not sure if i will play it,
but i like this this stuff!'

DJ Paco (open House)
J'aime beaucoup Cut Dem All. Très bon groove et belles atmosphères.
C'est dans la boite...

 OUT JULY 08




This is the third release on the self proclaimed less serious label of the planet, DOWN THE BUSH.
This three track EP is a pure gem of dubby-afro- electronica demonstration delivered by U-MAN
and featuring a high class and floorfiller remake by the viennese top producers MAKOSSA AND MEGABLAST,
members of the legendary label G STONE.
With this super hot EP, DOWN THE BUSH shows its ambition of releasing quality electronic music
without boundaries, mission is accomplished.

Laurent Garnier : "Excellent, j'adore "The Original" et "Save Jane". Du pur bonheur !"

Osunlade : "Save Jane is right up my alley..nice one! I will play it !"

DJ Paco : "Tout ça mérite un bon 10/10 !"

Alex Attias : "This is pure modern electro tekto ragga biz. Mayhem guaranteed, ça va le faire !"

DJ Romain BNO : "J'adore l'original, je le jouerai"

DJ Morpheus : "I like the Makossa and Megablast remix best, the original track is also cool"

DJ Alex from Tokyo : "This is a great release…"

Hannah Holland : "I'm really liking the release, I'lll be playing the Makossa and Megablast remake
to warm up the dance floor for sure !

Kiko Navarro: I really like the Uman – "the original" track, full support on my dj sets !!

....Wicked Ep ! My favorite being Save Jane and The Original .
(..Ashley Beedle.. – Xpress2/Fabric/Glastonbury/Various – Worldwide)

Yeah I'm on both tracks. I like the musical slant of mak/mega
and can dig the groove of the original.
(Rob 'Stereo Mc's' Birch - )

Love it! right good for the festival stint..
nice mix of dub and decent house production. Will get radio play.
(James Mountain - Ministry of sound/Solid Steel/Various - Worldwide)

Awesome, really glad to have this - gonna be in my festival sets throughout the summer!
3 utter killers.
(DJ Xander / Phush 1 - Manchester/ Romp

Very, very good afro reggae - the Makossa type business. Love Save Jane.
Love the horns! I am playing this to buggery!
(One Deck Pete 'One Deck & Popular' - Steroid Abuse/Steroid In Stereo/Vibe/Various – London/Various)

Fantastic afro grooves.gettting great reactions out and about and I'm playing it on the radio.
(Paddy Freeform – Universal Vibes/Life fm/Various – London/Various)

I really like 'Save Jane', can't wait to spin it!
(Ross Wakefield 'Part Time Heroes' – Koko/Cargo/Various – Worldwide)....

I'm playing the Makossa & Megablast remake in my sets.
(Peter Kruder 'Kruder & Dorfmeister' – Various – Worldwide)....

....

 in Store





Tasty afro flavoured broken/disco/house track from the brilliantly named Chalice  Cooper.
2EuroMan is a soulful broken afrobeat gem, What you get is funky guitars, farty analogue stabs,
horns, groovy organ and an irresistible urge to dance.
Side-B's Bionic Remix by U-Man makes things a little less organic with some nice electronic elements
with ragga Biz brought into the mix .

FEEDBACKS:

"Brilliant i love this full support from me of course"
LAURENT GARNIER

"well quiet nice afro - disiac tune here, good for radio, nice for warm up prefer the original"
COMPOST.

"J'adore! original, Bon groove, de bon fx, des bonnes idees...
DJ RORK.

"nice one"
MASTER H.

"Very sophisticated Afro-beat inspired jam. I'm a sucker for horns,
whether it's in hip hop or dance music, when they're used tastefully
and this one definitely grabs the ear.
A bit of a mid-set worker and definitely something to drop on a more learned crowd"
GIANT STEP.