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About 90 albums from all around the world are on the list this year. There is a lot to discover. We recommend you to start by listening to the 5-hour-long playlist we put together on youtube, like it, share it.
Here we go:
D’Jenks | Jalan Panjang Berliku | December 15, 2013 | Indonesia | Reggae |
THE SARAH CONNORS | The Revenge Of The Black Squid | December 13, 2013 | France | Early Reggae |
Prince Perry | Here Tomorrow Gone Today | December 8, 2013 | Canada | Ska Pop |
The Delegators | All Aboard | November 26, 2013 | UK | Rocksteady |
The Tips | Trippin’ | November 22, 2013 | Germany | Ska Punk |
Pistol Valve | Pistol Star | November 20, 2013 | Japan | Third Wave |
Three Seven | Something With Three Seven | November 17, 2013 | Japan | Traditional Ska |
Less Than Jake | See The Light | November 12, 2013 | USA | Ska-Punk |
Show-Ska | The Magic Gang | November 6, 2013 | Japan | Third Wave |
Phoenix City Allstars | Skatisfaction | November 4, 2013 | UK | Jamaican Ska |
The Branlarians | The First And Maybe The Only | November 1, 2013 | France | 2Tone |
TSF (Toulouse Skanking Foundation) | Voodoo train | November 1, 2013 | France | Ska Jazz |
Sammy Kay & East Los Three | Love Letters | October 29, 2013 | USA | Rocksteady |
The Stimulators | Rhythm Fever | October 26, 2013 | Germany | Ska |
Malandro Nine Five | same | October 22, 2013 | USA | Ska Jazz |
Various Artists | Specialized 2: Beat Teenage Cancer | October 18, 2013 | Various | Ska |
Dave Hillyard | California | October 11, 2013 | USA | Ska Jazz |
The Crabs Corporation | The Many Faces Of The … | September 29, 2013 | Argentina | Early Reggae |
Jr. Thomas Meets The Venditions | Jr. Thomas Meets The Venditions | September 27, 2013 | USA | Early Reggae |
The Rough Kutz | Dirty Sex At Midnight | September 26, 2013 | UK | 2Tone |
Roger Rivas | Autumn Breeze | September 24, 2013 | USA | Roots Reggae |
Various Artists | The Clash Goes Jamaican | September 21, 2013 | Various | Ska |
The Indecision | New Faces | September 18, 2013 | UK | Rocksteady |
Tom Swift | Dress Up | August 30, 2013 | Switzerland | Rocksteady |
Distemper | Pride Belief Love | August 30, 2013 | RUS | Ska Punk |
Resignators | down in flames | August 30, 2013 | AUS | Third Wave |
Various Artists | Return Of The Rootbois | August 20, 2013 | Indonesia | Ska |
Bim Skala Bim | Chet’s Last Call | August 17, 2013 | USA | Third Wave |
Miserable Man | Meet The Shark | August 17, 2013 | UK | Reggae |
Aggressors B.C. | The Tone Of The Times | August 16, 2013 | Ireland | Ska |
The Trojans feat. Zoe Devlin | Smash It! | August 7, 2013 | UK | Traditional Ska |
Sunset Beat | One | August 7, 2013 | Japan | Traditional Ska |
The Meow Meows | Somehow We Met | July 29, 2013 | UK | Soul |
The Kinky Coo Coo’s | Sweet, Fun & Ready | July 10, 2013 | Spain | Ska |
Hirie | Hirie | July 10, 2013 | USA | Reggae |
Lord Mouse & The Calypso Katz | Go Calypsonian | July 5, 2013 | Germany/USA | Calypso |
Soothsayers feat. Cornel Campbell | Nothing Can Stop Us | July 5, 2013 | England/Jamaica | Roots Reggae |
The Simmertones | Something For The Weekend | July 4, 2013 | UK | Authentic Ska |
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra | Diamond In Your Heart | July 3, 2013 | Japan | Ska Pop |
Various Artists | The New Dimension Of Soul & Reggae | July 1, 2013 | USA | Soul |
Prizefighters, The | A Musical Knockout In 3 Rounds | July 1, 2013 | USA | Rocksteay |
Debonaires | Movin’ | June 26, 2013 | USA | Ska |
Jimmy Cliff | KCRW Sessions | June 26, 2013 | Jamaica | Reggae |
The Evokatones | Emergency | June 22, 2013 | USA | Ska |
Dubblestandart / Various | Woman In Dub | June 21, 2013 | Austria/Jamaica | Dub |
Orquestra Brasileira de Música Jamaicana | Volume II | June 21, 2013 | Brazil | Reggae |
Boss Capone | Another 15 Dance Floor Crashers | June 20, 2013 | NL | Early Reggae |
Dirty Revolution | The Heat | June 14, 2013 | UK | Ska |
Big D & The Kids Table | Stomp/Stroll | June 11, 2013 | USA | Ska Punk |
Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra | The Benevolence Of Sister Mary Ignatius | June 11, 2013 | England | Traditional Ska |
Keyser Soze | The Remedy | June 7, 2013 | USA | Soul |
The Oldians | Downtown Rock | June 6, 2013 | Spain | Ska Jazz |
Various Artists | The Brooklyn Rocksteady Soundtrack | June 2, 2013 | USA | Rocksteady |
The Orb feat. Lee Scratch Perry | More Tales from the Orbservatory | May 31, 2013 | UK/Jamaica | Dub |
Jackie Mendez | Introducing | May 31, 2013 | USA | Rocksteady |
Tsuyoshi Kawakami & His Moodmakers | Moodholic – Utakata no Hibi | May 29, 2013 | Japan | Traditional Ska |
Tasty Grooves | Soul Street | May 24, 2013 | Spain | Rocksteady |
Mike Pinto | Truthful Lies | May 17, 2013 | USA | Reggae |
Red Soul Community | I Never Learn | May 17, 2013 | Spain | Rocksteady |
Spahnis Dub Dancers | Back To Ska | May 15, 2013 | Switzerland | Trad Ska |
By The Rivers | By The Rivers | May 5, 2013 | UK | Ska Pop |
Streetlight Manifesto | The Hands That Thieve | May 3, 2013 | USA | Ska |
Dr. Calypso | Sempre Endavant | May 1, 2013 | Spain | Reggae |
Statuto | Un Giorno Di Festa | April 30, 2013 | Italy | |
Meta & the Cornerstones | Ancient Power | April 26, 2013 | Jamaica/USA | Roots Reggae |
Newtown Rocksteady | Goin’ Steady | April 26, 2013 | New Zealand | Rocksteady |
Bartenders | Szumna Sessions | April 20, 2013 | Poland | Ska Jazz |
The Oldtones | Too Late, Lady | April 17, 2013 | Japan | Third Wave |
What’s Love? | ON-KO-CHI-SHIN | April 10, 2013 | Japan | Traditional Ska |
Cartoon Violence | Tit For Tat | March 15, 2013 | Wales | 2 Tone |
Melbourne Ska Orchestra | self titled | March 8, 2013 | Australia | Traditional Ska |
65 Mines Street | Fix The Clock | March 6, 2013 | France | Rocksteady |
Sally Brown | El sonido del mañana | 3/6/2013 | Spain | Third Wave |
Doberman | Kore Ga Rei No Are | February 27, 2013 | Japan | 2Tone |
The Lions | This Generation | February 26, 2013 | USA | Early Reggae |
The Selecter | String Theory | February 24, 2013 | England | 2Tone |
Dilip ‘n The Davs | Together | February 22, 2013 | Australia | Ska Pop |
Jim Murple Memorial | Take Your Flight, Jim! | February 18, 2013 | France | Reggae |
Reggay Lords | same | February 14, 2013 | USA | Early Reggae |
Liquidizer Sounds | Super Ferric Advetures Volume 1 | February 4, 2013 | UK | Early Reggae |
Goldmaster Allstars | Colt 45 | February 1, 2013 | UK | Ska Jazz |
Radio Pirata | Ruidos del Ghetto | February 1, 2013 | Chile | Tradiitonal Ska |
King Django | Anywhere I Roam | January 29, 2013 | USA | Ska |
Razika | På vei hjem | January 25, 2013 | Norway | Ska Pop |
The Steadytones | Heavy Impact | January 25, 2013 | Germany | Early Reggae |
Bigger Thomas | Ska In My Pocket | January 21, 2013 | USA | Third Wave |
Natty Princess | Forward | January 18, 2013 | France | Roots Reggae |
Comic Strip | Finally … The First Album | January 13, 2013 | Singapore | Ska Pop |
The Ska Vengers | self titled | January 8, 2013 | India | Ska Pop |
Smooth Beans | Keep Talking | January 7, 2013 | Spain | Rocksteady |
King Pepe & His Calypso Combo | Tropical Invasion | January 1, 2013 | France | Calypso |
This list will also be the basis for the Best Ska Rocksteady Early Reggae Album 2013 poll that will be run in December 2013. If you would like to know the results of the Ska Rocksteady Early Reggae Album Of The Year 2012 poll, have a look at this post from 2012
Red Soul Community – I Never Learn (Spain) (Grover Records) Rocksteady, Early Reggae, Release Date: April 2013
Cool. Danke.
Stimmt das mit 100Men?
Die Info ist von Sean, von der Facebookseite des London International Ska Festival.
Radio Pirata – Ruidos del Ghetto – feb.2103
Ska from Chile, south América
http://www.soundcloud.com/radio-pirata
Dilip n the Davs from Fremantle, Western Australia released their new Reggae/Ska album in Feb 2013 that fits into the category, its titled “Together”.
https://dilipnthedavs.bandcamp.com/album/together
Dr. Ring Ding Ska Vaganza / Piping Hot (released in late 2012 but is definitely the top album 2013 !
DISTEMPER Pride Belief Love
– The Branlarians (rude rock reggae) “the first and maybe the only” – 1st November
– TSF (Toulouse Skanking Foundation) “Voodoo train” – 1st November
– 65 MINES STREET – Fix The Clock
– THE BRANLARIANS – The First and Maybe The Only
– THE SARAH CONNORS – The Revenge Of The Black Squid
Good Choice!
D’Jenks – Jalan Panjang Berliku, 15th December (Indonesia)
Thanks man. The album is on the shortlist.
Oh yeah Joe, I’d like to correct the fact about Aggresors BC, they are not from USA, but Belfast, N.Ireland. BC stands for Belfast City
Thanks Mochammad. I’ll fix it.
Sally Brown – El sonido del mañana … hoy!!! CD
Autonomads – No mans land CD
Black Star Dub Collective – 99% Uprising 7″
Also I’d like to add :
The Expanders – Old Time Something Come Again , 1st January (USA)
Natty Princess – Forward, 18th January ( France)
Liquidizer Sounds – Super Ferric Adventures Vol. 1, 4th February (UK)
Rude Rich & The High Notes – Tribute To The Greats Vol. 1, 9th February (Holland)
Jim Murple Memorial – Take Your Flight Jim 18th February (France)
The Oldtones – Too Late Lady, 17th April (Japan)
Statuto – Un Giorno Di Festa, 30th April (Italy)
Mike Pinto – Truthful Lies, 17th May (USA)
By The Rivers – By The Rivers, 23rd July (UK)
Thanks for these great additions, Mochammad. I wrote most of them on the list, just leaving out those that already played a bigger part in the 2012 polls. Sometimes the release dates differ from country to country and we tend to go for the first release date available.
What’s about new album of Bad Manners? It’s must to be here!
And my choise is:
1. Distemper
2. Less Than Jake
3. Bad Manners
Hi and thanks for your comment.
As far as I know, Bad Manners only released re-issues in 2013.
Yes !! Thankssss !!!
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Distemper Pride Belief Love
Distemper Pride Belief Love August 30, 2013. RUS. Ska Punk