"A key player in the N. American ragga-jungle revival, RCola's polished production
aesthetic & highly musical ear is evidenced throughout this collection of uplifting reggae-flavoured compositions."
"RCola is one of those artists who's constantly pushing the genre to a higher level;
always going for a colourful approach to D'nB. Drawing on soundsystem culture and an amazing line-up of singers, RCola's "Rub A Dub Wize" offers listeners an insiders' perspective with his modern & distinct pop sensibility."
RCola live @ NovoSibirsk, Russia - December 27, 2008
RCola live @ United Vibes 7 - Cicterna Hall, Moscow - March 28, 2008
RCola lives in Montreal, Canada and plays a high-energy
blend of ragga, jungle and drum 'n bass. After discovering this music on late-night radio, he began producing beats and building his sound.
In 2002, he started to DJ as one half of the now-infamous Chopstick Dubplate crew. Three years later he broke out and began touring alone on the strength of his solo productions.
RCola est un des artistes du jungle canadien dont les productions tournent en ce moment sur vos platines et font bouger les dancefloors partout en europe et amerique du nord.
RCola "WKDRDM" - (Wikkid Records)
"Montreal-based dj/producer RCola, best known for his 12" vinyl releases, remixes and bombastic DJ sets, gathers together a dozen of his cuts for a cohesive, fully licensed album of proper dancehall and reggae influenced d'n'b.
WKDRDM boasts some serious collabs: London's Transglobal Underground offer their "Dancehall Operator" for remix, Paris/New York MC Jamalski contributes the frenetic "Skimalja" (with Aiwa chanteuse Severine), and RCola retools the classic "My Conversation" by legendary Jamaican vocalist Jimmy Riley (who also recorded with The Wailers and Sly & Robbie).
Labelmates Aiwa and Bass Nacho contribute beats and vocals respectively as RCola's polished production aesthetic and highly musical ear is evidenced throughout." (Steve Lalla, Hour.ca)
In the studio, RCola has worked with many classic reggae singers including: Barrington Levy, Sister Nancy, Johnny Osbourne, Jimmy Riley, and Junior Reid as well as Top Cat, Jamalski, Belle Humble, Bigg Triggs, Bass Nacho, and Severine & Swank (from the French group Aiwa).
Well known for his junglized remixes and invigorated vocal rollers, RCola's discography now includes over 22 vinyls & five CDs on labels such as Royal Crown, JungleXpeditions, Wikkid, Humble, Chopstick Dubplate, Jungle Royale, and Intune Ragga Sessions.
16 European countries have been host to RCola's soundsystem throwdowns over the last five years, including shows where he has played alongside Ray Keith, Nicky Blackmarket, Digital, Krak In Dub, Social Security, TeeBee and Remarc in support of his dubwise jungle sound.
In North America, he has shared the stage with Marcus Visionary, The Fix, Top Cat, Danny C, NavigatorMC, Capital J, Freaky Flow & Liondub.
RCola's massive Wikkid Riddim 2 tour took him to Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, Spain, France & Croatia througout September and October 2007. Summer of 2008 saw him headlining jungle stages at Poland's Ostróda Reggae festival and Pula, Croatia's Seasplash event in July and August, along with club dates in Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, Riga, Vilnius, Sopot and Prague.
US Promo (RU) hosted RCola's mini-tour of Russia in November 2008, with shows in Moscow, Novosibirsk and Tomsk (Siberia); he also played club shows and radio sets in Estonia and Finland for the first time.
For that visit RCola unveiled his new mixtape OuterNationalizm Volume One showcasing unreleased tunes from all over the globe. Check it out in the blog section of this myspace. When he is not on tour or in the studio, RCola operates JungleX, an online Vinyl, CD & MP3 distribution company serving Record Shops in 18 countries worldwide.
Currently, JungleX represents over 30 labels including: Royal Crown, JungleXpeditions, Wikkid Records, Junglista Records, Tricky Tunes, Conscious Rebel Music, Hand Grenade, Humdrumz, Conquest, Puff Records and many more...
Browse the online stocklist of 12" vinyls or read more about the artists releasing new music for the massive. JungleX recently opened it's new European Distribution Office in Berlin, in the Tricky Tunes record shop. DJ's and Shops in Europe may now order direct!
JungleX proudly announces the grand opening of our new distribution office in Berlin. DJ's and Retail Shops can now enjoy domestic pricing and low shipping costs. Visit the new deal by clicking here or on the banner above.
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The first St-Petersburg drum&bass record label Respect Records presents the second part of the most comprehensive compilation of russian sound featuring striking representatives of the scene:
Russian Drum&Bass Convention 7 | Part 2 Compilation
Tracklist: 1. Yaya - Breathe (Cybernetick rmx) 2. Sobersoul - Together 3. Dj Emery - Ambraaa 4. Paralyzah - Taiga Surf 5. Grinda+Zigzag feat. Tina - Too Late 6. Electrosoul System & FM Device - Holiday 7. Mr. Sizef & Unquote - Delusion VIP 8. Tru Kupchino Badman$ feat. MCs Papalam & Fike - Minimum 9. Broken Eye - My World 10. Dj 007 - By The Way 11. Limit - September 12. Alex Gray - No One Can Stop Us Now
Compiled by Gvozd Design by Selector & Zemine
Date of release: 10 april 2009 RFCD032-1 (с) 2009 Made in St.Petersburg, Russia