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Rain And Blood
by Mykal Rose, The 18th Parallel, Topp Brass

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Beautiful limited edition in handmade screenprinted and numbered sleeves with black vinyl records. Only 90 copies!

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- Mykal Rose, The 18th Parallel - Rain And Blood / Red Sky

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Black 7" with black paper sleeve.

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Red Sky 04:20


about
The very first Grammy winning artist in Reggae history, MYKAL ROSE is the voice of the greatest days of Black Uhuru. He’s responsible for hit songs such as ’Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner’, ‘Sinsemilla’ or ‘Sponji Reggae’. Thanks to Sly & Robbie, Mykal Rose and Black Uhuru have been a turning point into Reggae history, giving to the four corners of world the raw and brutal sound of Jamaica early 80’s violent political crisis, far from Bob Marley refined and sophisticated music.

40 years after he left the group, Mykal Rose returns with ‘Rain And Blood’, a new single that could have been taken from another Sly & Robbie-produced Black Uhuru album. In a 1986 proto-digital reggae style, Swiss reggae powerhouse THE 18TH PARALLEL recorded an early dancehall-roots-reggae riddim with none other than the legendary Robbie Shakespeare himself on bass. Mykal wrote this song right after the terrible floods that hit the USA in 2023.

Mixed by today’s finest sound engineer from Jamaica, Gregory Morris (Protoje, Lila Ike, Mortimer,…), ‘Rain And Blood’ combines the best of modern reggae sound with an impeccable groovy riddim inspired from back in the days. On top of this, the finest horns section of the new Jamaican music scene, TOPP BRASS, graces us with a timeless instrumental cut called ‘Red Sky’. This is heavyweight reggae at its best!
credits
released March 7, 2025

Drums: Antonin Chatelain
Bass: Robbie Shakespeare
Piano, organ, DX7, percussion: Mathias Liengme
Rhythm guitar: Léo Marin
Trumpet: Okiel McIntyre
Tenor saxophone: Oshane Love
Trombone: Randy Fletcher
Backing vocals: Alexandre Schneiter, Matteo D’Amico

Recorded at Bridge Studio, Geneva, by Mathias Liengme and at One Pop Studio, Kingston.
Mixed by Gregory Morris.
Mastered at Centraldubs, Bern, by Adi Flück.

Composed and arranged by The 18th Parallel. Horns arrangement by Topp Brass. Lyrics by Mykal Rose.

Produced by Antonin Chatelain and Mathias Liengme for Fruits Records.

Label design by Mister Burton Design.