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Reggae Sound Network


Necessary Mayhem is the first of the record labels to join the Reggae Sound network bringing with them the full NM catalogue. This also includes new sub labels Necessary Classics & Necessary Roots both of which start between now and early next year. Currently number 1 with various cuts on the "Come Down Riddim" in most territories in the reggae vinyl shops we aim to make them number one digitally.

Dubplate Remix & Report To Me

Hot on the heels of the "Rumours Riddim" comes the THE REMIX. Our Rumours riddim currently doing the rounds globally will continue to grow with this remix which features uk Drum and bass artist Mc Shabba, Tenor Fly, Uk Apache, David Boomah and of course YT on the hook. On the flip side of the 7" is a cut from the forthcoming lp Report To Me by Gregory Isaacs and Blackout Ja. Report to Me was a huge single from Gregory's I.O.U lp in 1989 and this classy reworking had original producer Gussie Clarke in total admiration of the new cut. Both tunes are available right here.

 

Rumours Riddim

 

First Necessary Mayhem 7" releases for the year is the Rumours Riddim 2009. Rumours was a huge hit in 1988 for Gregory Isaacs and now looks set to be huge again with 4 crisp new tracks on the updated riddim produced by Curtis Lynch. The first is Dubplate by YT / Million Stylez / Blackout Ja / Mr Williamz / & Tenor Fly. The 2nd "Love My Woman" by Blackout Ja & Michie One and finally a remix of the current hit "Lord Save my soul" by Chyna Soulstar ft: Demolition Man. 

 

 

Necessary Accolades

Bellow are some end of year reviews from various sources on a wonderful 2008 for NM...

http://bettermustcome.blogspot.com/2008/12/modern-roots-45s-2008-top-50-by-bmc.html

 http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1676&Itemid=26

 http://www.houseofreggae.de/news/689-top-10-r eggae-dancehall-singles-2008.html.

Lovers Rock Releases

Curtis Lynch is set to release some lovers rock releases from artist such as Kele Le Roc, Shola Ama & Nadine Marshall. " We have so many tunes that we want to put out this year and there is a need for tunes on a nicer slower vybe than to what we put out normally so these songs will be a healthy addition to what we are currently doing.

New Signings

Fresh new signings at Necessary Mayhem for 2009. Singer Christopher Lunch out of West London appears on the forthcoming lp "Necessary Mayhem Meets Music Works"and NM engineer "Da Grynch" to run his label through NM Records.

 

Necessary Mayhem YouTube Channel

Necessary Mayhem now have a YouTube Channel check it out right here - http://uk.youtube.com/NecessaryMayhem

 

 

YT Heat Seeking Camera

YT the UK's best reggae DJ since his debut album "Straight Outta Britain" blasts his way onto the already huge " Police In Helicopter riddim" with a big tune called "Heat Seeking Camera". This tune is BIG !!! and is only availble as a 320 Kbps exclusive Digital Download on this site. Million Stylez continues to score the  number 1 spot across Europe with Police In Helicopter. While Mr Williamz is having huge success in America with his version "Babylon In Helicopter"


 320 Kbps MP3 DOWNLOADS

 

NM are pleased to announce that we will be selling the best quality that mp3 formats can offer starting with our new releases Police in Helicopter and Shank I Shenk. Consumers will now be able to purchase our tracks at 320 kbps.





NECESSARY BUNDLES

Necessary Mayhem have began to sell low budget bundles of their cataloge. At the moment the bundles are mp3 based and in the coming weeks a vinyl bundle will be available. 1 Of the two bundles are a minimum of 15 Necessary Mayhem tunes for £8.95 for a years subscription. This bundle includes the pirates and the new shank i shenk and Police in helicopter riddims. This bundle seems to appeal to many fans of the Necessary Mayhem label who continue to support the British based label simply because as a new tune is released subscribers will have the tunes immediately. The second bundle is where you the subscriber choose 10 Necessary Mayhem tracks for £6.95 which also is an excellent deal if you want to mix the old and new tunes together.




NEW RELEASES

After the success of " Champion Sound" Necessary Mayhem are back with another monster serial. This time there are two riddims back to back. First of the new riddims is by Million Stylez hailing from Sweden on Junjo Lawes &  John Holts Police In Helicopter. Million delivers his sing jay style on the riddim and deals with the politics involved with smoking the herb. Mr. Williamz uk newcomer is currently making a big name for himself across the waters due to his contribution on the Champion sound. He is also on the police in helicopter riddim and his version has prompted some major interest. The second riddim is the Shank I Sheck another popular riddim. First up  are YT, Blackout Ja, Mr. Williamz & Michie One who talk about Bills and not having enough money to pay them (Something we can all relate to). Next is solo cut from YT who hits out against artists who don't write good lyrics. Blackout Ja another artist who is also making a big name for himself has a solo cut with reggae rebel and new to the label a big r n b  artist Glenn Lewis Famed for his hit tune "Don't You Forget It" Which is the tune he put on the shank I shenck riddim in a dub plate style. These tunes are available on the Police In Helicopter/Shank I Sheck Riddim EP. Also on 7" and single download please check out the various stores we have on our site for information.




BIG TUNE...

The new Pirates Riddim in its first week of release looks set to be a Necessary Mayhem classic. A huge amount of airplay both from radio and sound systems have seen this track fly out of the shops which is excellent news as far as the NM team are concerned. Real Music by YT was voted record of the week by 1 xtra's Seani B which prompted a live radio interview while YT was in Rome on tour. "Heavy spins from some of the worlds greats is just what we needed" stated Curtis Lynch the producer of the Pirates Riddim also in a live radio interview. "Its important that we receive support from DJ's both on the underground and major radio stations around the globe in order for their fans as well as ours to get to hear the music and support it".





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PIRATES RIDDIM IS HERE

The tunes have landed… The long awaited Pirates Riddim has arrived fresh from the pressing plant and over the next few days will be in every good record store. Several download companies also have the tracks on their site also… get it now…





EXCLUSIVE MIXES OF THE PIRATES RIDDIM

Exclusive mixes only at our online store include the full 6 minute length of Champion Sound featuring the full 16 bars of each of the 9 ( YT, Million Stylez, Mr Williamz, Blackout JA, Iverse & Jah Knight) artist and an edit of U.S.A (united states of africa) with Blackout coming in earlier in the tune are among the exclusive mixes only available at our online store … check it out…





PIRATES RIDDIM PRESS RELEASE

First release of a busy new year for Necessary Mayhem launches with a re lick of the classic Gussie Clarke Pirates Anthem. YT a huge figure in the uk reggae scene steps up to show which radio djs and radio stations really promote reggae to the highest level with a track called real people. Brinsley Forde a true artist in every sense of the word blesses the rhythm with a brilliant subject matter U.S.A … united states of Africa… what a thought !!! However Blackout JA a dj / mc originally from Jamaica and now residing in Bristol joins Brinsley on this track with a toasting style of old, his strong tone telling us of what we must do to unite and come together which overall makes this an exceptional track. The most exciting track of the new serial though must be Champion Sound which features no less than seven djs ranging from various parts of Europe… Million Stylez, YT, Blackout JA, Mr Williamz, Iverse, & Jah Knight all tell you why there sound is the Champion Sound… This tune is guaranteed to be a huge sound clash tune for many years to come. The serial ends with a dub mix of the Pirates by Grynch a.k.a Curtis Lynch who produced the entire project… the Pirates Riddim was a hit first time around and already there is a huge buzz about this one and the inclusion of soundquake out of Germany doing exclusive distribution this is a guaranteed musical explosion….