For all the americans with a good taste of music, the First Beer Of A New Day CD/LP and the Kalipso Times 10" are now available at interpunk.
Furthermore here are some nice words about Dr. Ring Ding, his Kalipso Times EP and ROFR :)
Check out the lovely Rocking Steady fanzine here
Dienstag, 30. April 2013
Donnerstag, 28. März 2013
This is the end of the world as you know it...
For a long long time this world was dark and cold, but now the sun is rising at the horizon. On 12th of april we will re-release the mighty record "First Beer Of A New Day" by our favorite drunks Jaya The Cat as 180 gram Vinyl, Digisleeve CD with Vinyl look and for the Apple Generation as Download.
Especially the CD version was sold out for too many years now and made rich men out of the black marketeers. But now the record is back and it's heavier (Vinyl) and prettier (CD) than it was ever before.
So we want to hear all good people saying together: "CHEEEERIO!" ...or "EL CAMINO" :)
Especially the CD version was sold out for too many years now and made rich men out of the black marketeers. But now the record is back and it's heavier (Vinyl) and prettier (CD) than it was ever before.
So we want to hear all good people saying together: "CHEEEERIO!" ...or "EL CAMINO" :)
Mittwoch, 27. März 2013
Kalipso Times means summer time :)
Hey brothers & sisters,
tomorrow is a magic day. It's the official release date of the new Dr. Ring Ding 10" EP and so it is the unofficial beginning of summer! Bäm!
All you have to do is to place the needle on the wax, turn the volume to the max, put your bikini on, open the windows and dance with your neighbour trough the snow! Yeah!
tomorrow is a magic day. It's the official release date of the new Dr. Ring Ding 10" EP and so it is the unofficial beginning of summer! Bäm!
All you have to do is to place the needle on the wax, turn the volume to the max, put your bikini on, open the windows and dance with your neighbour trough the snow! Yeah!
Sonntag, 17. März 2013
Sonntag, 3. März 2013
New Dr. Ring Ding EP / First 10" on ROFR!
Dr. Ring Ding is well known for his versatility as a performer and
producer in the most varied of musical styles. However, a large part of his
heart belongs to the Caribbean sounds of the sixties – including, besides
Jamaican Ska and Rock Steady, the Calypso from Trinidad.
With
Kalipso Times, he covers several preferences and varieties of this genre. Four
tracks that show different facets of the music and the doctor – adequately
presented on ten inch vinyl, topped off with appropriately humorous artwork.
Perky
grooving bass lines, sparkling percussions and glistening horn section, along
with tongue in cheek and sometimes equivocal lyrics. This is music that makes
you feel good and that conjures the carefree joy and the spirit of the
Caribbean Carnival of the good old days.
The
musicians (besides the Doctor himself) are a great bunch of versed musicians:
members of Jazzkantine, the Swiss Reggae band The Scrucialists, Dr. Ring Ding
Ska-Vaganza and, straight from the variety show stages, Götz Alsmann, Markus
Paßlick and Altfrid M. Sicking.
The
great respect for the legendary calypsonian Mighty Sparrow is documented twice
on here. First in the original composition “The Cat And The Rooster”, a song
crafted in the style of the master. Melodically and musically on one hand, but
most of all lyrically on the other: the quarrel between two animals that
symbolizes the battle of the sexes at the same time. Playing with different narrative levels has a
very old tradition in the history of Calypso, and here, it is cultivated
further.
The
other one is a reprise of the Sparrow-classic “Obeah Wedding” from 1966, the
‘Road March’ (most frequently played song in the Trinidadian Carnival) of that
year and still a hit. Here, it is presented with a balladic intermezzo.
The
original Composition “All Because I Love You” is a Reggae-Calypso that can also
be found on the current Ska album of the Doctor (Dr. Ring Ding Ska-Vaganza –
Piping Hot). It is written in the tradition of the Jamaican Stanley Beckford,
who gets a ‘hats off’ in the last line of the song.
“The
Needle” is a Reggae version of the tune “Dr. Kitch” by Lord Kitchener, along
with Mighty Sparrow one of the greatest Calypsonians in History. This song from
1964 was already interpreted in a Reggae version by the British Reggae singer
Judge Dread in 1974, here, you get a version with real horns. Dr. Ring Ding has
accompanied Judge Dread as a musician for a few years at his shows in Europe;
ever since he has presented his own version, it stirs some controversy
sometimes…
Donnerstag, 24. Januar 2013
Dienstag, 25. Dezember 2012
Mittwoch, 21. November 2012
New El Bosso meets the Skadiolas Video
Hey,
there is a new trashy EBMTS video online, that we shot spontaneously on our VIP bus trip to the Sunny Bastards Label Festival in early 2012. So go to the fridge, grab a beer and try to smile like Bosso :)
there is a new trashy EBMTS video online, that we shot spontaneously on our VIP bus trip to the Sunny Bastards Label Festival in early 2012. So go to the fridge, grab a beer and try to smile like Bosso :)
Montag, 22. Oktober 2012
Review Highlights about the Jaya The Cat album!
(...)
mischen mit herrlicher Unbekümmertheit Reggae und Dub mit Rock und
Punk-Elementen, wobei stets hochprozentige Party-Vibes mitschwingen.
(...) Das Album des Sommers!
(Rock Hard, 9,5 von 10 Punkten)
"JAYA
THE CAT sind so sehr oder so wenig eintönig wie der Besuch in der
Stammkneipe: irgendwie schon, aber insgeheim weiß man, dass einen jede
Veränderung befremden würde. Das liegt wohl daran, dass ihre Songs
nicht mehr sein wollen und können, als (...) Kampf- und Trinkerlieder
(...)"
(Ox, 8 von 10 Punkten und CD-Beilage)
"Auf ihrem vierten Album bewegt sich die Band auch auf Reggae und Soul zu."
(Visions)
"Jaya
The Cat machen alle glücklich (...) Besinnen auf die Vergangenheit mit
dem Wissen, dass die Musikgeschichte nicht bei The Clash oder Sublime
angefangen hat, macht diese Band so stark."
(Westzeit, 5 von 6 Punkten)
"Es
ist ein echter Genuss. Eine hübsche Mischung aus Ska, Reggae und
Punkrock wird mit psychedelischen Elementen vernebelt.(...) Dass die
Songs in verschiedenen Hotelzimmern quer durch Europa entstanden sind,
spürt man."
(Slam)
"Mittlerweile
leben Jaya The Cat in Amsterdam, was bei ihrem Ganja-beeinflussten Mix
aus Reggae, Dancehall, Punk-Rock, Ska und karibischem Flair total Sinn
ergibt. Was jetzt nach Batikweste und Dreadlocks klingt, ist allerdings
absolut empfehlenswert: super Sommermusik."
(Guitar)
"Wieder ist (...) ein süffisant-schwitziger Mix aus Reggae und Ska mit Punkrock-Tupfern gelungen."
(Access, 4 von 5 Punkten)
"(...) an Abwechselung nicht zu übertreffen. (...) Das Album ist ein Lichtblick im Jahre 2012 und spielt ganz weit oben mit."
(Dynamite, Highlight-Review)
"Die
Vielfalt der Band wird schnell klar, wenn der zweite Track "Late Night
Sonic Insurrection" mit seinem karibischen Flair die Strandpromenade
entlang flaniert."
(Plastic Bomb)
"Ihr neues Album warten mit großen Melodien auf und ist immer tanzbar - genau das richtige für den Sommer also."
(Triggerfish.de)
""The
New International Sound Of Hedonism" birgt exakt, was der Titel
verspricht, nämlich ein unbeschwert aufheiterndes Sommeralbum."
(Laut.de, 4 von 5 Punkten)
"JAYA
THE CAT sollten zukünftig den Wetterbericht bestimmen und moderieren,
dann reichen Shorts und Zahnbürste für 320 der Tage im Jahr."
(Allschools.de)
"(...)
eine tolle eigenständige Mischung aus Ska, Reggae, Soul und Punkrock.
Zu recht gelten JAYA THE CAT seit ihrer Gründung 2001 zur Speerspitze
in diesem Metier."
(In-Your-Face.de)
"Auf
insgesamt 14 Stücken plus einem kurzen Outro verbreitet die Band gute
Laune und weiß, wie sie es anstellt, einen mitzureißen. (...) The New
International Sound Of Hedonism ist ein Fest (...) und es wäre
verwunderlich, wenn es nicht gewaltig einschlägt."
(Alternativmusik.de)
"Genau diese aufmunternde Sorte von Musik ist es, für die Mann und Frau Jaya The Cat schon früher liebten."
(CDStarts.de)
"(...) es ist echt ein Vergnügen, die 14 Songs durchzuhören. Da kann das Wetter dann draußen ruhig Scheiße sein - egal!"
(Punkrockers-Radio.de)
"(...)
absolut gelungen und Songs wie "Here Comes The Drums", "Thessaloniki",
"Fake Carreras" und "This Could All Go So Horribly Wrong" haben sich
schnell in meinen Gehörgängen festgesetzt."
(Pressuremagazine.de)
"Selten
hat ein Albumtitel so gut zum Inhalt gepasst wie hier. (...) Dieses
Album kann einem mehrere Wochen sommerlicher Höchsttemperaturen
ersetzen."
(Valve-Magazine.net)
"(...) das neue Album von Jaya the Cat ist einfach gut und findet hoffentlich eine große Hörerschaft."
(Crazyunited.de, Note 2)
"Sommerliches Album, das aber auch im Herbst zu überzeugen weiß."
(Ulm-News.de)
Freitag, 19. Oktober 2012
Jaya The Sheep
It's unbelieveable. The Jaya test pressing was sold for 199 € and now Plan will be able to help a lot of people with that money. I think Wayne Hudgins has reserved his place in heaven with his final bid. Thanks bro!
By the way, Wayne and some friends will open a Jaya online shop soon, so check out www.jayajunk.com
And here is what we did with that money: One sheep for a family in Ethiopia, some goats for refugees in Niger, emergency relief in the Sahelian zone, meals for 10 kids in Uganda and a training for teachers in Burkina Faso. Wow!
By the way, Wayne and some friends will open a Jaya online shop soon, so check out www.jayajunk.com
And here is what we did with that money: One sheep for a family in Ethiopia, some goats for refugees in Niger, emergency relief in the Sahelian zone, meals for 10 kids in Uganda and a training for teachers in Burkina Faso. Wow!
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