To celebrate the first four crucial African Head Charge albums being back on wax for the first time in 30 years, we’ve compiled a special AHC-themed mixtape. This is a two hour night flight through the strange and wonderful world of African Head Charge, putting their early music in a wider context of influences, collaborators and intersecting sounds. Featuring Count Ossie, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Psychic TV, Don Cherry, Jah Wobble, Sun Ra, Pere Ubu, Tortoise and more.

Jeb Loy Nichols finally comes home to On-U Sound,the label he first befriended in 1981. A country/dub crossover record, backed by members of Dub Syndicate and the Roots Radics, and with Adrian Sherwood at the controls.

After a resurgent 2015, On-U Sound will kick off the new year with vinyl re-presses of the first four African Head Charge albums. All have been re-cut at ‘Dubplates & Mastering’ in Berlin for maximum bass pressure. They also include printed inner with sleeve notes by Steve Barker (On The Wire), and digital download cards for full album.

We’re pleased to share details of our next vinyl re-issue; Singers & Players Revenge of The Underdog. The second album by the loose On-U collective, originally released in 1982. Featuring Prince Far I, Bim Sherman, Jah Woosh, plus members of the Roots Radics, The Slits and Glaxo Babies. Heavy dread vibes, earthquaking dub and classic deejay chatter, recorded in the flash, heat and studio experimentation of post-punk London. 

Ahead of the release of the SCIENCE FICTION DANCEHALL CLASSICS compilation on 2 October, On-U Sound is proud to drop this ultra-limited 1-sided 12″

On-U Sound are proud to unveil an epic 14 minute visual journey through the Science Fiction Dancehall Classics compilation created by Trevor Jackson. Using a mixture of hands-on analogue techniques and modern digital technology, the film stretches and blurs manipulated video, abstract animation & found footage into a trippy, hypnotic interpretation of the music on the album. The attention-to-detail and immersive flow of the edit reward viewing in full.

We’re pleased to share details of the next On-U Sound reissue, The Missing Brazilians 1984 LP Warzone. This is one of the most envelope-pushing records on the label: a rhythmic collision of noise, dub and electronics.

“N as in NOSTALGIA: Being nostalgic is all well and good, but when you’re making music and pine for a time gone by or for things to be or sound a certain way, you better be careful as it can spell the end for you.” – Adrian Sherwood

An expanded feature-length version of the recollections by band members Bob Harding and Chris Joyce that were edited down for the Pay Attention! sleevenotes. It not only relays the trials and tribulations of the band, but captures vividly the music scene of the North of England in the early-80s, with connections to Factory Records, Roger Eagle, Suns Of Arqa, the Public Spirit theatre group, and more.

We’re pleased to announce the details of brand new On-U Sound compilation Science Fiction Dancehall Classics. A curated selection of classics, rarities and unreleased tracks from the On-U Sound vaults by DJ & Audio Visual artist Trevor Jackson (aka Playgroup / Underdog). Renowned for his Metal Dance compilations of industrial-dance on Strut Records, having worked with the likes of LCD Soundsystem and Four Tet via his Output Recordings Label, and a recently released acclaimed multi edition album of his own music (FORMAT) via the vinyl factory.