Mungo's Hi-Fi - Sound System Champions

Scotland’s number one reggae dancehall sound system and bona-fide institution, Mungos Hi Fi have been releasing hits since 2001 when their killer tracks ‘Wickedness’ and ‘Ing’ featuring Brother Culture first took the world by storm getting heavy plays by Jah Shaka, the late great John Peel and Mr Scruff who went on to include ‘Ing’ on his Solid Steel mix released on Ninja Tunes. In the last eight years the trio have played over 1000 shows truly earning the title of Veteran Selectors and are fast becoming the most in-demand sound system in Europe. They faithfully draw on foundation reggae, dub and dancehall music from the last 50 years and come away with something that is genuinely fresh. Their first album on their own Scotch Bonnet imprint spans a broad selection of musical stylings from ska and rocksteady, through roots and steppers, to rub a dub, digital roots and dancehall.  As with their live sound, powered by their own enormous, homebuilt PA, their inspirational forward thinking productions continually push reggae boundaries into new groundbreaking frontiers. ‘Sound System Champions’, recently released on CD with minimal fanfare, will now also be available as a double vinyl set, cut with ultimate precision at D&M Berlin. Featuring an onslaught of world class reggae MCs and singers, including Top Cat, Tippa Irie, Ranking Joe, Soom T, Kenny Knots, Mikey Murka, Ras Charmer, Aya Faith, Suncycle, MC Ishu and Marina P, this LP is going to be as huge as Mungo’s infamous speaker stacks.

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