AS ONE / KIRK DEGIORGIO

Kirk Degiorgio is one of the most sought-after mixers/producers in today's eclectic dance music scene. Steering away from musical cliches and sticking to his soul-boy roots, he has managed to maintain his musical integrity over 8 years and 5 albums.

BABATUNDE LEA

Babatunde Lea is a Bay Area percussionist, and an established session musician. He has worked alongside Pharoah Sanders, Van Morrison, McCoy Tyner, Leon Thomas, Joe Henderson, John Tchicai, and Bobby Hutcherson, before recording an album for Ubiquity Jazz that will remind listeners that he is a skilled band leader, too.

BADMARSH

Old-school Jungle and Ragga clashes with beautiful jazz-infused drum n' bass, while Badmarsh throws in a wicked blend of tabla and Indian vocal samples for a unique UK sound.

BAMBOOS

The Bamboos "Step It up" album collects the first single, as well as new versions of the Kay Dee-released tracks. Also included are exclusive tracks featuring Tru Thoughts vocalist Alice Russell and a cover version of UK Broken Beat anthem "Transcend Me" (originally by Afronaught). The Bamboos sound is most heavily influenced by The Meters, James Brown, Eddie Bo, Grant Green, Melvin Sparks, Jimmy Smith, Reuben Wilson, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Idris Mohummad and other funk originators from the late 1960s through the early 1970s.

BLANK BLUE

Blank Blue is the surreal story of an Armageddon born out of a massive earthquake off the west coast of the United States and set sometime in the future. The quake triggers a separation of the west from the rest of the country, creating a whirlpool of devastation in its wake. Millions die. Thousands survive. Those that survive eventually sink and drown from the buckling lands, only to have scores of poison mushrooms waiting for them underneath the earth's masses, loosened from centuries old trees. The poisoned water gives them their first gasp, and miraculously they are able to and breathe and live underwater.

Beatless are Alex Attias and Paul Martin. They are currently working on their full-length Beatless album, "Life Mirrors", for Ubiquity Records, to be released October 2001. The album features appearances from SoCal-based unique MC Quasimoto aka Madlib, The Daughters (vocalists of the Oakland-based rare groove legends the Sons and Daughters of Lite), keyboardist Jessica Lauren, and a host of London-based collaborators.

BETTER DAZE

One Street Over is a mind bending blend of various genres, including funk, jungle, Middle Eastern, and others. And, while the pair borrows liberally from various traditions, they interweave the pieces with a style all their own."

BREAKESTRA

The Breakestra was born as the result of a vision by bassist/guitarist/upright cellist/producer Miles Tackett. Tackett fell in love with hip-hop after hearing Ultramagnetic MC's' Critical Beatdown in the late 1980s - the era in which tons of dusty drum breaks and funky samples first saw the light of day via enterprising hip hop producers such as Paul C., Pete Rock, Large Professor and DJ Premier. "In retrospect, I see that I gravitated towards hip hop because of its roots in funk music, " Tackett told URB Magazine in 1999.

BUGS

"A hybrid of seductive grooves washed in edgy urban imagery."
-SURFACE
"A savvy distillation of the current Bay Area club scene."
-SPIN

CONNIE PRICE & THE KEYSTONES

On the follow-up to their Now-Again/Stones Throw album, Connie Price and the Keystones step-up with a heavyweight dynamic soundtrack-inspired hip hop album.  While their debut was instrumental, Tell Me Something is the opposite, featuring a marquee-filling list of quality MCs.  The legendary Percee P, Wildchild from the Lootpack, Ubiquity-labelmate Ohmega Watts, Soup from Jurassic 5, Blood Of Abraham, Mykah 9 from the Freestyle Fellowship and Project Blowed, plus vocalist Aloe Blacc provide lyrics n’rhymes.

CLUTCHY HOPKINS

"If I were an emcee, I would want Clutchy on my squad. Much like MF Doom he has the unique ability to make the inanimate articulate, as if his instruments could speak. Not only is Clutchy 'next up', but he's also on some next shit."
- Thick Magaine

CUICA

The sound of Cuica is pure hook: instant, catchy, and to the point.

Following hot on the heels of two smash Ubiquity singles, Simone Serritella, one half of the duo, describes their forthcoming "City to City" album as "Pure entertainment prime-time beats with a Brazilian twist."

DARKLEAF

After a couple of self-produced releases and an appearance on the Beneath The Surface compilation, DarkLeaf have gathered to release left coast hip hop on Ubiquity Records. The 5 members compose the crew that view themselves as one of the darkest leaves on the tree.

DERF REKLAW

Modal jazz, poetry and sambas, jug playing, Haitian, African and Afro-Cuban rhythms lend many shades to Derf Reklaws "From The Nile". Beginning as an original member of The Pharaohs, Derf was the session musician for a vast array of bands, including Terry Callier and Phil Collins!

EDDIE HARRIS

Eddie Harris, the Chicago-born multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and arranger is a genuine original whose accomplishments as an innovative and creative Jazz musician were far greater than the level of recognition and respect he was accorded.

ERIC LAU

The production skills of Eric Lau are powered by his love of manipulating sound in a soulful manner. Influenced by artists like Jay Dee, Pete Rock, D'angelo, ?uestlove, James Poyser, Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers, and Shuggie Otis, he seeks to walk in thier path of genre-busting, quality soul releases while adding a twist of his own.

FLUID OZ / ZERO dB

Ubiquity Records is delighted to announce a new partnership with super-hot UK-based Fluid Ounce label. Ubiquity will be releasing the Fluid Ounce “Unmeasured” compilation on August 6h on CD and exclusive double vinyl LPs - unavailable anywhere else in the world.

GREYBOY

Ubiquity Records' longest-running artist presents his third album, Mastered The Art. With a slick collection of soundtrack-inspired instrumentals and fat hip-hop tracks producer and DJ Greyboy is back, bang-up-to-date with sounds that will please his long-time fans and turn a lot of new heads.

THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS

The band was formed in 1993 by Karl Denson (saxophone, flute, vocals) and Zak Najor (drums) as a house band for Denson’s label, Greyboy Records, which he started with turntable wiz DJ Greyboy. Denson was the featured saxophonist in Lenny Kravitz’s band for four years and has won rave reviews for his five solo recordings on Minor Music, the latest of which (‘Chunky Pecan Pie’) pairs him with Miles Davis alumni Jack Dejohnette and Dave Holland.

INTERFEARENCE

Interfearence are a London based outfit who make original club tunes that offer a refreshingly twisted alternative to traditional 4-on-the-floor house.

JAMES COMBS

James Combs writes modern acoustic songs that have been described as both beautiful and fierce. Lilting music and high register vocal stylings underscore provocative lyrics.

JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET

JTQ, the funkiest band on the planet, are back with their original mix of gritty Wah Wah, greasy rhythms, and groovy Hammond-organ powered soul. For fans of the Greyboy Allstars, Medeski Martin and Wood, Jimmy Smith & James Brown.

JOHN BELTRAN

Hooking up with Ubiquity Records (by Beltrans own admission it’s his favorite label!) he has visions of a larger sound with broader appeal.

JOHN ARNOLD

Detroit resident John Arnold is one of a new breed of Detroit producers (like peers Recloose and Ayro) making waves with a uniquely Detroit perspective on electronic dance music. Equally happy playing guitar with his acoustic jazz combo Blackman & Arnold or, as a club DJ, spinning jazz, broken, techno and house Arnold brings an eclectic selection of influences together when producing and performing.

KARRY WALKER

karry walker's ambition in life is to write cool songs and then sort of scribble over them with a guitar while singing in lower case letters.

LANU

This Is My Home is the stunning solo debut from New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based producer Lanu (aka Lance Ferguson). Brimming with future soul and broken beat flavors, forward-thinking production and intuitive jazz sensibility, this album marks a distinct departure from the raw, deep funk sound of Ferguson's other project, The Bamboos. Features guests Quantic and Aloe Blacc.

THE LIONS

The Lions is a unique Jamaican-inspired outfit, the result of an impromptu recording session by members of Breakestra, Connie Price and the Keystones, Rhythm Roots All-Stars, Orgone, Sound Directions, Plant Life, Poetics and Macy Gray (to name a few). Gathering at Orgone's Killion Studios, in Los Angeles during the Fall of 2006, they created grooves that went beyond the Reggae spectrum by combining new and traditional rhythms, and dub mixing mastery with the global sounds of Ethiopia, Colombia and Africa.

MOLASSES

Molasses has worked with a handful of well established acts, including Cypress Hill. A renowned break beat archivist, he is the man behind the popular Drum Crazy series. Check out his moody, cinematic EP, "Madness: Conversations With My Sanity".

NINO MOSCHELLA

The first time we heard 29 year old Nino Moschella we knew he had that magic touch. Gritty, soulful, honest, and unique, his vocal styling and unique funk productions were a must-have for Ubiquity. Imagine our surprise when we learned that this golden voice belonged to a rough n’tumble Irish-Italian-American character from around the way.

NOMO

“We blend minimalist keyboard loops, fuzzed-out bass, soulful group vocals, and rolling blasts from an electric mbira,” explains an bandleader Elliot Bergman. “Throw in a horn-led midnight funeral procession and hopefully you have a deep listen that’s also a soul shaking dance party for the people!”

NOBODY

As LA underground hip hop and downtempo jazz breaks coalesce, let Nobody be your guide… His debut album will feature Aceyalone, Freestyle Fellowship, Abstract Rude, and Medusa.

NOSTALGIA 77

Imagine Breakestra hanging with Cinematic Orchestra, or RJD2 teaming up with the Ethiopiques and you're close to the sound of Nostalgia 77. Nostalgia 77 aka Ben Lamdin first burst onto the scene with his heavy, new funk based sound. The maturity and sensitivity of Nostalgia 77's music belie his relatively recent step into beat making. Influences are wide ranging; the drums of funk and hip-hop are strong guiding forces, as is the melody of jazz and the atmosphere of psychedelic rock.

P'taah (aka Chris Brann of Wamdue Productions) is on a mission to experiment with Latin rhythms, future jazz and freaked out club beats.
“A debut album sure to be one of the years highlights… avant funk, and very definitely the next shit”
-XLR8R

As an award winning producer and member of the hip hop production team The Prunes, he has produced, remixed and released a long list of somebodys including the Beastie Boys, DJ Krush, The Roots, and DJ Vadim for labels like Mo’ Wax and Grand Royal. The computer has served him well. But after reading an interview with Rick Rubin, Peder decided to follow the super producer’s lead, and close his eyes and listen instead of looking at the screen.

PURACANE

Part electronic, part beat-driven and part pure new millennial pop - this is the sound of Puracane. Breakbeat ballads brush up next to crackling electronic torch songs on their Ubiquity Recordings debut, Things You Should Leave Alone.

QUANTIC

Ubiquity will release the 3rd solo Quantic LP in the USA, Canada, Spain, and South Africa. It's a simultaneous release with the UK based Tru Thoughts label taking care of the rest of the world. Building on the success and popularity of his first 2 albums "Mishaps Happening" sees Will Holland aka Quantic take it to the next level with the aid of guests like U.S. funk legend Spanky Wilson and Quantic right-hand woman Alice Russell.

SLIDE FIVE

Mixing live performance with loops and samples, Slide Five dive head on into the worlds of drum and bass, dub, soul and jazz.

STATELESS

Andreas Saag delivers an emotion-packed album of funky broken beats & soulful house rhythms featuring vocalists Yukimi Nagano (of Koop) & Bless. Acclaimed for ground-breaking production as Swell Session this is his most provoking music to date, already in the bags of the world's most distinguished DJs.

WALLY & SWINGSETT

"After impressive tracks on various compilations, EP's, and solo projects, the dream team of New York's abstract beat scene have blessed us with a full-length album."
-URB MAGAZINE