The Abassi All Stars is a collective of musicians based around Neil Perch’s Zion Train recording studio in Cologne. The project is co-ordinated by Neil and has been released on his Deep Root and Universal Egg labels. The current participants are Neil Perch, Dave Hake (trumpet), Bigga (trombone), vocalists Fitta Warri (Jamaica), Junior Kigwa (Rwanda). Dubdadda (UK), Sis Sanae (Japan), Kenny Knots (UK), Empress Rasheda (UK), Earl 16 (Jamaica), and Luciano (Jamaica).

Fitta Warri is a Bobo chanter in the style of many current Jamaican artists but Fitta has one outstanding facet that the others do not – he speaks a message of oneness and love for the whole world – not just a selected few and he speaks it with wisdom and vision.
Born in St D’Acre, Jamaica and currently out of Franklyn Town, Kingston, Jamaica; Fitta has been a songwriter since the tender age of 14 and recorded his first release ‘Them Too Haunted’ on the Addiction rhythm for Rolling Records at the Marley’s Tuff Gong studio.

The Dubdadda, or Jono as he is known throughout the reggae world, is one of the mainstays of the UK reggae scene. Dubdadda has been working with Zion Train in the studio, as an integral part of the new live show and as the main mc on Zion Train Sound System sessions.

Sis Sanae is an up and coming roots artist from Yokohama, Japan. She has two releases on the Deep Root imprint ‘ Sufferin’ and ‘Free Jah Children’, both produced by perch in the Zion Train studio. Sanae has also recorded for the Mighty Massa production outfit in Japan.

Neil Perch is the founder member of Zion Train Sound system and the owner and administrator of the Universal Egg and Deep Root record & publishing labels. He also owns and runs the Abassi Hi Power sound system. Remix, Production and writing credits include: Gentleman, UB40 (‘Homegrown’ album 2003), Luciano, Beenie Man, Jack Radics, Gregory Isaacs, Alton Ellis, Markus Stockhausen, Robert Miles.
Neil has also contributed six songs to the soundtrack of Antonio Boccola’s film – ‘Fame Chimica’. He has been performing worldwide for over 12 years, blowing some minds and pumping up the Bass in Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Estonia, USA, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Zambia, Italy, Eire, Holland, Belgium, Japan, Serbia and the UK

Neil plays as dubmaster and electronics controller in both the Zion Train band and sound system shows, he djs dub and roots both with and without the amazing Abassi Hi Power sound system.

What We Gonna Do (Luciano)
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Heavy Load (dub)
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Help The Youth (Fitta Warri)
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High Grade (Junior Kigwa)
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Israel (Fitta Warri)
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Vision Plant (dub)
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Favi Rock (dub)
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http://www.wobblyweb.com/ue/abassiallstars.html
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Zion Train are Dub/Dance pioneers and have been undisputed leaders in the genre for more than 15 years. The band have been heavily involved in alternative and DIY underground culture since the 90s as well as being purveyors of the finest Roots Reggae music throughout this period. They are one of the finest live dub acts in the world and promoted the practice of dynamic onstage dub mixing which they perform alongside acoustic instruments and the best live vocalists.

Zion Train was founded by Perch (live dub mixing/production), in 1990 and he was later joined by Cod (melodica/production), Tench (production), Molara (voice), Hake (trumpet), and Forkbeard (trombone). Between 2001 and 2005 Dubdadda added extra live vocals and Bigga replaced Forkbeard on trombone in 2001. The live line-up has always been very flexible, varying from Perch and a vocalist for sound-system gigs, to the full lineup for larger events. From 2006 Molara concentrated on her solo projects and Zion Train live features a variety of renowned vocalists including Dubdadda and Earl 16 alongside Marlene Johnoson, and YT.

Zion Train have been one of the planet’s most prolific groups, along with a mammoth recorded output and innumerable production credits, remixes and song writing collaborations they have produced magazines, CD-ROMs, Internet sites and built sound systems. Their early releases were on their own Universal Egg label, until in 1995 they signed to China Records. They released the world’s first promotional dub music video for the ‘Get Ready’ single and caused a furore with the publicity campaign for their ‘Homegrown Fantasy’ album.

Back on their own Universal Egg label since 1999, they have continued to release quality dub, electronica and world dance music. Their work from the past decade and a half still sounds fresh to today’s discerning ears.

2005 saw the reissue of the bands seminal and long unavailable first and second albums; ‘A Passage To Indica’ and ‘Natural Wonders Of The World In Dub’ remastered and redesigned. 2006 saw the re-release of the third album ‘Siren’, which was thought by many to herald the birth of the dub-dance vibe that swept the globe in the 1990s. A new album entitled ‘Live As One’ was released in September 2007 to great critical acclaim and was showcased in a 20 nation world tour. A ‘Live As One’ remix album is the next project that the train are embarking upon – watch this space.

Full Discography available here

Boxes And Amps (Live as One)
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Blessed Is He – Steppers Mix – Rob Smith / Blue and Red (Original Sounds of The Zion Remixed)
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Do You See Love – Bouncin’ to Balafonic mix – Balafonic (Original Sounds of The Zion Remixed)
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Bora Bora (Natural Wonders of the World)
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Gargantua Del Diablo (Natural Wonders of the World)
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Life That I Choose (Live As One)
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Beautiful Children – Beautiful Brazil Remix – Speedwell (Original Sounds of The Zion Remixed)
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Give Me Good Sensi (Live As One)
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Om Shiva (Love Revolutionaries)
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Nikola Kodjabashia is a London based Macedonian composer who has studied with Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Anatol Vieru, György Kurtág, and Rolf Gehlhaar.

The composer of two critically acclaimed albums ‘The Most of Now’ 2008 & ‘Reveries of the Solitary Walker’ 2004 described by: Guardian, BBC radio 3, JazzZeitung, Lira, Giornale della Musica, All about Jazz critics as …”probably the best record of the year”…”Magisch!”…”un ibrido perfetto” …”masterful”…”Kodjabashia morphs effortlessly from assured composer-conductor through laid-back facilitator to multi-tracking keyboard wizard”…”result, drawing on every musical language from modernism to Shadowslike twang, is masterful.”…All composers want to sound unique – but few manage to be as distinctive as Nikola Kodjabashia.

He has scored and conducted music for numerous plays, including Sir Peter Hall’s BACCHAI at the National Thetare, WEDDING DAY OF THE CRO MAGNONS for Soho Theatre London/Dialogue Productions, HELTER SKELTER / LAND OF THE DEAD for Bush Theatre London/Dialogue Productions, music for MONSIEUR IBRAHIM AND THE FLOWERS OF THE QU’RAN for Bush Theatre London / Dialogue Productions Theatre Company London, Music for OLIVIER award winning Jonathan Kent’s production of HECUBA at DONMAR Warehouse Theatre, Covent Garden.

TV productions & films include music / sound-design for BBC4 TV documentary series RACISM, A HISTORY, music for Paul Tickell’s BBC / ARENA documentary SAINTS, music for Sasha Crouch Damianovski’s film GREEN PAGES for OREV film productions (Awarded at Chicago Film Festival, UK premiered at Glastonbury Film stage 2007), conductor / score-editor of Kiril Dzajkovski’s scores for Ivo Trajkov’s awarded motion picture THE GREAT WATER and Milcho Manchevski’s DUST feat. Joseph Phines and David Wenham.

Nikola is a guest Lecturer in Creative music technology and Music Composition for TV and Film Media at DeepBlueSound Studios and Campus / Plymouth City College. He was a nominee for the Arts Foundation Award 2004, and received the British Council Chevening Award 2000 / 2001. Nikola is Musical Director and co-founder of THE DIESEL ORCHESTRA and META4 ensemble.

He does not have a personal website; he invites people to type the keyword: ‘Kodjabashia’ into any internet search engine
His music is released by ReR, described by The Guardian as “one of the most adventurous and coherent of avant-rock labels”.

Tango De Bond (taken from ‘The Most of Now’)
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Sugarking (taken from ‘Reveries of the Solitary Walker’)
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Lovesong (taken from ‘The Most of Now’)
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Ave Tatho (taken from ‘Reveries of the Solitary Walker’)
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7th Walk (taken from ‘Reveries of the Solitary Walker’)
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http://www.rermegacorp.com

The Live Project of Hagop Matossian aka Hungry Man & Aaron Horn aka Aaron Audio. Born from a love of variable tempo dance music, changing textures, and lots of hooks without a set structure, Honey Weasel has mutated into a production and live electronic jamming duo, the brains and brawns behind Mai Plues.

With a repetoire that includes Electro, Hiphop, Breakbeat, Dubstep & Drumnbass, Honey Weasel are uniquely suited to meet your production music and remix needs.

www.myspace.com/honeyweasel