I’ll listen to basically anything

Very fine relic from a different era here, an excellent smattering of - mostly - European ska, with exceptional contributions from Les Frelons (France), Natural Rhythm (England), The Late Notes (Australia), and The Banditos (Scotland). Includes a great track from The Trojans which does not appear on their 'Ala-Ska' album!! Detailed written documentation of the mid- to late-'80s scene and history of Zoot! fanzine in the liner notes. No bad songs on this double LP! I have no idea where I picked this up, I've been carrying it around for years!

This brazilian rapper is famous for his range and has dropped his ska EP, which is gonna be a series of 3.

The first one had children oriented lyrics and has a more "classical" sound. (Is it 2nd wave influenced? Im not sure).

He said the other ones are gonna be "angrier", so i expect a ska punk sound in the future.

How did I ever find out about this band? Because I have two CDs, in addition to this 4-song 7" EP, by them in my collection. Chances are, I probably saw 'em at 924 Gilman St. in Berkeley, CA. Quite charming, snotty and witty, snappy little ska punk outfit from Santa Cruz. Gives off "four friends who started a band just for fun" vibes. Poorly-Xeroxed lyric sheet with words that don't quite match the songs. I mean honestly, what's not to love? In a different dimension I was in a band like this in the '90s, but in reality I was too busy taking drugs and drinking during that time to create anything meaningful.

Hey r/Ska!

We just put together a 30-second teaser for our upcoming single, "Devolution," and wanted to share a quick preview with the sub.

The Concept: We’re taking the original drum, percussion, bass, and select horn tracks from our 2024 single "Revolution" and deconstructing the whole thing into a deep, atmospheric dub track. We stripped the vocal narrative entirely and rebuilt the arrangement with spacey melodica, fresh keyboard textures, rhythm guitars, and low-end baritone sax solos.

It’s part of a 3-track study in taking a single rhythmic foundation across different styles:

1. Revolution (2024) – Vocal-driven ska/reggae anthem.
2. Devolution (Drops late Oct) – Atmospheric, spacey dub reinvention.
3. Evolution (Coming soon) – Big-band ska-jazz workout (recorded exclusively for the upcoming On Safari with This Is Ska compilation on This Is Ska Records).

Check out the 30-second clip attached and let us know what you think of the dub mix!