BSI Records

Portland, Oregon's BSI Records is a dub and experimental label of considerable integrity. Founded in the mid-'90s, the label's international roster of artists includes Dry & Heavy (Japan), (the late) Muslimgauze (U.K.), King Jammy (Jamaica), Alpha & Omega (U.K.), Jah Warrior (U.K.), Henry & Louis (U.K.), Systemwide (U.S.), Daddy Freddy (Jamaica), Bucolic (U.S.), Rootsman (U.K.), and many more.

Alpha & Omega
Plymouth, England's dub heavyweights Alpha & Omega make spiritual electronic dub for labels such as Zion's Gate, Buback, and BSI. Jah Shaka is a big fan, isn't it time you were?

Mystical Things - 2000
Dub Philosophy - 2001


Ben Wa
Combining the best in electro boogie breaks with fresh, funky beats, Ben Wa is the U.S. answer to the nu-breaks scene heralded by Adam Freeland et al across the pond. And who said West Coast breakbeat was dead?

Elektro Krazy
Docking Sequence - 2000


Dry & Heavy
Japan's premier reggae and dub outfit Dry & Heavy make bottom end shaking rhythms for Beat Records, Musidisc, and Green Tea. Portland, Oregon's BSI Records have licensed their easy-skanking beats for North America.

Full Contact - 2000


J-Boogie
It is now clear that J-Boogie's talent is not limited to turntablism. The mighty San Francisco DJ has also been turning out some of the freshest urban downtempo grooves this side of the equator. This is smooth, hip hop-inspired lounge at its very finest.

Om Lounge - 1999
Om Lounge 3 - 2000
Docking Sequence - 2000
Om Lounge 4 - 2001


Jah Warrior
Under the Jah Warrior banner, London dub professor Steve Mosco produces, DJs, manages a sound system, and maintains a successful label. His electronic-heavy production veers towards that of Jah Shaka, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Augustus Pablo.

Peter Broggs In Dub - 2001


King Jammy Meets Dry & Heavy
Legendary digital dub professor King Jammy works his magic on Japanese reggae pioneers Dry & Heavy to dramatic effect. These skankin' rhythms will appeal to fans of Lee "Scratch" Perry and King Tubby.

In The Jaws Of The Tiger - 2001


Muslimgauze
As Talvin Singh and Badmarsh (among others) have assumed the roles as the optimistic ambassadors of cultural globalism, Muslimgauze, with a single-minded political agenda of Palestinian liberation, firmly stands as a media terrorist armed with an arsenal of Arabic hand drums and a studio full of dub trickery.

Coup D'Etat / Abu Nidal - 1992
Veiled Sisters - 1993
Arab Quarter - 1996
Gun Aramaic - 1996
Farouk Enjineer - 1997
Jaal Ab Dullah - 1997
Mazar-I-Sharif - 1998
Hussein Mahmood Jeeb Tehar Gass - 1999
Baghdad - 2000
Sufiq - 2000
Muslimlim 028 - 2001
Melt - 2001


Onry Ozzborn
West Coast MC Onry Ozzborn spits subterranean and spiritual in equal measures. An Oldominion crew member, he records solo for Portland's BSI Records.

Venom - 2001