TRUCKBACK RECORDS GETS LOVE FROM XLR8R MAGAZINE

XLR8R Magazine, known for "accelerating music and culture", has recognized TRUCKBACK RECORDS as part of its annual "Labels We Love" series. XLR8R (pronounced "accelerator") is a magazine and website that covers music, culture, style, and technology. While XLR8R’s initial focus was on electronic music, it has over the years widened its scope to include indie rock, hip-hop, and reggae/ dancehall music as well as related trends in style, art, fashion, and technology. XLR8R’s website, xlr8r.com, features breaking music and culture news as well as high-resolution music videos and free weekly MP3 downloads and podcasts.

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While Jamaican culture is known for its ingenuity, Truckback Records has taken resourcefulness to an entirely new level. Founded by brothers Steve, Andrew and Adrian Locke, Truckback Records is just what it claims to be, a recording studio built inside the cargo compartment of a retired (but still working) container truck. That was in 2006. And since then, Truckback has grown up fast. The Gearbox Riddim notched two #1 songs in Jamaica (Erup “Click My Finger”, Harry Toddler “Don’t Run In”), a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip Hop chart (Erup “Click My Finger”) as well top ten hits in London, New York, Miami and Japan, “Rhythm of the Year” nominations in 2007 and 2008 as well as a nod for 2008 Producer of the Year by the EME and HYPE-TV Awards committees. Shout outs from Fader and XLR8R magazines have minted the studio’s unique place in reggae and dance culture worldwide.

Despite its success, TruckBack still runs on the grassroots, creative energies of brothers Steve and Adrian Locke, proof of which is evident in projects like the Ole Axle (2008), Clutch (2008), Springblade (late 2008) and Dash Board (2009) riddims as well as their innovative roots project featuring the conscious DJ, Baijie. In the meantime, TruckBack will be driving reggae, dancehall and simply good music to new levels on the way.