INTENSIFIED SKA CAMPBELL 7 (5 versions) MILLA JENS | ARTIST

THE 9TH TIGHTEN UP RELEASE – AND THIS FROM A BAND THAT HELPED DEFINE THE UK-SKA SCENE THROUGHOUT THE 1990’S! THIS EXCLUSIVE SINGLE IS THEIR FIRST RELEASE SINCE 2011!  INTENSIFIED has penned classics such as Dirty Harry, Fat Cat, Morality Panic, Moskito and Dynamite and with a handful of albums also to their claim, they stand as one of the UK’s longest serving original ska bands.  Their first studio offering in 13 years will be this magnificent single – SKA CAMPBELL b/w HAMSTERDAM – a typical sweet and melodic INTENSIFIED to-be classic + an infectious instrumental. Both songs are exclusively on this 7” and will also serve as a lead up to the band’s 6th studio album due out later this year.  SKA CAMPBELL is a tribute to past legend saxophone player Dennis ‘Ska’ Campbell who performed with The Skatalites and later on numerous Studio One recordings. He was only rarely mentioned and listed, so this is INTENSIFIED’s way of paying homage to one of ska’s greats, the king of the offbeat!  HAMSTERDAM is a written by Steffi, the band’s keyboard player - a funky reggae nod to her favourite TV programme, the Wire.    INTENSIFIED Format: 7” vinyl in 5 x 100 hand numbered copies  (5 different sleeves and colours) Catalogue No.: TU-009 / REASON-027 Release date: 5 APRIL 2024 Track list: A) Ska Campbell B) Hamsterdam