In October, Epic remastered and reissued Shake Off the Dust...Arise, the debut album by reggae artist Matisyahu.

If that name isn't sounding particularly "reggae," it's because the artist - born Matthew Miller and raised in White Plains, New York - is a Hasidic Jewish artist. The juxtaposition of these two cultures - note-perfect in the reggae tradition, but sung by a bearded, soft-spoken man in traditional Hasidic garb - nonetheless made Matisyahu a notable act, and debut single "King Without a Crown," first heard on breakthrough concert LP Live at Stubb's (2005) and released from major-label debut Youth (2006), was a Top 30 hit.

Matisyahu has released another handful of albums since then, including most recent studio effort Light (2009), but Epic has taken the time to reissue the artist's first-ever album, 2004's Shake Off the Dust...Arise (recorded for indie label JDub), which had fallen out of print and commanded high prices on the secondary market. The physical disc is available through Matisyahu's official Web site and can be downloaded through the usual providers.

Hit the jump to see the track list.

Matisyahu, Shake Off the Dust...Arise (Epic/Or Music/JDub, 2010 - originally released on JDub, 2004)

1. Chop 'Em Down
2. Tzama L'Chol Nafshi (Psalm - 63:2-3)
3. Got No Water
4. King Without a Crown
5. Interlude
6. Father in the Forest
7. Interlude
8. Aish Tamid
9. Short Nigun
10. Candle
11. Close My Eyes
12. Interlude
13. Exaltation
14. Refuge
15. Interlude
16. Warrior
17. Outro

Tracks 1 and 16 re-recorded for No Place to Be (Epic/Or Music/JDub, 2006)
Track 4 re-recorded for Youth (Epic/Or Music/JDub, 2006)