http://riddimmethod.net/ – which we’re calling “the boing-boing of good music blogs” (he he he) Kid Kameleon has a mix – [The End of Dub] Barbes-D has some nice tracks on versionist Three great Creative Commons Releases from the dubheads at Afterbeat records in Poland: Echoâ„¢ – Dub Culture WWS – Ty i Ty Togetha Brotha – Cool Playa Showcase
[ download ] Hightone – Afraid of Nothing – Wave Digger Scientist – Dark Secret of the Box – Scientist encounters Pac Man Jackie Mittoo – No Show in Togo – Jackie Mittoo in Africa DJ Wally & DJ Swingsett – Hungry in the Abstrakt – Audio Alchemy Duotone – Dreadbounce – ((resound)) High Tone meets Improvisators Dub – Drongo Dub Jammin Unit – Totally Unintelligent (Mad Professor Dub Mix) High Tone- Enter The Dragon (Drum Ersatz) – A.D.N. Acid Dub Nuclei Kenny knots- Watch How the People Dancing – Honest Jons We’d really like to thank the excellent Jarring Effects people for sending us the CDs for 3 of this month’s tracks. The opener “Afraid of Nothing” comes from the High Tone CD “Wave Digger”. “Drongo…
Once again back its the incredible, the bass animal. This Friday at the Sublounge in San Francisco promises to be the blow-out night for Roots Future. We’re bringing in some subwoofers and turning down the mids and trebs on the mackies for the real dub bass experience. Selectahs Pete, DJ T, Phreek G, Dublinator and guests. 9pm-2am $0 no holla.
While reading the history page over at Greensleeves website,  http://www.greensleeves.net/products/7589 – I was pleased to read that Tony McDermott, the artist / designer behind so many of the classic LP Sleeves from the label, is still working there. The ‘Carnival Of Reggae History’ 12″ sleeve, created by the designer who still works for Greensleeves today, Tony McDermott, became something of a guarantee of quality for the reggae aficionado.
For some reason the moment I heard “British hip-hop has no soul” a real spike of annoyance went down my “b-boy” spine. Granted we were discussing dub, but — (and this is the important part) – by way of Roots Manuva…. and the fact that the “DeeJay” in question, that was talking to me, waaaas talking about how “fucking amazing” the Dub Version of “Run Come Save Me” actually is. I think, at the time, I really knew all along how bloody decent it was, I mean, come on, in this day and age, for anyone, (let alone a “british” hip-hop artist) to issue a dub version of anything, I mean…. really? And… to be clear, I’m not talking about the latest so-called “dub” remix by [new…
Yeah its not the kind of ad they show on the telly in america. Nice bit of Mr Perry “the creator of dub” he he… Dubbing around Dublin, in Stephen’s Green talking to the ducks, in the pub having a swift one. Seems like Guinness got the man to do a bunch of these ads, is it just me or doesn’t seem like an easy job for the copywriter? “Eh… Lee… waddya think about ehhh dem Aliens then Lee?”
Yes its back – another night of strictly the best roots & modern dub and everything in between. Come down to the Sublounge (aka the “Dubâ€lounge) Friday 24th from 9pm-2am. $0. Dub. Zero Dollar Dub. Expect a tasty mix roots, rockers, lovers & dubs old and new, Roots to Future. DJs T, Phreek G, Dublinator & Guests.
Tracklisting Blue Vitriol- Cryovolcano Butch Cassidy Sound System – Butches Brew African brothers – lead us father / dub Disrupt – jah bit invasion Susan cadogan – dub it baby Burning Babylon – Addis Red Dub Love Grocer – Waiting At The Gate Soldier Red – All For Jake Weekend Dub Tino Corp – My Name is Tino Eating Betty – Pharaoh is Dead From the excellent Jahtarijahtari.org Net label, the very excellent and heavy dub “Cryovolcano” by Blue Vitriol – I imagine that’s some sort of special Swedish medicine – perhaps something to resurrect you after you are cryogenically preserved in a volcano… but we know what that dub it really is. Then from Scotland, it’s the Butch Cassidy Sound System and their “butch’s brew” which…
Check out dub creating and version mixing over at Anchormix.com : “…The goal was to pay tribute to two dub heavyweights while using the songs as elements themselves and weaving in the vocal talents of Omnibus MC. In a four-round clash, DJ’s Andren and Scott Allen took turns re-mixing, looping and dubbing each track into a brand new song.Our modern take on dub is to remix the dub tracks on the fly and create a ‘dub soundscape’ that, when mixed with live vocals provides a live element that can never be recreated.”
Uncarved.org has a great interview with Lee “Scratch” Perry by Danny Kelly. There’s a brilliant quote where Mr Perry claims ‘dub’ for his own “To be fair and speak the truth, it wasn’t I and Tubby who brought about dub, but I alone! In those days Tubby had a sound system and he wanted dubs for it from me. He’d come to Randy’s studio where I worked at the time and spend days watching me messing about with the controls. As my dubs got famous and people like them, so Tubby try mixing up a few sides of his own.”