Tag: Analogue

General Theory of Dub | GToD Vol 1. Bass is the Most Important Instrument

Posted by: dub33 Posted onSeptember 19, 2014 Comments: 0

Wonderful new old dub from General Theory of Dub AKA Timothy Ellis who Jah Shaka is quoted as saying ‘this ain’t no white guy from Warwick’… Enjoy and dig deeper. Thanks for sharing Tim. Update: There is a new release coming from General Theory of Dub on September 27th – as Part of International Cassette Store Day – look out for it wherever you get your cassettes! We’re so happy Cassette Store Day is a thing! Returning in 2014 with a brand new cassette release ‘Clean Your Head’ This is a ‘clear out’ of the old tunes that are worth a listen…next the intention is to start making new music. GToD will take the analogue studio into the venue and mix the music live in front of you…

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Zvuloon Dub System | Anbessa Dub

Posted by: dublinator Posted onJuly 10, 2014 Comments: 1

A quality Reggae and Dub production from “Israel’s number one reggae band”. Lots of horns and driving drum and bass on top of analogue production and tape recording. “Everything is analogue,” says Smilan. “We take all those old sounds as reference points, we record onto tape. We do it the real way.” Anbessa Dub, which although not a classic dub album, is filled with the atmosphere of vintage Jamaican roots reggae, mixes old Ethiopian songs arranged in the Zvuloon style, along with some originals, like the opener “Alemitu,” where the arrangement moves smoothly between Lee Perry’s studio and a downtown Addis club in 1973. It’s completely convincing, in part because of the equipment the band uses in its studio. When Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, the man…

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