MAD PROFESSOR'S TRIP HOP

Dubroom Online - February 4 2009


"MAD PROFESSOR'S TRIP HOP" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, February 4 2009 - The Mad Professor is one of the most versatile DUB engineers the world has ever known, we can establish this by looking at his oeuvre.

Next to producing some of the hardest UK DUB and Roots Reggae, Neil Fraser is also active outside the realms of Reggae, where he uses his DUB skills in yet another form of music.

Yes, DUB goes beyond the realms of Reggae and has been influential in the creation of just too many forms of electronic music to mention in this small column.

One of the best examples of the "missing link" between Reggae DUB and non-Reggae DUB is provided with the album No Protection, reviewed for today's edition of Dubroom Online.

The music of this Art is called "Trip-Hop"...

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)



One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

JANGO FRESH (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)



Hailing from Florida, this original Jamaican vocalist manages to keep it relaxed in a dancehall style still.
You got to be into Dancehall to really apprecilove, though...

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MASSIVE ATTACK VS MAD PROFESSOR: NO PROTECTION (DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW)



The Art of DUB has been the inspiration for a very large part of contemporary digital music, from Techno to Hip Hop.

In "No Protection", the Mad Professor provides undeniable evidence of this fact in the form of what really is a "missing link" between Reggae and a form of contemporary digital music called "Trip Hop".

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MASSIVE ATTACK VS MAD PROFESSOR - NO PROTECTION

MASSIVE ATTACK VS MAD PROFESSOR - NO PROTECTION
DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW





The Art of DUB has been the inspiration for a very large part of contemporary digital music, from Techno to Hip Hop.

In "No Protection", the Mad Professor provides undeniable evidence of this fact in the form of what really is a "missing link" between Reggae and a form of contemporary digital music called "Trip Hop".

The art of DUB and the rhythm of Reggae are connected, very much so. But DUB and Reggae are not two words for the same music.

If only for that reason, it would be interesting to check out "no Protection". It's a DUB remix by the Mad Professor of the music by Massive Attack. This duo used Horace Andy in their works as well, as they provided an excellent Dance version of Horace Andy's classic "Spying Glass". A DUB can be found on this album too.

This is DUB without (necessarily) being Reggae. A wide variety of different rhythms serve as foundations for what are undeniable heavyweight DUB versions. The Mad Professor shows, how the technique and Art of DUB can be used on more forms of music than Reggae alone.

Ergo: No Protection is an album for the DUB Freak, but not necessarily for the Reggae fan. For those who want to know just what influence DUB has on contemporary music, though, the album is an absolute recommendation.