Dubroom Online, July 19-25 2010

Dubroom Online, July 19-25 2010

FROM THE EDITOR

WWW, July 19 - With a very special podcast, some nice MP3 files and a couple of wonderful free and legal Net Albums, the thirteenth episode of Dubroom Weekly is definitely not full of bad luck. Quite the contrary, I would say!

This week's podcast is indeed a very special one. The show loosely features the work of "just" three names, but these names are not the least: Conscious Sounds Studio, Vibronics and the Italian Dub collective BR Stylers with vocal works of Prince Alla, Jah Free, Tena Stelin and many more plus thunderous Dub versions. Once again, give thanks to the UK Dub masters for their permission to feature their works on Radio Dubroom.

Two brand new releases, too: The UK based East Park Reggae Collective being one of the biggest surprises in this all. Also, we feature the debut of Jamaican vocalist Denno, who is aimed at spreading consciousness in the Dance where this is so much needed.

There's reviews of tracks which have been featured on Radio Dubroom before: Sheya Mission, Mykal Rose and Pama Intl. On top of that, a crucial vocal track by Alborosie and Prince Blanco on a Dubmatix riddim.

That's not all, though: the 2008 release "Dub Forward" by the Swedish based Lion Dub band is another gem that you can download in this week's edition of Dubroom Online. Dub Akom, the French dancehall/reggae band is there, as well as two brand new releases from Net Label land.

All-in-all, I hope you have a healthy doses of crucial Reggae for another week!

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

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VIBRONICS AND CONSCIOUS SOUNDS MEET BR STYLERS

VIBRONICS AND CONSCIOUS SOUNDS MEET BR STYLERS
DUBROOM RADIO 2010 - EPISODE 9

WWW, July 2010 - This week’s episode of Radio Dubroom is completely livicated to the works of Conscious Sounds Studio’s and Vibronics of the UK and the Italian based Dub band/collective BR Stylers. Roots and culture galore, with almost all tracks coming with their vocal and Dub version!

A big THANK YOU! should be given to Dougie Wardrop and Steve Vibronics for granting permission to the Dubroom for playing their -outstanding- material on Radio Dubroom. Both names are well established within the UK DUB and ROOTS scene, not without reason because they have helped to give birth to what in the meantime is known under the name EURODUB and ROOTS, of which BR Stylers is one very, very fine example.

This is truly a heavyweight podcast, carrying three musical generations of producers and artists all represented by one of the best. From Dougie Wardop’s Conscious Sounds to Vibronics to the Italian based BR Stylers, this is an all-killer-no-filler selection featuring singers like Tena Stelin, Prince Alla and Jah Free.

This is one and a half hour of pure uplifting sounds for the heart and soul.

Conscious Sounds

The Conscious Sounds studio and label is run by Dougie Wardrop. He is widely seen as one of the founders of the sound we come to know as UK DUB and ROOTS, even though Dougie himself seem to prefer to call bascially everything “Reggae” rather then point out to the location of where the music is made. Still, the specific sound that Dougie helped shaping needs a name, even though it spread to the rest of Europe and even beyond so we now speak about EURODUB and well.

As said, Dougie Wardrop was there at the birth. In an interview with the English Culture Reggae website, you can read how the music took shape after Jamaica basically turned to Dancehall with the Sleng-Teng riddim and so on, somewhere in the 1980’s. Even in London, there was just one place to go if you wanted to hear Roots Music: JAH Shaka. Dougie Wardrop and others started to provide the much needed Roots and Culture music to the Spound Systems and the rest is history, of which you can hear a little bit in this podcast.

Vibronics

This year, Steve Vibronics can look back at 15 years of works within the UK DUB and ROOTS scene. He got his inspiration from the Aba Shant-I Sound System and handed his first recording over to the owner of the sound. It didn’t take long for them to cut dub plates from the recording, and the rest is history. A very interesting history, that is.

He signed up for Zion Train’s Universal Egg label, toured with them and then went on to collaborate with UK based Dub Activist Jah Free for an album where both names provided half of the material. Steve Vibronics went on to produce one crucial dub plate after the other, released two more full length albums and has in the mean time founded his own SCOOPS label, of which we play some very nice selections in this podcast.

BR Stylers

From Conscious Sounds in the 1980’s to Vibronics in the 1990’s, 2000 gave birth to one very interesting DUB and ROOTS collective/band based in the northern parts of Italy. Their first big appearance was at the well-known Rototom Sunsplash festival, which was then still held in Italy. The response was very good and that should not be a suprise for anyone who has even heard just one tune of the group.

They kept on performing in a wide number of countries, sharing stages with Mad Professor, Zion Train and other greats from the UK DUB and ROOTS scene. While doing so, they released one album after the other, most of which can be downloaded for free straight from their website. The sound of BR Stylers is of course massively inspired by UK DUB and ROOTS, and in their own might they can be seen as one of the first generations of EURODUB and ROOTS: uplifting, inspiring music both lyrically and musically, always accompanied by a heavy bass and crucial Dub versions.

PLAYLIST

PART 1: COURTESY CONSCIOUS SOUNDS STUDIO

01. Tena Stelin and Centry - Jah Can Help Us Dub
02. Barry Issacs and Centry - Jah Bible
03. Sentry - Jah Bible Dub
04. Cyrenius Black - Jah Is My Rock (Discomix)
05. Cyrenius Black - No Peace (Discomix)
06. Tena Stelin and Centry - Can’t Touch jah
07. Centry - Can’t Touch Jah Dub

PART 2: COURTESY VIBRONICS

08. Tena Stelin and Vibronics - Hold On To Jah
09. Livication Riddim Section and Vibronics - Hold On To Jah Dub
10. Madu and Vibronics - Don’t Judge
11. Livication Riddim Section and Vibronics - Judgement Version
12. Wayne Mc Arthur and Vibronics - Mercy
13. Livication Riddim Section and Vibronics - Version
14. Vibronics - Jah Music
15. Vibronics - Jah Dub

PART 3: BR STYLERS!

16. Vibronics and BR Stylers - Over This Place
17. BR Stylers - 100
18. BR Stylers - 100 Dub
19. Jah Free and BR Stylers - Jah Free vs BR Stylers
20. BR Stylers - Let Them Shine
21. BR Stylers - Let Them Shine Dub
22. BR Stylers - Come Back To The Truth
23. BR Stylers - Come Back To The Truth Dub

PART 4: THE FINALE

24. Errol Matthis and Jah Bunny - Path Of The Just (CONSCIOUS SOUNDS)
25. Vibronics and BR Stylers - Internet Exclusive Remix (VIBRONICSS)
26. Prince Alla and BR Stylers - Santur (BR STYLERS)

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DENNO - FEEL IT (DÉBUT EP)

DENNO - FEEL IT (DÉBUT EP)
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Brand New Good For You: he took the microphone at his father's Sound System and has ever since expressed his talents. At age 13, he won a Reggae Talent Contest and in the meantime has signed up to Master One Productions where his debut EP "Make It" raises high expectations since it was released last week.

According to Denno's biography, he is determined to spread conscious lyrics over the riddims he sings over. In the EP, he makes this all true and he does it in a way that will definitely appeal to the younger generations who are into Dancehall and Hip Hop music. This is much need in the Dance Hall, so we would say: support Denno and get his EP now!

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MYKAL ROSE - ARE YOU READY FOR SOMETHING NEW?

MYKAL ROSE - ARE YOU READY FOR SOMETHING NEW?
DUBROOM WMA REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - He was discovered by Yabby You, and later went on to become the most known lead singer for the vocal harmony group Black Uhuru. Michael Rose, or Mykal Rose as some people call him these days, has been around and isn't planning to go away either.

In "Are You Ready For Something New" (featured in Episode 8 of Radio Dubroom 2010), we find Mykal Rose singing over the Rise Up Riddim, produced by German based Bongo Chili. A nice riddim, with Mykal Rose skillfully singing over it. The track shows once again the versatility of Mykal Rose, who definitely isn't limited to voicing dancehall tunes.

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SHEYA MISSION - SUMMERTIME

SHEYA MISSION - SUMMERTIME
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Featured in Episode 8 of Radio Dubroom 2010, Sheya Mission's "Summertime" is taken of her upcoming album "Nine Signs And Heavy Bliss" on Gold Heart Records. When the rest of the album is a rootsy and crucial as this single, we've got something to look forward to fe true!

Even though it's a cover version, it could have been an original. Sheya Mission is perfectly at ease, as she controls her voice to the max when singing into the microphone. She is indeed on a mission and that mission is to provide the world wide massive with some uplifting Roots and Culture as only Reggae can bring.

Check it out!

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PAMA INTL - HIGHRISE (DISCOMIX)

PAMA INTL - HIGHRISE (DISCOMIX)
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Featured in Episode 8 of Radio Dubroom 2010, this great discomix by the UK based PAMA INTL band contains a message for those that wish to carry weapons to use violence against their brothers or even sisters. That message should be clear: it's time for some love and unity in our community!

There's a lot of violence in the UK, caused by all kinds of social injustices that have been going on for too long to mention. Police and thieves in the streets, the violence increases and there's too many victims already as the result. Pama Intl, as a band, want to make a stand against all that useless violence and they do so by their Highrise Campaign of which this tune is basically the anthem.

A cool Roots Reggae track, coming with a vocal and version in the same mix, this one goes out to all the peacemakers and troublemakers alike!

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PAMA INTL - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DUB

PAMA INTL - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DUB
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - In a way, the title says it all: this is indeed "all about the Dub". Dub, as in Old Skool Dub that could have been played in the 1980's but in fact isn't. Pama Intl lays down a more than crucial steppers track with a moving bassline and long echo's: all the necessary ingredients are there!

The track, taken from a ten inch "Pama Intl Meets Manasseh" shows just how UK DUB and Roots incorporates programmed material as well as that which is played by musicians or even a whole band, as is the case with this massive Dub. The band, which has veterans from the Two-Tone era among their members, may sound old skool but definitely is as contemporary as every Dub created in this time and age.

After all: "It's All About The Dub"!

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ALBOSOSIE - FREE ROTOTOM

ALBOSOSIE - FREE ROTOTOM
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Alberto D'Ascola was born in 1977 in Sicily (Italy), but the Reggae Massive knows him as Alborosie. After a life full of tribulations, his brother being killed on the street and him being kicked off school, he found his calling in music and is currently residing in Jamaica from where he releases some very interesting material.

"Free Rototom", the track we review here, is especially produced by the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist to support the well-known Rototom Sunsplash festival. Originally, the festival was organized and held in Italy but they had to relocate the whole thing to Spain. Babylon doesn't like it when Reggae and Consciousness are promoted in a combination, but music is strong and Alborosie is strong too!

A crucial Roots Reggae track, with skilled vocal works and a righteous message, this track cannot miss in your collection of High Quality free and legal (DUB) Reggae Music!

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ALAMBIC CONSPIRACY AND DATA EATER - BASMATI (RADIO EDIT)

ALAMBIC CONSPIRACY AND DATA EATER - BASMATI (RADIO EDIT)
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Taken from a brand new release on the Alambic Conspiracy Label, the radio edition of the opening track may not be for the Reggae and Dub purists but it's definitely an intense drum and bass driven tune that shows just how much Dub Music has been influential in the creation of contemporary digital styles.

The label/collective, known from it's excellent "Indubstria" release by the Italian band BR Stylers, just released a five-track album with some really nice digital Dub tracks and a couple of tracks in a style which we at the Dubroom will leave undefined. "Basmati" should give the right impression.

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DUBMATIX AND PRINCE BLANCO - GONNA BE ALLRIGHT
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 -�Canadian-based Dubmatix has in� the meantime worked with more than several well-known names in the Roots and Dub scene: his collaboration with UK/Canadian vocalist Prince Blanco has therefore not for nothing been nominated as best Reggae recording 2010for the JUNO Awards.

An easy-stepping Roots Rockers Reggae rhythm, a pumping bassline, crucial vocal works by Prince Blanco, of course this is a recording you just cannot refuse. "Gonna Be Allright" once again shows how Dubmatix has worked himself to the top of DUB and Roots producers in the North-American continent.�

Respect is due, enjoyment is due!

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LION DUB - DUB FORWARD

LION DUB - DUB FORWARD
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - They come from way up north: the northern part of Sweden in European Scandinavia, to be exact. Lion Dub has nine members and can be considered on of the tightest bands in the northern parts of Europe. In DUB Forward, they present themselves to the online (DUB) Reggae massive and they do it in a massive way!

In twelve pieces of Dub Art, we can hear just what nine people can produce when they play Reggae Music together in an Ire vibe: the first things which strike are the excellent horn section, a drummer and bassist that play together in total synchronicity and skillful Dub mixing in the styles of the late 1970's and 1980's. The band has worked with Dennis Bovell, a thing which resembles throughout the whole album.

There's hardly anything wrong with Dub Forward, the music is tight and the mix perfectly emphasizes just what the band can do. There could be one thing said, though: even though the album is full-length, this kind of style could just leave the listener wanting for more of this.

It might be cold up north, but not in Lion Dub's studio!

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Dub Forward - 2008

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01 - Red Hot (3:28; 3,96 MB)
02 - Love The way (3:47; 4,33 MB)
03 - Armageddeon (4:23; 5,02 MB)
04 - Heavy Dub (4:49; 5,50 MB)
05 - Hospital Space (4:01; 4,60 MB)
06 - Colonial (4:21; 4,97 MB)
07 - Dub Forward (4:49; 5,50 MB)
08 - Strike You (4:24; 5,04 MB)
09 - Drumbass Order (5:18; 6,05 MB)
10 - Undead Dread (5:47; 6,62 MB)
11 - One Dollar Dub (4:31; 5,16 MB)
12 - Hold On Tight (4:58; 5,68 MB)

DUB AKOM AND FAIANATUR - EP

DUB AKOM AND FAIANATUR - EP
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - DUB Akom is a French Based band, specialized in backing up Dancehall vocalists such as Jah Mason and Sizzla. With that, they are a bit different than other bands we know from the French scene which seem to be more focused on Roots and Dub. In this four-track EP with French based vocalist Faianatur, this vibe is perfectly captured.

Don't expect strictly Dancehall vibes on the EP: it opens with a contemporary Roots like we know it from the German band Firetime and others. The second title comes in Dancehall style, we can hear why Jah Mason chooses to work with Dub Akom. Track number three, "Turban", again in Contemporary Roots style gives Faianatur the opportunity to introduce himself, his style and his philosophy.

Dub A Come, yes: in the last title of the 4-track EP we're being treated to a crucial DUB and we're left wondering why the EP wasn't in this style completely. But then, the EP wasn't about Dub but about featuring the works of Faianatur.

Interesting!

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TIBURK SOUND SYSTEM - TASTE IT RIGHT

TIBURK SOUND SYSTEM - TASTE IT RIGHT
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Originally, Tiburk hails from St. Etienne in France, where he was a first hand witness of the rising and shining of the French Dub scene in the late 1990's. His full-length début album, released this year on the Original Dub Gathering Net Label, fuses the sound of electronic Dub with all kinds of soundscapes like vocal hooks and localized instruments.

In fact, "Taste It Right" is a kind of exploration into just what can be done on a solid foundation of Roots Reggae drum and bass lines, an exploration which -as far as we here in the Dubroom are concerned- is a welcome addition to not just the nice catalogue of the Original DUB Gathering Net Label but also to the whole spectrum of the better French DUB producers.

The music is well produced, there are more than enough changes in vibes so that each track definitely has it's own story to tell, together forming a storyline which is well given and received in "Taste It Right". When you're into DUB, you will definitely want to take a listen to Tiburk's fine début!

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ROOTSTARITZ SESSION VOLUME 1

ROOTSTARITZ SESSION VOLUME 1
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - When The Dub Machinist spent two years in Basque country, he was visited on a regular basis by his friends and colleagues of the French DUB scene. Every time, they would work on two or three riddims in what would become the Rootstaritz Sessions. With a couple of other episodes in sight, Volume One sets the tone and that tone is excellent!

Don't expect too much dubbing in this first volume, even though most titles come in two different versions of which the second ones are called "Dub". The Dub Machinist himself, in an interview with the French net label French Dub Released, says that this first volume has the least mixing going on and that promises a thing in itself for the upcoming parts.

Instrumentals, Dubs, and some beautiful vocals by Zion UK in "Don't Give Up": Rootstaritz (whatever it means) Volume One will give the listener an Ire time but hungry for more....

Soon Come?

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