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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Radio Dubroom 2011 Chapter 6: Inna Revelation Time

INNA REVELATION TIME
RADIO DUBROOM 2011 CHAPTER 6

WWW, February 2011 - Once more, Babylon is showing her ugly face in this time: from the injustice done to Buju Banton to the injustice done to the millions of people who are currently rising up all over the world, everything is more than clear. This is a Revelation Time, and Radio Dubroom pays tribute to the Freedom Fighters with some true Freedom Sounds inna Dub and Roots style!
The show starts with a massive tune by the Italian Dub collective BR Stylers, followed by a long set of stricktly DUB. Many of the tracks are taken directly from the Online (DUB) Reggae frontline where crucial Net Labels and Dub Artists bless the web with some massive sounds as you can hear.
There's also Nucleus Roots, Bush Chemists, Powersteppers and Vibronics from the UK. Crucial stuff with vocalists like Madu, Tena Stelin and Judah Dan delivering Jah Message to Jah People and all People once again.
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PLAYLIST
01. BR Stylers - Let Them Shine (BR STYLERS)
02. BR Stylers - Let Them Shine Dub (BR STYLERS)
03. Bush Chemists - Dub Exploitation (CONSCIOUS SOUNDS)
04. Bush Chemists - Dark Dub (CONSCIOUS SOUNDS)
05. Nucleus Roots - One Fe De Sound man (NUCLEUS ROOTS)
06. Panda Dub - Axion Esti (PANDA DUB)
07. Inadubstate - Meditation Time (INADUBSTATE)
08. Inadubstate - Subsystem Part 2 (INADUBSTATE)
09. Movements of Rastafari - Hail Ites (MP3.com LEGACY)
10. Youthman Steppa - Paradis Fiscal (YOUTHMAN STEPPA)
11. Powersteppers - Make Love Not War (WOBBLY WEB)
12. Bush Chemists - Come Together (WOBBLY WEB)
13. Bush Chemists - Righteous Dub (CONSCIOUS SOUNDS)
14. Jonah Dan and Bush Chemists - 4 Minute Dub (CONSCIOUS SOUNDS)
15. Tena Stelin and Bush Chemists - Can't Touch Jah Dub (CONSCIOUS SOUNDS)
16. Tena Stelin and Bush Chemists - Can't Touch Jah (CONSCIOUS SOUNDS)
17. Ranking Joe and Vibronics - Original Rastaman (VIBRONICS)
18. Ranking Joe and Vibronics - Original Version (VIBRONICS)
19. Madu and Vibronics - Stand Up Version (VIBRONICS)
20. Madu and Vibronics - Stand Up (VIBRONICS)
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Babylon Observer Video Report: Iraqi Christians Continue To Flee

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WWW, February 11 2011 - Iraqi Christians continue to flee their homes as the result of heavily increased violence against them. As they seek refuge in the Kurdish part up north, they have nothing left but their lifes.

The Iraqi Christians hold America mainly responsible for their sufferation. In the video, the Americans are said to have financed and trained both sides of the Muslim extremists. The Babylon Observer watches and prays...

MORE AT THE BABYLON OBSERVER FORUM

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Babylon Observer Video Report: The DEA And The Dutch

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WWW, February 2011 - According to documents recently released by Wikileaks, the American DEA is conducting what they call "controlled drugs deliveries" within the country of the Netherlands. The Americans do this without official permission, which they call "unofficial" but could better be called "illegal". The Babylon Observer watches an item from Dutch public TV and in accordance with Fair Use laws, shares his observation...

In the leaked documents, the American ambassador in the Netherlands is complaining how the Dutch Justice department does not want to go into official DEA requests to conduct these "controlled deliveries of drugs". Apparently things changed in the end of 2005, because in the first half of 2006, there were already six of such deliveries conducted on Dutch soil and with cooperation of the Dutch police.

What changed?

A political situation, perhaps... Or something more sinister...

However, the Wikileaks show that the Americans are now very pleased because they found a way to bypass the Dutch Justice department by conducting so-called "police to police information", that is: information from one police unit to another.

As a professor in criminology, very much esteemed in the Netherlands, this is either done illegally by the police who doesn't inform the justice department or it is done illegally by the Justice department itself, because no official request is done in either case.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Radio Dubroom 2011 Chapter 5: Kingly Character

KINGLY CHARACTER
RADIO DUBROOM 2011 CHAPTER 5

WWW, February 2011 - We're starting this second month of 2011 with an extra-long non-stop mix of purely Roots and DUB in a Kingly Character: we've got a healthy portion of brand new material from the DUB Net Labels, for the conscious upliftment there is crucial lyrical content by Kyle Sicarius, Jah Melody and Lyrical Benjie, some very deep excursions into DUB realms. One hour and forty-seven minutes of pure niceness!
The show starts with a crucial Dub by the Swedish based Gold Heart music, featuring Roots Daughter Sheya Mission on vocals. It's followed by Lyrical Benjie explaining just what this Roots and Culture music is all about, after which we find another Dutch vocalist Jah Melody teaming up with producer Slimmah Sound in two heavyweight Roots and Dub singles.
We're going straight into DUB Cyberspace with no less than three tracks from the brand new Highvory album, released by the Original DUB Gathering and Dubalizer with a tune from his brand new release on Fresh Poulp called In Transe. We also urge you to sign up at Talawa.fr because that is (one of the) top site(s) for the online DUB community today in 2011. Crucial massive steppers tune by Dub Soldier called Riot inna Babylon to prove it.
Last segment of this podcast is reserved for Zion Train, Powersteppers and Disciples with some rare material originally released on the vinyl format. Lyrical Benjie, Jah Marnyah and Vanya O riding Vibronics riddims and last but not least a reminder once again to consider the essence: Kyle Sicarius proclaiming JAH is I Light and I Salvation, just to wipe away confusion.
Another selection of crucial music!
PLAYLIST
01. Sheya Mission - Valley Dub (GoldHeart Music)
02. Lyrical Benjie - Rastaman Style (Discomix) (Lyrical Benjie)
03. Jah Melody - Love Fire Burning (Slimmah Sound)
04. Jah Melody - Dub Fire Burning (Slimmah Sound)
05. Jah Melody - Jah Army (Slimmah Sound)
06. Jah Melody - Jah Army Version (Slimmah Sound)
07. Dub Soldier - Riot Inna Babylon (Part 2) (Talawa)
08. ODG - Heavy (From the Net Album Highvory)
09. Massive Dub Corporation - Spiritual War (From the Net Album Highvory)
10. Dubalizer - Rei Dos Reis (From the Net Album In Transe)
11. Zion Train - Grooving with Mr D (Universal Egg)
12. Zion Train - Bush Groove (Universal Egg)
13. Powersteppers meet Disciples - Inner Dub (Universal Egg)
14. Lord Hissaya and Johnny Clarke - UoJah (From the Net Album Highvory)
15. Lyrical Benjie - The System (Discomix) (Lyrical Benjie)
16. Jah Marnyah - Anointed One (Vibronics)
17. Jah Marnyah - Anointed One Version (Vibronics)
18. Vibronics - Safe in the Dub (Vibronics)
19. Vibronics - World of Dub (Vibronics)
20. Vibronics - Flying Dub (Vibronics)
21. Vanya O - Oh Jah Come Now (Vibronics)
22. Vanya O - Oh Jah Version (Vibronics)
23. Kyle Sicarius - Jah Is My Light (Slimmah Sound)
24. Kyle Sicarius - Enlighted Dub (Slimmah Sound)
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

ERROL JUDAH AND NEOPHYTE STEPPERS - LIFE (IT NA FUNNY)

ERROL JUDAH AND NEOPHYTE STEPPERS - LIFE (IT NA FUNNY)
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WWW, January 2011 - Taken from the album "Walt Rides Again" which is available from sites like amazon.com, "Life (It Na Funny)" is an excellent DUB track in the ROOTS tradition, with full-blown horns and a massive drum and bass line. The Neophytes, who have been around long enough to be among the Experienced, team up with vocalist Errol Judah in what can only be described as a must-have for your ever growing collection of free and legal MP3 files.
The Dub mixing is excellent, there are enough parts with lyrical content to guarantee the conscious aspect while the instruments in their turn form a perfect input for the echo machine and reverberation device. Life is not funny for the sufferers, but music make them help through in that mystical way which is perfectly captured in the (free and legal) release. Consider purchasing the album, more than worth it!

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This track was released under CreativeCommons Copyright, which means you can share it provided that the original file is being offered without any change. Another aspect of the CC copyright is, that no money should be made and therefor this track is offered to you free of charge. For more specific information, look to the information on the Neophyte Steppers website . When you like the music, consider visiting the purchasing the album.

The Dubroom Renovation Project (5): Studio Dubroom

DUBROOM RENOVATION PROJECT (5) - STUDIO DUBROOM
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DUBROOM, February 2011 - I've managed to renovate another part of the Dubroom, this time it is http://studio.dubroom.org/ which is an artist/producer-only section filled with tips, tricks and downloads. Most of the material present is older but now the studio is ready to be expanded again. Some material has been taken off-line, though. These are parts which were hardly ever read or were surely not about to be updated even they they should. I hope that everything is more overseeable.

The different loops, samples, soundfonts which you can download now all have their own download page, from where you can also click to comment on the material, either via the blog or via the forum. I do plan to share some more material to download pretty soon but I cannot say when that will be.

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FREE STYLE SCOTT DRUMDROPS™ IN STUDIO DUBROOM

Imagine Style Scott playing the beat of an militant Steppers rhythms. Fills and breask flash like lightning too. Then he starts to play an up-tempo one drop and does it all over again. Suppose he would then give you permission to use the two rhythms in your productions and think about him when you'll want more.

Which he knows you do, ofcourse...

Of course!

This is what UK based DRUMDROPS™ generously offers the producers who know their way to Studio Dubroom. In a Dubroom Exclusive Download, you can get two crucial rhythms from their Multitrack DVD-ROM DRUMDROPS IN DUB VOL. 1.

Absolutely free, and no strings attached. Ten files, in High Quality (192 Kbps) MP3 format for you to use in your DUBWISE production.

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DUBROOM DRUMS 0.1 (BETA)

This drum loop is a Steppers rhythm at 133 BPM, both in WAV and DR. REX format. The loop comes in three parts: one with an intro-break, one with a break in the rhythm, and one with the rhythm itself.

It is a first try on what could possibly become an interesting pack of drum loops at a later stage.

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DUBROOM 808 DRUM LOOPS VOLUME 2

The second episode in our presentation of Reggae Loops created with the the TR808 Drum Machine Sounds contains just one rhythm. It's a 121 BPM One Drop and contains 28 different loops. There are several different variation in the rhyhm, four different fills and several loops with a crash cymbal hit.

The One Drop is ideal for some heavy roots sounds, even when they are created with the TR 808 sounds. Especially by making your own sequence of the loops, you can create some pretty complicated but solid rhythms. Usually there is only "one drop" of the bassdrum in every measure, on the third count, which brings this solidness. But the creative hi hat pattern and several variations make it also interesting for those with an ear for detail. That's the power of the One Drop and it shows especially in heavy DUB.

The loops are constructed in such a way, that you can easily copy any loop after any loop. You can even use software like Cool Edit and simple "open append" the loops you want in order to get a nice drum track.

Beware, though. Although the loops are all 4 to 8 measure long, they do not actually start on the first measure. This becomes clear, when you listen to the introduction roll. So start with the introduction roll, and listen closely. When you count the measure in blocks of 8 measure, know that the loops start with the "last measure" and then continues with the first seven (or three) measures. The reason why this is done, is so that all loops can follow eachother easy. For in every measure, there is some decay of the hand clap from the previous one. This is also the reason why you hear the "click" at the start of every measure. When you copy/paste them in a sequence, this click is gone.

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DUBROOM 808 DRUM LOOPS VOLUME 1

Especially for the producers of computer based DUB, the Dubroom has released a package of Drum Loops created with the TR 808 Sounds. The 808 is a vintage Drum Computer and it's electronic sounds are highly popular in circles of producers of electronic music like Trance and Techno. But also in Reggae and DUB, especially in the more dancehall orientated styles, the drums are used as well.

The package, simply called "Dubroom 808 Drum Loops part One", contains four different directories of rhythms. Each directory has an introduction roll and two fills as well as an avarage of five different variations of the drum beat itself. Some loops have to be inserted on the second measure, others in the first. The introduction roll will show this.

The four rhythms are:

133 BPM Steppers - A powerfull rhythm, militant and yet easy dancable. Great for constructing with a melodic bassline and some vocals.
140 BPM Two Drop - Perfect for some rub a dub style, some cool skanking. With a monotonous bassline, this track is ideal for some crucial Dub mixing as well.
147 BPM One Drop - Often, in Reggae the One Drop is played with a rimshot on the snare. The TR808 doesn't have a rimshot, but a very nice handclap. Together with the snaredrum, you'll get a pretty interesting "electro roots" sound ideal for creating some ire riddim.
158 BPM Half Drop - The "half drop" is like a "two drop" with the bassdrum on the first and third count. In this one the bassdrum is on the first count only. It's the most dancable rhythm of this loop collection.

All the loops are stored in one ZIP File. When you unpack the file, the loops will be stored in four different directories. the ZIP File is just over 16Mb, and the loops are over 30 Mb.

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DUBROOM PERCUSSION 2005 #2: KETE HAND DRUMS

The Dubroom is happy to be able to present the second part of our line of Percussion Sample packs for the producer of (DUB) Reggae Music. And this one is kind of special in many ways. It contains 30 different samples from a Kete Hand Drum which you can hear in so many Roots Reggae tracks. Even putting single sounds in strategic places in your loops will give your track that roots sound which many like to hear and play.

The drums are sampled by online artist BLAMINACK, who also.... made this very same drum with his hands! And if that's not all, you might like to know that Ryan Moore of the legendary Twilight Circus DUB Sound System is currently the actual owner of the actual hand drum of which you can now have the actual samples!

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DUBROOM PERCUSSION 2005 #1: GUIRO

The Guiro is played with one drum stick, which can be used to tick on the instrument, creating a woodblock sound. But the most common use is to scrape the drumstick over the instrument, creating a rasping sound which matches perfectly with the Reggae Rhythm.

This file contains 4 different Guiro loops and 28 seperate samples. They are all played by the percussionist of the Dubroom Studio Band JAH Roots

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ANCIENT DUBROOM LOOP PACK 7: DUB CULTURE

These files are copyrighted files. That means, you can not use them for commercial purposes without have contact with The Dubroom first.