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Admitted: it's just the flanger that was used and it wasn't for this review even though it caused this review to be there in the first place. In other words: this sounded too good to not share and so it was done. This is a flanger that leaves some of it's commercially available competitors way behind. It works fine with drums and even with voice, when you're into weird Dub mixing that is.
AYSHA LOREN - KEEP IT LIKE IT IS
DUBROOM REVIEW
Lovers' Rock is that other side of UK Reggae which may have nothing to do with heavyweight Roots and Dubwise but is nevertheless very much a part of the many styles the big island in front of the European continent has provided the world with. Lovers' Rock: Smooth and silky, yet with a tight riddim or skank section (the guitars etc) and a solid drum and bass line. In other words: Reggae for lovers. Nothing to do with Dancehall and it's outbursts, just niceness and a very pleasant rhythm.
Well, it's a description of Lovers' Rock and it is a description of Aysha Loren's new single "Keep it Like it Is". This sistren has a beautiful voice that suits the silky style of Lover's Rock perfectly. Keep it like it is, indeed, keeping Lovers' Rock exactly like it is. Because it is the way it should be.
The single in fact is taken from an upcoming EP called "Back to You" and when it's representative of this EP, you can say that UK Lovers' Rock has been given an impulse that will help making the genre known to a wider audience, which it should. And for which we pay respect to this sistren.
DUBDROPS SOUND SYSTEM VOCALS PARTS 1, 2 AND
3
STUDIO DUBROOM SOFTWARE AND SOUNDWARE REVIEW
WWW, June 2014 - Just like the previous SoundWare review, this Dubroom review of the excellent Sound System Vocals by DubDrops (not coincidently sounding like DrumDrops) also comes with some practical sound illustrations in the form of released Dubroom productions. So you wondered where the recent releases featuring Horseman and Dennis Alcapone came from, because you're a producer/selector/whatever yourself? Now you know, without apology.
Consider all Dubroom productions carrying the works of Horseman and/or Dennis Alcapone to be unofficial promo's for the Sound System Vocals series by DubDrops. Yes, they are completely free and legal musical works representing the current state of the Dubroom Studio and musical phase of it's engineer and can hopefully enjoyed by those that will never read bother to read a review about soundware because they just love (DUB) Reggae Music: the audience, the ones for who ultimately all of we do it. But the music is also partly the result of purchasing the series, for which we make no apology.
Quite the contrary.
So, when you're a producer, selector, or otherwise interested in reading about the DubDrops series, you might want to check out the Dubroom's three-part in-depth review and decide for yourself if this is something for you as well.
DAUGHTERS OF ZION
RADIO DUBROOM 2014 CHAPTER 7
The set starts of with a Vibronics Dub, from the album Dub Italizer, a classic until this very day. Second is Lady Shelly, welcome to Canada, not in the least because of some recent publications concerning the trouble Queen Ifrica got from blind warriors fighting Rasta without knowing who they fight against.
What follows is a selection of UK and EURO Dub and Roots, from Sweden to the UK to the Netherlands. Vibronics, Zion Train, Slimmah Sound, Dubcreator and Goldheart Music are all present. And the Mad Professor, too, with a track from the excellent "Inspirational Sounds of Mad Professor" album released through Zion Train's Universal Egg label.
Enjoy!
PLAYLIST
01. Vibronics - Positive Dub
02. Lady Shelly -Welcome to Canada
03. Judy Green - So Much Confusion
04. Judy Green - So Much Confusion Dub
05. Sheya Mission - Summertime Dub
06. Sheya Mission - Summertime
07. Sheya Mission - Feels Like Rain
08. Sheya Mission - Feels Like Rain Dub
09. Sis Sanae - Free Jah Jah Children
10. Boney L - English Girl
11. Boney L - English Girl Dub
12. Vanya O - Oh Jah Dub
13. Vanya O - Oh Jah
14. Mika - Tonight
15. Mika - Tonight Dub
16. Nishka - Who Jah Bless Dub
17. Nishka - Who Jah Bless
18. Sis Omi - Judgement Come
19. Sis Omi - Judgement ComeDub
20. Boney L - Jah Music
21. Boney L - Jah Music Dub
22. Aisha - Creation Dub
NISHKA WITH HORSEMAN AND DENNIS ALCAPONE -
DUB HURTS/HURTS DUB
DUBROOM NET LABEL RELEASE
Years ago, Messian Dread and the well-known UK DUB act Alpha and Omega did an a-capella exchange resulting in an excellent tune by the UK Dub Twins and a -now very much dated- track by Messian Dread. To celebrate the current sonical developments in the Dubroom Studio (yes, a new sound), a complete new track was build on this a-capella from the classic "Show Me A Purpose", (non-exclusive but licensed) vocals by two mighty MC's strategically added and subsequently made into the Dubs you can download for free in both CD Quality Wave Audio or High Quality MP3 files before listening.
The music? Original heavyweight steppers in the Roots/Rockers tradition. Two tracks, two different vibes, each one or both fully suitable to be part of your Roots Reggae Sound System selection or DJ Set/Podcast. Or simply as a part of your play-list. Whatever the case, when you like some Roots Reggae Dubwise you will like Dub Hurts/Hurts Dub, cause when the music hits you feel no pain.
This two track release is presented as 128/320 Kbps MP3 Files or true CD Quality WAVE Audio, as usual with releases out of the Dubroom Studio. Click "DOWNLOAD" to go to the Download Page. All Rights reserved © 2014 Messian Dread/Dubroom
MAD PROFESSOR: REEL TO REEL REGGAE SAMPLES
AND LOOPS
STUDIO DUBROOM SOFTWARE AND SOUNDWARE REVIEW
WWW, June 2014 - Those who have been listening to the first Dubroom productions in the new 2014 sound, have been recognizing very familiar elements. At least, to those who know their (DUB) Reggae music. Yes, there were two releases carrying horns that unmistakably came from Mad Professor's ARIWA SOUND Studio's. So, what was the case? Yes, they were the result of a purchase of Mad Professor's REEL 2 REEL REGGAE, a loops and sample pack that gives you enough material to fill several albums.
Read a Dubroom review of the sample pack, download/listen to an MP3 track with just some loops and standard echo/reverb plus a little bit of moving sliders on the REX players which already gives a pretty decent taste of the quality and potential of REEL TO REEL Reggae.
DREAD INNA BABYLON: DREAD STEPPERS SHOWCASE
RADIO DUBROOM EXTRA CHAPTER 1
This is conscious Reggae Music, dealing with the many trials and tribulations Jah people have to go through while still in this Babylon. A message of strength, identification, truth and righteousness. Enjoy the militant vibes when you love Jah!
PLAYLIST
01. Fred Locks - Kill Nebunechadnezar Dub
02. Fred Locks - Kill Nebunechadnezar
03. Little Roy - Touch Not My Locks
04. Little Roy - Touch Not My Locks Dubwise
05. Naggoo Morris - False Rasta Discomix
06. Dr. Alimantado - Born For A Purpose Discomix
07. Jah Woosh - Religion Dread
08. Jah Woosh - Religion Dub
09. Wailing Souls and Scientist - Face the Devil Dub
10. Wailing Souls - Face the Devil
11. Pablo Gad - Crisis Time (Discomix)
12. Pablo Gad - Going Home (Discomix)
13. Reggae Regulars - Black Star Liner (Discomix)
14. Aisha and Mad Professor - Guide and Protect (Discomix)
15. Mad Professor and Michael Prophet - Hard Working Dub
16. Michael Prophet and Mad Professor - Satan
17. Michael Prophet and Mad Professor - Jah Is My Light
18. Mad Professor and Michael Prophet - Afrocentric Dub (Jah Is My Light Dub)
19. Mad Professor and Michael Prophet - Black Heroes (Rootsman Dub)
Radio Dubroom Extra features music which cannot be played on the Radio Dubroom podcast for legal copyright reasons. The shows cannot be downloaded. All tracks in this show (C) by artists and labels. This show (C) by Dubroom. The actual mix is hosted on www.soundmix.com/dubroom and should be completely legal. For copyright issues visit http://support.mixcloud.com/customer/portal/topics/70420-listening/articles
NEW SOUNDS FROM THE DUBROOM STUDIO AND OTHER
DEVELOPMENTS
DUBROOM IN-SITE #32
Sometimes, it is good to take a little bit of rest. The Dubroom started back in 1997 and developed but during the first part of 2014 and some years before that, yours truly had absolutely no energy to continue in the same way. The sound that was developed around 2006, was worn out to say the least. Five albums and well over thirty EP's/Singles, altogether about 130 different mixes, the last one released in this year, 2014. In another update you can already read a little bit about it, but this edition of Dubroom In-Site gives a bigger picture.
Most self-respecting artists and producers will have a sense of unsatisfaction concerning material they have (seen) released in the past. It's called healthy criticism or continual insight, whatever. Usually, such a sense leads to some kind of development but it can take time, sometimes years before anything is actually achieved.
Even though it can take years, an improvement can be done in a short time. Just compare "Dub the Wicked" (MP3) with "Imperial Dubwise" (MP3), the first one released in April and the second in May of this year 2014. The difference is hopefully noticeable, and is not just the result of some financial investments in licenses and hardware. Not just the result of a sense of responsibility and dignity when it comes to using the obtained material. It has to do with inspiration as well, something that is very hard to define. Call it the X-Factor. Personally, I Messian Dread prefer to say the JAH Factor but that will be no surprise for anyone even remotely familiar with I (works).
Now, these past few months it's not just the Dubroom Website where a lot of things are going on. The very same, well, to be quite frankly even more can be said about the Dubroom Studio. Thus far, only a couple of tracks have been released but much more is produced, just not released. A sneak preview is given in......
STEPPIN' ROOTS WITH DON GOLIATH
DUBROOM ARTIST REVIEW AND INTERVIEW
WWW, June 2014 - Do not call it Dub Step, don't even call it "Dub Steppish", and especially not when the term sounds like a cuss to you. Call it Roots Step, for that is the name of the unique sound captured in no less than twenty-four chapters of the "Rootsstep To The World" series released by Don Goliath from his Berlin-based studio. With the help of elders like U Roy, Trinity and many others, his "Rootsstep Division Recordings" label is ready to bring the Roots Vibration to a brand new generation. Are we? Time for an in-depth listen and talk with the don himself.
Dubstep. Just saying the word can get you into a long discussion or even debate. Every one has an opinion, every two disagree about everything two can possibly disagree over. And, as with all Dub/Reggae derivates, it can be kind of really difficult to discover any Roots. Dubstep. Not really something to check and not really something to disagree over, either. It's just not relevant.
Or is it?
Apparently it is. We have Mad
Professor's Ariwa Sound releasing
"Roots of Dubstep", an obvious
description of (DUB) Reggae. An obvious
statement as well from someone who actually
stood at the roots of UK DUB.
And now we have "Rootsstep" music straight from Berlin, in a rather large quantity and consistent quality. Many well-known vocalists have contributed, some are so well-known that their contribution is obviously voluntarily. We're talking names like U Roy, Jazzbo, Kojak, Lone Ranger, Trinity, Dillinger. They have all stood before the microphone and voiced especially for Don Goliath and his Rootsstep riddims. Voicing like they have done for decades, without any compromise in word or sound or power.
So, what is Rootsstep? What drove these Founding Fathers of Reggae to contribute to Don Goliath's sound? Mind you, these are people that you do not tell what to do. When they do something for you, it is the result of their decision to do so. They really can be considered as Elders for they are.
The best way to start is to listen for yourself. However, it it is very difficult to find reviews or articles about the Don and his Rootsstep Sound. Just only recently, the ORIGINAL DUB GATHERING Net Label picked up some of Don Goliath's work and a German blog wrote a review in German but that's about it. So, chances are that your discovery of this unique sound starts by CLICKING HERE (ZIP FILE) for an MP3 mix featuring Kojak and Trinity straight from Don Goliath's WEBSITE or (if your browser lets you) check out the tune below:
Yes, this is the sound of Rootsstep. It's a sound that has all the musicological elements of Roots Reggae while the overall vibe has nothing out-dated or "historical" if you will. This could very well be described as 21st Century Roots, Cyber Roots, or simply Conscious Contemporary Reggae. This is more than merely a style by a sound, this is a sound by itself. So why not call it Rootsstep?
Listening to the conscious message of Rastafari, skillfully delivered by voices too familiar to not take serious, the music instantly drops you into today's vibes dominated by modern digital recording and mixing technologies. In itself, once again it is shown how Rastafari and Consciousness in general transcends times and places as it contains a universal message from the Creator Himself. Who feels it, definitely knows it.
Unlike the Biblical giant, this one Goliath comes with an uplifting message. A message of righteousness and with songs of praises to the Almighty. Just like all conscious Reggae, that is. However, it is the sound that is intriguing. This is a sound that will appeal to an audience that may not necessarily be drawn to your Steppers Reggae or (DUB) Reggae in general. This is a sound that seamlessly fits into today's spectrum of electronic styles while in the same time distinguishing itself from the slackness and plain vanity or emptiness "present" in too much productions these days (including Reggae!).
Don Goliath started releasing his new sound through a series of albums called "Rootsstep To The World". At this time, in June 2014, chapter 24 is released. You don't have to make the math to see that something is going on here and the fact that so little is written about it all makes you wonder. It makes you wonder so much that you want to find out more about Don Goliath and his Roots Steppin' sounds.
Time to go to the Don and ask him some thing. This: What Is Rootsstep and how did you come up with this unique sound?
CLICK HERE TO READ THE WHOLE INTERVIEW AND GET LOADS MORE MUSIC AS WELL
ANTI-RACIST DUBS 'N' STEPPERS
RADIO DUBROOM 2014 CHAPTER 6
Starting off with a no-nonsense track by Canada's Dub maestro Dubmatix, taken from a free compilation recently reviewed in the Dubroom. Also reviewed on mp3.dubroom.org is the brand new anti-racist Vocal and Dub by Yeyo Perez and the Bass Culture Players from Spain. Mr Bossman Dub by Dub Machinist is als taken from the free "Lost in Dub Chapter 1" compilation.
Next segment contains a selection of vocals and dubs released through Zion Train's labels Deep Root and Universal Egg. With the exception of Dr. Dubious and Sister Verdiana - Stone In the Wall Dub, which was taken from the third chapter of the excellent Italian Dub Community Showcase series.
Lyrical Benjie is no stranger to the Dubroom visitors. The Netherlands-based Roots Singer is a veteran vocalist, and to listen to his conscious lyrics over a Vibronics and a Dubcreator track is a blessing for the soul. Hopefully, the trtack you can hear straight after the Dub of "Ten Plagues" gives you a good vibe as well, since this is a track taken from the fresh mixes in the Dubroom studio. As you may or may not know, there's hard work going on in establishing a new sound, well, this is just one Dub out of many that may or may not be released later. Just listen to the track, and -when you want- give a little feedback. This is also welcome for the Dub from Dennis Alcapone's "Got To Be Conscious", by the way. That one track can be downloaded for free.
Again, Izyah Davis and Fullness. Taken from the album "Arise" (reviewed in the Dubroom), this show features the title track. A superb track of which we play the vocal and the Dub. Closing off, two crucial Dubs by the UK based Nucleus Roots collective. Massive, heavyweight!
PLAYLIST
01. Dubmatix - Permanance (Dub Reservoir)
02. Bass Culture Players - Bash Dem Barriers Dub (LaFamille)
03. Yeyo Perez - Jah Jah Have No Colour (LaFamille)
04. Dub Machinist - Mr Bossman Dub (LaFamille)
05. Tena Stelin - Child Soldier (Deep Root)
06. Dub Terror - Child Soldier Dubwise (Deep Root)
07. Jah Free - Hear Me Calling (Deep Root)
08. Jah Free - Hear Me Calling Dubwise (Deep Root)
09. Dr. Dubious and Sister Verdiana - Stone In the Wall Dub
10. Sis K and Zion Train - Power (Deep Root)
11. Sis K and Zion Train - Power Dubwise (Deep Root)
12. Lyrical Benjie - With Jah I Shall Overcome (Vibronics)
13. Lyrical Benjie - Dubwise (Vibronics)
14. Lyrical Benjie - Ten Plagues (Dubcreator)
15. Lyrical Benjie - Ten Plagues Dub (Dubcreator)
16. A Dubroom Pre-release or Non-release (Dubroom)
17. Dennis Alcapone - Dub To Be Conscious (Dubroom)
18. Izyah Davis - Arise (Fullness)
19. Izyah Davis - Arise Dubwise (Fullness)
20. Nucleus Roots - Dub it Up Rasta (Nucleus Roots)
21. Nucleus Roots One Fe De Soundman ( Nucleus Roots)
SLY AND ROBBIE - A FIST FULL OF HORNS
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW
"Stepper" is Guillaume from Paris. When he visited Jamaica in the 1980's he established a lot of contacts which led him to opened vaults at the archives of Sly and Robbie's very own Taxi label. The result is a set of remakes that have a contemporary and historical vibe combined, among which "A Fist Full Of Horns" is just an appetizer.
YEYO PEREZ AND BASS CULTURE PLAYERS - JAH
JAH HAVE NO COLOUR PLUS DUB
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW/CREATIVE COMMONS DOWNLOAD
WWW, June 16 2014 - Yesterday was a day of protest against the "Foreigner Internment Centers", prisons where people are kept for being born in a certain place with a certain colour of their skin. It's all part of the spirit of racism that haunts Europe since times of memory. To contribute to the protest, LaFamille has released an excellent Anti-Racist track with vocals by Yeyo Perez and music by the Bass Culture Players.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - LOST IN DUB CHAPTER ONE
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW
There's quite a bit of variety in the selection of Lost in Dub 1: from the opening by Dubmatix (a Steppers with crucial horns) to the very last drop of Duppy Dub by the Muzikal Ben (Steppers in the digital tradition) the listener is being treated to a surprising combination of styles including meditative vibes from Jah Free and a song of praise by Crucial Alphonso as well as heavyweight digital steppers Dub.
VOXX LAB L2S ACOUSTIC DRUM KIT SAMPLE PACK
STUDIO DUBROOM DOWNLOAD
Getting a good Drum sound starts with a a high quality recording of good drums, plus the skillfull hit of the drummer. All this is done in the Voxx L2S Drum kit, so you're ready to load the samples in your favorite (soft) synth or drum computer. The sampling was done in Bulgaria by VOXX Labs who released it in 2008 under a Creative Commons copyright with the intention to provide foundational drums to a community of creative producers. That would most definitely include the visitors/users of Studio Dubroom and so you can download the Drum Kit straight from the Dubroom website.
RAS KITCHEN RASTA VOCAL SAMPLE PACKS
STUDIO DUBROOM DOWNLOAD
Jamaican food is like Jamaican music: recognizable and kind of essential when you want to produce some thing. Even though Reggae Music (and especially DUB) have long crossed the border and became international, Jamaican elements continue to be essential. It has even come so far that many, many contemporary music producers use Jamaican vocals or rhythms to define their sound. Just think about DubStep or Drum 'n' Bass.
ROOTS REGGAE DUB WISDOM
RADIO DUBROOM 2014 CHAPTER 5
The set opens up with a track from the download archives of yours truly: this one was available for download on the website from the (Netherlands based) producer Robert Curiel back in the previous century. It's a Dub full of vibes, just like the second one by Sheya Mission and the 1975 7" release by what many consider to be the first Roots Reggae band in the UK.
Continueing with another rare vinyl single with Michael Prophet and a healthy portion of Dub re-released through the Blood and Fire label. Mchael Rose forms a bridge to more recent material, that is, from the last decade or so. Crucial material from Twilight Circus, Mad Professor, Slimmah Sound, Don Fe, and the new Dubroom release featuring Dennis Alcapone.
Chapter five of Radio Dubroom 2014 is also the first mix done using the new hardware here in the Dubroom, a rather exciting thing to do but that's for another occasion.
PLAYLIST
01. Robert Curiel - Satta in Dub
02. Sheya Mission - Summertime Dub
03. Cimarons - Rooting Dub (rare 7")
04. Cimarons - Rooting for a Cause (rare 7")
05. Michael Prophet - Concious Man (rare 7")
06. Michael Prophet - Conscious Man Dub (rare 7")
07. Scientist - Dub Bible
08. Big Youth - Jah Love Them Dub
09. Yabby You - No Tarry Yah
10. Michael Prophet - Mash Down Rome Dubwise
11. Michael Rose - Born Free (Discomix)
12. Michael Rose - Stepping Out Of Babylon (Twilight Circus)
13. Michael Rose - Stepping Out Of Babylon Dubwise (Twilight Circus)
14. Mad Professor - Judgement Dub
15. Dennis Alcapone - Got To Be Conscious (Discomix)
16. Bunnington Judah - Burning Fire (Don Fe)
17. Bunnington Judah - Burning Fire Dubwise (Don Fe)
18. Bagga T - Worship Dub (Slimmah Sound)
19. Bagga T - Worship (Slimmah Sound)
20. Kyle Sicarius - Jah Is My Light (Slimmah Sound)
21. Kyle Sicarius - Jah Is My Light Dubwise (Slimmah Sound)
ANDY DRUDY REGGAE GUITAR SKANKS SAMPLE PACK
STUDIO DUBROOM DOWNLOAD
Andy Drudy is no newcommer when it comes to playing the guitar. He has seen everything from a full orchestra playing for a soap opera to Heavy Metal guitarist Van Halen. A professional guitar player with a drive to teach valueable lessons, some of which you can even download for free on his website.
MY NEW SOUND AND SOME THING
MESSIAN DREAD UPDATE JUNE 7 2014
First of all, I am typing this into the memory of a brand new computer. It's a powerful machine but given the fact it came with Windows 8, I have yet to see the real power. Getting Reason 3.0 working and seeing how it supposedly eats like 6 gigabytes of RAM is quite an experience but in the end, after tweaking and learning I will get the darn thing to work. After all, the reason for this brand new machine I'm working on now is to further expand my new musical sound.
MAKING DUB WITH COMPUTERS, PART 19: THE
(MIDI) RIDDIM SECTION
STUDIO DUBROOM TUTORIAL
Even though the "riddim" or "skanks" section is not the field of expertise of the writer of the tutorial, it might show to be fruitful to at least check out the chapter.
One Love,
Messian Dread
DENNIS ALCAPONE - GOT TO BE CONSCIOUS/DUB TO
BE CONSCIOUS
DUBROOM NET LABEL RELEASE
Got To Be Conscious comes in two different mixes: the first one is a (mini) discomix carrying the full vocals followed by a Dub where the second is a spaced-out Dubwise track. Both mixes have their own specific vibe as well.
This second release in the new Dubroom sound comes with a real horn section, something really new and used in many more releases to come. Connoisseurs will rightfully recognize the Ariwa horn section (like in the previous one) and the Ariwa riddim section (the piano etc). Still this is an original Dubroom riddim and production, and it's a legal (licensed) release too.
This two track release is presented as 128/320 Kbps MP3 Files or true CD Quality WAVE Audio, as usual with releases out of the Dubroom Studio. Click "DOWNLOAD" to go to the Download Page. All Rights reserved © 2014 Messian Dread/Dubroom
