Stop That Train #9 (MP3 Review)

STOP THAT TRAIN #9
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, December 2007 - Contemporary -digital- remixes of ancient -analogue- tunes form the spinal colom of this deep DUB excursion wherein we explore what Jamaican Music has done with many UK based artists.

Sure, some tunes have nothing to do with Reggae and you really need to know a little bit about DUB before you recognize just what that tune is doing in this Podcast anyway.

Sure, puritans will not even want to listen straight to the end and they will be missing out some thing there. For it is clear, that the 9th episode of "Stop That Train" is a true work of art in itself.

A work of art that should not be listened to as if it is just another Reggae Podcast, for you will be deeply disappointed when that is all you are looking for.

We'll hear fragments of what seems to be movie clips, with a slice of humor. There's even a special remix of the Special's classic "Ghost Town" created by Version Big-Fi, who are (associated with) the crew behind Stop That Train.

However, that one tune by a band called "The Cult" is definitely out-of-place, even though it has some DUB elements. Out-of-place, because the "DUB" part is way too short and the rest of the tune is self-explanatory.

Like all cults, the "Cult" is a problem. Skipping it simply solves the problem.

Or will it?


PLAYLIST

01. King Tubby & Soul Syndicate - Dub In The Right Way (Dreadzone Remix)
02. Revolutionary Dub Warriors - Warrior
03. Brian Bennett - Flying South
04. Legen - Zumba
05. Junglehammer - Live Let Die Dub (Daktari remix)
06. Flight Of The Concords - Boom Boom
07. The Cult - Love Removal Machine (Small Soldiers Mix)
08. Little Axe - Long Way to Go
09. Yabby You - Conquering Lion (Groove Corporation Remix)
10. Version Big-Fi vs The Specials - Ghost Town
11. Peter Sellers & Spike Milligan - She Loves You
12. Version Big-Fi vs Massive Attack - Protection
13. Tone396 - Fire Dub
14. Shaun Ryder - Northern Soul Brother (Shapeshifter)
15. The Revolutionaries - Fletchers Land
16. The Skatalites - Spred Satin

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Evaluating 2007 (1)

Dubroom Online - Edition December 22, 2007

"EVALUATING 2007 (1)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 22 2007 - As we approach the end of the calendar year 2007, we also approach a time of evaluation.

A good thing to do, especially when you have perspective!

For the Dubroom, it definitely was one of the most turbulent and progressive years as we celebrated the 10th anniversary of independent promotion of (DUB) Reggae and Consciousness.

With over 300 daily updates filled with reviews, releases and research, the Dubroom definitely moved forward into new realms.

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

ITEM FOR THIS EDITION:
Stop That Train #8 (MP3 Review)

Stop That Train #8 (MP3 Review)

STOP THAT TRAIN #8
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, December 2007 - A very interesting 12" by UB40 is just one highlight of another massive Podcast by the UK based collective behind "Stop That Train". Don't let it pass you by, for the mix may not be available for download forever!

Johnny Clarke's "Leggo Violence" is a massive tune, even decades after it was originally released. That could be a reason just why Stop That Train #8 opens up with it.

Another reason could be, that the second selection is a very interesting "cover" version (including a heavy DUB) of "Leggo Violence", containing some "very UK" DUB Poetry.

Interesting seems to be the best word to describe the 56 minutes non-stop mix of Drum-And-Bass niceness. We're taken back into time, pulled back into this century, flown to Jamaica to meet spiritual people and driven to the UK where UB40 explains to us why they do not believe in JAH.

Yes, that's right. There are some people who play Reggae and do not believe in JAH.

Some of them are hypocrites because they will sing about Him anyway, but this cannot be said about the band who named themselves after the well-fare form they had to fill in before they became one of the top Reggae bands of the world.

"Don't Let It Pass You By" is a very heartical tune by the band, even though statements such as "There Is No One Coming With That Freedom Train" and suggestions how spiritual people are blind will cause disagreements with many who know themselves to be on that train anyway and don't consider themselves to be blind at all...

But after listening to the excellent tune with superb DUB version, no one can be in their right mind and deny UB40's well-deserved place within Reggae Music.

A great Podcast, with nuff brain-food!


PLAYLIST

01. Johnny Clarke - Leggo Violence
02. Gary Clail - Another Hard Man
03. Earl 'Chinna' Smith - Butta Pan Dub
04. Josey Wales - The General
05. Sugar Belly - Cousin Joe Pt.1
06. Joe Gibbs - Crucial Attempt
07. Joe Gibbs - Power Pack
08. Dub Pistols - You'll Never Find (Feat. Rodney P)
09. Groove Armada - Soundboy Rock
10. Creation Rebel - Creation Cycle
11. UB40 - Don't Let It Pass You By (12" Version)
12. Serge Gainsbourg - Javanaise Dub
13. Dr. Pablo & Cry Tuff Allstars - African Melody
14. Gorillaz/Spacemonkeyz - Tomorrow Comes Today (Banana Baby)

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Consciousness In Cyberspace (4) (Webmaster Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition December 21, 2007


"CONSCIOUSNESS IN CYBERSPACE (4)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 21 2007 - Free flow of information and communication form two major ingredients for the fruitful developments of Consciousness in Cyberspace.

But is the Internet full of fakery and even outright danger in the same time?

Of course! But so is the Outernet...

But without the censorship of the mainstream media or even the "alternative", Truth lovers will find their way to the enormous wealth of niceness that can be found.

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

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
Stop That Train #7 (MP3 Review)
I Jah Man - I Want To Be Free (Video Review)

Stop That Train #7 (MP3 Review)

STOP THAT TRAIN #7
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, December 2007 - DJ and DUB form the two main ingredients of this delicious Podcast by the Stop That Train crew from Reading in the UK. "Nuff Drum And Bass Make You Whine Up Your Waist", as JAH Thomas would say.

Reasoning and Seasoning, it's all there in the 7th episode of the "Stop That Train" Podcast. Nuff DJ's and nuff DUB engineers enter to deliver some of their strongest works, both old and new.

The well-picked selection of Floor-shakers and Waist-whiners displays just how versatile the formula of Reggae Dancehall and DUB really is.

The non-stop mix opens up with some spicy Rub a Dub, goes further into a conscious tune by Tappa Zukie and forwards with a digital remix of his priceless MPLA riddim.

Yes, the first 15 minutes definitely set the tone for the rest of the 50 minutes: massive is the word.

Without apology!


PLAYLIST

01. Yellowman & Fathead - Rub-A-Dub Play
02. Ranking Dread - Fattie Boom
03. Tappa Zukie - Jah Is I Guiding Star
04. Tappa Zukie - Dub MPLA (Subsonic Legacy Remix)
05. GrandpapaIrie - Natty's Hard To Beat (Bootleg)
06. Prince Jammy - Tiger Dub
07. I-Roy & Dillinger - Samson Was The Stranger
08. Love Bump - Lone Ranger
09. Peter Metro - Police Inna England
10. General Echo - Me Know Everything About She Pum Pum
11. King Tubby - From The Grass Dub
12. Mikey Dread Show - Resignation Dub
13. Don Drummond & King Stitt - Scandal


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I Jah Man - I Want To Be Free (Video Review)

I JAH MAN LEVI - I WANT TO BE FREE (LIVE)
Dubroom (DUB) Reggae Video Review



WWW, December 2007 - I Jah Man Levi is best known for his classic "Jah Heavy Load", and his own special place within spiritual Reggae Music.

I Jah Man is known to prefer a quiet life, far away from the rat race called the Music Industry. As a conscious Rastaman, he doesn't care too much about the things Babylon System has to offer him.

However, he wouldn't deny his existence on the planet and knows how much Reggae Music is needed. Performing world-wide for audiences hungry for conscious Reggae Music, I Jah Man brings some upfull vibes to each and everyone.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH

CORRECTION!

Originally, this review contained the following paragraph:

I Jah Man is so special, that he's not even listen in books like The Rough Guide To Reggae and an Internet search for Trevor Sutherland will not provide much more either.

The statement printed in bold turned out to be untrue!

An attentive reader of the Dubroom pointed out (see below), that I (Messian Dread) actually made a huge mistake while writing the review: I did not look close enough in the Rough Guide to Reggae as I JAH Man is definitely mentioned in the book.

Mea Culpa, I stand corrected. Thank you!

Consciousness In Cyberspace (3) (Webmaster Column)

Dubroom Online - Edition December 20, 2007


"CONSCIOUSNESS IN CYBERSPACE (3)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 20 2007 - Reggae Music has served as a source of information for millions of people, long before there was an Internet open to the general public.

But now, Cyberspace is here!

Independent websites like the Dubroom provide services to the truth seekers and lovers of the rhythm of the drum and bassline alike, that could never be given in the "Outernet".

It's even so, that Cyberspace brings people together that would otherwise never have met each other.

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

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:
Mukti Sistema Sonoro - Leão Selecta (MP3 REVIEW)
Lakota Nation Declares Independance From USA (From The Dubroom Message Boards)

Mukti Sistema Sonoro - Leão Selecta (MP3 REVIEW)

Mukti Sistema Sonoro - Leão Selecta
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, December 2007 - You don't need a language gene to figure out that here is Mukti Sound System presenting a Lion Selection.

You need a Reggae gene for it, or a DUB gene. Do you have one?

The Lion Selection opens up with a short reasoning by the Rastafari Elders. If you are -like some others- claiming that DUB cannot carry a message and is basically "dumb" music, you have just woken up the Lion and you really shouldn't do that.

Or maybe you should and really feel the strength of DUB. For if there is one thing that describes this excellent Podcast, it must be the well-placed title, even though it is written in a language that many do not understand.

DUB truly is one of the strongest disciplines within Reggae Music and even beyond that. As the words are scarce, the music obviously appeals to more parts of our consciousness than just the language section.

A Lion communicates without words. You could say, that until a certain level DUB does the same. DUB appeals straight to those parts in our soul that deal with things "unspeakable".

Just ask Mukti and he will tell you.

In fact, he already did and the result is reviewed right here.

Mukti's Lion Selection basically consists out of the better DUB material from all over the world. Material that isn't necessarily that known within the circles of those that know their Reggae and especially their DUB.
We will hear King Jammy dubbing the Japanese band Dry and Heavy, for example. Zenzile is there too, a great DUB band that many may never have heard of before.

From the top to the very last drop, everything is mixed very skillfully. Non-stop, we are taken from one crucial selection into the next. As we move through a wide variety of vibes and styles, times and places, the message is clear: Those who claim DUB is "dumb music" are themselves really deaf.


PLAYLIST

01. Dialogue Ras Bigga - Rastafari Elders
02. Zentown - Zentone
03. Inner corona - Mad Professor
04. Morning Daylight - Zenzile
05. Nova dub - Kanka
06. Rorima - Mad Professor
07. King jammy's - the revenge of super power allstars
08. Johnny Clarke - A Ruffer Version-At King Tubby's
09. Do dub up your fight - King Jammy Meets Dry & Heavy
10. Weak Heart Dub - Ruts D C vs. Mad Professor
11. Sheba's Journey - Alpha & Omega
12. harmony dub - King Jammy Meets Dry & Heavy
13. JOHNNY CLARKE DUBWISE END

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