MYSTERY BABYLON (193)

Dubroom Online - December 3, 2008


"MYSTERY BABYLON (193)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 3 2008 - My naive idea that I could REFORM BABYLON where in truth you can do nothing in Babylon but building Babylon even further, came out of the fact that I believed a lie.

I believed, that I had to accept the most outright lies and abominations some people did in public, just because they claimed to be Christian.

I believed, that they were actually Christians, too. I ignored too many things which I knew I should not ignore, just for the sake of "tolerance" and "respect" and what have you.

As I was privately trying to speak out, the ones who I spoke to were not interested and even worse, consciously doing that which I tried to warn them for.

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One Love, Give Thanks,
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APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 3 (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - Right now, in 2008, the words "Roots Reggae" mean quite a different thing than it used to.
Roots Reggae Mix volume 3 shows, how what once was Dancehall now is Roots.

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STILL COOL - TO BE POOR IS A CRIME (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - In this 1979 TV performance by the UK group Still Cool, we see them singing the tune that is a classic until this day.

Behold!

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APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 3

APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 3
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, November 2008 - Right now, in 2008, the words "Roots Reggae" mean quite a different thing than it used to. Roots Reggae Mix volume 3 shows, how what once was Dancehall now is Roots.

The first two episodes of this excellent excursion into late 1970's, early 1980's Reggae gave us a crucial introduction to Rub a Dub. This early Dancehall Music is now considered to be Roots, and not in the least because many people nowadays to not know the difference between Rockers and Rub a Dub.

Rockers Reggae, in the 1970's, was often called "Roots Reggae" as well. It is the basic form of the rhythm we all love so much, and it was usually played with a numerous amount of musicians participating in the recordings.

When the 1980's began to rise at the horizon of time, the music changed. Keyboards and electronic drums began to have a more predominant place in especially the tracks that were played in the Dancehalls and at Sound Systems.

Dub became more prominent, where the Drum and Bass also changed significantly. Electronic effects like the Digital Delay slowly replaced the tape echo's, et cetera et cetera.

It was not before Ronald Reagan's war on drugs cause the island of Jamaica to be flooded with cokane while the ganja fields were burned down, that "Dancehall Reggae" slowly became a form of Jamaican music that many see as very distinct from Reggae.

Where Rub a Dub cannot be defined as anything else but Reggae Music, Ragga went clearly beyond that. Some complained about Rub a Dub, but it's follow-up genre called Ragga made many to think that Reggae had ceased to exist and hence the word Roots got a new meaning.

In this third episode, we are being treated to a number of crucial Rub a Dub and Rockers Reggae selection. The difference between the two styles are so evident, that even those that think all Reggae sounds the same will notice it.

Simply essential!


PLAYLIST

01. Rod Taylor Bad Man Comes Dillinger No Chuck It
02. Bingi Bunny Me And Jane Nicodemus Gunman Connection
03. Vivian Jones Nahya Bingi Sis Nya Jah Works
04. Winston Jarrett 100Lbs Of Collie Weed Jah Stone Collie Weed
05. Barrington Levy Dont Give Up Meditations Carpenter Rebuild Eek A Mouse Na Make Me Girl Go Away
06. Max Romeo One Step Foward Prince Jazzbo Ital Corner
07. Al Campbell Take A Ride Johnny Osbourne Truths And Rights Lone Ranger Automatic
08. Trevor Junior Its History Yellowman And Fathead Richman Poorman
09. Reggae George Streetside Lover Prince Far I Take Heed Frontline
10. Gregory Isaacs Tumbling Tears I Roy Dread Have The Handle Ranking Barnabas Tumbling Tears
11. Ras Imurh Asha Im Waiting For You Love Lacksley Castell Leaving
12. Martin Campbell Jah Love Twinkle Brothers Faith Can Move Mountains
13. Al Campbell Time So Hard Barrington Levy Begging You A Ten Cent Sir
14. Mad Professor Psychologically Yours Ranking Ann Black Rock Posse

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STILL COOL - TO BE POOR IS A CRIME

STILL COOL - TO BE POOR IS A CRIME
DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW



WWW, November 2008 - In this 1979 TV performance by the UK group Still Cool, we see them singing the tune that is a classic until this day.

Don't ask me what these vinyl scratches do in the sound. This is not your average You-Tube clip, where you hear a tune and see photo's: we see the singers as they playback on the tune.

This 1979 video clip is, just like the singers, still cool. An incredibly sensitive UK Roots tune, that unfortunately has a theme which is actual even today, almost thirty years after the video was recorded.

Behold!

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MYSTERY BABYLON (192)

Dubroom Online - December 2, 2008


"MYSTERY BABYLON (192)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 2 2008 - Why did it take me seven years before I finally Stepped Out of the Babylon that is the "Christian Reggae Scene"?

First, I really thought I could REFORM that Babylon. I thought, that by privately contacting the key figures (who invited me to their scene), I could stimulate them to do the right thing.

Now I realize, that it was the very nature of that "Scene", which eventually led to a "Gospel Reggae Industry" where the Gospel of Yesus Kristos is being bought and sold as a product.

In other words, there was nothing to do in Babylon than to keep building Babylon further.

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Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)




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APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 2 (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - The second episode of this Showcase excursion into Rub a Dub Reggae most definitely takes off where part one left us. And we're surely taken to the heigher heights!

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TONY REBEL - SWEET JAMAICA (1993) (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - Before he started Rebel Salute, before he became known to the world as another conscious DJ of the time. Tony Rebel was already going strong.

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TONY REBEL - SWEET JAMAICA (1993)

TONY REBEL - SWEET JAMAICA (1993)
DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW



WWW, November 2008 - Before he started Rebel Salute, before he became known to the world as another conscious DJ of the time. Tony Rebel was already going strong.

Jamaica, Land of Food and Water. That name was given to the Island by the original inhabitants, before Christopher Columbus and his gang of vampires turned it into a big plantation.

Jamaica, also the birth place of Tony Rebel. He grew up feeling what it means to be at the receiving end of Babylon System's ugly shitstem. He saw the dances getting hotter, as cokane and violence flooded the island, and decided to do something about it.

Together with people like Luciano, he was part of what some call the "Rasta Renaissance" in the early nineties. "Sweet Jamaica" was one of the tunes of the day.

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MYSTERY BABYLON (191)

Dubroom Online - December 1, 2008


"MYSTERY BABYLON (191)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, December 1 2008 - I tried for about seven years, to REFORM BABYLON.

I privately contacted the man who is now calling himself the founder of the "Gospel Reggae Industry", and provided him with the evidence that proofed him wrong in his public statement about Rastafari.

Remember, I am talking about someone who is quoted in the Christian Media as saying that "among Rastafarians it is an honor to kill people who disagree with them".

In the years that I wasted trying to proof the obvious to him, people were associating him and me and in fact are associating us until this very day.

It took me seven years to discover that I was trying to REFORM BABYLON when I thought that the "Christian Reggae Scene" could be a good influence in helping Christian becoming aware of Babylon Shitstem.

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




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APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 1 (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - Except for an excellent Mad Professor release, Roots Reggae Mix Volume One is a hard hitting Rub a Dub Showcase that you can't afford to miss out!

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LUCIANO - IT'S ME AGAIN JAH (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)



WWW, November 2008 - In 1993, Luciano introduced himself to the people of the world, and to JAH, with an impressive musical track and video clip.

This is it.

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APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 1

APR ROOTS REGGAE MIX VOLUME 1
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, November 2008 - Except for an excellent Mad Professor release, Roots Reggae Mix Volume One is a hard hitting Rub a Dub Showcase that you can't afford to miss out!

Rub a Dub: Basically, we are talking about Jamaican Dancehall Music before Dancehall became more or less distinct from Reggae in the mid 1980's. Music, which could no longer be called Rockers but was Reggae still.

It began around 1978, 1979 and it went to let's say 1985, 1985. The music became slower, DUB Mixing became a must even in the vocal parts. Deejays went on to have an even more prominent position in Reggae, even more than Dillinger and Jah Stitch.

Long versions, wherein the vocal part could be heard along with a DUB or DJ version, also became more and more obligatory. Albums with such long versions came out as well, often called "Showcase".

DJ APR ("Always Playing Roots") from the Creation Sound in San Diego knows his Rub a Dub. In this first episode of his series of Roots Reggae mixes, he also shows that he knows how to make a Showcase.

Thirteen titles, thirteen riddims. More than twenty-six tunes!

Singers, DJ's, DUB mixers, they all unite in this excellent selection that you simply can't afford to miss when you are out there in Cyberspace to find some essential, crucial, hard-to-find Reggae.


PLAYLIST

01. Reggae George Sister Dawn Prince Far I Tell Them About Jah Love
02. Triston Palmer Fussing & Fighting Ranking Joe Cuss Cuss Woman
03. Triston Palmer Crazy Woman Eek A Mouse Terrorist In The City
04. The Viceroys We Must Unite Barrington Levy I Love Love You
05. The Viceroys Love is the Key Freddie McGregor Let Me Be The One Barrington Levy Poorman Style
06. Mad Professor Sweet Sweet Victory Ranking Ann Stop Romance Ina Dance
07. Earl Sixteen Crisis Junior Reid Oh Happy Day Prince Far I Survival
08. Cultural Roots Love Feelings John Holt Police In Helicopter
09. Cornell Campbell Money Little John Give The Youths A Try
10. Echo Minott Man In Love Toyan Modeling Queen
11. Echo Minott Living In The Ghetto Junior Reid Boom Shack A Lack
12. Earl Cunningham Hail Him Dub Don Carlos Them Say Jah Stitch Life In The Ghetto Charlie Chaplin What Kind Of World
13. Johnny Osbourne Kiss Somebody Anthony Johnson Im Ready Michael Palmer She Sexy


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LUCIANO - IT'S ME AGAIN JAH

LUCIANO - IT'S ME AGAIN JAH
DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW



WWW, November 2008 - In 1993, Luciano introduced himself to the people of the world, and to JAH, with an impressive musical track and video clip.

This is it.

Luciano, aka The Messenger. In the early 1990's he entered the global scene with a new kind of Roots Music, dubbed by this website as "contemporary Roots". It was a time where cokane and violence ran the dancehall and violence ran the place more than ever before.

Nowadays, we know him as a long dreadlocked singer, but back in the time he was still growing them. He was growing his faith, too, but by looking at the video and feeling the vibes in the music, you can easily see that that faith was already solid as a rock.

Check!

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