MAKIN' DUB (5)

Dubroom Online - January 20 2009


"MAKIN' DUB (5)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, January 20 2009 - As soon as I have a Drum and Bassline that I find reasonable, I start to add other instruments.

Usually, I use instruments you will find in a standard Reggae Studio band: piano, guitars, organs, horns, percussion are the main ingredients.

I will make the piano and one guitar play the "skanks" on the 2 and the 4, sometimes also playing around it, while the horns can do just about everything: from blowing a theme to playing along with the "skanks" of the piano and the guitar.

Usually, I will also add an bubbling organ that plays in the deeper realms accompanying the piano and the guitar too.

Often, I will also add instruments such as a clavinet, that plays catchy licks that sound great in echo (at least, I think so)...

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



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

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEM FOR THIS EDITION:

From January 15 to January 24, we'll be releasing one track a day of the brand new ten track Messian Dread album called "DUB Shall Go On".

As usual, the tunes will be available for free in High Quality MP3 and true CD Quality Wave Audio!

MESSIAN DREAD - HE WALKS IN DUB
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This is the 6th track of the album "DUB Shall Go On", released from January 15 to January 24 2009.

Cool and dreadly: describing the drum and bass line in "He Walk In Dub". You need some pretty good bass speakers to hear the bassdrum as it's playing an energetic pattern that will cause an earthquake when properly played.

The bass goes deep, too. The line is monotonous, and when filters are applied, everything goes even deeper.

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MESSIAN DREAD - HE WALKS IN DUB

MESSIAN DREAD - HE WALKS IN DUB
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This is the 6th track of the album "DUB Shall Go On", released from January 15 to January 24 2009.

Cool and dreadly: describing the drum and bass line in "He Walk In Dub". You need some pretty good bass speakers to hear the bassdrum as it's playing an energetic pattern that will cause an earthquake when properly played.

The bass goes deep, too. The line is monotonous, and when filters are applied, everything goes even deeper.

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320Kbit MP3 - 44.100 Khz 16 Bit Wave Audio

MAKIN' DUB (4)

Dubroom Online - January 19 2009


"MAKIN' DUB (4)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, January 19 2009 - When I make a DUB, I always start to make an instrumental Reggae track first.

Usually, I start with the drums. I program a rhythm in the Drum Computer, just a basic rhythm. This can be a Steppers, or a One Drop, or another rhythm.

I put the drum in a loop and start adding other instruments in the sequencer. Usually, my first choice after the drum is the bass and there is hardly an exception to that tradition.

When the drum and bass sound nice together, I know I have the foundation.

It's the thing with DUB, you know: it doesn't really matter what you put on top of it, as long as you have a solid drum and bassline. This is a very important aspect that not even all Reggae musicians know!

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



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

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEM FOR THIS EDITION:

From January 15 to January 24, we'll be releasing one track a day of the brand new ten track Messian Dread album called "DUB Shall Go On".

As usual, the tunes will be available for free in High Quality MP3 and true CD Quality Wave Audio!

MESSIAN DREAD - HE PRAYS IN DUB
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This is the 5th track of the album "DUB Shall Go On", released from January 15 to January 24 2009.

Time for a little Rub a Dub style in this collection of Dubs from early January, 2009. Well over a decade after releasing the first Messian Dread music on the Internet, there's nuff reason to give thanks and praise and so we do as we call on the Name of the Most High: JAAAAAAAAAAAH!

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MESSIAN DREAD - HE PRAYS IN DUB

MESSIAN DREAD - HE PRAYS IN DUB
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This is the 5th track of the album "DUB Shall Go On", released from January 15 to January 24 2009.

Time for a little Rub a Dub style in this collection of Dubs from early January, 2009. Well over a decade after releasing the first Messian Dread music on the Internet, there's nuff reason to give thanks and praise and so we do as we call on the Name of the Most High: JAAAAAAAAAAAH!

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320Kbit MP3 - 44.100 Khz 16 Bit Wave Audio

MAKIN' DUB (3)

Dubroom Online - January 18 2009


"MAKIN' DUB (3)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, January 18 2009 - DUB is basically a de-construction of music and it started with Reggae. Still, Reggae is the best music to make DUB with, even though this is not a must.

Instrumental Reggae music is recorded on several tracks, and the recorded material is then later mixed in the studio by the engineer.

I make my Dub according to the very same principal as that which was applied in Jamaica during the 1970's and 1980's, even though I am not a preterist and do not fear modern technology at all.

The principal, however, is that I will make an instrumental Reggae track which I will then transform into a DUB at a second phase in the process.

This is a thing that not every modern DUB producer applies, by the way...



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

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEM FOR THIS EDITION:

From January 15 to January 24, we'll be releasing one track a day of the brand new ten track Messian Dread album called "DUB Shall Go On".

As usual, the tunes will be available for free in High Quality MP3 and true CD Quality Wave Audio!

MESSIAN DREAD - DUB OF THE COMPUTER HACKER
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This is the 4th track of the album "DUB Shall Go On", released from January 15 to January 24 2009.

Another One Drop drums, this time with a different bass drum and of course a completely different riddim than the previous track of the album "DUB Shall Go On".

Echo's totally transforming the original instruments, sudden stops of the music: sometimes you go deeper than the deepest ocean, the other time it's like free flying in the sky.

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320Kbit MP3 - 44.100 Khz 16 Bit Wave Audio

MESSIAN DREAD - DUB OF THE COMPUTER HACKER

MESSIAN DREAD - DUB OF THE COMPUTER HACKER
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This is the 4th track of the album "DUB Shall Go On", released from January 15 to January 24 2009.

Another One Drop drums, this time with a different bass drum and of course a completely different riddim than the previous track of the album "DUB Shall Go On".

Echo's totally transforming the original instruments, sudden stops of the music: sometimes you go deeper than the deepest ocean, the other time it's like free flying in the sky.

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320Kbit MP3 - 44.100 Khz 16 Bit Wave Audio

MAKIN' DUB (2)

Dubroom Online - January 17 2009


"MAKIN' DUB (2)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, January 17 2009 - As soon as I heard the first DUB in my life, I was hooked. I knew, instinctively, that this was the music of not only my style, but also my life.

I can't explain, I know, I sound like a teenager and I'm in my forties. But I can't stop that initial identification with what I heard when I heard the rhythms of the drum and the bass.

A few years after I heard DUB for the first time somewhere n the early 1980's, I started voicing over DUB and in 1987 I founded a band.

In that time, I also started my excursions into the art and technique of making DUB from recorded music.

After all, DUB is first and foremost a Studio Music, even more than Reggae.

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



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

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEM FOR THIS EDITION:

From January 15 to January 24, we'll be releasing one track a day of the brand new ten track Messian Dread album called "DUB Shall Go On".

As usual, the tunes will be available for free in High Quality MP3 and true CD Quality Wave Audio!

MESSIAN DREAD - DUB OF THE FORBIDDEN BLESSING
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This is the 3rd track of the album "DUB Shall Go On", released from January 15 to January 24 2009.

After two heavy duty Steppers, it's time for a little chilled-out vibes. A solid One Drop drums and matching bassline serve as the foundation for a weird gathering of sounds and vibes created by effects and instruments.

A perfect tune to accompany your enjoyment of a blessing that is forbidden in most places where Babylon pirated Jah Creation.

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MESSIAN DREAD - DUB OF THE FORBIDDEN BLESSING

MESSIAN DREAD - DUB OF THE FORBIDDEN BLESSING
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This is the 3rd track of the album "DUB Shall Go On", released from January 15 to January 24 2009.

After two heavy duty Steppers, it's time for a little chilled-out vibes. A solid One Drop drums and matching bassline serve as the foundation for a weird gathering of sounds and vibes created by effects and instruments.

A perfect tune to accompany your enjoyment of a blessing that is forbidden in most places where Babylon pirated Jah Creation.

DOWNLOAD TRACK:


320Kbit MP3 - 44.100 Khz 16 Bit Wave Audio