SMALL AXE DIY WEBSITES

SMALL AXE DIY WEBSITES
STUDIO DUBROOM WEB-TIPS

WWW, April 2010 - Online (DUB) Reggae Artist David Pablo introduces his fellow artists to a triplet of websites where they can upload and promote their musical works as well as having contact with other artists.

Seven years ago, those of us who are members of the online (dub ) reggae community could never have envision a world without Versionist.com. But through a series of backroom deals which we will not go into detail about here, the Mighty Versionist is no more. Fear not, fellow artists and producers, for a new crop of user generated reggae sites has appeared over the last few years, the top 3 are (in no particular order):

KingDub -Community.com

myReggaespace.com

and Dubark.com

Let's take a look at what each of these have to offer:

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MYREGGAESPACE.com

MYREGGAESPACE.com (also known as ReggaeMp3.com) features a mix of established names alongside underground artists. There are many great tunes licensed directly from such notable veterans like Jah Thomas and Bunny Lee for sale, and underground artists also have the option of selling their tunes. Members are referred to as "Reggae Citizens" and the owner, Silver Kamel (a legend on his own), is always available to provide assistance. His mission statement is:

"So here I am again, intent on bringing to you a selection of music that I feel will somehow affect your life, whether it makes you happy and want to dance, awakens your inner consciousness and makes you think, or you just want to play it because it makes you feel good. Whatever. Life is short, enjoy every moment of every day, and help pass on your good vibes on the way."

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DUBARK.com

Dubark ,which is more or less aimed directly at the Versionist diaspora, features an eclectic selection of underground artists. It is owned by Gadman Dubs, who grew up in the UK Soundsystem arena (his Father operated a sound). Artists may also sell their music.

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KINGDUB.com

KingDub Community ,which appears to be the newest of the three, provides a great selection of underground artists as well as featuring a nifty toolbar which links to Facebook and Myspace. They also have an Apple application that allows listeners the ability to listen to KingDub Radio anywhere: http://iworld.squatsoft.com/kingdub/

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It must be noted that, while each individual site shares the same inherit basic features, each site also has enough uniqueness (Dubark boasts a section for Loops and Vst plug-ins for example) that the three compliment each other rather than compete. Many of the more promotional savy artists are members in good standing at all three sites. Indeed a breath of fresh air for many older community members.

A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS

A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS
MESSIAN DREAD SPIRITUAL UPDATE APRIL 26 2010

WWW, April 26 2010 - In my previous spiritual update, I shared how I was proverbially crossing the Red Sea. Of course, crossing that sea gets you into the wilderness as you march forward to Zion.

A report from the wilderness...

It's the title of the first tune of my first album called "One": A Voice In The Wilderness. Those who read their Bibles know that the phrase comes out of the Book of Books and it refers to John the Baptizer, who was announcing the coming of Yesus Messiah.

Everybody who follows Yesus, who know themselves to be truly born again, will recognize themselves in the story of John the Baptizer: are we not all in the wilderness, trying to get the Message through to everyone that indeed Messiah is coming soon?

So sure, I recognize myself there, too.

In the wilderness, you will only meet other people who for some reason find themselves away from the urban areas, the areas where most people want to dwell because of the comfortable state.

The Rejected, you could say. The ones who are not accepted by the majority. But also the ones who themselves have rejected Babylon System and Culture will be found in that proverbial wilderness: the place where the Konformed will never trod.

I see this reflected in my own spiritual runnings, more and more and more as time goes by. I'm not trodding the road of the Konformed. If I would, I would have been in some kind of established industry releasing my censored "music" or something like that but instead I find myself with a small axe doing the works.

I'm happy with this situation, too, for I know just why I cannot konform. I know why I cannot do what most people do as they search for Komfort rather than Truth. It's like in that movie "The Matrix" where most people live in a dream world without realizing it, many of them refusing to wake up even when they realize that they do live in that Matrix.

The wilderness is too heavy for them...

But it's in that Wilderness that we hear the Voice. The Voice of Jah saying that He is coming soon. You will not hear this voice in the Komfort-Zone, or should I say Konform-Zone, you will only hear it after discovering that the Truth is hated and those who speak Truth are rejected.

Strangely enough, it is also in the wilderness that we know ourselves to be fed by Jah. In the Konform-Zone, the life-style without Jah laws written in the heart, the (spiritual) food doesn't come from Jah and therefore the (spiritual) growth is null and void.

And so, I find myself in that wilderness. I find myself being fed by Jah, I find myself reasoning with others who have been trodding the same way out of Babylon, I find myself being guided and guarded by Him.

I hope to see you soon.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread

Dubroom Online, Edition April 19-25 2010

Dubroom Online, Edition April 19-25 2010

THE DAY AFTER... (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, April 19 2010 - The last 25 days, the Dubroom was blessed to share the brand new double album Joie de Vivre by Heartical with you. Twenty-five tracks of pure dUb niceness from the heart!

Today, we got two updates in which you can read about the things I hope to be able to do in the upcoming times.

Today, when you read this, Jah Willing I'll be working hard on the new format of Dubroom Online, which I hope to be able to turn into a weekly electronic magazine. You can read more in the latest episode of Dubroom In-Site and my personal update called "Springtime Greens" (a wordplay on "summertime blues").

In that personal update you can also read more about the fact that I'm feeling myself to be kind of a newbie in a certain field of work which I'm beginning to trod at this moment as well.

I truly hope to be able to present something nice next April 26. Until then, check out Heartical's brand new dUbble album celebrating the joy of life which Jah Jah gives!

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.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

HEARTICAL - JOIE DE VIVRE (DUBROOM STAR SELECTIONS NETLABEL RELEASE)

WWW, April 2010 - From March 25 to April 19, the Dubroom presented the brand new double dUb album "Joie de Vivre" by Heartical. The 25 titles all come with their own cover-art and description where the music can be downloaded for free in high quality MP3 format or even true CD Quality Wave Audio.

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DUBROOM ONLINE: FROM DAILY TO WEEKLY (DUBROOM IN-SITE 28)

WWW, April 19 2010 - After having released the brand new Heartical Double Album "Joie de Vivre", the Dubroom will be in a bit of a transitional phase as a new concept is worked out.

Read about it in this episode of Dubroom In-Site.

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SPRINGTIME GREENS (MESSIAN DREAD PERSONAL UPDATE APRIL 19 2010)

WWW, April 19 2010 - A change in Dubroom Online, a deepening of (not only) my music as building the Dubroom Studio continues, indeed it's spring time and that causes me to write another personal update for those that might be interested.

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NEWS AND VIEWS ON BUJU BANTON'S COKANE CASE (FROM THE BABYLON OBSERVER MESSAGE BOARDS)

WWW, March 2010 - When the news went out in December 2009 that Buju Banton was arrested in the USA on cokane charges, the Babylon Observer Messageboard was quickly filled with relevant, ongoing news and views concerning the matter. A summary of the latest postings can be found here.

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DUBROOM ONLINE: FROM DAILY TO WEEKLY

DUBROOM ONLINE: FROM DAILY TO WEEKLY
DUBROOM IN-SITE 28

WWW, April 2010 - After having released the brand new Heartical Double Album "Joie de Vivre", the Dubroom will be in a bit of a transitional phase as a new concept is worked out. Read about it in this episode of Dubroom In-Site.

For quite a while now, a couple of years to be precise, the Dubroom has been publishing almost daily. A column and one or more items, usually reviews. It's a concept which works just fine, but after such a long while of doing this one could reason that it might be time to do it a little bit different.

A reasoning which makes a lot of sense because of a variety of reasons: one of which being the fact that the Dubroom Studio is currently being built and made ready for deeper mixing of not just Messian Dread music but also recorded material with and from other artists. This is a very time-consuming process which will not be ready for quite a few months.

Roughly spoken, the (vague) plan is to make Dubroom Online from a daily thing into a weekly. This weekly edition will obviously have much more contents than a daily one. It will probably come -more or less- in the form of an electronic magazine with features such as reviews of free/legal MP3 files, releases, video's et cetera.

On top of that, there's just something posted almost every day on the Dubroom Message Boards: a lot of news and views, for example. This will not change when Dubroom Online goes weekly instead of daily. Instead, the weekly might just contain a "best of the boards" feature or something like that.

As you see, the plans are there and even though they're vague, Jah willing they will not stay vague for very long. Keep an eye on the Dubroom for updates!

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

SPRINGTIME GREENS

SPRINGTIME GREENS
MESSIAN DREAD PERSONAL UPDATE APRIL 19, 2010

WWW, April 19 2010 - A change in Dubroom Online, a deepening of (not only) my music as building the Dubroom Studio continues, indeed it's spring time and that causes me to write another personal update for those that might be interested.

I've been going through all kind of rather intense and crucial changes in my personal, spiritual and productional lifes lately. Lately, as in these last years that is.

A lot of projects which I started could not be worked on as I found myself being led by Jah to be doing other, more important things than the things I was working on. During this process, which I came to call "A Spiritual Journey Called Psalm 91", I've learned too much to mention on too many topics to list in this update.

In the mean time, I've arrived in the phase that I can now pick up these projects again. On top of updating the website, that is. However, I cannot spend the amount of time updating the site as frequently as I used to do. It consumes too much time when it comes to my other projects, building the Dubroom Studio being one of them.

The idea now is, that I'll make some kind of format wherein Dubroom Online will not be put out daily, but weekly. These publications obviously have to be in some kind of format similar to an electronic magazine and currently I'm thinking about several different features as well as the format in which they will be presented.

It's not easy: there's so much different topics and things covered by the Dubroom, and a weekly edition must contain a healthy doses of just about everything. In the same time, there's stuff that requires immediate attention, there's news which pops up and that can not be integrated in a weekly.

I do hope that turning from a daily into a weekly will provide me with the time that I truly need to build on the Dubroom Studio. I'm going to seriously study multi-track recording and on top of that I am looking to enhance my own sound as well by making a concept wherein the best of automation and live mixing is combined.

That's not easy either: usually I only study things which I kind of have to study because I have to do a thing. I've been mixing my music throughout the years, doing things in the studio and as everything just seemed to go just nice, I didn't really bother to check out the musical runnings when it comes to possibilities. These possibilities seem to be kind of endless: at least in my idea now.

Nuff things to do, with not so much time as I would like to have. It's all a matter of creating the right schedule, though. As spring is strongly there at this moment and I'm looking at trees becoming more and more green, I will just give thanks to the Creator for a new season with it's own fruits in it's time.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread

NEWS AND VIEWS ON BUJU BANTON'S COKANE CASE

NEWS AND VIEWS ON BUJU BANTON'S COKANE CASE
BABYLON OBSERVER MESSAGE BOARD

WWW, March 2010 - When the news went out in December 2009 that Buju Banton was arrested in the USA on cokane charges, the Babylon Observer Messageboard was quickly filled with relevant, ongoing news and views concerning the matter. A summary of the latest postings can be found here.

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HEARTICAL - FOREVER

HEARTICAL - FOREVER
HEARTICAL - JOIE DE VIVRE NET ALBUM - TRACK 25

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It may be the last track of this double album, but the life which is portrayed in a dUb style throughout the twenty-five titles in reality has no end. This track celebrates Eternity, the Dwelling Place of JAH, without beginning and without end. A meditative, peaceful place, the mystical region which I and I know to be I and I true Father Land.

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HEARTICAL - BLESSED

HEARTICAL - BLESSED
HEARTICAL - JOIE DE VIVRE NET ALBUM - TRACK 24

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Blessed is a massive, danceable Steppers Dub that will make you move and groove from the top to (almost) the very last drop. Crucial hi-hats, well put through the very present phasers.

After all, blessed is the man that liveth the life that JAH gave him according to His wisdom. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly but has his delight in the law of JAH, written in the hearts of His children.

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