Dubroom Online, Edition November 27 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 27 2009

"UNDER CONTINUAL CONSTRUCTION" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 27 2009 - The Dubroom is Under Continual Construction: there's always some unfinished sections, neglected even, screaming for at least a little maintenance where on the other side of the site a brand new section is built.

Take the Dubroom Artist Pages, for example. I just had to take it easy building them as other aspects of what I needed to do threatened to not get the attention that they need.

The list of sections that need attention is getting kind of huge, though: the video reviews, the website reviews, the studio and that's just three I name out of the blue.

However: first things first, which is the MP3 portal. This has -at this moment- the biggest attention.

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:

ENOS MAC LEOD - SWEET SEXY (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 27 2009 - Enos Mac Leod in a classic Rub a Dub tune, full of drum and bass, Dub effects and all the other elements that made people move and groove on this "early Dancehall Music" during the late 1970's, early 1980's, even until this very day.

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LOVE GROCER - WAITING AT THE GATE (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Joyfull, ah, well, more than joyfull vibes coming with this carnaval-esque, upfull and here and there dubby tune. The horns are, as usual, present in a pleasant way, while the music stops and starts again at strategically placed points in the composition.

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 26 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 26 2009

"A KINGLY ADVICE" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 26 2009 - The Dubroom Online MP3 Review for today personally was a soul-toucher, I was very much encouraged by the Kingly Advice in the lyrical part of the musical work.

It's an advice which is very much needed in this time, wherein Jah people are under attack by forces aimed at separating the music and the culture it was born and developed in, especially when it comes to the multitudes within Reggae Culture who praise the Creator by His Name Jah.

An advice, not just for those of us who feel it, and therefore who know it, it's even more important for one and ones who seem to have been captivated by these forces, as the Truth will set them free after they get to know Him.

Pray today!

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:

NATTY KING - PRAY TODAY (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 26 2009 - There's people who speak about Conscious, Spiritual Reggae as "religious". Sometimes, they even want to claim that Reggae without "religion" would be better. Non-sense, of course. That is why Natty King keeps calling for the Idren to "Pray Today", as Reggae Music will always be connected with the Spiritual, not religious, Dreadlock Rastaman.

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LOVE GROCER - PALOMA (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Time to take it easy: Paloma is a laid back One Drop rhythm with lots of nice playing on organs and horns, while an acoustic guitar in the background creates a special vibe that apparently gave name to the title.

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 25 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 25 2009

"MORE TIME" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 25 2009 - There is no way for me to describe just how grateful I am that a few months ago my personal life has forwarded into some more quiet waters, providing me with much more time than that I previously had.

I was able to keep the site updated, but I wasn't really having the time to engage myself in a studio project or even a research topic. Even so bad, that I had to decline an offer for an interview as I had nothing to say, really.

Now that I'm working ahead with the Dubroom and therefore creating more time, I'm resting in the few hours that I'm not busy doing work on the Dubroom site or in my private situation here.

More time? I thank Jah for it!

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:

MIKEY DREAD - BREAK DOWN THE WALLS (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 25 2009 - Classic tunes: Mikey Dread made them galore and "Break Down The Walls" is just one of them. His constant quality of always contemporary music throughout the decades is more than a legacy: Mikey Dread is a must and this track shows it once again!

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LOVE GROCER - A LITTLE VERSION (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - The Dub of the opening track on Love Grocer's début album takes off where part one left us, and as we go deeper into the exploration of the riddim in a Dubwise style, we're entering into some really Ire realms...

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 24 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 24 2009

"TOMMY MC COOK" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 24 2009 - His talents would show even back in the 1960's when he was a part of the Skatalites who became more or less the Studio Band for Studio One.

Music by the Skatalites would in my idea appeal to lovers of Jazz and other forms wherein the horns play a dominant part.

However: like with so many Jamaican musicians, Tommy Mc Cook was one talented individual who, would he have been born in let's say a different country, probably reached world fame decades ago.

That's why the title of Tommy Mc Cook's track which is featured in today's edition of Dubroom Online is a bit noteworthy to me.

A green mango must ripen yet...

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:

TOMMY MC COOK - GREEN MANGO (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 24 2009 - Featuring Original Skatalites member Tommy Mc Cook: this instrumental will bring back memories to one, good vibes to another, and an introduction to Reggae to lovers of Jazz and other swinging styles of music.

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LOVE GROCER - A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - It's more than obvious, that one of the members of the Love Grocer's duo comes directly from Conscious Sounds stable: a perfect mix on a true Roots riddim, perfectly played. The horn section is more than beautiful and perfectly supported by the engineer's works behind the mixing desk.

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 23 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 23 2009

"UK DUB REVISITED" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 23 2009 - Like yesterday, today's edition of Dubroom Online features Love Grocer and the Power Steppers. Like yesterday, this column is about UK DUB.

Stricktly Dub, this time.

Love Grocer released quite a few instrumentals, but they definitely know just how to mix up a crucial Dub. After all, one of the members started his carreer in the UK based Conscious Sounds studio, known from Sentry and Jah Warrior to name just two.

Power Steppers are stricktly Dub anyway, and their releases are a welcome contribution to the already crucial and impressive catalogue of DUB and Roots Reggae produced on the island in front of the European Continent.

UK DUB is here to stay, and the Dubroom will, Jah Willing, continue to review the best online available free and legal music.

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:

LOVE GROCER - NO TURNING BACK DUBWISE (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 23 2009 - Part One was already filled with nuff Dub vibes, but this part -which is also almost six minutes long- shows that the Love Grocer means DUB when he says DUBWISE. Pure Niceness, Pure Bass, Pure Roots And Culture!

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POWER STEPPERS - PARAMETRIC EQUALISATION (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Themes from Europe's musical history are combined with an up-tempo steppers drum and bassline that will make you move and groove from the top to the very last drop. UK DUB at it's finest!

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 22 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 22 2009

"UK DUB AND ROOTS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 22 2009 - Starting today until November 30, Jah Willing we'll feature one free and legal MP3 file a day from the UK based Reggae and Dub duo Love Grocer.

Their music is rather remarkable: original Roots Reggae with beautiful horns and fine to crucial mixing, most of it released as instrumentals with a slice of Dub.

You can also get another -rather long- Digital Steppers Dub by the Power Steppers, another UK based Dub and Reggae collective of which the Dubroom has quite a few free and legal MP3's reviewed and available straight from the Dubroom's download pages.

Love it or hate it.

Even though I can't imagine anyone hating UK DUB and Roots...

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:

LOVE GROCER - NO TURNING BACK (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 22 2009 - The Drum and Bass are massive, the voice is more than heartical, the horns are -of course! This is Love Grocer, remember?- there in just the right sound and proportion: everything is there to maintain the Dub vibe that the lover of the better UK productions expect.

Almost 6 minutes of pure, and pure niceness, which definitely makes you wanna listen to part two as well. Part two, which will be presented in the next Dubroom Online MP3 Review.

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POWER STEPPERS - AURAL EXCITER (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - When the tune starts with a crucial bassline, nuff sounds and a drum rhythm which is building up to yet another powerful steppers rhythm, an expectation is build which is most definitely satisfied in the 5 minutes which have then yet to come.

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 21 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 21 2009

"KING TUBBY'S DIGITAL PRODUCTIONS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 21 2009 - Most people, including myself, would associate King Tubby with DUB and mainly 1970's Roots Rockers productions. But when he died in the late 1980's because of violence, he was working really hard to get his own studio where he could actually record musicians.

That's not all, as today's Dubroom Online MP3 Review shows. King Tubby was, in contrast to many people who are fan of his works in the 1970's, not allergic to drum computers and other digital devices at all!

Gregory Isaac's "Warning" was one of the first digital productions by King Tubby's, a genre where the Godfather of DUB was developing himself in at warp speed.

Unfortunately, a bullet would end the life of the man who gave us what many including myself call the Best Music In The World: DUB.

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:

GREGORY ISAACS - LONG SENTENCE (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 21 2009 - Taken from the digital King Tubby production named after the classic "Warning", Long Sentence showcases Gregory Isaacs during the changing times of the mid-1980's. Ancient Digital Niceness, yes Sir!

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POWER STEPPERS - PRECISION DEVICE (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - In just over 5 minutes, the UK based Power Steppers takes us into the deeper realms of UK DUB's outer space: basslines which go under the audible spectrum of the human ear, a militant steppers drums and nuff sirens, which is a necessary ingredient of the sound of every self respecting UK DUB Sound System.

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 20 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 20 2009

"NOW ROOTS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 20 2009 - Mikey General and Zyon High: two artists of which the Dubroom reviewed free and legal MP3 files, downloadable straight from the Dubroom's download pages.

The music is Contemporary Roots, you could also say: "Now Roots".

It is not without reason, that the Dubroom utilizes this term to describe new or recently released traditional Reggae.

Where a lot of people seem to think that Roots are by definition to be seen in the past, in reality (as every biologian can tell us) roots keep on growing and not just in size: also strength is increasingly necessary as the rest of the tree grows too.

Check out the music, and the lyrics, and see once again how Reggae is still strong, still growing Roots.

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:

MIKEY GENERAL - FOR THE CHILDREN'S SAKE (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 20 2009 - Taken from the "One Day" One Riddim album, Mikey General sings heartically about the children who are the next generation as he rides High Fence's more than excellent Roots and Culture production. Check it!

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ZYON HIGH - THESE STREETS (OFF ROAD MIX) (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - In a mix of what can be described as Reggae's own version of a ballad and Contemporary Roots, Zyon High's December 2009 release warns people about the dangers of the USA's "Patriot Act".

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