Dubroom Online, Edition November 30 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 30 2009

"TOMORROW..." (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 30 2009 - Tomorrow is the first day of December, which means that Jah Willing we'll start not just with the evaluation of this last calendar year, but also with our Mikey Dread Special which lasts throughout the whole month.

It will also be the last month of our series "Dubroom Online MP3 Reviews". Don't think this is the end of the flood of free and legal MP3's, though. There's just too much material left unreviewed and I surely hope to eventually have it all mentioned on the Dubroom.

By the time you read this, unless you read this on the on the Dubroom's pre-publication forum, all the work and preparations for the month of December should have been finished, leaving me with a lot of time to maintain the site at those places where that maintained is necessary!

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:

TICKLAH - WANT NOT (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 30 2009 - In "Want Not", Ticklah approaches the sound of that other US Dub sound, created in Wackies Studio's. However, he goes further and has incorporated resemblances of Scientists better Dubs in the 1980's. The striking part is, though, that "Want Not" is not a Dub in the literal sense of the word: there's vocals from the top to the very last drop. But with a mix like this, even the hardcore Dub freaks will want to play this one. And again. And again...

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EARL 16 AND LOVE GROCER - SURVIVING (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Love Grocer is more than "just" a band with some very fine instrumentals, the band knows how to play a riddim for Jamaican singer Earl 16 who sings his conscious lyrics in a crucially heartical way!

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 29 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 29 2009

"THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 29 2009 - The process of finding, selecting, and reviewing the best available free and legal (DUB) Reggae MP3 files is painstaking.

The first condition, if you will, is the question: Is it (DUB) Reggae (or related)?

The second has to do with the quality of the tune itself. That's where I meet The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

The Bad and The Ugly are obviously not interesting for people who love (DUB) Reggae and are looking for it.

Basically, I'm only interested in that first category: The Good. This is not just the music that you would find in your better (DUB) Reggae store, it's also the music that you can only find online: the Net Labels.

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 - RUDI (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 29 2009 - The Cool Ruler meets the Godfather of Dub in what was then the next decade of Reggae: digital possibilities entered and although King Tubby was killed before he could come out to the fullness in that new decade, "Warning" was more than promising...

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LOVE GROCER - HANGING LIKE GRAPES (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Opening with a majestic horns theme, the MC announces what's going on: "Love Grocer In Session". This means, a UK Roots Instrumental at it's finest, while the engineer plays along with the music as well. Nice One!

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Dubroom Online, Edition November 28 2009

Dubroom Online, Edition November 28 2009

"IS IT REGGAE?" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, November 28 2009 - I spend many, many hours to find, select and review the best free and legal (DUB) Reggae MP3 files. Quite an experience at times, both positive and negative.

The first thing I have to determine: Is It Reggae?

It's one of the more negative aspects: a lot of music is labeled as "Reggae", where it hasn't got anything to do with the music that we love so much.

Sometimes, there are like derivates or fruits of (DUB) Reggae like certain fusions of Hip Hop and Dancehall, or certain forms of electronic Dance Music, and they just might be selected because of some relevance.

In a way, this also goes in retrospect when it comes to those forms of music that predate Reggae, like Ska and Rocksteady.

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:

EDI FITZROY - COMING UP STRONG (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

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WWW, November 28 2009 - This 1980's release was considered one of the strongest tunes around when it hit the markets. Although it has this typical 1980's vibe because of the synthesizer, it's still a strong one that cannot be refused and shows why the album with the same title should be considered as your next purchase.

LOVE GROCER - STARING INTO THE DISTANCE (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, November 2009 - Acoustic guitars, vocals in harmony, Staring Into The Darkness shows yet another side of the Love Grocer as we're being pleasantly confronted with audible niceness. This is definitely the work of veterans in the UK DUB and Roots scene, and so they are...

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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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