PAMA INTL - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DUB

PAMA INTL - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DUB
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - In a way, the title says it all: this is indeed "all about the Dub". Dub, as in Old Skool Dub that could have been played in the 1980's but in fact isn't. Pama Intl lays down a more than crucial steppers track with a moving bassline and long echo's: all the necessary ingredients are there!

The track, taken from a ten inch "Pama Intl Meets Manasseh" shows just how UK DUB and Roots incorporates programmed material as well as that which is played by musicians or even a whole band, as is the case with this massive Dub. The band, which has veterans from the Two-Tone era among their members, may sound old skool but definitely is as contemporary as every Dub created in this time and age.

After all: "It's All About The Dub"!

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ALBOSOSIE - FREE ROTOTOM

ALBOSOSIE - FREE ROTOTOM
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Alberto D'Ascola was born in 1977 in Sicily (Italy), but the Reggae Massive knows him as Alborosie. After a life full of tribulations, his brother being killed on the street and him being kicked off school, he found his calling in music and is currently residing in Jamaica from where he releases some very interesting material.

"Free Rototom", the track we review here, is especially produced by the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist to support the well-known Rototom Sunsplash festival. Originally, the festival was organized and held in Italy but they had to relocate the whole thing to Spain. Babylon doesn't like it when Reggae and Consciousness are promoted in a combination, but music is strong and Alborosie is strong too!

A crucial Roots Reggae track, with skilled vocal works and a righteous message, this track cannot miss in your collection of High Quality free and legal (DUB) Reggae Music!

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ALAMBIC CONSPIRACY AND DATA EATER - BASMATI (RADIO EDIT)

ALAMBIC CONSPIRACY AND DATA EATER - BASMATI (RADIO EDIT)
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Taken from a brand new release on the Alambic Conspiracy Label, the radio edition of the opening track may not be for the Reggae and Dub purists but it's definitely an intense drum and bass driven tune that shows just how much Dub Music has been influential in the creation of contemporary digital styles.

The label/collective, known from it's excellent "Indubstria" release by the Italian band BR Stylers, just released a five-track album with some really nice digital Dub tracks and a couple of tracks in a style which we at the Dubroom will leave undefined. "Basmati" should give the right impression.

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DUBMATIX AND PRINCE BLANCO - GONNA BE ALLRIGHT
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 -�Canadian-based Dubmatix has in� the meantime worked with more than several well-known names in the Roots and Dub scene: his collaboration with UK/Canadian vocalist Prince Blanco has therefore not for nothing been nominated as best Reggae recording 2010for the JUNO Awards.

An easy-stepping Roots Rockers Reggae rhythm, a pumping bassline, crucial vocal works by Prince Blanco, of course this is a recording you just cannot refuse. "Gonna Be Allright" once again shows how Dubmatix has worked himself to the top of DUB and Roots producers in the North-American continent.�

Respect is due, enjoyment is due!

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LION DUB - DUB FORWARD

LION DUB - DUB FORWARD
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - They come from way up north: the northern part of Sweden in European Scandinavia, to be exact. Lion Dub has nine members and can be considered on of the tightest bands in the northern parts of Europe. In DUB Forward, they present themselves to the online (DUB) Reggae massive and they do it in a massive way!

In twelve pieces of Dub Art, we can hear just what nine people can produce when they play Reggae Music together in an Ire vibe: the first things which strike are the excellent horn section, a drummer and bassist that play together in total synchronicity and skillful Dub mixing in the styles of the late 1970's and 1980's. The band has worked with Dennis Bovell, a thing which resembles throughout the whole album.

There's hardly anything wrong with Dub Forward, the music is tight and the mix perfectly emphasizes just what the band can do. There could be one thing said, though: even though the album is full-length, this kind of style could just leave the listener wanting for more of this.

It might be cold up north, but not in Lion Dub's studio!

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Dub Forward - 2008

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01 - Red Hot (3:28; 3,96 MB)
02 - Love The way (3:47; 4,33 MB)
03 - Armageddeon (4:23; 5,02 MB)
04 - Heavy Dub (4:49; 5,50 MB)
05 - Hospital Space (4:01; 4,60 MB)
06 - Colonial (4:21; 4,97 MB)
07 - Dub Forward (4:49; 5,50 MB)
08 - Strike You (4:24; 5,04 MB)
09 - Drumbass Order (5:18; 6,05 MB)
10 - Undead Dread (5:47; 6,62 MB)
11 - One Dollar Dub (4:31; 5,16 MB)
12 - Hold On Tight (4:58; 5,68 MB)

DUB AKOM AND FAIANATUR - EP

DUB AKOM AND FAIANATUR - EP
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - DUB Akom is a French Based band, specialized in backing up Dancehall vocalists such as Jah Mason and Sizzla. With that, they are a bit different than other bands we know from the French scene which seem to be more focused on Roots and Dub. In this four-track EP with French based vocalist Faianatur, this vibe is perfectly captured.

Don't expect strictly Dancehall vibes on the EP: it opens with a contemporary Roots like we know it from the German band Firetime and others. The second title comes in Dancehall style, we can hear why Jah Mason chooses to work with Dub Akom. Track number three, "Turban", again in Contemporary Roots style gives Faianatur the opportunity to introduce himself, his style and his philosophy.

Dub A Come, yes: in the last title of the 4-track EP we're being treated to a crucial DUB and we're left wondering why the EP wasn't in this style completely. But then, the EP wasn't about Dub but about featuring the works of Faianatur.

Interesting!

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TIBURK SOUND SYSTEM - TASTE IT RIGHT

TIBURK SOUND SYSTEM - TASTE IT RIGHT
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Originally, Tiburk hails from St. Etienne in France, where he was a first hand witness of the rising and shining of the French Dub scene in the late 1990's. His full-length début album, released this year on the Original Dub Gathering Net Label, fuses the sound of electronic Dub with all kinds of soundscapes like vocal hooks and localized instruments.

In fact, "Taste It Right" is a kind of exploration into just what can be done on a solid foundation of Roots Reggae drum and bass lines, an exploration which -as far as we here in the Dubroom are concerned- is a welcome addition to not just the nice catalogue of the Original DUB Gathering Net Label but also to the whole spectrum of the better French DUB producers.

The music is well produced, there are more than enough changes in vibes so that each track definitely has it's own story to tell, together forming a storyline which is well given and received in "Taste It Right". When you're into DUB, you will definitely want to take a listen to Tiburk's fine début!

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ROOTSTARITZ SESSION VOLUME 1

ROOTSTARITZ SESSION VOLUME 1
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - When The Dub Machinist spent two years in Basque country, he was visited on a regular basis by his friends and colleagues of the French DUB scene. Every time, they would work on two or three riddims in what would become the Rootstaritz Sessions. With a couple of other episodes in sight, Volume One sets the tone and that tone is excellent!

Don't expect too much dubbing in this first volume, even though most titles come in two different versions of which the second ones are called "Dub". The Dub Machinist himself, in an interview with the French net label French Dub Released, says that this first volume has the least mixing going on and that promises a thing in itself for the upcoming parts.

Instrumentals, Dubs, and some beautiful vocals by Zion UK in "Don't Give Up": Rootstaritz (whatever it means) Volume One will give the listener an Ire time but hungry for more....

Soon Come?

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