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Messian Dread Presents A Heavyweight Dubwise Selection Without Objection

Messian Dread Presents A Heavyweight Dubwise Selection Without Objection

Iheavyweight_dubwisef you like old-fashion dubbing style and compositions with heavy, raw, drum&bass line with a lot of wicked echoes then grab this free album by Messian Dread. Crazy detuned, de-rythmic echoes and effects similar to Mad Professor’s old style, heavyweight sound with flying vocals of Dillinger, U Roy, Trinity, Kojak, Lone Ranger or Dan Man – this is dub in a rootical way! Also check Messian Dread’s page – dubroom.org.

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The Dubateers – Dubplate Collection vol.4

The Dubateers – Dubplate Collection vol.4

10610619_801224643234253_5535532503384018499_nNick Dubateers is a person who always makes me excited about his productions and when something is released under his name it’s a sure killer. Known collaborations with Charlie P, Kenny Knots, Singer Blue, Tenna Star, Ras Negus are one of a kind – strongly digital with heavy bass line. However, Dubateers on this album presents a collection of dubplates, which are tunes in a very heavy dub style. It’s fourth part of soundsystem ‘heavyweight style’ tunes and besides King Earthquake’s albums it’s undoubtedly unique.

Dubplate Collection Vol.4 consists of 11 tracks and the same number of dub versions. Every of them has amazing, piercing bass and a trance mood – listen to ‘Africa Dub’, ‘Loaded Dub’ or the heaviest gauge ‘Cutting Dub mix 3’, ‘Field Marshall Dub mix 2’ and dark ‘Predator Dub mix 2’. There are no doubts that heavy dub lovers will like that album.

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Frenchtown Hi Fi Vol 1

Frenchtown Hi Fi Vol 1

BandeauFrenchTownlogonewFor the first time on two CDs we get amazing, insightful producers and vocalists in 35 tunes, which present the sound system scene condition in France – this is how the massive medley Frenchtown Hi Fi vol 1 is advertised. It’s been a long time since a release such like that, a few years ago there were netlabel albums Italian Dub Community or even our Dub out of Poland, but we have not seen something like that from France or UK recently.

The playlist itself made me realize that it’s mandatory release. I remember a lot of similar albums, which disappointed me, but this time it’s different… it’s just a firecracker! The division, which I noticed (but maybe it’s just my taste and loose interpretation) is interesting too: on the first CD i see heavyweight steppers tunes, and the second seems to contain more UK roots/steppers tracks in Twinkle Brothers or Aswad style at their best – so beloved by Jah Shaka.

tracklisting Frenchtown HiFi vol.1CD 1 is K-Sann, who recently released a heavy album on ODG netlabel, here supported by beautiful voice of Sista Irecla. There are my favorites Roots Ista Posse with Ras Mykha and a killer “Tell Dem Again”, then Daba Makourejah from Rootical 45 calms us down a bit. There is also Barbes D with amazing vocalist Ras Hassen Ti, Jacin with strong tune “Conscious Education”, we also get beautiful horns, melodica and vocal of Sista Auda, Far East and Iny Boca. Val Dawa hits us with a heavy tune and Humble Youth deigns us with beautiful harmony. At the end of the first CD there is Ackboo with great energy, which encourage us to listen to the second part. Here, on the beginning, there is beautiful tune “Change” by Jazzy Lei – you just want to sing Love is Harmony with her. Then you dive into wonderful mood of Mo Kalamity and The Wizards with lovely violin in the background. Jacko and Simon Nyabin confuse me because I thought that it’s Twinke Brothers at their best shape! The next tunes are solid productions with upscale vocalists – Marina P doesn’t need to be introduced, Yehoud I is a revelation of the last year, especially on “Likkle zion” and Joe Pilgrim proves his unusual talent. We have to add few more to the bunch: Sista Bethsabee with Creation Culture stepped into digital reggae climate and Sista Charlote with ITP Music present us best UK dub style. On the end there is Fu – Steps known from ODG netlabel releases.

To sum up, it’s a great medley which can be listened without end. Most of the tunes got their dub versions on the highest level, which made this album complete. Listen to the French dub, it’s really worth!

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Jah Free – “The war drags on” (12”)

Jah Free – “The war drags on” (12”)

a side the war drags on label 2I’ve been very happy to hear that Jah Free is going to publish a new 12”. Since I remember, that artist connects music with a strong message, bringing up political or religious issues. It’s not different this time – the new release is a protest against the war. Eponymous tune ‘War drags on” performed by Jah Free is an original Donovan’s lyric from 1965, about the Vietnam war. Unfortunately, life shows that it’s still up-to-date in 2014. I-Mitri fitted the whole concept and set out a strong protest song named “No more war”. The third amazing vocalist is Mat-I – an Italian, who leads label Tamarat (http://dubmassive.org/8260/bass-culture-players-live-in-harmony-12), and Jah Free shows up as a very good chatter on the riddim; in the background we can also hear vocals by Jah Free and Simiah. On the B side of that amazing 12” we have 3 dub versions, first one with melodica, the second one is a deep heavyweight dub version and the third one Jah Free dedicates to all of the MCs to protest against the war.




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https://www.facebook.com/jahfree.dubactivist

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Roots Ista Posse – “Dub The Iron / Bull Horn” (10”)

Roots Ista Posse – “Dub The Iron / Bull Horn” (10”)

R!P-1005-PROMOHalf a year after their last release Roots Ista Posse again make fans happy by releasing fresh 10”. A side contains undoubtedly heavyweight dub “Dub The Iron part I & II” – energetic, with tuff bassline and fast tempo. B side carries “Bull Horn part I & II”, slower tune but with devastating bass, which wonderfully gives a hard workout to speakers.

With this new 10” Roots Ista Posse confirm only my opinion, that their productions can be bought blindly! The vinyl is released by well known dub activists from Control Tower, you can grab it in their shop.




Links:

https://soundcloud.com/roots-ista-posse

www.controltower.fr

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