[Review] “World Destruction” – Dreadsquad & Blackout JA (Superfly Studio)

SF032 - artwork - world destruction (1000x1000)Polish talented producer Marek Bogdański aka Dreadsquad and Jamaican charismatic vocalist Blackout JA met at Uprising Festival in Slovakia and decided to spend a week writing and recording to produce what is now the main body of ‘World Destruction’. We’ve had a sneak preview of what to expect thanks to singles “Last Tune” and “A Girl Like You” (http://dubmassive.org/en/12137/new-dub-releases-from-dreadsquad).

The full album brings us best of the duo with an eclectic set of tunes varying from steady, moody reggae in “Innocent Persecution” or “Take My Love”  to a crazy steppers with a wild horns section like mentioned “Last Tune”. Between these we get what is Dreadsquad’s strong suit – a mixture of modern low-bass music, raggamuffin, rub-a-dub and dancehall vibes in “Drop The Bassline”, “Dance Fi Mi” or “Sound System”. The overall combination shows how flexible and talented are both producer and vocalist. Blackout JA can easily suit his very strong voice even into lovers vibes without losing his “harsh” uniqueness. All riddims produced by Dreadsquad sound very soft and especially in old-school tracks they have this smooth and warm flavour – but watching Marek’s activity about equipment on Facebook this is not surprising for me.

Supplementary to main album, a separate one with versions is also available.

https://soundcloud.com/dreadsquad/sets/dreadsquad-blackout-ja-world

Release info:

Release ID: SF032

Format: digital download

Label: Superfly Studio

Tracklist:

Innocent persecution
Dance fi mi
Never give in
Drop the bass line
Sound system
World destruction
Take my love
In My Head pt.2 (feat. Dub FX & Adam Faz)
Police brutality
Last tune (feat. Kush Arora & Smerins Anti-Social Club)

Buy:

https://dreadsquad.bandcamp.com/album/world-destruction

https://dreadsquad.bandcamp.com/album/dreadsquad-world-destruction-versions-2

Links:

https://dreadsquad.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/dreadsquadsoundsystem

https://www.facebook.com/Blackout-ja-103860269652986

Posted by yarecki

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