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Forthcoming release by London-based Indica Dubs scheduled for end of the March is another cooperation with talented Belgian producer Forward Fever and the second one featuring Danman from Iration Steppas crew and. In “The Wisest Live Long” he flows on the riddim at his best. On the flip side we get pure instrumental with nice melodies and fast tempo. Pure sound system vibes!
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/forward.fever/
It’s been 4 years since the last Moonshine Steppas’ big release with top-a-top artists (http://dubmassive.org/4161/dubowa-kolaboracja-moonshine-steppas). But the joined forces of Moonshine Recordings and Steppas Records returns with another great release. We get the track “Inna Zion”, created by Vibration Lab with roots legend Linval Thompson, in several different flavours. The concept is quite interesting – each artist first presents a dub version and the a remix. The original one is a nice and moody reggae tune, stressed mainly in the middle part – melodic key chords guide us the whole time. Then Dub Dynasty shifts it into a hypnotizing, earthshaking steppers in their unique and recognisable style. On the B side the musical journey begins with RSD, who turns into more raw drum&bass vibe with massive horns snippets. Finally Jstar presents heavy digital vibes inna dubstep flavour with nice synth part.
I guess I don’t have to mention about low frequencies – you know what to expect from these artists and you can turn up the subwoofers before listening.
Links:
https://moonshinerecordings.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/moonshine-recordings/sets/mss003-moonshine-steppas-inna
The recent release from Cubiculo Records is a truly deadly combination. The heart of the riddim on “Talk 2 Much EP” created by Dougie Conscious is a relick of a well-known, crucial tune for music history – “Das Model” from 1978, made by the legendary electronic avant-garde Kraftwerk. When it comes to vocal part, the choice is perfect – we get two great vocalists, who feel excellent on such riddims: King General and Pupa Jim. The result is killer, digital-electro reggae vibe written on a 12” and shipped with additional version and dub.
Big release!
Links:
http://www.cubiculorecords.com
It’s been a long time since last reviews of Brazilian dubs (http://dubmassive.org/tag/digitaldubs or http://dubmassive.org/571/dubversao-sistema-de-som-apresenta-brother-culture-chillin-inna-brasil). However, we get back there thanks to Adwa Dubs from Curitiba, who also run a sound system. Release, that interested me is titled ‘Forward We Go’ and it is an album with contribution of 7 vocalists on mighty productions by Adwa Dubs. The music is a nice essence of sound system vibes mixed with melodic, contemporary dub. In the vocal versions Tenna Star with the eponymous ‘Forward we go’ and Sofia Besso with ‘Hypocrisy’ comes to the fore. We also get there Derajah & I-Kushna on a slightly digital riddim or Alienacao on a strong steppers, similarly to Monkey Jhayam, who already has some nice productions on his account. As for the instrumentals it’s definitely worth to mention ‘Full Moon’ with beautiful horns (reminding me Dubkasm) or ‘The ride of the warriors’, which is much more darker but a flute lightens it up.
To sum up – Adwa Dubs has done a really great job!
https://soundcloud.com/adwasound/sets/adwa-dubs-forward-we-go
Alpha Steppa presents the 5th one from the Trigram series and I have to admit, that it’s the most beautiful one. On the A side of this release we hear JahYu, known from other records for Steppas Records. The track “To the End of the Earth and Sea” is stunning, tribal, hypnotizing bass music with oriental flute and string melodies. It’s like a journey to a unreal land from a dream, hidden deeply somewhere at the end of the civilization. The B side blends perfectly into this vibe, because Alpha Steppa’s music also creates majestic, beautiful atmosphere filled by bass and etno-flavoured melodies.
Wonderful disconnection from the present, so needed sometimes.
It has been 3 years since last album from a talented French producer Ackboo (http://dubmassive.org/en/5437/ackboo-turn-up-the-amplifier). During this time he has been performing and releasing a lot. ‘Invicible’ is the first announcement of a new album. Ackboo created a dark, fast-paced rhythm and Brother Culture sings and chats about the human nature. We impatiently wait for the new LP to be released on the first of April!
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Strictly Dub Records label comes back with a new 12″ where you can hear a well-known Russian producer Rebelsteppa. The rhythm itself is a melodic steppers with an addition of a saxophone part in a meditation style, vocally backed up by Stikki Tantafari from Jamaica. In ‘None Shall Escape’ he sings about important matters for every spiritual person and the dub version brilliantly emphasizes the lyrics and the unique mood. B side is taken by Sista Sherin, who praises The Highest One with her beautiful voice making even a toughest rudeboy break and stop for a moment. The dub version presents Rebelsteppa’s talent again, showing a softer face of the rhythm. Definitely a release worth recommendation!
Links:
https://soundcloud.com/strictlydubs/sets/sdrv12001
Two tracks from Weeding Dub LP “Still Looking For” (http://dubmassive.org/en/12008/weeding-dub-still-looking-for) have been selected for this 12” and the choice could not be other than these ones – “Gypsy Dub” and “Sound System DNA”. The former with very catchy violin part comes with two additional dub versions. The latter is a real sound system anthem with crucial words of Mark from Iration Steppas about sound systems. This killa tune perfectly suited for a session comes with another, wild version with very fast beat for mad dancing and it lasts 8 minutes (!), during which a lot of effects is coming in and out.
Big tunes.
And remember – Sound System is a DNA thing!
Links:
http://weedingdub.fr/WD/Home.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Weeding-Dub/447293508638727
http://www.controltower.fr/ctr_dubstore.htm
https://soundcloud.com/weeding-dub/weeding-dub-gypsy-dub-feat-ras-divarius
https://soundcloud.com/weeding-dub/weeding-dub-sound-system-dna-feat-iration-steppas