7”

Jun

2016

[Review] “Dub Revolution” series – Indica Dubs meets Forward Fever, Crucial Alphonso, Echo Vault

The next triple 7” set from Indica Dubs was inspired by Belgium “Dub Revolution” event, where he performed in November 2015. Sukh invited three talented producers from this growing scene. Forward Fever has already co-operated with him on previous releases, here they prepared a mystical and monumental instrumental dub “Jah Lead Us” with old-school sounds of strings and horns. “Oluwa” with Crucial Alphonso is a massive, rolling steppers with a strong, main theme. The last one – “Judgement Dub” with Echo Vault is the fastest one, also in a heavyweight style. The nice things is that all three 7” are different but have a common mood – mystical, deep and heavy dub, where melodies are built mainly with horns and strings sounds.

Tuff vibes, highly recommended for all dubheads!

Release info:

Release ID: ISS038-40

Format: 7” / Digital

Label: Indica Dubs

Release date: June 2016

Buy:

Preorder: http://indicadubs.com/product/dubrevolutionseries

At the record shops from:
Part 1: 24th June
Part 2: 13th July
Part 3: 29th July

Links:

http://indicadubs.com

https://www.facebook.com/forward.fever

https://www.facebook.com/crucialalphonso

https://www.facebook.com/EchoVaultDub

Jun

2016

[Release Info] “We Rule The Dance” – Interrupt & Tenor Youthman (Reggae Roast)

New one from Reggae Roast stable, a heavy bassline bubbler inna digital style produced by London-based Interrupt alongside Russian singer/producer Tenor Youthman on the vocals with clash-style lyrics!

https://soundcloud.com/reggaeroast/sets/interrupt-tenor-youthman-we-rule-the-dance-1

Release info:

Release ID: RR028

Label: Reggae Roast

Format: Digital & 7” Vinyl

Release date: May 2016

Tracklist:

Interrupt & Tenor Youthman – We Rule The Dance
Interrupt – We Rule The Dance (Version)

Buy:

All good record shops / online music vendors

Links:

http://www.reggaeroast.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/interruptreggae

https://www.facebook.com/tenor.youthman

May

2016

[Review] “Love & Understanding” – Henry & Louis f. Johnny Clarke (ZamZam Sounds)

ZamZam 40 comes with the legendary Jamaican roots singer Johnny Clarke. The people responsible for this version are also an institution – Henry & Louis (Jack Lundie and Andy Scholes) are one of the Bristol icons of ‘Bristol sound’. This crew has started their musical journey in 1988, forming 2Kings label in 1990. A heavily edited version of “Love and Understanding” was released on their “Time Will Tell” LP; this release is the first time the full vocal and full dub version have been heard in all their glory.

The vocal part from this release comes from 1996 when they travelled to Jamaica. The riddim is very moody and subtle, with clipped horns and hypnotic vibe; the dub version goes even further, stripped to pounding bassline percussion hits and vocal snippets with long delays.

A truly extraordinary, hypnotic dub experience with the specific 90s sound.

https://soundcloud.com/zamzam-sounds/henry-louis-f-johnny-clarke

Release info:

Release ID: ZAMZAM40

Label: ZamZam Sounds

Format: 7”, 900 copies, no repress

Buy:

All good record shops

Links:

http://zamzamsounds.com/

https://www.facebook.com/2KingsRecords/

May

2016

[Review] “Shaka’s Truth” / “Atha Dub” – Compa (ZamZam Sounds)

Another pearl for deep, dubstep and very-very-very low frequencies lovers out of ZamZam Sounds. Compa’s first release for this label is a real journey into a dark bass valley. The A side with “Shaka’s Truth” brings us mystical vibes on a broken rhythm with vocal samples and synth melodies. On the flip side we get pounding and crushing riddim with delays and flying, distorted snares. Above sweeping low frequencies, melodies from outer space are appearing and vanishing into the dark.

Two tracks for taking you into another dimension.

https://soundcloud.com/zamzam-sounds/compa-shakas-truth-bw-atha-dub-zamzam-39-7-edits

Release info:

Release ID: ZAMZAM39

Label: ZamZam Sounds

Format: 7”, 800 copies, no repress

Tracklist:

A Shaka’s Truth
B Atha Dub

Buy:

All good record shops

Links:A Shaka’s Truth
B Atha Dub

Links:

http://zamzamsounds.com/

https://soundcloud.com/compauk

Apr

2016

[Review] Beam Up – “Gerrup/Vibin”

We’ve been writing a couple of times about this talented producer (http://dubmassive.org/en/tag/beam-up/), and the new 7″ made me realize that music has no borders. Every time I get a message from Beam Up about an upcoming release I wonder what way he took and how he is going to surprise me but the newest one just brought me up short. ‘Gerrup’ starts with light, roots samples to take us into the land of breakbeat in a modern flavour with a horns section, all of this mixed up with a dub sauce. The B side of the extraordinary 7″ is ‘Vibin’ – a stepped-up version of the A side falling into jungle a bit, but in a light form, reminding of the style’s classics. This production confirms Beam Up’s class without a doubt!

Links:

http://beamup.org/

https://soundcloud.com/45seven/45715a

Apr

2016

[Release Info] Indica Dubs meets Uprising Sounds – “Militant Dub”

A new release by Indica Dubs & Uprising Sound, deep instrumental played heavily as dubplate by King Shiloh, OBF, King Earthquake, Iration Steppas.

Release info:

Release ID: ISS036

Format: 7” / digital

Release date: 13th April

Tracklist:

“Militant Dub” / “Dub The Bass”

Buy:

http://indicadubs.com/shop/

https://indicadubs.bandcamp.com/

Available at all good record shops from end of April / early May 2016

https://soundcloud.com/indicadubs/indica-dubs-meets-uprising-sounds-militant-dub-7-indica-dubs-iss036

Links:

http://indicadubs.com/

https://www.facebook.com/IndicaDubs/

https://www.facebook.com/darrenuprisingsounds.saitch

Feb

2016

“My Music” by Dubkasm in dub

Two new releases from ZamZam Sounds are coming. Waiting for them we’re getting back to this one from the end of 2015. Original Dubkasm’s “My Music” with great vocal and lyrics by Solo Banton was really well acclaimed. But this tune came out without a dub version. ZamZam crew were in touch with Dubkasm for some time and this was really nice occasion to bring some vibes together. This 7” contains not only the dub version of “My Music”, but also another one for “Never Let I Down” (also from “My Music” EP). Musically Dubkasm gives us absolutely sophisticated, hi-fi sounds with crystal clear, deep reverbs and echoes mixed with flying vocal snippets; all based on raw drum&bass foundation. Excellent art of dub for contemplative listening.

Links:

http://www.dubkasm.com/Home.html

http://zamzamsounds.com/

https://soundcloud.com/zamzam-sounds/dubkasm-my-music-version-bw-crowned-in-dub-zamzam-33-7-vinyl-rip

Nov

2015

Alter Echo & E3 feat. Rider Shafique – “Heights”/”The Sound Tonight” (ZamZam Sounds)

Welcome to the world of psychedelic dub! This 7” from ZamZam Sounds comes with Alter Echo & E3 moody and heavy, deep steppers riddim, full of dark, mysterious pads, echoes, resonating bass and ricocheting snares. But this dense atmosphere is multiplied thanks to excellent vocals of Rider Shafique of Bristol’s esoteric Young Echo crew. His hypnotic, declamation-style flow takes us to some higher regions of consciousness, where the words are beaten into your mind with bass and kicks.