paul fox

10
Nov
2016
[Review] Brother Culture & Paul Fox – “Heartical Connection”

[Review] Brother Culture & Paul Fox – “Heartical Connection”

hcA duo of two great soundsystem characters presenting two different vocal schools – one of them is a great chatter who surprises every time and the second one is an oasis of peace and melodiousness above all. You can admire the effect of their clash on the ‘Heartical Connection’. Music and dub versions are created by Paul Fox, who also recorded keys and melodica. Gavin ‘Fullness’ Sant rules the drums, Jahman Dan played congos and Ben Goddard is responsible for the guitars. Vocally it’s all Brother Culture chatting on at his best, proven in meditational ‘Ital Sounds’, or slightly digitally-dancehall’ish ‘One Tonight’, ‘Seat of God’. In the moody roots track ‘Good Time’ moves on to singing, creating a great harmony with Paul’s voice, whereas ‘Mixed Message’ and ‘Organic Life’ picture his expressiveness very well. The soft, harmonic voice of Paul requires a mention as well, ‘Critical Dimension’ reminds me of his tunes with Alpha&Omega a lot. He brings the mood to every tune, though.

https://paulfox.bandcamp.com/album/heartical-connection




 

 

 

 

Posted by Bedi in Recenzje
04
May
2015
Tracks&Dubs feat. Paul Fox – “Warning” (Tribe 84)

Tracks&Dubs feat. Paul Fox – “Warning” (Tribe 84)

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We are very happy to share the information about the birth of a new label, dedicated to roots/dub music and related with our friends. Tribe 84 was established by Jaszol from Roots Revival and Mamba from Most High Warriah.

Everything started from a conception and willingness to release beloved music on a beloved, vinyl medium. In the same time Radek “EMZK” Ciurko and Bartosz “King DuBear” Cymes decided to join their forces in a new project called “Tracks&Dubs”. The duo has set a clear plan for their activities. Firstly the composition was made and recorded by EMZK in Something Like Studio, then the tracks were sent to King DuBear, who is responsible for dub mixing in this project. Soon after additional musicians participated – an excellent drummer Marek Sieroszewski and next – Paul Fox. This very talented vocalist from UK with an extraordinary voice without hesitation decided to sing to the music of Tracks&Dubs – he liked the riddim so much, that during 24h he wrote lyrics and recorded his vocal. The track called “Warning” was ready. Next, the paths of the project and the label has crossed and with cooperation from both sides the plan of releasing 7” vinyl was successful.

We encourage you to familiarize yourself with this tune and keep in touch with Tribe’s 84 activity, which is not limited only to Tracks&Dubs – currently they are working on a new releases and the next premiere is planned in 2-3 months.

The release will be available in the shops this week.

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/tribe84records

https://soundcloud.com/tribe84records

https://soundcloud.com/tribe84records/tracks-dubs-meets-paul-fox-warningwarning-dub-tef7001

Posted by King_DuBear in Recenzje
20
Oct
2014
Shades of Black – “Break Free” (CD)

Shades of Black – “Break Free” (CD)

10584271_10152637422317034_200930132_nA lot of dubheads adore Paul Fox’s voice and know his works for example with British dub legend Alpha&Omega, but don’t know about his roots. In the half of the 90s, which were amazing for dub, Paul together with Jonah Dan and Julian Ryan set a project Shades of Black. They released 12″ “War and Peace” and an album “Shades of Dub”. Afterwards, without Julian Ryan, they released a classic – “Friend or Enemy/Fight for the Right” together with an album “Sounds of Time” in 2002. In 2008 there was a continuation of the project on a collaborative album with Michael Rose “Great Expectations” and “Dub Expectations”.

It’s been six years since the last release and fortunately we get the next one. “Break Free” contains 18 tracks, part of which are dub versions. Music has been created by Paul Fox, Jonah Dan, Gavin ‘Fullness’ Sant, Moonshine Horns (Kristoes von Hess and Jort Verdick), Stuart ‘Mr Ranking’ Webb and Fellipe ‘SoulJah’ Sobral. There are also a lot of vocalists – Paul Fox, Michael Rose, Saimn-I, Jimmy Ranks and Jahman Dan. The album is opened by “Summer Down” with Paul on the mic and amazing horns by Moonshine Horns, which are in the lead in the dub version. Then, there is the eponymous “Break Free”, where Paul gets to the top with his vocals and lyrics. The musical side is a steppers with a version from Saimn-I. “Lion in the Flag” with Michael Rose is a big surprise for me – 100% anthem, both the rhythm and lyrics. Next we get another brilliant and mysterious tune from Paul Fox – “Full Belly, Empty Heart” and Jimmy Ranks with “Trust in Jahovia”, revealing all of the Shades of Black aces in the dub version. Moonshine Horns in “Roots Rock” is an absolute mastery. Paul again appears on the mic in “Conscious Life” – one of the best tracks on this album. However, it’s hard to point the best one when you hear Jahman Dan in “Leaving the city” or Saimn I in “Repent”.

To sum up – it’s UK dub at its finest, you can hear echoes of the 90s – full of very good and crucial dubs . It’s worth to listen the fantastic, mystical comeback of Shades of Black!

Posted by Bedi in Recenzje