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| 1 :: Sly & Robbie
- 'Drilling for Oil'
from 'Drum & Bass Strip To The Bone By Howie B'
(Palm Pictures)
1999 |
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| The "Riddim Twins" Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, are two of the most recognized dub/reggae producers around. Producing for everyone from Bjork, U2, Bill Laswell, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, KRS-One, Bob Dylan, on, and on, and on… they continue to move dub forward. MY favorite experiment is this album right here. Howie B, another brilliant producer in his own right (who has also worked with Bjork and Madonna) collaborated with Sly and Robbie on this album. Taking their original basslines and drums into the studio together essential remixing themselves creating a digital dub. This tune swings, sways, then proceeds to bounce. Gorgeous. |
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| 2 :: Mad Professor
- 'Kathmandu Dub'
from 'Evolution Of Dub: Black Liberation Dub, Chapter 3'
(Ariwa)
1996 |
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| Britain's biggest most well-known reggae/dub producer and gear head Mad Professor (Neil Fraser) was one of the first dub producers to utilize computers primarily. Born in Guyana, South America he has always been fascinated by electronics going as far as to build his own mixer, echo and effects machine, as well as start his own studio in 1980. He has produced/reworked artists such as Horace Andy, Sade, and of course Massive Attack. This is not mono, this is not stereo, this is high tech dub. |
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| 3 :: Smith & Mighty
- 'Closer'
from 'Bass is Maternal'
(Stud!o K7)
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| Rob Smith, Ray Mighty and Peter D Rose are unseen pioneers of the 'Bristol sound', and have only recently begun to receive the credit they deserve. 'Bass Is Maternal' their debut album was released as a 3000 copy limited edition on their own label More Rockers in October 1995. The album is a dub version of one originally recorded for London Records, and was the first album to be released on the label after their major deal expired. Despite receiving wonderful press reviews poor distribution meant it would only found its way to hard-core fans. Bass is at the heart of their music, and breakbeats are the foundation. This is still my favorite album from Smith & Mighty like the first Tricky album, classic. |
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| 4 :: Stereotyp feat. Soothsayer
- 'Dubclub'
(Dubclub / G-Stone (Dub Club 12003))
2000 |
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| Stefan M?h aka Stereotyp delivers unique beats and a new dub gem. Heavy vocals, and a very raw repetitive bassline with an alternating cutoff rather than delay. Born in Vienna Stereotyp has produced music for Uptight, Kruder and Dorfmeister's G-stone, and the Dubclub label which is named after the famous Dubclub nights at the flex-club in Vienna, Austria. These three labels are pushing a 'new dub' sound which maintains dubs original apeal (beats and/or the bassline) while expanding on those ideas using new tools. |
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| 5 :: Autechre
- 'Garbage (Garbagemx36)'
from 'Tri Repetae'
(Warp Records (WARP 58))
1995 |
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| This is twisted, grinding, stereoscopic bliss. Easily one of my personal favorite tunes from the Autechre boys Rob Brown and Sean Booth. Garbage (Garbagemx36) builds from a deep kick and dirty synthetic grind to a keyboard and delay melody finally culminating in a synth techno rapture. Gorgeous. Listen to it again. |
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| 6 :: Sly & Robbie
- 'High Voltage Syndrome'
from 'Drum & Bass Strip To The Bone By Howie B'
(Palm Pictures)
1999 |
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| Yes, another tune from this fabulous album. This one begins and ends with a outstanding keyboard and bassline arrangement peaks with a Howie B altered beat and live guitar combination. Buy this album, it is digital dub at its best. It is dub pushed to a new level by Sly, Robbie and Howie, and is full of treasures such as this one. |
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| 7 :: Pole
- 'Fliegen'
from '3 (the yellow album)'
(Matador)
2000 |
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| Berlin resident Stefan Betke is Stefan Betke a 33 year old German club and radio DJ. Fussing elements of drum and bass, jazz and Dub along with his distinctive crackle pop sound we get something deep and beautiful. Pole takes his name from the very instrument which defines his 'sound' his broken Pole-Waldorf Filter. Fliegen is German for fly. |
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