NATTY KING AND PROFESSIONAL DAYNJAH - DON'T GET BRAINWASH

NATTY KING AND PROFESSIONAL DAYNJAH - DON'T GET BRAINWASH
DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW

WWW, February 2009 - Brand new, good for you! Straight, upfull Reggae Music, combined with a positive message delivered by two vocalists, straight from Yard to the soul of the world wide Reggae Massive!

"Don't get brainwash, you're gonna get a brain crash", is the message. The message by Natty "No Guns To Two" king singing melody and Professional DaynJah delivering the DJ part.

Interesting is, that the music is more Roots Reggae than one would expect, a sing that "Back to Roots" is a timeless thing. On the other hand, there is rap influence in Professional's toasting, but he is taking it straight into Reggae in a positive way.

Interesting, necessary: so check it out!

---

BURNING SPEAR SPEAKS OUT!

BURNING SPEAR SPEAKS OUT!
DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW

WWW, February 2009 - They even go so far to try and have Winston Rodney's wife arrested by the police, in order to stop Burning Spear. That is, after they downstroyed thousands of CD's. Burning Spear reports from the frontline in the "War Against Reggae"!

He is an example for many artists, not in the least because Winston Rodney aka Burning Spear is independent of the mainstream labels as he owns his own productions. Still going strong, releasing album after album between annual world tours, he is obviously a pain in the ass for the multinationals who own virtually all labels of any significance.

Of course, there is money involved in all of this. Half a million dollar, to be exact. Burning Spear is robbed from tens of thousands of his CD's, destroyed by distribution warehouse company "Megaforce" while they sell non-destroyed CD's under the table in record stores.

Since he is an independent artist, his dependence is on the income he gets and since his independence is a pain in the ass for the multinationals that want to dominate the musical airwaves with their propaganda, he is currently targeted bigtime by the dependant companies.

In this video, he speaks out about it. See and hear a report from the frontline in the ongoing War Against Reggae.

---

BUJU BANTON - FAST LANE

BUJU BANTON - FAST LANE
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, February 2009 - The minimalistic approach of many Dancehall riddims is perfectly illustrated in the Fast Lane, featuring Buju Banton chanting... and singing!

CLICK FOR MP3 AND MORE

SONS OF JAH - JAH ALONE

SONS OF JAH - JAH ALONE
DUBROOM (DUB) REGGAE VIDEO REVIEW

WWW, February 2009 - Live at the Nottingham Carnival, three decades ago: here is a strong performance by a strong UK Roots Reggae Band that has not received the attention they should have.

Even though the sight and sound of this video are obviously dated, three decades ago this was brand new and it would still be an extremely good experience when the Sons of JAH would have performed this just the other day.

Good Roots, indeed, is timeless.

So let's go back these three decades, and see a band that was part of what was really a brand new Movement of UK based Reggae bands who, inspired by the success of Bob Marley and the Wailers, decided to pick up the Roots and make it grow.

The band is extremely concentrated, the vibe is extremely heartical, and the dubby end of the 5:20 long tune is extremely appreciloved.

PAPA SAN - DANCEHALL GOOD TO WE

PAPA SAN - DANCEHALL GOOD TO WE
DUBROOM (DUB) REGGAE VIDEO REVIEW

WWW, February 2009 -In this extremely danceable 1980's tune, we can hear how Jamaican Dancehall was fusing with American Hip Hop.

It was a time, wherein digital technology had entered the Jamaican studio's. A time, wherein Rub a Dub style had become Ragga had become Dancehall. An era that was introduced to Reagan's "War on Drugs" with the result that Jamaica was flooded with cokane and violence on an unprecedented level.

It was a time, wherein singer Papa San had not yet joined to so-called "Gospel Reggae Industry" and was making a name for himself in the then relatively new Dancehall/Rap market.

Dancehall Good To We is a true classic from that time and will be remembered by many.

DADDY MIX

DADDY MIX
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW



WWW, February 2009 - His studio is located in Waterhouse, Kingston, Jamaica. It has been there for quite a while now. Don Carlos, Sugar Minott and many more visited Daddy Mix in his Studio Mix.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FREE MP3 AND MORE

MASSIVE ATTACK VS MAD PROFESSOR - NO PROTECTION

MASSIVE ATTACK VS MAD PROFESSOR - NO PROTECTION
DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW





The Art of DUB has been the inspiration for a very large part of contemporary digital music, from Techno to Hip Hop.

In "No Protection", the Mad Professor provides undeniable evidence of this fact in the form of what really is a "missing link" between Reggae and a form of contemporary digital music called "Trip Hop".

The art of DUB and the rhythm of Reggae are connected, very much so. But DUB and Reggae are not two words for the same music.

If only for that reason, it would be interesting to check out "no Protection". It's a DUB remix by the Mad Professor of the music by Massive Attack. This duo used Horace Andy in their works as well, as they provided an excellent Dance version of Horace Andy's classic "Spying Glass". A DUB can be found on this album too.

This is DUB without (necessarily) being Reggae. A wide variety of different rhythms serve as foundations for what are undeniable heavyweight DUB versions. The Mad Professor shows, how the technique and Art of DUB can be used on more forms of music than Reggae alone.

Ergo: No Protection is an album for the DUB Freak, but not necessarily for the Reggae fan. For those who want to know just what influence DUB has on contemporary music, though, the album is an absolute recommendation.

AISHA - HIGH PRIESTESS

AISHA - HIGH PRIESTESS
DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW





On the Ariwa website, she is presented as the Queen of the Roots Daughters and not without reason.

Born in 1967 and already singing eight years later, Aisha would team up with Mad Professor in the 1980's to start what would grow out to a Movement of female Roots singers.

High Priestess is in many ways to be considered as a document. The album was originally produced in 1986, musically way ahead of it's time. In the same time, it was not so common in that time for a female singer to emphasize on Roots and Roots topics rather than Lover's Rock and/or Dancehall.

The lyrics go deep, very deep. "If there is someone to be blamed, let the politicians be named", for example. In a well worked out combination of lead and backing vocals, it becomes clear that Aisha really is one of the best female singers Reggae has ever known.

As said, the music was way ahead of it's time. In the historical context, it is really interesting to hear Aisha announcing the coming digital age in music and how it will be used to spread conscious vibes.

Not a popular opinion back in that time!

However, the best albums and other creative productions are made in spite of popular opinion, in spite of the spirit of the time, in spite of the wishes of the mainstream recording industry of which the Mad Professor has managed to stay away from throughout the decades of his carrier.

MAD PROFESSOR - WHO KNOWS THE SECRET OF THE MASTERTAPE: DUB YOU CRAZY, PART 5

MAD PROFESSOR - WHO KNOWS THE SECRET OF THE MASTERTAPE: DUB YOU CRAZY, PART 5
DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW





It was the year 1985 and lots of people thought how DUB have had it's longest time. After all, the flood of DUB albums from Jamaica was no longer a flood.

They were wrong and they could have known if they would have been looking to the UK and more specifically, to the Ariwa Studio's!

Neil Fraser sat in his studio. He was working on allready the fifth episode of his -now classic- DUB ME CRAZY series. One DUB Album after other was released, and people could hear -or I should say: experience- how just about every new kind technology was used to create some of the weirdest DUB you could not even think of.

Like a true Mad Professor, his obvious genius goes together with an equally obvious "madness". His works are from a lonely quality, that is to say: simply unmatched. The more you listen, the more you hear just what he was actually able to do in a time wherein most people thought of computers and digital technology as something threatening.

No, it's not for nothing that the Dubroom has such an enormous attention for the DUB albums of Neil Fraser, a.k.a. the Mad Professor. He knows The Secret Of The Master Tape!

MAD PROFESSOR - PSYCHEDELIC DUB

MAD PROFESSOR - PSYCHEDELIC DUB
DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW





A long horn solo spices up the first DUB of this 1990 Ariwa release. It's a celebration to Nelson Mandela and sets the tone for the rest of this 12 track collection of magnificent DUBS.

Time for DUB ME CRAZY Part 10, which looks both back and forward.

DUB has more than once been called "Psychedelic Reggae", and for a reason. However, the word was more popular in the 1960's and 1970's as it referred to spaced out music and various forms of drugs.

The cover and title of Psychedelic DUB is an obvious hint to that period, but none of that can be said about the music. The album was originally released in 1990, and contains some solid Roots riddims, UK Style. Cool and deadly here, upfull and joyous there...

There are many surprise parts throughout the entire album. Just when you space out a little too much, there is some flanger over the drums to wake you up again. The music can suddenly stop, you hear a phrase and a next DUB is there.

The album was produced in a time wherein the Mad Professor was about to jump into the production of DUB in a more digital style than he did before. Decades were about to come, in which Neil Fraser would (and will) take DUB to an ever deeper dimension. Some anticipating vibes can also be heard already on Psychedelic DUB...

Nice One!