Friday, December 18, 2009

DUBDADDA - GIVE LOVE

DUBDADDA - GIVE LOVE
DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW

DUBDADDA - GIVE LOVE


WWW, December 18 2009 - Heartical and Soulfull UK DUB and Roots in one of it's purest forms: Dubdadda knows what he's doing: after all, he's been doing it for a long time. Give Love is a massive Steppers that will appeal to you when you're into UK DUB and ROOTS and why should you not be?

Friday, December 11, 2009

MIKEY DREAD - AFRICAN ANTHEM: THE MIKEY DREAD SHOW DUBWISE

MIKEY DREAD - AFRICAN ANTHEM: THE MIKEY DREAD SHOW DUBWISE
DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW

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WWW, December 2009 - If only because of African Anthem alone this album should be considered a clasic, but the fact that this is the Deluxe edition makes this another must-have for every self-respecting collector of the better (DUB) Reggae music.

The subtitle of this album is not there for nothing: especially in the first ten titles, the original African Anthem album, it's jingles and soundeffects galore. This is indeed The Mikey Dread Show avant la lettre, as the album should really be played from start to finish and the jingles gives us the idea that we're listening to one of the best Radio Stations in the universe.

As said: the original release only contained the first ten titles. This release comes with 5 bonus track, among which an extended version of JBC Days/Proper Education Version and some more heavyweight material by the man we will never forget: Michael "Dread At The Controls" Campbell aka Mikey Dread.

There are three titles from this album avaialbe for free and legal download straight from their Dubroom MP3 download pages. Click on the titles to visit them.

- Resignation Dub - Saturday Night Style - Industrial Spy -

Thursday, December 10, 2009

MIKEY DREAD - DREAD AT THE CONTROLS/EVOLUTIONARY ROCKERS

MIKEY DREAD - DREAD AT THE CONTROLS/EVOLUTIONARY ROCKERS
DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW

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WWW, December 2009 - Together with some crucial DUB versions, this 2005 two-albums-on-one-disc release contains the original 1979 Mikey Dread debut releases all mixed in King Tubby's Waterhouse Studio.

It wasn't until Mikey Dread gained control over his own productions that his debut album "Evolutionary Rockers" was available on the digital market. That's over one quarter of a century in which the material was only available through collector's and traders' channels.

Quite some material, especially when you consider that there's a DUB version of most of the vocal tracks on the album. Containing classics like "Barber Saloon" and "Propper Education" (available for free and legal MP3 download on the Dubroom, just click on the links) in their extended version, the album captures Mikey Dread as he is still focused on Toasting ("Reggae Rapping") during these his early days.

None less than seventeen outstanding tracks on one disc: you just cannot miss out on this one, when you like Roots Rockers Reggae and Dub and Toasting and King Tubby and an all-star Band, in short unless you hate Reggae with every bone in your body, you will simply have to have this one.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

MIKEY DREAD

MIKEY DREAD
DUBROOM WEBSITE REVIEW

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WWW, December 2009 - Michael "Dread at the Controls" Campbell left us in March 2008, but his website is still online and can, no, should be visited by everyone interested in Reggae History.

Mikey Dread is much more than "just" a Jamaican Reggae artist with a history, even though that in itself is a reason alone to check out what his official website has to say about him.

Michael "Dread At The Controls" Campbell started in the 1970's as the first Reggae Radio DJ for Jamaican Radio. You can listen to it, when you visit the site: MIKEYDREAD.com contains an MP3 File with a sample from one of his early Radio shows (RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD), introduced by Mikey himself. More history can be found at the site, as Mikey Dread talks about his works with Punk-Rock band The Clash (RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD), among many more things.

Click for Higher ResIn a very nice application on the site, you can make your own Mikey Dread tune as you add jingles and effects over Mikey Dread riddims. Filled with niceness for the ear and eye, the app will give you some fun fe true. CLICK

MIKEYDREAD.com also contains quite a number of free MP3's, of which tunes like "Dread at the Mantrols" and "12 Tribe Stylee" are just two examples. CLICK

In the press/promotion area, there's many PDF's and JPG's. Mikey Dread's official Biography, a lot of reviews and interviews, even a stage plan can be seen. CLICK

Mikey Dread re-gained control over his releases, after which he made them all available via his website and some other means. The website remains to be the predominant place to go to purchase Mikey Dread's music. All tunes can be previewed straight from the site. CLICK

MIKEYDREAD.com, therefore, should not remain unvisited by anyone who (claims to) love (DUB) Reggae Music. History, Niceness, Music, everything is there and presented in a way that is worthy of the one and only REAL MIKEY DREAD.