MUSICALLY MAD

MUSICALLY MAD
DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - A one-hour documentary plus one hour of extra footage, a crucial booklet and a message that Babylon doesn't want the people to hear: this is the Sound System UK DUB and ROOTS Culture which spreads across Europe very quick!

When Jamaican music turned into Dancehall, the Roots sound systems in the UK were in greater need for locally produced Roots Music. There were studio's like Conscious Sounds and Ariwa providing that. Fast forward to 2008, the year in which the documentary was released, we find the Sound Systems and the Labels still struggling to forward the positive message of Reggae Music, this in spite of all the opposition.

With some historical footage and a lot of interviews with a lot of well established names with the Roots and Culture scene, "Musically Mad" is a must-see for everyone who is even remotely interested in the good vibes that true Roots Reggae Dub Music gives. Scenes from actual Sound System performances are combined with talks featuring people like Mad Professor, who genuinely asks himself and the audience just why Reggae Music is not promoted on the radio in the UK, this in spite of all the hard and positive works that the music really is.

This is a short teaser, to give you a little vibe so you know you need to have the whole package!

VIBRONICS - GOVERMENT MAN DUB

VIBRONICS - GOVERMENT MAN DUB
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - A crucial hard stepping Roots Dub by one of the masters of the discipline just cannot be refused, should lead you to wanting more and that is exactly what "Government Man Dub" is doing.

The Dub is part of a 2007 release by Vibronics, containing artists based in Leicester (UK). Leicester has a lot of different people from different backgrounds, situations wherein Reggae Music plays a more than vital role in maintaining peace and unity among the people.

A pumping steppers, crucial echo's and spring reverberations, this is not just Top Dub from one of the Masters, this is a Top Dub among Vibronics productions fe true!

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MIKA FEATURING SEN-C P - WHEN I FALL IN DUB

MIKA FEATURING SEN-C P - WHEN I FALL IN DUB
DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Featured in Radio Dubroom 2010 Episode 10, this is over five minutes of pure DUB in the style we know from Ariwa Sound Studio's, the Home of Mad Professor. A tight one drop with continually changing effects, with the vocals of the Belgium based Roots singer.

In fact, the track is taken out of the relatively new album by Sista Mika featuring a whole host of engineers from the World Wide Dub Community. We see Gussie P, but also The Technician (Australia), Dubcreator (Netherlands) and other friends. Crucial stuff, check it out!

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THE REGGAEBORDEAUX.com DUB NET TAPE

VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE REGGAEBORDEAUX.com DUB NET TAPEDUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

 

WWW, July 2010 - With a track featured in Radio Dubroom 2010 Episode 10, this compilation of French DUB artists and producers is a valuable collection, and not just for selectors of Sounds and Shows. It's a total Dub experience for the listener and lovers of EURODUB and ROOTS.

Those who have been reading the Dubroom Reviews and listening to the reviewed material and podcasts, have already met de crème de la crème of the French Dub scene: Hatman, I-Plant and The Dub Machinist, to name just three. Yes, all three are represented with a track on this very fine compilation by the www.reggae-bordeaux.com website. Different styles and vibes come perfectly together in the 12 tracks.

Nuff Respect!

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Note from the Dubroom (August 2012) - The Reggaebordeaux Dub Net Tape is part of a triplet, there's also a Reggae and a Dancehall part. Given the fact that the series was released under Creative Commons and the fact the Reggaebordeaux website is now defunct, all three can now be downloaded from Dubroom Archive of CreativeCommons Albums.

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This album was added to the Dubroom Archive of CreativeCommons Albums. CreativeCommons Copyright means you can share the material provided that the original zipfile is being offered without any change. Another aspect of the CC copyright is, that no money should be made and therefor this album is offered to you free of charge. For more specific information, look to the information in the archive. When you like the music, consider visiting the Net Label's website and donate some money or feedback.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - DUB ACT

VARIOUS ARTISTS - DUB ACT
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - the French based "Paris Dub Activitys" Net Label was founded back in 2005 already. Their first compilation "Dub Act" contains eight excellent digital pieces of Dub Masterworks from the French Capital.

Improvisation, even to a Jazzy level. Minimalistic electronica, even to a Techno level. Between these two extremes can only be one thing: DUB. Exactly this, just what Dub can do, can be heard in "Dub Act". Everything is there, there are even tracks you would definitely like to space out to on your I-pod or Hi-Fi.

Merci!

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DIGIKAL ROOTS - LET THERE BE VERSION

DIGIKAL ROOTS - LET THERE BE VERSION
DUBROOM MP3 ALBUM REVIEW

WWW, July 2010 - Based in Huddersfield (UK), Digikal Roots is an active member of the DUBARK.com community as well as other DUB scenes. His productions are perfectly is the style you would expect from the brethren: hard, digital roots music that just screams to be played at sounds and shows specializing in the genre.

In "Let There Be Version", already his second Net Album, we're being treated with no less than fifteen usually outstanding tracks, full of vibes and full of positive energy. Catchy riddims, nice production, not a thing to ignore. There's a lot of versatily in the riddims, they each seem to come with their own kind of merging of styles even though everything becomes one again in the album.

Great works!

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