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November 2008 - He works in
Switzerland, Italy and Germany as an
acclaimed Techno/House DJ. Just what would
he select for 1 hours and 40 minutes of Dub,
Roots and (other) Reggae?
The
result may surprise you.
DUB has been
more than influential in the eventual
creation of electronic Dance music: a thing
you can read on many Dubroom pages. Ever
since King Tubby cultivated the skill of
mixing into a work of Art, people have been
developing their own style over the concept.
A concept
of drums, bass, and effects. A concept
wherein instruments drop in and out rather
than playing solo's et cetera. A concept
wherein just one or two lines of singing
have more effect than many full lyric
tracks.
Listen to
certain UK DUB, and you will hear a style
that many Reggae fans will not even (want
to) recognize as a form of Reggae. Add to
that, a lot of Reggae fans have a lot of
dislike for contemporary digital music.
On the
other hand, we do find that a lot of
House/Techno producers and DJ's will know
all too well just where their music is
(partly) coming from. A lot of them have a
love for Reggae, and especially DUB.
One of
these DJ's is DJ I-smash, aka Psysmael. He
works for Swiss radio, organizes festivals
and is a wanted guest on parties in
Switzerland, Italy and Germany. He can tell
you all about electronic music and knows how
to spin a few records.
In this
mix, however, he doesn't "go
techno". Quite the contrary, actually.
In one hour and forty minutes he shares some
of his (DUB) Reggae favorites. A look at the
playlist might surprise you.
The music
is mixed one track after the other,
sometimes with a little effect but mostly
just a no-nonsense non-stop mix of some of
the most heartical DUBS and other Reggae out
there.
PLAYLIST
01. Israel
Vibration - Nah Fix It Dub
02. Mad Professor - Dub Of Intregrity
03. Tu shung Peng - Princess Dub
04. Augustus Pablo Meets King Tubby At The
Control King Tubby's The Professor of Dub
05. Barry Brown - It A Go Dread (Extended
Dub)
06. Alton Ellis & The Heptones - Humble
Will Stumble
07. Errol Dunkley & I-Roy - Created By
The Father
08. Augustus Pablo - East of the River Nile
(version)
09. Lloyd Charmers - Shang Hai
10. Tony & Soundemension - Cool Version
11. Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution
12. Gladiators - Bongo Red
13. Gregory Isaacs - Babylon Too Rough
14. Jacob Miller- Forward Ever Blackward
Never
15. Prince Malachi - Burning
16. Sylfor Walker - Burn Babylon
17. Nora Dean - Barbwire
18. Cornell Campbell - Mash You Down
19. Burning Spear - I&I Survive (
slavery days)
20. June Lodge & Prince Mohamed -
Someone Loves You Honey
21. Carl Dawkins - Get Together
22. Ijahman - Africa
23. Horace Andy - Mr.Bassie
24. Winston and Robin - Wailing Time
25. Ray Darwin - People's Choice
26. Johnny Osborne - Marijuana Tree
27. Groundation feat Don Carlos & Congos
- Babylon Rule Them
28. Mungo's HiFi Sound System - Warning
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