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RELEASE DATE: 4/16/2021
Horace Andy's voice is an instrument that once heard is never forgotten, regardless of whether you first hear it on one of the numerous Jamaican reggae singles that he recorded during the '70s or -- like most people -- on one of the Massive Attack albums he collaborated on as a vocalist. His falsetto and his characteristic slow-motion vibrato breathed life into tracks like "Spying Glass", "Cuss Cuss", "In The Light", "Skylarking" or "(You are My) Angel", ensuring that they still continue to resonate deeply with listeners. His vocal style influenced countless root singers and the combination of his timbre with Massive Attack's spartan hip-hop beats still inspires legions of fans and copyists all over the world. Echo Beach has now picked up on this tradition -- and the much older tradition of versioning -- by asking friends of the label to rework Horace Andy's classic tracks in their own sound outfit. But this time the label hasn't trawled old Studio One tapes for historic vocal snippets -- that were so nineties; no, Horace Andy personally put in an appearance to sing new versions of his classic tracks on top of timeless and contemporary riddims. Age may have deepened his voice, but it is by no means weaker, as can be heard on this album, on which Echo Beach welcomes old friends and new faces: there's Rob Smith (RSD), who as part of More Rockers and Smith & Mighty was just as crucial for Bristol's musical reputation as Massive Attack or DJ Krust and Roni Size. Today, he ensures continuity by working under the label and producer name. Features Million Teeth, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill Vs. Umberto Echo, Oliver Frost, Eva Be, Black Star Liner, Dreadzone, Noiseshaper, and Dubblestandart.
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RELEASE DATE: 3/26/2021
Lee Groves started in 1979 -- at the age of eight -- his love affair with music by walking up to a Bontempi Electronic Organ in UK department store "Debenhams" and playing it. After being brought up in a house where his dad's eclectic taste in music shaped his life forever. Lee Groves was always writing and composing music throughout schooling and got heavily into MIDI and sequencers as soon as he could. Lee Groves is a British born, and now Brooklyn based music composer, producer and writer. In his East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY studio he is able to make vibe happen for production. In his career he worked with a lot artist and producers on many interesting collaborations like Marti Frederikson (Aerosmith producer), indigenous Australian "Global Groove" artist Tjupurru as well as for Gwen Stefani, Depeche Mode, Janet Jackson (he produced the music for Janet Jackson's Superbowl Halftime show...), Goldfrapp, Black Eyed Peas, Yello, Terminalhead, Ruts DC, Fatboy Slim, Norman Cook, Coldcut to name but a few... Lee Groves formed and positioned himself as an internationally highly acclaimed dance alternative electronic producer. His love breaks, break beat, dub, and eclectic merged into a lot remix work and DJ residency at John Digweed's Bedrock club at Heaven, London and also at London's now defunct Turnmills club. Lee Groves was highly interested in picking classic tunes from the Echo Beach catalog to make them Dance A Dub. A brilliant and mind setting album with highly acclaimed dub energy. Features tracks by Seanie T (Dub Pistols), Ari Up, Lee Scratch Perry, Martha And The Muffins, Horace Andy, Dubblestandart, Ken Boothe, David Lynch, Illbilly Hitec, Kinetical, Rude Boy, Kardi Tivali, Dubxanne, Earl 16, Dub Syndicate, and U Roy.
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With this Courtney Jones, Lore Grutschnig, and Ali Tersch (drummer of the band Dubblestandart and Supermax) welcome listeners to their unique blend of steel pan and kalimba music. The first steelpans where invented in the 1930s in Trinidad, designed from the tradition of rebellion against the colonial powers in Trinidad & Tobago. More than 3000 years back dates the earliest version of the kalimba, also known as mbira/thumb piano. However, those you hear on this production where handcrafted in today's Austria. Communicating with the mighty sounds of Courtney Jones Steel Pan and the fragile sensitive layers of Lore's flute, the kalimba merges the old and new world with its distinctive sound, the environment in which these musicians live and work is Vienna, in the middle of Europe, an austere ancient city in transition. A multicultural "market place" set alive by its multi ethnical inhabitants and their wish to respect the roots of their individual culture as they are melting with the colorful life of 21st century Europe. In respect to Courtney Jones, who passed away during this production, Ali Tersch (aka Alex X) finalized the production, conscious of the responsibility to keep the vibes authentic and the music well produced, just as Courtney would have loved it. An album that fuses "authentic world music" but also modern beat, hip-hop, and dub. On this, the band's first album, the focus is firmly on an amalgamation of so-called world music, with the genre's elementary electronic facets. They grab reggae flavor by the roots in their inimitable way and build a varied cocktail of roots, soundscapes, hip-hop, and dub.
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LP version. Includes CD. Of course, Dubblestandart have been keeping a version of the dub flame alive for the last two decades. Formed in 1988 as a reaction to the stagnant Austrian pop scene, the group was heavily inspired by the Black Ark, On-U Sound, and Jah Shaka, infusing such dub influences within their heady blend of hardcore reggae and new wave, which soon brought them into the European public's consciousness and as a kind of "European" version of the famous Dub Syndicate. Soon, they were so in demand as to be backing Lee Scratch Perry, dub poet Lilian Allen, Dillinger, Ari Up, Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths, Chezere, and others. Well, Austria/Vienna's finest moments in dub working and collaborating with the new technological dimension of modern dub: Paolo Baldini from Italy. Baldini's stunning excursion into deep dub, chilling dub and dubble-tough dub will reach the DubFiles into perfection @ Dub Me Crazy. Paolo Baldini's handling of this mission has been exemplary: his production and remixing skills are pleasingly individualistic, retaining plenty of originality and professionalism without seeming stoic, dull or contrived. His collaborations with Mellow Mood, Hempress Sativa, Dub Fx, and others are showing faith of what dub is living for, Since 2007 Paolo Baldini works under the top level name Alambic Conspiracy and became world class dub extraordinary performer, bass player, mixologist, producer and provocateur! Dub Me Crazy features David Lynch, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Marcia Griffiths, Ari Up, Tanice Morrison, and Anthon.
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LP version. Includes CD. With this Courtney Jones, Lore Grutschnig, and Ali Tersch (drummer of the band Dubblestandart and Supermax) welcome listeners to their unique blend of steel pan and kalimba music. The first steelpans where invented in the 1930s in Trinidad, designed from the tradition of rebellion against the colonial powers in Trinidad & Tobago. More than 3000 years back dates the earliest version of the kalimba, also known as mbira/thumb piano. However, those you hear on this production where handcrafted in today's Austria. Communicating with the mighty sounds of Courtney Jones Steel Pan and the fragile sensitive layers of Lore's flute, the kalimba merges the old and new world with its distinctive sound, the environment in which these musicians live and work is Vienna, in the middle of Europe, an austere ancient city in transition. A multicultural "market place" set alive by its multi ethnical inhabitants and their wish to respect the roots of their individual culture as they are melting with the colorful life of 21st century Europe. In respect to Courtney Jones, who passed away during this production, Ali Tersch (aka Alex X) finalized the production, conscious of the responsibility to keep the vibes authentic and the music well produced, just as Courtney would have loved it. An album that fuses "authentic world music" but also modern beat, hip-hop, and dub. On this, the band's first album, the focus is firmly on an amalgamation of so-called world music, with the genre's elementary electronic facets. They grab reggae flavor by the roots in their inimitable way and build a varied cocktail of roots, soundscapes, hip-hop, and dub.
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Of course, Dubblestandart have been keeping a version of the dub flame alive for the last two decades. Formed in 1988 as a reaction to the stagnant Austrian pop scene, the group was heavily inspired by the Black Ark, On-U Sound, and Jah Shaka, infusing such dub influences within their heady blend of hardcore reggae and new wave, which soon brought them into the European public's consciousness and as a kind of "European" version of the famous Dub Syndicate. Soon, they were so in demand as to be backing Lee Scratch Perry, dub poet Lilian Allen, Dillinger, Ari Up, Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths, Chezere, and others. Well, Austria/Vienna's finest moments in dub working and collaborating with the new technological dimension of modern dub: Paolo Baldini from Italy. Baldini's stunning excursion into deep dub, chilling dub and dubble-tough dub will reach the DubFiles into perfection @ Dub Me Crazy. Paolo Baldini's handling of this mission has been exemplary: his production and remixing skills are pleasingly individualistic, retaining plenty of originality and professionalism without seeming stoic, dull or contrived. His collaborations with Mellow Mood, Hempress Sativa, Dub Fx, and others are showing faith of what dub is living for, Since 2007 Paolo Baldini works under the top level name Alambic Conspiracy and became world class dub extraordinary performer, bass player, mixologist, producer and provocateur! Dub Me Crazy features David Lynch, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Marcia Griffiths, Ari Up, Tanice Morrison, and Anthon.
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Dr. Israel is a dub artist from Brooklyn/New York City. For him, dub music -- originally rooted in 1960s Jamaican reggae culture -- is the starting point to explore a universe of sounds, including hardcore punk, rock, hip-hop, ambient, electronics, reggae, drum and bass. A global melting pot of a wild variety of musical styles. Douglas Bennett, aka Dr. Israel (Jamaicans gave him his artist name when he lived for a while in a Niyabinghi community and became a Rastafari) discovered what he calls "non-traditional" reggae while playing guitar in punk rock bands in his native Philadelphia. His inspirations and influences include punk/reggae hybridists Bad Brains and ragga/hip-hop pioneer Boogie Down Productions as well as 1980s reggae stars like Sly & Robbie and Black Uhuru. In the early 1990s, he began experimenting with sampling keyboards and beats. A few years later he and others like DJ Spooky and Skiz "Spectre" Fernando earned international renown for creating "illbient", a sound that mixed jungle and hip-hop beats with otherworldly dub, ambient and avant-garde classical tones. Dr. Israel has released several projects, including Black Rose Leberation, Inna City Pressure (1998), Patterns of War (2005), Love In The Time Of Violence, and has worked with Bill Laswell (in supergroup Methods of Defiance), Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Last Poets, Rancid, Santigold, Sepultura, Laurie Anderson, Bernie Worrell, Easy Star Allstars, Alpha & Omega, and also with the rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate, Killah Priest. "The one thing that I'm most thankful for is that I've been able to touch elbows with my heroes," he says. "I don't want to do traditional reggae because there are a lot of people already doing that. I don't think I could ever create a straight-ahead pop track. I'm not the kind of person who's big on writing love songs, but I am able to create a song partly based on the 1982 collaboration between punk icons the Clash and beat poet Allen Ginsberg." "I create and produce music a bit like Bruce Lee. He came from the traditional Kung Fu and merged/combined for his martial arts discipline Tae-kwon-do, and other traditional martial arts to an effective system. That's the basic idea of combining styles." Features DJ Olive remix.
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In search of a richer dub world: B.R. Stylers are a dub conspiracy conglomerate from Pordernone from the north of Italy. They began their career in spectacular style -- with a phenomenal live set at Rototom Reggae Sunsplash in the summer of 2001. After that they played massive tours, taking in festivals and clubs in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, France, Poland, etc. and sharing stages with artists such as Zion Train, Revolutionary Dub Warriors, Jah Free, Mad Professor, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Horace Andy, Africa Unit, Adrian Sherwood, etc. Without any doubt, the bass player and producer Paolo Baldini was and is the main man behind the set up. Paolo Baldini later joined the Milani-based band Africa Unite and invented his unique "Baldini Dub Files" alongside other projects. His incredible mixing skills, a vision of an overlooked dub escapades colored B.R. Stylers output as well as the variety of female vocalist Michela Graina. GP Ennas (drums), Filippo Buresta (keyboards), and Manuel Tomba (mixing desk) completed the outstanding project in Italy/Europe with heavy close echo and reverb, soulful, and smooth voices and the signature of powerful rhythms and bass beats. Michela Graina and GP Ennas started the very successful Wicked Dub Division in 2005. B.R. Stylers also co-operated with the London-based dub combo Alpha & Omega, with Price Allah, Vibronics, Dubital, and Jah Free. There's no filler, all killer down here... dub refigured with chemistry, connecting spiritually as roots dub gets reggae and soul...
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The Reggaetronic company operating under the project name iLLBiLLY HiTEC is poised to release King Size Dub Special. iLLBiLLY HiTEC's electronic tinkerings and styles have carved a swathe straight through the middle ground of the "sophisticated" modern reggae prevalent on the German scene and even worldwide for more than ten years. The band's strange-sounding name sparks a vision of a "what the fuck" attitude, and it manifests itself with its formidable, sweet-sounding mellifluous sounds. The mix is an intoxicating loop with sound sketches borrowed from reggae into which pseudo-spheric elements from breakbeat, hip hop and pop have been absorbed to weave masterful club dub. Now, after ten years the band will say "Good bye friends, good bye Reggaetronics" and will continue on to new projects. The last gig will happen in Berlin on the 19th of October in the legendary YAAM Club with great special guests and the final chapter will be the release of King Size Dub Special -- time to twist and shout to the glorious music of iLLBiLLY HiTEC. Overdubbed by the London-based Dub Pistols; reggae fusion culture at its best!
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"We were inspired by that brilliant release Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown (on Blood & Fire Records from Manchester in co-operation with PK in London) and felt compelled to perform this beautiful gem in a dub version..."
In spring 2014, when the Senior Allstars were asked by the Hamburg-based dub label Echo Beach to record their interpretation of an existing release (the original was released in 2001), everyone involved assumed that the results would be good. What absolutely no one expected was that the album would be so incredibly "conspirational" and simply bursting with fresh ideas. The album that Soul From Dubdown - Darker Than Blue is based on is the compilation Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown, which was released in 2001 on Blood & Fire Records. More than ten years later, the mind behind the Echo Beach label, Nicolai Beverungen, had a vision of taking the next, the third step along this path. "From the beginning it was clear to me that I wanted an instrumental band to do the job, and the venerable Senior Allstars, the leading lights in their class, were my top pick", says Beverungen. The results are more than breath-taking; the songs drip from the speaker membranes like honey, bringing in the sun, warmth and happiness, very much in keeping with the original songs -- although the lyrics may have been written with other things in mind. The dub remake presented by The Senior Allstars breaks all previous dimensions and conventions set by the history and spirit of this legendary album. The quartet creates an original, collective, improvised and organic live dub that is in the tradition of the original songs and with new versions that fully deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the originals. 2019 -- the next step to break the peak and quality of the exciting album -- was making it into a vocal album and call it Soul From Dubdown - Darker Than Blue. The former was quite easy. They hired the Juno winner (the Canadian music prize and pendant to the American Grammy) from 2017 Ammoye, with an amazing voice, who was born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto, Canada. A brilliant and crisp album."
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Dubblestandart & Firehouse Crew present -- with the deepest respect to the originators -- a limited selection of reworks of reggae classics. The album focuses on works that have been pivotal for the inspiration of Dubblestandart's bandleader Paul Zasky since day one, when forming the band. Today this music is considered classic reggae, what this little island called Jamaica has provided in content and creation, especially roots reggae of the late '60s, '70s, and '80s. This doesn't even scratch the surface of the political actuality of many of these songs, which seem to respond to today's world of unrest as if they were written yesterday, coming straight from the heart of all those much-loved and admired originators.
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LP version; includes CD. Dubblestandart presents -- with the deepest respect to the originators -- & Firehouse Crew Present Reggae Classics, a limited selection of reworks of reggae classics. The album focuses on works that have been pivotal for the inspiration of Dubblestandart's bandleader Paul Zasky since day one, when forming the band. Today this music is considered classic reggae, what this little island called Jamaica has provided in content and creation, especially roots reggae of the late '60s, '70s, and '80s. This doesn't even scratch the surface of the political actuality of many of these songs, which seem to respond to today's world of unrest as if they were written yesterday, coming straight from the heart of all those much-loved and admired originators.
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The sound company operating under the project name Noiseshaper is poised to release their new King Size Dub Special album. The band received great acclaim for their first albums, which were released on the legendary and infamous Rockers Hifi label Different Drummer. They later became celebrated for their musical contribution to the US television series CSI: Miami. The Viennese coffee table boys Axel Hirn and Florian Fleischmann achieved cult status with their 12-inch single The Only Redeemer (2002), which was later released in the US by Quango (Island Records /Palm Pictures) and fast became a permanent fixture on the playlists of the best and most popular DJs in Berlin, Vienna, Tokyo, Paris, London, and New York. The next dancefloor filler was "All A Dem A Do", sung by Juggla, which was the band's first release to get heavy rotation on many European and US radio stations. Next up were remixes by and for heavyweights such as Sly And Robbie, Outkast, Seven Dub, and Carl Douglas. Noiseshaper's defining sound has been distilled and condensed as an utterly distinctive blend of housey downbeats with a fat reggae flavor, which has brought the group international acclaim and popularity. King Size Dub Special is the essence of Noiseshaper and is another impressive display of how their musical style has progressed. This is dub as a style, with all its reference points between commerce and innovation. These are 15 pounding dub-flavored tunes, best for bringing the dancefloors of the dub universe to a boiling point -- heavy bass for heavy dancing!
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Along with Massive Attack, nobody else than More Rockers with Smith & Mighty's Rob Smith helped define the dark creation of art -- of what came to be known as The Bristol Sound. In the late '80s, producers Rob Smith perfected the blend of rare groove, hip-hop, reggae, ganja, dread, Bacharach, bass, jungle, and drum & bass. Peter Rose, aka Peter D. the sometimes collaborator and early member of Massive Attack, hooked up with Rob Smith and they formed More Rockers. Their talent of what would become their signature blend of dub stylings with junglist tempos was amazing. It merged in the debut album Dub Plate Selection Vol. 1 in 1995 and continued this pattern with rootical jungle that could have come from some "nyabinghi" session in Kingston.That sound is simple jungle breakbeats flavored with a masterful understanding of the dub sound system roots into drum & bass. The first thing you notice is the heavy bass -- a deep round frequency that most electronic producers would die for to be able to create. It's that magical sound that feels completely natural, comforting supernaturally and powerful at the same time. It progresses into a mixed affair, blending from track to track and its quite heavily DJ-based. MCs, rappers, and female vocalists slither through for the perfect mix. Features a remix from Roni Size & DJ Krust.
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In the resurgent Serious Classics series, Echo Beach is proud to release In Spiritus Dub, a one-of-a-kind dub creation. The name Almamegretta has its roots in an ancient dialect that represents the transition of Latin to modern colloquial Italian speech; It means "Anima migrante", which can be translated to "migrant soul" or "wandering soul". The band was founded in 1991 by Gennaro "Gennarot" Tesone, Raiz and Gianni in Neapel; one year later, Paolo Polcari and Tonino joined them. In 1993, Stefano "D.RaD" Facchielli encountered Almamegretta during the production stage of their first studio album, and contributed his skills as soundman and dub-maker. The album produced by Ben Young was awarded the "Targa Tenco" as best debut album in 1994, and the song "Sole" was declared the track in greatest demand by 105 Network. Thanks to Ben Young, they entered a collaboration with the band Massive Attack in 1995, who offered Almamegretta a remix of their track "Karmacoma", a project that resulted in the Karmacoma EP, "The Napoli Trip". Another cooperation of Ben Young and the British Dance Formation "leftfield" lead to the production of the album Rhythm And Stealth (1999). Further international collaborations arose with artists such as Pino Daniele, Bill Laswell, Count Dubulah of Trans Global Underground, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Horace Andy, Gaudi, Dennis Bovell, and others. As remixer and producer, Paolo Baldini participated in many of these projects, earning his outstanding international reputation as dub master over and over again. Featured on In Spiritus Dub: Paolo Baldini, Horace Andy, Gaudi Rootikal, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Carlo D'Angio, and Dennis Bovell.
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The first Christmas album of the year, Christmas In Dub, has landed, and it sounds a lot like dub. Last Christmas seems only moments away, but that hasn't stopped these four doughty Swiss musicians from decking the halls in their studio, getting the bass speakers to rumble and the loops to trill. In dulci dub jubilo! In their low-slung reindeer racing sleigh, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill glide through the night of nights with twelve box-fresh cover versions pumping through their speakers, utterly unafraid of overworking a cliché. Statistically, "love" is probably the most common subject in song lyrics, and many trite lines have been dedicated to it, closely followed by "Christmas". Now, this Zurich/Lucerne collective have lavished their charming, futuristic sound elements on the topic, pounding through this winter wonderland, hovering somewhere between pop, dub and surreal electronics, liberally spiced with retro roots rocker attitude with a lavish scattering of warm analog delay and reverb effects. This album sits skillfully right at the intersection of elevator muzak and elegant dub, and it has a very simple, unpretentious message: Without a groove there's no dub, and no Christmas either. For some of the tracks, it's only the second time round that you realize which Christmas song is being covered. The bass line is crucial, as it is usually the instrument that plays the Christmassy themes. "Never change a winning song", thought Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, instead opting to give these themes a much slacker treatment. The scent of fir branches, incense, the Northern Lights and interesting biscuits comes together with a warm Hammond organ, funky guitars, rich drum grooves and a bass that is practically subsonic to create an intelligent, mischievous and leftfield masterpiece. Following their impressive encounters with artists such as William S. Burroughs, Lee Perry, Dieter Meier, and Ken Boothe, the internationally-lauded Swiss band have now added their idiosyncratic spin on Christmas, treating Santa to a dub makeover with neo-folk collages in reindeer jumpers and minimal dub with space for recorders. Christmas simply couldn't sound any better or more flamboyant!
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LP version; includes CD. The first Christmas album of the year, Christmas In Dub, has landed, and it sounds a lot like dub. Last Christmas seems only moments away, but that hasn't stopped these four doughty Swiss musicians from decking the halls in their studio, getting the bass speakers to rumble and the loops to trill. In dulci dub jubilo! In their low-slung reindeer racing sleigh, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill glide through the night of nights with twelve box-fresh cover versions pumping through their speakers, utterly unafraid of overworking a cliché. Statistically, "love" is probably the most common subject in song lyrics, and many trite lines have been dedicated to it, closely followed by "Christmas". Now, this Zurich/Lucerne collective have lavished their charming, futuristic sound elements on the topic, pounding through this winter wonderland, hovering somewhere between pop, dub and surreal electronics, liberally spiced with retro roots rocker attitude with a lavish scattering of warm analog delay and reverb effects. This album sits skillfully right at the intersection of elevator muzak and elegant dub, and it has a very simple, unpretentious message: Without a groove there's no dub, and no Christmas either. For some of the tracks, it's only the second time round that you realize which Christmas song is being covered. The bass line is crucial, as it is usually the instrument that plays the Christmassy themes. "Never change a winning song", thought Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, instead opting to give these themes a much slacker treatment. The scent of fir branches, incense, the Northern Lights and interesting biscuits comes together with a warm Hammond organ, funky guitars, rich drum grooves and a bass that is practically subsonic to create an intelligent, mischievous and leftfield masterpiece. Following their impressive encounters with artists such as William S. Burroughs, Lee Perry, Dieter Meier, and Ken Boothe, the internationally-lauded Swiss band have now added their idiosyncratic spin on Christmas, treating Santa to a dub makeover with neo-folk collages in reindeer jumpers and minimal dub with space for recorders. Christmas simply couldn't sound any better or more flamboyant!
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Echo Beach present the first vinyl issue of Little Axe's Champagne & Grits, originally released in 2003. Champagne & Grits is considered by many to be one of Little Axe's best albums and it features the musicians Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc, and more. 180 gram vinyl; Edition of 500.
For the first time available on vinyl, three albums by Little Axe originally released CD-only on Peter Gabriel's Realworld label. Little Axe, aka Skip McDonald, started his career in music back in the '70s as a member of the Sugarhill Gang backing band (already with longtime collaborators Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc). Later on, the same musicians got involved with Adrian Sherwood and his much beloved progressive reggae/dub label On-U-Sounds. So far McDonald has released a total of eight albums of his own under the Little Axe moniker. Each of them recorded together with Adrian Sherwood, and each of them based around Little Axe's very own and contemporary version of the blues, combining blues with dub, Cajun and gospel sounds. For the first time, Echo Beach offer vinyl versions of the three albums Little Axe released on the Realworld label in the early 2000s.
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Originally released in 2008, the songs on Bought For A Dollar, Sold For A Dime are re-recordings of Little Axe's favorite songs. Featuring Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc, and Bernard Fowler (long-standing The Rolling Stones background singer). 180 gram vinyl; Edition of 500.
For the first time available on vinyl, three albums by Little Axe originally released CD-only on Peter Gabriel's Realworld label. Little Axe, aka Skip McDonald, started his career in music back in the '70s as a member of the Sugarhill Gang backing band (already with longtime collaborators Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc). Later on, the same musicians got involved with Adrian Sherwood and his much beloved progressive reggae/dub label On-U-Sounds. So far McDonald has released a total of eight albums of his own under the Little Axe moniker. Each of them recorded together with Adrian Sherwood, and each of them based around Little Axe's very own and contemporary version of the blues, combining blues with dub, Cajun and gospel sounds. For the first time, Echo Beach offer vinyl versions of the three albums Little Axe released on the Realworld label in the early 2000s.
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Echo Beach present the first vinyl issue of Little Axe's Stone Cold Ohio, originally released in 2006. Stone Cold Ohio is another milestone in Little Axe's catalog, once again featuring Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc. 180 gram vinyl; Edition of 500.
For the first time available on vinyl, three albums by Little Axe originally released CD-only on Peter Gabriel's Realworld label. Little Axe, aka Skip McDonald, started his career in music back in the '70s as a member of the Sugarhill Gang backing band (already with longtime collaborators Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc). Later on, the same musicians got involved with Adrian Sherwood and his much beloved progressive reggae/dub label On-U-Sounds. So far McDonald has released a total of eight albums of his own under the Little Axe moniker. Each of them recorded together with Adrian Sherwood, and each of them based around Little Axe's very own and contemporary version of the blues, combining blues with dub, Cajun and gospel sounds. For the first time, Echo Beach offer vinyl versions of the three albums Little Axe released on the Realworld label in the early 2000s.
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Originally released on CD in 2008 with a total number of 13 tracks (EB 067CD), these dub re-workings of tracks by The Police (endorsed by the group's management) had been followed by a limited run vinyl version in 2015. That vinyl version contained eight of the original 13 CD songs and two bonus CDs -- it hasn't been available for a while. This new version does not contain the former two bonus CDs. It's a black vinyl release for a lower price. Features Eased, Ranking Roger, Earl 16, Benjamin Zephaniah, Big Youth, and Jazz'min. Edition of 300.
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The release of King Size Dub Special: Dubmatix is another impressive display of how a musical style has progressed. Dub as a style with all its reference points between commerce and innovation. Canada: this is where the genre's busiest, most talented and possibly cleverest producer hails from: Dubmatix. Not only a studio virtuoso, but also an incredibly profound artist and perfectionist whose sure-fire instinct for the ultimate groove productions defines the current state of the art in the genre! With his debut album Champion Sound Clash in 2005, and a total of eight albums, and a mind-blowing number of digital releases and remixes, Jesse King, aka Dubmatix has conquered the world of dub and reggae. In everything he does he reveals a fine instinct for intricate and supremely skillful compositions full of unexpected twists and turns. Dubmatix has the power to surprise, not by using volume or of-the-moment gimmicks, but through clever, occasionally low-key but always absolutely compelling skills. 20 pounding dubs merge seamlessly into each other. All are ideal for bringing the dancefloors of the dub universe to boiling point. Heavy bass for heavy dancing! Features Tenor Fly, Linval Thompson, Tippa Irie, Cornell Campbell, U Roy, S'Kaya, Horace Andy, Ranking Joe, Mykal Rose, Kulcha Ites, Eek-A-Mouse, Earl 16, and Micah Shemiah.
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In reggae, all roads lead to the "Riddim Twins", Sly & Robbie. They've been revered as style-defining icons for years, and together and individually have a massive influence on the genre. They are also renowned for their willingness to shatter boundaries and experiment with sounds. Over the past decades, they have never been shy of leaping over into other genres -- for instance, their timeless, super-tight production work for Grace Jones. Now, Sly & Robbie meet Dubmatix. The Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist got his hands on original Sly & Robbie tracks and spent months crafting this new album, Overdubbed. Dubmatix is celebrated for his out-of-the-box thinking and willingness to experiment, and the album shines with fresh ideas. Sly & Robbie's tunes, which are originally without vocals, haven't simply been dubbed; extracting the individual essence of each track, Dubmatix has added a plethora of tweaks, ideas and individuality, making his musical signature clearly audible. On some tracks, he invited vocalists, including Jay Spaker (John Brown's Body), Screechy Dan, and Prince Alla, to contribute their unique style. As well as Dubmatix himself, the album features many other musicians. The result is an album that shines with eclectic diversity. From roots-oriented tunes to dubs for the clubs, there's a bit of everything. Dubmatix's refreshingly playful, bass-heavy approach creates new highlights while at the same time paying deserved homage to two world-class musicians. Also features Megative and Treson.
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LP version. Includes CD; Edition of 999 (numbered). In reggae, all roads lead to the "Riddim Twins", Sly & Robbie. They've been revered as style-defining icons for years, and together and individually have a massive influence on the genre. They are also renowned for their willingness to shatter boundaries and experiment with sounds. Over the past decades, they have never been shy of leaping over into other genres -- for instance, their timeless, super-tight production work for Grace Jones. Now, Sly & Robbie meet Dubmatix. The Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist got his hands on original Sly & Robbie tracks and spent months crafting this new album, Overdubbed. Dubmatix is celebrated for his out-of-the-box thinking and willingness to experiment, and the album shines with fresh ideas. Sly & Robbie's tunes, which are originally without vocals, haven't simply been dubbed; extracting the individual essence of each track, Dubmatix has added a plethora of tweaks, ideas and individuality, making his musical signature clearly audible. On some tracks, he invited vocalists, including Jay Spaker (John Brown's Body), Screechy Dan, and Prince Alla, to contribute their unique style. As well as Dubmatix himself, the album features many other musicians. The result is an album that shines with eclectic diversity. From roots-oriented tunes to dubs for the clubs, there's a bit of everything. Dubmatix's refreshingly playful, bass-heavy approach creates new highlights while at the same time paying deserved homage to two world-class musicians. Also features Megative and Treson.
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"The future of blue note... !" Twenty-three years ago, this quotation foretold a great career for Little Axe, aka Skip McDonald. The musician had already had a taste of fame with the Sugarhill Gang backing band / Tommy Boy Cooperations and their hip-hop masterpieces, writing music history along the way. Then he rolled out Little Axe and gave the blues a new, groovy face. Releases on legendary labels like Okeh Records, Realworld, On-U Sound, and majors like Sony, BMG, Warner, etc. followed. On-U Sound label mastermind Adrian Sherwood has always given Skip a platform to present his entrancing blend of blues, gospel, Cajun, dub, and trip hop: pioneering and authentic at the same time. His sound takes the essence and sound samples from blues legends such as Howlin' Wolf, Leadbelly, and Son House and distils them to create musical visions that are both penetrating and highly hypnotic. Little Axe has released seven albums to date; London Blues is his eighth official album. Old mates, like Mark Stewart (Pop Group, Maffia), Doug Wimbish (bass player for Living Colour), Keith LeBlanc (drummer), Perry Melius (drummer for African Head Charge) have provided assistance -- and JebLoy Nichols collaborated on writing. London Blues sticks tenaciously to tradition -- to the blues -- but at the same time is infused with a plethora of musical lingos. The new album is packed with songs that glitter and shine with strokes of production genius and imaginative arrangements. On London Blues, Skip McDonald's creative team is even more sophisticated and innovative than on the predecessor albums. Amazing instrumentals ("Be Thankful"), a touch of gospel ("Deep River"), splashes of trip hop with blues harp ("Next Week Thursday"), and Delta blues meets dub ("When I Rise") -- the album meticulously follows a trail between Chicago and London, blending all the stepping stones to form a smooth, irresistible pathway. CD version includes seven bonus tracks.
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