| Various Artists / Essential Dub |
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| Album: | Essential Dub | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | May 2007 | |
| Label: | Roir | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-05-27 | Pull Date: | 2007-07-29 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 29 | Jul 22 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 24 | Jun 17 | Jun 10 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 05, 2009: | New World Disorder Space-Time Paradox | 4. | Oct 02, 2007: | 4 0clock socks Leaving Babylon | |
| 2. | Jun 07, 2008: | New World Disorder Dub Out | 5. | Jul 28, 2007: | New World Disorder Acoustic Dub | |
| 3. | Feb 08, 2008: | 6ft underground Leaving Babylon | 6. | Jul 21, 2007: | New World Disorder Acoustic Dub |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2007-05-29 | ||
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[coll]: Essential Dub Reviewed by Sadie O., 5/21/07 Great collection of roots skank dub from the 80’s to present. Most cuts are in a close mid-to-downtempo range, most are classic one-drop beat, but there’s lots of variation of style within those parameters. No FCCs – very few vocals recognizable (tracks 5 and 8 have actual lyrics). I like 2, 3, 8 and 9 best. 1. 4:50 ***jungle noises for 20 seconds or so, then classic roots dub, quite downtempo, plenty of channels fading in and out. 2. 5:24 ****midtempo upbeat skank with bloopy noises, mostly sparse but with lots of bounce. 3. 4:11 ****random drum intro, fantastic midtempo skank with double-time drum, lots of electronica, bit of melodica. So good it’s silly! 4. 3:54 ***short spoken intro, then sweet midtempo skank with lots of horns, very rootsy. 5. 4:07 ***starts with slight bit of singing, then rather downtempo skank, nice bassline, vocals throughout. 6. 2:15 **electronic noises and squeaks, then very spacey and inscrutable guitar noises over slightly downtempo skank. 7. 6:28 ***electronic intro, then forceful downtempo skank, great bass. 8. 3:39 ****bouncy midtempo skank with singing. 9. 2:53 ****spoken intro, then midtempo soul strut skank. Very old-school, fun. 10. 3:48 **classic rather downtempo skank with melodica, some kind of chimes. Pretty. 11. 4:12 **midtempo skank, with lots of electronica and processed vocals and glitchy bits. Much more “modern” sound. 12. 4:05 **uptempo with double-time handdrums, processed vocals, very “exotic” sound, electronic and trance-y. 13. 4:50 **electronic squeeps, then relaxed midtempo bubble, pretty guitar and electronic squawks. 14. 4:54 ***midtempo bubble, solid bass line, what may be a farfisa. | ||
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