Generation Bass Presents: Transnational Dubstep

COLL: GENERATION BASS PRESENTS TRANSNATIONAL DUBSTEP -- Fusion of dubstep and global roots music in a compilation. It's really cool! Faves: 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 4, 5, 12, 15 -- Sunshine March 2011

1. Mars: India Sleeping -- 4:47 -- Indian chanting over electronic instrumentation. Moving groove.
*** 2. Engine Ears Experiment: Kaliyuga -- 5:51 -- Snake charming bellydance. Big!
3. Alexisk: Undertow in G# -- 4:12 -- Indian Male vox. Tinkly piano, like a waterfall. Then electronica. Moody cross-section.
** 4. Fleck & Fish Finger: Rude Profile -- 4:08 -- Cool rhythms. Blend of acoustic and electronic sounds. Bellydance beat.
** 5. Knowa Knowone: Cumbia Dub -- 4:00 -- Interesting conglomeration of rhythms with drums and electronics.
Jungle aura. Modern tribal.
*** 6. Innamorati: Clowne -- 4:37 -- Polyrhythmic electronic tuba. Quick pace. Mover, groover. Very subtle female vox.
*** 7. Sabat Machines: Valium Gitan -- 5:15 -- Reggae carnival. Subtle "barker" vocals. Quite Upbeat. Oom-pa-pa.
8. Shem: Only Human -- 5:30 -- Harp. Classical tinkle with chanting. Momentum builds into BIG. Then very electronic.
*** 9. Dysphemic: Kamikaze -- 5:06 -- Hip-hop electronica.
*** 10. Barbarix: Shiva Step -- 5:08 -- Birdlike flute with cool rhythm. Gets dubby and trippy. Tempo increases.
11. Syndalesia:Bukkake feat. AKS -- 4:12 -- Very Middle Eastern rhythms and instrumental sounds. Trance. Ethereal, spacey.
** 12. Midival Punditz: Bhangra Fever (Plyesh Bhatnagar Remix) -- 4:35 -- Gotta Love It!
** 13. Bandish Projekt: Brown Skin Beauty (Liquid Stranger Remix) -- 7:12 -- Tells a spacey story of a female astronaut, Interesting beat.
*** 14. Celt Islam: Dub Reflex -- 5:01 -- Almost traditional reggae with a ton o' dub.
** 15. Jajouka Soundsystem: Salahadeen -- 7:20 -- Reaaly groovin' beat with surreal attitude, then bagpipes! Moves you through the jungle, or almost anywhere your mind takes you.