Baroque Dub Podcasts

[bd0011_side_aa] Baroque Dub - Asia

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:39:50 PDT

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[bd0011_side_a] Baroque Dub - Crash and Burn (feat. Mr.Doll)

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:39:42 PDT

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[bd0010_3] P-Theory - Kick the Cow (baroquedub dance mix)

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:39:33 PDT

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[bd0010_2] P-Theory - I Had To Give you Up To Get It Up (baroquedub's big gumbo mix)

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:39:21 PDT

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[bd0010_1] P-Theory - Message of Love (baroquedub extended dance mix)

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:39:09 PDT

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Thirty Two [bdmx0032] stereo repost

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:48:03 PDT

My apologies to the early adopters who downloaded the original version of this mixtape... I've just realised that the file had unfortunately been encoded in mono - oops!

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Thirty Two [bdmx0032]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:06:16 PDT

The Road Less Travelled

Back with a hatful of tricks after a long summer sabbatical. Inspired by festivals in Cuba and the UK, and following a request from Nuno Madaleno for a return to the global journey that was Mixtape 13, you'll find this latest installment to be quite a ride!

After the usual slow burning start, we turn up the heat with Brent Lewis' unique world beat before Peverist takes on the polyrhythmic challenge with a track that builds from IDM electronica to techdub anthem. By the time Sebbo's Watamu Beach kick in, the party's in full swing. We travel effortlessly from its tribal 4-to-the-floor to a glorious steppers rhythm from Polish (?) artist Kaunas and then take time to draw a breath for a choice dub of Burning Spear's Fittest of the Fittest.

Next up's a Russian fusion of reggae and rhumba (don't get fooled by the French and Portuguese vocals!) with the Green Point Orchestra's lament to a lost love that explores the meaning of the untranslatable Brazilian word 'soldade'. Time for some guidance to the promised land from the classic roots of The African Brothers with Sugar Minott on vocals and a fat dub courtesy of who else but King Tubby.

Rainbow Arabia, despite the name and the lyrics of this song represent from Echo Park, California. They're a great example of the kind of musical melting pot currently being fed by a younger generation of US kids like Vampire Weekend - teenagers who've obviously raided their parent's record collection and fallen in love with Paul Simon's Graceland. Best of all they're making it their own and having a ball. Then the tempo rises but the grooves slows to a sensuous grind with Bits & Pieces' Don't Stop The Music - a reggae funk workout with echoes of Bob Marley's Exodus and a great wiggout saxophone outro.

Now's your chance to get off if you're not in it for the long haul - Latinsizer's electro workout starts off innocently enough with a melodic ambience that would have made Drexciya proud. Before you know it the sparks are flying and electricity's in the air - a perfect occasion for Circuits' post-punk reggae skank to take over.

All of which segues neatly into a more laid back indie-ska number from The King Blues. Definitely time for a break in the chill out lounge with (according to their website) friends from Stockholm, Newcastle, San Francisco and Germany who all go under the name of Club des Belugas.

From Bristol via Scandinavia and fresh from a storming live set at the Shambala festival (thanks Chris, John and Dan - the 10th was the best so far!) come Lund. A Jazz quartet unafraid to experiment with turntables and theramins they come highly recommended - and criminally unsigned so you'll have to catch them live wherever you can... finally, a three note motif that reminded me of the Blade Runner soundtrack provides an excuse to drift off into a warm analogue sunset. Enjoy the ride!

Tracklist:

[01] Syncom Data - Beyond the Stars (SD Mix) (00:00)
[02] Brent Lewis - High Humidity (05:12)
[03] Peverelist - The Grid (09:32)
[04] Sebbo - Watamu beach (15:08)
[05] Kaunas - Policeman (19:31)
[06] The Soul Syndicate - Fittest of the Dub (25:12)
[07] Nalepa - 4th of July (RND Remix) (27:56)
[08] The Green Point Orchestra - T... (33:18)
[09] African Brothers - Father Lead Us (edit) (40:32)
[10] African Brothers - Lead Us Dub (41:54)
[11] Rainbow Arabia - Harlem Sunrise (44:09)
[12] Bits & Pieces - Don't Stop The Music (47:24)
[13] Latinsizer - Dr Punkie (53:31)
[14] Circuits - Pistols at Dawn (57:20)
[15] The King Blues - Chimp in a 3 Piece Suit (60:33)
[16] Club des Belugas - Quatres Pieces Collées (Part 2) (62:46)
[17] Lund - Unknown (67:58)
[18] Vangelis - Fading Away (72:07)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Thirty One [bdmx0031]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:21:50 PDT

A deep and joyful meditation

"Here I come, here I come"... It's straight in, no messing with Lee Perry's take on The Slickers' warning to the shotta bad boys - a selection many of you may know as an entirely different mix from the film 'The Harder they Come'. That's right, this one's my own celebration of Island Records' 50th! We're now in deep dub territory (Cultural Roots and an unknown french? white label) before Kromestar's modern interpretation of the old school acts as a perfect foil to Harry Mudie's visionary 'Dub with a Difference', a genre breaking mix of classical strings that sounds more like a DJ Shadow experiment than the 70s dub classic it actually is.

Then the first of two offerings from The Gladiators - a roots outfit who somehow never quite received the mainstream recognition they deserve - and back to more instrumental nuggets with Pete Chemist and a Bunny Lee production from I-Roy's Dread Baldhead LP. Stalwarts of the genre, Alpha & Omega, on a minimal tip, here represent for the UK soundsystem scene before Misty in Roots get us back to some ital lyricisms. Daweh Congo's not exactly blessed with the best of singing voices but there's a real charm this conscious sermon (nothing to do with the Nick Cave track of the same name!) and finally the Gladiators, again, show us how it's really done with more of their sublime harmonies.

An untitled track from The Soul Syndicate, arguably Jamaica's finest group of reggae instrumentalists takes the mix on a more upbeat slant before some Fresh Moods and the Digital Analog Band getting all Mystical with a joyful and breezy reggae-influenced lounge track perfect for getting in the mood for the summer festivals. More spirituality courtesy of Stefan Obermaier, an up and coming alumni of Kruder & Dorfmeister's Vienna school and another relatively unknown artist/producer well worth keeping a close eye on; A Man Called Pj, a friend from the ReggaeDubwise community who's 'Sound Like' (feat. Bongo Chilli) takes dancehall in all the right directions - conscious, fun and danceable.

All good things come to an end and as Abja's wonderfully slow groove dissolves into Tom Waits' hypnotic marimba it's time to take our leave. Until next time, enjoy.

Tracklist:

[01] The Slickers & Lee Perry - Johnny Too Bad (Disco Style) (00:00)
[02] Cultural Roots - Ghetto People (06:16)
[03] Unknown (from the Se Dub compilation) (09:41)
[04] Kromestar - Demon Slayah (13:52)
[05] Harry Mudie - Dub with a Difference (18:30)
[06] The Gladiators - Chatty Mouth (21:09)
[07] Peter Chemist - Red Stripe Dub (24:08)
[08] I-Roy - Franco Nero (27:17)
[09] Alpha & Omega - Dub Flute (29:46)
[10] Misty in Roots - Poor & Needy (33:06)
[11] Daweh Congo - Mercy Seat (37:10)
[12] The Gladiators - Hearsay (40:37)
[13] The Soul Syndicate - Untitled (Live & Love/Dub Festival LP) (43:35)
[14] Fresh Moods - Big On (46:06)
[15] Digital Analog Band - Mystical (53:38)
[16] Razoof & O'Finken - Spirituality (Stefan Obermaier Dub) (59:00)
[17] A Man Called Pj - Sound Like (feat. Bongo Chilli) (64:52)
[18] Abja - Rebel I Lion (67:54)
[19] Tom Waits - Shore Leave (72:18)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Thirty [bdmx0030]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:06:28 PDT

There's no sell by date on quality

This one's more than a little bit special... Beese and Brtschitsch start us off with a slow burning take on the nature of time before we slow things down even more with Chalawa, Creation Rebel and a rare Sir Collins washedelic dub classic. Leroy Smart gets a series of superfluous vocals cuts started, followed by I-Roy's conscious words and the Abyssinians' sweet, sweet harmonies. John Holt's Tribal War, Ernest Wilson, Al Campbell - all great vocalists backed by the best of the best of Jamaica's musicians and producers before Bim Sherman wraps up this round of pure roots gold. We then turn the clock back to the days of rocksteady and early reggae courtesy of Winston Francis, The Freedom Singers and Prince Buster, all reminders that bass culture has a history well worth investigating. This timeless pedigree is more than apparent in The Circle's Mammy Blue - a beautiful groove which flows effortlessly into a more modern offering from Chinese Man. Spy From Cairo spices things up before yet another sublime Richard Dorfmeister mix cranks up the party vibe. The eclectic and highly recommended Fat Beat Sound System bring things right up to date with a cross-cultural dancehall gem then, finally, The Gaylads slip and slide into a never ending, ageless riddim that's at once ska, rocksteady and roots reggae. And did I mention that there's even a hidden track to lull you off to sleep? I hope you enjoy this one as much as i enjoyed making it :)

[01] Beese and Brtschitsch - Time is Like a Horse (00:00)
[02] Chalawa - Picadilly Hop (excerpt) (07:05)
[03] Chalawa - Hop Skip and Jump (08:11)
[04] Creation Rebel - Dub From Creation (13:31)
[05] Sir Collins & His Mind Sweepers - New Cross Fire (17:06)
[06] Leroy Smart - Jah Is My Light (21:24)
[07] I Roy - Wicked Eat Dirt (25:00)
[08] The Abyssinians - Love Comes and Goes (29:32)
[09] John Holt - Tribal War (33:11)
[10] Ernest Wilson - I Know Myself (35:49)
[11] Al Campbell - Take These Shackles (38:54)
[12] Bim Sherman - Judah Dub (42:16)
[13] Winston Francis - Yesterday Me, Yesterday You (45:04)
[14] The Freedom Singers - Get You Off My Mind (47:33)
[15] Prince Buster - Nothing Takes The Place of you (49:42)
[16] The Circles - Mammy Blue (52:30)
[17] Chinese Man (feat. Bionic Man Sound) - Washington Square (55:11)
[18] Spy From Cairo (feat. Alook Mehta) - Zindagi (59:04)
[19] Cutty Ranks & Lightning Head - The Stopper (Richard Dorfmeister Meets Markus Kienzl Vocal) (63:03)
[20] Fat Beat Sound System (feat. Hosni) - Baba Sheriff (67:58)
[21] The Gaylads - Slipping and Sliding (12 inch mix) (72:29)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty Nine [bdmx0029]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:08:27 PDT

Beats Breaks Bass

There's more than a few surprises on this latest collection of bass-driven selections. Watch the ride - the journey starts with Deepfried Dub on a slightly misleading drum'n'bass orientated tone before Pilah (Dub Addict Sound System) half-times the tempo with Learoy Green's musings on the trials and difficulties of life. An early Black Uhuru chant continues the conscious vibes before a dubstep remix of dubious provenance (Collie Buddz remixed by Goodfellaz?) brings things up to date in the form of a phat slice of prime black vinyl. Dub Li Cut follows up with a new take on a classic riddim which leads neatly into the Dub Syndicate's history lesson. Junkyard represent with a jump-up two parter that sets the scene nicely for the Champion Sound of Dubmatix - one of my favourite tracks at the moment, with a wonderful production which effortlessly mixes a reggae soundsystem sensibility with big beat electronica.

We're well and truly in the world of downtempo lounge by the time we hit Roudoudou's hymn to peace and love. Radar throws in a sprinkling of world music then the Thievery Corporation proves once again why they're such masters of this style of modern, outernational reggae-influenced dance music. The original mix of Big Bud's Runaway is more rootsy than many of his usual uptempo productions (something he should do a lot more of imho!) and things continue to chill out nicely with Jambassa's wonderful contribution to the italian dub community (check out the previous two installments for a taste of some Sardinian techdub).

Neil Sparkes, once of Transglobal Underground, has done much of his best work with the Last Tribe. In recent years he's been travelling Africa recording musicians and returning to his studio to brew up ecletic dub infusions like Afrodisia. A surprisingly uptempo, dare I say it, middle of the road breakbeat number from Múm leads into le Peuple de L'Herbe's Dopebeats. By now the party's reached it's peak and it's time to send everyone home with a reminder of what we're celebrating in the first place - the wonderful healing power of the drums and the bass, as demonstrated perfectly by Linval Thompson's seminal Roots Man Dub.

Tracklist:

[01] Deepfried Dub - Submerged (00:00)
[02] Pilah feat. L.Green (Dub Addict) - Conscious Man (04:54)
[03] Black Sounds Uhro (Black Uhuru) - I Love King Selassie (08:38)
[04] Roguestar - Come Around (dubstep remix) (13:03)
[05] Mat Kelly - Equator-x (excerpt) (16:39)
[06] Dub Li Cut - Dreadix (17:17)
[07] Dub Syndicate - Kingston 14 (20:07)
[08] Junkyard Productions - Sister Let Him Go (24:13)
[09] Dubmatix - Champion Sound (30:51)
[10] Roudoudou - Peace Dub and Tranquility (34:56)
[11] Radar - Ya Rayah (40:15)
[12] Thievery Corporation - Warning Shots (44:04)
[13] Big Bud - Runaway (original mix) (47:43)
[14] Dubital - Banana Republic (52:40)
[15] Jambassa - Shining Dub (57:00)
[16] Neil Sparkes and the Last Tribe - Afrodisia (61:47)
[17] Múm - Ad Lie (66:33)
[18] Le Peuple de L'Herbe - Dopebeats (70:55)
[19] Linval Thompson - Roots Man Dub (75:05)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty Eight [bdmx0028]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:08:12 PST

A Universal Sound

More deep dub treasures on this slightly darker than usual instalment in the baroquedub mixtape series. Dancehall vibes, sound system dub plates, dubstep and techdub all make an appearance - and all with more than enough of a roots skank to put a big smile on your face. It's a universal sound, a universal love. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

[01] Mikkel Metal - Newson Five (00:00)
[02] Nick Manasseh - The Lion (Version A De Principle) (05:02)
[03] The Twinkle Brothers - Pattoo (08:14)
[04] Scientist - Step It Up (Dan Donovan for Don Letts Dub Cartel remix) (11:06)
[05] Machines Don't Care - Badman (15:30)
[06] Frank Bledermann - Warrior Wasp (Marko Fürstenberg remix) (18:59)
[07] Intrusion - Tswana Dub (Phase90 restructure) (25:56)
[08] A Made Up Sound - Density (29:42)
[09] Sardinia Bass Legalize - Night View (35:08)
[10] Black Uhuru - Rent Man/Rent Board (12" Disco 45 baroquedub re-edit) (39:38)
[11] Thesis - Dub Boy (excerpt) (47:06)
[12] Hi Tech Roots Dynamics - No Root Dub (51:02)
[13] Laroz - Allstar (Kuti remix) (54:51)
[14] Ini Kamoze - World A music (59:26)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty Seven [bdmx0027]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:42:18 PST

Back to my roots

This selection is a strictly rub-a-dub, bass heavy return to basics with a massive collection of roots, reggae and dub anthems. Including not one but three exclusive mixes and covering the usual spectrum from 70s classics to modern day disciples, enjoy this carefully crafted low frequency feast. Big up the baroquedub massive!

Tracklist:

[01] Deadbeat - Night Train to Paris (00:00)
[02] Eva Be - into My Blues (feat. Pegah Ferydoni) (04:34)
[03] Molecule - I Dedicate (feat. Nemo) (08:57)
[04] Sardinia Bass Legalize - Leaves (14:04)
[05] Capital Letters - UK Skanking (12" disco mix) (18:50)
[06] Bim Sherman - Golden Locks (26:55)
[07] Ruts DC - Whatever We Dub (30:03)
[08] Sism-X - Land for Everyone (exclusive baroquedub re-dub) (36:00)
[09] Ethnic Fight Band - Pressure Them In Dub (40:07)
[10] Kuba - Give it Time (Indian Summer Mix) (42:32)
[11] Alborosie - Kingston Town (47:55)
[12] Big Youth - Political Confusion (Small Axe) Wood'n'Spoon Remix (50:38)
[13] Jah Shaka - Throne of God (54:18)
[14] Abassi All Stars - Crisis (58:49)
[15] Tippa Irie - Praises / Dubdadda - Screaming terror (baroquedub ROOT021 mash-up) (61:47)
[16] Jahdan Blakkamoore - Varela (66:22)
[17] Wildski - Wonderful World (exclusive baroquedub b-vox mix) (68:49)
[18] The Observer All Stars - Casanova Dub (74:24)
[19] Glen Brown - Do your Thing (77:15)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty Six [bdmx0026]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:49:21 PST

Mr DJ's antique box of vinyl treasures (Vol.2)

Another break from the norm with a party-orientated mix of more black plastic blasts from the past designed to keep you entertained this xmas season. Weatherall kicks off the proceedings with a progressive house trance number which neatly dissolves into Sunship's Come True on the Filter label - an absolute goldmine of futuristic filtered disco-funk (see also Box Saga's Blackfly for proof of their pedigree) they just don't make 'em like this anymore! Lil Louis' x-rated French Kiss is an unlikely dance floor filler with its proto-bump-and-grind tempo rollercoaster ride - a Chicago house classic. Denmark's excellent Lulu Rouge take the techdub slant into Rockers Hi-Fi's sublime B-side to the now famous Push Push (another shout-out to Circle of Children Ed for buying me this one to play out). Then it's back to more traditional baroquedub territory with some rootsy cuts from A.N.R and Dreadzone (here reworking Transglobal Underground). I-shensound sets the scene for Bob Skeng's wonderful conscious reggae before Tunng winds up the proceedings with a bittersweet history lesson well worth staying up for. Finally Dollboy's Ringers drifts off into a suitably seasonal tinkle of bells. Merry xmas everybody :)

Tracklist:

[01] Uzma - Yab Yum (Andrew Weatherall Sabres of Paradise remix) (00:00)
[02] Sunship - Come True (Sun Dub) (07:26)
[03] Lil Louis - French Kiss (13:48)
[04] Lulu Rouge - Runaway Boy (Feat. Alice Carreri Pardeilhan) (22:23)
[05] Rockers Hi-Fi - Hash Recall (26:18)
[06] A.N.R. feat. Roots Lepkie - Rockers Rising (32:51)
[07] Transglobal Underground - Lookee Here (Dread at the Controls) performed by Dreadzone (38:44)
[08] Box Saga - Blackfly (47:14)
[09] I-shensound - Geronimo (54:34)
[10] Bob Skeng - The Lion (50:00)
[11] Tunng - Shove It (62:12)
[12] Dollboy - Ringers (66:09)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty Five [bdmx0025]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:12:31 PST

Mr DJ's antique box of vinyl treasures (Vol.1)

Back from the brink with a jump-up musical extravaganza ranging from krautrock workouts to beats, breaks and the usual heavy dose of dance-dub selections. Subtle by Design's 1st Movement in C minor is dedicated to the wonderfully generous and kind hearted Ed (it's his record after all!) and to the rest of the Circle of Children crew who used to let me DJ this kind of in-your-face ecclecticism at their scene setting semi-legal DIY club nights circa '95. Due respect! Other highlights include The Rootsman's take on club meets dub with a wonderfully bouncy steppers anthem. Watch out for the two slabs of heavy, heavy vinyl which close the set. The 'rocket' white label I bought literally hot off a backroom press from a record shop on Berwick street, London - I've no idea who it's by although the Herbie Hancock sample is hard to miss. If anyone knows anything more about this gem, please get in touch. The final track by the Deadly Avenger is off a 1998 vinyl EP for Illicit. It took Damon Baxter an eternity to come out with a proper Long player (the 2002 album Deep Red) by which time he'd managed to overproduce much of the life out of his trademark b-boy style. This is the real deal and it still sounds as fresh today as it did back then. Enjoy.

Tracklist:

[01] Eine Kleine Nacht Musik - Ertrinken (00:00)
[02] Subtle By Design - 1st Movement in C minor (Orchestral Soundclash) Original Club Mix (04:26)
[03] Alias - West End Moon (11:32)
[04] 100th Monkey - Hoffman Dub (16:25)
[05] The Rootsman - Bind Us Together (22:45)
[06] Andreas Tilliander - She Don't Cry (29:35)
[07] Sanchez Dub - Dance Hall (34:50)
[08] Laroz - Justin (feat. Ruben Cambell) (39:54)
[09] Harmonic 313 - Word Problems (44:03)
[10] Zombie Zombie - What's Happening In The City (48:30)
[11] Blue Foot - Under Pressure (51:17)
[12] Lionrock - Packet of Peace (Chemical Brothers remix) (56:36)
[13] Unknown 12inch (Rocket label???) (63:01)
[14] Deadly Avenger - Charlie Don't Surf (68:48)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty Four [bdmx0024]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:12:56 PDT

Digital Reggae

Inspiration for this 2 year anniversary mixtape comes courtesy of Relaxxx who (like so many before him) got in touch to say that mixtape 5 was his favourite so far - what is it with that techdub compilation?! Well he liked the fact that it was more "electro" than usual which got me thinking about early dancehall, and the fact that I hadn't yet featured that more digital end of the reggae spectrum...

I've crammed in too many classics into this special extended mix to mention each one in turn but a special mention goes to Jah Billah for letting me have a special edition copy of his Locobrigida remix and to Rockamovya - a collective of five musicians spanning the roots of Jamaican reggae and American jazz and who's track 'Warrior Sound' off their new album is destined to be the soundtrack to my summer. Get ready to bop your heads and get set for some sunshine reggae festival magic.

Tracklist:

[01] Banco de Gaia - Shanti (Red with white spots edit) [excerpt] (00:00)
[02] Rod Modell - Space Age Mythology [excerpt] (00:43)
[03] Beat Pharmacy - Wata (water) feat. Mutabaruka (02:05)
[04] Clive Hunt and the Dub Dancers - Da Dub Child (09:01)
[05] Prince Douglas - Sunshine Dub (12:16)
[06] Michael Rose - No Burial (16:09)
[07] Nucleus Roots - Militant Dub (20:27)
[08] Jah Shaka meets Pepper - Joyful Dub (25:07)
[09] Rockamovya - Warrior Sound (30:07)
[10] The Abyssinians - Mabrak (36:50)
[11] Professor Grizzly - Fight the Professor (40:32)
[12] Tenor Saw - Pumpkin Belly (43:58)
[13] White Mice - Youths of Today Version (46:52)
[14] Dennis Brown - The Exit (49:43)
[15] Tenastelin - Burial Tonight Version (54:01)
[16] Deepfried Dub - Trouble and Goodwill (57:09)
[17] Two Lone Swordsmen - Beacon Block (64:23)
[18] Jah Billah meets Locobrigida - Stoned on TV (73:02)
[19] Trio Elétrico - Po Donde Vas feat. Don Caramellow (77:07)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty Three [bdmx0023]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:55:27 PDT

Reggae Dub Wise

Prepare yourselves, this one's more than a little bit special... Following on from the last instalment's appearance by Yabass, I'm very proud to showcase some of more of the artists from the excellent ReggaeDubwise music community website. I'm privileged and honoured to count myself as a member amongst such luminaries of the online reggae scene.

First off, though, Salmonella Dub kicks the proceedings off with the first in a sprinkling of Kiwi acts - still can't get over the wonderful land of the long white cloud. Watch out for more Aotearoa dub courtesy of Basscamp and Pitch Black, later on in the mix.

Don Fe is a don indeed amongst the world wide community of reggae producers at ReggaeDubwise.com. Here he represents with the wonderful Iron Flute Dub, followed up by DUBSYNATICX's super-chilled Treasure Isle Dub. Lackatee's another of my favourite artists at RDW. Here he's in full effect with a choice dub featuring Zacheous Jackson.

The Radikal Dub Collective pick up the pace a little before Version Big-Fi show off the talents which quite rightly earned them a nomination for "Best Dub Recording Or Album" at the 2008 Reggae Academy Awards... we're all proud of you guys!

From the Dub Syndicate's classic Commandment to Stereotyp breaking all the rules, Fruity's Diced and Sliced brings us neatly to Earlywrm, another producer creating waves online with his fresh and truly original productions. Basscamp edge us into more modern, dance orientated styles before Manudub displays his versatility with a hypnotic deep house cut which slips effortlessly into Pitch Black's Alternate State of consciousness. More dance floor action, although this time of a very different type, from Black Grass. The recent album launch party for their forthcoming third Long Player showed a too-cool-to-dance hoxton crowd how to boogie with a very special mix of soul, funk, hip-hop and reggae. Thanks for bringing a little bit of Brighton to the capital :)

Finally, just one more dance floor selection before Big Bud winds up the proceedings with an uncharacteristically downtempo offering.

Tracklist:

[01] Salmonella Dub - Problems (dat little ting dub) son.sine mix (00:00)
[02] Don Fe - Iron Flute Dub (05:16)
[03] DUBSYNATICX - Treasure Isle DUB (08:37)
[04] Lackatee - Weh do deh Dub (Zacheous Jackson in Dub) Drummie Zeb Riddim (11:40)
[05] Ai Bod Dub (To Be Dub) - Llwybr Llaethog Mewn Dyb (In Dub) excerpt (15:26)
[06] RADIKAL DUB KOLEKTIV - DUB is on the move (15:54)
[07] Version Big-Fi - This is the Law (Big-Fi Dub) (20:24)
[08] Dub Syndicate - Roots Commandment (23:47)
[09] Stereotyp meets Al'Haca - Synthesis (feat. Sara) (29:11)
[10] Fruity - Diced and Sliced (33:52)
[11] Earlywrm - Lightfeather and Dread (38:41)
[12] Basscamp - Honour Bound (Basscamp Remix) (42:17)
[13] Manudub - Stop Di Pressure (feat. Sista Da) (47:135)
[14] Pitch Black - Alternate State (53:41)
[15] Black Grass - Nice Up (58:49)
[16] Dubstrible Sound System - Raggatronique (64:12)
[17] Big Bud feat. Hooligan - Super8skank (68:08)

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[bd_0009_side_a] Baroque Dub - Ghetto People Song (Extended 12" Disco Mix)

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:47:41 PDT

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[bd_0009_side_b] Baroque Dub - Heathen Version

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:46:09 PDT

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty Two [bdmx0022]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Sun, 04 May 2008 07:49:59 PDT

Silver Linings

This happy-go-lucky collection starts on a slow burn with Burnt Friedman's inimitable filtered reggae-funk before taking off courtesy of Noiseshapper and Dreadzone, both stalwarts of the live dub scene at festivals across europe and beyond. Big up to Yabass who stands proudly amongst such greats with a huge production which he's made freely available on the excellent community website at reggaeDubwise. Much respect to this veteran of the reggae scene for the good vibes he helps to promote.

Hervé Salters, sometime Quannum Collective collaborator, just missed out on last month's hip-hop special. Here he represents with a great, quirky General Electriks track. Just can't get enough of Rhythm & Sound, whether their vocal version reworkings or, as here, with their clean minimal techno instrumentals. Gare Du Nord provides a nice bluesy interlude before a couple of great digidub offerings from Stefan Obermaier and David Last. Yet more Burnt Friedman, this time in the guise of Flanger, an electronic jazz project with Uwe Schmidt who some might know better as Señor Coconut. After the slightly disappointing re-release of Air's Moon Safari (so-so extra CD, great video documentary), here Rob's Musique Pour Un Enfant Jouet outdoes Godin & Dunckel at their own game, providing plenty of [A]mour, [I]magination and [R]êve. The things you learn on discogs.com...

Early Chemical Brothers circa 1994, off the Fourteenth Century Sky EP, before threatened legal action forced them to change their name. Cue exit planet dust. Time for some disco-electro fun courtesy of Jona Lewie followed up by an intelligent dancefloor filler from ZFO. We head home with Eels' anti-hero anthem. Enjoy the ride.

Tracklist:

[01] Burnt Friedman - Platin Tundra (00:00)
[02] Noiseshaper - Bushmaster (Kid Kenobi Session RMX feat. MC Shureshock) (05:03)
[03] Dreadzone - Once Upon A Time (In Jamaica) (10:30)
[04] Yabass - WaLLs oF BaBylOn (15:46)
[05] General Electriks - Facing That Void (feat. Maroons) (21:17)
[06] Rhythm & Sound - Mango Drive (24:19)
[07] Gare Du Nord - Pablo's Blues (Full Version) (31:05)
[08] Stefan Obermaier - Inna Fat Dub Combo (35:40)
[09] David Last - Cat-Silver (40:03)
[10] Flanger - Bosco's Disposable Driver (44:34)
[11] Rob - Musique Pour Un Enfant Jouet (47:19)
[12] Dust Brothers - One Too many Mornings (50:31)
[13] Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties (54:11)
[14] ZFO - P. Funk I & II (57:02)
[15] Eels - Love of the Loveless (63:37)

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Baroque Dub - It's A Lifestyle Thing (remastered) [bd0008]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:17:10 PDT

Originally released in 1999 (is it really 9 years ago?!) this newly remastered version of the samplelicious classic is finally presented here in all of its unadulterated glory. Predominantly recorded using an AtariST, an E64 sampler and a Mackie mixer these were the days before plug-ins, soft synths and all singing, all dancing timestretching, hard-disk recording DAW's. You can hear the midiverb effects working overtime, the over compressed, over driven buses pumping away, ducking the mix in time to the bass. Let's take it back to the old school!

Conceived as the soundtrack to an imaginary film detailing the exploits of a young man's struggle through the trials of ghetto life, the album is now available as originally intended, in the form of one continuous 54 minute mix.

01. bubble music [00:00]
02. millennium party vibe [03:58]
03. kill for me [07:56]
04. db dub [12:38]
05. le funk [17:17]
06. milton groove [21:06]
07. brown is the new black [25:42]
08. the last of his tribe [30:42]
09. electric city [33:55]
10. king sequence [38:53]
11. call me black [43:46]
12. the comeback special [48:25]

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[bd_0007_side_a] Baroque Dub - Billy Jean Version

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:12:24 PDT

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[bd_0007_side_b] Baroque Dub - Artibella Dub

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:10:46 PDT

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty One [bdmx0021]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:40:22 PDT

Beats, Breaks and Rhymes

A hip-hop orientated mixtapes's been a long time coming and what better time then as we come of age and turn 21? For the uninitiated, there's nothing to fear; Bill Laswell and the Black Roots start you off on familiar roots territory before DJ Krush breaks out the beats in the most chilled out way possible. First off Prince Paul & Dan The Automator, each legendary in their own right, come together to remind the hip-hop fraternity that the genre can be used to talk intelligently about issues that matter more than women and bling. Next up two cuts from NTM, defunct superstars of the French scene, just to prove that not only do you not have to be American to make great hip-hop, but you can blend in influences as diverse as classical music and reggae toasting. Time now for the greats; Gang Starr and EPMD, the rhymes flowing like poetry followed by backroom genius Tommy Guerrero. The Quannum collective represents in full effect before Jedi Mind Tricks fly the flag for the young contenders. DAC's niga is as close to gansta rap as I get and if you've made it this far then you're probably ready for a reggae/beats mashup as exemplified by the Sofa Surfers, here featuring DJ Collage. Clean breaks from IV My People (more french hip-hop with Kool Shen making the NTM connection) then into electro/pop territory with Fujiya & Miyagi - a sign of just how far hip-hop culture has spread. The Roots' huge The Seed is an absolute classic of the genre, but it's not over yet... The Flirts from '82 predates Herbie Hancock's rockit by a year and (however cheesy) must have been a big electro influence with its HiNRG synth-pop. We finish off with yet another good use for a breakbeat; the funky psychedlic workout. Turn on, tune in , drop out. As far as hip-hop beats and breaks are concerned everything is allowed, everything is permitted.

Tracklist:

[01] Bill Laswell meets Style Scott - Crooklyn Dub Collective (00:00)
[02] Black Roots - Kool Con (07:43)
[03] DJ Krush - Mu-Getsu (10:51)
[04] Handsome Boy Modeling School - The World's Gone Mad (17:11)
[05] Suprême NTM - That's My people (22:24)
[06] Suprême NTM - Ma Benz (26:05)
[07] Gang Starr - The Militia (Feat. Big Shug And Freddie Foxxx) (29:53)
[08] EPMD - Strictly Business (34:32)
[09] Tommy Guerrero - War No More (40:46)
[10] Lyrics Born & The Poets Of Rhythm - I Changed My Mind (44:09)
[11] Jedi Mind Tricks - Raw Is War (48:41)
[12] DAC - Niga (51:33)
[13] Sofa Surfers - Babylon Tymes (feat. DJ Collage) (54:15)
[14] IV My People - Bom Bye Zee (58:52)
[15] Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone (61:32)
[16] The Roots - The Seed (2.0) feat. Cody Chesnutt (65:28)
[17] The Flirts - Passion (69:50)
[18] Chris Joss - You've Been Spiked (78:04)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twenty [bdmx0020]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:32:41 PDT

Deep Down Dubs & Heartfelt Chants

Nothing but solid gold classics on this straight down the line compilation of both old and new reggae and dub tracks. It's a slow burning start with the Butch Cassidy Sound System proving that the best modern productions can easily stand alongside upfront dub greats such as the Mad Professor. KC White's lyrical brilliance takes us neatly into Horace Andy's superfluous reworking of Natural Mystic (maybe best known to some as a Bob Marley and The Wailers original) Ernest Ranglin's timeless dub brings us back to more modern times. Both the Dub Syndicate and, old friends, the G Corp have earned their place amongst the best of the new school, here standing proudly alongside Prince Jammy. Next up a truly heartfelt story from the Brooklyn Funk Essentials before a spicing of hip-hop picks up the pace. Before you know it you're propelled into Andrew Weatherall's massive 'Wilmot' - full of respect for the genre yet a wonderfully creative reinvention of what reggae/dancehall can be. One of my all time favourites. It's time to head home with Toots & The Maytals (this time not a Marley reworking!) and Devon Russel's wonderful 'You Found Heaven'. Then squeeze just one more wafer thin classic from The Exiles and you're done. Proper.

Tracklist:

[01] Senking - Movies (excerpt) (00:00)
[02] Aquizim & Mad Professor - Kunta Kinte Dub (00:30)
[03] Butch Cassidy Sound System - The Putney (05:03)
[04] KC White - Let's Love (08:39)
[05] Horace Andy - Natural Mystic (13:23)
[06] Mike Brooks - Sensie Man (16:32)
[07] Wanachi - Black Root (19:23)
[08] Ernest Ranglin - Surfin (22:15)
[09] Dub Creator - Country Living Dub feat. Ras Milo (24:33)
[10] Dub Syndicate - African Landing (28:36)
[11] Groove Corporation - Drunken Master (34:23)
[12] Prince Jammy - Dub Ites Green & Gold (39:00)
[13] Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Dilly Dally (42:31)
[14] Afu-Ra - D&D Soundclash feat. Cocoa Brovas & Jahdan (47:19)
[15] Coo Coo Cal - My Projects (51:12)
[16] Sabres Of Paradise - Wilmot (55:03)
[17] Toots & The Maytals - Redemption Song (62:04)
[18] Devon Russell - You Found Heaven (65:24)
[19] The Exiles - Fussing & Dubbing (68:52)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Nineteen [bdmx0019]

noreply@blogger.com (baroquedub) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:32:26 PST

Broken Goods

After a deceptively welcoming start, this ninteeth instalment in the baroquedub mixtape series settles into an edgy, bitter sweet journey through deep bass and sparse beats. Psychotic psychedelia and hypnotic breakdowns abound but don't despair, a handful of misshapen pearls have been thrown in there to light your way through the gloom.

Tracklist:

[01] International Observer - Welcome (00:00)
[02] Stereotype and Soothsayer - Dub Club Track (04:34)
[03] Murcof - Memoria (Sutekh's Trisagion Mix) (08:56)
[04] Monkey Mafia - Make Jah Music (13:15)
[05] Gorillaz - Spitting Out The Demons (19:51)
[06] Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust (Dub) (23:45)
[07] Richard Kirk - Oneski (27:56)
[08] Boozoo Bajou - Keep Going (feat. Tony Joe White) (34:03)
[09] Faya Dub - Irie Dub (38:26)
[10] Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters - Dread Lion (42:21)
[11] Burning Spear - Jah A Guh Raid (46:55)
[12] Distance - My Demons (53:13)
[13] The Simplicity People - Their Own Way (Version) (57:44)
[14] The Aggrovators - Sun Is Shining Dub (61:01)
[15] Harmonic 33 - Planet 54 (64:20)

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