Out now: The Black Exorcist - Fancy Footwork EP (Creme DUB release)

2562 - "Cool dub tracks & retarded Marco Bernardi remix"
Anthony Shakir - "Dark and darker tracks, I like them"
DJ Deep - "I like the vibe of this release! The underground never stops!"
Lady Aïda - "Brass Knuckles hides some dangerous oldskool feel... Love everything!"

I-lodica back pon dem case

Yes people!! It's Dave the melodica don from Brighton a.k.a. I-lodica

Out now: Tony Dubshot - Omega Dub (Split Notes release)

FREE DOWNLOAD AT SPLIT NOTES: Tony Dubshot - Omega Dub

DJ Magic Mike explains Bass & Booty

Talking about music can be confusing. At around 45 minutes in this video the journalists ask Magic Mike to explain the difference between Bass and Booty. He tells them that Bass tunes are about bass and Booty tunes are about booty (and have a lot of bass).

Essential Scuba mix

After the tasteful bass-tech-dubscape-isms of Sub:stance here's yet another quality mix by Scuba. Just skip the 'knacksen' intro because this is all about a soulful blend of garage and Berlin tech/dub. Reminds me a bit of the classic Naked sound (US label that peaked around the turn of the century releasing albums like Bare Essentials). But in Scuba's mix the rhythms are more inventive, slightly more techno and the production standard is higher.

Know bout ackee pella

The resurrected FIRST magazine blog keeps going from strength to strength. Check out Gad Reds (there's more than one GAD u know...)



Some advice for the technicians: get cheaper microphones an jus balance de sound ;-)

Marcus Hillman - Cool Operator (dubshot's superconductive redub)

marcus hillman - cool operator (dubshot's superconductive redub) by ISM Studio

Marcus Hillman's version of Cool Operator in dub. The original tune is of course by the great Delroy Wilson. This track will appear on the forthcoming Dubbhism compilation 'Vintage Dubs Vol.2' (release some time in the fall of 2010)

Out now: Scratchy Dubplate Crew - Scientific Dancehall

Download: dubbhism-netlabel-002-scratchy-dubplate-crew-scientific-dancehall.rar

Kandinsky's dubb teachings - from 3D to immersion

Hommage to Grohmann

This last episode of Kandinsky's dubb teachings is again about the spatial tricks Kandinsky used, and about connections between spatial fx in paintings and spatial fx in music, especially dub. We can see that most paintings have a virtual kind of space, like a 3D illusion. In music there's something similar going on. But what  is musical space?

Kandinsky's dubb teachings - book book book!

Kandinsky's writings:
Wassily Kandinsky: Complete Writings on Art (Lindsay & Vergo)

Serious deejay-bashing over at FIRST magazine

Some really serious dancehall-bashing over at FIRST magazine. Here's a long quote from an article by producer Sherman Escoffery:

The mighty Konono #1 teaming up with Baloji

BALOJI feat. KONONO n1 - KARIBU YA BINTOU from BALOJI on Vimeo.

awesome video featuring the city of kinshasa, check it

Ring modulator shootout: Moogerfooger MF-102 vs. Vermona RM1

Ring modulation is an audio effect that's used mostly by experrymental musicians and producers. There are many different models and sounds, so how do you choose the ring modulator that's right for you?

Carnival special

scratchy dubplate crew - carnival special (irie lion mix) by ISM Studio

Brazilian carnival is dutty but Rhineland style carnival is nutty so this is a special livication to all nuttaz east of the river Maas

"That is dutty!" Craig Mungo's
"Bassline!!!" Jah Billah