DubZealand: bass culture music... is a new compilation from (the clue's in the name) New Zealand. Compiled by
Jstar and
Dr Cat, it has fourteen tracks that cover the spectrum from fairly traditional rootsy dub to some poppy reggae and a couple of tunes that slide into dubstep territory. Here in the northern hemisphere we're pretty much unaware of the NZ music scene but it seems we're missing out on some good stuff!
Green Queen Music have done us a mighty favour by making this top quality music available on a CD and download release.
Standout tracks are Big Up Riddim by
Dub Terminator, a head-nodding slab of steppers riddim, Dem Only Know by
Rhombus in Dub, which has a slight electronica feel and
Unitone HiFi's Up To Eleven which captures an old school rootsical vibe with aplomb.
International Observer (amazingly, an ex-member of the
Thompson Twins) brings some Eastern flavour with Popcorn (Bombay Dub Orchestra Opium Den remix).
Jefferson Belt's The Creeping Tings of the Earth has a strange Rasta-inflected vocal but is also quite poppy. Give Some Dub by
The Nomad ventures successfully into vocal dubstep/triphop territory. The whole album is great, though, and well sequenced and works as an old-style continuous listen.
The album is available as a download from
Junodownload HERE.
Tracks
- Struggler's Dub - The Black Seeds
- Big Up Riddim - Dub Terminator
- Dem Only Know (Dem Only Dub Mix) - Rhombus in Dub
- Up To Eleven - Unitone HiFi
- Arms Over Jordan (Deep Fried Dub Remix) - The Red Eyes
- Popcorn (BDO Opium Den Remix) - International Observer
- The Creeping Tings of the Earth - Jefferson Belt
- Lady Love (Richie Price Instrumental Mix) - Sola Rosa feat Bajka
- Give Some Dub - The Nomad
- Sing it to Me (Tikidub Sings It - Tiki Taane Remix) - Knights Of The Dub Table
- Haunted Out-take (Interlude) - Interlude - Sola Rosa
- South of the Line - Pitch Black
- Collie Herb Man (Joost Langveld & Roger Perry Reactor Dub) - Katchafire
- Blessting - Jstar & Dr Cat
