Burning Babylon is a one man Dub Reggae project from Boston, Massachusetts USA. Created by Slade Anderson, the heavyweight riddims of Burning Babylon's sound are firmly anchored in the 1970's Jamaican roots tradition, but with an ear for the neo dub stylings of the present day.
"I came to dub relatively late in my musical career. For 15 years I played guitar in various punk/metal bands in the Boston area, some of which you might be familiar with (The Freeze, Straw Dogs, X-15). For me, heavyweight music meant snarling guitars and screaming stacks of Marshall amps. It took years to recognize that music with those elements removed could still be heavy and powerful. Not surprisingly, the music I played mirrored what I listened to - loud and fast were the rules of my turntable. What reggae I did hear came via The Clash and, of course, Marley. The word "dub" had yet to enter my vocabulary. Although when I was still a teenager it had begun slowly creeping in around the edges, reggae stayed on the periphery of my listening experience for years to follow."
"In the mid 90s I began playing bass seriously for the first time. During this same period I also decided to investigate reggae more deeply. Since I was now primarily a bass player, focusing on music that was bass-oriented made sense. I knew I wanted music that was more earthy and less slick than Marley or Tosh, but had no idea what to look for. So I searched for albums that looked as though they might offer what I wanted. The first one I bought was "Glen Brown and King Tubby: Termination Dub". The cover art looked as if the music was going to be pretty classic, gritty and authentic and I liked the title as well. Luckily I'd hit on exactly what I was in search of. It didn't take long to readjust the way I listened to music (with little or no vocals) to fully appreciate what I was hearing. Drums drenched in reverb, horns and guitars echoing into oblivion, and the most heavyweight bass I'd ever heard. It wasn't long before dub was stuck in my brain. Soon I was buying every album I could find to immerse myself in the music. Being a musician I wanted to try and create this music that had so captured my attention. After a few weeks of wrestling with the rhythms, I finally got it and recorded my first dub track. Burning Babylon was born."
Greetings!You can see the new clip of the "SOUTH FIRE"roots & dub!!!!! South fire you introduced the first clip of the hands of "Alcomecome" Productions. A fun!!!!!!!!Thanks.
Tune into the legendary Mark Lamarr's 'God's Jukebox' this Friday night/Saturday morning from midnight - 3:00am (88-91 FM on radio, http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 online).
As featured guests, The Delegators will be performing 4 brand new songs and one old favorite, plus interviews throughout.
If you can't tune in live, you can also listen to the broadcast on www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer from May 23 - June 6 or direct from the shows homepage at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wqj3
i..m entreating you to listening to the new track called "Fatum" where 4 commentators took a part (Remark & Bandog from Monkey Sons and Bartaz & Izi-S from Widmo-Coraz Gorzej)
Hi there! Just dropping by to tell you about the 2 newly recorded songs of my skaband Jablecna Stava Be sure to check them out and leave a comment! www.myspace.com/jablecna Greets, Arjen
NEXT SESSION Le 11 avril 2009, retrouvez la Nuit du Dub #8 organisée par l'association Djahkooloo et les Studios de Virecourt avec Weeding Dub feat Humble I, Webcam Hi-Fi, Selecta Dino (High Tone Sound System) et le FreeDub Sound System(Dub U & AlexDub feat Sista Béthsabée). De 22h à 5h00, entrée 10,00 Euros sonorisée par le Dub U Hi-Fi (13 Kw à l'anglaise) aux Studios de Virecourt à Benassay. + d'infos, bios, vidéos live, plans, réservations et interviews sur :www.culturedub.com POWERED BY Dub-U Hi-Fi
Hello the "BURNING BABYLON"
I like your song very much.It's a fly music (sorry for my bad english)
I play in the french band:guerilla fresca and we have a new album.
