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DUBBLESTANDART feat. LEE SCRATCH PERRY & ARIUP:
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One of the most important production teams actively creating and mutating dub in Europe, Dubblestandart have been keeping a uniquely inspiring version of the dub flame alive for the last two decades, their formation coinciding with the general phase in which dub was being abandoned in its Jamaican homeland. Formed in 1988 as a reaction to the stagnant Austrian pop scene, the group was heavily inspired by the sounds emanating from Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s legendary dub space, the Black Ark, as well as Adrian Sherwood’s pick-and-mix productions of the On-U Sound label, and pioneering sound system operator, Jah Shaka, infusing these dub influences within their own heady blend of hardcore reggae and new wave. In demand as a live backing band as well for their studio creations, Dubblestandart were soon supporting luminaries such as Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the flamboyant Jamaican genius that was one of the true pioneers of dub, but who became a walking performance art piece after undergoing a dramatic metamorphosis at the end of the 1970s, and the equally eccentric Ari Up, the alluring, dreadlocked free spirit that was a key member of post-punk female icons, The Slits, who went on to become a part of the Jamaican sound system landscape through extended stays on the island, where she gained the fitting moniker, ‘The Madussa.’
On Return From The Planet Dub, Dubblestandart thus beam Ari, Perry, and noted house chanteuse Gudrun far into the dub stratosphere for this current dubble-disc experience. When the dub mothership finally reaches the Planet Dub, guided on autopilot by Dubblestandart’s cavernous excursion into deep dub, chilling house and dubble-tough dubstep, you will hear Perry dispense wisdom on various topics, including his magic genie; musical wars; Natty’s dread lock; Mister Rich and Mistress Bitch; blessed shit’s voodoo, which takes the form of the rumbling bass lines that reach him when he sits on his toilet pit; plus the lowness of Hell and extreme heights of Heaven. He revisits all time classics such as ‘Disco Devil’ and ‘Blackboard Jungle Dub’ in a new dub form, while ‘I Foo China’ is reminiscent of the halcyon days of ‘Jungle’ at On-U Sound. Just make sure that English-speaking children are out of the room before you blast ‘Fungus Rock,’ in which Perry takes it upon himself to be the moderator of bedroom etiquette! Ari Up, meanwhile, is here relegated firmly within the dub zone, making her vocal contribution more abstract, but no less important.
Dubblestandart’s handling of this mission has been exemplary: the productions are pleasingly individualistic, retaining plenty of originality and professionalism without seeming stoic, dull or contrived (unlike other recent LSP collaborations). This sonic exploration inches dub further into uncharted territory, taking Perry and Ari Up beyond their own boundaries.
Its a long way from Kingston to Vienna. Not quite as far as Tokyo,
though…, but what about London? The Central Station of modern dub sound! On-U Sound started here, Nick Manasseh emerged from Brixton … probably the third best place to find heavy bass sounds anywhere in the world – with the exception of Jamaica and the “Troublecompressor-Headquarter” in Vienna, Dubblestandart’s home and the best place for European bass guerrilla cuts driven by political awareness and spirituality. Straight from Vienna, the hometown of Mozart and Haydn, Dubblestandart started in the early 90s and chose dub music as their musical lodestar.
Working as a backing band for Dillinger, Lee Perry, Topcat, Lilian Allen and recently Ari Up on her European and American tour, has finely honed their live skills. Their live sets are like sessions – with the style responding to the vibes of the audience - interacting with them while dubbing …!
Beatles, Pink Floyd & Radiohead im Dub-Reggae-Format: Im Zuge ihrer Welttournee präsentiert das New Yorker Musiker-Kollektiv ihr neues Album "Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band" am 14.11. im REIGEN, Wien. www.myspace.com/easystarallstars
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HEY GANG! Pleased to meet you. Yesterday I killed my car speakers with your new album. This is a good sign from the dub gods. Keep it coming and thanks. Peace.
greetings from down under .... thank you so much for the brilliant release with Lee Scrath and Ari Up .... will be royally flogged on 2bob radio be assured of that! luv sista at 2bob radio in australia ....
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