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Hailing from Reading in the UK, Version Big-Fi sound nothing like anything the city has ever produced. Putting classic songwriting aside, this twosome bring wired-up punk energy, super heavy reggae grooves and booming dub echoes to the forefront, as well as taking in influences as diverse and eclectic as King Tubby, The Clash, Massive Attack, Dreadzone, Joe Gibbs, Suicide, Scientist, Dead 60s, On-U Sound, Death In Vegas, The Specials, John Barry & Pop Will Eat Itself they have a foot firmly implanted in the 21st Century taking Dub forwards and upwards.
Version Big-Fi - Tone (beats/dubs) and Papa Sparks (bass/samples) - have been honing their radical assault since late 2006. Previously releasing 3 singles in the UK under the Dubtronic label, the bands first full-length studio album Everything But was produced at Big-Fi Studios in Reading.
2008 saw Version Big-Fi nominated for “Best Dub Recording Or Album” at the 2008 Reggae Academy Awards held in Febuary at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica
In 2009 the band released a double album "Crux/Dub Collide Hybridize" along with the infectious "Hip Gahn Drop" single and are currently putting the finishing touches to their new album "Meets" to be released later this year.
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“They're very much a 21th Century act, and not just because of the fact that Version Big-Fi was born in 2006. The progressive UK based DUB collective is determined to do their part in taking Reggae Music into this century and they're doing it, too!All kinds of digital technologies and possibilities are used to express their works of DUB Art, everything in the Punky Reggae tradition that so many in the UK have been influenced by.Pure energy, pure niceness!” Dubroom.org
Version Big-Fi - Out Of My Head 01. Version Big-Fi Meets Little Anthony - Out Of My Head (04:02) 02. Version Big-Fi Meets Little Anthony - Out Of My Head (Extended) (06:06)
Catalogue No. DUBTREC-013 Release Date: 08/09/09 DOWNLOAD COMPLETE PACKAGE INCLUDING ARTWORK HERE
Bless up fam, I give thanks for the friendship, and the love. We just finshed an album bout to drop..sept.09.. called "Break Free" . with the entire Man-I-fest family. click the pic to hear us.
************* dubrockerslive - appearing at One Love Festival 2009 - Friday August 21st from 4pm to 7pm - a 3 hour DJ Set on the 'Lively Up Yourself' Stage ALSO Saturday 22nd Aug 6-8pm Street Bar *********** http://www.onelovefestival.co.uk/lineup.html
New StopThatTrain podcast uploaded heavy on the dub/dubstep vibe with added classics as always
STOP THAT TRAIN - 19
Cast Notes: 01. International Observer - Binman Dub 02. Ashtech - Just Try 03. Phokus - Inta (Wadadda Rmx) 04. G. Corp meets Lee Perry and Dubble Standart - Dubstep Devil 05. Jazzsteppa - Five 06. Jah Billah meets Jiang Liang in China Croatia Dub Connection 07. Roots Radics Meets King Tubby - Crisis Dub 08. Mad Professor - Ariwa Dub Club 09. Lulu Rouge - Melankoli 10. Overproof Soundsystem - The Model 11. Augustus Pablo & the Upsetters - Babylon Police Thief Dub 12. Messian Dread - A Case Of Culture 13. Sly & Robbie - Roots Man Dub 14. Barrington Levy - Shine Eye Girl Dub 15. Barrington Levy & the Roots Radics - Shine Eye Dub 16. John Holt - Up Park Camp 17. Ernest Ranglin - Exodus Ska
DUBKEY Records is proud to present the second release: CRUCIAL ALPHONSO with his debut album VISIONARY CREATION - check it out: http://dubkey.com/dubkey002.html
long time man , i was in hibernation to lay a new album !! I release my new album " Freedom " on my label Pura Vida . I would alone !! Go on www.analoglife .fr for more information . Pura Vida to Version Big-Fi !
The first DUBKEY album MANWEL T MEETS MIND'S EYE DUB AT THE TEMPLE OF DUB has just been released: it is available as a free download here - http://dubkey.com/dubkey001.html
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