The Isley Brothers - The Motown Anthology (2009)

 

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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – High Visceral (Part 2) (2017)

 

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Bill Laswell - 2004 - Version 2 Version A Dub Transmission

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These days, dubwise takes a back seat to dancehall in the reggae market. Go to a CD store that sells a lot of reggae -- perhaps in Kingston, Jamaica, perhaps in the Brixton section of London -- and you'll find a lot more new dancehall recordings than new dub recordings. Nonetheless, dub still has an audience, and not everyone who is recording dub in the 21st century favors a classic '70s-type sound along the lines of King Tubby, U-Roy, I-Roy, Big Youth, or I-Jah Man. There is also the neo-dub movement, which Bill Laswell has been a vital part of. Version 2 Version: A Dub Transmission finds the veteran bassist/producer offering yet another dose of his intriguing neo-dub experimentation. Instead of giving an exact replica of grooves from dub's classic era, a 49-year-old Laswell combines dub with modern electronica and takes it to a trippy, hypnotic, atmospheric place -- a place where the reggae beat interacts with ambient club/dance grooves. Version 2 Version doesn't cater to dub purists by any means; anyone who expects this 2004 release to sound exactly like King Tubby circa 1971 is bound to be disappointed. But then, anyone who is familiar with Laswell's history knows that expecting him to offer a carbon copy of old-school dubwise would be like expecting Ornette Coleman to play "Ornithology" exactly like Charlie "Bird" Parker played it in the late '40s. In other words, Laswell is known for shaking things up, which is why his vision of dubwise is experimental rather than traditional. Although not Laswell's best or most essential dub album, Version 2 Version is definitely rewarding -- and it's nice to see him maintaining his free spirit at 49. (AllMusic)

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The Deep Freeze Mice – The Best Of The Deep Freeze Mice (2014)

 

* The Deep Freeze Mice were an English New Wave band from Leicester that were active between 1979 and 1989.

Core members:

Alan Jenkins (guitars and vocals)

Sherree Lawrence (organ, keyboards)

Mick Bunnage (bass guitar). 

They had two different drummers over the years, Graham Summers & Pete Gregory. *

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Album covers in my future posts

* I have said on many occasions, I don't keep any art work in the album folders, just takes space that could be used to store more music, I even remove and art work embedded on every track. So when I post I have to visit Discogs or MusicBrainz to collect covers to add to the posts here on Vibes, then I add these into the folder and then zip and upload the album. Well in all my future posts, I will not be add the artwork in the folder, if you require it, then it's very simple go visit Discogs or MusicBrainz to collect covers for yourself. I stopped adding links to Discogs some time ago, some people just what it all handed to them on a plate, and are not prepared to do a little bit of work for themselves!! Well in the future you are going to have to!! *

* Also as there is now a symbol saying if the post is Flac or 320, I will not be adding them to the post heading in the future. *

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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets – High Visceral (Part 1) (2016) @320

 

* Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are a psych-rock band formed in 2014 in Perth, Australia. It is the brainchild of singer-guitarist Jack McEwan, guitarist Luke Parish, drummer Danny Caddy, bassist Luke Reynolds, and keyboardist Chris Young. In 2020, bassist Luke Reynolds left the group. He was replaced by Wayan Biliondana in 2022. *

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Bill Laswell - 2002 - Book of Exit Dub Chamber 4 (as Sacred System)

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One of the most prolific men in music, Bill Laswell doesn't release albums under his own name as often as he once did, which makes Book of Exit, the fourth in his "Dub Chamber" series, especially worthy of attention. While the previous "Dub Chamber" releases leaned more toward hard Jamaican-style dub music, with instruments dropping in and out and plenty of reverb and delay, this is altogether a different beat, in large part due to the vocals of Ethiopian singer Gigi. And what Laswell, Gigi, drummer/tabla player Karsh Kale, and percussionist Aiyb Dieng end up with is really ambient dub -- something lighter and more flowing because it adapts itself to the vocals. And Gigi is in excellent form, possibly better than on her own debut, whether on "Ethiopia" or the memorable, beautiful "Jerusalem," which mixes a slight R&B inflection with dub for something outstanding, beautiful, and ethereal. Laswell's light hand at the controls (even the disc's heaviest track, "The Lower Ground," is hardly the stuff of Lee "Scratch" Perry and King Tubby) works subtly -- shifts happen gradually, making for a sense of movement and focus about the pieces. And his work on guitar, bass, and keyboards is as accomplished as his colleagues. Slightly unearthly but always lovely, this dub chamber is a place worth exploring. (AllMusic)

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Bill Laswell - 2000 - Dub Chamber 3

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There's no doubting Bill Laswell's sincere love of dub (the reggae subgenre that anticipated remix culture by about 20 years). As one of the finest and most tasteful bass players on the planet, Laswell's grounding in reggae is evident in every note he plays, and his mystical, experimental production style has always been heavily influenced by such dubmasters as King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee "Scratch" Perry. But for all of the experimentalism (and sometimes downright abrasiveness) of many of his projects, he has been fairly criticized in the past for getting mushy when he gets into an explicitly dubwise context. Most notoriously, he managed to squander a great opportunity when he turned an entire album's worth of classic Bob Marley material into soupy multi-culti muzak. But the third volume in his Sacred System trilogy (called, confusingly, Dub Chamber 3) is more muscular than some of his other dubwise excursions, and although there's not much here to challenge the mind, the dreamy flavor of this music is consistently fortified by sturdy beats and Laswell's inimitably tasty basslines. The album consists of four long tracks; on all of them, he's joined by guitarist Nicky Skopelitis, and two of them also feature the playing of Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, whose treated trumpet gives everything a beautiful, eerie sheen. Other guests include bassist Jah Wobble, percussionist Karsh Kale, and pianist Craig Taborn. Recommended.

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Various Artists

Miami Sound 2 More Funk & Soul From Miami 1967-1974

(2024)

 

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Various Artists

Miami Sound Rare Funk & Soul From Florida 1967-1974

(2003)

 

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 Reggae: 4226- 4250 @320

* Second post in Rob n Jnr's Reggae series, brings us tracks 4226 to 4250, we are getting close to finish, the final tracks will be shared on Sept 24th. The following week we start a new series, made by three members of the Vibes team, mixing many genres of music together. *

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Bill Laswell -2003 - ROIR Dub Sessions

 

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Few American record labels have done more to further the cause of modern dub than New York's ROIR imprint, which has not only reissued classic dub recordings, but also actively encouraged contemporary artists to reinterpret the tradition according to their own vision. And since bassist and producer Bill Laswell is among the most prolific and original modern exponents of dub, it was inevitable that the two would find their way to each other. Laswell has recorded four albums of progressive dub under his own name for ROIR, and this retrospective collection brings together one track from each of them to make a more-or-less full-length compilation. At just over 46 minutes, the program is a bit skimpy, but it does sell at budget price, and there's certainly no arguing with the quality of the content. The first track, which comes from the least interesting of his four Dub Chamber albums, is the most ambient and the least compelling, though it is very pretty. "Thunupa" livens things up considerably by incorporating the ethereal cornet sounds of Graham Haynes, the drumming of reggae legend Style Scott, and the tabla playing of Bill Buchen. "Cybotron" is a collaboration with fellow bass master Jah Wobble, guitarist Nicky Skopelitis and others, and is simultaneously spacier and funkier. "Ethiopia/The Lower Ground," featuring vocals by the Ethiopian singer Ejigayehu "GiGi" Shibabaw, is one of the most rapturous, lovely compositions in the Laswell catalog. This album would make a fine introduction to Laswell's work for ROIR, but you really need to own all four albums (or at least the last three). (AllMusic)

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 Reggae: 4201- 4225 @320

* The first of the two posts with tracks from Rob n Jnr's Reggae Mix, tracks 4201 to 4225 *

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VA - Best of Perception & Today Records Compiled by DJ Spinna & BBE Soundsystem (Funk / Soul / Breaks / Jazz / Latin & Rock From One Of NYC's Finest Underground Labels)(2012) Digital release @320

 

* This is the Digital version and includes 8 tracks not included on the vinyl or CD versions *

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Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon - The Singles 1980 - 1990 (2017) @320

 

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Lamb – Lamb (1996) @320

 

* Electronic music duo formed in Manchester in 1995. Their musical style is a distinctive mix of trip-hop, jungle, dub, and jazz. The duo split from 2004 to 2009. In 2024, Lou Rhodes made an official statement on Instagram that Lamb will not be releasing anything in the future. *

* The final track Feela, is in fact Feela (6:44) followed by two minutes of Silence (2:00) and then Cotton Wool (Fila Brazillia Mix) (8:27) making the whole track (17:11) long. So there are 10 tracks and not 9 as shown on the back art work. * 

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The Vaselines - Sex with an X (2010) @320

 

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Vampire Weekend - Contra (2010) (Japanese Extended Version) @320

 

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The Avalanches - 2000 - Since I Left You (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 2021)

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20 years is an eternity in pop culture, and perhaps even more so in electronic music. Just think of how far we've come in terms of production technology, how many sub-genres and trends have come and gone. Yet The Avalanches' 2000 album,Since I Left You, is still considered a supernatural feat of sampling. The title track alone uses records from at least three continents spread across three different decades. Armed with a Yamaha ProMix 01, an Akai S2000 and crates of records, four Australian schoolmates attempted one of the most laborious feats in recent music history, chopping up the most samples ever used on a record (around 3000). They forged a blend of hip-hop, dance, pop, psychedelia and soul, reaping the fruits of their labor with a masterwork that now finds itself near the top of many "best albums of all time" lists.

For this 20th anniversary edition, The Avalanches have invited contemporaries and younger producers—like Sinkane, the late MF DOOM, Leon Vynehall and the aforementioned Prince Paul—to remix the LP. The original album is so perfect to me that I was struggling to imagine these remixes as anything other than blasphemy. But most of the reworks, from the likes of Leon Vynehall and Carl Craig, feel like love letters to the original material. Stereolab's version "Since I Left You" is a prime example, adding a dreamy gloss that combines the two acts' best qualities. 

There are almost as many remixes as there are tracks on the original, making for a long and (mostly) rewarding listen. "Radio"—with its warbling keys and driving groove—already felt like a Sinkane song, and his funky interpretation takes it to new heights. Prince Paul's soulful take on "Since I Left You" packs more of a percussive punch and adds layers of suspense. Along with Edan's version of "Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life," these versions indicate The Avalanches could have been legendary even if they just focused on making hip-hop beats. MF Doom's "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life" remix probably shouldn't have been on here, though. It's lethargic and sounds unfinished.

From the hushed sensuality of "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life" to the sun-soaked "Extra Kings," Since I Left You feels like a broken radio with a mind of its own. The remixers were brave enough to step into the record's large shadow and illuminate it with some inspired reinterpretations. Still, the original's charm comes from its almost divine randomness, a spontaneity that can't be repeated or remade. 20 years later, this immortal record still shines brightly enough to remain the jewel in the crown of the plunderphonics era. This perfect storm of borderless sampling bottles the spontaneity and vim of youth and captures timeless feelings, making the record unbeholden to eras or trends. (Resident Adviser)

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Revolutionaries & Roots Radics - African Rubber Dub 3: Raw Raw Dub (Release date Unknown) @320

 

*  Recorded at Channel One Studio, Jamaica.

The release year uncertain but likely between 1978-1982.

Mixed By – Adrian Sherwood, King Tubby (tracks: 1 to 6), Prince Jammy (tracks: 1 to 6) 

Musicians:- Chinna Smith, Vin Gordon, Fully Fullwood, Sly Dunbar, Bingy Bunny, Style Scott, Bim Sherman *

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