Summer always calls for a new dub reggae mix, even more so since I've moved to Florida, where the vibe is accentuated by the beaches, the palm trees and the smoky haze surrounding the vacationeers …
In the early days of my online life, I found the Outernational rastas had picked up where dub reggae left off when Jamaica's artists opted for dancehall, toasting and rapping instead. The Dub & Dubber series was born in the mid-90s, paying deep respect to classic dub reggae sounds: We still on the beach, mon, spliff in hand and eyes on the sunset …
This is ultra style … a collection unrestrained by ideology or fashion. The theme of this Independence Day show is, of course, freedom -- played out in music which encourages you always to be unfettered; music which asserts your right to do nothing, ecstatically; music which urges you to combine physicality and spirituality in celebrating this life and which blesses your intention to be one with the world around you. Uploaded 10 months ago -
In the early days of my online life, I found the Outernational rastas had picked up where dub reggae left off when Jamaica's artists opted for dancehall, toasting and rapping instead. The Dub & Dubber series was born in the mid-90s, paying deep respect to classic dub reggae sounds: We still on the beach, mon, spliff in hand and eyes on the sunset …
This is ultra style … a collection unrestrained by ideology or fashion. The theme of this Independence Day show is, of course, freedom -- played out in music which encourages you always to be unfettered; music which asserts your right to do nothing, ecstatically; music which urges you to combine physicality and spirituality in celebrating this life and which blesses your intention to be one with the world around you. Uploaded 10 months ago -
Featuring tracks by Leftfield, Sanchez Dub, The Dub Funk Association, David Byrne/Thievery Corporation, Jahwoosh and more
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