OBAMA NATION (8)

Dubroom Online, Edition June 9 2009

"OBAMA NATION (8)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, June 9 2009 - A few days ago, the Babylon Observer posted a review of the video "The Obama Deception" on the website, weblogs and the forum. In it, we found two interviews with well-known Hip-Hop artists KRS-ONE and Professor Griff.

I don't know anything about Hip-Hop, to be frank. At least, not worth anything most people already know. I know that Reggae Music stood at the birth of Hip-Hop in several ways, though.

Of course there are a lot of Hip-Hop artists who've joined the ranks into praising Barack Obama into high heaven just for who he is and not for what he stands for, especially not the group of men behind him.

But is definitely was noteworthy, striking, that there seemed to be not one Reggae artist of any significance critical of Obama. It's even more striking, that this extends to the Internet where the Dubroom is really one of the few sites containing critique.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - STEP 4 I (PART 4) (DUBROOM NET ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - Another impressive DUB compilation by the French Original DUB Gathering Net Label. Ah, well, let's be more precise: the fourth episode of the Step 4 I series doesn't carry the subtitle "Serious Dub Makers" for nothing.

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MAD PROFESSOR - ADVENTURES OF A DUB SAMPLER (DUB ME CRAZY CHAPTER SEVEN) (DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - Throughout the 1980's, Mad Professor set the High Standards for DUB with his DUB ME CRAZY series which started in 1982.

In times when the Jamaican studio's lost their interest and turned to Dancehall, Ariwa Sound kept on releasing one massive document of DUB after the other. This is the 7th chapter, catching up with the Mad Professor in 1987.

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OBAMA NATION (7)

Dubroom Online, Edition June 8 2009

"OBAMA NATION (7)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, June 8 2009 - It's scary to hear, or better: not hear many of the voices within Reggae that used to protest, chant down, and expose the works of Babylon through the Bush administration.

Like many, the voices have not only silenced, but turned into voices of praise for a man who perpetuastes and accelerates that very same policy.

It can't be, that Barack Obama is the first not-completely-white president of the USA. After all, the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes.

And a look to the men behind Barack Obama doesn't reveal a group of freedom fighters, who chant down Babylon.

Quite the contrary...

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - STEP 4 I (PART 3) (DUBROOM NET ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - In part three of their excellent line of DUB compilations, the French based Original DUB Gathering goes outernational and gathers ten Ire DUB tunes from the Online DUB Underground.

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MAD PROFESSOR - DUB ME CRAZY (CHAPTER ONE) (DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - Mad Professor's more than excellent DUB series which started in the 1980's definitely opened up the Art of DUB to a wider audience while also putting himself among the small group of top DUB engineers.

This is the original album that started it all: Dub Me Crazy Part One. Plus two bonus tracks, that is.

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OBAMA NATION (6)

Dubroom Online, Edition June 7 2009

"OBAMA NATION (6)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, June 7 2009 - The wars in Afghanistan and especially in Iraq are widely criticized throughout the last 8 years. The Red, White and Blue invasions in the Middle-East and subsequent brutal occupation have been exposed for what they are.

On top of that, Guantanamo Bay has become the symbol of torture, euphemistically named "enhanced interrogation techniques". Then there is the secret kidnap program, when people are taken to their tortures and possible even worse, in unknown countries.

It's strange, to say the least, how all these things were rightly criticized throughout the last eight years, but when Barack Obama perpetuates the whole thing, even accelerates some, many voices of protest remain silent.

Now why would that be?

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - STEP 4 I (PART 2) (DUBROOM NET ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - From France, With DUB: Four Massive Steppers in the second compilation EP from the Original DUB Gathering Net Label. Get ready for some serious Drum and Bass niceness in 21st Century Style!

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THE MEN BEHIND BARACK OBAMA (BABYLON OBSERVER VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - Meet Webster Tarpley, historian and author. He wrote the widely acclaimed, Unauthorized Biography Of George Bush, one of the most downloaded books on the Internet. He also wrote the Unauthorized Biography Of Barack Obama.

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OBAMA NATION (5)

Dubroom Online, Edition June 6 2009

"OBAMA NATION (5)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, June 6 2009 - Those who have been doing a little bit of research, or simply watched the news for a while, may have noticed how Barack Obama has recently laughed away the proposal of legalizing the herb.

It's a thing which may not be the most important in life, for example it may be well understood how the bombings of innocent people in Pakistan is much more important than the freedom to light up a spliff.

Nevertheless, the "War on Drugs" has made it's millions of victims too. How many are currently in jails around the world for the simple "crime" of smoking herb? The prisons are filled with them, and none of them should be in there for the reason of herb.

Obama, however, praised by many who are in favor of legalization and sometimes even think Obama is on their side, simply laughs away the idea that herb should be legalized, in spite of his admission that legalization in high on the people's agenda.

Just Check This!

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - STEP 4 I (PART 1) (DUBROOM NET ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - Founded by the French DUB Collective Ondubground, Original DUB Gathering (ODG) stands for representing the DUB runnings inna France. ODG is a Sound System and a Net Label.

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MAD PROFESSOR - THE AFRICAN CONNECTION (DUBROOM ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - In the third release of his now classic Dub Me Crazy Series, we capture the Mad Professor in his Ariwa laboratory, eeh, studio.

The year is 1983 and we're talking about twelve top tunes from a time wherein not many seemed to realize how DUB had more of a future than a past.

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OBAMA NATION (4)

Dubroom Online, Edition June 5 2009

"OBAMA NATION (4)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, June 5 2009 - In an African article, Barack Obama is described as a "wealthy American". The article describes Obama's brother George and the conditions under which he lives in a Kenyan ghetto.

The more you research, the more you discover how Barack Obama is nothing more or less than the successor of George W. Bush, who in his turn was the successor of Bill Clinton.

The people behind and around Barack Obama are the same ones who have been behind the scenes for decades, selecting presidents and policy. They're not the sufferers that looked up to Nelson Mandela when he was suffering in a South-African prison.

These are reasons, why Reggae Artists should reconsider their enthusiasm for Barack Obama. Enthusiasm for Barack Obama is enthusiasm for his political agenda.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

NEBLINA SOUND - JUNGLEMATIC EP (DUBROOM NET ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - Traditional DUB meets contemporary styles in this 6-track EP by the Spanish-based Neblina Sound. Crucial, classic riddims are transformed into impressive works of mixing Art with a capital "A". Often, the music comes close to that of the DUB genius Mad Professor.

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AUGUSTUS PABLO AND HUGH MUNDELL REASONING IN THE HILLS (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - The year is 1978 and the project is huge: Hugh Mundell and Augustus Pablo join their strength and decide to produce an album. They get their inspiration in the hills, and this video follows them.

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OBAMA NATION (3)

Dubroom Online, Edition June 4 2009

"OBAMA NATION (3)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, June 4 2009 - As the video documentary "The Obama Deception" shows, the current president doesn't really owe the praises that come out of the speakers that play the latest Reggae tunes.

Even those that do not watch the political news every day, or world events even, know that Obama takes back one campaign promise after the other.

And if it were only this, it would be already bad enough.

In fact, it's not even enough to say that he's continuing the Bush policy. In many instances, Obama goes even further down the road of Babylon's "New World Order".

Is it time for a deeper meditation within the Reggae Community?

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

VERSION BIG-FI: DUB COLLIDE HYBRIDIZE (DUBROOM NET ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - In part two of their "Collide Hybridize" double album, the UK based DUB collective take their riddims for a Double DUB tour. The result? Over 40 minutes of double layered echoings, weird transformations and other mystic studio productions.

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THE OBAMA DECEPTION (BABYLON OBSERVER VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - KRS-ONE and Professor Griff, two well known Hip Hop artists, join historian Webster Tarpley and former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura in this must-see documentary.

Where does Obama really stand for, and even more important: who are the ones behind him?

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OBAMA NATION (2)

Dubroom Online, Edition June 3 2009

"OBAMA NATION (2)" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, June 3 2009 - After having been asked about it, Obama laughed away the idea about legalizing the herb. That is, before he publicly supported the idea of decriminalizing the use of ganja a few years back.

Obama announced how he would hold some Guantanamo Bay prisoners indefinitely, for crimes they only commit in a fictional future. That is, after he re-installed the military courts he had abolished just before. You know, the "courts" which give the Guantanamo Bay prisoners everything but a fair trial.

Currently, Afghanistan and Pakistan suffer more than ever before under a constant siege of robotic planes called drones, killing thousands of innocent men women and children.

Special Orders by the President.

One Love, Give Thanks,
Messian Dread (Dubroom Webmaster)

The above column is the personal opinnion of the Webmaster and does not neccesarily reflect the contents of the Dubroom Website and/or Message Boards and/or Weblogs.

ITEMS FOR THIS EDITION:

VERSION BIG-FI: CRUX COLLIDE HYBRIDIZE (DUBROOM NET ALBUM REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - After being nominated for the Reggae Grammy Awards, the Version Big-fi crew comes back with a massive double DUB album, of which this is the first part.

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ALPHA AND OMEGA FEATURING DAN I AND KING KIETU - VAMPIRE DUB (DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW)

WWW, June 2009 - A hard stepping drums with a monotonous bassdrum, mixed skillfully with other instruments in a genuine Alpha and Omega DUB style: that can't go wrong!

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