UK DUB

Dubroom Online, Edition August 22 2009

"UK DUB" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, August 22 2009 - I don't know about you, but I love some good UK DUB.

Usually, that would be a combination of digital and analogue instruments and effects, together with either some crucial Dub mixing or uplifting vocals, or both.

I can listen to it for hours in a row, preferably with some extra bass even though UK DUB isn't really lacking anything in the low frequencies, generally.

The sound is hard to describe, but one selector of contemporary digital music said to me UK DUB starts where House Music ends, which has everything to do with the prominent role of the bassline.

(Steve) Vibronics is one good representant of this specific discipline within Reggae Musicology, and the fact that there are quite a few free/legal Vibronics MP3's enables everyone to check out his productions out for themselves at no risk at all.

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:

VIBRONICS - RED, GOLD AND GREEN (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 22 2009 - Steve Vibronics at his best: behind the mixing table, mixing on of his most solid riddims. The echo's flow, the bass is cool and deadly while the spring reverberations cut through at exactly the right spots in the mix.

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EEK A MOUSE (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, July 2009 - Eek-a-Mouse (born Ripton Joseph Hylton, November 19, 1957, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the early artists to be described as a "singjay".

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PHILLIP FRAZIER - HAVE FAITH IN RASTAFARI (DUBROOM EZ TRACK PORTAL)

WWW, August/September 2009 - From August 16 to September 30, the Dubroom presents a new track available for free download at EZTRACKS.com. Just click to listen and check it out!

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MP3 MUSEUM

Dubroom Online, Edition August 21 2009

"MP3 MUSEUM" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, August 21 2009 - As the biggest possible clean-up of the Dubroom MP3 Portal is being done, the portal's "MP3 Museum" is growing significantly.

In this museum, people can see on what they have missed out. You can also say, that the museum provides an inside look in just what was available and what is available now.

Nice music on MP3.com and DOWNLOAD.com, for example. Even though every link to these sites is nicely redirected to LAST.fm, a lot of online artists do not have free downloads on that site and so they can no longer be in an MP3 portal.

However, as -Jah Willing- we continue the Dubroom Online MP3 Reviews, the MP3 Portal will have a much more interesting set of reviewed material than before.

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:

MIKEY DREAD - PROPER EDUCATION (EXTENDED) (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 21 2009 - You just cannot afford to not have this one in your collection! A classic Mikey Dread title, completely with a massive DUB version.

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DUBMATIX (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 2009 - Five MP3's from this Toronto-based producer will definitely introduce you to a more than interesting oeuvre. Collaborations with well-known vocalists, Dub Niceness, definitely worth a check!

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BARRINGTON LEVY (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, August 2009 - The man who sang the now classic "Under Mi Sensi" does need no introduction to those who love their Rub a Dub style, and even those that are not necessarily in that music which was dominating the Jamaican charts during the late 1970's, early 1980's.

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U ROY - DOUBLE SIX (DUBROOM EZ TRACK PORTAL)

WWW, August/September 2009 - From August 16 to September 30, the Dubroom presents a new track available for free download at EZTRACKS.com. Just click to listen and check it out!

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A LITTLE PIECE OF NICENESS

Dubroom Online, Edition August 20 2009

"A LITTLE PIECE OF NICENESS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, August 20 2009 - As Dubroom Online continues to release one MP3 Review (with direct download link) per day, and that not of the least of artists, you could say that there is Niceness Galore in this time.

Nuff Niceness, but still, there is place for some extra stuff that some visitors/readers of the Dubroom will may find interesting even though they would not really expect it on this site (or blog/forum).

We're talking about a rarity: a band which uses Reggae as their inspiration rather than sticking with the original concept gets a review in the Dubroom.

The band signed up with Easy Star Records and are about to release an album called "Solid Ground" on the label. Somewhere next months, it should be available. You can already download two tunes from the album for free, which is just a little piece of niceness.

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:

CLINT EASTWOOD - WHIP THEM JAH (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 20 2009 - Premier Roots Reggae Toaster Clint Eastwood warned the nation back then and the sound is still strong. Strong music, strong vocal work and crucial mixing!

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ALPHA AND OMEGA (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, August 2009 - Providing riddims for Jah Shaka is just one thing Alpha and Omega (Christine Woodbridge and John Sprosen) can put on their DUB CV. Creating their own, much demanded, blend of analogue and digital affects and instruments is another one.

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HORACE ANDY - CUSS CUSS (DUBROOM EZ TRACK PORTAL)

WWW, August/September 2009 - From August 16 to September 30, the Dubroom presents a new track available for free download at EZTRACKS.com. Just click to listen and check it out!

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THE BLACK SEEDS (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 20 2009 - As an extra piece of niceness, here are two tracks about to be released in a month or so by the Black Seeds, a New Zealand based band which uses Reggae as their main inspiration and signed up with Easy Star Records.

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GOOD LABELS

Dubroom Online, Edition August 19 2009

"GOOD LABELS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, August 19 2009 - In a time wherein the major labels scream bloody murder over the fact that people download MP3 files on the Internet, there are some others who see it all as an opportunity.

They donate free music to the online massive, so much, that in itself the collection is quite impressive. As one track per day is presented via Dubroom Online, they won't yet be mentioned in the MP3 Portal.

However, after a few months, mp3.dubroom.org will look quite different indeed. In the meantime, I'm working very hard to clean up the portal so that it will be more interesting than ever before to take a look.

It's a pleasure to select and review the material, it is a more than reasonable to provide buy-links too as this is a very friendly way to market music.

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:

JAH STITCH - MASH MOUTH (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 19 2009 - Jah Stitch chanting a lover's lyric over a classic riddim where the Drum and the Bass obviously have the predominant role.

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HORACE ANDY (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, July 2009 - Horace Andy (born Horace Hinds, 19 February 1951, Allman Town, Kingston, Jamaica), is a roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as "Government Land", "You Are My Angel", "Skylarking" and a cover version of "Ain't No Sunshine".

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STEEL PULSE - WE CAN WORK IT OUT (DUBROOM EZ TRACK PORTAL)

WWW, August/September 2009 - From August 16 to September 30, the Dubroom presents a new track available for free download at EZTRACKS.com. Just click to listen and check it out!

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INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD

Dubroom Online, Edition August 18 2009

"INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, August 18 2009 - Jah Willing, the next months will be extremely interesting for those visitors and readers of the Dubroom who like their free and legal MP3 collection grow in quality and quantity.

We just had the brand new EZ Track portal, and now the Dubroom has acquired access to a truly giant collection of crucial music. There's a whole article concerning it in today's edition of Dubroom Online.

Basically, a number of labels would love to introduce their releases to you in a more than friendly way: they offer free MP3's with no strings attached, no registration required, nothing of that.

So keep checking back at the Dubroom every day, or even better: subscribe to Dubroom Online and check out our daily MP3 review for several months to come!

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:

HERE ARE... THE DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEWS (DUBROOM NEWS AND VIEWS)

WWW, August 2009 - In the middle of August (2009), the Dubroom acquired access to a very large collection of free and legal MP3 files. Hundreds of very interesting musical works, in just about every thinkable Reggae style you can think of.

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SUGAR MINOTT - DREADER THAN DREAD (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 18 2009 - Taken from Sugar Minott's more-than-excellent first self-produced album, this one gives prophecy and pure Roots in the same time.

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DON CARLOS (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, June 2009 - Don Carlos a.k.a. Don McCarlos (born Ervin Spencer, 29 June 1952) is a Jamaican reggae singer and composer. He was born and raised in Western Kingston, Jamaica in a very deprived district known as Waterhouse out of which came many talented reggae musicians. One such artist was King Tubby, one of the founders of Black Uhuru, The Jays, Junior Reid and King Jammy.

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THE GREAT MP3 UPDATE (DUBROOM IN-SITE 19)

WWW, August 2009 - This month marks the start of what is not only a very interesting period when it comes to downloading free and legal High Quality MP3 files, it also marks the end of a feature in the Dubroom MP3 Portal that was there for many years: the Emusic Portal. Read all about a very exciting time ahead!

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ABYSSINIANS - BLOWING IN THE WIND (DUBROOM EZ TRACK PORTAL)

WWW, August/September 2009 - From August 16 to September 30, the Dubroom presents a new track available for free download at EZTRACKS.com. Just click to listen and check it out!

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DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEWS

Dubroom Online, Edition August 17 2009

"DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEWS" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, August 17 2009 - Today's edition of Dubroom Online has, like yesterday, more items than usual.

Not only do we have another EZ Track MP3 and a new Dubroom Artist Page, there's also a new episode of Dubroom Insite, in which you can read all about the new Dubroom Artist Pages.

On top of that, you might like to read a recently published CRC Report with a rather provocative title about the demise of the Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation in the Netherlands.

Or, as Babylon keeps falling, you might be interested to know that the Dubroom recently acquired access to a large free and legal MP3 collection which will, Jah Willing, provide the visitors/readers of the Dubroom with a very interesting MP3 file every day for a long time to come.

And no, we're not speaking about the EZ Tracks Portal here. Stay tuned for more information tomorrow!

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:

ENOS MC LEOD - BLOOD AND FIRE (DUBROOM ONLINE MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 17 2009 - Roots Music inna Fine Style, with Enos Mc Leod chanting truth and right over a pretty sophisticated Drum and Bass line.

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INFORMATION ON THE DUBROOM ARTIST PAGES (DUBROOM IN-SITE 18)

WWW, August 2009 - First of all: this section of the Dubroom is under heavy construction and will unlikely be ready before the end of the year. But when it's finished, it will be a very interesting place to browse as you can find stuff on the hundreds of artists reviewed on this site.

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BURNING SPEAR (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, July 2009 - Winston Rodney, OD (born March 1, 1948), also known as Burning Spear, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican reggae artists, Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages.

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CLINT EASTWOOD - LOVE STORY (DUBROOM EZ TRACK PORTAL)

WWW, August/September 2009 - From August 16 to September 30, the Dubroom presents a new track available for free download at EZTRACKS.com. Just click to listen and check it out!

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DARWIN, GAYS AND MONEY (CRC REPORT)

WWW, August 2009 - The salary of a top presenter was kind of high, while he publicly signed a statement wherein he announced how he believed in the theories of Darwin. Another presenter poses in a magazine for homo's and a third one wanted to join the annual "Gay Pride" parade in Amsterdam.

How the Dutch Evangelical Broadcasting Foundation (EO) alienates it's members, while screaming for acceptance by just about everyone else.

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EZ TRACKS AND ARTIST PAGES

Dubroom Online, Edition August 16 2009

"EZ TRACKS AND ARTIST PAGES" (WEBMASTER'S COLUMN)

WWW, August 16 2009 - If you're into more than (DUB) Reggae, you might want to take a look at the non-Reggae tunes that are available for free and legal download at the EZTRACKS.com Website, reviewed for today's edition of Dubroom Online.

One thousand free and legal downloads, after all, that's not something to ignore, even though there are just over 70 interesting (DUB) Reggae tunes on there.

In the months of August, ah, well, the remainder of it, and during the month of September, Jah Willing, the Dubroom will present a track available on the EZTRACKS.com website.

But that's not all. I've made a start with the Dubroom Artist Pages. Each day, a new one will be presented in the daily editions of Dubroom Online.

Stay tuned for more information tomorrow!

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:

REGGAE CULTURE VOLUME ONE (DUBROOM MP3 REVIEW)

WWW, August 2009 - With a free download of a great rendering of Frankie Paul's Tu Sheng Peng, the Reggae Culture Volume One album, presented by Phillip Smart, turns out to be more than interesting.

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EZ TRACKS (DUBROOM WEBSITE REVIEW)

WWW, August 2009 - One thousand free, legal MP3 Downloads, to be chosen out of a catalogue with names ranging from Yami Bolo to Bob Marley to Prince Alla to U Roy? The Dubroom took a look into the claims of EZTRACKS.com and came back with a surprising report.

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MAD PROFESSOR (DUBROOM ARTIST PAGE)

WWW, July 2009 - Mad Professor (born Neil Joseph Stephen Fraser, 1955, Georgetown, Guyana) is a dub music producer and engineer known for his original productions and remix work.

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DILLINGER - COOL OPERATOR (DUBROOM EZ TRACK PORTAL)

WWW, August/September 2009 - From August 16 to September 30, the Dubroom presents a new track available for free download at EZTRACKS.com. Just click to listen and check it out!

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