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Dub Garden - Dr Wind in Dub


Every time I listen to this album I think that I absolutely must Dubblog should discuss. Dub Garden are a group of four - two girls and two boys - from Thessaloniki, who have been on the road in terms of trip-hop music since 2016. In the summer of 2017 they released their first album: "Doctor Wind", which they received in 2019 Dub-Revision in the form of Dub Garden: "Doctor Wind In Dub“Followed. Trip Hop (pige) formations from the early 1990s such as: Massive Attack, Portishead, Thievery Corporation, Groove Corporation, Waldeck, Kruder & Dorfmeister and many others have contributed significantly to my interest in Dub has not suffered over the years and I am still deeply into the matter. I especially have to highlight two albums from that time: Massive Attack / Mad Professor: “No Protection” and Groove Corporation: “Co-Operation Dub“That made me feel the lack of good, current, Jamaican Dubs made them much more bearable. The Greek represent precisely this legacy Dub Garden with their present album “Doctor Wind In Dub“, A trip hop album that is very much dated Dub is influenced. The eight tracks, around four minutes long, reflect a wide variety of musical influences and take us on a melodic and equally groovy journey from the early nineteen-nineties to today with very pleasant vocal sprinkles, stoic basslines, well-accented guitar licks. With some ethnic, blues but also ambient elements, we move on to the lesser known Dubterrain and worn out Dubpaths.
In short, we have a great mix of the traditional here Dub and innovation. "Doctor Wind In Dub"Is timeless and hopefully not only drives away the bad vibes that the" infamities of life "occasionally bring with them.





Electronic » Techno » Techno-Dub

Most often associated with Germany's Force Inc/Mille Plateaux labels, Techno-Dub is a minimalist form of techno with the pointed attack of techno and sub-sonic bass gained from classic dub records.



Reggae » Dub

Dub derives its name from the practice of dubbing instrumental, rhythm-oriented versions of reggae songs onto the B-sides of 45 rpm singles, which evolved into a legitimate and accepted style of its own as those re-recordings became forums for engineers to experiment with the possibilities of their mixing consoles. The practice of re-recording reggae tracks without vocals dated back to 1967, when DJs found that dancehall crowds and partygoers greatly enjoyed being given the opportunity to sing the lyrics themselves. Around 1969, some DJs began talking, or "toasting," over these instrumentals (known as "versions"), frequently reinterpreting the already familiar original lyrics. The most important early DJ was U-Roy, who became renowned for his ability to improvise dialogues with the recorded singers; U-Roy ran the sound system owned by engineer King Tubby, who mixed all of the instrumental tracks over which his DJ toasted. Eventually, Tubby began to experiment with remixing the instrumental tracks, bringing up the level of the rhythm section, dropping out most or all of the vocals, and adding new effects like reverb and echo. The results were seen by many reggae fans as stripping the music down to its purest essence. 45-rpm singles with dub versions on the B-sides became ubiquitous, and King Tubby's credit on the back soon became a drawing card in and of itself. Full-fledged dub albums began to appear in 1973, with many highlights stemming from Tubby's mixes for producers Bunny Lee and Augustus Pablo (the latter of whom also played the haunting melodica, which became one of dub's signature added elements); other key early producers included the minimalistic Keith Hudson and the colorful, elaborate Lee "Scratch" Perry. By 1976, dub's popularity in Jamaica was second only to Rastafarian roots reggae, and the sound had also found acceptance the U.K. (thanks largely to the Island label), where roots reggae artists like Burning Spear and Black Uhuru became just as well-known for their forays into dub. The Mad Professor and the experimental Adrian Sherwood helped Britain's dub scene remain vital in the '80s, but in spite of skilled newcomers like Scientist, Prince Jammy, and Mikey Dread, Jamaican popular taste had by then shifted to DJ toasters and lyrical improvisers, which led to the prominence of dancehall and ragga. The downtempo atmospherics and bass- and rhythm-heavy textures of dub had a lasting influence outside of reggae, beginning with Public Image Ltd.'s 1979 Metal Box/Second Edition album; during the '90s, dub was frequently incorporated into the melting-pot eclecticism of underground avant-garde rock, and Britain's thriving electronica/drum'n'bass scene owed a great deal to dub's mixing and production techniques.




Dub Garden Dr Wind in Dub
1. Talking Dub 2. Colors Dub 3. Doctor Wind Dub 4. Try More Dub 5. Late Station Dub 6. Eye Origins Dub 7. Free Dub 8. Open Book Dub Keys, Samples & Music/ STE Bass/ KATERINA DELIGIANNI Vocals/ VICTORIA DANIILIDOU Guitar & Synths/ STEVE DICKINS Dub, Mixing & Mastering/ STE, STUDIO 10, GREECE July, 2019


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