dubby

We’re back with #76 an ambient & electronic set with mostly Can Ayverdi in charge, both with the music and the text.

Here’s a note from my partner in crime Can Ayverdi : “I don’t know how these ended up in our vaults, but they’ll surely satisfy any of you dubby melodic minimal leechers out there… enjoy responsibly, and don’t turn to the darkside.”

Icelander Yagya has been making music for some time and I’m sure everyone interested in minimal / dubby techno music still remember his 2002 release “Rhythm on Snow” on Force Inc. His third album Rigning is once again inspired by weather, as it’s the Icelandic word for “rain”. It’s also the doinant theme in the album more evident especially on the beatless tracks.

Here’s a quick recap of dubby releases I’ve enjoyed this year. I’ve limited this selection to dubstep andubstep, but there’s lots of roots Jamaican music I’ve shortlisted that I might post here.

The best thing about netlabels is that netlabel artists are totally (at least theoretically) free from the constraints of the music industry and they can do all kinds of off kilter experimentations. Here’s one of ‘em from one of our netlabel faves Radio Scotvoid. His latest EP on Earth Monkey “Fae Ecosse” sees the Scottie make a few genreless wanderings from electronica to 4/4 beats.

I did grew a little tired of jazzy-go-lucky shows which i always do and go for a little something different this time. Since summer is here and we’d spent the previous weekend watching Rockers and trying to sound Jamaican, i started things off with a little dub-ska-reggae icing from Skatalites & King dubby, Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace who’s also the star of the movie.

Ok now this is some serious shit! Some ppl prefer 2 call this dubstep but this really is something else!. Does not matter if you are into ambient, electronica, dub or dubstep – it has all the right and best elements of all these genres. This is easily one of the best albums i’ve heard in 2006! The music itself has an absolute beauty, very simple and inspirational, makes you wonder about many things. It is so deep that u may drown in the sound or float with it.

If there’s one guy who should be permitted to do reedits, it’s mr Todd Terje aka Tangoterje. Starting with his infamous “Can’t help it” re-edit featured on the last post down then with “Woman of the World” and now with 3 priceless reedits on his latest EP on Supreme Records, his choice of tracks are always perfect, and his subtle touches really let the songs shine in a different light to newer audiences.