Dub Vibrations part 2

Last year the excellent Belgian website reggaedub.be gave us their first Dub Vibrations compilation. With this collection they wanted to present some free digital steppers, as well as promoting the Belgian scene. Now they continue their quest with a second chapter. Dub Vibrations 2 delivers once again 10 heavy steppers from Belgium and 2 from Ivory Coast. You can stream or download the compilation for free from the reggaedub site.

Steppers delight with Crucial Alphonso

Visionary Creation is the first album of Crucial Alphonso, an Antwerp-based roots/dub engineer and producer who specializes in powerful instrumental dub steppers.

Crucial Alphonso is highly influenced by classic UK dub and contemporary European dub/steppers releases. So you know what to expect. Visionary Creation brings us twelve heavyweight digital steppers (six tracks and six versions), ready to take you into that dancing mood – soundsystem style. It’s all there: the thumping bass drum, the thundering bass, the cutting skanks and the loud horns.
But there’s also nuff vibes for the soul, with some delicate strings, a moody flute and the ital binghi drums courtesy of Ionyouth.

Visionary Creation is released by netlabel Dubkey and the album is available for free download. Steppers all the way so don’t hesitate. Play on a soundsystem and make them dance to this one!

High Tone presents Dub Invaders

There’s once again some good news for those who have been following the many projects of the Lyon dub crew High Tone. Just a few months after “Dub Box” (the refix album), the irreverent heirs of Lee Scratch Perry now have released Dub Invaders.

It’s a simple concept. The five musicians of the band plus their vj have produced two titles each. The twelve songs are released on triple vinyl on the Jarring Effects label. Ranging from steppa to electrodub to dubstep, this album shows once again why High Tone is still considered as one of the major actors in the french dub scene. This is once again some great mutant dub.

You can also check the special website dedicated to Dub Invaders, where you can listen to the album.

Dub Vibrations from Belgium and France

Reggaedub.be presents the first Dub Vibrations compilation. It turns out te be a wicked one, with 11 serious digital steppers given us a nice look at what’s new (dubwise!) in France and Belgium. You can download it for free from the reggaedub.be site. Big up for this one.

Also: if you’re a dubhead and interested in a place on the next compilation, then drop them a line.