It's that time again: We serve you ours Dub-Top 5 of the year ending. As you can see, diversity counts for us. How could it be otherwise with such a diverse genre? We look forward to your comments.
Top 5 from René
Great, live recorded instrumentals, additionally with Dubversions. What more could you want?
Not a remake but a newmake with the fantastic stylistic devices of the past – and a great Dub-Album.
»Greter« here probably means »about Dub because that is exactly what this fascinating mix of styles delivers, showing what Dub can be anything.
Dreadsquad is back – and completely different than expected. Grown up! Beautiful, inspired instrumentals, superbly executed and with a perfect sound.
Outstanding album. Instrumentals and melodies recorded under the direction of Roberto Sánchez Dubs. Rarely have I heard so much joy in playing.
Top 5 of Ras Vorbei
No excessive Dub-Fireworks, but an excellent meditative soundscape with quietly meandering riddims without a lot of frills.
A long-lost album is experiencing its renaissance.
A wonderful musical legacy.
A very unique sound that not only I find hypnotic.
A four-part cross-cultural journey combining reggae, jazz, Dub- and trip-hop grooves into a cinematic palette.
Top 5 from gtk
First place this time goes to… Bavaria! Adubta transforms a rather jazzy album by the Graz Roots Organisation into a bass-heavy monster with killer dynamics. No offense!
Ras Teo, Zion I Kings and Lone Ark make music together – not surprisingly, this could only work out well, both in the vocal and in the Dubversion. This applies to part 1 of the recording session…
... as well as for part 2. On both albums, the melodies of Ras Teo meet the musical and production qualities of Roberto Sanchez, David Goldfine and Laurent Alfred, who complement each other wonderfully.
If you prefer something more crisp and rocky, you can't miss Sam Gilly's House of Riddim - the same goes for this collaboration with trombonist Hornsman Coyote. There's no shortage of effects either!
Prince Fatty actually took us 13 years to Dubversion of Little Roy's fine and curious "Battle for Seattle" album. How could he!
Top 5 by Philipp K
This work is the one that makes the most rounds on my plate. Great! Since the release of "Zipporah" (2020), I have fallen in love with the sound and magic of Emanuel & The Bionites. It's hard to believe that this music is Made in France.
As you can read in the review, I am very enthusiastic about these two riddims and their versions. Reggae and Dub the finest, pure soul food.
A compilation that brings together the best and selected versions and mixes of Blackbeard from 1976 - 1980 and celebrates the Sufferer Sound System once again. Relevant.
My DubThe year 2024 clearly goes to France. The label BAT Records and the Dub Shepherds stand for incredibly good and high quality reggae and Dub-Productions that, in most cases, completely convince me.
'Which desert?' I ask myself. Is it possible that Dub- and reggae desert Poland? No idea and it doesn't matter, because this instrumental album is reggae-Dub-Ethio-Jazz at its finest. Organ, saxophone, flute, melodica (just part of it) and good arrangement stand out for me...
