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Dubmatrix: System Shakedown

Dubmatix - my current one Dub-Held released a new album: "System Shakedown" (echo beach/ Indigo) - and it's not at all Dub! Damn it, such a cool album and it doesn't fit in my column. And actually not in that either Dubblog. But whatever. If Moses doesn't come to the mountain, the mountain will come to Moses! So from today: The Dubblog is expanding its spectrum and now allows everything the author likes - and I really like "System Shakedown". Because the album offers exactly what I do DubMatix adore: very fat, powerful, grandiose arranged and orchestrated old school rhythms. If there were already many tracks with guest vocalists on the previous album, then Dubmatix now nailed it and (with two exceptions) put the entire album at the service of singing. As expected, the veterans of the micro genre pass on here: The Mighty Diamonds, Dennis Alcapone, Gregory Isaacs, Tippa Irie and of course U-Brown. They are flanked by lesser known artists such as the Ragga Twins, Brother Culture or Omar Perry. And, that's better than a pure one now Dub-Album? The purist in me grudgingly admits: yes, that could be, because the singers all deliver great songs. Songs that make the rhythms burn, while the rhythms fire the songs again. So all in all a pretty impressive explosion that bangs our eardrums here. Or, to put it soberly, objectively and without personal judgment: the album rocks as if it had Dubmatix invented the groove.

3 replies to "Dubmatix: System Shakedown "

Greetings to the Dubblog

Many thanks for taking the time to review the album. I know it only contains 2 Dub tracks BUT that was for a reason - I will be releasing a pure dub album in early 2011 so I kept a lot of the dub for that record! haha
It is fantastic to read your review and well-explained reasons for your point of view.
I humbly thank you and appreciate it!
big respect!
dubmatix

Completely agree with you on all points. "System Shakedown" is a terrific album !!! And there is still a lot waiting for us in the future (I saw that on a visit to Toronto). So we can all look forward to more fat Dubmatixtunes and -dubs happy !!!

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