I'm known for sound systemDub and to like steppers. Oh my God! How can he! But I stand by it. I love the hypnotic bass sound, the minimalist beats, and the throbbing monotony of the bass drum. That's why the new album "More Than Music LP“By J. Robinson (WhoDemSound) currently quite happy. Deep meditation in a warm bed of bass, bass and bass. Of course from the UK, the cradle of steppers. J. Robinson offers five, mostly instrumental, dubbig tracks, each from a real Dub to be followed. The instrumentation sounds original after the 90s Dub, beautifully synthetic and heard a thousand times. That's how it should be ;-). Mr. Robinson is a master of minimalism.
19 replies to "J. Robinson (WhoDemSound): More Than Music LP "
High René!
“How dare you?” …… How can you just do this Dub to like ? …… .. ;-)
I'm just kidding, but I can still remember the time when you always justified yourself for that
your reviews of (especially) UK steppers Dub didn't sound as euphoric as they do today. Often (how often it really was, I'll leave it out) you have defended yourself by noting that many think you don't like anyone
UK steppers Dub. Even then you always denied that, but I remember it that you at least made it through the flower to understand that you steppers Dub although you also like your favorites from another area of the “Cosmos Of Dub" come. That this DubProductions now regularly get 4 to 5 stars from you, but also shows that there must have been a certain change in you, which is in favor of UK Steppers Dub has affected. Maybe solve the Dub Events with these Steppers Maratons look like that. Only by witnessing such events
you get really infected after all. Well, since you usually have to travel quite a long way for such events, it is quite unlikely that I will go into such a "danger zone". Anyway, everyone has their own and I admit, there is definitely something when the massif swings up and down to the bass waves and a single seething and wobbling mass
forms as soon as the bass starts rolling.
The “More Than Music LP” does indeed sound extremely synthetic again. What I find really good is that the bass doesn't boom here with me but bubbles. That’s one of the reasons why I could definitely listen to the disc from time to time. But
it's like drugs in general! Why do you need, for example, synthetically produced cannabinoids when these substances are all contained in the finest natural plants? It's like everything ... synthetic clothes are by no means as comfortable on the skin as natural fabrics made from hemp, cotton or even silk. Ok, admittedly, natural fabrics made from sheep's wool or virgin wool feel more like heavy metal or punk on the skin. But I would only want to wear “hemp silk” anyway.
In this sense, “Mixing Up A Dub Storm “………………. lemmi
Hi Lemmi,
you are absolutely right. I have a tendency to defend music that is out of the ordinary. In the past it was maybe more complicated Dubs i believed against that Dub- Having to defend the mainstream, today it is undoubtedly Steppers who in the Dubblog needs a lawyer ;-). But ultimately it is like this for me: I like both the totally cerebral experiment as well as hand-played retroDubas well as UK steppers and everything else that exists in between. The style is not the decisive criterion. It's more the quality that counts for me - regardless of the style. There are good steppers and bad, good experiments and unsuccessful ones. The only problem is: what are the criteria of quality?
As it is now here, the "criteria of quality" are apparently purely a matter of taste.
In the end, I don't care whether I like the sound (in terms of sound quality) or not. If a tune or a Dub packs, then that's the way it is. I find the sound of DubMatix with Sly and Robby, for example, not ideal.
gtkriz described the sound as a bit “musty” (if I'm not mistaken) and I have to say, unfortunately, that's 100% true. Nevertheless, I also like the disc 100% because the music on it inspires me from head to toe.
There are people who would often describe the African Head Charge as a failed experiment, while I am the
see the limitless revelation of any music research fulfilled. And yet I already have an African Head Charge
Disc thrown away because it was not mixed by Adrian Sherwood and therefore had nothing to offer from the essential elements of a typical African Head Charge disc.
Most of the time, the “arguments” like “too sterile” or “too synthetic” are correct, but there are always exceptions to the rule that I cannot and do not have to explain to myself.
Likewise, I can't explain why I'm self-proclaimed DubAlways had a problem with the fan Dubs, both of
Zion Train as well as Alpha and Omega. For me, those were always the worst Dubs that I have heard in my life so far. Just like the Disciples, which have now also grabbed me. I also have records from Zion Train, but they never made it into my favorites. Alpha and Omega never worked for me either. Even you ras vorbei you could or can do something with Alpha and Omega now makes me very puzzled. Then they couldn't have been that bad ;-) ……………… mmmmh, I can't help it, I just don't like them. Exceptions prove the rule.
Well, the main thing is I….
… .. “Understand what DUB is !!! “……………………………. lemmi
The only problem is: what are the criteria of quality?
I have a very clear answer to that. I am the criterion, I have to like it, or at least touch me somehow, or make me curious. If none of this gets through, then it's not for my taste. So far I've always done well with this approach.
Good craftsmanship alone does not mean quality either, something just has to go together.
René, you are absolutely right, he needs an advocate / lawyer for new steppers Dubblog, otherwise this section of the Dubsa black hole in the Dubuniverse. By the way, I really like the 90s UK stepper à la Alpha & Omega or the somewhat technoid Zion Train.
I like the release, I even considered buying vinyl in the summer. For me it's not a typical stepper at all, it's almost too minimalistic for that, the sound then too organic and warm.
Here the much-cited “space” is incredibly dominant. That quality that I also have in the early Dubstep liked before Skrillex and Co. rolled over it with tools from heavy industry and road construction and wreaked a wide swath of havoc.
Bass sounds great to me, if they don't do that, it's like the room acoustics. Then it goes in the bedroom, which is smaller and there I have smaller but also quite fine speakers :)
well, everyone hears differently.
as I write this, as if to contrast, a really dark stepper (Lanterns from Vulgar Grooves, the latest on ODB). That scratches my tolerance limit, not because it's bad. I don't even want to judge that. But above all because it doesn't feel like the essence of reggae at all, much more like a stuffy tunnel rave.
Hi rop up,
You're absolutely right. It hardly feels like reggae anymore. I generally don't like those aggressively pounding rhythms. Unfortunately, quite a few ODG releases have followed this pattern recently.
"Unfortunately, quite a few ODG releases have been following this pattern recently."
And unfortunately they have me on the kieker. About every two days I get a new “tip” from them on my cell phone.
Too much stomping music and it felt like being on the assembly line. Mass instead of class. Even if there should be something good, I feel “stalked” by ODG and therefore don't even notice them anymore. Even at the risk of one or the other good for me Dub possibly goes through the rag.
Reggae has a very special charm and many new producers are simply not even aware of that. They don't notice anything, they just want to produce, come hell out of it. But what the heck, even if you have time and leisure for good Dub Productions, people prefer to step and stamp ...... ..
We pretend to be human. Because of the crown of creation and such. Most animals and even insects have much finer skills. The crown of creation for me are the birds, because they just spread their wings and fly away. An elephant can water up to 30 (or was it even 300?)
Smell kilometers goats feel earthquakes even before the earth shakes. And so on ......
We humans, on the other hand, are pretty primitive ……… most of us want discofox and pounding music.
Sorry, I went back a bit ………………. lemmi
Äääääähmmm ???
I just listened to the lantern of Vulgar Grooves …… .. I don't think they're that bad.
Then I'd rather go back into the goal ……………… lemmi
If you put the current ODG productions in relation to J. Robinson (WhoDemSound): More Than Music LP, then J. Robinson is actually an absolute listening pleasure. So it's all just a question of your point of view and your way of seeing / hearing. Still, I find the sound of “More Than Music” very synthetic and somehow sterile. No guitars, no organic bass, I'm missing a lot of ingredients that make a really good one Dub- Turn off album.
Heyii Dub-freaks
Thank you for your comments ... it is a real pleasure to read your lyrics and to hear the sound (although sometimes the "pleasure" ends) ... I notice again and again that I tend to be more into hand-knitted ... Psydub (which René unfortunately leaves out) ... but it's all a matter of taste.
For example, what do you say? Dub Surfing from Master Margherita (not the best of him, but quite a pleasure in my ears) or Superdeep from Pangani? -> Both can be found on bandcamp.com ...
Hi Philipp,
thank's for the Tipps. I hadn't even seen the two albums yet. I'm listening to "Dub Surfing “and I'm really impressed. "Psy-Dub“Sums up the style very well. It's always nice how big a small sub-genre is.
Greetings,
Dogs Dub or ambient Dub has been around since the early 90s. Your recommendations immediately reminded me of my favorites in this genre. Here are a few more tips from me: Ott, Kukan Dub Lagan, Cuba, Shpongle, Tor.Ma, Burnt Friedman and of course The Orb.
Have fun discovering and traveling ;-)
I find psy Dub is mocked twice. Because Dub for me is the purest and purest "psycho-muck" there is.
That's exactly why I'm so into it ;-) ………………… lemmi
Yes and no, psydub is a different league and (at least for me) definitely further from the "classic" reggaeDub removed ... but yes, all "Dub-Arten "have a more or less psychedelic touch and that is also why I love this music so ... :)
I have known these favorites for a long time, of course, as I am a child of the 70s ... but thank you very much anyway!
I like the first "Dub"-Albums of the Desert Dwelllers ... go as psy-Dub by?
I dare to say, if not you, who then?!?
However, since today I have not been so convinced of my "perfect pitch".
For me, the main thing is "Wandering Sadhu" from Anahata Yoga Dub very well remembered. Maybe not the best example, but they play the notes in exactly the right order so that it feels very "sensual" to me.
But I don't really know anything about them ………… .. lemmi
As long as Rara Avis was on board, the Desert Dwellers were great - today there are only two of them and the music is super boring tribal beat dance stuff. Too bad.