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Pablo RasteR: Art of Dub

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We know: Dub is big in Italy! As if to emphasize this again, the Italian Pablo RasteR presents us - according to his website, an experienced one Dub-Producer (whom I didn't know before) - his debut album: "The Art of Dub“(Elastica). A strong album with a quite programmatic title, which Signor RasteR knows how to deliver. Because he knows them, the different ways of playing the Dub, from gentle and melodic to brutal and uncompromising. I like the former a little better, especially the title track “The Art of Dub“Did it to me. Sandro Paradisi plays a wonderfully lively accordion over a solid rhythm that goes so perfectly with the music that I wonder why it isn't played on much more often DubProductions can be heard. Wouldn't it be a good idea to swap the well-known melodica for an accordion? Anyway, this accordionDub is at the top of my personal playlist. But the hard stuff from RasteR is not to be despised either. Be it the classic rockers drum beat on “An lè Bolè”, the wicked, deep black bassline of “Barumba”, or the violin over the heavy steppers beats on “Battle of Megiddo” - RasteR even knows how to make his steppers tunes interesting . Guest vocalists also help him in five cases, of which Dan I is probably the best known. Unfortunately, there are also some very stereotypical and little inspired Steppers tunes, especially in the second part of the album, that RasteR could have saved. But maybe he wants to leave the largest possible footprint in the sound system scene. Once these ambitions are satisfied, RasteR will be a big one. I'm already looking forward to his next project.

Rating 4 stars

6 responses to “Pablo RasteR: Art of Dub"

Ok, it's getting cold in Germany but my goose bumps are now more because of your comment on “Art Of Dub". Ever since I used the accordion in one Dub- Having heard a similar piece by ED ROME (at least 10 years ago), I wish for nothing more (except for decent conditions worldwide) than one Dubdisk in which the accordion plays as much as Augustus Pablo does the melodica. I am quite of your opinion that the melodica - if not quite but considerably - will be replaced by the Akkoerdeon much more often in the future. That would be more forward-looking for me Dub.
I've asked for “Irish Dub with accordion ”googled but still found nothing. It would be very important to me that the accordion sticks to Irish folk music, because I like the pieces so much, even if there isn't any Dub at a hunt.
I'm really curious to see what the audio sample will reveal.

Greetings …………… .. lemmi

Ok, the audio sample lets me understand why it was only enough to get 4 stars. The piece with the accordion is great and makes you want more of it. Indeed, a lot of steppas on the disc. Something is missing the magic, which of Dub and reggae in general. But I also really like steppas and I have to say, “Rejoice” feat. Barry Isaacs gave me a very nice ass kick. My cheeks are still shaking.
Fine Fine Fine… .. I have another delivery in the pipeline with long-awaited slices …… You make me fed up ………… lemmi

Oh, I was hoping we'd never have to "argue" about Hey-O-Hansen. A long time ago I bought an album from them and I have to admit that I can't do anything with it. But since you have a very good taste in music from my point of view, I have to check out more material from them, because it can hardly be that our feelings are so different.
Perhaps there will be another perspective after all.

So long………………… lemmi

Well, I'll stick with it. Hey -O-Hansen, I think it's very mixed. I also have a good one on my record Dub found (but only one of about six).
I have two in the sound cloud Dubs found with accordion. "Moon" and "Once".
"Moon" goes like this, but "Once" now runs in a continuous loop. Very cool or as you would say: "Ingenious" !!!

Happy greetings ……………… lemmy

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