New Dub Trio

Posted on January 29th, 2008 by JJ Loy.
Categories: dub, news, video.

The word from Dub Trio is that their new album, Another Sound is Dying, is in stores today! I haven’t yet gotten my hands on a copy, but the last album was such a surprise to me, and their sound is so fresh; I’m sure I’ll go ape shit for it.

Here’s a couple of extended live videos from WoozyFly.com

VIDEOS REMOVED

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Ska Online: Internet Archive.org

Posted on October 8th, 2007 by JJ Loy.
Categories: Ska Online.

I’ve been into live set trading since Ska.About.com posted a link to The Slackers 01-01-01 show. That was back when About Ska was still vital, and it had yet to be incorporated into Worldmusic.About.com. And for a while, SoulSeek was the place to find and trade live ska sets. But these days, if you want to find or share live recordings, Archive.org is the site to go to. Find the artist you like, review the set on the provided flash player, and pick your compression method, download freely and you are good to go.

Archive.org uses online tools to collect any kind of info that has fallen out of copyright. Old films and websites are compiled here, but its the Live Music Archive that I’m concentrating on, today.

Here’s some sets of interest:

The Allstonians from 1996
Camper Van Beethoven from 1985
The Toasters (2 shows)
Fishbone (5 shows)
The Slackers (3 shows)

Dub Trio (9 shows)
Dub is a Weapon (8 shows)
Antibalas (24 shows)
Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad (8 shows)
Matisyahu (94 shows)

This is several days worth of listening, and I’m sure that there’s more to be found. Browse by band and find what I didn’t.

PS - The archived link to Ska.About.com was provided by Archive.org’s Wayback Machine.

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Cut the Chit Chat - 03 - Hard Edged Dub

Posted on September 11th, 2007 by JJ Loy.
Categories: cut the chit chat, dub, podcasts, video.


Maybe I’ve had the wrong impression for a long time, but I had always seen Dub Reggae as chill-out music- something to be passively and herbally enjoyed. Dub is a Weapon was the first band, that I encountered, to change the vibe from relaxing to energetic, with squealing guitars and double-time rhythms. And now, groups like Dub Trio are fulfilling this aggressive dub destiny by mixing creepy Dub FX into Bad Brains style Hard Core.

This episode brings you this sound, plus other non-traditional Dub approaches from bands like the Beastie Boys, Gotan Project, and the Drastics.

Babylon Motorhome - Big Band Vid Link
The Drastics - Al Q’runka Live Vid Link
Beastie Boys - Suco De Tangerina Vid Link
Dub Trio - Illegal Dub Vid Link
Slackerland All-Stars - Dub #1 Live
Dub is a Weapon - Unlabeled Live Track Live Vid Link
Crazy Baldhead - Controls
Gorillaz feat. Terry Hall - M1A1 Terry Hall Vid Link
Gotan Project - El Capitalismo Foraneo Vid Link
Pepper Pots - We Must Believe (Remix) Live Vid Link


Other Link of Interest:
-Archive.org has a ton of live Dub sets form many of these groups. Plus it’s free! Link (search for Dub)

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