v/a "King Size Dub Chapter Seven" Echo Beach 037 2001 (72:41)
Submission feat. Tikiman "Millenium" (Thomas Fehlman RMX)
(3:48)
Earl 16 "Free the World" (Basseman club mix) (4:53)
Walkner.Möstl "Who Is It?" (6:40)
Rockers Hifi "Push Push" (The Underwater World of Jah
Costeau mix by G-Corp) (5:07)
Tosca "Busenfreund" (Dzihan & Kamien Dub) (5:28)
Pre Fade Listening "Mr. Medicine
Man" (Phunk Diggaz Mix)
(9:04)
Dubblestandard "Dinkle Dub" (5:39)
Sounds From The Ground "Idlewild" (7:25)
Waveform "Earth, Beat, Heart" (Templeroy Omega Mix) (11:25)
G-Corp "Drunken Master" (4:14)
State of Emergency "Bank of Babylon" (4:29)
Seeed "Kings &
Queens" (Dub Version) (4:29)
Most modern dub just doesn't do it for me. Ditto most straightforward dance floor music. Put the two together and it shouldn't fare too much better, right? Well, strangely enough, I'm pleasantly surprised how much I've been nodding my head while this disc spins. Germany's Echo Beach present the 7th chapter of their "King Size Dub" compilation with 11 cuts, over half of which are remixes. Most of these tracks have the same sort of digital sheen and rhythms that betray the analogue dub of the '70s, which I usually prefer, but I don't think that's what they're going for here. The subtitle advises 'file under logical dubgression' so they're obviously looking to push the parameters of dub. There's a balance of styles from classic to modern day dabblings in house and techno. Submission and Pre Fade Listening both utilize Tikiman, my favorite contemporary dub vocalist. The former, elegantly remixed by sometime Orb member Thomas Fehlman, features my man at the most animated I've ever heard him while in the latter he casually goes with the flow of a thick, nine minute plus techno pulse. Sounds From The Ground work in the the warmth of reggae brass for hire Crispy Horns. Rockers Hifi, State of Emergency and Seeed rock more of a classic bass groove, Seeed especially so with horns, organ, sonic vortex, 3 piece vocal and way down low end. The remaining tracks by Earl 16, Walkner.Möstl, Tosca, Dubblestandard, Waveform (a far too obvious Beastie Boys sample!) and G-Corp range from good to dull, none that I have to skip but none as snappy as the aforementioned. My generally dismissive attitude towards modern dub has been altered quite a bit ...
Where did I get this cd? - promo.