ROOTS OF DUB FUNK 3. Artist: Various. Label: Tanty Records

Still the only dub series showcasing the best of the underground dub scene from dub producers from around the globe.This is a darker broodier and heavier affair than both volumes 1 and 2 put together. With the Nyabinghi laced thumper from DUB 2 DUBS - Zulu Dub to conscious lyrics from Rudy Lee on DJ PERCH’S - Edutainment Dub. Give the people what they need Edutainment so their minds can be free and The DUB FUNK ASSOCIATION`S menacing chant of Babylon kingdom must have to fall you know this is no bubble gum affair! Combine that with the big UK dub guns of JAH WARRIOR ALPHA and OMEGA VIBRONICS and TEACHA plus a strong representation from notable USA dubs heads VERSION CITY ROCKERS with King Django Burning Babylon and new Dub meister RAS SHAGGAI makes a very powerful package for this release.Review: The UK based Tanty Records who released some well-received dub albums unleashes the third installment in their `Roots of Dub Funk` series subtitled `The Dub Adventure`. The album compiler is Kelvin R. of the Dub Funk Association a band comprising Russell (Disciples) Brown Part 2 Trevor (Technician) McKenzie Dave Hendry Daniel (The Interrupttor) Bosshard and Kelvin.R. The sampler offers the listener some twelve tracks of fresh yet deep sounding dub expeditions led by heavyweight dubheads out of the UK France Germany and the US. Always following the spiritual trail of Lee Perry King Tubby and Errol T. Kelvin R. offers the listener a crossection (if possible..) of todays` dub music.From the US he brings you three productions the first being The Version City Rockers with the magnificent tune Deeper Roots but Burning Babylon certainly knows how to revive King Jammy`s late 70s dubbing style with Living Soul Dub. Ras Shaggai is the third US exponent which definitely makes a fine impression. Germany based DJ Perch in combination with Rudy Lee delivers a good rootical tune (vocals included here...).The album opens with a hypnotical killer tune called Spirit World Dub brought to you by Brain Damage in cooperation with Tena Stelin one of the UK`s most underrated roots singers. A MUST check out track ! Two tracks here by Alpha and Omega. First there`s the tantalizing Jerusalem and their second journey is entitled David And Goliath Dub a biblical retrospective mindblower taking you into the depths of the past. Jah Warrior is a well known UK based dub and roots fanatic. Here he contributes Prince Alla in dub -Our Father Dub sparse Prince Alla vocals included here and the horns section sounds magnificent !Further and deeper into dub....just follow trailblazer Kelvin R. !! Reggae VibesReview: VARIOUS. Roots Of Dub Funk 3. Tanty Records. You have to be shaken by those basslines especially when listening on a hi-fi; this sort of music is not for inferior systems which rattle if a modicum of bass is presented to it. The opening track Spirit World Dub is just one of those that performs an audio check on your system and what is even better is that Brain Damage featuring Tena Stelin have managed to make it so infectious. This is truly a definitive of the style and has to be rated as excellent This is followed by Alpha and Omega`s Jerusalem where again the bass riff is applied with maximum force but it`s still great dub. The brass section with added reverb offer a grand opening on Our Father Dub by Jah Warrior. The pseudo orchestrated Babylon Kingdom by the Dub Funk Association is another one of those infectious tracks that must surely inspire the listener. If that was not your ideal track then try Living Soul Dub by Burning Babylon and you have difficulty in rejecting this happy sounding slab of dub. If you are willing to let these dozen samples of dub come your way then you won`t be disappointed. I wasn`t.

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