A new Dub Syndicate/ Adrian Sherwood release was announced yesterday, a brand new set of versions built on the rhythm tracks from tapes recorded by Adrian and Style Scott in the period between 1989 and 1996- a set of new dubs of old tracks, Adrian at the mixing desk pushing and pulling those faders around to reshape Dub Syndicate once more. The first cut from is this, Intercommunications, a low key and low slung four minutes and forty seconds of On U dub splendour. Intercommunications makes time disappear- it could easily be three times as long and not lose any of its charms.
The album- Obscured By Version- is out next February along with a five CD box set anthology of Dub Syndicate from '89- '96 called Out Here On The Perimeter and single disc re- issues of four albums, Stoned Immaculate, Strike The Balance, Echomania and Ital Breakfast. Obscured By Version is available at all the usual places including Bandcamp.
Back in 1985 Dub Syndicate released Tunes From The Missing Channel, a heavy duty collision of On U dub, Jamaican dub, Sherwood's industrial/ sampling, Ashanti Roy from The Congos and contributions from Jah Wobble and Keith Levene. Nine slices of classic mid- 80s On U Sound. I was going to post Ravi Shankar Pt. 1 but I've done that before- instead, try this... 'something nice is going to happen to your ears', as the man says.
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Thanks for the tip-off. Will definitely investigate this one.
Excellent news, I know what I'm getting in February. The title takes me back to many Sunday afternoons (in recovery mode) listening to On The Wire, sample that are easily triggered in my brain.
I saw African Headcharge at the weekend, Adrian Sherwood was meant to be playing with them. Unfortunately due to a missing peice of equipment he couldn't play with the band. He did play an excellent set afterwards.
It's a proper bugger forgetting that one lead Jake
That's my Christmas present (to myself) sorted.
I was also lucky enough to see AHC in concert this year and they were superb. No sign of Sherwood sadly, though Gaudi was part of the touring band, which was a lovely surprise.
Gaudi was very interesting to watch playing AHC. He had a box of various effects, my favourite though was when he used a tiny megaphone.
Apparently it was a 24-way splitter that stopped him playing with AHC, I got talking to a guy who was 2nd engineer for OnThe Wire and was there helping them out.
If only you'd a 24 way splitter with you Jake
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