[bd_0006_side_a] Baroque Dub - Freedom Blues (Redub)

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[bd_0006_side_b1] Baroque Dub - Tempo (Basic Mix)

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[bd_0006_side_b2] Baroque Dub - Every Tongue

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Twelve

[techdub + dubstep flashback]

With clean, minimal lines this game of two halves starts with a veritable who's who of the netlabel scene as it stood at the height of techdub. Thinner/Autoplate, Realaudio.ch, Uran97 and Legoego, all present and correct with releases still freely available from the superfluous archive.org. But this giant of the Open Source audio scene has also served as a platform for more recent developments in deep bass. Dubstep, the bastard child of grime, jungle and techno has grown on the net through a series of blogs, forums and sharity sites, allowing this wonderfully fragmented scene to flourish - unified only by a common dedication to experimentation in sound and a profound respect for riddim driven grooves. The original reggae influences may have become distilled as the artists have developed their own voice but you'll still find enough studio trickery to keep even the most dedicated dubheads happy. Obviously not one for the purists, only those from the post-rave generation should apply.

Tracklist:

[01] Chris Barky - Caffeine Aroma [uran97_016] (00:00)
[02] Deepchord - Vantage Isle (DC Mix 3) (04:03)
[03] Dolby - M1 [thn008] (05:18)
[04] Tekdev69 - Lain [ego005] (07:50)
[05] Martin Donath - Blaue Tiefe [ratc006] (11:58)
[06] Marko Fürstenberg - Silent Stream [ratc002] (17:18)
[07] Christian Bloch - Pontiac Arrest [thn027] (21:10)
[08] Monolake - Arte (22:07)
[09] Burial - Southern Comfort (31:19)
[10] Horsepower Productions - Gorgon Sound (35:08)
[11] Artwork - Red Bass (39:02)
[12] Benny Ill vs DJ Hatcha - Highland Spring (43:20)
[13] Scuba - Subaqueous (46:31)
[14] Skream - Blipstream (51:29)
[15] Boxcutter - Gave Dub (54:32)
[16] Code M.D. - Higher (58:52)


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Baroque Dub Mixtape Eleven

Fasten your seatbelts for a relentless ride through upfront dub and conscious lyrical sermons. Old school meets new school with the likes of Solomonic Sound and Sandoz mixing clinical techno beats with rubbadub production. The antidote comes courtesy of some wise words from The Congos and friends, before Style Scott's legendary Dub Syndicate sparks up again and rekindles the fire. Take heed of Willi Williams' advise before you're finally jettisoned into the cotton wool depths of nu-dub deep bass.

Tracklist:

[01] King Jammy meets Dry & Heavy - Do Dub Up Your Fight (00:00)
[02] Solomonic Sound - Children of Israel (Dub) (03:20)
[03] Sandoz - Strike Fire (11:30)
[04] Blaze Dem - Martial World [jtrnet05] (13:58)
[05] Johnny Osbourne - Purify Your Heart (17:31)
[06] The Congos - Fisherman (20:44)
[07] Junior Byles - Fade Away (26:39)
[08] The Interns - Nothing Is Impossible (30:10)
[09] The Dub Syndicate - Sizzle Bud (33:45)
[10] Sidestepper - Linda Manigua (Qantum Dub Force Mix) (38:11)
[11] Dubians - Guns Ze Dub (Centry At Conscious Sounds Studio) (43:39)
[12] Zion Train - Free The Bass (47:15)
[13] God Son - Realise (51:40)
[14] Willi Williams - Zion Town (54:34)
[15] Lena - Entomodub Remix (58:18)
[16] Deadbeat - Organ In The Attic Sings The Blues (63:29)
[17] Digitalverein - Abends Am Gasturm [thn001] (69:50)


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[bd0005_side-aa] Baroque Dub - Pressure Gauge

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[bd0005_side-a] Baroque Dub - Majestic

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Ten

We B Movin, alright - half way round the world from NZ to UK so this may be the last mixtape for a few months... cherish it! Number 8's already done the tribute to Aotearoa but I couldn't help throwing in a few more Kiwi artists for nostalgic reasons. Katchafire may be strictly roots with their uncanny impersonation of the Wailers but Tiki and The Nomad are hardly purists in their approach to reggae. Also watch out for more of a funk influence creeping in. It's about time! where do you think all these breaks come from? It's not quite the full-on funk soul brother compilation I've been threatening for a while but who knows?... could be with you sometime soon - stay tuned. For now, just enjoy the sisters doing it for themselves with a trio of funk gems from the ladies. And as a final farewell to this beautiful isle - a superb Fat Freddy's live bootleg shows them off jamming at their best. Choice, bro.

Tracklist:

[01] Epsilon-Blue - We B Movin *[NZ] (00:00)
[02] Tiki - Dub Soldier *[NZ] (04:41)
[03] Solomon Jabby - Youth Revolution Dub (09:22)
[04] Katchafire - Frisk Me Down (12:27)
[05] Norris Reid - Freedom Train (16:37)
[06] Bush Chemists - Chemist Special (20:08)
[07] I-Sonic Institute - Ancient Motion (24:15)
[08] Ansell Collins - Black Out (27:34)
[09] The Nomad - Time Is Running Out *[NZ] (31:04)
[10] Sola Rosa - Badman (feat. Spikey Tee) *[NZ] (34:14)
[11] Vicki Anderson - The Message From The Soul Sisters (38:16)
[12] The Marvels - Rocksteady (43:28)
[13] Nina Simone - Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter (46:24)
[14] Nonplace Urban Field - Nike Air (Solid Doctor Remix) (51:17)
[15] Noiseshaper - The Only Redeemer (55:25)
[16] Sly & Robbie - Fatigue Chic (Dub Pistols remix) (61:09)
[17] Fat Freddy's Drop - Live Bootleg *[NZ] (66:08)


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Baroque Dub Mixtape Nine

Tracklist:

[01] Cinema Dub Monks - The Barcelona Project (Part One) [edit] (00:00)
[02] Kora - Burning (06:40)
[03] South - Dub Remedies (Groove Corporation remix) (12:37)
[04] The Upsetters - Groovy Dub (16:35)
[05] Keith Rowe - Groovy Situation [edit] (19:55)
[06] Big Youth - Dubble Attack (21:23)
[07] Don Carlos - Nice Time / Late Night Blues (24:01)
[08] Seeed - Doctor's Darling Riddim (Instrumental) (31:18)
[09] The Impact All Stars - Maro (35:26)
[10] Alton Ellis - African Descendants (38:04)
[11] Dubmatix - Anywhere Dub (40:29)
[12] Faya Dub - Maethé (44:33)
[13] Mogwai - Tracy (Kid Loco Playing with the Young Team Mix) (48:46)
[14] Cornu - Youpi (Kid Loco Space Spaghetti Mix) (57:04)
[15] Fingathing - You Fly Me (62:24)

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[bd0004_side-aa] Baroque Dub - Dark Matter

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[bd0004_side-a] Baroque Dub - Party at my House

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Eight

A Tribute to Aotearoa

Opening with the first of two remixes from Hirini Melbourne & Richard Nunns' Te Ku Te Whe (a classic of modern Maori music) this mix is a celebration of the rich tapestry of New Zealand music.

First off a Skream dubstep cut gets an airing having somehow missed out on an appearance on mixtape 6. Then Messrs Friedman and Liebezeit set the scene with some tripped out digi dub before Salmonella Dub and Katchafire start us on our journey. The Hulu Project's German/Siberian crossover is a reminder of Kiwis' lust for the big OE (overseas experience) before returning to their home and roots.

The rest of this CD length mix is almost a who's who of New Zealand reggae - anoraks might be interested to learn that International Observer is non other than Tom Bailey who spent the 80s as one third of The Thompson Twins (who'd have thought it?!).

I couldn't resist dropping a Sixtoo track - after the disappointment of DJ Shadow's last album I reckon this guy's definitely the new king of instrumental hip-hop.

Finally Downtown Brown and The Sunshine Sound System make an appearance as a reminder to anyone who's passed through Wellington and had a chance to party on the now sunk F69 frigate - once the best bar/venue I think I've ever been to. And how could I miss out Fat Freddy? Never as good on record as the electrifying live band they really are, I highly recommend you all go out and treat yourself to their recent DVD.

"He taonga whakamiharo" [Treasures to be admired]


Tracklist:

[01] Hirini Melbourne & Richard Nunns - Takapau Horanu (Chris Macro Remix) *[NZ] (00:00)
[02] Skream - Morning Blues (01:01)
[03] Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Fearer (02:32)
[04] Salmonella Dub - Problems *[NZ] (05:28)
[05] Katchafire - Sensi Dub (Pitch Black Remix) *[NZ] (11:00)
[06] Hulu Project feat. Stepanida - Kuhugngu Kustuhuu (14:31)
[07] Hirini Melbourne & Richard Nunns - To Po (Pitch Black Remix) *[NZ] (19:45)
[08] Sola Rosa - Don't Leave Home *[NZ] (24:25)
[09] The Black Seeds - Tuk Tuk *[NZ] (30:06)
[10] Jo Dukie & Fitchie - Midnight Marauders *[NZ] (34:01)
[11] Tigilau Ness - From Street To Sky *[NZ] (42:10)
[12] International Observer - Cellphone Dub *[NZ] (45:54)
[13] Sixtoo - Duration (6 of 16) (50:57)
[14] Downtown Brown - Unadrumma (Sunshine Sound System Remix) *[NZ] (52:10)
[15] Fat Freddy's Drop - Ernie *[NZ] (57:01)

*[NZ] = made in aotearoa

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Seven

From Style Scott and On-U's upfront dub to the broken digital meanderings of Monolake and Burnt Friedman we're back in digi-dub mode. But there's nothing cold and clinical about this selection, even Spooky's old school, progressive house classic 'Intoxication' has a warm, almost rootsy quality to it - with D-Flex at the controls turning its four to the floor rhythm into a steppers anthem. And check Håkan Lidbo's Trinity... often lost to the experimental glitch brigade here's a track which proves he's just as capable of nu-dub dancefloor fillers as Andreas Tilliander. Choice!


Tracklist:

[01] Long Beach Dub Allstars - Righteous Dub (feat.Barrington Levy) (00:00)
[02] Dub Syndicate - Wadada (Means Love) (02:17)
[03] Monolake - Bicom (05:17)
[04] Submission - M (10:37)
[05] Brain Damage (feat. Black Sifichi) - Cube Dub (13:20)
[06] Shulman - Inner Selves (16:22)
[07] Twighlight Circus - Love Is What We Need (Love Dub Remix) (feat. Big Youth) (25:22)
[08] Rktic - A Walk On Deep Snow [thn005] (28:45)
[09] Nulleins - Wave [thn006] (37:37)
[10] Spooky - Intoxication (Guerilla In Dub mix) (44:33)
[11] Hakan Libdo - Trinity (Solomonic Sound Re-blush) (51:45)
[12] EM-120 (bluetech) - Xhale (Void remix) (58:21)
[13] Nonplace Urban Field - Chilled #7 (62:10)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Six

Jump up breaks, roots jungle and even a touch of hands in the air rave courtesy of Dreadzone - mixtape 06 is my homage to the old school: before jungle beats morphed into the cold and clinical moodiness of drum'n'bass, before breakbeat went mainstream in the form of house-influenced mashups... it's all about those big rolling reggae basslines and that offbeat skank. Here's to reclaiming the dancefloor with music guaranteed to put a smile on your face. And if all this partying gets a little too much for you - hang in there - Gravenhurst's uncanny imitation of Nick Drake and Sonic Boom's soporiphic ambient masterpiece are there to help bring you down gently once you make it to the other side.

Tracklist:

[01] Madhuvanti - Masaladosa (00:00)
[02] Yosh - Jumping The Bass (04:43)
[03] Freestylers - Warning (Featuring Navigator) (10:43)
[04] Big Bud - Rice 'n' Beans (15:15)
[05] Big Bud - Children of Jah (20:46)
[06] Congo Natty - All Ganja Man (Luv Remix) (27:54)
[07] Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction (34:21)
[08] Nils Petter Molvaer - Khmer (40:05)
[09] High Plains Drifter vs Goldspot - Sholay (45:01)
[10] Vivian Jackson and the Ralph Brothers - Conquering Lion (48:35)
[11] Tayo - Wildlife Dub (50:24)
[12] Dreadzone - Mean Old World (54:26)
[13] Gravenhurst - The Ice Tree (60:04)
[14] Colder - One Night in Tokyo (65:16)
[15] Sonic Boom - If I Should Die (67:40)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Five [Techdub + Dubstep]

Every now and then I discover a new genre of music, a new clique... a new sound which re-awakens my love of music. Something which reminds me of the potential of sound to create an aural landscapes in which to dream and to lose oneself. When I hear it I'm like an addict - I buy and download everything I can find. I immerse myself in this new soundscape of possibilities... Both the grime influenced Dubstep and the germanic Techdub had that effect on me when I first heard them and so I felt it was probably time to pay homage to these two giants of the underground club scene.

I must admit to being a little worried that the programmed beats and the 'four to the floor' inflections might leave some of baroquedub's listeners cold... where's the eclecticism? where's the cross fertilisation of genres? Well sometimes I just like that Kraftwerk machine drilling into my subconscious. I've thrown in Tcha-k Federateur's live recording of Le Rythme just to offset all those heavily quantised machine generated rhythms but it's only for show: delve into those repetitive beats, listen to those shimmering sounds and learn from the subtlety of von Oswald & Ernestus's dubby techno.


Tracklist:

[01] Various Production - Don't Ask
[02] Benga - Music Box
[03] Deepchord - Untitled [dc11 side B1]
[04] Basic Channel - Find A Way (featuring Tikiman) Vocal & Version
[05] Rhythm & Sound - Best Friend (Featuring Love Joy)
[06] Radikal Dub Kolectiv - Rajch(ice)snes Dub
[07] Sound Addicta - Atchakana Dub
[08] Tcha-k Federateur - Le Rythme
[09] Konrad Black - White Cigarettes
[10] Son.Sine - Upekah
[11] LOD - Esponja (Remix)
[12] Marko Fürstenberg - Contract [thn078]
[13] Akufen - Architecture
[14] Marko Fürstenberg - T-Shape [thn078]
[15] African Head Charge - Free Chant (Churchical Chant of the Nyabinghi)

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Four [Global Vision]

"Harmony is the key" and music is the message. A worldwide journey through soulful funk, gospel inspired alt-rock and Bill Laswell's globe-trotting reggae. Enjoy some french dub and trip-hop courtesy of The Bruknahm Project and High Tone, get multi-ethnic with some UK-based krautrock from Marc Bandola's Ausgang project and take a moment to reflect on the state of the planet. Then just before you start to despair at 'What's Going On' let Jamie Liddell remind you that we might as well "go under with a smile"...


Tracklist:

[01] The Undisputed Truth - What It Is
[02] Ausgang - They Sounded
[03] The Bruknahm Project - La Nuit
[04] Bill Laswell - Chacon and Daniel
[05] Bill Laswell - El-Oued
[06] Klint - Closer
[07] Jackie-O Motherfucker - Rockaway
[08] Pink Mountaintops - Lord Let Us Shine
[09] Roots Tonic - Employees Must Wash Your Hands
[10] Aphex Twin - Lichen
[11] Dublicut - Terem Dub
[12] High Tone - Taniotoshi
[13] Asa Chang & Junray - Hana
[14] Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
[15] Jamie Lidell - Multiply


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[bd0003_side-a] Baroque Dub - Drum Song

Released as part of the digital 7inch 'Version Excursions' series.

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[bd0003_side-b] Baroque Dub - Death in The Arena

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Baroque Dub Mixtape Three

[Dub Landscape]

From nu-dub to old school classics this is a journey deep into the farther reaches of the bass. Exploring the seismic influences dub production techniques have had on music you'll be transported on a magic carpet ride from King Tubby's genre defining knob twiddling to reggae-tinged electronica and skankin' jump-up hip-hop. Let the warm feedback and wave of reverb take over and enjoy the soothing massage of the sub.

Jah love music!

Tracklist:

[01] School of Emotional Engineering - To Be Continued
[02] School of Emotional Engineering - ...Refrain
[03] Deadbeat - Requiem
[04] The Upsetters - Drum Rock
[05] Yabby You Meets King Tubby - Conquering Dub
[06] Piratedub - Strictly Rub-A-Dub (featuring U-Brown)
[07] Colourbox - Baby I Love You So
[08] King Tubby - Blessed Dub
[09] King Tubby - Jah Jah Dub
[10] Jah Stitch - Ragga Muffin Style
[11] Dillinger - Jah Love (Version)
[12] Mark Allan - Anonical-Trahed [cnv02]
[13] Pan American - Both Ends Fixed
[14] Pan American - Steel Stars
[15] Mabafu - Baie Naturelle [hc161]
[16] Big Bud feat. MC Teknik - Bubblin' (Dub Mix)
[17] Ralph Myerz And The Jack Herren Band - Savannah

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[bd0002_side-b] Baroque Dub - Cuss Cuss (Version)

From the third Baroque Dub netlabel release: Version Excursions 2 [bd002] part of the digital-7inch series.

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