Soundtrack by: BL13P DJ
Dub Be Good To Me [Celebrating 45 years of dub]
In 2013, AB is focusing on a sub-genre of reggae and it's worldwide influence: dub. Without beating around the bush, lets just call it the instrumental version of reggae. Dub came into being in 1968 – and so it's exactly 45 years old in 2013 – thanks to the error (!) of one man: Osbourne Ruddock aka King Tubby. During the completion of a master tape he accidentally forgot to mix the vocals into the whole. Dub (and versions aka instrumentals) was born.
AB honours the radical and innovative musical style by placing this symbolic date in the spotlight. With dub as the point of departure. And with an answer to the question: how (relevant) does dub sound in the year 2013?
Tikiman live with Scion (d)
Performing songs from the Rhythm & Sound classic ‘showcase’ album
Germany has written even more musical history than just Kraftwerk and Einstürzende Neubauten. So it was that labels like Basic Channel, Burial Mix and Chain Reaction ensured a big influence on the techno scene. Behind these labels you will find Mark Ernestus who, together with Moritz Von Oswald, formed the unique Rhythm & Sound. Let's just call it: the best and most influential thing that Europe has ever known in dub. Discussion groups: bring it on!
The fabulous ‘Showcase’ album was released exactly 15 years ago (in ’98) with the assistance of Paul St. Hilaire, who has meanwhile renamed himself Tikiman. The result: the warm voice of reggae star Tikiman over the instantly recognizable minimal dub of Rhythm & Sound. Even though Rhythm & Sound didn't opt to play these songs live at the time, they gave their blessing to Scion (the duo René Löwe and Peter ‘Substance’ Kuschnereit) and Tikiman to put this legendary and exceptionally influential album in the spotlight once more. That's what we call: Dub Be Good To Me #1 opening in style.
Mark Ernestus (d)
He who says Rhythm & Sound, can best get a hold of ½ Rhythm & Sound or in this: Mark Ernestus. Ernestus is also the founder of the legendary Hard Wax record store in Berlin that intends to bring mostly cutting edge dance music to your attention. Under Maurizio, he made influential tracks on the borderline between dub and techno.
In recent years Ernestus has remixed the likes of Tony Allen, Tortoise as well as Konono No. 1. He also runs two labels: Dug Out (with Mark Ainley of Honest Jon’s) -on which he releases reggae reissues- and the brand new Ndagga label -on which he flirts with complex African rhythms. You can expect a set full of dub and reggae: from roots to digi-dub. From the minimal sound of Rhythm & Sound to heavyweight up-tempo tracks.
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