FUSION 1: Afro-Asian Dubstep

mixing with plastic · Post by **mixing with plastic** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:38 pm

brilliant mix man, fresh and origional.
alot of work has clearly gone into this, big up's for offering something a little different from the norm, cheers

thesis · Post by **thesis** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:53 pm

this sounds really good, grabbing now!!

brainbug · Post by **brainbug** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:22 pm

yeah! downloading...

snaffle · Post by **snaffle** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:15 am

thank you for this! BIG UP!

cant wait for fusion 2

snaffle · Post by **snaffle** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:17 pm

bump..

to good for people to miss out..

zhao · Post by **zhao** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:56 pm

Snaffle wrote:bump..

to good for people to miss out..

thanks Snaffle. glad you enjoyed this. NGOMA 2 is almost ready... FUSION 2 will take a while longer... cheers!

alec.tron · Post by **alec.tron** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:57 am

btw, I ve been wondering... how do you do your mixes ? vinyl, serato, cdjs, ableton or a combination thereof ?
in any case, great stuff!
c.

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:34 am

zhao wrote:ahh Mr. Wobble... have to say he was one of my early (very early, as in when i was 16) inspirations... along with Laswell and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. have not heard this "Chinese Dub" project of his though... should i check it out?

I haven't heard it but I've heard mixed reviews about it.

One album you NEED to pick up of his though is "Molam Dub". That is superb.

Here's a rundown..............

Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart
"Molam Dub"

review by stephen fruitman

"When this year comes to a close, Molam Dub (30 Hertz Records) by Jah Wobble and The Invaders of the Heart will most likely have withstood whatever the competition can throw at it and be acclaimed the "World" music release of the year. Over the past decade, Wobble has carved himself his own little niche by displaying an enviable capacity for thinking up unusual combinations of "ethnic" and Western music. Rising Above Bedlam (1991) effectively bumped the Anglo-American pop music paradigm healthily off kilter and subsequent recordings featuring the talents of Arabic, Indian, Far Eastern and Central Asian singers and players alongside American funksters and European rock musicians have achieved varying degrees of success. On his latest effort, he has gone into the studio with the Paris-based Laotian ensemble Molam Lao, a troupe specializing in a particular form of southeast Asian toasting on amorous themes. Wobble and his Invaders supply a reggae rhythm and deep dub spaciousness within which these remarkable and gleeful party vocals echo and careen, often to the accompaniment of a Laotian mouth organ called the khene, reminiscent of the melodica but with its own special, wheezing swing. The result is totally captivating. The singers are just bursting with both tender and ribald joy, often raising their voices in a collective shout as if they just can't hold back how much fun they're having. A lot of artists from outside the reggae sphere proper have been pushing the dub envelope in the past few years, but with Molam Dub Wobble has succeeded in ripping it wide open."

By the way.....awesome mix!

hookey · Post by **hookey** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 2:02 am

afro asian dubstep, welcome t othe future!

dj coup · Post by **dj coup** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:28 am

Hey man I'm posting this straight up on our site. I'm listening to it right now and i really feel it's one of the most innovative compilations of this year. I grew up for a time in Indonesia and Ethiopia and I've always thought gamelan was the most unique and interesting rhythmic instrument that I've ever heard. I'm always a fan of the sounds of the Asian underground and this mix is serious man. I'll definitely be on the lookout for more of your productions. How do you find your traditional tracks?

mrjo · Post by **mrjo** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:49 pm

just his: big up. this reminds me of the early ages of dubstep.

dvt · Post by **dvt** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:58 pm

Downloading, if its as good as it looks then I will be a happy bunny. Thank you

zhao · Post by **zhao** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:31 pm

alec.tron wrote:btw, I ve been wondering... how do you do your mixes ? vinyl, serato, cdjs, ableton or a combination thereof ?
in any case, great stuff!
c.

mostly reel to reel tape splicing, manual hand editing, sequencing with 4 track ala Teo Macero:

just kidding ableton.

Godflesh Fiend wrote: One album you NEED to pick up of his though is "Molam Dub". That is superb.

thanks for suggestion! i got it but not yet lissened...

hookey wrote:afro asian dubstep, welcome t othe future!

i am well convinced that the way forward is by learning from the past. just speaking in terms of form, i feel traditional music from ancient cultures are often rhythmically, tonally, texturally, and just all around sonically more advanced and wildly diverse than a lot of contemporary music -- which is of course just a new expression of our common deep musical roots.

measure d wrote: ps. Anychance you could givus a link to whatever Kwaito mashups you've done. Must hear that!

not done any kwaito mashups as almost all kwaito i have includes (great sounding) rap and singing. but there is some kwaito on NGOMA1:

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=67140

NGOMA2 is afro-techno, but NGOMA3 will be back to the 110BPM grooves.

DJ Coup wrote:Hey man I'm posting this straight up on our site. I'm listening to it right now and i really feel it's one of the most innovative compilations of this year. I grew up for a time in Indonesia and Ethiopia and I've always thought gamelan was the most unique and interesting rhythmic instrument that I've ever heard. I'm always a fan of the sounds of the Asian underground and this mix is serious man. I'll definitely be on the lookout for more of your productions. How do you find your traditional tracks?

i really appreciate the support. trill recognize trill (with straight face). my source is everywhere and anywhere... probably the biggest music nerd you'll ever meet...

MrJo wrote:this reminds me of the early ages of dubstep.

how so? do you mean like the middle eastern flute samples on those... Horsepower? tracks?

DVT wrote:Downloading, if its as good as it looks then I will be a happy bunny. Thank you

you're welcome!

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zhao · Post by **zhao** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 7:49 pm

also, glad to see so many open minded people here... at least the first few tracks on this are like, "nice" music, meaning not dark and angry, as is sometimes typical of this scene... one dood on another board straight up said it sounds like "starbucks". which in my humble opinion is a mistake... kind of like thinking Yoga is bullshit just because it has been co-opted by yuppie dorks -- no, the real thing existed for millenia before the iced latte crowd latched onto it and made it cheesy...

kid kozmoe · Post by **kid kozmoe** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:58 pm

i think i saw you @ fusion festival ... you've played some shackleton-tunes, right? great set!!

zhao · Post by **zhao** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:46 am

kid kozmoe wrote:i think i saw you @ fusion festival ... you've played some shackleton-tunes, right? great set!!

wicked! would be crazy if you are in one of these pictures!

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... mId=782051

zhao · Post by **zhao** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:48 pm

kid kozmoe wrote:i think i saw you @ fusion festival ... you've played some shackleton-tunes, right? great set!!

did you see Filastine play after? that was some crazy shit rite?

by the way NGOMA 2 is up:

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=71609

SAFE (AND COMFORTABLE)

turnfabulism · Post by **turnfabulism** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:03 am

this is dope.

jeekoos · Post by **jeekoos** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:43 am

this loox fabulous, on the dl.
can't wait to hear it...!
thanks!

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