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Brain Damage meets Vibronics
"Empire soldiers"

Vibronics & Brain Damage teamed up and decided to come together around a concept, a narrative inspiration that will undoubtedly surprise: Anglo-Caribbean and Franco-African soldiers’ experience during the first world war. 
The academic historian, poet & songwriter, Madu Messenger, uses the product of years of study and research, to develop, within that very framework, a series of texts on some key topics such as travel, friendship, war and death. This project thus aims at offering a learning experience about this often little-known period of our history. 
It will draw troubling parallels with some more contemporary considerations on culture shocks, immigration, imperial powers and horrors of war that still affects all of us today. Following their reflection on this sensitive issue, the musicians of the project’s – all of many other origins, Anglo-French, Jamaican or Asian – move towards a cultural alignment, opposite to certain enslaving and communitarian models. 


SUFFERATION  w/PARVEZ


Sufferation we don’t need no more in Babylon

As Britain she stood with her back up against wall
The sons of old India came and would battle and fall.
In there thousands they went off to fight 
for duty they offered their lives
And many would never survive
like a mill grinding corn 
Many thousands now lost
Many thousands now gone
They suffered the pain, mental strain
As bombs fall like the monsoon rain
As brothers they stood side by side
A thin brown line sent to stem up the tide

Sufferation we don’t need no more in Babylon

In this time of the islamophobe
It’s a half that’a seldom is told
With the death in the mud and cold
They showed bravery, were steadfast and bold
Fighting for Europe to be free
But little is written down in history

Sufferation we don’t need no more in Babylon


Brain damage meets Vibronics w/Parvez : "Sufferation (extended mix)"

Brain Damage meets Vibronics
"Empire soldiers"

Vibronics & Brain Damage teamed up and decided to come together around a concept, a narrative inspiration that will undoubtedly surprise: Anglo-Caribbean and Franco-African soldiers’ experience during the first world war. 
The academic historian, poet & songwriter, Madu Messenger, uses the product of years of study and research, to develop, within that very framework, a series of texts on some key topics such as travel, friendship, war and death. This project thus aims at offering a learning experience about this often little-known period of our history. 
It will draw troubling parallels with some more contemporary considerations on culture shocks, immigration, imperial powers and horrors of war that still affects all of us today. Following their reflection on this sensitive issue, the musicians of the project’s – all of many other origins, Anglo-French, Jamaican or Asian – move towards a cultural alignment, opposite to certain enslaving and communitarian models.


DO U REMEMBER ? w/ SIR JEAN


Ah Me seh One, World War One
Two, World War Two
Do U remeber those African soldiers
Who died for your Freedom

Why, why ô why
A me seh why, why ô why
You never mention those African soldiers
Who died for your Freedom

Cuz when U big up de fallen soldiers
U nah name dem at all
Me check out your walls and monuments
Me nah see dem at all
Memorial days a come and U nah call dem at all
Me check out your books of history
We nah see dem at all
It is a shame
U don't remember dem
Dem have given dem youth and dem lives
Just for your Freedom
I come to call out their names
And put a little light pon dem
Their grand sons come to call out their names
And put a little light pon dem
Their African grand sons come to call their names
And put a little light pon dem
Lord of mercy
And put a little light pon dem

CHORUS

Baionets, Fixed !
B company, Fire !
African soldiers on the wire
They were Senegalese, Marocans, or Algerians
They were young, beautiful
And full of strength
They were lions trodding on da battlefield
Now they're lying in complete oblivion
Do U ever, ever remember dem ?
Their grand sons come to call out their names
And put a little light pon dem
And put a little light pon dem

CHORUS

They were fighting with glory
Forgotten at da moment of victory
Ô U used dem as manpower
African warriors
Courageous soldiers
African fighters on da frontline
But inna ya books dem nah have a single line
So we come fe mek de glory shine
Me seh de medal of merit haffi shine

CHORUS


Brain Damage meets Vibronics w/Sir Jean : "Do U remember ? (extended mix)"

Vibronics meets Brain Damage

Extracted from the "Empire soldiers" project :

Strickly limited 10" dublate, mixed by Steve Vibronics :

A1 Do U remember ? w/ Sir Jean
A2 Do U dub ?
AA1 Youts to war w/ M. Parvez
AA2 Youts to dub

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Brain Damage meets Vibronics
"Empire soldiers"

Vibronics & Brain Damage teamed up and decided to come together around a concept, a narrative inspiration that will undoubtedly surprise: Anglo-Caribbean and Franco-African soldiers’ experience during the first world war. 
The academic historian, poet & songwriter, Madu Messenger, uses the product of years of study and research, to develop, within that very framework, a series of texts on some key topics such as travel, friendship, war and death. This project thus aims at offering a learning experience about this often little-known period of our history. 
It will draw troubling parallels with some more contemporary considerations on culture shocks, immigration, imperial powers and horrors of war that still affects all of us today. Following their reflection on this sensitive issue, the musicians of the project’s – all of many other origins, Anglo-French, Jamaican or Asian – move towards a cultural alignment, opposite to certain enslaving and communitarian models.

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Vibronics meets Brain Damage w/Sir Jean : "Do U remember ?" (Echo Ranks teaser)

Vibronics meets Brain Damage

Extracted from the "Empire soldiers" project :

Strickly limited 10" dublate, mixed by Steve Vibronics :

A1 Siege Of Kut (sound system mix)
A2 Siege Of Dub
AA1 Neuve Chapelle dub
AA2 Neuve Chapelle version


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Brain Damage meets Vibronics
"Empire soldiers"

Vibronics & Brain Damage teamed up and decided to come together around a concept, a narrative inspiration that will undoubtedly surprise: Anglo-Caribbean and Franco-African soldiers’ experience during the first world war. 
The academic historian, poet & songwriter, Madu Messenger, uses the product of years of study and research, to develop, within that very framework, a series of texts on some key topics such as travel, friendship, war and death. This project thus aims at offering a learning experience about this often little-known period of our history. 
It will draw troubling parallels with some more contemporary considerations on culture shocks, immigration, imperial powers and horrors of war that still affects all of us today. Following their reflection on this sensitive issue, the musicians of the project’s – all of many other origins, Anglo-French, Jamaican or Asian – move towards a cultural alignment, opposite to certain enslaving and communitarian models.

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Vibronics meets Brain Damage : "Siege of Kut" (Echo Ranks teaser)

On the 30th December 2013, myself and DJ Stryda met up and put this mix together. For those that aren't familiar with Stryda, he has been a stalwart veteran in the roots scene in Bristol for many years and is half of the internationally acclaimed group, Dubkasm [https://soundcloud.com/dubkasm]

The aim of this mix, much like the other recent roots mixes I have put together, was to piece together and showcase an array of sound and styles that have influenced the music that both me and Stryda create, records that have helped form a foundation for us as musicians and selectors. 

I chose some favourites of mine from Stryda's vast record collection and we started recording. A journey in to dub.

We hope you enjoy the mix!


Tracklist:

• Let Jah In - The Twinkle Brothers [Twinkle 12"]
• Heart Made of Rock - Sly & Robbie [Taxi 12"]
• Fussing & Fighting - Tristan Palmer/Ranking Joe [Art & Craft 12"]
• All Night Jammin' - Sowell Radics [Dread At The Controls 12"]
• The World Has Just Begun - Earl 16 & The Heptones [Cha Cha 12"]
• Trenchtown Skank - D-Roy Band [D-Roy Records 12"]
• Hunting Man - Barrington Levy/Jah Thomas [Burning Rockers 12"]
• Bounty Hunter (remix) - Barrington Levy [Life Music 7"]
• Can't Take No More - Chris Jay [Dubwise Productions 10"]
• Killamanjaro - Iration Steppas meet Dennis Rootical [Iration Steppas 10"]
• Reminiscence - Iration Steppas met Dennis Rootical [Iration Steppas 10"]
• Victory (verse III) - Dubkasm [Dubkasm Records 12"]



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