Name: Zebby Blax & Unitone - Roots Music & Dub by Akashic Records Reggae
Duration: 8 min 16 s
Description: The first Akashic Records independent release from 2015. Available on 7" vinyl and high quality download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/zebby-blax-unitone-roots-music

After their debut album ”African Step”, promising Reggae and Dub artists Toroki & Isayah present their brand new album ”Symbol of 1000 Thoughts” together with their studio family! It was produced over the last two years – Toroki took his time to make progress instead of recreating something that he has already done – be it musical or sound – and mixing-wise. The album is versatily packed with 18 tunes, of which only two are dub versions. The sound of fat basslines, energetic drums and atmospheric melodies invite to a unique journey: From saturated and rough Roots Reggae over modern HipHop influences to really heavy and deep electronic Steppers Dub. 

”Symbol of 1000 Thoughts” is about reinvention, gaining perspective and making progress towards a positive society. It’s no surprise that Isayah of course did a lot of vocals on the project, but all the artists that Toroki works together with regularly – the studio family – are part of the album: PiyaZawa on flute, Dantey and Ical Ises on vocals. The energetic vocalists Awa Fall, Fitta Warri and Wortfetzen are featured as special guests. Last but not least it also includes instrumental tunes to enjoy some deep dub diving. Toroki, Isayah and all participating artists proof impressively what they are capable of.

The Core (Freestyle Interlude)(feat. Isayah)

Get Enki at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/enki

Oh now, oh now
Lapiz lazuli on the crown
Oh that great mountain, beloved by Holy An, King
Mes tree was planted, in the Abzu over the land
Great dragon dwells in Eridug whose shadow cover the sand
A grove of vines extending over forest like the reed named Halhal

Oh Enki, Lord of Plenty, never empty firstborn of An
Mighty one of Ekur know as tikur
In the Abzu you Stand 
Ekur, more like Tikur yeah
In Abzu you stand 
 
With a single glance
Unsettling the heart of the mountains
Wherever bison born, where stags are born, were ibex born, wild goats born 
Over green meadows in the hollows in the heart of the green hills 
Unvisited by man, your fixed gaze upon the heart of the land

Lord of Prosperity, Lord of Wisdom Beloved of An
Ornament of Eridug, establishing decisions and commands 
You close up the days and make the months enter their house
You bring down the rain and turn weapons away from our house 
You brought the arts and crafts from Ekur, house of Enlil
To Abzu in Eridug 
Overseeing justice 
Like a great storm too
Seal Keeper of Truth 
Sacred song and incantations sound for you
In My Abzu, stag of the abzue
Nijir-sig holds the golden scepter for you 
Let the Dilmun be loaded with timber for you
Let the Magan boats be loaded with silver for you 
And the boats of Meluha with gold for you

Enki is the 2nd single from the Fikir Amlak & King Alpha album focused on Sumerian history & culture. 

Sumer is one of the cradles of civilization of the world, dating back as far as 5500 BC. It's one the earliest known civilizations, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in the area that later became Babylonia and is now southern Iraq. 

Enki is the Sumerian god of water, knowledge, wisdom, magic and creation, as well as one of the Anunnaki. Enki, sometimes depicted as a man covered with the skin of a fish is considered the master shaper of the world.

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Fikir Amlak & King Alpha - Enki & Enki Dub

LIGHTIN N THUNDER MIX 1

Well the main inspiration for this tune is ray keith's legendary jungle tune "terrorist" i used that piano riff to start a dub steppa lick, and had to get the man like king alpha on the feature, RAW UKDUB

DAIRYDUB MEETS KING ALPHA - TERRORIST  + RAW MIX

Apollo samples hard dance / techno mix/ house

ALIEN 4132

Remix del Track titulado She's A Raibow de Cd "Turtle Kiss" del Productor Mexican Stepper.

She's A Rainbow - RRB Dub/Mexican Stepper

The second release from the Ashanti Selah label featuring another track from the forthcoming album with Dan I Locks on a unique 12" style format release. The track featured in the sound clips comes across as a classic 'roots dance' riddim track, of which you'd most commonly hear through the Rastafari-influenced sound systems throughout the UK/Europe; like Aba Shanti-I, who can be seen running this tune as a pre-release at the University of Dub back in May 2017: youtu.be/7bArqQI7RCc.

The sound clip here introduces a musician from Japan 'Kumi AKA Jah93' with a smooth blend of melodica melodies & soothing string lines from Ashanti. This combination will surely musically cleanse for your soul & mind with the vibration of the bass & drums with an additional helping of two dub mixes.

ASM002B - 'Melodica Version' feat. Jah93 / Dub Versions

The first Akashic Records independent release from 2015. Available on 7" vinyl and high quality download at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/zebby-blax-unitone-roots-music

Zebby Blax & Unitone - Roots Music & Dub

Dub Plate cuts available from Akashic Records: https://www.facebook.com/akashicrecordsreggae

Joshua Hales & King Alpha - Galaxy dub plate

https://culturedub.bandcamp.com/album/caracas-dub-meets-mexican-stepper-destino

Production & Mix: Caracas Dub, Mexican Stepper
Flûte on track 1: Pijule
Saxophone on track 3 & 4: Guru Pope
Master: Rascat RedRockers
Artwork: Pablo Macias
Label: Culture Dub Records
CDRNET022
2020

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Mexican Stepper: www.facebook.com/Stepper.Mexican/

Destino - Culture Dub Records CDRNET022

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Merida ft. Guru Pope

Title track from the album Some Dread. Album streaming everywhere - CDs in select shops. Get the CD & wavs at I-Roots Records: https://iroots.bandcamp.com/album/fikir-amlak-king-alpha-some-dread

Some dread outta road they'll more than likely trim dem dread
Vanities aboundeth, falsities upon their head, always
Some youth outta road they'll more than likely trim their dread
Wolf in sheep clothing poverty's upon their head
 
Just be yourself and nothing less
Free up from stress
Just be yourself and nothing less
Be yourself, again
Again 
 
He who trims himself will whittle away
Man a sound man will lock the mad man away
All of my life I've been looking for something
And everywhere I turn
Someone tried to tell me
Someone tried to make me
 
Almost every man wastes part of his life 
In attempts to display qualities which hide does not possess
And to gain applause which he cannot keep
How many years man loseth when one decides not to be something
 
Some will say most people are other people
Their thoughts are someone else's thoughts
Their life is an imitation and
Their passing just a quotation, yeah
Their passion, just a quotation
I say their passion is just a quotation

Zebby Blax & Unitone - Roots Music & Dub

Akashic Records Reggae

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