A stepper with an dubstep/electro kind of sounds with a snare-drum that splashes allover.
Mixing, composition, arrangement, instruments by Arky Starch

Roaring High (Bass It Up album)

A low & slow stepper with a screaming guitar riff by D.Elmes (former Yabba u and others)deep bass with melodica and much more

Slow & Low Posse

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SLOW & LOW POSSE

GOOD DUB POWA

Playing bass has always been my first love. It makes you dance or gets you into this hypnotic state
which lifts us from reality and relaxes our soul. That is what this kind of song is all about, a good bass
groove with enough variation on the instrumentation. Different delays and reverbs on the drums and
voices. Together with the organ shuffle, I shift my bass line with a slide to go back to the basic bass line.
A piano riff, percussion and a conga come in and out throughout the dub. The voice cut is where I got the
title for this song: Bredren, Good Power, Dub Power = Good Dub Powa!! 
A good friend told me I should make a video clip of a funfair or a freakshow on this dub, which is always
interesting and inspiring what a listener thinks about when they hear the track or read the title. This
particular conversation gave me the idea for the artwork I am using. It is a kind of a powerlift of my bass
above my head.
While rehearsing for my live act I discovered again how much I love playing this bass line, it is a 130 bpm
stepper and creates that steady danceable vibe which makes you happy and enjoy the track. That is why
I decide that it should be the first single that I release from the new album and since Irie magazine was
dedicating the July issue to “dub”, I stepped up my game and made a final mix to master.
All the mixing is done by myself in my home-studio in Belgium

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Good Dub Powa

Voice samples by Jay Spaker aka Double Tiger
Instruments, mix, mastering by Arky Starch
bass, drums, guitar, piano, keys, percussion,... by Arky

Song composed and performed by Arky Starch
Roar Like A Bass (label)

lyrics
The same old story everyday ba da bang bang bang
the rich are getting richer in every way well well

the same modern story every day yess
the poor man suffers in every way well well

too much inequity I'd say yy
too much inequity I'd say you hear

too much a wickedness a prey well well
you read pon your news every day

eyyy eyyy

Wicked babylon (ooh well) your days are numbered

Rebel Phase

Dreadfulness

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DREADFULNESS

Maximize the bass is a heavy original DUB song with a surprising chorus where a moog and sweet horns meet a tough bass-line that walks on unexpected paths... One love and enjoy the song.

Composed and recorded at the SkillNcrafts Studio by ARKY STARCH
Mastered by DUBMATIX

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Maximize The Bass

Moroccan percussion meets an Arky STEPPER, so be ready for some ROARING BASS... enjoy the track. One love strictly

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The Sufi Boy

Arky is a bass player/producer passionate about crafting expressive music. During the lockdown in 2020, after a decade-long hiatus, Arky delved back into music production and distribution under his indie label, "Roar Like A Bass."  “A class roots-step dubs !”
“Great vibe, mastered well, very groovalicious!”
“Classic Dub production sound!”
“Authentic roots from Belgium!”(Srar DUB)
Oscar cue “Arky is a bass genius.”
"Flying high above the music.

Arky Starch

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