Roadside Picnic

歌詞 | lyrics: 

少し寒い今日の風が
昨日と違う
幽霊の小さな溜息

彼岸花だらけのこの道は
数えきれない
赤い目で私を見ている

新婚さんと呼ばれる私たちは
「おめでとう！」、「お幸せに！」
と言われても

彼岸花だらけのこの道は
数えきれない
赤い口で冷たく囁く

*

sukoshi samui, kyō no kaze ga
kinō to chigau
yūrei no chiisana tameiki

higanbana-darake no kono michi wa
kazoekirenai
akai me de watashi wo mite iru

shinkon-san to yobareru watashitachi wa
"omedetō!", "oshiawase ni!"
to iwarete mo

higanbana-darake no kono michi wa
kazoekirenai
akai kuchi de tsumetaku sasayaku

*

i'm a little cold; today's wind
is different from yesterday's:
a ghost's small sigh

this road full of spider lilies
is watching me
with countless red eyes

we, whom they call "newlyweds"
are told "congratulations!", "best wishes!"
but even so

this road full of spider lilies
whispers coldly
with countless red mouths

*

photo is an edited screenshot from the game tsukumono yume: http://yumenikkifg.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukumono_Yume_(%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8F%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%82%86%E3%82%81)

彼岸花だらけ | higanbana darake

ZamZam embarks on their next 50 releases with the return of Portland’s own Systemwide.  After a many-years hiatus the crew once hailed as “The States' finest dub band,” by author & journalist Jeff Chang, is back with two new adventures into live left-of-center dubwise. 

Systemwide released their first album 20 years ago this year, and dealt in an utterly unique live, full-band, leftfield, DIY mutation of dub until 2003. They collaborated extensively with Sound Secretion (now known as Alter Echo), and were remixed by the likes of Muslimgauze, Twilight Circus, Zion Train, Alpha & Omega, Deadbeat, and many others.  They were well-known as a live band from Seattle to LA, opened for Lee Perry and Dub Syndicate up and down the West Coast, and were mixed live by none other than Scientist.  

Aside from the occasional reunion show, a number of forces sent the band into a long hiatus.  But a new generation was exposed to their unique brand of live dubwise via Bristol’s No Corner in 2016, when the label reissued two early cuts on limited 12”.  This release was a partial catalyst for the creation of these new tunes.  In truth the boys had been getting together every few months since 2013 to blast out improvised jams for fun, but with the foresight to multitrack every minute of them.  The task was then to shape two of these freeform jams into proper tunes.  Systemwide was always at their best live, and both of these sides capture that energy while harnessing the vibes to 7” length.  

The lineup is a deadly tight combo of midi drums (Tim Ennis), Korg and Moog bass (Mondell Wells), samples and FX (Steve Wegner), Synths and keys (Tim Andrews), and percussion and samples (Ezra Ereckson AKA E3).  For this release the crew chose to recruit Alter Echo for a mix, as his deft touch always brought out the deepest aspects of the band’s sound.  In addition, it felt natural to ask Dubkasm for a version as they championed the No Corner 12” with enthusiasm and earnest love.  

"Low Orbit" describes a heavy, dark, enveloping dub universe in the classic Systemwide fashion, led by a growling, minimal bassline with swung drums fully locked.  Thick, swirling, alien atmospheres that wed inner out and outer space through ancient samples, test tones, cosmic sparkles and a gallery of organic percussion.  Hard and low-slung at 134 bpm, it pitches up easily for the 140 crew. 

Dubkasm’s remix of “Liberation” echoes out from the same well, offering a solemn, magisterial steppers with bubbling bassline and keys seeming to refract each other through dubwise prisms.  Bristol legend and Rasta elder Ras Addis intones words of wisdom as Stryda and Digistep work their magic with a brilliant hide-and-seek journey through the tune’s instrumentation and the deep spaces opened up through their own hardware and Sountracs desk.

Mastered by Lewis at Stardelta.  Design & screen print by Polygon Press. Limited to 700 copies for the world, no digital, no repress.  Shipping mid-April 2017.  Email zamzamsounds@gmail.com for any info.

Systemwide "Low Orbit" b/w "Liberation (Dubkasm Remix)" ZamZam 51 7" vinyl rip

D-Operation Drop is a 6-man crew from Cesena, Italy with a strong and growing catalog of sound system killers, from orthodox steppers to dubstep abstractions and strange hybrids of the two.   Recent releases on Moonshine, Artikal, and Lion Charge have cemented their position, and we are thrilled to invite them into the ZamZam fold with two chunks of 140 weight.

“Warrior March” opens with a mesmerizing pad that immediately draws the unsuspecting into a unique soundworld and doesn’t let go til the runout groove.   A smeared, chopping-block snare, deep subsonic rumblings, swung percussion, massed yet minimal horns make a darkly coiled track, menacing yet full of funk and movement.  

“Sativa Team” captivates just as deeply with fewer moving parts, loping drums and leaden percussion, churning bassline, chopped and glitched JA-voices and sound tape, and ominous, clipped horns that wobble with tape delay in a strange airless void.  Brooding yet cathartic, tripped out but fully physical, with both tunes D-Operation Drop display their total control over a restrained and powerful palette.

Strictly limited to 700 copies for the world.  No digital, no repress.  Two color blend roll screen print by Polygon Press.  Shipping first week of July alongside ZamZam 55.

D-Operation Drop "Warrior March" b/w "Sativa Team" ZamZam 54 vinyl rip edits

We are very pleased to finally unleash ZamZam 62, a power-plate from New Zealanders LQ & Headland.  We’ve been running both of these tunes on acetate for some time now, and the results are consistently devastating.  

Gene Warriner, better known in the sound system world as Headland, is a prolific producer of dark, multi-faceted bass music whose star has been rising via singles and EPs on Innamind, Unity Through Sound, and Well Rounded Dubs.  Ben LQ AKA Low Quality is an accomplished producer and runs the Dub/Steppas/Jungle vinyl label Echo Chamber Sound, dropping 10”s and 12”s since 2010. 

The collaborative “Fat Neck” (a cheeky working title that we insisted on keeping) is all about space - dubbed, dusty samples flex and breathe, creating a tense, cinematic space laced with sparse, chopped reggae snares and metronomic hi hats.  The lurching riddim is bonded by a web of Space Echo, spring reverb, and the saturation of LQ’s vintage soundtracs desk for a minimal yet powerfully immersive tune. 

Headland’s solo “Mineral Run” is a 140 workout that manages to weld 4/4 dub techno and half-time dubstep swagger into a rare, gleaming hybrid machine that causes mayhem every time it’s dropped.  “Mineral Run” was also put through LQ’s desk, unifying the sound of these two mini-epics.  The magic in both of these tunes is how deceptively simple they are, how easy LQ & Headland make it sound… but as every fan of sound system music knows, the proof is in the dance. 

Mastered by Sam at Precise.  Released early May, 2018. Limited to 700 7" vinyl copies for the world. Design & screen print by Polygon Press.  No repress, no digital. 

Contact zamzamsounds@gmail.com for any information, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to be kept in the loop!

LQ & Headland "Fat Neck" b/w Headland "Mineral Run" ZamZam 62 vinyl rip blend

After years of releases by Alpha & Omega, and most recently Dub Dynasty, ZamZam is proud to offer our first release from Ben Alpha AKA Alpha Steppa, completing the triad from this family steeped in UK roots and dub.  As the operator and visionary behind Steppas Records, Alpha Steppa links the history of traditional sound system music to the present of contemporary bass music styles, always with a focus on mindfulness, building community, and higher consciousness through music. 

“Liberation” is a breakbeat-fueled dubwise masterclass, a different version of which has only been heard digitally until now.  A massive bass undertow drives the tune, while a plucked melody and a swarm of percussion cascades, rocks, and interlocks effortlessly around the root riddim.  A digital-only extra to Alpha Steppa’s last album, we agreed wholeheartedly with Ben that “Liberation” very much deserved to be on vinyl, so he supplied us with several unreleased dubplate mixes to choose from.  All of them were strong, this one having perhaps the greatest contrast to the digital version.  

Ben’s esoterism and sense of humor shine through in the story of the track’s origin: "I started the track with the idea to make a bassline from a chicken cluck, and it worked! I created a synth from a chicken and also added in the skank. Then added the dog panting for momentum, recorded on Dartmoor during a walk.” 

“Pray” is a 140 tune that will find home in meditative dubstep sets, yet sidesteps genre trappings with a deeply spiritual message and a sound that is somehow both dirge-like and uplifting.  “Pray” feels like an ancient initiation into a transcendent realm of bass music only glimpsed or hinted at before.  About this one we will say no more, who feels it knows it.     

Mastered by Sam at Precise.  Released early May, 2018. Limited to 700 7" vinyl copies for the world. Design & screen print by Polygon Press.  No repress, no digital. 

Contact zamzamsounds@gmail.com for any information, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to be kept in the loop!

Alpha Steppa "Liberation" b/w "Pray" ZamZam 63 vinyl rip blend

Our next guest mix comes from the dj and radio show host Monsoon. A mix made entirely of dubplates that will shake any wall and heart. 

Monsoon:  
http://www.monsoonradio.net
https://www.instagram.com/monsoongram/

Tracklist here: http://blackrhinomusic.ro/listen/mix-sessions/black-rhino-mix-sessions-003-monsoon/

Black Rhino Mix 003 - Monsoon

One More Tune radio show - Rinse France - One Sunday night per month 10pm-12pm (CET) - www.rinse.fr
Hosted by DJ Bluntsman & DJ Pohy.
Guest mix by :
_ DUBBY T. (BassComeSaveMe - Ger)

_ Bluntsman & Pohy
00 Kode9 & The Spaceape: Quantum (Edit) // Hyperdub
01 The Jamaicans : Baba Boom Time // Treasure Isle Records
02 Robert Dallas : Bearer Of bad News // Med Tone Rcords
03 KSD ft. Marina P : Wide Open Eyes // Homey's Records (New EP ''Bite The Dust'')
04 J. Robinson meets Bopper Ranking : Have Faith // Freedom Sound Music
05 Dubmatix ft. Linval Thopson : Peace Love Dub // Echo Beach (LP ''King Size Dub Special'') // Echo Beach
06 Samity meets Don Fe : Take A Brake // Rice & Peas Records
07 King General : Inna This Time // Vibeguard Recordings
08 Bukkha : Triumph // DUB
09 Danny T & Tradesman ft. Mark Iration : Up Deh
10 Ackboo ft. Dapatch : Give Me A Hand // Tanta Records (New LP ''Pharaoh'')
11 Bukkha : Dub Your Illusions Pt. 1 // DUB
12 Penny Rasta : Fuzzin In Di Town Dub // BassComeSaveMe (from the ''5 Years Anniversary Limited Tape'')

_ Dubby T.
13 Captain Ganja and the Space Patrol : The Breathtaking Blast// Bass 1/Bokeh Versions
14 23 Skidoo : Fire // Illuminated Records
15 Creation Rebel : Starship Africa Part 1 // On U Sound
16 Centry meets The Music Family : Release The Chains Dub Mix 3 // Partial Records
17 Suns Of Arqa : Asian Rebel // Arka Sound
18 Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble : K Dub 05 // Let Them Eat Vinyl
19 Dubmonger & LXC : 101 Delaytionz // Khaliphonic
20 Pale Rider : Wayward // Cassava Outernational
21 Sojo & Company : World Peace // Sojourner Records
22 Babe Roots : Bless Dub // Rohs!
23 Babe Roots ft. Baba Ras : Bless Me // Linear Movement
24 Paul St. Hilaire & Disrupt : Nah Ina It // Jahtari

_ Bluntsman & Pohy
25 Mungo's Hi Fi ft. Charlie P : Nice It Up // Scotch Bonnet Records
26 Mentha : Sunflower // forthcoming Mentha Music
27 Bukkha & Subtle Mind : Lax // forthcoming Infernal Sounds
28 Commodo : Dyrge // Black Acre
29 D-Operation Drop : Ghori // forthcoming Scrub A Dub
30 Von D : Locus Solus // forthcoming Dubs Galore
31 Subtle Mind : Gelato // Subaltern Records
32 Abstrakt Sonance : Before Christ // DUB
33 D-Operation Drop : Natty Coil //  forthcoming Scrub A Dub
34 Saule & DPRTNDRP : Gorilla Glue // forthcoming Subaltern Records
35 Hartta : Tribe // Kaarbanik Sound
36 P.Tah & Last Boogie : More // Duzz Down San
37 Samba & Chokez : Ghastly // Encrypted Audio
38 Gramz : Dip Dip Potato Chip // Sentry Records
39 Bukez Finezt : Under Control (Bisweed Remix) // Subway Recordings
40 Mr K. : IP13 // Wheel & Deal
41 Marcus Ambessa : Cultivating Axum // Lion Charge Records
42 LX One ft. Fox : Mas Dem // forthcoming Stripes Records

If u want us to promote your music during the show, send your work at :
onemoretunepromo@gmail.com
Next show on Sunday 15th July, 10pm-12pm (CET) with French MC, DJ & Producer : YOUTHMAN (Central Massive - Fr)
Keep the Skeng !!!

Dubby T. :
@dubbytbcsm
www.facebook.com/Dubby-T-171329956266794/
www.basscomesaveme.wordpress.com

One More Tune :
www.facebook.com/rinseomt
www.rinse.fr/artists/one-more-tune
www.twitter.com/one_more_tune
onemoretunepromo@gmail.com

Bluntsman :
www.facebook.com/DjBluntsman
www.mixcloud.com/djbluntsman
www.twitter.com/bluntsman
www.instagram.com/dj_bluntsman

Pohy :
www.facebook.com/DjPohy
@deejaypohy
www.mixcloud.com/djpohy
www.twitter.com/DeejayPohy
www.instagram.com/instapohy

Rinse France :
www.rinse.fr
www.mixcloud.com/RinseFrance
www.twitter.com/RinseFrance
www.instagram.com/rinsefrance

Rinse France Podcast

One More Tune #86 w/ Dubby T. - Rinse France (17.06.18)

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