Invent / Invade / Enjoy Dub

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The much-anticipated second album instalment from Hollie Cook.  Prince Fatty dubs her self-titled album tracks adding extra bass, delays and reverbs to Hollie’s captivating vocals. Featuring tracks such as ‘For Me You Are Dub’; a ska version of an old Andrews Sisters’ classic, ‘And The Beat Goes On’; a brand new dub cover of the The Whispers’ disco classic, ‘Walking in the Sand’; a delicious adaptation of the Shangri La’s legendary record, and ‘Baby’; a new revamp of this heavily requested anthem, in collaboration with French synth-pop outfit, ‘The Shoes’.
 
“The dub versions showcase real tape echoes, heavy spring reverbs and alternate instrumental elements such as melodica, percussion or horns that were hidden in the vocal versions. All the dubs are mixed live in my studio in the same Rub a Dub style as was made famous in 70s Jamaica by King Tubby and others, i.e not with the use of computers for automation and endless digital nonsense but with fingers, late night vibes and re-arranged with a razor blade!” Prince Fatty

1. Shadow Dub / 2. Used To Be Dub / 3. That Very Night Dub / 4. And The Beat Goes On Dub / 5. Crying Dub / 6. For Me You Are Dub / 7. Milk & Honey Dub / 8. Baby Dub / 9. Walking In The Sand Dub / 10. Sugarwater Dub

Hollie Cook - Milk & Honey Dub

Hollie Cook - And The Beat Goes On Dub

Hollie Cook - For Me You Are Dub

Harold Budd - Forever Hold My Breath

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Renowned sound engineer and record producer Mike ‘Prince Fatty’ Pelanconi has been a prominent member of the reggae and dub scene in the UK since the mid-90s. Finding himself frustrated by the tempos and mixes of certain records he loved – typified by DJing one time after Don Letts who had already played half his selection – he set about recording his own versions with a super group of London’s finest reggae musicians. 

“I have worked with many of the UK-based reggae musicians at one point or another so I went about selecting the best possible musicians from my experiences with two criteria in mind: the best skills and the most vibe. At the same time my Dub Supervisor and Reggae Jedi aka Little Roy and I had started to record tracks for his new album and I found myself recording reggae every day. The Pioneers were dropping by my studio, Al Capone was cutting specials and singers like Winston Francis were just hanging out.”

As well as versions of favourite reggae and soul songs, two tracks stand out: covers of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Shimmy Shimmy Ya and Cypress Hill’s Insane in the Brain.

“I was sad when Ol’ Dirty passed away and for me the great hip hop era ended with him. I cut the version of Shimmy Shimmy Ya soon after he died. As a tribute we often hold a minute’s silence when Horseman and I perform it live. We did Insane In The Brain for fun as we had a show supporting Madness. The nutty boys challenged us to a sound clash and they lost. Though we played a dirty hand, they were gracious in defeat.”

The vocal line-up on the album also include Hollie Cook – Slits singer, daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and new Mr Bongo signing. Also on the album is a dub of That Very Night from Hollie’s own debut album. 
Prince Fatty’s 2007 debut album Survival Of The Fattest achieved widespread critical acclaim from the music press and was supported across BBC Radio, resulting in a raucous live session on Mark Lamarr’s show. Favouring recording on vintage equipment to preserve his signature sound, Pelanconi’s unique style has attracted the likes of Lily Allen, Graham Coxon, Little Barrie, Gregory Isaacs and Sinead O'Connor to work with him. He has recently opened his own studio, The Ironworks, in Brighton.


Prince Fatty ft. Hollie Cook & Al Capone - That Very Night In Dub

Eden Ahbez - Full Moon

UPTOWN HIGH RANKING Althea And Donna ( Aku The Mafia Twin REMIX )

Jamaica Funk

Prince Fatty and the Horseman are well known for their hip hop versions such as "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" as used in the infamous Breaking Bad series, DJ Muggs personal reggae favourite "Insane in the Membrane" and many more Raggamuffin specials.

It is well documented that the DNA of hip hop has its roots in dub and reggae from the concept of versions, sound systems, selectors and MCs and so on. New York and the East Coast has had large Jamaican community since the 60s the musical influence is similar to us here in the UK.

The Jamaica Funk club night hosted at the Fox and Firkin celebrates and high lights the musical journey as Reggae inspired Hip Hop in the early 80s and how the roles changed as Hip Hop developed and went mainstream it inspired the Jamaicans in reverse. Artists such as Super Cat and Shabba Ranks confirm this on vinyl in our collections.
A musical journey into the dub plate twilight zone starting with a 2 hour dub work shop and Q&A hosted by Prince Fatty and Nick Manasseh. http://tigerlilyproductionsuk.com/nick-manasseh/

A live dub tutorial, showing the fundamental principles of recording and mixing, discussing the concept of versions, alternative mixes and how to cut dub plates and specials.
Prince Fatty will disect and breakdown some of his favourites such as Shimmy Shimmy Ya and other songs live with the original files using a mixing desk to demonstrate the construction and musical instrumentation involved. Detailed recording sessions will be revealed with legends such as Gregory Issacs, WInston Francis, Cornel Campbel, Marcia Griffiths, Big Youth and more.

Nick Manasseh is a pioneer DJ, Radio Broadcaster, Record Producer and Sound Engineer complemented by a Jedi knowledge of Reggae music. Having worked and recorded many great artists such as Dennis Brown, Johnny Osbourne, Sugar Minott, Earl 16 and sound system MCs such as Josie Wales, Charlie Chaplin, Brother Culture and Brigadier Jerry.

Nick Manasseh alongside Prince Fatty stay true to analog traditions and preserve the recording and mixing techniques pioneered by the greats such as King Tubby and Scientist.

Club Night Sets from both Prince Fatty and Manasseh to follow with MCs Horseman and Brother Culture, special guest DJ sets from Josh from The Skints and Prince Fatty's DJ Posse featuring the turntable skills of Natty and Noah.

Jamaica Funk Mix Tape

Recorded in advance of the instore session at Rush Hour. Limited edition of 50 pieces 

Joy Orbison - Rush Hour Tape - 15 Oct 2015

Fightin dub- ECHO RANKS & ROots'N FUTURE HI FI rmx by OBF

With Sonar Festival starting this week, we have again decided to showcase some of the artists performing at the festival. Bleep have curated a 4 track EP made up of exclusive tracks from some of our favourite artists playing at the Barcelona Festival.

Amon Tobin, Thundercat, Lapalux, Om Unit and Nightwave feature in the EP made up of exclusive tracks… But be quick, the download will only be available to download for 24 hours.

Download the 4-track EP from here: http://link.bleep.com/sonarEP
This download will only be available until 1500 GMT, Thursday 14th June.

Nightwave - For You - Sonar x Bleep Exclusive MP3 Give-Away

Om Unit -  C66 JAM - Sonar x Bleep Exclusive MP3 Give-Away

DUB INVADERS - promo mix 1.

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Prince Fatty - Got Your Money (Dub) ft. Hollie Cook & George Dekker

And The Beat Goes On Ft. Hollie Cook

Public Information's Alex Wilson delivers his monthly mix...

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Invent / Invade / Enjoy Dub

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