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 https://obf-dubquake-records.bandcamp.com/music

Release date: digital march 16th 2018 / DUBQUAKE RECORDS 2018
2 X 12" Vinyl and CD digipack april 13th 2018
 

Meeting up with Charlie P and Rico from O.B.F in a studio is like diving into a particle accelerator operating at full speed. Lively, hyperactive, hardworking, Southend’s MC and the greatest warrior of French sound systems just can’t stay put. 

Their creativity works continuously: riddims, melodies, lyrics, clip concepts and other fantasies spurt out at top speed. These common traits allow them to produce explosive collaborations, both on stage and in the studio. 

After the success of the singles “Dub Controller” and “Sixteen Tons of Pressure”, the launch of an album became self-evident. Coming from a modest background in a remote London suburb, Charlie P has been through a lot before understanding that his passion for music could be a vehicle for emancipation. It is this life trajectory, punctuated by difficulties, pitfalls, hard work, encounters and challenges that he tells through the tracks of “Ghetto Cycle”.

Conceived as a concentrate of joint influences, this album gathers tracks in the purest digital dub vein, but also reggae, dance or downright grime. A new stage in the development of their collaboration.

Ghetto Cycle is the soundtrack of Charlie P’s life, set to music by O.B.F.

Tracklist Vinyl: 
A1 : New Generation
A2. Policemen
A3 : Sweet Reggae Music
A4 : Reality
B1 : My Introduction
B2 : Time
B3 : Buss Up
C1 : Dubplate Specialist
C2 : Ah So We Dweet
C3 : Family
D1 : Heavier
D2 : Struggling
D3 : Ghetto Cycle

CHARLIE P / O.B.F - TIME

O.B.F (Original Bass Foundation) are a French dub and reggae sound system based on the outskirts of Geneva. The crew, made up of producer & selector Rico, operator G and manager Stef promote forward thinking dub music.

Heavily influenced by Jamaican reggae, 90s UK dub and contemporary urban music, O.B.F’s sound is distinctive and versatile. They started off as an underground sound system playing at Genevan squat parties. The unique sound of Rico’s productions rapidly gained hype within the dub community and in 2006 O.B.F started putting on their own nights at "Le Zoo" L’Usine, Geneva’s biggest club. Since then, their notorious "Dubquake" nights have become a true institution in the European night scene. The interest around the sound system has grown exponentially ever since.

One of the keys to O.B.F’s success is the unparalleled energy that emanates from the whole crew. You only need to take part in one of their sessions to start feeling part of the family. This ability to bring people together can be seen in the list of artists they have worked with over the years : Sr. Wilson, Linval Thompson, Iration Steppas , Tippa Irie , Killa P , Belén Natalí, Pupajim, Charlie P, Biga*Ranx , Nazamba...

In 2014, O.B.F launched their own imprint "Dubquake Records", an independent record label focused on promoting future dub and reggae. Now with over fifty releases including O.B.F's two stand out albums Wild (2014) & SIGNZ (2020), the label has widened its horizons, producing and distributing documentary films.

NUFF RUMBLE | Collectif & Sound system artisanal fondé en 2015 @ NANTES (FR)

AFRO / ROOTS&DUB / BASS

CHARLIE P / O.B.F - TIME

O.B.F SOUND SYSTEM /// OBF SOUND SYSTEM