Electro Dub

Brain Damage meets Vibronics
"Empire soldiers"

Vibronics & Brain Damage teamed up and decided to come together around a concept, a narrative inspiration that will undoubtedly surprise: Anglo-Caribbean and Franco-African soldiers’ experience during the first world war. 
The academic historian, poet & songwriter, Madu Messenger, uses the product of years of study and research, to develop, within that very framework, a series of texts on some key topics such as travel, friendship, war and death. This project thus aims at offering a learning experience about this often little-known period of our history. 
It will draw troubling parallels with some more contemporary considerations on culture shocks, immigration, imperial powers and horrors of war that still affects all of us today. Following their reflection on this sensitive issue, the musicians of the project’s – all of many other origins, Anglo-French, Jamaican or Asian – move towards a cultural alignment, opposite to certain enslaving and communitarian models. 


SUFFERATION  w/PARVEZ


Sufferation we don’t need no more in Babylon

As Britain she stood with her back up against wall
The sons of old India came and would battle and fall.
In there thousands they went off to fight 
for duty they offered their lives
And many would never survive
like a mill grinding corn 
Many thousands now lost
Many thousands now gone
They suffered the pain, mental strain
As bombs fall like the monsoon rain
As brothers they stood side by side
A thin brown line sent to stem up the tide

Sufferation we don’t need no more in Babylon

In this time of the islamophobe
It’s a half that’a seldom is told
With the death in the mud and cold
They showed bravery, were steadfast and bold
Fighting for Europe to be free
But little is written down in history

Sufferation we don’t need no more in Babylon


Brain damage meets Vibronics w/Parvez : "Sufferation (extended mix)"

Vibronics meets Brain Damage

Extracted from the "Empire soldiers" project :

Strickly limited 10" dublate, mixed by Steve Vibronics :

A1 Do U remember ? w/ Sir Jean
A2 Do U dub ?
AA1 Youts to war w/ M. Parvez
AA2 Youts to dub

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Brain Damage meets Vibronics
"Empire soldiers"

Vibronics & Brain Damage teamed up and decided to come together around a concept, a narrative inspiration that will undoubtedly surprise: Anglo-Caribbean and Franco-African soldiers’ experience during the first world war. 
The academic historian, poet & songwriter, Madu Messenger, uses the product of years of study and research, to develop, within that very framework, a series of texts on some key topics such as travel, friendship, war and death. This project thus aims at offering a learning experience about this often little-known period of our history. 
It will draw troubling parallels with some more contemporary considerations on culture shocks, immigration, imperial powers and horrors of war that still affects all of us today. Following their reflection on this sensitive issue, the musicians of the project’s – all of many other origins, Anglo-French, Jamaican or Asian – move towards a cultural alignment, opposite to certain enslaving and communitarian models.

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Vibronics meets Brain Damage w/Sir Jean : "Do U remember ?" (Echo Ranks teaser)

Out now! Order from the following stores:CD<a href="http://moonshinerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/subconscious" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moonshine Store</a> + free digital<a href="http://www.toolboxrecords.com/fr/product/19244/dub-ragga/moonshine-cd-02/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toolbox (FR)</a><a href="http://scotchbonnet.net/shop/product.php?id_product=984" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scotch Bonnet (UK)</a><a href="http://www.juno.co.uk/products/radikal-guru-subconscious/513549-01/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Juno (UK)</a> <a href="http://www.ebreggae.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ernie B (US)</a><a href="https://www.mash-up.pl/produkty/radikal-guru-subconscious-cd-pre-order" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mash-up (PL)</a> VINYL LP<a href="http://moonshinerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/subconscious" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moonshine Store</a> + free digital<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mash-up (PL)</a><a href="http://www.toolboxrecords.com/fr/product/19243/dub-ragga/moonshine-lp-01/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toolbox (FR)</a><a href="http://scotchbonnet.net/shop/product.php?id_product=982" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scotch Bonnet (UK)</a><a href="http://www.ebreggae.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ernie B (US)</a><a href="http://www.juno.co.uk/products/radikal-guru-subconscious/514915-01/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Juno (UK)</a> DIGITAL<a href="http://moonshinerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/subconscious" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moonshine Store</a><a href="http://www.junodownload.com/products/radikal-guru-subconscious/2339726-02/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Juno Download </a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/pl/album/subconscious/id888050616" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ITunes</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/subconscious/id731488829" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KWUG7EQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a><a href="http://www.beatport.com/release/subconscious/1185939" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beatport</a> Poland’s finest reggae dubstep export is back to guide us through the long dark winter with his highly anticipated second studio album, Subconcious. Mateusz Miller solidified his position as one of the most exciting global ambassadors for the sound with his 2011 debut album and he returns to the mighty Moonshine Recordings with another killer full length selection of thick dread bassweight and proper roots vibes. Matt’s influences have always been varied, and his music’s rich diversity is in full effect across the LP as he adeptly shifts between tempos and moods, utilising his ear for melody and rhythm to create an absorbing collection of timeless sounds. The ground shaking sub-frequencies central to each track are built to challenge soundsystems and ignite dancefloors, whether it’s on the livewire rhythms of his jungle indebted track ‘Wicked Dub’, the driving sonic force of the drum and bass styled ‘Different Dub’ or the dubbed out, skank-ready movements of tracks like ‘Earthwalker’ and ‘Indra’. As well as the all-powerful bass pressure, Radikal Guru works with a colourful array of instrumentation, and brings in characterful vocalists YT, Danman and Echo Ranks to provide melodic lead and reggae lyricism on ‘Stay Calm’, ‘Know Yourself’ and ‘Warning!’ respectively. The final result is shining example of modern roots/ reggae-centred music in 2013, executed brilliantly and certain to last the test of time. Out November 25th on vinyl, cd and digital download.

Radikal Guru - Earthwalker

extracted from Empire Soldiers (p) Yes Music  (c) Jarring Effetcs 2013  FX112

03 BRAIN DAMAGE meets VIBRONICS Letter dub extracted from Empire Soldiers (c) Jarring Effetcs

Biga⍩Ranx - Paris is a Bitch Riddim By Telly & Manudigital

Extracted from the album « Walk the Walk »
October 16th 2015 • Jarring Effects
Recorded, for the voices, at legendary Harry J Studio
in Kingston, Jamaica.
Featuring Horace Andy, Willi Williams, Winston McAnuff, Kiddus I & Ras Michael.


At the controls of the Brain Damage project since 1999, and through a rich discography of more than 10 albums, Martin Nathan already explored my facets of his favorite style: the dub. After having contributed to settle its Brain Damage foundations in France, he remains consistently involved in its evolution, suggesting various versions, alternatively urban, atmospheric, experimental, and recently way closer to some models developed in the UK.

This time, that’s in Kingston that he realizes the main part of this new opus, to delve more deeply into the dub origins. His friendship with Samuel Clayton Jr, sound engineer and internationally respected producer (Steel Pulse / Toots & the Maytals) was decisive in the choice of this destination. This essential figure in Jamaica indeed opens the doors of the mythical Harry J Studio (Bob Marley / Burning Spear) to Brain Damage, and enables improbable connections with legendary artists for unforgettable studio sessions.

The initial idea of the project was to involve certain actors of this famous generation that contributed in the 1960s / 70s to create what reggae is, and by extension, the dub. Five veterans of the genre line then up behind Jamaicathe microphone, all contemporaries, but with totally diverse sensibilities and backgrounds. Nowadays still superstar for some of them like Horace Andy whose tone is recognizable miles away, and who is used to collaborate with Massive Attack, kind of forgotten for some others like Kiddus I that yet was, in 1978, the hero if a key scene in the cult film « Rockers », all of them have kept their talents unimpaired. This being the case of Willi Williams, author of the timeless hit « Armagideon Time », covered by The Clash as so many others did, but also of Winston Mc Anuff who Harry J Studio Sessionsnever ceases to amaze us by collaborating with French artists in a marked contrast to reggae vibes (Camille Bazbaz, Fixi, Java). Lastly, the dean Ras Michael, which was for so many years one of the ambassadors of Nyabinghi traditions on an international scale, continues to blow us away by his vocal interventions imbued with so much spirituality, and by this unique style of percussion-playing.

For the span of one studio session, all of them succeed in blending into the musical universe suggested by Brain Damage, and undertake the stylistic exercise submitted by the artist: writing most of their lyrics on the theme of their childhood, the childhood, youth and education. The outcome of these meetings is unique, a singular combination of maturity and genuineness, doubtless resulting from the open-mindedness and talents of each protagonist.

Fyah Bun (feat. Willi Williams)

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1 - My Time feat Romane Waza - Woobedub

Panda Dub - Shapes and Shadows (2017)
Mixed by Olo ODG
Mastered by Paul "Pilah" KOZMIK"at "paul's boutique, Lyon Cx rousse
Artwork by Tristan Josse
Release on odgprod.com
Booking : Aftrwrkprod

Shapes and Shadows

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Labyrinthe

Danakil Meets ONDUBGROUND - EchoSysDub

Balkan Beat Box - Dancing with The Moon (Gypsy Hill Remix)

Bisou - Musical Spaceship (2018)
Mixed and Mastered by Olo ODG
Artwork by NUI
Download Link : http://odgprod.com/2018/02/14/bisou-musical-spaceship/

Musical Spaceship

Bad Flower

Fusée

Le Salvatge Sound, originaire de Montpellier, sort son premier projet sur Subsquad Prod !

Après avoir joué leur morceau "Mongol Step" en live durant 2017, les dubmakers du Salvatge Sound décident de le partager en téléchargement libre. Mais pour bien faire les choses, ils envoient le multipiste à des artistes qu'ils apprécient. En plus de la version originale d'Ethno (Salvatge Sound), et d'une version dub particulièrement ruff de Mity (Salvatge Sound), ce sont donc 4 remixes de folie que vous ont préparé Ashkabad, Khoe-wa Dub System, Loba, et Digiman Dub ! Ajoutez à ça un super Artwork signé Rafroof, un mastering pro par Romain Porquet, et le voici : 

Mongol Step & Remixes.

Free Download : http://www.subsquadprod.com/mongol-step-remixes/

Mongol Step EP

04 - Mongol Step (Loba remix)

🎁 Sortie en mp3 de Paralellisme Urbain - Mahom Original Version - issu du SKANK LAB #6 pour fêter leur retour à Lille le 18 Mai à la soirée Waz Lab (Maison Folie Wazemmes) 🎁
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Paralellisme Urbain

SKANK LAB #6 - B1 - Paralellisme Urbain (Mahom - Original Version)

Brain Damage Dub Session "Meets Sir Jean" (Dub) 
Vinyl / Digital (MP3/Flac) 
23 avril 2012

http://www.cd1d.com/fr/album/brain-damage-dub-sessions-meets-sir-jean 
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Après plus de 12 ans d’existence, Brain Damage est une nouvelle fois en pleine refonte, prêt à prendre le contre pied, à surgir là où on ne l’attend pas... 
Suite au départ du bassiste Raphaël Talis, c’est désormais seul que Martin Nathan donne une nouvelle direction au projet.

Si le son de Brain Damage reste toujours personnel et identifiable, il se teinte ici d’une couleur résolument plus «roots», à l’image des premiers albums, notamment Ashes to ashes / Dub to dub.

Testée grandeur nature depuis quelques mois dans le cadre de la tournée High Damage, la formule live Brain Damage Dub Sessions est radicalement consacrée à une certaine vision du Sound System.

Pour la création de ce nouveau set, de nombreux intervenants ont été sollicités : Sir Jean, Brother Culture, Madu Messenger, M. Parvez, ainsi que la section cuivres ArtDeko, pour de puissantes et fructueuses sessions de studio.

Comme il se doit, ces rencontres donnent le jour à plusieurs productions discographiques. Première pierre à l’édifice de ce renouveau, un maxi vinyl en compagnie de Sir Jean (Mei Tei Sho, Le Peuple de l’Herbe), qui retrouve ainsi ses premières amours, le reggae.

On avait déjà eu un aperçu de cette heureuse rencontre avec le somptueux Royal Salute sur la FX100, ici décliné en version sound-system. Quatre titres qu’on ne se lassera pas d’écouter en boucle en attendant l’album prévu pour l’automne, chez Jarring Effects.

Après s’être tant éloigné du modèle dub anglo-jamaïcain, Brain Damage Dub Sessions en propose donc finalement sa version en 2012.

Released by: Jarring Effects 
Release/catalogue number: fx988 
Release date: Apr 23, 2012

Brain Damage Dub Sessions w/ Sir Jean : "Royal Salute - version"

New album 'Wisdom' - https://ineffable.to/WISDOM

Lyrics:
If I had all the money in the world
I’d probably burn it all
If I had all the riches in the world
I’d surely burn it all

One in a million, money gonna kill a man
Why must we lose control?
Blaze up a fire storm, the people getting higher from
The smoke of another man’s gold

Who set the world on fire?
Who set the world on fire?
Who set the world on fire?
It was me, I set the world on fire

If I could rule the world
You know I’d love you all
If a smile could save the world
You know I’d heal you all

Burn like a wildfire, lighting up the night sky
Love is not never enough
Maybe in another life,  i’ll see them on the other side
The people them all singing about love

Who set the world on fire?
Who set the world on fire?
Who set the world on fire?
It was me, I set the world on fire

Who wants control over everything?
If money steals your soul then only trouble it will bring 
Loving as a whole, only thing that conquers we 
So let it be told, let the world them sing 

Who got a light? you put them light up to them herbs 
We can smoke and get more higher when your mind it gets disturbed 
We can set the world on fire and then watch as it all burns 
Or light it up and pass it, smoking all be taking turns 
Don’t ever need no money, don't need silver don't need gold 
Only thing them ever wanted is some herbs that they can hold 
If the only thing you loves the kind of green that you can fold 
We can set it all on fire, let the fire fill your soul

Who set the world on fire?
Who set the world on fire?
Who set the world on fire?
It was me, I set the world on fire

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World on Fire (feat. Slightly Stoopid)

Extracted from the album «¡Ya no mas!»

October 19th 2018

Brain Damage
«¡Ya no mas!»
(Jarring Effects/ L’autre distribution)

On Frédéric Péguillan's initiative, Brain Damage performs for the first time in Colombia, within Télérama Dub Festival in 2016. Over there, the encounter with Gatos Negros was decisive. For years, with unflinching dedication of Macky Ruff and La Gaitana, supported by budding or legendary artists, as well as by many socio- cultural coordinators, the collective has been engaged every day in some overlooked districts of Bogotá, towards deprived youths, representing the majority of the population. A common creation was immediately on the table, and fruitful studio sessions spontaneously popped with some of the most atypical artists of the city.
One year later, supported by Jarring Effects label this time, Martin Nathan returns to Bogotà within ‘France-Colombia Year’, with firm intention to bring the project to completion, far from the glitz, accompanied by Romain Etienne — photographer from Lyon-based Item Collective — for an original and subtle illustration of the adventure. New meetings happened during marathon studio sessions, to complete a dream team casting.
Pioneers like Javier Alerta Kamarada or Kontent Thug — who respectively first brought reggae and hip-hop in Colombia in the nineties —, and Jimena Angel — pop icon with a world-class voice, keen on traditional songs —, take turns in the recording booth, alongside with Macky Ruff and La Gaitana, themselves, for militant anthems. Numerous musicians also took part in the sessions : percussionists, trombonist, flautists, harp and marimba players, featuring an ancestral knowledge and a cultural diversity, characteristic of the country.
With this raw material, Martin Nathan returned to his own studio to finalize the project, prompting it into an unexpected direction, as he is used to, at odds with reggae and dub scene current trends that are crushed by UK influences, but also million miles away from electro-cumbia clichés flourishing here and there since a few years.
Yes. A new Brain Damage album is indeed what it is all about : the 14th, never really where expected, always swimming against the tide. Falsely lo-fi latin ballads, unlikely fusions between digital techniques and centuries-old traditions, polished aesthetics to highlight raw texts and incisive lyrics : all the ingredients are there for a new alien album, unique, telling about the constrast between the cultural treasures of a country and its everyday life harshness.

¡Ya no más!

Luna llena (feat. Jimena Angel)

Afrika - kaliente (feat. Javier Fonseca)

*Listen full song version on www.deezer.com/fr/album/6167084
Extracted from DUBTRAP by Ondubground 
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Ghetto war by Ondubground ft. Brother Culture (Uk)

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Ghetto war ft. Brother Culture & Biga*Ranx

Special remix by Ondubground
*Original track extracted from "Good Morning Midnight" new album by Biga*Ranx

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