many thanks to @shaolin_sound for this heavy roots selection ! respect

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what is this awesome track please ?  it sounds like kiddus i. Many thanks for this share !!

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Mysterious top selector and producer Gazonade is back with a dazzling soulful vinyl selection, exclusive for the Asymetrics !

Don't miss the video version of the mix on our channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtkQcUcNkgA

& tracklist here: https://theasymetrics.com/blog/gazonade-chained-and-bound-to-your-love/

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Tracklist / Video

Asymetrics Present: Gazonade - Chained & Bound To Your Love

Brighton-based record collector Matty S delivers a  terrific vinyl mixtape full of uplifting and warming sounds from Africa via Brazil !

www.soundcloud.com/mattys

https://theasymetrics.com/blog/matty-s-africa-via-brazil/

*Tracklist:

    Bola Sete - Bettina (1971)
    Rosinha De Valença - Summertime (1971)
    Tim Maia - Imunização Racional (Que Beleza) (1974)
    Ana Mazzotti - Feel Like Making Love (1974)
    Bebeto - Neguinhio Poeta (1980)
    Astrud Gilberto - Black Magic (A Gira) (1987)
    Obina Shok - Sika (1986)
    Slim Young (Siaw Akyemfo) - Otan Hunu (1984)
    Siassia & Tokobina– Mama Africa (Year Unknown)
    Sam Fan Thomas - Poma (1985)
    Mac Gregor -  Nan Ye Li Kan (Year Unknown)
    Ghetto Blaster - Life Goes On (1985)

Tracklist & Info

Asymetrics Present: Matty S - Africa via Brazil

"La Musica No Se Muere" : forgotten Afro-Latin treasures from Guinea Conakry's Syliphone.

https://theasymetrics.com/blog/mikael-el-rojo-la-musica-no-se-muere/

Guinea Conakry has a rich musical history, especially after the country’s independence in 1958 which allowed decades of beautiful music to flourish across the country.

The Syliphone record label has allowed many talented orchestras to record their music, constituting now an invaluable cultural heritage.

Guinean Music is fantastic and clearly unique : a blend of traditional, West-African and Afro-Cuban music. 

Beyond their typically deep, funky and groovy music, Guinean orchestras have also played Latin music, covering Cuban songs the Guinean way. 

The result is breathtaking....

https://www.mixcloud.com/mikael_rouge_el_rojo/
https://www.instagram.com/mikael_james_rouge
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Asymetrics Present: Mikael El Rojo - La Musica No Se Muere

"Traveling Dub" by Lord Sandwich 

100 % Vinyl Selection !

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Lord Sandwich - Traveling Dub

From the album In Dub released by Echo Beach Records (2014)

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Chase The Devil Ft. Lee Scratch Perry/Coshiva & Emch  (Adrian Sherwood Dub)

Part 3/4 of XOGN's Funk 45s galore !

Brussels friend XOGN's summer residency with Radio Bruzz (every other sunday until August)is a series devoted to golden oldies he just dug up at a flea market in one batch !

He was kind enough to share with the Asymetrics for the replay on Soundcloud... enjoy the grooves and stay tuned for the final part soon !

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Asymetrics Present: XOGN - Flea Market Gems (Part 3)

2nd part of the producer / selector from Transylvania's anthology mixtape paying a dubwise homage to Jazz - put your headphones on and chill !

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*Tracklist*

Crowd Control, Rodion GA & Lil Obeah - Paradox (prod. Petru Birladeanu)
Theon Cross - FYAH Jamaican Medley
Lil Obeah – Titan
Monty Alexander - King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown
Mark Giuliana – Brian
Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet - Get Free
The Upsetters - Dark Moon (Blue Moon)
Pharoah Sanders - Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong
Sly & Robbie + Nils Petter Molvaer - White Scarf in the Mist
Shabbos Ranks - Basura Dub
Kazumi Watanabe - Walk, Don't Run
Lee Scratch Perry & Mad Professor - Jazzy Lady
Ernest Ranglin - Liberty Valley
Dennis Bovell as Blackbeard – Jazzz
The Dynamics – Rockit
Hot 8 Brass Band - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Reassembled by Wrongtom) + Ghost Town
Tommy McCook - Grass Root
Soul Revivers & Ms Maurice - Look No Further
Deadly Headley with Rico Rodriguez - 35 Years From Alpha
Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell & Hawkman - Turn On the Light, Ascent
The Last Poets - The Music (Prince Fatty Dub)
Paul Weller - Study In Blue
Mala & Joe Armon-Jones & Nubya Garcia - Scratch and Erase
Jah Wobble - Country Cousin (ft. The Modern Jazz Ensemble)
Ezra Collective - Ego Killah
Shabbos Ranks - Surfin' Dub (Lil Obeah & Marius Costache Remix)

Asymetrics Present: Lil Obeah - Dub Is Jazz (Part 2)

Scorching hot summer vibes with Mr Valentin Walker !

DJ, Producer and Painter, Valentin operates a sound Caravan throughout France, and regularly showcases his art throughout the World under the moniker "Allias".

https://soundcloud.com/valentinwalker

https://valentinwalker.bandcamp.com/

https://www.valentinwalker.com/

https://www.allias-arts.com/

Asymetrics Present: Valentin Walker - Earth Groove

Taken from the upcoming Glitterbeat Records album:
VARIOUS ARTISTS: DUBS & VERSIONS I
Release date: October 17th 2014

Dennis Bovell: Aye Go Mila Dubwize. One of the most revered dub and reggae producers, Dennis has been making his mark on contemporary music for over 40 years. Born in Barbados, Bovell moved to south London at the age of 12 and became deeply immersed in the emerging roots, lovers rock and soundsystem cultures. He spearheaded seminal British reggae acts like Linton Kwesi Johnson and Matumbi and was also notably involved in the late 70’s post-punk scene as producer for The Slits, The Pop Group and Orange Juice. In 2012, Dennis released the dub collection Mek It Run.

Samba Toure: Aye Go Mila (Album: “Albala” / May 2013). Samba is a legend of northern Malian music. As a member of the touring ensembles for both Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate, Samba gained musical experience and perspective that he brought together famously on his acclaimed third album Albala. A meditation on Mali’s humanitarian and political crisis, Folk Roots wrote that Albala “is a record full of passion, eloquence and incredible music.”


It can’t be much of a surprise that Glitterbeat would eventually assemble a collection of dubs and versions of songs by our artists. Our very first release in the spring of 2013 was a 500-piece limited edition 12” where two tracks from the Malian Afro-rock newcomer Ben Zabo were given an inspired dub treatment by legendary Berlin producer Mark Ernestus (Rhythm & Sound, Jeri Jeri). Those two tracks are included here as well as eight other reinterpretations from our growing catalog.

Having had the privilege of working with each of the Malian artists remixed for this album (Tamikrest, Ben Zabo, Samba Toure, Aminata Wassidje Traore & Lobi Traore) we can safely say that this project will not seem as strange to them as one might assume. In contemporary Malian music, reggae plays a fundamental role and nearly every electric based band we have encountered in Bamako and beyond incorporates at least some reggae elements into their sound. Also the rapid, ubiquitous rise of Hip Hop in Mali has brought samples, remixes and programming into the direct orbit of the country’s urban musicians. And in the dusty, open lots of Bamako’s sprawling neighborhoods, the music that one most frequently encounters being performed is Balani, a sort of Malian variant of dancehall, where laptop electronic beats and declamatory “toasting” are combined with samples of balafons and other traditional instruments. Balani is by definition a remix-generated music.

Bringing together the different mixers with the songs of the original artists was an exciting process. Our choices of who to invite rose intuitively out our record collections and our personal networks and almost every mixer that we approached thankfully accepted the invitation. 

Mark Ernestus was asked to fashion our original 12” not only because of our deep love for his work with the abstract dub duo Rhythm & Sound but also because of his albums in collaboration with Jeri Jeri, the Senegalese sabar group. Dubmaster Dennis Bovell’s work with Linton Kwesi Johnson, The Pop Group and Orange Juice has been a big part of our personal soundtracks for more than thirty years. His recent dub album, Mek It Run, is a killer. We were introduced to the South African Nozinja via his infectious Shangaan Electro productions. Honest Jons released an excellent remix album (Shangaan Shake) of his tracks and we thought it fitting that he join our remix dialogue. We stumbled upon the British-Ghanaian performance, visual and musical artist Larry Achiampong’s self-released LP More Mogya and were excited by its mashup of palm wine and high life samples with Hip Hop beats. We have been fans of Mark Stewart all the way back to his days in the seminal post-punk band The Pop Group, but it was his recent dub album Exorcism of Envy that really caught our collective ear. The intricate afro-techno of Harmonius Thelonious is by definition a sort of West African music remix project, and he seemed a perfect choice to invite. Rounding off the list of mixers is our old friend Dirk Dresselhaus AKA Schneider TM whose wide-open musical obsessions have embraced indie rock, analog electronics, improvisation and field recordings. He recently journeyed to Mali and Burkina Faso to study balafon music. 

With the finished master of this album right now echoing from our speakers we are already thinking about Glitterbeat: Dubs & Versions volume II. Can’t wait.

++Chris Eckman & Peter Weber: Glitterbeat Records

www.glitterbeat.com

Dennis Bovell - Aye Go Mila Dubwize

Daniel Tuffs aka Chief Rockas from Shaolin Sound (UK) strikes again with a 100% roots international vinyl selection !

Wheeeeeel Up ! 

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Artwork by Daniel Tuffs

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Asymetrics Present: Shaolin Sound - Special Roots

U-Rie Produce Payoh SoulRebel canta y tú esperamos que lo disfrutes.IRIE!!

New Day

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Mad Professor meets Prince Fatty - Devil Dub feat. Winston Francis [Evergreen Recordings 2015]

“Finding You” is a romantic and spiritual roots reggae song, a sonic journey that fuses the love between two people with the strength of Jah’s universal message.

With a slow and deep rhythm (~90 BPM), marked by the classic one drop on the drums, a warm and enveloping bassline, rhythmic guitars with delay, and Nyabinghi percussion, the song conveys the essence of reggae in its purest and most intimate form.

The lyrics tell a story of searching and finding, where the protagonist recognizes in his beloved not only human love, but also a spiritual light that guides, heals, and sets him free. Each verse describes how her smile, her voice, and her presence become root, refuge, and truth.

The melodic and repetitive chorus reinforces the idea of discovery and rebirth: “Finding you, my heart found its way, you’re the song my soul wants to play…”, while the call-and-response bridge evokes the African and communal tradition of spiritual reggae, creating an atmosphere of unity and devotion.

Towards the end, the soft choruses with “na-na-na” in a reggae-pop style add freshness and a universal touch, inviting everyone to join in the chant. The ethereal whispered outro closes the piece with a message of eternal love and unity under Jah.

“Finding You” is not just a romantic love song, but also an anthem to the power of love as a force of life, light, and redemption.


Finding you

"The Chosen Brothers" - Mango Walk - Heavy Roots [Reggae Dubwize]- 1979

Manu Chao & Prince Fatty - Politik Kills (2008)
http://bbpiratesradio.over-blog.com/article-30360331.html

Manu Chao & Prince Fatty - Politik Kills

“Hello, Hell is very low, and Heaven is very, very high” – Lee Scratch Perry

SUBATOMIC SOUND presents “CHROME OPTIMISM” 12" vinyl (SS012)
DUBBLESTANDART meets DAVID LYNCH & LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY
<b>Vinyl: JUNO http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/392805-01.htm
Digital: iTunes http://bit.ly/itchr2</b>

In 2008, NYC based Subatomic Sound teamed up with Vienna’s dub masters Dubblestandart to begin a series of limited edition 12” vinyl exclusives that brought together iconic originators in the history of dub reggae with the gritty underground vibes of the dubstep movement.The lead 12”, “Iron Devil”, included the first ever dubstep tracks from both Lee Scratch Perry and Prince Far-I, produced in collaboration with Dubblestandart and remixed by Subatomic Sound System and Paris’ Tom Watson.Released on hand stamped vinyl in vintage Jamaican jackets, “Iron Devil” disappeared from shelves worldwide in less than a week. In 2009, the follow up vinyl was dedicated to an explosive pairing of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry with rising Brooklyn dancehall reggae star Jahdan Blakkamoore that revisited Perry’s ‘70s classic “Blackboard Jungle” off the seminal album of the same name, a cornerstone of dub reggae that featured Scratch and King Tubby at the controls.A shot heard round the world, this collaboration culminated that July with a capacity concert in NYC’s Central Park with Lee Perry, Dubblestandart, Subatomic Sound System, & Jahdan Blakkamoore.

The third 12” in the series is entitled “Chrome Optimism” and on this release Dubblestandart brings together the most unbelievable combination yet, a world class summit of mad genius: Jamaican dub originator Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry together with iconic American filmmaker David Lynch, plus as an added bonus, famed French avant garde composer Jean-Michel Jarre. On “Chrome Optimism”, Scratch exercises his inimitable gift to juxtapose spirituality with humor through wordplay that walks a line between nonsense and profundity: “Hello, Hell is very low and Heaven is very, very high!”David Lynch responds with equally mind twisting metaphors like “Euphoric, chrome optimism” and mantras like “The ideas tell you how they want to be”, describing his powerful experience and obsession with transcendental meditation.The otherworldy melody from Jean-Michel Jarre’s famous composition “Oxygen Part 4” floats over the top. Vienna’s Dubblestandart, NYC’s Subatomic Sound System, & Bristol’s RSD switch up the musical vibes beneath, moving from hard charging dubstep to Perry’s classic dub reggae to spacey soundscapes typical of Lynch & Jarre aesthetics.

The “Chrome Optimism” vinyl EP features two remixes from Subatomic Sound System, kicking off the A side with the first, a bombastic distorted sub-bass heavy beast that threatens to define a new genre somewhere between dubstep, dub reggae, and the twisted ambience of David Lynch’s film scores. Dubblestandart counters with a deep and minimal downtempo dub version of “Chrome Optimism” that balances on a line between a wide open David Lynch film soundtrack, the wild sound experimentalism of Perry, and Jarre’s out of body ambient melodies.
The B side of “Chrome Optimism” kicks back in full force with originator of the Bristol, UK dubstep scene, producer RSD (also known as Rob Smith of Smith & Mighty) delivering a hard hitting remix of the Perry & Dubblestandart track “I Do Voodoo”, a guaranteed sureshot to satisfy the UK dubstep crowd.Following RSD is a second Subatomic Sound System remix that brings it back to Perry’s Superape era for a rootical dubstep relick of his tune with Dubblestandart entitled “Deadly Funny” (originally also on the “Chrome Optimism” riddim), but this time revisting his classic 70s style, adding not only the ghost of Augustus Pablo on melodica, but also drums and bass big and bad enough knock out a dubstep club crowd.


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