DJ Vadim-Dubcatcher
i n f o
label........: BBE Music
date ripped..: 06.19.2014
date released: 06.10.2014
url..........: bbemusic.com/releases/BBE274ADG/DJ%20Vadim%20-%20Dubcatcher
release size.: 111,4 MB
encoder......: Lame 3.98 V0
bitrate......: avg. 227kbps
mode.........: Joint-Stereo
tracks.......: 16
source.......: CDDA
ripper.......: Team CMS
n o t e s
Some of the best things in life come in pairs, peanut
butter and jelly, fish n chips, cheese and wine, DJ
Vadim and dancehall reggae! This may raise an eyebrow
or two as Russian immigres and reggae may not be the
first thing on your mind, however, this isn't your
normal reggae runnings and DJ Vadim, aka Daddy Vad
does not do run of the mill. In fact it's bigger than
reggae. Seeing that this is his 11th long player there
is as ever a twist. Residing in the multi-cultural
cauldron of East Ham, this is fertile ground for
innovation and creating The New and for a man with a
musical career spanning 20 years, he comes with some
very refined spirits.
Never one to sit on his laurels, he comes with a
duology of albums. The Dubcatcher and then The
Soulcatcher - two sides to one man. First comes the
bass and later comes the soul! The Dubcatcher is not
the first reggae outing for Daddy Vad. That vein has
been there ever since his first release in the 90s
however this is the first time the whole skanks in a
reggae style and fashion. The last few years have seen
Vadim support Fat Freddy's Drop worldwide as well as
remixing their back catalogue, touring with Anthony B,
Capelton, Macka B, Collie Budz... However this is not
simply an album recreating some period in time. It's
an album taking influences from classic roots music,
80s digital, bashment, original UK 2 step soul, bass
culture and of course some boom bap rap. Like a
scientist discovering antiquated electronics and
updating them with new circuitry... think more Eddie
Grant, than Sean Paul. Taking a musical genre and
infusing it with the sounds of soul, boogie and rap,
cranking up the bass to 11 and sometimes just dubbin'
it...conscious, social, political but also playful and
ample portion for the lovers. Like one of the albums'
skits, it's all about vibesing up the place. I wanna
hear some drums n bass! FLASH IT!!!!
d a t a
# t r a c k n a m e t i m e
01- Hope (feat. Rio Hemopo and Sabira Jade) [04:23]
02- If Life Was a Thing (feat. Demolition Man) [04:33]
03- Consignment (feat. Govenor Tiggy) [03:56]
04- Nah Join (feat. YT) [03:56]
05- Sweet Like a Lolly (feat. Governor Tiggy) [03:22]
06- Originate (feat. Dynamite MC) [03:40]
07- Give it Up [05:15]
(feat. Katrina Blackstone and YT)
08- Action (feat. Jimmy Screech) [04:09]
09- Lyrical Soldier (feat. Demolition Man) [04:00]
10- Magnetic [04:22]
(feat. Katrina Blackstone and Serocee)
11- Rise (feat. Rio Hemopo and Sabira Jade) [04:30]
12- Badman (feat. Demolition Man) [03:33]
13- Raggamuffin Life (feat. Jamalski) [04:47]
14- Ring My Bell (feat. Governor Tiggy) [03:44]
15- Pele (feat. Karen B) [03:18]
16- Carpenter (feat. Gappy Ranks) [04:42]
111,4 m e g s t o t a l [66:10]