Release : Umberto Echo - Dubtrain
Artist : Umberto Echo
Album : Dubtrain
Genre : Reggae
Source : CDDA
Label : Enja Records
URL :
Date : 04-13-2007
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 189kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 12
Time : 60:55 min
Size : 82.58 MB
1 Sultana 4:15
2 Jah Words Dub feat. Luciano 4:41
3 High & Windy 6:26
4 Mindif 4:11
5 Let Them Free feat. Wally Warning 4:30
6 Feelavibe 5:48
7 Rubadub feat. Earl 4:16
8 A Song 4:40
9 Wake & Bake 4:51
10 Dub City feat. Paul St. Hilaire 4:14
11 LDSNRMX 4:39
12 Glasseye 8:20
26-year-old Munich-based Umberto Echo has been active on the German music scene
for more than 10 years. He proved his skills in a wide field of styles including
punk, rock, jazz, pop, hip-hop, roots reggae, dub and dancehall and produced
over 50 albums by such as Jamaram, Jahcoustix, Quadro Nuevo, Headcornerstone and
Kamerakino. He was also the recording and mixing engineer for Quadro Nuevo's
albums "Mocca Flor" (2003) and "Tango Bitter Sweet" (2006).
The idea for "Dubtrain" dates back to the year 2002. Then it was decided to work
on an Umberto Echo project with musician-friends of Dubious Neighbourhood,
Headcornerstone, Oneness, Jamaram, Magus & Fool, Feueralarm, Onedrop and Main
Concept. While Umberto Echo played many instruments himself, several recording
sessions and remixes were added with such diverse artists as jazz/ska trombonist
Josh Roseman, reed player Matt Darriau on the Bulgarian shepherd flute, jazz
piano great Abdullah Ibrahim and Quadro Nuevo's Mulo Francel and Andreas
Hinterseher. Among the definitive highlights of the album are vocal renditions
by some famous reggae singers: Luciano, Earl 16, Paul St. Hilaire and Wally
Warning.
"Dubtrain" not only presents some big names but reveals Umberto Echo's mature
and individual way of melting diverse influences and handling recent DJ and
remix aesthetics. Based on warm and mellow moods, the music includes elements
coming out of reggae, dub, jazz, African rhythm and electronic beats. It is the
fifth release on ENJA's sublabel 19 that is dedicated to DJ adventures on the
crossroads of NuJazz and electronics.