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.. .Roots And Culture Proudly Present Another High Quality Release. ..
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';: RELEASE NAME.... Alpha and Omega - Dub Philosophy :;`
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Record Label............. BSI Records
Original Year............ 2001
Compressed by............ RAC 2001
Rip Date................. 11-12-2001
Size..................... 72MB
Release Type............. Reggae, Full Album
Number of Songs.......... 13
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:.: Notes And Information About The Release :.:
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AMG EXPERT REVIEW: The fourth US album (and who knows which
one overall) by prolific dubmeisters Alpha & Omega is it's
finest to date. Dub Philosophy is heavy on mood, smoky
groove and loopy textures. While it's true that the duo have
begun using digital effects in their dub mixes, they are far
from what is currently known as a "digital dub" act. The
long, painstakingly handled tape splices are readily
apparent the slippery analogue bass (guitar, not synth) is
lovingly tracked to deadly effect. On "Nothing But The
Truth," space becomes bass and it's truly the place for
mental, physical and spiritual meltdown. The spine becomes a
pool of jelly in the slippery ooze of skittering drums and
dronm3ed out E-notes plucked to stultifying perfection, as
apace and time begin to seemingly alter themselves. Later,
when the echoplex effects kick in earnest as they do on
"Dubconscious," and "Defeating The Giant," one would swear
King Tubby was at the board cross-fading rhythms and chunky,
backtracked guitars into the melodica and tom toms. Make no
mistake, though Alpha & Omega slap out albums in five
different countries as regularly as some of us go to the
record shop, their quality is both unchanging and their
momentum unstoppable and their reputation is unchallenged.
For all of those who believe that real dub is dead in the
digital era, Alpha & Omega are the medicine to cure that
delusion. This is mighty dark and nasty dread. - Thom Jurek
album link: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A35n20r6ai48i
artist link: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bem8uak5k5m3v
buy link: http://www.homebass.ca/release/r7465.cfm
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:.: Tracklist :.:
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01. Chanting 4:47
02. Almighty Dub 3:47
03. Higher Than High 4:54
04. Dubconscious 3:30
05. Cornerstone 3:34
06. Dub Philosophy 4:11
07. Grateful and Humble 3:42
08. Searching For The Dub 4:13
09. Ruler Of Them All 3:45
10. Land Of Dub 4:20
11. Defeating The Giant 3:27
12. Nothing But The Truth 3:43
13. Dub Of Purpose 5:00
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52:53
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:.: News & Information :.:
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Is reggae your main genre? Do you have indepth knowledge
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:.: Proud Members Of The Family :.:
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:.: Greetings Goes To : :.:
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Groups......... . 12iNCH . DH . YARD . VOD . iMPG . kW . SB .
. CmS . FTD . IGR . JAH . TWCMP3 . RBK . FSP .
And all the other groups releaseing kwality!
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:.: Roots And Culture Production 2001 :.:
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revised 29 Sep 2001 by gpf