Release : VA-Best Seven Selections 3 - Compiled By Daniel Best
Artist : VA-Best Seven Selections 3
Album : Compiled By Daniel Best
Genre : Lo-Fi
Source : CDDA
Label : Sonar Kollektiv
URL :
Date : 09-08-2008
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 180kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 12
Time : 57:57 min
Size : 75.25 MB
1 Sisters - Play With Fire 3:18
2 Kabuki Feat Natalie Gardiner - Another You 5:01
3 Cat Rat Feat Robert Lee - Real Rebel 5:17
4 Recloose Feat Joe Dukie - Deeper Waters (Yes King 5:10
Remix)
5 Frost & Wagner Feat Esther Cowens - You're The Best 4:41
Thing
6 The Black Seeds - Love Is A Radiation 4:01
7 LADI6 - Walk Right Up 4:41
8 The Dynamics - 90% Of Me Is You 4:09
9 Sygaire Feat Miss Yolanda - Good To Go 5:55
10 Tosca - Brian Emely 4:55
11 Jah Seal - Jah Soldier 4:58
12 Haaksman & Haaksman Feat Guga Rei - Na Lathina 5:51
After years of passion and hard work, Daniel Best's Best Seven imprint has gone
from strength to strength. Established almost ten years ago, it has brought
legendary New Zealand bands Fat Freddys Drop and The Black Seeds to Europe, and
helped artists such as Eva Be, Chaka Domu, Kabuki, Paul St. Hilaire and Frost &
Wagner establish a name for themselves. Almost 2 years after the second in the
series, Best is ready to release a brand new collection of dub and reggae gems;
and it has definitely been worth the wait. Best Seven Selections 3 is simply the
best instalment of the series so far.
Best Seven Selections 3 is an astounding collection of music fused with dub
spirit, soulful vocals and conscious lyrics, showcasing upcoming artists like
Sisters, Ladi 6, Jah Seal, Cat Rat and The Dynamics, as well as some of the Best
Seven stalwarts and bigger names on the dub and reggae scene. While reggae is
the common meeting point for all the music featured on Best Seven Selections 3,
this new chapter easily crosses the traditional boundaries of the genre,
combining roots, reggae and dub with more personal influences and musical
flavours from across the world. All this makes Best Seven Selections 3 a musical
benchmark for the dub, roots and reggae community.
The album starts on a feminine note with the Sisters take on Play With Fire by
the Rolling Stones. Sisters is an Afro-German soul best known for their
activism, joining soul, dub and conscious lyrics to form a musical statement
against all forms of racism. Berlin based drum'n'bass producer Kabuki reveals a
hidden side of his musical soul with the soulful Another You. Deeper Waters is
the first single from Recloose's latest album Perfect Timing, and features Kiwi
legend Joe Dukie on vocals while Yes King provide exemplary remix duties. Frost
& Wagner provide You're The Best Thing, a brand-new original composition which
is a featured release on this compilation. The Black Seeds enlighten our spirits
with Love Is A Radiation, the second single taken from their new album Solid
Ground.
New Zealand's premier female vocalist Ladi 6 kicks off the second half with Walk
Right Up, a powerful dub-roots number. The Dynamics explore the connection
between Jamaican reggae and American soul with their moody cover of 90% Of Me Is
You. Sygaire melds dub and reggae sounds with Arabic influences for Good To Go,
while Tosca provide an album exclusive with Brian Emely, a track that fuses
roots vocals with their inimitable downtempo style. Berlin's Jah Seal slow down
the tempo even more with the heavyweight Jah Soldier. Finally, renowned remixers
Haaksman + Haaksman conclude the compilation with Na Lathina, a track that
couples dub infusions with Latino and Brazilian spices.
Daniel Best once again proves that dub-reggae is a global music genre that
builds upon the past to look towards the future; and with Best Seven Selections
3 the future sound of dub and reggae is already in your ears!