s w e e t b e a t s
march.06.2001 - #496
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artist : Various
album : French Dub Connection Vol 2
year : 2000
label : Echobeach
genre : Lo-Fi
catalogue : EB032
url : www.echobeach.de
quality : CD 192k HQ True Stereo
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01.Aleem - Yoga Dub 05:54
02.St. Germain - Dub Experience 04:20
03.Lab - 500 Mg (French Connection Mix) 06:03
04.Djins - Reflexion 04:19
05.Oto - Elektrik Otofocus 06:47
06.Eye 'n' Ear - the Beat 07:28
07.Grant Phabao - Gone Far Gone 07:50
08.Kayla - Batukadub 06:12
09.Improvitators Dub - I - Dub 04:33
10.High Tone - Hempro 905 03:41
11.Dub Wiser - Sensi Drinka (A. Adiri Mix) 04:48
12.The Arrangers - Fast One 05:15
13.Tony Allen - Black Voices (the Funky Lowlives Mix) 07:36
13 tracks | 74:46 mins | 102,8 MB
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The first part of the French D_B Connection series was given an
enthusiastic reception on dance floors the world over; so it was a
joy for us to compile a worthy successor from - once again -
extremely intriguing sound files. French music of course still
enjoys an excellent reputation, especially with regard to a certain
progressiveness on the dance floor. This is no pure roots or dub
reggae production, but rather a new experience of global
dubsterness with stylistic elements from a wide variety of musical
directions. The trip through French cities like Paris, Bordeaux,
Lyon and Strasbourg leads to a sweet dancefloor-oriented house -,
trip-hop -, breakbeat -, afro -, club -drum`n`bass -, roots - beat.
For this second compilation it has again been part of the approach
to try and present French music culture with all its diversity
while at the same time creating a homogeneous musical experience,
and to offer impeccable packaging (designed by Frederic Voison -
e.g. On-U Sound) as well as, once again, cooperation with a
renowned French music magazine. This time we have managed to gain
'CODA' (in the UK comparable with 'Wire') as our partner, which
lends additional luster to the 13 tracks and 77:54 minutes of
FRENCH DUB CONNECTION 2. Highlights include Aleem (of the French
House label Pro Zak Trax) with their super-relaxed 'Yoga Dub', St.
Germain (of F.Communication/Paris) with their enigmatic 'Dub
Experience', Paris based LAB with their excellent
PIL-meets-Chemical Brothers-in-d'n'bass-heaven sound, as well as
Hammerbass label's Djins (well remembered from the first
compilation) with an amazing hip hop dub - "...don't believe the
hype". New talent such as Oto Elektrik from Strasbourg, Paris based
Eye'n'Ear or Bordeaux's Kayla with a neat Brazilian dub, surprise
and complement the picture just like the dreads of Bordeaux's
Improvisator Dub or their Lyon based colleagues of High Tone with a
massive trip hop roots dub. Dub Syndicate's keyboarder contributes
a trancy house mix of Paris' Dub Wiser and does a clever set-up for
The Arrangers - a side project of Seven Dub with Aleem's Emanuel.
Their 'Fast One' is a smoothly produced tribute to old reggae
heroes and producers, sophisticated funky cross-over house. Last
but not least and totally impressive: Tony Allen (formally drums
with Fela Kuti) and at the moment extremely successful in France
and the rest of Europe with Black Voices. The remix of the title
track of his album - up until now available only as 12" version -
was expertly done by England's Funky Lowlives - a fearless dubby
afro house with, well, Black Voices! Admittedly, this musical
journey with its seventy five minutes is a lot shorter than a trip
with the Concorde from Paris to New York, but - it's cheaper, more
exciting AND you are allowed to smoke: ENJOY!
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greetings to klangwerk, mgc, sour, dh, impg & sfe
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