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:.: .Roots And Culture Proudly Present Another High Quality Release. :.:
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Release Name.... Twilight Circus Dub Soud System - Dub Plates Vol.2
Record Label............. M Records (180)
Original Year............ 1999
Compressed by............ Team RAC
Rip Date................. Jan-31-2003
Size..................... 58,3 MB
Release Type............. Reggae, Album
Number of Songs.......... 10
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:.: Notes And Comments About The Release :.:
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Twilight Circus was the dub-influenced project of
multi-instrumentalist/producer Ryan Moore, a longstanding
member of the Legendary Pink Dots and the Tear Garden. Born
and raised in Vancouver, BC, Moore began playing bass at the
age of 13 after his first exposure to Bob Marley's classic
Natty Dread; his fascination with dub continued in the years
to follow despite working as a studio musician with Nettwerk
Records and collaborating with industrial acts like Skinny
Puppy, Download and Single Gun Theory. Joining the Legendary
Pink Dots in 1991, two years later Moore relocated to the
Netherlands, forming Twilight Circus in 1995 and issuing In
Dub Vol. 1 on his own M Records label. Subsequent efforts
include 1996's Other Worlds of Dub, 1997's Bin Shaker Dub
and 1999's Horsie.
Jason Ankeny http://www.allmusic.com
A collection of heavy duty exclusive cuts & special dubplate
versions of TC tracks - cut for maximum drum & bass - and
pressed on delicious 180 gram vinyl. A serious dub treat!!
Since that night in 1967 when selector Ruddy Redwood spun a
vocal-less acetate in a Kingston dance hall and the midnight
ravers demanded "Rewind!" dub ciontists have been perfecting
the art of 12st-century soul nonic;) But while King Tubby's
progeny - from hip-hop to house, dance hall to drum'n'bass -
have gone forth to mutate pop's subconscious, mother
If only innovators like Wimbish could shake the cultural
prejudice that insists. Tubby, Perry and Hudson must tower
over '90s sound-boys. Enter Ryan Moore, the Legendary Pink
Doys escapee behind Twilight Circus, who wrestles with
history's titans and leaves the ring commanding 'nuff
respect. In his kaleiscope world a feather weighs a ton,
colors cut corners, and time eats itself. Dub Plates Volume
Two- a vinyl-only collection of rare acetates that doubles
as a greatest-versions set - should be a landmark in post
hip-hop sonic engineering. "Filter 13 (Ultra Dub)" is as
explosive as Krust, as sophisticated as Philip "Fatis"
Burrell, and as riveting as DJ Premier. "Dance Plate", a
tribute to Black Uhuru's 1981 depth probe "Guess Who's
Coming to Dinner", splits the riddim and boggles your ear
cavity. Follow the bass or follow the drum; Mama's calling
you home.
Jeff Chang, SPIN
"Since 1995, ex-Vancouverite and now Amsterdam-er Ryan Moore
has given the world five full-lengths of pure
niceness--including the recently reissued debut, In Dub vol
1. Here, on a heavy-duty vinyl-only release, Moore turns
out a rock-steady set. Featuring new tracks alongside
dubplate versions of earlier works, Dub Plates Vol. Two
makes it clear that while Twilight Circus's sounds are
authentic, Moore is not star-struck. He is rooted in the
purist dub tradition, adding effects to the instruments that
he plays, but certainly experiments. His sounds, and way of
approaching the music, are super-fresh. Witness "Bord Plate"
and "New Rockers," two pieces deeply rooted in the
traditional yet bearing Moore's own richness. "Kik Plate"
and "Dance Plate" are beautifully reworked dubs of songs
from the excellent 1999 release, Horsie ; both are thick,
melodic and gorgeous. A must-have for dub fans. Watch out
also for Dub Voyage, tentatively scheduled for June
release."
DJ Denise Benson
TPHS, THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN, spring 2000
"ryan moore's dutch-based twilight circus dub sound system
is building up a fearsome reputation for creating a
bass-heavy gumbo of lethal dub concoctions, compressed by
gruelling top and mid range sonic effects on dub plates vol
2 that makes you wince in fear for you speaker cones. on the
second in this series of exclusive cuts and previously
unreleased mixes, moore has taken concrete, lethal-sounding
console trickery to another level."
the wire
dub - steve barker
"cut for maximum drum n' bass vibrations at the legendary
dubplates and mastering studios in berlin and pressed on
audiophile 180 gram vinyl, the second release in ryan
moore's sound system series might have been a triumph of
shape over substance, had it not been for a full three
stripe set. the use of real instruments, pulling back on
overused techno effects, is what makes this selection stand
out. from the storming first track, constructed like a
classic channel one cut, through to the thunderous closer,
the album is a real ear-opener for those who foolishly
avoided moore's previous output in his dubwise incarnation.
this canadian may have a hard beat pedigree with the likes
of skinny puppy and legendary pink dots, but he has found
his most creative niche as a purveyor of heavy, heavy
rhythms in a traditional style, while hitting on the secret
of that most elusive element for the new dub genre -
freshness."
uk tower records top
reggae - john williams
Heavy duty dub on heavy duty 180 gram vinyl mastered at the
legendary Dubplates and Mastering in Berlin. It doesn't get
much better than this! Ryan Moore, bass player and drummer
for the Legendary Pink Dots and the Tear Garden, keeps
himself very busy with his very own genuine analogue dub
project. "Dub Plates Volume Two" is his 6th full length
release in just 5 years and it is the vinyl only follow-up
to 1998's "Dub Plate Selection". The record jacket
describes the LP as "a collection of special dubplate mixes
and exclusive Twilight Circus tracks previously only
available to sound systems and d.j's." There's at least 2
new tracks ("Trinity" and "Iguana") while the rest are new
versions of tracks from several past albums. With the
previous album "Horsie" Ryan added guitars to the mix but
this LP concentrates on raw, stripped down dub workouts.
These tracks feature the usual array of colorful sounds,
most of which are played live by Ryan: drums and
percussion, organ hits/melodies and *deep* bass lines all
immersed in a swirling sea of effects and atmospheres. This
music sounds amazing on vinyl, especially nice thick quality
vinyl such as this. There's a reason vinyl enthusiasts are
so die hard and this is it. "Dub Plates Volume Two" is yet
another superb collection of tracks and it sure is cool
we've been given the chance to own them. Sound files are
available at the TC page. Look for the new Twilight Circus
album "Dub Voyage" in mid April and the new Tear Garden
album "Crystal Mass" later in the year as well as Ryan on
tour with the Pink Dots in the States this May/June ...
Pressed up on virgin 180-gram vinyl and mastered at the
Berlin home of heavyweight bass productions, the
ever-estimable Dub Plates And Mastering, Dub Plates Volume
Two just feels so right it almost shakes the floor and
windows by its presence on the truntable. The slight hiss of
needle in groove, the faint pop of genuine analogue friction
between diamond and plastic - ahh, the joys of so-called
(near-)dead media!
This, the second collection of Twilight Circus dub plates
originally issued to sound systems and DJs around the world,
marks out some further glorious vibrations from Holland
and/or Canada's (Hell, Europe and North America's) premier
exponent of realtime studio mixdown Reggae in a dub style.
With most instruments played live by Ryan Moore, it's still
surprising after all these years that Twilight Circus sounds
so much like a "real" band - but that's one of the
advantages of using the studio as another instrument. And in
true Jamaican producer tradition, there's a photo of the
setup on the back sleeve for techies to pore over and
consider.
Less production-minded listeners can just sit back, or even
better recline, and feel the results of all that lovely
analogue technology and the years of loving experience which
have gone into those grooves, vinyl and musical alike. Drum
crashes, percusion rattles, and above all, bass flows under
it all. Swirling organs, trilling melodicas, the tenderly
prowling harrumph of synthesizer bass riff of the latest
version of "Filter 13" in "Ultra Dub" guise which concludes
the set so marvellously, all wrapped and warped in the
ever-recursing dreamstates drawn from echo box, echo box,
echo box... - each release by Moore adds futher incremental
axial tilt to the world, encourages the inhalation of more
fragrant smoke, wears down the soles of shoes shuffling and
stepping to the heart and soul beat. This is only right and
proper, and true.
Richard Fontenoy
Reviews taken from http://www.twilightcircus.com
Enjoy this powerful album from one of my favourite dub
artist !
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01. Bord Plate 04:37
02. New Rockers 04:07
03. Shaka Version 03:43
04. Trinity 03:02
05. Dance Plate 05:10
06. Binshaker Dub Plate 04:34
07. Iguana 04:26
08. Kik Plate 04:01
09. Killer Version 03:52
10. Filter 13 - Ultra Dub 04:51
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:.: Roots And Culture Production 2003 :.:
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