Version Sound Dub Mixes

May 12th, 2008 by monkeycrumbs

version sound dub mixes

Two new dub mixes available, tracklisting and downloads available from It’s Coming Out Of Your Speaker

“The first mix is “Twiss Up” - featuring a bunch of obscure Dub tunes that you will love. We’ve loaded up the chamber with dubbed-out 80s arcade fx and lazers and digital bombs, which really help bring the soundsystem vibe to the mix. Twiss Up goes into some obscure Jamaican funk later on in the mix - featuring two tunes from a record called Prime Cuts. Then its back into Dub. Good stuff. The second mix “Be Thankful” is a more rootsier dub, deejay and early dancehall-oriented mix. Both are excellent mixes and won’t dissapoint!”

Club Keegans is back

May 10th, 2008 by monkeycrumbs

Due to unforeseen circumstances Club Keegans will be back for one night only at the Tig Barra. Dj Clinton Cards, Dj Gym Kit and Dj Lawn Bowls will be carving up the beats and roasting any available vegetable matter, whilst serving an extensive buffet which will include the funk to the folk, the dub to the disco, the soul to the ska and the hipple to the hopple. Expect a night of (mostly) good tunes, incompetence and technical difficulties.

Adieu Matt @ Club Keegans (8pm till last person leaves (around 9.45pm))

Tig Barra

Overtoom 31,

1054 HB Amsterdam,

020-4122210

What they said about the previous Club Keegans:

“Its a bit all over the shop aint it!”

Peter O’Hanra-Hanrahan

“Why are they so drunk?”

Cleeft Van Cleft

“Woo Woo”

Desmond Fitzgerald

Club Keegans - What every shambolic musical event should be

Dub Documentary soon come

May 8th, 2008 by monkeycrumbs

I can’t wait to see this documentary on the influence of dub on modern music, worth shelling out a few pennies for the dvd:

“The documentary “Dub Echoes” aims to show how this Jamaican invention called dub ended up influencing much of the music we hear today, from electronic music to hip-hop, transforming the studio in a musical instrument and giving way to all of sonic experiments.

“Dub Echoes” was produced by a Brazilian crew, in Kingston (Jamaica), London (UK), NY, Washington, LA (US), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (Brazil).

Key names, from both reggae and the electronic music world, talk about the birth of this genre, how it helped to change the way we perceive music and how it’s presence can still be felt today.

Just follow the bass lines!”

Acoustic guitar with drum

May 1st, 2008 by monkeycrumbs

Cuban RequintresAnother song, this time the acoustic guitar was recorded with those crappy mics you get with pcs and the drums come from a drum break lp. I’d like to redo this with a cleaner recording (and less error strewn, although thats character isnt it) and ideally a nice female vocal, although i dont have one of those so…

Tangled up in Music

May 1st, 2008 by monkeycrumbs

Heres another home/half baked experiment, same recipe as previous;

Chop finely one beautiful folk song, blend pieces till unrecognisable, sprinkle with beats and serve.

Homespun Music

May 1st, 2008 by monkeycrumbs

Heres a wee tune I was messing about with in Ableton Live, the folky sample was chopped up and rejigglified using the M-Audio Axiom controller, and the drums were programmed using the controller pads and then cleaned up (way out of time). Its not particularly good and the drums are pretty weak but it sounds ok for starters.

Dazed - The Lost Tapes of Muchallos

May 1st, 2008 by monkeycrumbs

Another Dazed tune from the Legendary Lost Tapes of Muchalls (1996 - 1998), which is some rough and raw unadulterated funk (which apparently you can get a cream for these days):

Dub It Up

May 1st, 2008 by monkeycrumbs

If the sun ever rears its head again be be prepared with Mr Tricks Dang in Dub2; The Curse of the Black Ark mix.

“This is my personal selection of the finest Upsetter dubs from Lee Perry’s legendary time in his Black Ark studio. As a mix, this one is straight-up: 100% live off my 45s (replete with skips, crackles and more!), armed only with a reverb unit and a space echo to aid blends in true dancehall style.”

Gonch - 2007

October 31st, 2007 by monkeycrumbs

A remix of the 96 classic Gonch, this is a pants version just to emphasise how good you had it first time around. The track was created by flailing wildly at M-Audio Axiom 25 and then piping the resulting noise through a rhubarb patch. Some sci-fi movie directors from the 80s have travelled through time to enquire about using the futuristic sound in their films, flangers crossed!

Back in the Dazed

October 31st, 2007 by monkeycrumbs

From way, way back in ‘96 some rock n roll voodoo hoodoo from Dazed: