May 24th, 2008 by monkeycrumbs
This is the original version of Gonch, recorded by Dazed in the Foyer. This rambling, ramshackle groove sees Dazed scaling the highest peaks whilst plumbing the deepest depths. It is believed that the tune was taken from an secret Buddhist chant that was smuggled out of Chinese occupied Tibet. Dazed were honoured as its only guardians and carried from the Himalayas to safety in a smugglers caves hidden in the rugged north east coast of Scotland, where it lay until being reborn as 5 minutes 59 seconds of pure nirvanic ommmfunk. Others maintain that it was the Grange Hill theme tune gone wrong, but they have all since been sectioned.
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May 12th, 2008 by monkeycrumbs
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!”
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!”
May 1st, 2008 by monkeycrumbs
Another 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…
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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.
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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.
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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):
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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.”
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!
October 31st, 2007 by monkeycrumbs
This is the original version of Gonch, recorded by Dazed in the Foyer. This rambling, ramshackle groove sees Dazed scaling the highest peaks whilst plumbing the deepest depths. It is believed that the tune was taken from an secret Buddhist chant that was smuggled out of Chinese occupied Tibet. Dazed were honoured as its only guardians and carried from the Himalayas to safety in a smugglers caves hidden in the rugged north east coast of Scotland, where it lay until being reborn as 5 minutes 59 seconds of pure nirvanic ommmfunk. Others maintain that it was the Grange Hill theme tune gone wrong, but they have all since been sectioned.