Asia-Afrika brings their latest collaboration mixtape with Whiteboard Journal. Titled W Dub, the mix consists of classic and heavy dub tracks from legendary artists such as King Tubby, Lee Perry, Aggrovator, Dennis Brown, etc.
The mix begins with spacey and planetary vibes from the vulcan, a side project of keyboardist Ken Elliot who was in the prog-rock band Second Hand. Then there is Money, a track from Easy Star All-Star band. The tunes open with the sound of bong hits and coughing, then grooves to slow and dubby reggae beats. Afterwards there’s Jungle Lion, Lee Perry’s infamous track, combining Al-Green’s famous guitar riddim with a unique blend of murky rhythm tracks, heavy bass, thunderous drum and distant-sounding horns.
The mixtape continues with several dubs tracks from King Tubby, Don Corleone, Aggrovator, reaching its end with slower tempo of Lover Rock style from Dennis Brown with the reggae version of Black Magic Woman before finally ending with Red Red Wine’s original version by Tony Tribe. All these tracks are compiled and mixed by Lion Rock and added with deejaying (toasting/mc) from Ras Muhamad, bringing the dub reggae style version into the next level. Asia-Afrika sound choose to collaborate with Whiteboard Journal to expand the musicality and the culture to wider audiences, Asia-Afrika Soundsystem believe that Reggae is for everyone, each person should enjoy and learn the culture.
Mixtape Selection:
01. The Vulcan – Star Trek
02. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Zion Blood
03. Easy Star All-Star – Money
04. Don Corleone – Wrong Side in Dub
05. Alborosie – Dub inna Baltimore
06. Gregory Isaccs – Night Nurse Dub
07. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Jungle Lion
08. Tapper Zukie – Dub MPLA
09. King Tubby – Inna fine style
10. King Tubby – Conversation Dub
11. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Enter The Dragon
12. Lee “Scratch” Perry – Sensimilia Dub
13. The Aggrovator – Move out of Babylon
14. Dennis Brown – Black Magic Woman
15. Lee Perry & The Silverstones – Finger Mash
16. Tony Tribe – Red Red Wine
