[kj] In Dub

[Neil Perry]

Yeah and that version of Requiem is an oddity - sounds like it
certainly is a bit knackered.


On 13 January 2014 12:32, Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com> wrote:


> Yes. Was hoping for some of the early dubs.

> Maybe the masters are lost/knackered.

>

> On 13 Jan 2014, at 10:49, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> As expected, there's a lot of filler - but also enough for one great

> album. I guess it depends

> on whether the thought of dub reggae versions of KJ songs horrifies you or

> not. Barely a day goes

> by when I don't listen to reggae or ska so personally I'm all for it, but

> I can understand resistance

> to the idea. Anyway what exactly makes a 'dub' is a loose concept, and no

> surprise, there's a lot

> of Orb-style ambient noodling here that grows a bit tedious after a while.

>

> Still, the biggest surprise for me was The Raven King - not a song I

> listen to much in its original form - but

> this version is beautiful and bass heavy in equal measure, and bought a

> lump to my throat. Sure, Youth's

> dubs ain't subtle - he prefers to throw everything and the kitchen sink

> into the mix, and sometimes

> you wish he'd just let the bass and drums speak - but there are some great

> driving pounding dubs here.

> Labyrinth, Love Like Blood (another surprise, never thought that would

> work) and Corporate Elect are

> all excellent. Of the non-reggae dubs, I think the

> dubstep/grime/garage/whatever the young people are calling it nowadays

> version of Money Is Not Our God (Babylon Dub) is the most effective - bass

> bass and more bass.

>

> Biggest complaint is that the early stuff is missing - was really hoping

> for those Turn to Red/Nervous System/Madness

> dubs, a real shame they have been overlooked and instead we get 3 versions

> of ESS (although I really like

> the Lizard dub), 2 versions of This World Hell and 2 versions of In

> Cythera, which don't do much for me. But Tomorrow's World is immense.

>

> Still working my way through it, but generally an impressive effort

> N

>

>

> On 11 January 2014 23:00, Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com> wrote:

>

>> I reckon Youth has down a grand job with the new mixes. Some good uns.

>> Admittedly only had a run through and a half but impressed.

>>

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