*** This blog post first appeared in TSMM's March 29th Newsletter, where you can get all the tips, and more, first. ***
Nat Birchall is back with some more deep reggae sounds, this time with a dub take on the instrumentals from his TSMM recommended Dimension of the Drums LP from last year, deftly repurposing them for maximum sound system pressure.
Remarkably it’s a one man show with Birchall even adding the hand played Nyabinghi percussion and warm bass lines to his trademark sax playing. He also took care of the recording, mixing and mastering, which gave this reggae aficionado the ability not just to recreate the deeply hypnotic riddims and Babylon provoking low frequencies of half a century ago, but also capture the somewhat rawer, somehow warmer sonic aesthetic of those early 70’s dub classics. This isn’t an LP for the dub progressives, but if you want a reggae history lesson then look no further.
Playlist Companion
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