Togu Audio Line has released TAL-DUB-II, an extended version of its free dub delay for Mac and Windows, with a completely new sound engine. A 4x oversampled distortion stage allows to add vintage distortion to the delayd signal, but its also possible to make clean delays. A sinusoidal LFO has the possibility to modulate delay… Read More Free Dub Delay For Mac & Windows
This video demos a cheap dub siren, made from a circuit bent sound generating keychain. Full instructions at GetLoFi.com.
Preview for Dub Echoes – a documentary that shows how Jamaican dub influenced the birth of much of what we hear today, from electronic music to hip-hop. Over 40 key names, from both the reggae and the electronic music world, were interviewed to talk about the history and the importance of the dub music. Looks… Read More Dub Echoes
Audio Damage has updated Dubstation to version 1.2 on both Windows and OSX. Here are the updates: Dubstation now works at all sampling rates, up to 192kHz. There was a problem with RAM allocation that made long delay times at higher sampling rates work oddly. This has been fixed, and Dubstation now works (and sounds)… Read More Audio Damage Updates Dubstation to Version 1.2
Voices Have Eyes, the latest release from Eccodek (aka Canadian producer Andrew McPherson), is an interesting world music/electronica hybrid that puts the emphasis on musicianship, not loops and samples. With the help of a dozen vocalists and musicians from around the world, plus a choir, McPherson creates a rich musical stew. McPherson makes extensive use… Read More Eccodek – Voices Have Eyes
Monkey Straddle, the debut CD of Nnnj (“inch”) on The Agriculture records, is an interesting downtempo blend of influences ranging from ambient to jazz to IDM to world music. Nnnj’s music falls into the broad downtempo category – but the tracks on Monkey Straddle are some of the most interesting examples of the genre that… Read More Nnnj – Monkey Straddle
Big Fish Audio has introduced a new sample library, Deep Dub Rising, in AIFF/Apple Loops/WAV/Acid formats. Description: Bunker 8 Digital Labs invites you to lose the borders and constraints on your current musical experiences. Flow into the Deep Dub Rising. Sultry Caribbean steel pans, undulating Delhi tabla patterns, Djembe, Doumbek, Tabla, Tonbak, Sitar, Darbouka, Ghaval,… Read More Big Fish Intros Deep Dub Sample Library
This CD sat in limbo for a long time, because the review copy “features” intrusive copy-protection. The first thing it tries to do when you listen to it on a computer is pop up a window and try to install something. It’s too bad, because the The Cosmic Game captures Thievery Corporation doing what they… Read More Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game
Deep and hard, Nude Tempo One delivers house music with the sexy style that Naked Music has down to a science. Miguel Migs DJ’s this set of deep house tracks that brings together a tasteful collection of instrumental and vocal dance tracks. The collection serves up a tasty mix of well-known and new talent, all… Read More Various – Nude Tempo One
Hammock is an interesting collection of downbeat dub grooves from Synergetic Records. Compiled by Swhe Dagon and Dub’Acan, the CD features 9 previously unreleased tracks. Dub’ Acan is better known as DJ Acan, a Vienna dj best known in the psy-trance area, and who is also the head honch at Synergetic Records. On Hammock, the… Read More Various – Hammock
