''This live DJ mix is called “Spirit of Dub”, it's something I did for Dommune in Tokyo about a month ago while I was in Japan. This particular piece could have just as easily been titled “Connect The Dots”, as it goes the gamut from vintage Reggae Dub to Dance Hall, some Digidub then turns into mad Jungle beats , Drum&Bass and of course a good dose of some of my current trippy Dubstep faves. In my mind at least, it really helps bring a certain vibe into focus, not that I made any attempts to pick super-obscure choons that only trainspotters would know. Rather it was more about feeling that energy when all of these different tracks - many of my faves - get mixed together live as they are here.
There is no question that ‘bass culture’ has always had a profound influence on my approach to sound. But especially as of late, and in the context of Deep Space’s dubby agenda it’s become apparent that beyond fleeting trends I remain utterly attracted by this energy, completely drawn and fascinated by what it represents.
For whatever reason I have recently been getting back to lots of Junglist tunes, probably due to how timely I felt the “Special Request” album was when it came out a year ago, and how it managed to reawaken this fascination with all of the futuristic mad drum programming some of these records were famous for.
Listening back to the mix, I can’t help but get the sense that a lot of what attracts me in all of this is that it feels as if it has such a direct connection to a strong Sci-Fi and Cyberpunk aesthetic, including a rather rebellious ‘take-no-prisoners’ attitude which is quite endearing and allows the listener to get ‘lost in the bass’.
In the end, it’s really all about how you feel when you play the stuff, and this one left no doubt in my mind. It also felt like a perfect way to conclude an amazing year, and set the stage for what’s to come in the next one in a way some might not expect in the least.''
Track List
#
Title
Artist
Label
1
Screaming Target
Big Youth
Trojan
-
FK_dub_siren
2
Truth Theme (Melodica Version)
The Truth
High On Hope
3
King Tubby's Special
Wayne Wade
Yabby You
4
Run Come Come (Version)
Tony Tuff
Scorcher
-
FK_dub_siren
5
Truth
Aswad
Island
6
Rocking Universally
Willi Williams
Basic Replay
7
Wareika Vibes
JA-13 Feat Rico Rodriguez
Jamdown
8
Wa Do Dem
Eek A Mouse
Volcano
9
Rush (Dub Plate)
Concept 3
Strictly Underground
10
Sound Murderer (Loafin' In Brockley Mix)
Remarc
White House
11
How Many Ways
Buster General (?)
dubplate
12
Dred Bass (Original Mix)
Dead Dred
Moving Shadow
13
Zaikedelic
LAS
Box Clever
14
Bauhelm Dub
Disrupt
Jahtari
15
Ayahuasca Deep Dub
Gaudi
Six Degrees
16
Night Hunter
FIS-T
502 Recordings
17
1-06 Ride VIP
Special Request
Houndstooth
18
Sidewinder (Human Remix)
Killawatt
Black Box
19
Selecta
Jakes
Hench
20
Fatty Batty
Amit
AMAR
21
The Ark
Truth
Firepower
22
Rule Of Language
Kryptic Minds
Osiris Music
23
Hypnodub
Elefant Doc
Cygnus Music Ltd.
24
Gravity
Ipman
Tectonic
25
Bass Culture (acapella)
Linton Kwesi Johnson
LKJ Records
26
West (VIP)
Feonix
Uprise Audio
27
18 Dromilly Ave Dub (feat Serocee)
Sekkleman
Triple Vision
28
Hear Me (Zomby Remix)
Martyn
3024
29
African Man
Earl Cunningham
Jah Shaka Music
30
Prophecy (Discomix)
Fabian
Black Swan
31
Last War
Zap Pow
Zap Pow
32
Out In The Streets (VIP)
Africa Hitech
Warp
33
Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix)
Omni Trio
Moving Shadow
34
Solaris Series - 3 A
Unknown
Solaris
35
Robot Version / I Am A Robot
Pupajim
Jahtari
36
Little Miss Wine (dub)
Bagga Worries
Gussie P Records