Today The Dub, Tomorrow The World

An hour of dub, disco style, courtesy of Ashley Beedle vs. Deep Dish, Róisín Murphy vs. Crooked Man and Cosmos aka Tom Middleton, before Richard Norris takes you the long way home. 

Let the bass vibrate, the funk flow and the groove move you. 

Much as I'd like to say that this will be soundtracking an afternoon relaxing with a cold drink, maybe a barbecue, and some socialising, closer to the truth that this will be motivating Mrs. K and I as we plough through a weekend's worth of chores before the working week begins again.

I think it'll work in either scenario, and more. Let me know what you think.

1) Revolutions In Dub (Deep Dish Jumpin' At The Bar Parts 1 And 2 (Full Length Extended Versions)): Ashley Beedle (1995)

2) Murphy's Law (Murphy's Big Dub) (Remix By Crooked Man aka Richard Barratt): Róisín Murphy (2020)

3) Summer In Space (Miami Dub Plate Mix By Tom Middleton): Cosmos ft. David Laudat (1999)

4) Shark Tooth Dub Extended: Richard Norris (2023)

Today The Dub, Tomorrow The World (59:29) (GD) (M)

Loop Da Loop Da Loop

Side 1 of a mixtape, recorded sometime in 1999 and bringing another half dozen tracks with rolling beats and repetitive rhythms.

 

The selection starts off with Mark Pritchard reuniting with former Global Communication partner Tom Middleton for a remix/edit of the latter's Summer In Space, released in 1999 under his Cosmos moniker. It's a jazzy, syncopated saunter along the starways. 

 

The boys are back later on with one of their final releases as Global Communication, here remixed by DJ/artist Davidson Ospina, born and raised in Queens, New York and bringing some pulsing, insistent grooves to the floor.

 

Over in Washington DC, Jean-Phillippe Aviance and Victor Imbres aka Alcatraz take on Apollo 440's tribute to Gene Krupa. A cracking tune in it's original form, the remix stretches out the ride to nearly 11 minutes without missing a beat. 

Meanwhile in Europe... German duo Hardfloor meet Dutch duo Work for a meeting of the minds on 1995 single Mahogany Roots, with suitably explosive results.

Side 2 opens with Ben Watkins aka Juno Reactor, but his first appearance on this mixtape is as co-writer (with Wonder Schneider, one half of Secret Knowledge) of Traci Lords' 1994 single Control. Traci first gained notoriety in the adult film industry before moving into mainstream acting and then music, duetting with Manic Street Preachers in 1992 then releasing a solo album (produced by Watkins) called 1000 Fires a couple of years later. 

Bringing this side to a close in spectacular fashion is Leftfield with Afro Ride, as remix of Leftism album highlight Afro-Left and featuring Djum Djum, who they'd previously collaborated with on the 1990 single Difference. Afro Ride takes the original, takes it for a night on the tiles and ends up at a heaving club, nine minutes feeling like it could go on forever.

1) Summer In Space (Mark Pritchard Edit): Cosmos ft. David Laudat (1999)

2) Mahogany Roots (Work Remix By Olav Basoski & Erick Eerdhuijzen): Hardfloor (1995)

3) Krupa (Alcatraz Within The Joint Remix vs. @440) (Remix By Jean-Phillippe Aviance & Victor Imbres): Apollo 440 (1996)

4) The Way (Davidson Ospina Mix): Global Communication (1996)

5) Control (DJ E FX San Frandisco Dub): Traci Lords (1994)

6) Afro-Left (Afro Ride) (Remix By Neil Barnes & Paul Daley): Leftfield ft. Djum Djum (1995)

 

Side Two (45:31) (Box) (Mega)

Side One here