And i quote"When ancient Hebrew Scriptures speak about Stones Of Fire, they're talking about planets. This 1 a DUB trip 2 out a space, passing stones on a solid steppers rhythm and an interesting bassline, everything mixed skilfully from the top to the last drop.
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http://messiandread.dubroom.org/
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Messian Dread is one of the most downloaded DUB artists. He creates his music in The Dubroom, with a Windows PC,a 16 Track mixing table, and several instruments and effects like a bass guitar, melodica, conga, reverb, delay, and ofcourse, his voice. The music of his art is Roots. Roots Reggae with the emphasis on Dub. Most tracks he makes are Dubs. Where other modern Dub Artists choose ultra modern breakbeat rhythms, or cross the lines of reggae in another way, Messian tries to keep his music well within these borders. His ideal is to simulate the situation of the studios in which reggae originated and to produce his music according to the same principals. To say he never experiments is another extreme, but the central point in his music remains to be the combination of his roots basslines and authentic reggae drums. His music is played in dancehalls and CD players across the globe. Messian Dread's main inspiration lies within the works of the Dub Masters, like Scientist, Prince Jammy, King Tubby, Paul Groucho Smykle, and Philip Smart. "They remain to be the masters for I," he says. Although Messian Dread has such clear examples, his music is in no way a copy of their work. "Because I also play most of my music myself, and I sing on my own tracks, this is a difference with the Original Dub Masters."
Messian Dread's musical works cover a wide aspect of Roots Reggae. The tracks vary in tempo, feel and mix a lot. Steppers, One Drop, Rub a Dub, they're all there. Sometimes he releases tracks in 12" style, that means first you'll hear a vocal, and then the dub, all in one extended mix.
Consciousness is another strong foundation in the music of Messian Dread. You will not find slackness (that is: more or less pornographic) in his tracks. Within reggae, the word "consciousness" stands for positive lyrics with a spiritual or social message. Messian's music is just that. Being a "Jesus Dread", or (as some call it) "Rasta of the Christ Doctrine", like his example Yabby You, is the main reason for Messian Dread to make music. So, on one hand, you can space out on Messian Dread's Dubwize tunes, on the other hand you can get uplifted by the positive vibe and message.
Messian Dread has been actively involved in the production of reggae music since early 1987, when he formed roots reggae band Messiah Calling, that later changed its name into Jah Roots. He remains a member of the band, until this day. About the same time when he formed the band, he started experimenting with dub recordings, his favorite kind of reggae. This is what he says about it: "We were not working, nor did we have a school to go to anymore, we spent our lives the way we felt driven by Jah. It was my dream to create dubwize, but because of my financial position this remained a wish until I gathered myself a little keyboard, and a taperecorder. I spent years experimenting with very cheap equipment. Some devices were more children's toys... With the computer beginning to carry the soundcards, I started experimenting with music and computers. I spent about three years doing almost nothing but creating music with no more than two soundblasters, two FM chips, that's it. I still got the tapes..... I had to find out for Iself about how to make dubwize music with computers." In 1997, ten years after he started to make music, Messian Dread started to publish his music world-wide through the Internet. First only in Midi Format, now also in MP3. His site The Dubroom in which he works together with Jah Roots keyboard player Sure Dread, is well-visited, serves as central point for original reggae midifiles. His midifiles are found on numerous homepages and sites. Today, he is still a member of Jah Roots, but the majority of his activities as a musician/producer are formed around his solo-productions. Messian Dread is a real Internet Artist.
Greetings all my Relations,
One of the Biggest Promotional Dress wear or "Image" that quite a few of the Haitian artist adopt to promote their stature and 'image' is that of the Rasta_Dreadlocks movement...But yet they are a few whom seem to have forgotten whom Emancipated them from the French..The Petro Congo Warrior Spirit of Jamaican Roots and Culture..Need i say more.
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