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Label: Studio !K7

Country: Germany
Released: 22 Aug 2005
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Downtempo

Tracklisting:
  1 Keep Going (4:58)
  2 Take It Slow (5:34)
  3 Killer (4:56)
  4 9 Below Zero (4:45)
  5 Way Down (5:24)
  6 Biwak (1:36)
  7 Blast (4:02)
  8 Moanin' (4:36)
  9 S.I.P. (4:02)
10 Treat Me (4:51)
11 Barkensignal (4:20)

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Mikkel Metal - Peaks and Troughs (2008)

With our appetites whetted nicely by the 12" series, Mikkel Metal presents the full length version of 'Peaks and troughs' featuring some strong performances from his vocal spar and muse Paul St Hilaire. The teflon coated dub of 'Jeman' initiates proceedings with Paul St Hilaire providing an intimate accompaniement. 'Bodium' shifts up half a gear with a solid sub driven dub house groove hinging on dubstepped snares before 'Newson five' introduces rougher textures balanced by some lush spherical scaping. Recent single 'Frico' slips the set into a wicked M5 alike groove and the shocking spacial awareness of 'Stephan' will provide some real production treats for the keener listeners. The cracked emotion of St Hilaire's delivery on 'Visions of Life' benefits from some crafty harmonic manipulations making for a superiorly sinister and killer composition, and it would be safe to say the best is saved for last with 'Get Over' bleeding naturally into 'Peaks and troughs' to deposit us at the end with a comforting dub house bump. This is probably one of the most highly developed and thoroughly engaging dub tech albums we've heard in a long time, and the vocals from Paul St. Hilaire really lend this a gravitas all of it's own. Highly Recommended!

Tracklisting:

Tracklist
01. Jeman (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
02. Bodium
03. Newson Five
04. Frico
05. Never Run Away (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
06. Stephan
07. Who-Man
08. Visions of Life (feat. Paul. St. Hilaire)
09. Lumever
10. Get Over (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
11. Peaks and Troughs

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Beat Pharmacy - Wikkid Times (2008)

Beat Pharmacy’s fourth and most ambitious album to date is a collection of protest dub songs that combine deep and poetic lyricism of the very timely kind with atmospheric dub techno grooves. The result is a compelling and haunting record that is bound to float around in the listener’s head long after the music stops. Thick sub-dub basslines burble beneath reverberating chords while echoing melodies and textures dance atop syncopated grooves.

The album opens with the catchy “Rooftops” that features socially conscious UK MC, Coppa. Think LKJ and the Stereo MC’s meets Luomo. On “Time,” Damon Aaron offers up a fragile folk-style vocal with a beautiful choral harmony that drifts in an out of the Augustus Pablo-style melodica. Simply epic. Mysterious UK dub poet, Spaceape proves on “Strangers” and “Ghostship” why he is fast becoming the most sought after vocal among dubstep producers.
His articulate lyrics are reminiscent of some of the greatest protest singers of our time. Paul St. Hilaire offers up two distinctly different vocals. On “Sunshine” he croons his way through the bass heavy rhythm, while on “Nuclear Race” he delivers the vocal as if he was sitting next to you in a quiet room. All the vocalists involved have stepped up to the plate BIG TIME. There are no preaching or clichés here, just heartfelt truth innovation.


Tracklist:
1 Rooftops feat. Coppa
2 Time feat. Damon
3 Strangers feat. Spaceape
4 Sunshine feat. Paul St Hilaire
5 Hope & Frustration feat. Ras B
6 House of Love
7 Piece of Mind feat. Coppa
8 Ghostship feat. Spaceape
9 Nuclear Race feat. Paul St Hilaire
10 Backwards Never feat. Infinity
11 Assassination of the Mind feat. Ras B.

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