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In 1999 label owner Lem Oppenheimer realised both the Floyd and 70s dub were often owned by the same people and dispatched co-producers Michael "G" Goldwasser and Victor "Tickla" Axelrod to synthesize the two using the house band. Guests included deejay Ranking Joe, harmony group The Meditations and roots archaeologist Corey Harris – and a hugely successful franchise (spawning Radiohead and Beatles albums) was born.
For the new Dubber Side, the tracks are massaged, cajoled and sometimes forced into new shapes, resulting in a similar collage of well-worn dub motifs (echoing snares, melodica) with more progressive sounds. Michael G's poignant remix of his own Time Version – despite a touch of dubstep – is understandably fairly respectful of its parent. Ditto Canadian producer Dubmatix's horns-driven Breathe/Speak to Me and the gentle tweaking of Brain Damage by UK eminence Adrian Sherwood and Jazzwad.
Other remixers have strained and rebelled against the constraints of form. Mad Professor throws up a wobbly jarring transformation of Money; J.Viewz extends short drum’n’bass interlude On the Run into a lush Rhodes-laden meditation; and fellow Israeli producer/DJ Kalbata's initially unrecognisable take on Any Colour You Like brings the influence of dubstep to the project in a way one would hope Gilmour and co would condone.
There will be plenty of reggae fans who will still blanch at the original concept and as many who will see that ventures like this bring new listeners into the fold. But whatever you think of Pink Floyd or modern dub, these versions are never boring. This second re-imagining rightly uses its predecessor as a launch pad while keeping the Floyd's uniquely ambivalent overall mood, but allows the re-mixers ideas to take flight.
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For me, the icing on the cake are the bonus tracks, I presume they were felt to be too good to leave off, so we're lucky they are tacked on at the end. All in all I found 'Dubber Side of the Moon' a very chilled and mellow affair, I recommend you give 'Dub Side of the Moon' a go first though.
The instrumentals over the top of the huge thudding bass are all sophisticated and befit musicians with serious talent. The whole dub aspect too is refreshing and daring, to revamp an album with as dedicated a fan base as the original Dark Side. If you have even a passing interest in reggae, dub, dubstep or bass driven music in general, this album is a must. However, if you're a Pink Floyd die-hard, you may be of a slightly different opinion as to how this re-vamp squares up to Pink Floyd's critically acclaimed masterpiece. The Easy Stars are an extremely talented collective and I seriously hope they re-work more classic albums. Good luck to them.
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5 stars for easy stars.
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