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Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions - The Second Chapter

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I've looked long and hard to find a solid modern dub album or compilation....most are weak or miss the point by being too modern. This album hits the bullseye. Solid heavy mix, lots of brainsmashing echo, enough modern effects to keep it fresh, and solidly connected to the roots ya love....Tubby, Scratch, LKJ, Rockers.

Some stuff is totally connected to the bass, drums, horns old school Rasta roots...a few of the cuts are excellent modern Tosca-stylee.

The new school finally "gets" it...and at least its available through more than just total underground or local channels.

Hit the bid. Raspect. One love.

Speaking of the genre, this one really hits the spot.
Keeping up the reputation of its predecessor, this CD puts you somewhere on the Caribbean Islands and leaves you to chill out. Being almost impossible to be otherwise when you have Richard Dorfmeister for one of the supervisors of the compilation, this CD basically features only great tracks.
If you like anything from Kruder + Dorfmeister, Tosca, Thievery Corporation, Beanfield, Uptight Sound System or Dual Tone (Paul Hunter), you're bound to like this one to. I personally like the first track best because the ocean, sand, setting sun, seabreeze, seagulls, fresh grilled fish and some good wine afterwards with a decent smoke just pour out of it.
It just gets you in a good mood, that's it!

Caribbean in binary!!!

Wow, this one is even better than the 1st! Parts of it distinctly sound like Tosca's Opera, while other parts are more reminiscent of K & D. Overall a very smooth and chillin sound, that definetely keeps me coming back. Great atmospheric music, and good pumped up, too.

This isn't a hardcore old-school set of dub, but it's a great place to start. Tracks put together by some heavy electronic music cats with dub-mindedness, there's more than enough good stuff on here worth your dollar. Some of it isn't as mindful of tradition as I'd have liked, but the takes are fresh, and entertaining all around. A great CD for mood, venues and just hanging out.

Speaking of the genre, this one really hits the spot. Keeping up the reputation of its predecessor, this CD put you somewhere on the Caribbean Islands and leaves you to chill out.

Being almost impossible to be otherwise when you have Richard Dorfmeister for one of the supervisors of the compilation, this CD basically features only great tracks. If you like anything from Kruder + Dorfmeister, Tosca, Thievery Corporation, Beanfield, Uptight Sound System or Dual Tone (Paul Hunter), you're bound to like this one to. I personally like the first track best because the ocean, sand, setting sun, seabreeze, seagulls, fresh grilled fish and some good wine afterwards with a decent smoke just pour out of it. It just gets you in a good mood, that's it!

Caribbean in binary code!!!

Aside from certain acts like Twilight Circus and the odd compilation such as Macro Dub Infection, there are few releases out there that truly pay homage to roots dub in its purest forms. What with all the digital production tools at hand these days, the warmth and resonant tones of classic dub seem to have been lost somewhere along the way. Fortunately Guidance Records have found this missing ingredient, and both volumes of the Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions series are richly steeped in it. Number one took up permanent residence in many a downtempo jock's crate, and this volume seems certain to do the same. High points include tracks by Tosca, I:Cube, and Jah Warrior

Guidance records is most definitely on a roll here. They dropped one of the best dub/midtempo discs with volume one, and now we have the follow-up. Well, they clearly have ears for this music, and I can't say anything bad about their efforts. Stellar tunes, for just cooling out or for hitting the dancefloor at a party. Excellent.

Guidance Recordings returns with the second volume in this acclaimed series showcasing the very best in modern dub music. Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions: Chapter 2 is an inspired collection of future roots riddims featuring contributions from DJ Spooky, Uptight Productions, Jah Warrior, I:Cube, Indian Ropeman and more. The heavyweight sounds on this album fuse technology with time honored tradition to deliver the Jamaican artform know as dub music safely into the 21st Century. The subtropical selection will appeal to reggae purists as well fans of the dubwise sounds of trip hop, drum and bass and ambient. Its true what dem say " The sounds sweeter through the echo chamber!"

this is the most consistent and outstanding modern dub compilation i have ever heard, and i have a pile of them! 10 out of 12 cuts are stand-outs in my opinion. hi-fidelity dub sessions lives up to its name, with excellent sound quality as well as music. i cannot praise this disc too highly. if you own only 3 dub discs, make sure this is one of them! these artists are contemporary, not old jamaicans. don't let that stop you from buying this excellent disc.