7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Dubs Have Done It!!, August 23, 2001
This review is from: Inside the Dub Plates (Audio CD)
With 'Inside the Dub Plates' Salmonella Dub have produced a cohesive album that is as exciting and full of quality music as their live performances. I bought this on the first day of release, August 12, (and got my free hat) and have played it repeatedly since - both at home and at work. I have also heard it all over town - in cafes, music stores, etc. It is simply brilliant and I have not heard it too often. For the uninitiated Salmonella Dub, from Christchurch, New Zealand, produce an intoxicating blend of d'n'b, dub, reggae, Pacifika, surf music deeply rooted in the ocean/mountain environment of East Coast, South Island, New Zealand but also universally appealing. Using a combination of electronica and acoustic instruments a rich, intelligent, cruisy irresistable dance sound gets anyone moving. I've been hard pressed to find anyone in the past week and half who doesn't love this album, from a 3yr old girl dancing to it in our store, to 20 and 30-somethings thru to late-40's hippie/surfers like myself. I'll leave reviewing the individual tracks to someone else. This is a five star album - no doubts! If you're not from New Zealand and have never heard of Salmonella Dub but love great dance music, d'n'b, or dub take a chance and buy this cd.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great album..., April 20, 2003
This review is from: Inside the Dub Plates (Audio CD)
I was in New Zealand in September of 2002. I picked up this album because i saw their ads everywhere. I listen to this album often and it is the strongest dub album i have yet to hear. I can't recommend this enough if you are into dub...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome, December 17, 2001
This review is from: Inside the Dub Plates (Audio CD)
The Kiwis have always had a knack for producing excellent dub music, and Salmonella's new CD continues the tradition started by predecessors such as Strawpeople. Admittedly I've only heard a couple of songs from this new CD, but I've seen them live on this tour and was blown away by the mix of mellow, chilled-out beats and harder-edged stuff - check out the single "Push on Thru" to see what I mean.
Forget the Bledisloe, I'd trade it in a second if Australia could have a dub band as good as this. Anyone who wants some down-tempo tunes without switching his brain off completely should get himself some Salmonella.
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