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Dub Thunder 04:22
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Wicked Dub 03:48
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Dub Glitter 04:36
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Days Of Dub 03:39
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Binghi Dub 04:16
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Wan Fi Dub 04:19
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Dub Burial 04:32
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African Dub 04:13
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about

This isn't really so much a Michael Rose album as it is a Ryan Moore (aka Twilight Circus Dub Sound System) album. It's one more product of Moore's welcome expansion from homemade, one-man-band instrumental dub -- of which he remains the world's finest exponent -- into a more generalized roots reggae production outfit. African Dub is primarily the remixed version of African Roots, Michael Rose's equally welcome return to the old-school roots fold following his long wanderings in the wilderness of conscious dancehall. Moore's production style is pretty heavily dub-flavored to begin with, so none of these remixes will sound especially drastic or adventurous to those who are used to the dub sound. But newcomers to the genre may be taken aback by the echoed shreds of vocal, the bottomless bass, the appearing-then-disappearing guitars and keyboards, and the generally enormous sonic space that Moore creates so skillfully. Note in particular the effective way he completely deconstructs the track about halfway through "Dub Thunder," and the way he preserves just enough of Rose's eerily sad and beautiful vocal on "Dub Burial" to retain the flavor of the original version, while busily knocking down the walls around it. And don't miss the guest appearance by fellow dubmeister Manasseh, either. Brilliant.
by Rick Anderson / All Music

credits

released October 12, 2005

Produced & Mixed By Ryan Moore

Drums – Style Scott
Guitar – Chinna Smith
Keyboards – Franklin Bubbler Waul
Percussion – Skully Simms, Norman Grant
Saxophone – Dean Fraser
Trombone - Vin Gordon
Trumpet – Bobby Ellis
Background Vocals: Lukie D, Leba Hibberts, Thriller U
MC Break trk 4 - Brother Culture
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards – Ryan Moore

Studios:

Studio Twilight - NL, Tuff Gong - Kingston, Jamaica, Steven Stanley Studio - Kingston, Jamaica (Eng. Paul Daley), Incredible Music - London, Eccentric Directions - London (Eng. Mike Pelanconi)

Mix on trk 2&6 - Steven Stanley

Mastering: Ernie Anches at Friends Studio Amsterdam
Album Design: Marlow Palleja

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Twilight Circus UK

'Wrestles with history's titans & leaves the ring commanding 'nuff respect' - SPIN Mag / Jeff Chang

'Among the best of any current reggae producers in the World' - Tape Op Mag / Larry Crane

".. the heaviest original dub sounds on the planet!.. Twilight Circus is the top sound. ." - XLR8R / Frosty

"Ryan Moore is one of the few keeping the sound of modern dub alive.." - Mean Street / B. Phillips
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