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Carib LP Review - Dubstepped.net
Marcus Visionary hailing from Toronto has been producing a sound for a while that he calls “Sub Soca” and has released two EPs riddled with it. This album out now on Liondub International is the culmination, a collection of 27 tracks that range from the intense sub soca styles of “St. Vincent”, “Belize City” and “Surinam”, to wobbly dubstep tracks like “In the VIP”, or “London”, a 2step feel with “Left Food Skank” and some conscious dubstep vibes on “Nightfall” and “Coffee or Tea.” The music on this album is what it’s all about in dance music for me currently: bass heavy, syncopated rhythms that just make you want to jump and prance. Almost impossible for me to sit still while I write this. This release is high quality and is worth buying regardless, but thanks to Liondub International you can pick up all 27 tracks for a wallet-friendly $14. I’ve selected some favorites below or click the Juno link at the end of the post for full audio previews.
Posted in Music, Reviews on 05/08/2010 05:39 pm by snf
Review courtesy of San Francisco's:
http://dubstepped.net/
Saturday, May 8, 2010
MUDLOVE BLOG REVIEW..
MUDLOVE BLOG REVIEW..
Marcus Visionary - Carib was released 2nd May on Liondub International
The mammoth album that is Marcus Visionary's 'Carib' has finally been released and without doubt it's a stonker. 'The General' is an anthemic opener, once enough peeps have heard this you could imagine a club full of dubsoldiers chanting the chrous, with the fat bass underneath rattling the ribs. But this is not a run-of-the mill dubstep album (although examples of those are few and far between).
Past the first five or so tracks things really start to develop into the totally original genre that Visionary has championed, if not created. The complex tropical rhythms supporting the dubstep/breaks basslines with often hautingly atmospheric synths (Left Foot Skank/Big&Bashy/My Sound) or uplifting percussive lines that create a real carnival atmostphere (Carifesta/Mama So Divine/St.Vincent).
Ever since I bought Left Foot Skank/St.Vincent I've been spending many of my sets simply working up the 145bpm which they really should be played at. At that speed (and with these songs) you enter into a strange place between the relentlessness of techno and the dark skank of dub and it's really hard to find many other artists that can match that energy.
This is a sick album and you WILL NOT hear another one like it, if you buy this you are buying magic. Marcus Visionary please come to the UK to play some gigs!!!
http://mudlove.squarespace.com/journal/marcus-visionary-carib.html
Friday, May 7, 2010
Bestsellers This Week » Dubstep/Grime
Bestsellers This Week » Dubstep/Grime
The Carib LP came out worldwide on May 3rd! It's been #1 on the Juno download chart for the last 3 days! Thanks to everyone for the support!
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