Vibronics Feat. Boney L - Jah Light, Jah Love (Vinyl 7inch) 1998 -
Record Label............. Deep Root
Original Year............ 1998
Compressed by............ dUb^Wiser
Rip Date................. 04/12/2002
Size..................... 11MB
Release Type............. Reggae, 7 inch
Number of Songs.......... 2
Track List
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01. Jah Light, Jah Love 4:00
02. Jah Dub 4:00
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08:00
Notes
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HISTORY OF VIBRONICS
It was the joint discovery of the Aba-Shanti-I Sound System
and digitally sequenced music which first inspired Steve
Vibronics to try his hand at building dub tunes. A minimal
studio was put together at home during 1995 using the most
basic of equipment - a dilapidated 16 track mixer, reverb
and echo units, a couple of synths and a an Atari computer -
all mixed down onto cassette tape. One such tape was given
to Aba-Shanti-I after one of his legendary sessions at the
Arches in Vauxhall, London.
By the next dance it had been cut onto dubplate and the
sounds of Vibronics were unleashed in the form of the
thunderous 'Universal Love'. Soon after links were forged
with the Leeds Sound System Iration Steppas, this time with
the hard stepping 'Dub Discovery' rhythm. Since those early
days Vibronics have maintained strong links with Roots Sound
Systems. As anyone who has heard Aba, Iration, Shaka or
Tubbys will confirm that Dubs are best heard through 18"
scoop bass bins with the kind of volume and power that will
shake a building to it's foundations.
The Vibronics sound was introduced to UK dub pioneers Zion
Train in 1996, and so begun a fruitful relationship with
their 'Universal Egg' label which lasts to the present day.
Shortly after the release of the Egg Files in late 1997 (
'Awakenings' included on this compilation was the first
commercially released Vibronics track) came the offer to be
part of the Universal Egg Experience, a four week tour of
Europe taking in 22 dates across four countries.
On our return Deep Root ( a subsidiary of Universal Egg
dealing strictly with roots 7"s) unleashed 'Jah Light Jah
Love', a downbeat seppa with a bass line only heard before
on exclusive dubplate mixes played by the mighty Jah Shaka
Sound System. Following on from numerous dub-clashes on the
Universal Egg Experience tour, 1998 saw Vibronics team up
with dub activist Jah Free for the 'Outernational Dub
Convention' album. Jah Free introduced the conference with a
set of uplifting vocal tunes and Vibronics answered with six
raucous lo-fi bass-heavy dubplates.
The album set the scene for a year of live dub conventions
with Jah Free and MC Richi Rootz, taking in venues all over
the UK and Europe from Southend to Summerjam and London to
Lowlands. The Vibronics studio had by now evolved into the
Bathysphere - a joint venture with like minded associates in
Leicester where collaborations with Alpha and Omega, Wayne
McArthur, The Disciples, The Dub Factory, Jah Free and Zion
Train have now taken place. Despite a brief appearance on
'Jah Light Jah Love', the voice of Boney 'L' had yet to be
fully appreciated. Now armed with a microphone and a
computer based hard-disk recording system, more authentic
vocal recordings could be made - this resulted in the next
two 7" singles - 'On Jah Side' and 'Positive Direction'.
Both these tunes soldout within weeks of release, affirming
Boney's and Vibronics' place within the Roots scene. Live
shows expanded where possible to include Boney singing live
alongside Steve Vibronics, Richi Rootz and melodica player
Vitamin 'M'.
By now it was about time that Vibronics released an album in
their own right - enter 'Dub Italizer'. Working in the
Bathysphere studio with a G4 Mac, a Soundcraft Ghost mixer
and a host of equipment previously unimaginable, 'Dub
Italizer' was recorded in February 2000, taking the cream of
the crop of dubs tried and tested during the last two years
live sessions.........
http://www.vibronics.co.uk/pages/history.html
A rare 7 inch bought directly after Jah Free & Vibronics
show in Paris !
Enjoy !
enjoy!!!
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