Upcoming Dubblestandart Live Shows
30.Oct 2005 Flex - Vienna- Aut
Live in concert :
Mark Stewart & The Mafia
feat. Doug Wimbish, Keith Le Blanc, Skip McDonald
Mixed by Adrian Sherwood
Dubblestandart feat.
Nic & She Says
....urban dub 2005....
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27.Aug.2005 Wiesen-Sunsplash - Aut:
Ari - Up(from The Slits/New Age Steppers-On-U Sound) backed by Dubblestandart
THE LOW DOWN:
The legacy of the Slits is massive, not by their output in number during their existence but by their influence on alternative music, on female rock, on modern dance music. Undoubtful , the Slits created a mayhem of their own. Having started as Punk Rock protégées of the Clash during that hot summer of 1977, soon fusing their own version of Dub Reggae, new rock sounds and their brilliant attitude of don’t take s**t from no one, they became one of the hottest, and most important bands on the scene. Bob Marley’s classic ‘Punky Reggae Party’ was pointing in the direction of the Slits and the Clash. Being the first all female band in New Wave, they not only influenced a cast of thousand of women in rock – from Nina Hagen,to Hole and the whole Riot Girl movement. In regards to looks, image and attitude, the Slits simply are the blueprint. As revolution usually eats their own children, the Slits disbanded after only two full length Records , the first being the most influential "Cut" for Island, the second "The Return of the Giant Slits" on CBS, as a label obviously unable to handle the band. Ari Up, together with Slits backing vocalist Neneh Cherry, who later found fame in her own right, became members of Adrian Sherwood’s first On U Sound project New Age Steppers, also recorded with Prince Far I and then… Ari disappeared. So it seems. Returning to Jamaica, she made herself a name in the dancehalls as Medusa in the 90s and finally as the Slits legacy is catching up, Ari Up is back in
New York with a new band, stunning audiences , that were too young to witness the original band. The live sets consisting of great new material, some recalling The Slits’ sound (‘True Warrior’), some fusing New York funk into modern dance sounds (‘Bashment’), some being influenced by Jamaican dancehalls (‘No More Crew War’) or Punk Rock (‘Grown Ups’), some Slits’ classics (‘Typical Girls’, ‘Newtown’, or ‘Earthbeat’) and the odd cover version like ‘I heard it through the Grapevine’. Legend finally catches up when after the re-releases of Cut and the
New Age Steppers work finally Return… is being rediscovered by Sony Japan. Ari Up is the wildest girl out there, having the past to influence the present into the future. The queen of the Punk Reggae sound that changed the world of music .
Simply, Urban Jungle Royalty!
Liner Notes by Vivien Goldman (New York City 2005)
Next release(sept05) : Dubblestandart vs. Dreadzone vs. Sly & Robbie vs. Seven Dub
12" Vinyl produced at Tuff Gong Jamaica
features
2 tracks from the current album "Heavy Heavy Monster Dub"(2004)
&
2 tracks from the forthcoming album "International Friendship"(early 2006)
released in May 05: King Size Dub 11, www.echobeach.de, carries the track "Streets Of Dub"
Riddim Sampler, www.riddim.de, carries the track " Dub Is The Roots"
stay tuned and enjoy a great summer !!
PZ - Troublecompressor Headquarter
Ari - Up(from The Slits/New Age Steppers-On-U Sound) backed by Dubblestandart
THE LOW DOWN:
The legacy of the Slits is massive, not by their output in number during their existence but by their influence on alternative music, on female rock, on modern dance music. Undoubtful , the Slits created a mayhem of their own. Having started as Punk Rock protégées of the Clash during that hot summer of 1977, soon fusing their own version of Dub Reggae, new rock sounds and their brilliant attitude of don’t take s**t from no one, they became one of the hottest, and most important bands on the scene. Bob Marley’s classic ‘Punky Reggae Party’ was pointing in the direction of the Slits and the Clash. Being the first all female band in New Wave, they not only influenced a cast of thousand of women in rock – from Nina Hagen,to Hole and the whole Riot Girl movement. In regards to looks, image and attitude, the Slits simply are the blueprint. As revolution usually eats their own children, the Slits disbanded after only two full length Records , the first being the most influential "Cut" for Island, the second "The Return of the Giant Slits" on CBS, as a label obviously unable to handle the band. Ari Up, together with Slits backing vocalist Neneh Cherry, who later found fame in her own right, became members of Adrian Sherwood’s first On U Sound project New Age Steppers, also recorded with Prince Far I and then… Ari disappeared. So it seems. Returning to Jamaica, she made herself a name in the dancehalls as Medusa in the 90s and finally as the Slits legacy is catching up, Ari Up is back in
New York with a new band, stunning audiences , that were too young to witness the original band. The live sets consisting of great new material, some recalling The Slits’ sound (‘True Warrior’), some fusing New York funk into modern dance sounds (‘Bashment’), some being influenced by Jamaican dancehalls (‘No More Crew War’) or Punk Rock (‘Grown Ups’), some Slits’ classics (‘Typical Girls’, ‘Newtown’, or ‘Earthbeat’) and the odd cover version like ‘I heard it through the Grapevine’. Legend finally catches up when after the re-releases of Cut and the
New Age Steppers work finally Return… is being rediscovered by Sony Japan. Ari Up is the wildest girl out there, having the past to influence the present into the future. The queen of the Punk Reggae sound that changed the world of music .
Simply, Urban Jungle Royalty!
Liner Notes by Vivien Goldman (New York City 2005)
Next release(sept05) : Dubblestandart vs. Dreadzone vs. Sly & Robbie vs. Seven Dub
12" Vinyl produced at Tuff Gong Jamaica
features
2 tracks from the current album "Heavy Heavy Monster Dub"(2004)
&
2 tracks from the forthcoming album "International Friendship"(early 2006)
released in May 05: King Size Dub 11, www.echobeach.de, carries the track "Streets Of Dub"
Riddim Sampler, www.riddim.de, carries the track " Dub Is The Roots"
stay tuned and enjoy a great summer !!
PZ - Troublecompressor Headquarter
