Echo Beach Vinyl & CDs

Review: A quarter of a century young and still a masterful slice of 90s dub, Fear Of A Green Planet gets an expanded reissue treatment courtesy of Echo Beach. Dub Syndicate could be considered On-U Sound's centrifugal force, comprised of the players which powered so many of Adrian Sherwood's projects from Style Scott on drums to Errol Holt on bass, Skip McDonald on lead guitar and many more besides. On this particular album Bill Laswell also popped up to lend some low end, and overall the assembled crew laid down one of their strongest statements in a catalogue fit to burst with dubwise perfection. Loaded with unreleased extras, this is the definitive edition for those who want to lose themselves in a deep well of riddims.

Review: Zasky & Smith are the producers behind New Blade Runners Of Dub and this is their debut self-titled long player. Zasky's European sound is well known for defining his Dubblestandart band while LA native Jed Smith has a fresh new school sound. Together they cook up real magic having worked with the likes of Lee Scratch Perry and Dennis Bovell many times over the years. The album explores all their many different sounds and styles across a deep dive into dub that is as heady as its is propulsive.