Uncategorized – Dub Colossus https://www.dubcolossus.org Dubwise sounds with a broad musical outlook Sat, 15 May 2021 10:15:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.dubcolossus.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cropped-hand-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Uncategorized – Dub Colossus https://www.dubcolossus.org 32 32 151198431 New album available via Bandcamp! https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-album-available-via-bandcamp/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-album-available-via-bandcamp/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:37:09 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/new-album-available-via-bandcamp/

An album of new, unreleased & alternative versions & rare mixes by Dub Colossus – including Love to Dub You Baby, Satellite of Dub and A Change is Gonna Come and more!

http://dubcolossus.bandcamp.com/album/addicted-to-dub

]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-album-available-via-bandcamp/feed/ 0 540 Live show! https://www.dubcolossus.org/live-show/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/live-show/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:02:01 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/?p=522 Dub Colossus will be playing their only live show of 2019 at the Islington Assembly Hall in London, on Saturday 18th May. The show is a doubel header and also features Transglobal Underground with original members.

Tickets available here: https://www.seetickets.com/event/transglobal-underground-feat-natacha-atlas/islington-assembly-hall-london/1308361

]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/live-show/feed/ 0 522 New EP now available!! https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-ep-now-available/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-ep-now-available/#respond Sat, 01 Dec 2018 11:34:30 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/?p=484 ...]]> Marking 10 years since the first release by Dub Colossus, this mini album is a celebration of the musical journey that Dub Colossus has been on since then, featuring new versions of tracks from the first 3 albums, plus a nod to the future with 2 entirely new tracks.
Dub Colossus first made an appearance in 2008. Released on Real World Records, A Town Called Addis was inspired by meeting, writing and working with Ethiopian singers and musicians in Addis Ababa in August 2006. The collaboration between Dub Colossus and these amazing musicians covers Azmari and traditional styles as well as the popular singing styles of the 60s and 70s.
The follow up, Addis Through The Looking Glass, was released on Real World Records in 2011. A more varied and sophisticated album that moved the music on – with the Ethiopian contingent playing a greater role in the proceedings. It’s still an experimental fusion set, not a straightforward recording of Ethiopian songs, but the successes of the previous two years of touring led to growing trust and confidence in the band.
2012 saw another change of tack, with the release of ‘Dub Me Tender Vols 1&2’, also on Real World Records: A dub-heavy album, reworking some existing Dub Colossus album tracks alongside new material. This album subsequently went on to win a Songlines Music Award for ‘best cross cultural collaboration’.
2014’s Addis To Omega is more of a UK/Jamaican affair, reflecting the times and events happening locally and globally, the impact they are having on us all…social, political and economic. Musically, this is the spirit of the Specials seen through a Funkadelic lens, with a sprinkling of psychedelic dub on Forbidden Planet (DUBADELICA)
While experimenting with different live band formats, the Dub Colossus Soundsystem was born, and saw the band reworking some of the earlier tracks and mixing them up with newer material. This show always got a great reaction, hence the decision to release some of the versions that were played live in this format. In 2018, after a hiatus for a couple of years, the band has decided to both move on and explore its roots with the formation of another new line up, which incorporates the Ethiopian singing of Mimi Zenebe, one of the original members who sang on the opening number of the first album, with more London centric sounds of jazz and dub, which can be heard on the new tracks.

This EP is available digitally via Real World Records, and all the usual digital platforms.

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-spy-in-the-house-of-dub/1439435322
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/254z0dfBRHuok3AIXWatbh

We also intedn to press some vinyl. If you are interested in the vinyl, we have set up a separate mailing list so that we can inform you when it is ready. This list is separate from our regular mailing list, and will not be used for any other prupose. Sign up below:

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]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-ep-now-available/feed/ 0 484 New video https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-video/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-video/#respond Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:09:13 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/new-video/ We’ve just put up a new video for A Spy In The House of Dub:

https://youtu.be/kzraykSxHe4

]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-video/feed/ 0 482 Competition winner! https://www.dubcolossus.org/competition-winner/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/competition-winner/#respond Sun, 07 Oct 2018 11:38:36 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/?p=473 ...]]> Many thanks to all who entered the competition. We now have a winner: Paul Higgins of Western Australia, now has a complete set of CDs released by Dub Colossus to date winging its way to him!

 

More news coming soon, and don’t forget to check out the kickstarter for our new album, Dr Strangedub: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1609707844/dr-strangedub-brand-new-album-from-dub-colossus

]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/competition-winner/feed/ 0 473 Dr Strangedub video https://www.dubcolossus.org/dr-strangedub-video/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/dr-strangedub-video/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:18:51 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/?p=471 We’ve just uploaded a video for the title track of the forthcoming dub album!

]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/dr-strangedub-video/feed/ 1 471 New Dub Colossus album! https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-dub-colossus-album/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-dub-colossus-album/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:10:40 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/?p=465 ...]]> Finally, we are very pleased & excited to announce that after an unexpected delay due to illness of more than 2 years, the new Dub Colossus album is now available!

 

It is available to preorder via Kickstarter as of today, Oct 1st 2018: link here

 

Titled – Dr Strangedub (or: how I learned to stop worrying and dub the bomb) it features artwork by Marc Bessant, and formats offered inc double vinyl (ltd to 200 copies), CD and download.

 

It will be available to preorder along with many other associated rewards which will only be available for this period, unique to Kickstarter including 2 rare 1 off dub plates, t-shirts, posters of the lp cover, remixes, day in the studio with DC, bass or gtr lesson with dubulah, even a concert in your home, ice-cream or mini golf with dubulah etc…Please pre-order as we only have very ltd numbers of these items, don’t leave it till the end of october and miss out on something you might want!

 

If we hit our first target amount and cover our manufacturing costs we will give away a free exclusive track/mix away to everyone who supports this release, and there will be more albums to come from Dubulah/Dub Colossus.

The album is finished, and the vinyl is being mastered at this moment by Mandy Parnell@Black Saloon

 

The Band will be appearing with a new lineup in 2019 featuring original DC Ethiopian singer Sintayehu “Mimi” Zenebe, with the likes of Robert Mitchell (piano) and Oli Savill (perc) joining Dubulah and Toby Mills performing tracks new and previously released on the DC back catalogue.

Dubulah will also be appearing with Transglobal Underground (original members shows feat Natacha Atlas).

 

]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/new-dub-colossus-album/feed/ 0 465 Videos of Musicport 2015 https://www.dubcolossus.org/videos-of-musicport-2015/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/videos-of-musicport-2015/#respond Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:03:20 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/?p=414 We had a great time playing at Musicport Festival this year.

 

The set was captured on film by Peter Simmonds, and you can watch some of it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOE4uGwHvPc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLwyOb6uAa8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA-I4LXp68o

 

]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/videos-of-musicport-2015/feed/ 0 414 Tour dates February 2015 https://www.dubcolossus.org/tour-dates-february-2015/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/tour-dates-february-2015/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:10:40 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/?p=402 ...]]> The 5 piece Dub Colossus Soundystem will be heading out on a short tour of the UK in February 2015, we hope to see you at one of the following venues!

19th February: The Forge, Camden, London

21st February: Norwich Arts Centre

26th February: Band On The Wall, Manchester

27th February: Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

28th February: Junction 2, Cambridge

Event details and ticket links can be found via the links above

]]> https://www.dubcolossus.org/tour-dates-february-2015/feed/ 0 402 Addis To Omega released https://www.dubcolossus.org/addis-to-omega-released/ https://www.dubcolossus.org/addis-to-omega-released/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 17:37:24 +0000 http://www.dubcolossus.org/?p=384 ...]]> Addis To Omega has now been officially released, and the great reviews are flooding in!

4 stars from The Guardian

4 stars from the Independent On Sunday

4 stars from the Financial Times

A great review in fRoots, and more coming in all the time!

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us.

The album is now available to download via this website on the album page here: https://www.dubcolossus.org/albums/addis-to-omega/

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