![]() In the early 90s, more and more DJs began to walk through its hallowed doors.Ī place that rapidly acquired a social dimension, as DJs from all areas of the d&b scene met and got to know each other while they waited in line for their plates to be cut, Music House (and other cutting houses, such as JTS Studio) became an information network and hub in a similar way to pirate radio. ![]() While dubplate cutting began in earnest in the UK in the 1980s, it was the Music House cutting facility that popularised making jungle plates. It was a way for DJs to compete and keep crowds coming back, especially during a pre-internet era when pirate radio, raves, and record shops were the only places you could hear new music prior to its release. Just as floor-rumbling bass and reggae samples were highly prized in the jungle scene, so too was having tracks that no one else had. You couldn’t get these tunes, no matter how hard you tried." Groove used to get it first, then me and Randall and Scotty-and that was it. Goldie never used to give his tunes to more than two people. and no one else would have access to them. He had instant access to Photek, Dillinja. Groove would go and play a set down Blue Note, and some of these tunes would come out eighteen months later. "We had access to music that no one else did, so it was really important that we went out there and did our thing," Fabio continues. ‘That would create a buzz on the track-that’s how you’d do the hype. ‘Groove would play something brand new, and everyone would talk about it,’ explains Fabio. Before the existence of CDJs, a dubplate allowed a DJ to play a just-finished track before its official release-sometimes months and months upfront. Successful soundsystems in Jamaica, and then in the UK, could draw ever larger crowds with the promise of exclusive, exceptional tracks and the dubplate idea, like other facets of reggae, was carried over to jungle/drum & bass.įabio & Grooverider were the first DJs from the acid-house era to cut their own dubplates-closely followed by Micky Finn. Originally consisting of dub or vocal reggae tracks, having a selection of plates in your record bag was a form of one-upmanship that could give you an edge: after all, the DJ with the baddest tunes wins the battle. An acetate pressing of unreleased music, produced especially for DJs and soundsystems, the dubplate was the secret weapon with which top selectors could annihilate their rivals in a soundclash. Vinyl copies sold on this store include a free 320kbps mp3 or wav files of the release, including the digital bonus track.Exalted among the many musical innovations that Jamaica has given the world is the dubplate.Individually and uniquely numbered per vinyl.Additional thick plastic outer protection sleeve.Kraft card outside sleeve (no artwork but will be ‘stamped’ with a Dispatch Recordings label black ink stamp).The artist and track information is left completely blank for you to choose to write on the inner vinyl label sticker or not.180g vinyl (heavier and thicker than standard releases).Bonus double-sided art card, featuring printed signature of the producers.Only 100 copies across the Dispatch stores are available – get yours now to have the music before anyone else.Ī. Vinyl Track-listing and release information “Still Drowning (Instrumental)” – Phase & Grey Code “Finest Gold (Phase’s Roughest Silver Remix)” – Grey CodeĬ. “Duvel (Grey Code’s Trappist Remix)” – Phase & Nymfoī2. “Still Drowning” – Phase, Grey Code & DRSī1. ![]() The instrumental of ‘Still Drowning’ completes the 14th edition of the Dispatch Dubplate series, a welcome return featuring the very best of these exciting producers.Ī. Grey Code takes on the classic ‘Duvel’ from Phase & Nymfo, and Phase reworks ‘Finest Gold’ by Grey Code in a remix exchange that sees both deliver outstanding versions of the other’s original Dispatch releases from 2017. ![]() Centred around the epic ‘Still Drowning’ featuring the unmistakable vocal talents of DRS, this heavy hitting stepper delivers exactly what you might expect from this weighty combination of talents. This is exclusive to the Dispatch stores.ĭispatch Dubplate is back for 2020 with Phase & Grey Code taking the lead on this release. To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.īuy the vinyl here and you will also get the digital tracks right away too. ![]()
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