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CLAW
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Kukan Dab Lagan - Life Is Nice
Name Kukan Dub Lagan - Life Is Nice
Label Candyflip Records
Catnum CFRCD13
Year 2004
Media CD
Genre ChillOut
Cover: http://217.160.138.169/pic_b/cfr1cd013_b.jpg
Tracklisting:
01 Life Is Nice
02 Saiko Dub
03 Pink The Floyd
04 Roots Of Vibration
05 Gandhi's Kick
06 Defence Yourself Jha
07 Shay-Yes-I
08 No Mon Control!!!
09 Shinzon Romulan
10 The Sound Of The Sword
11 The Bells Of Burma
Review:
First of all, Id like to say that I feel very happy for writing this review. Its been a long waiting album for me and I just received it!! I have to say that I am impressed from the quality of Itays sound and for sure it will be something new in the downbeat/chill scene with these vibes and great ,melodies that Kukan has represented.
Now lets move to the review of the tracks
# 1 Life Is Nice, nice intro, with some atmospheric sounds nad pads. Together with the drums, we are getting the kukans melodies which are so great and unigue. From the very 1st track we can listen to the quality that this album delivers. Clean and sharp. Good energy in this one. "How long have u been writing electronicaaaaa".
# 2 Saiko Dub Some dub vocals with the usual pattern of the dub structure have been combined for this one. What a start bytheway!!! Heavy shit, but with Itays melodies tracks is been kept alive and groovy.
# 3 Pink The Floyd, This one starts a bit moody in this one. Some words and then here comes the kick drums with a nice vibe but still keep you down there, not letting your happy side loose. I guess that was the track meant for.  2:30 we face a 4/4 beat with some new sounds and percussions. Always fall of drums and percussions. Some good trippy sounds from the sides just to keep the mind busy. Cool track, very nice indeed.
# 4 Roots Of Vibration, Itays melody, with nice fx on some dub lyrics. Nice choppering bro. You feel the vobe coming. Wooow, nice beat and a great show of skills of quality. Liked the guitar sound and the panning effect.. I cant imagine how this will be on a sound system or with headphones!!! What a journey. 3:47 basses coming. I like your basses bro. What a track, for sure one of my favorites from the album.
# 5 Gandhi's Kick, Yeah!!! Some phat bass in this one. Delays do such a brilliant work man. Reverb also does a good job, already told u that Dubwise pattern. Good one, nice vibe. It mooved me!
# 6 Defence Yourself Jha, Starts with a melody that is combined with some vocals and the bass that gives u the whole meaning of the track. A track that makes u feel that came froma raggae bands studio!!! I love those soundz at 3:00. Which go and go and on and on!!!!
# 7 Shay-Yes-I, Again some melodies of Itays!! Yeaahhh! This is what makes u unique my friend. Long intro with some reverbed and delayed percussions and sounds and suddently at 2:37 a 4/4 beat with a kick that came to drive u to the rest of the tracks trip!! What a vibe on the 4th min and on.
# 8 No Mon Control!!!, Yes... This one I remember it during its production time. Phat bass, with nice panning and delays. How much I enjoy delays!!! Some melodies again giving u the feeling of the real vibe and driving u towards the jopurney. 1:30 some drums added. A small break to capture the attention. A nice track again with some good energy and use of fxs! I like this sounds mannn ¡weeee woooouuu¡¨¡ hehehee So many sounds in one track and still it sounds so clean and crystal. Great man!
# 9 Shinzon Romulan, Some scratching to start with. Reverse does a good job hehe... I like it and Im a lover of the OM boyz too What a great feedback they give. I like the mood of this track, make me wanna go a bit back. It reminds me of stuff. At 3:12 huge phat bass comes to shake some headz! Yeah, something like trip-hop-dub this one can be described.
# 10 The Sound Of The Sword, Some dark intro that with some melody the darkness all of a suddent became light. It makes me feel like it is a soundtrack of a movie. Yeah man, for sure this track belongs to the soundtrack of a movie, Im sure that someone will use it for a monie or something... Its ooo great. Good one!!! I like it a lot
# 11 And last but not least The Bells Of Burma. Intro of a track is the 1/3 of the whole track IMO. And yes itay u have succeded in that section in all of your tracks. Some nice atmosphere with some good pads and melods. Yeah man, this one reminds me trax of some artists that I had them up there in my list. This time, the track came from u man, and u know that I have u up there in my list with all those names that I was admiring (aes dana etc...) And yes, something is coming... wooow what a bassline!!!!!
Some extra links:
http://www.candyflip-records.com
http://www.saikosounds.com
http://www.trance-shop.com
http://www.psyshop.com
That was my review on this great album, I hope u enjoy it as much as i did, keep the good vibes coming Itay and good luck to your future plans 
I also like to than Alex from candy... Wish u all the best
Take Care
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PKS
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Candyflip Records in Greece is out with a new album, this time going a relaxed direction. Here we get the debut album by an artist called Kukan Dub Lagan, which is Itay Berger based in Tel Aviv, Israel. This guy has been djing quite a lot around the world, but it seems like he has slowed down a little to make this chill out album. Very positive album title, and I’m sure some of these tracks will make you happy too.
Kukan Dub Lagan "Life Is Nice" Candyflip Records 2004 (CFCD13)
1. Life Is Nice
2. Saiko Dub
3. Pink The Floyd
4. Roots Of Vibration
5. Gandhi’s Kick
6. Defence Yourself Jha
7. Shay-Yes-I
8. No Mon Control!!!
9. Shinzon Romulan
10. The Sound Of The Sword
11. The Bells Of Burma
The first track leads us right into a beautiful, floating, atmospheric vibe. We also get a quite happy melody and relaxing, dubby sounds and beats. Chilled psychedelic dub. A nice floating start on the album. Track 2 goes deeper into the dub soundscapes, but keeps a light vibe, with beautiful melodies and sounds. This one sounds more like reggae dub, with reggae inspired voice samples, sounds etc. Track 3 goes back to a more floating vibe again. The sounds we get in these tracks are really beautiful. Here we also get a playful bass, mystic voice samples and some kicking, slow, beats. Track 4 continues the reggae inspired dub. Echoing sounds and voice samples done in a psychedelic way. You also get some smoked out dubby beats and a happy, weird vibe through the entire track. One of my favourite tracks on this album. Track 5 starts in a bit funny way, with some sounds that reminds me of the speakers at an airport or something. Then some heavy, dubby beats start working through the track, going in a very pleasant tempo to the end.
Track 6 starts with an even weirder sound and heavier beats. Here we get more reggae influences too, and the beat goes over to an almost danceable down tempo rhythm. In my ears, this track is a bit over the top when it comes to reggae influences and I find the melody in this one a bit simple and nagging. Track 7 has a bit weird start too and sounds a bit like when I played on my Casio keyboard as a child. But, he adds some bass, a down tempo beat and more playful sounds, so the track actually becomes quite enjoyable. Not among my favourites on this album. Track 8 has some really cool, fat beats that remind me a bit of the big beat genre, but this one goes a more dubby direction. You get a tired reggae voice sample in this one too. Another favourite on this album. Dub that make you happy and relaxed. Track 9 goes a bit more experimental. A bit weirder sound picture with a more psychedelic vibe and quite a lot of variation. Track 10 has a bit more dramatic sound, with a relaxed down tempo beat, a floating background and several mystic voice samples etc. The last track on this album goes much more melancholic. Very beautiful sound picture, with great variation of sounds and melodies and totally relaxed down tempo beats. Definitely the best track on this album in my opinion.
Kukan Dub Lagan might be a very strange name you have never heard of before, but you should definitely check it out if you want to hear something different. You get a quite unusual style in this album, with mostly dubby tracks going a different direction than most other dub being released around the world.
PK
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CHILL TRIBE
CTRCD01 QUALITY RELAXATION
CTRCD02 RELAXED JOURNEYS
CTRCD03 EAR PLEASURE
CTRCD04 WOMBATMUSIC - Shameful Silence
CTRCD05 POLYPLOID - Grow Your Own
CTRCD06 IAN ION - Gringo Locomotion
CTRCD07 SUNKINGS - Before We Die |
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kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
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Posted : Nov 9, 2004 17:36
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chp---thank you for your words...hope to keep this smiling music.
PKS-your reviews are professional as allways... 
cheers mates
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cell
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Hi Itay!
as I promised you, I would like to explain how I have been surprised by the quality of your album...
Well, well, well...First of all, I have to say that Dub is not really my favourite music style ; I have never been touched by the reggae-dub style, indeed. But, for the first time, I have listened several times your album, and I've been really surprised!
Melodies are very interesting and atmospheres, too. Your music style is really new and you will certainly touched all people who listen classical reggae-dub style...
I have appreciate the tiny touch of psy and melancolic note in the album...
My favourite track is "Life is Nice"...This track is really really good and you made a choice to put it in the first position!!!...
Others are good, too, but, you know for me, this style is too based on dub style, so...
Secondly, about the artwork, I really like your logo. It's really important to have such a sign, it's like a sort of signature, and it's really well found!!
The artwork is really nice and typically in the music direction, so you are in the right way...
To finish my short review, I would say that "Life Is Nice" is surelly a very interesting album, 'cause of its "new" style...Even if I'm not really a fan of Dub, I have to say that the CD is running easily on my player, and often people who come in the studio are intereted in your work...Good Point, my friend!
I think, perhaps in the near future, we could know a sort of collaboration for tracks...
As we said, a mix of your style and mine could be interesting...We have to think about it!...
So, now, Itay, thanks for the sound and be sure that your album is the first album I have in this particular style...Perhaps did you open a new gate?...I hope!
Massive respect!
Peace!
Alex a.k.a CELL
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kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
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Posted : Nov 11, 2004 12:00
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hi cell
thanks for your words...
each one importent
cheers
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Dance N Dust
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Posted : Nov 11, 2004 22:09
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looking for this 1..
good luck itay,keep on the spirit a live.
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kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
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Posted : Nov 12, 2004 11:57
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hi asher mon
thanks for your words
the c.d will be on the way to you next week
cheers mate 
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Candy
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Posted : Nov 13, 2004 15:32
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I had the chance of enjoying this c.d while driving back from a party - which made it a beautiful experience.
Itay uses some retro trance sounds (goa orientated) and combines it with dub, allowing you to enter into his cosmic world - floating, gentle, a bit mystic at times.
Beautiful work Itay, this c.d is perfect for relaxation and mood uplifter.
Majority is never right!
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DeathPosture
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Posted : Nov 13, 2004 20:12
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Kukan Dub Lagan – Life Is Nice
Cover: http://www.juno.co.uk/IP/CS160127-01A-BIG.jpg
Artist: Kukan Dub Lagan (Israel)
Title: Life Is Nice
Format: CD (digipack)
Label: Candyflip Records (Greece)
Cat. #: CFCD 13
Distribution: Arabesque
Date: November 2004
Track listing:
01. 06’36” Life Is Nice
02. 06’26” Saiko Dub
03. 07’17” Pink The Floyd
04. 07’25” Roots of Vibration
05. 06’36” Gandhi’s Kick
06. 06’08” Defence Yourself Jha
07. 06’32” Shay-Yes-I
08. 07’24” No Mon Control!!!
09. 06’52” Shinzon Romulan
10. 07’06” The Sounds of the Sword
11. 08’02” The Bells of Burma
M3U playlist: http://beta.juno.co.uk/playlists/m3u/160127-01.m3u (all tracks)
Review:
Chaotic space dub!
Kukan Dub Lagan is 28 year old Itay Berger from Israel, and this is his debut album released by Greek label Candyflip Records. This is not your ordinary bunch of psy-trance/psy-chill… No, this is something different… This is psy-dub!
Let me take you thru the tracks…
#01: “How long have you been writing electronica? Ten years! They call it a decade, call it a decade…” This title-track immediately teleports the listener deep into the dub-jungle where all worries are put aside and life is nice… It’s lazy afternoon dub with digital birds, rippling percussion, flute, children’s choir, floating melodies and a very uplifting atmosphere all together… Yeah, life is nice!
#02: As the title suggests, this track digs deeper into the more saikodelic side of dub… Heavier and more hectic – as heavy and hectic as leftfield dub can be… Sounds like Itay is playing around with an old school organ and some severely cut-up beats here, though he somehow manages to maintain a joyous vibe throughout the track…
#03: Very nice intro on the PF-tribute track here… Organic, eerie and slowly building towards something big… UFO-samples alongside a deeeeeep, dubby bassline… This is very, very soothing music… Very well-produced… Reminds me of Shulman and Asura at times… Brilliant track!
#04: Ahh… Another über-cool intro with heavily cut-up voice-samples echoing into oblivion arpeggio-style… Single note synth-action accompanied by lazy percussion, a deep steady bass, guitar and all kinds of percussion, glass-bottle tapping, etc… This track really encapsulated the Kukan Dub Legan sound – and what an impressive sound that is…
#05: The Mahatma Dub Session vol. 1: Advanced Fusion. Heavily reverbed synths lines with ska-elements, reggae vibe, deep groovy bassline and the trusted drop of dub as the common denominator… This is musical tapas! Feast your ears on this!
#06: And this is very it gets really weird… I think Itay raided the waste bin of a Kingston studio cutting room… But hey, I guess we’re just not used to a raggamuffin MC all of a sudden dropping lyrics in the middle of a psy-dub album… Interesting track, but not really my fav’e blunt on this album…
#07: Echoing naïve, one-key synthlines makes out the very long, slightly annoying intro… It gets better when yet another phat bassline and voice-effects are added later on… It gets even better when a faster kick is introduced and the track turns out pretty ok… Not outstanding, but nice nevertheless!
#08: Woow – that is one deep bass! Yikes! Steady, controlled pace and very focussed… More FX are added, among them another reggae-emcee and some filtered steeldrum action… Again more Kukan analogue synths opposite little twirling melodies to balance out the deep bassline… A winning combination and guaranteed to leave a big cracking smile on most faces!
#09: The intro uses a sample similar to the Independence Day quote in IM’s ‘Release Me’ … Quite scary actually… Anywho – this is among the most psychedelic tracks on the album… And I really like the gloomy atmosphere put forward by Itay here… Stellar track!
#10: Another dub-tune focussed on the slightly darker side of things… It’s a clash of organic and synthetic sounds… I like the long character-building pads and the haunting mood this track delivers… Tasty!
#11: And I’ll be damned if Itay doesn’t go all Vanessa Williams on us and saves the best for last… Again a glum atmosphere has totally soaked this track – but when it’s done this good no-one is complaining… This is full-scale dubby ambient which just scratches you right were it itches! Life is nice!
As stated above, this is not your ordinary bunch of psy-trance… Very far from it actually! But don’t let that discourage you – it’s a very nice album indeed and a great way to expand your musical horizons. It has enough experimentation to appeal to the leftfield crowd – and enough psychedelia to satisfy the twisted downbeat crowd. In other words: this is for open-minded fans of leftfield ambient and cross-over psy-chill dub – and everything in between! Another fine Candyflip release by a visionary label which has the balls to steer of the beaten psy-path! Recommended!
Favourites: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8(!), 9(!), 10, 11(!)
DeathPosture
External links:
Candyflip Records: http://www.candyflip-records.com
Psyshop: http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/cfr/cfr1cd013.html (Audio samples available!)
Saiko Sounds: http://www.saikosounds.com/english/display_release.asp?id=4354
Chaos Unlimited: http://www.chaosunlimited.co.uk/cgi-bin/product.asp?LR=CFRCD13
Juno Records: http://www.juno.co.uk/IP/IF160127-01.htm
Trance Shop: http://www.trance-shop.com/de/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=4267
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kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
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Posted : Nov 14, 2004 03:00
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thank you maer mon  cheers mate
thank you very much DeathPosture---your reviews is allways a proffesional ones---Respect mon!!!
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Banel
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This Album Caught me by surprice..I must say that most of the tracks are of a very high standard. The first five are top nice and flows well together in a wonderfull uplifting and sunsoaked way, that surely will put a smile to most faces. I can imagine myself looking at the horizon from a beachbar, lying in a hammock, enjoying these tunes, man i need a vacation.
The quality drops a bit at track 6,7,8 but only to get into the final three tracks which again is in the top quality drippling dubby style you could get addicted to. The tracks are filled with emotion and melodies and especially track 10 gets to me.
Im really impressed of this album and respect to Itay for this sweet surprice!
If we look awy from track 6-7 the album gets a 9.5-10
Good luck Itay and Candyflip Records...
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kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
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Posted : Nov 14, 2004 23:05
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hi banel
thanks for your words...
i hope each one that buy and listen to the album will get the sweet feeling of smile...!!! 
this is my wish for the people there and this is the the meaning of this album for me---sunshine music for a smiling people 
cheers mate
all the best and luck for your new child 
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hey itay good luck with this album,
all of you who havent heard it should definetly check it out. top notch stuff.
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Well...
Now Itay...lets roll the CD on and lets take some conclutions 
#1 Opens with smooth pad & sample and some nice tablas. After a short time we can hear you slam on the snares great work on the simpulim with a groovy touch on the backround. Defently awsome opening for this CD - cant get the melody out of my head
#2 Opens with some dubby chords and some rastafarai who welcomes us into this masterpiece. Great Tablas/Congas loop with reverses. You know my style...I love the bass more lower than this one ...butttt its a metter of taste. Roots Vibration mon
#3 Very good track IMO ! great build up . starts with cool atmospheres and samples . Very powerfull kick (:D ) mmmmmm Sweet with the reverb . In the middle of the track he gets some groovy rhytm with this melody flowting over all
#4 Lets make some Gate on the sample . Massive work ! Nice chords who gives the fill of dub and guitar with some delay on. After a while enters a sax. solo & some many more superb melodys ...Thumbs up for this 1 mon.
#5 This one is kind something else... it got some weird sound that i havent succeed to connect to . but defently worth a listening...! Psychedelic sounds & Reggae filling with the organ.
#6 Sounds like a wisle to me also a massive sound ! I like the line of the bass ... After a short introdaction with this rasta we can get some killer loops with solo Sax. on the road . One of my favorite on this cd.
#7 I liked very much this track but i heard diffrent version of it...i liked the old ver. ... very good combo with the kick & the harmony in here . But in some times in this tracks its looks like you lost the way ... 
#8 In this track you are bringing us a full Itay Berger style ...Mucho Respect ! Sample, killer lines, loops to the face, games with the drums & melodys in all colours Also Favorite in the CD.
#9 Dark intro with some scarry sample scraching?? (Miss the real thing? ill fix you Technix ) . I liked the build up with the drums and fx and the development of things in this 1. Its obvious that you putted some time on this piece. A real worth track . Impressive
#10 A Strings track. some other harmonical stuff in it than your "regular" harmony. i got some spacific problem with this track...ill try to remember next time to tell you about it didnt connect to this one. 
#11 What a great way to close this wonderfull cd... great Arp. . Extra Kef & chill ...It makes me fly to Burma
Itay my friend, my man & my brother at the same time...Love your work ... and im truly happy for you for your debut album...Massive respect for that. Only happiness and when the time goes by you can tell Zion (Mazuz) to kiss you ass
Good Luck
Shahar (Yoake)
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kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
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Posted : Nov 23, 2004 15:21
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in the last track it is 2 guitars....
one bass style and other elctric style
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