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Kukan Dub Lagan - Step Ina Rasta Step (Mikelabella Records @ Mar. 07)
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MikelaBella Rec.
MikelaBella Rec.
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Posted : Apr 14, 2007 14:31
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this name always give a little "twist" mate
you can pm in privete for question 
cheers
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Buttersonic
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Posted : Apr 14, 2007 16:55
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Beautiful album! Itay is one of the most talented artists we have here in the holy land !
Really liked the album and im proud to say i bought it fair & square ! Worth every dime. 
Buttersonic @ Domo Records / Ear Peaks Music
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MikelaBella Rec.
MikelaBella Rec.
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Posted : Apr 18, 2007 10:08
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thanks for the support mate
cheers
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Alias
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Posted : Apr 22, 2007 11:08
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no surprises for me
beautiful album!
my favorite is "roots of passion".......reminds me a
little Vangelis
i like to hear more acoustic instruments in this genre
but this is not mean that in this album less creativity
i dont like to give any rates because its makes manipulations!
i just love this album!
we need more music like that....because this music makes everyone happy!
cheers!
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kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
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Posted : Apr 26, 2007 10:31
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hi mate
thank you
just know that there is guitar by my player "asi silasi", a very good guitar player in our land.
any case ,we hope for next album to make the album more "dubby" even
we thank you for your support
cheers
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Nathan
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Posted : May 1, 2007 13:26
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MikelaBella Rec.
MikelaBella Rec.
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Posted : May 2, 2007 14:43
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a review from mushroom magazine:
"Psy-chill-free-dub from Israel. Itay Berger releases his second album as Kukan Dub Lagan and the name says it all. Chillers amongst you who have a liking for reggae and dub will surely love this CD. I already found his first album on Candyflip Records so good that to this day I still play some of its tracks. The bandwidth spans deeply chilled to melodic downbeat, finely juiced up with studio effects. To my mind's eye a Rasta is always playing a drum along with it. Whenever I listen to this CD I feel as if I'm sitting in a hammock on the beach of Jamaica, I'm holding a big fruit cocktail and the air smells of weed. "
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a direct link to the article:
http://www.mushlink.com/107247.html
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Morpheus Music
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Posted : May 11, 2007 15:46
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STYLE Reggae influenced psychedelic chillout. Kukan Dub Lagan's downtempo electronica is built primarily around a dense dub reggae framework littered with all the trademark sounds of the genre - echoing keyboard stabs hit the off beats, rubbery basses loll along at the low end, sampled voices and effects dripping with delay embellishing the surface. Voices of Afro-Caribbean origin broadcast philosophies and beliefs - both male and female - fervent phrases periodically punctuating the synthetic backdrop. There are a couple of tracks that stand aside from the bulk of the album - the almost new age wobbly melody of Feel Life the CD opener complete with what sound like electronic geese and the one minute forty five second tribal beat and reverberating spoken voice of It's All About Her complete with night time cricket/bird ambience.
MOOD
This CD has a positive, uplifting vibe, the strong reggae elements introducing an exotic, tropical feel suggestive of smooth beaches and pleasant sunshine, a mood that is enhanced by the brightness, cleanness and warmth of the primary electronic structures. The laziness of the dub beats and swaying basses create an easy going pace, an attitude of indolent calm coupled with an urge to move that inevitably comes from such powerful rhythms.
ARTWORK
The front cover image is of a lone walker on a beach seemingly unaware of a huge wave towering above and about to crash onto the shore. Itay says that the big wave symbolises nature "that we don't treat it nice - so step ina rasta step in hope of keeping the atmosphere and vibe alive". The jewelcase reverse uses a similar tropical scene bordered by palm trees as a backdrop for the album tracklist - here we notice more easily that all the imagery is tinted with a red, gold, green cast - the same colours more vibrantly featured on the Kukan Dub Lagan logo - proclaiming the obvious musical affiliations. The inner booklet contains an expanded tracklist, various thanks and contact details along with a paragraph presenting the artist's positive outlook.
OVERALL
This is Kukan Dub Lagan's second album, following the 2004 release on Candyflip - Life Is Nice. This time the label is Jerusalem based MikelaBella Records set up around the beginning of 2007. This is actually Itay Berger's own project established with the idea of releasing original music in the dub and electronic genres, supporting existing artists as well creating opportunities for new talent. Promotional material for Step Ina Rasta Step explains that "the listener will get into a dub journey, that will start with soft melodies, continue to a unique electronic sound that is surrounded by the dub rhythms". That pretty much describes the album - twelve well produced tracks of laid back sunshine all tinted red, green and gold.
WHO WILL LIKE THIS ALBUM
Step Ina Rasta Step will suit listeners into dub and chillout that want something warm and Caribbean woven into their music. Since it follows naturally in the footsteps of Kukan Dub Lagan's debut - fans of the previous album will surely enjoy this further instalment.
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Guto Franklin
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Posted : May 15, 2007 17:53
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Awesome work Itay!!
Keep on making this brilliant music mate
I think this album reflects the spirit of a really mature and talented musician. Reggae, Dub, Ambiency.. all blended up perfectly together!! We hope to have you here in Brazil ASAP for some serious festival action!.
Favorites:
5 - TOMERIK TRICK - how can this be so nice? feels like the sunset in jamaica awesome vocals!
6 - WHAT A DAY - a little bit fast making us move our heads blasting one!!
9 - STEP INA RASTA STEP - no wonders its the title of the album!! really impressive production, massive sounds and incredible idea. My overall favorite!
(<P S Y D E>) (<K A B A L L A H>) (((BRAZIL))) |
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kukan-dub-lagan/ItaiTaiko
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Posted : May 19, 2007 19:03
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cheers for the words
much respect
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