Burning Babylon roots heavy dubwise... http://www.burningbabylon.com October 2006 - Reggae Vibes calls "Garden of Dub" a truly hallucinating trip through imaginative soundscapes ..."Garden Of Dub", an album with a consciously created theme/concept in mind, features some serious new style dub outings, which unmistakable have links to the Jamaican roots of dub and its originators. From beginning to end the listener is taken on a truly hallucinating trip through imaginative soundscapes with plenty of echo and soundeffects, with the drum and the bass as the driving force. Personal favorites are the beautiful "Into Twilight" with its jazzy horn parts and angelic vocals flowing in and out of the mix, "Dance A Yard", the awesome bass driven "Rootical I-ration", "Ashes Of Babylon" and the wicked "Earth And Stone".

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]]> http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#oct06vibes October 2006 - "Garden of Dub" breaks Canadian Top 200 All the tracks from the 2004 release of " !earshot tracks playlists on campus and community radio stations throughout Canada. "Garden of Dub" album ranks 198 for September 2006! Click here for full listing

]]> http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#oct06earshot October 2006 - "Knives to the Treble" and "Stereo Mash Up" available on iTunes! Burning Babylon hits iTunes!

All the tracks from the 2004 release of " Knives to the Treble" and the 2005 release of "Stereo Mash Up" are now available on iTunes

]]> http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#oct06itunes September 2006 - Fab reviews for "Garden of Dub" Reviews for the re-release of Garden of Dub are out:

All Music Guide says: "...Anderson's bedroom setup produced some absolutely wonderful instrumental reggae. The musical world lost something when the Kingston recording studios went digital, and some of that special quality is regained in these lo-fi but high-quality recordings..."

Dub Flash says: "...There's a cool touch to the songs as if the songs would have been recorded in Jamaica but then mixed and mastered in Alaska in deep snow. ..."

Small Axe says: "...Pure bass and drum with plenty of echo!!! ...another magnificent set with some great playing and a lot of imagination... Great stuff..."

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]]> http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#sep06press July 2006 - "Garden of Dub" re-released at last! The vintage sounds of Burning Babylon are now available again as the 2001 album "Garden of Dub" has been re-mastered and released on CD for 2006.

Includes favorites like "Into Twilight" (make your own flash Dub Selector mix at infinitewheel.com). And comes complete with the woozy riddims of Dub Tropic and Sativa; the dancefloor vibrations of Dance A Yard and Dub Positive; and the hypnotic and spacey excursion of Earth & Stone and Beneath the Valley...

Check out some tracks and then Purchase direct from Burning Babylon for the first time!

]]> http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#jul06garden November 2005 - "Into Twilight" on versionist.com Lately alot of you have been asking about my 2001 album "Garden of Dub" and the track "Into Twilight" from the same album. While it is currently out of print, I'm planning on re-releasing "Garden of Dub " on cd and vinyl in late Spring 2006. In the meantime I've posted "Into Twilight" for free download on versionist.com so y'all can get your fix.

You can also checkout a few other tracks I've got posted there as well on the Burning Babylon page

Enjoy!
peace,
Slade/BURNING BABYLON

]]> http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#nov05versionist November 2005 - The Wire review Latest review: "Stereo Mash Up is ... a collection of conscious variation and experimentation ranging from the sweet and light "Pressure Tones" - which sounds like Two Tone melodies recollected in a frothy daydream - through Ruts/Clash-style guitar-driven Kasbah rockers like "Zamora Version", to tougher dancehall and deeply dubby excursions sourced with a better class of vocal sample." http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#nov05wire October 2005 - Robert Nelson review Latest review: "Stereo Mash Up collects fifteen toe-tapping delights. ... The swaying one-drop supports a succession of silky blues guitar licks, ... a snippet of ethereal space-age synth harmonics. ... a layer of effects embellished in a cauldron of electrical effervescence. ... "Soundshack Rockers" is dub meets Curtis Mayfield's "Superfly" ... Other superlative dubs are the souped-up Stalag update, "Heavy Dread" and the 4:20 Cannabis homage "Rude Boots" complete with woozy riddim and gurgling bong solo. ... blends the brooding bass with dancefloor groove and uptempo lift; often times within the same dub." http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#oct05nelson October 2005 - The Beat review Latest review: "Burning Babylon extends their sinewy reach with Stereo Mash Up (Mars), an instrumental/dub extravaganza that captures the original experimental feel of dub in a crisp, contemporary recording informed by not co-opted by techno, house and dance. Phased vocals, springboard effects, echo and reverb and one of the secret elements of dub - great rhythm tracks to work with - make this an enjoyable experience that lives up to the promise of titles like "Heavy Dread," "Version Killer," "Soundshack Rockers," and "Rude Boots."

Spacious and spacey, with plenty of room in between notes and effects, this is contemporary dub informed by the roots. Outstanding cuts include "Midnight to Six," "7 Nine Skank (The Creeper)" and (inexplicably on the "dub lite" end of the spectrum) "1500 Tons." This one deserves a listen from dub lovers everywhere. " http://www.burningbabylon.com/news.html#oct05beat