Idyllic Music Podcast 108

Trip Hop - Downtempo - Electronica

Dub - Taking a Poke at Satan

Dub is to Reggae what Trip Hop is to Hip Hop. The studio becomes an instrument and creative uses for echo are played by clever producers. The basics go back to analogue reel-to-reel tape recorders experimented on in Jamaica by the likes of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, King Tubby and Scientist.

This week, we'll take a poke at Satan, The Devil, Beelzebub or El Diablito. Whether or not you think he is an actual being or a manifestation of our universal need to personify evil, the concept of hell is as pervasive an idea as there is.

From Robert Johnson to the White Stripes, there is no denying the fear or promise of hell has been a part of music for a long time. Sorting it all out for us this week are Inadubstate, Soo P and the Outsider, Yamasaki, Dr. Awkward, Atomica, Jah Wobble and Foa Hoka. I'm Jim Nye.

We'll begin with a demonic overture from French producer Inadubstate. This is 'Hybride'

Find more at parisdubactivitys.free.fr Here is Soo P and the Outsider with' R'elyah Rising'

From Portsmouth that was Yamasaki's 'Gecko' and Soo P They have many more tracks at music.download.com/yamasaki and www.myspace.com/soopandtheoutsider The U.K.’s Dr. Awkward knows few good things arrive with a 'Midnight Caller

Visit www.drawkward.net The out-of-towners once defined hell as 'One Day In New York City' Here is Atomica.

Find more at www.theatomicaproject.com. Pioneering Dub bassist Jah Wobble understands redemption lies 'On The Right Road'

That's from Alpha One Three courtesy of www.iodapromonet.com We'll close in Kiev with legendary Ukrainian underground band Foa Hoka and 'Sekret Yogo Svizhosti'

Download much more at www.arterija.org Help support many of the artists you hear on Idyllic Music by buying a song or CD from them. There is also a book corner with where you can browse through 20 great music books including Miles Davis's autobiography and the Trouser Press Guide to Music. And look for all 4 Volumes of The Idyllic Music iMix.

Thanks for listening. I'm Jim Nye.

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