A good Morning after a good night

One way to get to know a culture is through music as it opens a door into the style and way of life. I did not know entirely what I was getting myself into last night when I went to go see the Kiwi dub band of 19 years called Salmonella Dub. It turned out to be a great five hours of jamming with not one, but three opening acts that were just as good as the main act. I was dead by the end of the night when it finally came to an end around 3:00 am.

It started off with Soulsystem which was a local Christchurch band that played some high energy Kiwi dub sound. The next band was A Hori Buzz which just might have been my favourite act of the night. They were intense jamming dub with a hint of bad ass and sweet guitar playing style. The next guy, Dub FX was by far the most impressive act of the night. It was him and his loop pedals and nothing more. But with that he beat boxed and created some of the most amazing dubstep I have seen. It was hard to believe that what he was singing over was his voice. Make sure to watch some videos of it. Finally it was Salmonella Dub and they rocked the stage and kept the tired crowd going. I would have easily paid to see every act as a headline.

After the show everyone seemed to be on the same page of just having their mind blown and we all came out stunned by what we had just experienced. It was like being baptised into the culture. And none of that splash water on the face kind, this was full immersion. Amazing and tiring due to the amount of energy my body was taking in.

I finally went to bed around 4:00 and had a nice relaxing morning to just let the night settle in just enjoy the final days of summer and sun. Nothing like listening to Jimmy Smith with some incense burning and a cup of coffee in my hand as I bask in the warm rays of the sun. This is it.







Here is the myspace pages of the bands so that you can check out the sounds:

Soulsystem:
http://www.myspace.com/soulsystemnz

The opening act. Good typical Kiwi dub.

A Hori Buzz:
http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.artistalbums&artistid=42498087&ap=0&albumid=15076761

These guys are to cool for the internet I guess so you only get this one song. Try and do some personal digging for more. It is worth it.

Dub FX:
http://www.myspace.com/dubafex

This guy is crazy. Make sure to watch the videos on the bottom of the page. Also, you can listen to both albums on here. The album art is for the album so you can use the back and forth buttons on either side of the play button to flip through the tracks. Keep in mind as you listen to it that it is all just his voice.

Salmonella Dub:
http://www.myspace.com/officialsalmonelladub

Amazing band. Check it.


Jimmy Smith:
http://www.myspace.com/jimmysmithfan

Nothing like some cool jazz to listen to in the morning. Bliss.