i've mentioned that i love the word 'dub' and i think this was the reason i decided to listen to this one that time over ten years ago. but i heard of asian dub foundation through a book i read once and in it was a small description of bhangra. i liked that word as well but not as much as dub.
i didn't listen to any of the artists or track mentioned in that book but some names was in my head forever. i listened to this because of it's title but the lyrics made sense from the get-go. they talk about dub, jungle and the fusion of ideas and how you shouldn't limit yourself to one sound.
to be really honest the track and also to a certain extent
the band sounds like rage against the machine in the hands of a london
jungle producer. that thing, while it sounds corny and really bad just works on this track. it has a great bassline and a violin part that is really lovely and i like the hook. it's also somewhat corny but makes sense: "dub is the preacher / jungle is the teacher".
when i first heard the track it was the version on the 'rafi's revenge' version which is a remix with a lot more dub influence and additional production. the original version 'r.a.f.i.' is much more simpler and removes a lot of the reverb and echo effects and whatnot. i enjoy that one but i'm used to the dub haze of the original and it sounds weird in these ears.
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