(Dub) Jah Rej - Dubs From The Seventh Sense - 2003, MP3 (tracks), VBR 140kbps

Jah Rej Forte started producing deep spiritual roots music back in the late eighties and has continued to do so throughout the nineties and in the first years of the new millennium. This artist/producer managed to create a distinctive and unique sound and his Jah Works productions, and especially his blistering dub mixes, have long been favorites amongst the top UK sound systems, particularly the legendary Jah Shaka. With its blend of "modern crispness" and "old school atmosphere", whereby computers and sequencers are not employed and all instruments (excepting drum machine) are played "live", the Jah Works sound became well known by UK roots followers and established Jah Rej as a notable exponent of the UK roots scene. Last year he released an excellent compilation set entitled "Messages From The Seventh Sense", and now we're treated to its dub companion... "Dubs From The Seventh Sense". This great set contains twelve inventive dub mixes, featuring Jah Rej Forte at the mixing controls in his Seventh Sense Studio in Reading, UK. In Jah Rej's own words "Dub is musical Surrealism, a space where 'reality' is distorted and surprising shifts in perception and normality are the order of the day. Reggae has always been rebel music. Dub takes this rebellion onto a different level, where the musical elements are seen in rebellion to the conformity and structure of the song form."