{"product_id":"captain-yossarian-fela-kuti-in-dub","title":"Captain Yossarian - Fela Kuti In Dub","description":"\u003cp\u003eFela Kuti in Dub is a showcase album containing four essential songs by Fela Kuti in the style of a Jamaican Discomix, evolving from an instrumental cover version to a dub version, celebrating the musical heritage of Nigeria and Jamaica likewise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease understand this work as a hommage to both musical cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four tracks were chosen because they are a timeless witness to the political potential of music, that being proofed by their actuality. The songs feature essential dub effects like echoes, reverb and filtering but also feature analogue sound effects underlining and sonically illustrating the missing lyrical content. These vary from thundery spring reverbs and percussion instruments imitating the pouring rain on „Water No Get Enemy“ to marching soldiers and shot gun like reverbs on „Zombie“. From a cash register on „Expensive Shit“ to the dub sirens created live on a Korg MS10 on „Everything Scatter“.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly analogue instruments, sounds and dub effects were used on this recording. Mixing, dubs and arrangements were done live in consecutive sessions. The premaster was done by Sodi Marciszewer at Zarma Studios (Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti, Damian Marley) on the original Decca desk used by Fela Kuti in Lagos. Fela Kuti In Dub was conceived and produced by Cpt. Yossarian alias Manuel da Coll musician, producer and soundman from Munich\/Germany. His last work „Bob Marley In Dub“ (2021, Echobeach) attained a lot of critical acclaim and was featured by Don Letts on BBC6, the Riddim Magazine and Helmut Phillips book „DUB - The Sound Of Surprise“ amongst others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 track single single (33m 26s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agogo Records","offers":[{"title":"12\" Vinyl EP","offer_id":57698607071564,"sku":"BLX-14495","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/2738\/3884\/files\/cover_45f0ae25-2575-42df-bba7-46a3d005e25e.jpg?v=1780495788","url":"https:\/\/badlands.co.uk\/products\/captain-yossarian-fela-kuti-in-dub","provider":"Badlands","version":"1.0","type":"link"}