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Dub Asylum: She Dubs Me, She Dubs Me Not

Peter McLennan, former member of The Hallelujah Picassos, strikes back with a full length release under his musical alias Dub Asylum. A mashed up mixture of breakbeat-tinged dub with 'Ninja Tune' like downbeat panderings. Bringing in a slew of talented NZ musicians such as Tom Ludvigson, ex Picassos Bobbylon and John Pain, Sandy Mill and Nick Atkinson, Mclennan has created a beautiful mixture of tunes which bring a much needed breaks/jungle element to NZ dub and reggae. Combining old-hip-hop loops, dubby guitar and keys, soulful vocals and clever sample arrangements, Dub Asylum takes the sound of the Picassos' and pushes it on a more electronic direction. Beautiful arrangement and composition do great things for 'She Dubs Me, She Dubs Me Not', but what really impressed me was McLennan's ability to bring breakbeats, from hip-hop to jungle into the mix without losing any of the reggae influenced soul.

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