Dubrite by Uprite dub Orchestra

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Ska | Reggae

10 tracks | 41 minutes

Released Jun 2004
on Cravedog Records

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Imagine Lee Perry dubs with groove based horn lines luring dancers to the floor and you still wouldn't even be close...

Editorial review

What's the cheapest and easiest way to record an album? Get your on-stage chops nicely honed, pop a CD-R in the mixing board at several shows, then pick the best performances and <i>voila</i> -- you have an album. If you're a certain type of band, this is also the <i>best</i> way to record an album, and it seems safe to say that the Uprite Dub Orchestra is that type of band, one that clearly feeds off an audience's energy and gives it right back. What they mostly play is instrumental reggae in a jazz style -- which is to say not that they swing the rhythms or play lots of extended chords, but that they state the theme as a band, take turns playing solos, then state the theme again and end, Skatalites style. Dubrite is not actually a dub album, though even on the live tracks there are dubwise touches of echo and delay that give added depth to the band's already impressive sound. "Blonde Dready" actually flirts with straight-up rock & roll, while their rendition of Tommy McCook's pre-reggae classic "Latin Goes Ska" is lighthearted and fun (despite the slightly out of tune guitar). "Pineapple Trainwreck" makes very good use of an old Johnny Clarke bassline, and "H-Bomb" takes things further than normal into dub territory (perhaps because it's one of the album's only two studio tracks). Maybe not essential, but very nice overall. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

From Portland, Oregon's underground weekly hip hop jams and late night dub sessions comes Uprite Dub Orchestra. Purveyors of finely crafted downtempo beats and high-energy party music since 2001, Uprite dub always delivers an outstanding performance, anything to keep the booty skankin'.

Uprite dub is a band inspired by the rockers/dub era of Jamaican Reggae, first and second wave Ska, modern Dub, and the relationships between Hip-hop and Dancehall. It was Augustus Pablo, King Tubby, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry that specifically influenced the creation of Uprite dub Orchestra.

Uprite always delivers an outstanding performance. Apocalyptic horns lure patrons to the dance floor as snare-hits and guitar skanks echo through the dubmaster's soundboard off the walls and the bass drops bombs down unsuspecting ear holes. By the end of the night, you know it's alright: Uprite knows how to keeps the dubs right.