Kush Arora, a member of the San Francisco Surya Dub collective, has solidified his place as one of the most cutting-edge innovators in dub's latest evolution. The Dread Bass Chronicles unleashes urgent, aggressive beats and themes with which Arora is intimately versed in, such as the struggles of being an immigrant. A dancefloor warrior above all, he spikes his frenetic, cultural styled electronic riddims with a coterie of badass emcees to get his point across. Guests on the album include Jamaican chanters Warrior Queen (the Bug) and Bongo Chilli, as well as Panama's MC Zulu, the Bay area's own Wiseproof, and longtime spars N4SA and Jukali. Arora's futuristic style melds subtle bhangra flourishes - remnants of his Punjab heritage - with punk, industrial sounds and in-your-face dancehall. "Dread Bass" may even be on its way to becoming the sound of a post-dancehall world, one in which Arora is the sonic explorer probing new realms of musical mutations.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
The Dread Bass Chronicles Sparks a New Dancefloor Revolution
Kush Arora, a member of the San Francisco Surya Dub collective, has solidified his place as one of the most cutting-edge innovators in dub's latest evolution. The Dread Bass Chronicles unleashes urgent, aggressive beats and themes with which Arora is intimately versed in, such as the struggles of being an immigrant. A dancefloor warrior above all, he spikes his frenetic, cultural styled electronic riddims with a coterie of badass emcees to get his point across. Guests on the album include Jamaican chanters Warrior Queen (the Bug) and Bongo Chilli, as well as Panama's MC Zulu, the Bay area's own Wiseproof, and longtime spars N4SA and Jukali. Arora's futuristic style melds subtle bhangra flourishes - remnants of his Punjab heritage - with punk, industrial sounds and in-your-face dancehall. "Dread Bass" may even be on its way to becoming the sound of a post-dancehall world, one in which Arora is the sonic explorer probing new realms of musical mutations.
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