5th and final Children Of Dub album drops 03/03/2020
This is definitely the last Children Of Dub album…
Recorded mostly between 2000 and 2005, in Ireland, this fifth and definitely the final studio album from Children Of Dub has been gathering dust until recently. It was compiled following the success of their live album “Live at Whirl-y-Gig, WOMAD ‘96” released in late 2019.
“Looking through the DATs and CDs there was a lot of great material for another album that just got chucked in a cupboard and forgotten about. All of these songs and lots more besides were finished it off, it just needed putting into some kind of order.” says original member and producer Luke Eastwood.
The final album features contributions from Irish singers Emma Stack and Chucky Chrysal, with Chucky also adding some incredible percussion to Children Of Dub’s interpretation of Eurythmics’ “This Is The House”.
5th Element
This album is a homage to all the music that Children Of Dub love – reggae, house, drum n’ bass. trip-hop, disco, funk, trance, world music, jazz, ambient etc, including a cover of the Gregory Isaacs track ‘Raving Tonight’ and a total reworking of the Parliament classic – ‘Give Up The Funk’.
An evolution of their trance/dub sound, “5th Element” delves further into vocals and different genres explored on the previous album “Digital Mantra’s For A Fucked Up World”. However, you will still find classic stompers such as ‘Move On’ and ‘Fire’ as well as two ambient tracks on this latest and final offering.
With the various members and contributors scattered between Ireland, Croatia, England, New Zealand and beyond, there are no plans to reunite to tour this album or record any further material. This is it, the end.
Children Of Dub 5th Element drops 3 March 2020.
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