Thursday, September 15, 2011

Artist: Dubmatix, Album: System Shakedown, Song: Wobble Weeble

Dubmatix is a reggae artist from Toronto, Ontario.  He is a multi-instrumentalist producer that composes music in a multitude of different styles including dub, rocksteady and roots reggae.  He has worked with some legendary performers over the years like Michael Rose of the band, Black Uhuru.  He released his debut in 2004 and has toured the globe, performing his music live.  To date he has 4 releases.  His most recent in 2010, entitled, System Shakedown.  The lead off track is entitled, Wobble Weeble, and it features the vocal talents of Toronto artist, Kulcha Ites.  You can check out the track on You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkxOrPAUu_c).  Dubmatix has been nominated for a Juno three times so far and in 2010, won the award for Best Reggae Recording.  This particular release was nominated in 2011 but he lost out to a recording by Elaine Lil'Bit Shepherd.  If you've stumbled upon the music of the Easy All-Stars (a group of reggae musicians that have remixed the Beatles, Radiohead and Pink Floyd "inna reggae style"), you may have heard the Dubmatix remix of Pink Floyd's Breathe.  He has also remixed the Clash's London Calling on a recent tribute to Joe Strummer, entitled, Shatter The Hotel.  You can follow him at http://www.dubmatix.com/.  You can purchase the album, System Shakedown, on Itunes.  Thanks for reading and enjoy!