To Infinity & Beyond

 

December I shared some Deadbeat music. That got me delving deeper into his back catalogue. I found this gem with him teamed up with Paul St Hilaire (Tikiman), whose music I alway enjoy.

This is an excellent, diverse reggae & dancehall rooted Dub House centered album from two modern era proponents of the JA sound: Monteith, a disciple of the doctrine handed down from the Blue Mount of Lord Scratch & King Tubby; & St. Hilaire, an undisputed voice of a latter-day generation of reggae vocal stylists.

The two men developed a deep abiding friendship after meeting in Montreal at the premier Micro Mutek event more than a decade earlier. Since meeting, they have occasionally collaborated at performances from Berlin to Tokyo to great acclaim. This is their first album-length venture, a tour de force of Dub music of the highest order. Nearly a year in the making, the template of Deadbeat's Infinity Dub series gets a shot of dreader-than-dread Kingston, JA style. St. Hilaire is at his most militant...poetic, fierce, & flowing. 

 

Deadbeat & Paul St. Hilaire - The Infinity Dub Sessions, BLKRTZ BLKRTZ008, 2014.
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Hold on Strong    
Dopa    
What the Heck Them Expect    
Working Everyday    
Rock of Creation    
Little Darling    
Under Cover    
Peace & Love

 

 

 

Here's a more recent 2x12" blissed-out extravaganza from the pair... 

 

 

Deadbeat & Paul St. Hilaire - Four Quarters of Love & Modern Lash, 

Another Moon AMOON002, 2020.

Side A -

War Games
Side B -

Check What Time It Is    
Side C -        

Mind Control    
Side D -       

Yesterday's Dreams

 

Enjoy,
NØ