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Subatomic Sound Systems
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Out of 17 votes - Similar Artists: Dub Champions, Daddy Lion Chandell
Out of 17 votes
- Location: New York, United States
- Genre: Reggae » Dub Reggae
Editor's review
Good thing they've got a bona fide PhD on board--these modernized dubbers need all of Tha Riddim Doktor's expertise to pull off their ambitious project. Subatomic Sound System mixes up spacey dub beats live with an eye toward more contemporary styles. It's a cross so coolly logical you don't notice it's new.
Biography
SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM is a production crew/ live soundsystem/ mobile studio/ community/ musician's collective/ way-of-life committed-to-individuality-and-the-pursuit-of-personal-freedom born and raised in New York City by Emch and Tha Riddim Doktor.
SUBATOMIC fuses the DJ soundsystem tradition with dub studio techniques, bringing the studio flavor into the soundsystem to detonate an improvised explosive new style of music and live performance that combines the flow and diversity of DJ sets with the energy and improvisation of bands and the sound manipulation techniques of the studio laboratory. Classic and original dub, roots, and dancehall reggae get mashed up with futuristic hip hop and space age drum and bass rhythms that are reworked and rearranged in real time collaborative interaction with a diverse crew of MCs, vocalists, and musicians. Simultaneously, the entire sound is mixed and manipulated live on the spot. What!? What!? What!? Okaaaaaay! Watch yourself!
