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With the exception of one or two digital
contemporary remixes, each and every track in this
Podcast comes straight out the 1980's catalogue of
what was one of the leading labels in the Rub a
Dub time.
We hear true gems by a then very young Sister
Nancy. Tenor Saw's classic "Ring The
Alarm" comes to us in three different
versions, we hear some rather obscure Dillinger
Tracks and Augustus Pablo enters in every now and
then as well.
The Techniques label was founded by Winston
Riley, who in the 1960's was part of a group call
The Techniques, of which we can also hear a track.
But the group should not be confused with the
label that would decades later release some
crucial Rub a Dub niceness, even though Winston
Riley was behind the label too.
Winston Riley is also responsible for the
Stalag Riddim. Definitely one of the most played
Reggae riddims of all times, and so it should not
be a surprise to hear a couple of Stalag tunes
right at the start.
However, to limit the view on what the Techniques
Label released on the Stalag riddim is to do
seriously short to Winston Riley's work. And that
is a thing DJ Dr. Tahl doesn't want to do.
The result is an interesting excursion into Rub
a Dub with a few sidesteps into a more recent
time-frame but only because of the reflections of
the past that they contain.
Definitely designed to make you move and groove
from the top to the very last drop.
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