Beam Up – Astronomy Dub (From The BBE LP Innerstand)

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Here’s a taster for Beam Up’s album, nailing its colours
firmly to a red, gold and green flag. Sounding like it
could’ve been recorded in the golden era of the early
‘80s No Chains concerns itself with the classic reggae
theme of emancipation from (mental and physical)
slavery. A fine horn section add depth to rousing
percussive rhythms, with classic rimshots, echo FX and
a heavy bass. Travelling is something Brian May, the
alter-ego of Beam Up, has done a lot of, but this Oz-
based DJ/producer who made his name with out-there
Balkan/dub sets and who has collaborated with greats
including Lee Perry and Mad Professor is using his
current musical direction to document a spiritual exodus.
Done sing-jay style, Travelling begins and ends with
train whistles, and its jaunty riddim belies its conscious
message(s). Horns and an organ augment the journey.
In a climate of increasingly ephemeral pop and dance
music, this is a double-sider that will sit happily in any
collection that has ever found a home for the likes of
Burning Spear, Eek-A-Mouse or even Shiloh-era Buju
Banton. His own journey might’ve begun (in the
notoriously reggae-friendly) Down Under, but Beam Up
looks set to have solid roots in the contemporary
outernational roots reggae scene.

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