Almost Everything You Wanted to Know about Dungeons of Dub

Feliz Año Nuevo 

 

 

 

I’ve shared music from ex-Thompson Twin Tom Bailey's International Observer before here. To put the finishing touches on this year, here's a set of releases centering around the Dungeons of Dub... 

 

International Observer - From the Dungeons of Dub, Dubmission Records CDDUBM026, 2010.
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Leaf Mold    
Vale Bengali    
Seedsavers Dub    
Low Light Meter    
(The More) We Know

 

 

 

International Observer - More Tales from the Dungeons of Dub, 

Dubmission Records CDDUBM033, 2013.

Dirty Hippie    
Saturday Night in Camden Town    
Spacetime Dub    
Quietly Please    
Sea Siren

 

 

 

International Observer - Escape from the Dungeons of Dub, Dubmission Records DUB070, 2017.

Wyndham Bowling Dub    
Ate Rack Bay Saline    
Wanna Be Free    
Enter Your Passcode    
Sawmill Dub

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ

Crazemas at the Zoo - for Stately Plump Buck

This set goes out to Stately Plump Buck.

 

Some fresh Dubs from the Observer studio, inspired by recent events, our rapacious approach to the natural world, & Lauren Drescher's Zoonotic print series.

 

International Observer - Pangolin, Dubmission Records CDDUBM105, 2020.
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Chiff-Chaff Dub
Pangolin Dub
Forty Days Dub
Sit You Down, Father, Rest You
Smash the System Dub

 

 

Mink is the second installment of International Observer's Zoonotic series, following on from Pangolin. Over five tracks, the Observer ponders on life, nature, isolation...accompanied by languid beats, jaunty melodies & Dub basslines. 

 

International Observer - Mink, Dubmission Records CDDUBM115, 2021.

Shipwrecked Dub    
Hey Now Yesterday Dub     
Man Next Door Dub    
Lub Dub     
I'm a Mover

 

 

The third release in the Zoonotic series, Bat finds International Observer in sprightly form. The five tunes consider love, liberty, & the future of Monarchy, all in a Dubwise fashion.

 

International Observer - Bat, Dubmission Records CDDUBM119, 2021.

I am Free     
Kings & Queens    
Dub All Night    
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Dub    
Mistaken Identity Dub

 

 

 

To all the animals in the stable,
NØ

I.O. You

 

On the Pitch Black - First of All compilation, one name that popped up several times was International Observer. International Obsever is primarily Tom Bailey, musician & ex-lead singer of the British band the Thompson Twins. Following the demise of the Thompson Twins Bailey began producing the New Zealand band Stellar. He moved to New Zealand to work with them. The success of this collaboration allowed him to focus on his own music, which had moved into the world of Dub music, or chill music, as it is sometimes referred to in New Zealand. It was there that he met & became friends with Michael Hodgson & Paddy Free of Pitch Black. They have collaborated extensively.

Here is a smattering of works by International Observer. 

 

International Observer - Seen, Different Drummer DIFCD19,2001.
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Vale
Minicell
Barone
Flat
Zoom Lp Fi
Friday Afternoon Dub
Indicator Dub
Flip-Flop Cemetery
Now a Major Motion Picture

 

 

 

 

International Observer - Heard, Dubmission Records CDDUBM008, 2007.

Welcome
Freyburg Place Mat
2 Steps at a Time Sweet Jesus
The International Parts 1 & 2
London Dub
At the Coronation
Hip Hop Final
Cellphone Dub
Pick Up Your Beater
The More We Know (live at BFM)
Dirty Harry
War Memorial Peace Museum Heard 

 

 

 

 

International Observer - Felt, Dubmission Records CDDUBM015, 2009.

House of the Rising Dub
Popcorn Slavery
The Death of Karamov
Rose Madder
Neelkanth
Lampedsa
House Made of Felt
Mudshark Lick
Binman Dub
Miss Hitt
Abode of the Setting Moon

 

 

 

 

International Observer - Touched, Dubmission Records CDDUBM045, 2014.

Drive (International Observer's Doordashan mix) - Bic Runga
Monsoon Malabar (International Observer remix) - Bombay Dub Orchestra
Pitch Black1000 Mile Drift (International Observer remix) - Pitch Black
Nowhere Dub (International Observer remix) - Warp Technique
Come to Me (International Observer remix) - The Black Seeds
Autumn Leaves (International Observer's Oak Tree Dub) - Minimal Compact
Lost in Translation (International Observer meets Horace remix) - Pitch Black
StellarSlack Bastard (International Observer Dub) - Stellar
Oreia (International Observer's Monkey Forest Dub) - Banco De Gaia
Lowery Dub (International Observer's Daddy Dub) - Tapes
Drive (International Observer's Interstellar Underpass mix) - Bic Runga

 

 

 

 

International Observer - Retouched, Dubmission Records CDDUBM053, 2015.

Love Has No Name (International Observer's Archaeopteryx Dub) - Babble
Speech (International Observer remix) - Pitch Black
Pretty Violent (International Observer's Dub Riotous Sound System Clash) - Stellar
Vista Pro Mar (International Observer's Dancehall mix) - Silva
Change Your Mind (International Observer's Slack Mind Dub) - The Exponents
Only a Dream (International Observer Dub) - Holiwater Band
Ivory Towers (International Observer remix) - Deep Fried Dub
Slack Dub (International Observer Instrumental Dub) - Stellar
1000 Mile Dub (International Observer's Stink mix) - Pitch Black
Drive (International Observer's Interstellar Over Drive mix) - Bic Runga

 

 

 

Enjoy,
NØ