Messian Dread Roots of Dub Funk - 'Jah Glory' Jah Glory was created in the year 2000. The bassline is courtesy of Vicious Vic, an excellent reggae bassist located in the south of Germany. The track feels like a mix between 1980's Roots Radics/Scientist style and modern Dub. Layers of conga's and the vocals add a Roots vibe to it as well. You'll hear some of Messian's trademarks: long, wild echo's for your soul, chants of praises for your spirit and a groove for your body! Messian Dread has been actively involved in the production of reggae music since early 1987, when he formed roots reggae band 'Messiah Calling'. Later the group changed its name into 'Jah Roots'. He remains a member of the band, until this day. "I spent the early years experimenting with very cheap equipment. Some devices were more children's toys... With the computer beginning to carry the soundcards, I started experimenting with music and computers. I spent about three years doing almost nothing but creating music with no more than two SoundBlaster's, two FM chips. I had to find out for myself about how to make dubwize music with computers". Messian Dreads' music is Roots Reggae with the emphasis on Dub. Where other modern Dub Creators choose ultra modern breakbeat rhythms, or cross the lines of reggae in another way, Messian tries to re-create the environment of the past studios in which reggae originated and he produces his music according to the same principals. The central point in his music is the combination of his roots basslines and authentic reggae drums a' la Sly and Robby (Black Uhuru, Revolutionaries) and the Roots Radics (Yellowman, Scientist). Consciousness is another strong foundation in the music of Messian Dread. You will not find slackness (that is: more or less pornographic lyrics) in his tracks. Within reggae, the word "consciousness" stands for positive lyrics with a spiritual or social message. Messian's music is just that. In 1997, ten years after he started to make music, Messian Dread started to publish his music world-wide through the Internet. His site 'The Dubroom' is well visited. It also serves as a central point for finding original reggae midi files. Today the majority of his activities as a musician/producer are formed around his solo-productions. Messian Dread is a real Internet Artist. Studio instruments: SoundBlaster AWE32 carrying 8Mb RAM, PC (MMX200, 16MbRAM), SIEL DK80, Handmade Conga, Bass Guitar, Melodica, Voice, and a secret combination of Software settings. Albums "Messian Dread 1", "From the Dubroom Archives", "Messenjah Dub". Speak to the Messian Dread