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Marcus Visionary may very well be one of the most prolific and consistently raw drum and bass and new school ragga jungle producers working today. With a third full album already underway, Marcus's second album hits the digital shelves with the first batch of tunes taken from the forthcoming album featuring unique VIP refixes from Marcus and a sick remix from Bladerunner. Absolute rave anthem bizness, do not sleep!!
Liondub International presents the first of two EP's From Marcus Visionary's forthcoming album, Humble. Where his Carib Project saw Marcus applying his formidable drum & bass/ jungle production technique to the dubstep, soca and funky format, Humble is a return to the roots of jungle music in which Marcus first honed his craft. Humble is also an homage to the dancehall reggae music, and reggae legends that inspired a generation of ragga jungle producers to meld Jamaican sound system pressure with the urban grit and militancy of breakbeat and hardcore. This most clearly heard on the first two tracks of the EP where Sugar Minot, a most loved cornerstone artist of Jamaican roots and dancehall reggae, lends his superb vocal talents. Ruff & Tuff is a multi-layered match made in Studio One heaven. The lovers rock anthem Mean Girl Dub - already much versioned by Mr. Minnot - gets a future-facing jungle re-lick that could make a cold hearted murderer get up and skank-out. On Borderline, the sweet sounds of Sugar Minot's vocal are contrasted by the furious Amen rhythm and make this track an absolute classic that is sure stand the test of time. Musical Murderation starts out in a stripped down dubby style but quickly turns darker with a bristling bass line and merciless reverse drum edits. Bladerunner's jump-up remix is equally dark and relocates the vocal harmony from the end of Marcus' version to a beautiful half-tempo break in the middle of the song. If the two Sugar Minot tracks didn't make your hair stand on end, Bounce, featuring a dancehall vocal and rap lyric from Jah Dan Blakkamoore, most certainly will. The hazy pads, icy chords and hard-edge drum pattern of the vocal and following dub version make this the perfect ending to a priceless EP.
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MARCUS VISIONARY : HUMBLE EP 2 : AVAILABLE NOW!
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Marcus Visionary unleashes part 2 of the Humble EP series leading up to the full Humble LP release.
Liondub International proudly presents the second EP From Marcus Visionary's groundbreaking forthcoming album, Humble. After the phenomenal success of his Carib LP, and first Humble EP, Marcus returns with a flawless homage to his ragga jungle roots, featuring the vocal talents of Pad Anthony, Messenger Selah & JahDan Blakkamoore, as well as lethal remixes from Bladerunner. The EP get's right down to business with the Bounce remix which gets an agile rollers work out from Bladerunner. The "Blackboard 2012" remix highlights the original mixes best traits with tight drum rolls, piercing bass stabs and smashes every dancefloor its dropped on. Marcus' original, with it's muted acid lead and Think drum break, is an iresistable tribute to the sounds of '92. "Murder" absolutely smashes the competition with Pad Anthony's classic, trim lyric, a bubbling rub-a-dub bass and classic 909 snare on the breakdown. The title track, "Humble," closes out this bright collection of tunes with a beautiful teaching from Messenger Selah & JahDan. Marcus barrels straight ahead into the jungle on the origina and chops it up proper on the Amen version. The EP has received support from a roster of top-billing D&B DJ's including: DJ Hype, Fabio, Bryan G, Ray Keith, A-sides, Benny Page, Serum and more. Watch out for the full length Humble LP release from Marcus Visionary on January 1st, 2010. This groundbreaking LP sets the standard in jungle music for years to come.
MARCUS VISIONARY HUMBLE LP WILL BE AVAILABLE JANUARY 2011! STAY TUNED VIA LIONDUB INTERNATIONAL BLOG : http://liondub.blogspot.com
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