University of Dub....

jah pat · Post by **jah pat** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:11 pm

... returns Friday 1st Feb.

Big ol'Iration soundsystem.

Does anyone know if them lot have been playing any dubstep? Can't really justify the expense without it.....

jah pat · Post by **jah pat** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:44 pm

salva · Post by **salva** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:48 pm

Universtiy of DUB...

badga tek · Post by **badga tek** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:51 pm

Jah Pat wrote:Does anyone know if them lot have been playing any dubstep? Can't really justify the expense without it.....

Almost definitely not

apeks · Post by **apeks** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:55 pm

where is it? haven't been since they moved from brixton rec
was gutted when they moved it man, fucking love that night

jah pat · Post by **jah pat** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:07 pm

SeOne. London Bridge.

Yer fair play. . . . . Think Iration have played some dubstep in the past though

Never been to a uni of dub myself, but i can't imagine that kind of ting would be as good with the smoking ban....

jahtao · Post by **jahtao** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:19 pm

RE "can't justify the expense without it" remember this night is now in its 12th year IE long before dubstep.

I went to my 1st UOD about 10 years ago and love it.

Was also gutted it had to leave the Brixton venue. Feb 1st will be my first one in the new venue (SE One in London Bridge), majorly looking forward. Been out the country, can't wait for a bit of Aba and Iration + Shiloh who I've not seen in years.

If you can't afford it you can't afford it, and it's not for everyone but I strongly recommend you give it a try at least once, even just for the experience. Its 'required for the course' bizness in my book... and I actually have a book!

benjybars · Post by **benjybars** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:57 am

yeah i'm lookin to reach this.

anyone been to many dub/reggae nights since the smoking ban??
how's it gone down?

thenapking · Post by **thenapking** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:01 am

Went down to the first one at Se One and it was no where near as good as it used to be at the rec - partly because i think that the floor in the rec was sprung, so the bass feels a bit smaller, even though it's not. It's just damn hard to vibrate a railway arch.
I can't say what it'll be like this time, but it wasn't so much of a smoking ban as a cameras ban when i was there. No evidence you see

Saw plenty of people having their cameras taken off them and blanked. you've been warned.
I doubt Iration will play any dubstep, but all that steppas stuff they play sounds like Rusko. It's well worth it if you haven;t been. The only other negative was that £3.50 bought you 250ml of beer. And yes that does mean it was £7 per pint.

I'm going. [it's ma birthday...]

delsa · Post by **delsa** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:53 pm

my local reggae dealer recommended this to me, hes says its the one. I always saw it advertised at the rec but never went down, maybe this time. hmmmm

thenapking · Post by **thenapking** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:16 pm

who is your local reggae dealer? always looking for decent jamaican record stores

ch3 · Post by **ch3** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:35 am

I've postponed my flight back home to go there. I know couple of people that fly all the way from Poland, just for the night. I missed Iration in Helsinki, spending some quality time in London at the time, so it seems like a good idea to hear them play with their own soundsystem (heard that system in H-ki wouldn't handle their heaviest tunes)

Couldn't find any info about the tickets, so I'm guessing you just get them while you're there?

apeks · Post by **apeks** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:24 pm

Tonight people!!

Friday 1st February 2008
IRATION STEPPAS, KING SHILOH live from Amsterdam & ABA-SHANTI-I

See you down there

4linehaiku · Post by **4linehaiku** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:40 pm

Does anyone know what University if Dub have done recently to piss some people off? There was some chat on the speakerplans forum about people boycotting them, and I've got no idea what the beef is. Is it just the change of venue or what?

apeks · Post by **apeks** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:10 pm

Great night!
Wasn't sure about how SE1 would be compared to Brixton, but it was fine, sound was good, was more packed than i've ever seen it i think, quite a different crowd compared to brixton too but was all good vibes. Seemed to have attracted quite a few first timers - love seeing people walk in to the main room thinking the bass has already dropped then seeing their faces when the proper subs drop haha! Iration were dropping some 4x4 badness that reminded me of anti war dub

One question i hope someone can PLEASE answer:

What was the tune Abashanti-i played at around midnight, was probably more reggae-ish than dub, the chorus went "freedom, freedom freeedoooom" he wheeled it up and played it fully to the end - it was about 6/7 mins long with a sick trombone solo at the end.

I NEED THAT TUNE!!

jahtao · Post by **jahtao** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:07 pm

apeks wrote: What was the tune Abashanti-i played at around midnight

(Hi) Don't know but remember looking at my watch after his stint around midnight so I could be all "oi aba smacked it at midnight-ish!!" That was classic aba business, getting the crowd bubbling HARD to lyrics and melody, head down business without much in the way of bass weight, smiles all round etc

If you ever find out what that tune was, let me know!!

And yeah its wicked seeing people experience the bass for the first time, love it!

apeks · Post by **apeks** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:23 pm

jahtao wrote:
apeks wrote: What was the tune Abashanti-i played at around midnight
(Hi) Don't know but remember looking at my watch after his stint around midnight so I could be all "oi aba smacked it at midnight-ish!!" That was classic aba business, getting the crowd bubbling HARD to lyrics and melody, head down business without much in the way of bass weight, smiles all round etc

If you ever find out what that tune was, let me know!!

And yeah its wicked seeing people experience the bass for the first time, love it!

Haha, i did the same thing, i thought i gotta find out what this tune is! Wanted to ask aba but couldnt get near the front, dunno if he would've told me anyway can't be giving away your secret weapons!

thenapking · Post by **thenapking** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:33 pm

I enjoyed friday much more than the first time at SE1 in sept. i think finding the secret bass trap / smoking tunnel behind the soundsystems improved it for me

Still, i think it was better at the Rec. The crowd is much whiter at SE1. But if it is going to stay at SE1 i hope the regulars amongst the jamaican community do come back.

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