Event :-
Vibronics
Location : The
Princess Charlotte Leicester
Date : 26/ 10/ 01
Reviewed by : Smart
Monkey
Tonight's
show was a return to Leicester's Princess Charlotte for the locally based
Vibronics crew, following their European tour, a tour that successfully encompassed
the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany.
Vibronics are leading
exponents of the U.K digital dub scene and who have recently released "Dub
Italiser." their first full lenth album of hopefully many on the "Universal
Egg" label.
Back home in Leicester
the Charlotte is historically identifiable as primarily a rock -based venue,
home to the fledgling underground over the last three decades of the independent
underground music scene This was also a return for me having last trod the
venue's boards in the 80's at a seminal miners benefit bash by the Three Johns
. The Charlotte although
recently expanded remains a minimalist venue in terms of in-house decor but
it boasts a worthy P.A system and friendly door staff. I arrived early, well
a lot earlier than the Highfields massive, which in true fashion arrived in
reggae time about an hour later the venue gradually, filled.
Opening the show were
the Vibronics selectors Richie and Ghengis Khan who greeted the arriving audience
to a selection of U.K pre's, highlights being too many to mention, easily
identifiable were tracks from the "Dubbers Guide." As well as the new "High
Fidelity Dub Sessions"album. Which gives you an idea of the vibes, strictly
dubwise...
Vibronics took the
stage throwing down solid rhythm and grooves locked together with frontman
and M.C vocalist Richie taking centre stage later to be joined by Maddu previewing
the initial releases on their Scoops label. It's pro-peace messages acting
as the voice of reason in these current jingoistic times. Vitamin M was greeted
to rapturous applause as she paid tribute inna melodica rockers fashion to
the great Augustus Pablo creating the same spiritual vibes as her musical
mentor. The audience response was great as they danced to the layers of solid
grooves and Richies heartfelt vocals and M.C ing. Tonight Vibronics lived
up to the adage that to dance abroad you have to dance a yard, tonight in
the pouring rain, in an old industrial city they did just that.
Vibronics may not
have been at full strength personnel wise tonight but they managed to turn
the rock into reggae. Catch them whilst you can.
Smart
Monkey
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