Name The Mighty Tabot Sound System
Who? London/Wolverhampton dub and roots soundsystem featuring dub plate bunder Ras Muffet, Ras Gabre on the mic and Ras Kinfe working the system. Ras Muffet was part of Jan Shaka’s crew back in the 70s. supplied tracks for Aba-Shanti and set up the Roots Injection Studio in the 90s. prOdUClng tunes for everyone from Iration Steppas to Sista Rasheeda. Ras Muffet joined forces With Ras Gabre and Has Kinfe and the Mighty Tabot Sound System was born.
So it should be a forward thinking night of roots? Too right. Tabot has a strong reputation for spiritual and uplifting vibes as well as a unique taste in music. Expect plenty of dub plate exclusives from both systems. ‘Tabot is coming to promote Roots Injection and new artists.’ says Ras Muffet. “We are not ones for chasing down well known artists. we are dealing With youths. the up and coming artists of today. Tabot will also be promoting female artists. and although a new sound. we've got the advantage of years of sound system experience. The response that other sounds get when they play Roots Injection material makes us realise Tabot is gong to be a force to be reckoned with.‘ Sounds like a perfect match for Edinburgh’s dub masters, Messenger It will be a meeting of minds as well as music as both sound systems will be rocking the Bongo Club. That's right: not only will the rock steady Messenger system, featuring MC Ras Echo. be in place. The Mighty Tabot will be bringing their own rig up from London. 'This is a night where you will hear roots. reggae and dub music from both the Messenger and Mighty Tabot sound systems in unity and harmony,‘ says Steve Messenger. “Praise Jah in the Dance.‘
(Henry Northmore)
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Modeselektor are two electronic geniuses from Berlin by the names of Gernot and Szary. The pair has just
released Happy Birthday!, the follow up to their debut album Hello Mom, and are on the road to promote this
new offering with a series of live shows the world over.
Having just completed the American leg of the tour, Gernot is glad to be holed up back home in Berlin for some very un-rock’n’roll reasons. ‘At the moment we would prefer to spend more time at home because of Szary’s little daughter and my massively pregnant girlfriend,‘ he explains.
Working on the album the duo collaborated with a host of musical talent, including Radiohead frontman
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Working with Numbers again, Modeselektor are returning to the scene of last year‘s show-stopping NYE gig last year, the Glasgow School of Art. They are happy to be back in Scotland. “We love the Highlanders and we love Glasgow,‘ says Gernot. ‘This town is really great, the Numbers guys are such an innovative and true-spirited gang.‘ He signs off with a few clues as to what their show may entail: ‘A longer set than usual, our own visuals and a lot of bass and champagne.‘ (Sandra Marron)
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