If you’ve not heard of this band, and you like dub, you’re missing out. On the one hand, you have the clever transposition of well-known, headier music into dub reggae. It lightens up the sound, without negating the messages by dipping into silliness. It’s an impressive conversion, and really, it speaks to the durability of the songs they cover.
In this case, it’s a Radiohead song (from their Radiodread album) that doesn’t lose its essence in the least, and yet sounds pretty different from the original.
Listen to the lyrics. And while you’re at it, here’s another relevant one:
In times like these, it’s important to remember that people have been skeptical of the scope of power in political institutions since they were first established. Music and art have reminded us of what matters most all along.
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