“It’s a well-known fact that
we here at XLR8R have a soft spot for
dub. Who doesn’t? But Dub Trio has
taken that soft spot and ripped it to
shreds with their potent blend of blisteringly
heavy rock and dub conventions. You may
find yourself in a world full of beautiful
pain.” -XLR8R
Dub Trio will rock your world! It’s
just that simple. They are one of the
few bands that can just kill it live every
time, and this album is a testament to
that. They combine some of the hardest
rock this side of late ‘70s, early
‘80s punk (ala Bad Brains--no joke)
and they come at you hard from the dub
side as well.
These boys do it all live; no soundboy,
no overdubs. Recordings made during sold-out
shows at NYC’s historic Union Pool
make Cool Out And Coexist , Dub Trio’s third album, their
hardest hitting to date. Even after recording
with Mike Patton on last year’s
underground hit “Not Alone”
(from New Heavy ), reminiscent of Patton’s work
with Faith No More, we’re positive Cool Out rocks even harder.
ROIR has a long history of working with
artists in a live setting (Television,
MC5, Bush Tetras, James Chance, Flipper,
etc.). We firmly believe that a live recording
is the only way to capture the raw visceral
energy that is generated by the tension
created between the crowd and an artist.
Recorded by Studio G engineers, the sound
is fierce and awesome. And very tight.
Dub Trio has played more than 150 dates
over the past year, touring with Clutch,
Gogol Bordello, Skindred, and Mike Patton
(both opening the night and playing in
his band Peeping Tom as the rhythm section),
and had the honor & privilege of sharing
the stage with the Bad Brains during CBGB’s
closing week. Over the last two years
they’ve opened & toured w/ Meat
Beat Manifesto, Capleton, Prefuse 73,
Soulive, Pepper, Yellowman, Cat Empire,
Beans, Pepper and Antibalas. DT has appeared
on WNYC’s nationally syndicated
show, Soundcheck, with John Schaefer.
Dub Trio recently finished recording with
Matisyahu for a John Lennon tribute album,
expected to be released June 2007. This
project is being put together by Yoko
Ono in conjunction with Amnesty International.
“In all languages this music simply
rocks.” -The Wire
“Ridiculously talented, versatile
musicians who between them have done session
& live work with G-Unit, Fugees, Mobb
Deep & others-–craft an exhilarating
mash-up of hyperspeed thrash-punk with
King Tubby-esque dub/roots reggae atmospherics.
Always in full control & able to shift
on a dime, they’re almost like an
updated, yet instrumental, version of
Bad Brains.” -SF Weekly
“Anyone who calls themselves
a musician needs to take in a Dub
Trio show EXCEPT if you are a drummer.
After seeing what Joe Tomino does
with a drum kit, a pair of sticks
& an affected mic, you WILL give
up playing drums.” -Sentimentalist
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