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Reggae influenced since 1979, first DJ-Set 1980, mixtape creator since this time, in the 80s organisator and DJ for Ska, Punk, Reggae, Wave and Indiependent parties in Berlin, Germany, Dub selector since1993, member of One Tribe Rockers, Sub Dub Soundsystem, Sound and Vibe Conrol and Dub Squad. Member of the original Dub Club Berlin Crew, the Dub I-nity, in the 1990s. Owner of several mixape series: komAstudio (Punk, Ska, Indiependent, Dancemusic in the 80s), my musical remedy (Dub in the early 90s), e-lion tapes (Dub and Reggae by Berlin finests and some great international guests: Lu-Jah, Tom Bauminista, Tunaman Tse, Goldfinga, Sister Ifua, DJ Pickadelic, King David, Future Roots Sondsytem (Cologne), Dub Creator (Amsterdam), Twilight Circus (Amsterdam), I-Natural (Leeds) and much more). (...and you will know us by a trail of drums)
Episodes
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Electric Darkness in Dub Vol. 10 (behind electric barriers) [1996 - 2023]
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
After all that years: still electric, still dark, still in Dub! Starts with glooming Dubtechno, includes two TripHop meets Dark Dub Berlin Dub Club Hits from the mid 1990s, ends with two Jazz meets Electronic master pieces (btw: great live musicians, too).
- Stillhead [2023] - Explorer 00:00:00
- Brain Damage feat. Black Sifichi [2010] - Only Lost In The Sound 00:05:54
- Pitch Black [2009] - South Of The Line (Bluetech's Electroid Excursion) 00:10:17
- High Damage = High Tone Meets Brain Damage [2012] - The Dusk 00:13:57
- Sub Dub [1997] - Dancehall Malfunction (Remix Version) 00:19:25
- Strangebrew [1996] - High Plain Steppin' 00:24:58
- Imhotep [2012] - Tao Dub 00:30:24
- King Krangus [2009] - Jah Awaits Dub 00:34:15
- Dr. Israel [2020] - Dub Inna Babylon 00:42:12
- David Ness + nohumaneye, Obeah & Petru Birladeanu [2023] - Zombie Baby/Bhangra Dub 00:47:26
- D-Operation Drop [2017] - Wrong Dosage 00:57:00
- Anita Vokill [2017] - Acknowledging Alphacentari Atlast 01:01:23
- Moritz Von Oswald Trio [2015] - 8 01:07:18
- Nils Petter Molvær and Moritz von Oswald [2013] - Step By Step 01:09:44
Artwork and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. July 2023.
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Electric Darkness in Dub Vol. 9 (sci-fi dub mission seven) [1996 - 2010]
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
This one combines my two series "Electric Darkness in Dub" and "Sci-Fi Dub Missions". It comes with some Deep Medi and Hyperdub releases, also with a 1996 release of Techno Animal (feat. Kevin Martin (aka the Bug). To drop some more names: Adrian Sherwood mixes the Mutant Hi Fi, Schneider TM remixes the guitar player Samba Touré from Mali. And the final words of the mixtape belong to a fantastic poet: the Spaceape!
So, here´s the playlist:
- Kromestar (2010) - Marz Attakz 00:00:00
- Ramadanman (2007) - Every Next Day 00:04:21
- Goth-Trad (2009) - Dark Path 00:08:35
- Darkstar (2009) - Aidys Girl's a Computer 00:13:20
- Hijak (2006) - Babylon Timewarp 00:18:07
- Samba Touré (2014) - Be Ki Don (Cockpit Dub) 00:22:31
- Martyn (2009) - Mega Drive Generation 00:27:34
- Silkie (2008) - Sky's The Limit 00:33:22
- Mutant Hi Fi (2002) - Apollo 11 00:38:24
- Kode9 (2007) - Magnetic City 00:43:36
- Quarta 330 (2009) - Bleeps from Outer Space 00:48:28
- Techno Animal (1996) - Cyborg Dread 00:53:19
- Scuba (2007) - Respirator 00:58:48
- Mala (2009) - Level Nine 01:02:24
- Burial feat. Spaceape (2006) - Spaceape 01:07:10
Artwork and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. December 2020.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
From darkness to darkness: Dub-Hop meets Trip-Hop meets Dubtechno meets Dubstep meets Electronica meets Noise meets Minimaltechno meets Dub, Dub and Dub.
So, here´s the playlist:
- Wavespan [2006]- Liftoff 00.00.00
- Babe Roots feat. Another Channel & E. Pertoldi [2018] - Takeover (Intro) 00.01:18
- Bohren & Der Club Of Gore [2002] - Vigilante Crusade 00:01:26
- King Midas Sound [2009] - Miles and Miles 00:07:05
- Scientist vs Pinch & Emika [2011] - 2012 Dub (Japan Extra Dub) 00:09:39
- Phonix [2007] - Feeling Of Movement 00:13:55
- Dub Gabriel [2005] - Garden Of Light In The Shade Of Grey 00:17:52
- Mark Stewart [2012] - Apocalypse Dub 00:22:22
- Mark Stewart feat. Daddy G [2012] - Apocalypse Hotel 00:25:17
- Coldcut x On-U Sound [2017] - Kajra Mohobbat Wala (Dub) 00:29:16
- Heavyweight Dub Champion feat. A.P.O.S.T.L.E. [2002] - Interdimensional Masters 00:32:17
- Version Big-Fi [2009] - Stardust Skankjak 00:34:42
- Version Big-Fi [2009] - Stardust Dubjak 00:36:22
- Audio Active [2003] - Viral Voices 00:38:55
- Sherwood & Pinch [2015] - Africa 138 00:44:24
- Twilight Circus [2004] - Shaka (Alter Echo Remix) 00:47:53
- The Bug [2017] - Get Riddim 00:51:19
- Strangebrew [1996] - Roadrace 00:54:17
- Broken [2005] - Sheep In Da Shadow 01:00:01
- AR006351 [1997] - At Home 01:03:58
- Convextion [2016] - New Horizon 01:06:50
- WestBam feat. Richard Butler [2013] - You Need The Drugs (Album Version) 01:21:27
- WestBam [2013] - You Need The Dub (Instrumental) 01:25:43
Art work and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. April 2019.
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Electric Darkness in Dub Vol. 6 (the slow, the deep & the heavy)
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Two tracks lead the way to this mix tape: the Dubtechno sound of Babe Roots and the Sylvan Morris dub mix of African Star´s "They Just Can't Stop Us". Both styles are rooted in the history of Reggae and Dub, both put their trust in very repetetive beats and, last but not least, create a dark and dusky atmosphere. Perfect, to be the crystallization points for a new episode of the Electric Darkness series. Get ready for a spacy blend of Dubtechno, Ambientdub, Jungeldub, Dubstep and, of course, pure Dub from 1984 to 2017.
So, here´s the playlist:
- Epoch - No Dread (2015) 0:0:00
- Round Five feat. Tikiman - Na Fe Throw Version (1999) 00:04:39
- VersA- Rainfall In Dub (2015) 00:06:08
- Babe Roots feat. Ixm - Jah Nuh Dub (2016) 00:14:51
- Grace Jones - Crying Dub (2011) 00:19:22
- WE - Quark Soup (1995) 00:23:56
- Digital Jockey - Sistersleep (2000) 00:28:12
- Rhythm & Sound - No Partial (2001) 00:34:04
- Sylvan Morris - Whip Lash (1984) 00:37:32
- Dub Spencer & Trance Hill - Police and Thieves (2011) 00:40:01
- Sub Dub - Killa Instinkt (1997) 00:44:26
- Statik Sound System - Revolutionary Pilot (More Rockers Dubmix) (1995) 00:50:29
- International Observer - Sawmill Dub (2010) 00:55:02
- iTAL tEK - Archaic (2008) 00:29:52
- Sandoz - King Dread (1998) 01:04:15
- Babe Roots - Sweet Version (2017) 01:10:14
- Roots Control - Roots Control (1996) 01:13:44
Big Up und Thanks to my long time brothers-in-dub and personal music influencers: Tse for introducing me to the Babe Roots stuff and Tom Bauminista for playing Sylvan Morris´ "Whip Lash" in his weekly Dub Conference radio show.
Art work and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. April 2018.
Saturday May 27, 2017
inner city late night walk
Saturday May 27, 2017
Saturday May 27, 2017
If you like the Electric Darkness in Dub-series, you may like this one, too. Similar, but less futuristic. Dub, Drum and Bass, Electro, Trip Hop, Blues and Jazz, all with a little dark, melancholic taste.
And take my advice: Please, don´t use this mix in the bright daylight, it won´t work.
And here´s the playlist:
- Dub Colossus - Black Rose 00:00:00
- Dub Gabriel - Spirit Made Flesh 00:04:07
- Dubkasm - Nyah Keith (Guido Remix) 00:08:50
- Mop Mop - Lunar Love (Star Wax Remix) 00:13:06
- Brixtonboogie - Fisherman`s Chant 00:16:29
- The Frightnrs - Admiration (Cadenza & Toddla T Remix) 00:20:40
- Colossus - You A Grown Man 00:24:56
- Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx - NY Is Killing Me 00:27:59
- Broken - Automatic 00:33:42
- Kastrierte Philosophen / Absolute Beginner - Djamilia (Headphone Addict) 00:38:17
- Nightmares on Wax - Damn 00:43:56
- Miles Davis - Rated X (Remixed by Doc Scott) 00:51:32
- The Underwolves - Shaken (Fauna Flash Drum & Bass Mix) 00:58:03
- The Underwolves - So Blue It's Black (Heavy Manners Remix) 00:01:03:46
- Watcha Clan - Diaspora Dub (Undergang Remix) 01:09:25
- Robo Bass Hifi - Mafia 01:14:35
- Chinese Man - In My Room (DJ Suv Remix) 01:19:28
- African Head Charge Versus Professor Stretch - Blessed Be 01:25:16
- Cyrus (Random Trio) - Indian Stomp 01:31:33
- Deadbeat - Time Is Passing Slowly 01:35:38
- Benjamin Zephaniah feat. Phil Palmer - Things We Say 01:41:50
- Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band - Conductors of his History 01:45:16
Art work and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. May 2017.
Monday Nov 17, 2014
Electric Darkness in Dub Vol.4 (into the electric wormhole)
Monday Nov 17, 2014
Monday Nov 17, 2014
Next steps into dubby darkness! Don´t forget: Volume 3, Volume 2 und Volume 1 are stil waiting in the dark.
So, here´s the playlist:
- Jeff Dread - Pre-dawn Riot 07:05
- Manasseh - Maga Man (Switch Docta´s super extended version) 08:38
- Early Worm - Dirty Bass Dread Skies 05:20
- Bungalo Dub - Date Code 04:44
- Radikal Guru - Kali 05:31
- Etrurian Electronics - Warrior's dub 04:03
- Cottonbelly - Edge Test 1 05:35
- Bomb the Bass - Darkheart (The Darker Side) 06:20
- Benga - 3 Minutes 02:46
- King Soly - Tamil Dub 04:47
- LV - Turn Away (feat. Dandelion) 04:10
- Cyrus (Random Trio) - Bounty 04:45
- Kode9 & the Space Ape - Sign Of The Dub 02:37
- King Midas Sound - I Man 03:39
- Sub Version feat. Paul St. Hilaire - Rise Up 06:01
- Dub Radix - Planet E 05:18
- Kode9 and the Spaceape - Abeng 04:06
- Malcolm Joseph - Dub inna 6A (Switch Docta´s Electric Wormhole Mix) 10:55
Artwork and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. November 2014. Artwork based on a photo taken and manipulated by Tse (Thanks a lot, my friend!).
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Thursday Mar 27, 2014
this is not the KLF
Thursday Mar 27, 2014
Thursday Mar 27, 2014
Pure Illbient, so better beware! I compressed the groundbreaking album "Chill out" by the KLF to a disturbing collage and turned it into the opposite. Headphones on!
And don´t forget: go, buy the original album and discover the differences.
Artwork and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. March 2014.
Artwork based on original cover.
Problems with listening? Visit me at mixcloud.
Sunday Jan 26, 2014
Electric Darkness in Dub Vol.3 (Unpositive Vibrations)
Sunday Jan 26, 2014
Sunday Jan 26, 2014
The third part of this journey. Dub, Dubstep, Electronica and a new Switch Docta re-construction are included. Please note: Part 1 and 2 are still available!
So, here´s the playlist:
- G.Corp - Byte 1 01:02
- Pole - Silberfisch 06:12
- Cyrus (Random Trio) - Paradise Dub 05:37
- Avatars Of Dub - 3KDub 05:08
- ODG - Ethiopics Riddim 03:23
- Hakan Libdo - Trinity (Solomonic Sound) 07:20
- Skream - Irie 04:03
- Bomb the Bass - Darkheart (Alpha & Omega #2 Dub) 06:36
- Benga - Go Tell Them 03:50
- 2D - Dub Riddim 07:31
- South Rakkas Crew - Red Alert 02:48
- Early worm - Journal Entry #18 04:50
- Dub Terminator - Sound experiments 05:11
- JazZstePpa - Holding Ground 03:45
- Scientist vs Pinch & Emika - 2012 (Switch Docta´s End of 2013 re-construction) 07:37
- Joe Ariwa & The Trixster - Edge Of The Earth 03:08
- James Blake - Digital Lion 04:40
- Gil Scot Heron & Jamie XX- Piano Player 01:16
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Saturday Mar 16, 2013
Pal-Ul-Don: The Lost Land in Dub
Saturday Mar 16, 2013
Saturday Mar 16, 2013
When Dub meets Metal and Postrock, you are in Pal-Ul-Don: The Lost Land. Get ready for the unexpected and enter new territories of sound. So, here´s the playlist:
- Intro (Welcome sounds of the reptiles) 01:36
- A-Lur (the Capital of Pal-Ul-Don): Sub Oslo - Control This 13:57
- Vari (The White Savages): Blind Idiot God - Blind Idiot God 09:38
- Valley of Monsters: Dub Trio - Thousand Mile Stare 08:01
- Pan-Lur (City of Outlaws): Sub Oslo - Reel to Reel Dub 09:13
- Mangrove Swamp: Blind Idiot God - Dead Continent Dub 04:29
- Mermaid Island: Sub Oslo - Sub Oslo vs. Bookshelf Speakers 07:24
- The Great Thorn Desert: Blind Idiot God - Shifting Sand 03:37
- Outro (Farewell sounds of the reptiles) 01:39
Sunday Nov 20, 2011
Electric Darkness in Dub Vol. 2 (Escape to the Electric Planet)
Sunday Nov 20, 2011
Sunday Nov 20, 2011
Second journey to the dubby side of darkness. Starting with ambient tunes, rocking thru steppers dub, ending with high voltage dubstep. So, here´s the playlist:
- Dub Spencer and Trance Hill feat.W.S. Burroughs- The Saints Go Marching Through All The Popular Tunes 06:20
- JazZstePpa feat. Ghetto Priest - D U B 06:17
- Orient Expressions - Istanbul 1 26 a.m. (Solar Moon Dub Session) 07:20
- Ras Amerlock - Trinity Ridaz At Flex Studios 03:16
- Doctor Israel and Doctor X - Dubpressorman 04:25
- Bandulu Dub meets Jah Billah - Spiritual Krakatoa Dub 03:57
- Zion Train - Free Heart 04:08
- Noiseshaper - Walls Of Silence (Gaudi dub Remix) 03:42
- Labfrequency- Stepperchamber 04:40
- Dawa Hifi - Tanguy de la boîte à rythme 03:49
- Artx of Ondubground - Heavy 03:27
- Dub Terminator - Dope magnets 05:32
- Indidginus (feat. Teba) - Babylon King 03:57
- JazZstePpa - TAylor Rain 04:36
- Liquid Stranger - The Molecule Man 05:28
- Tenor Saw - RingThe Alarm (Blunt Instrument mx) 03:12
- Ricky Ranking ft. Roots Manuva - Doogoo Dub 03:29
- Dub Trio - Ends Justify The Means 06:36
Thursday Mar 24, 2011
Tuna: Hard Trippin´(from my Heart Pagoda)
Thursday Mar 24, 2011
Thursday Mar 24, 2011
Digging in my tape archive I found this real gem. My long time brother-in-arms Tse (music collector and Berlin Dub veteran : Sub Dub Sound System, High Rise Audio, Sound & Vibe Control, Berlin Dub Club) recorded in his DJ-incarnation as "Tunaman" this trippy freestyle selection in December 2001, I released it on my "e-lion mc" tape label. Dub? Trip-Hop? Big Beat? You name it. Rare trax and live vocals. So here´s the playlist:
- Intro 00:35
- Indian Ropeman - Chairman at the board 02:55
- Ekova - Sabura rmx 05:40
- Joi - Tocadin 05:26
- Suns of Arqa - Kopeikin mix 05:49
- Pressure Drop - Rhudeboy Rhapsody 05:02
- Leftfield - Dusted 04:16
- Faithless - We become one 02:32
- Kosheen - Hide u rmx 09:26
- Tricky - Unknown title 04:32
- Terranova - X Files 04:55
- Rockers HiFi - Fling mi Ting 07:10
- Sly and Robbie - Superthruster 03:27
- Digital Jockey feat. Joseph Grant - Sheriff 06:50
- Baby Namboos - Persist to reminisce 03:51
- Gabriel Le Mar - Error Minus 666 06:57
- Coil - The Hills Are Alive 06:51
- Doctor L - Sticky Dirty Box 06:52
- Outro 00:47
Sunday Jul 04, 2010
Electric Darkness in Dub
Sunday Jul 04, 2010
Sunday Jul 04, 2010
Darkness is well known in Dub since 1974, when Keith Hudson gives us " Flesh of my Skin, Blood of my Blood". So follow me into the Electric Darkness made of Dubstep, Jungle, Dub and Ambient. This sound is dangerous, so keep it away from children. So, here´s the playlist:
- Ratman - Judas 05:08
- Jungleneck - General 06:13
- Nostramus - Babel 07:08
- G. Corp - 7799 04:21
- Dubclash - Dubs Dark History 04:05
- Version Big-Fi - Stardust Skankjak 02:14
- Version Big-Fi - Stardust Dubjak 02:33
- Unitone HiFi - Guiding Star (Gusty Grooves Rerub) 04:45
- Automaton - Astral Altar (the gateway of Legba) 09:14
- Goldie - Jah The Seventh Seal 06:22
- King Midas Sound - Surround Me 03:57
- Benga - Zero M2 02:57
- Babylon System & Noah D - Examination Of Time 05:05
- State Of Emergency - Babylon Meltdown 04:28
- Unitone Hifi - Babylon (Muslimgauze´ Babylon Iz Iraq remix) 06:54
- Deadbeat - Habitat for heavy hearts (Switch Docta´s Electric Destruction remix) 03:59
Tuesday Jun 29, 2010
Dubcore Rebellion
Tuesday Jun 29, 2010
Tuesday Jun 29, 2010
I made this Mix in the mid 90s. It was recorded by using two turntables, a tape deck, two cd players and an effect unit. All overdubs are played in real time. Live mix, no tricks. The sound is dark and rough. The raw riddims are taken from several Wordsound tracks and related sources. This is pure Dubdrone, no sunshine reggae: so wear bass protections.
Artwork (March 2010) and Selektion (1996?) by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany.
Friday Apr 17, 2009
WordSound: prepare for freedom Vol.4
Friday Apr 17, 2009
Friday Apr 17, 2009
The last part of my WordSound saga. Compiled from the last CDs this label released. Collect them all and check out WordSound Digital stuff. Sorry, playlist will follow ! Artwork and Selektion by Switch Docta. Artwork based on original album covers. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. April 2009.