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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.
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Sci-Fi Dub Mission Two: The Reggae Way [1982-2019]
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Mission Two: find Reggae artists, who use science fiction sounds (and song titles) in their music.
Mission Two completed, here are some examples.
So, here´s the playlist:
- Dub Syndicate (1982) - "African Head Charge" Don't Care About Space Invader Machines (Pts. 1 & 2) 00:00:00
- Revolutionary Dub Warriors meet the Mad Professor (1998) - Space Frontier 00:06:16
- K-Sänn Dub System (2011) - War Ina Galaxia 00:10:04
- MakaRon meets Dubsalon (2013) - Space Warrior 00:13:58
- Cosmozoo (2005) - Dub Inside (Trip Out) 00:19:28 00:19:28
- Jackie Mittoo (1988) - Space Flight 00:23:20
- Pecker (1987) - Mystical Cosmic Vibrations 00:26:12
- Tassilli Players (1996) - Bass, The Final Frontier 00:31:06
- Bingiman (200?) - Space Traveller (Dub Version) 00:36:12
- Alphadub Project (2010) - Galaxie Of Dub 00:39:27
- Demondo (2006) - Spiral Arm Dub 00:42:12
- Jah Acid Dub (200?) - Space Dub 00:45:33
- Panda Dub (2009) - Cosmik Foundation 00:49:53
- Massive Attack (1994) - Sly (Cosmic Dub) 00:55:44
- Dubblestandart, David Lynch, Lee "Scratch" Perry (2010) - Chrome Optimism (Subatomic Sound System's Outerspace War remix) 01:00:38
- £ee $cratch Perry (2019) - Space Craft 01:05:34
Follow me deeper into space: Sci-Fi Dub Mission One: The Time Jumps [1973-2011]
Artwork and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. September 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.
Saturday Feb 28, 2015
On-U Sound Dub Special - the Switch Docta pre-selection pt.2
Saturday Feb 28, 2015
Saturday Feb 28, 2015
Welcome back to Switch Doctas On-U Sound special at Tom Bauminista´s Dub Conference Radio.
So, here´s the playlist:
- Interlude
- Revolutionary Dub Warriors - Dread (Part 1) 00.13
- Singers & Players -Pneumatic 05.30
- Playgroup - Silent Mover 09.49
- African Head Charge - Dinosaur's Lament 14.32
- Creation Rebel / New Age Steppers - Final Frontier 19.29
- Audio Active - Frog In The Well 24.54
- Audio Active - Dub Out Of The Well 29.65
- Outro 33.18
- Dub Syndicate feat. Doctor Pablo - No Alternative (But To Fight) 33.54
And here´s part 1 of the mix.
Respect to Tom Bauminista and thanks for having me here. And stay tuned to Dub Conference Radio at: www.versionist.net.
Artwork and Selektion (vinyl only!) by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. February 2015.
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Saturday Feb 28, 2015
On-U Sound Dub Special - the Switch Docta pre-selection pt.1
Saturday Feb 28, 2015
Saturday Feb 28, 2015
Good evening!
Do you like sunshine vibrations and relaxing reggae sound?
Really? OK!
Than please change the frequence!
But if you like hardcore dub music: Welcome the Switch Docta´s On-U sound dub special.
Note: this is not the real radio show, it´s the pre-selection.
And: Don´t forget to check out the second part. The complete show, including the Tom Bauminista parts, is HERE.
So, here´s the playlist:
- Intro
- Dub Syndicate - Fringe on top dub 00.57
- Deadly Headley feat. Rico - 35 Years From Alpha 05.30
- Justice League Of Zion feat. Bim Sherman - Power Of Confusion 13.17
- Justice League Of Zion feat. Bim Sherman - Confusion (dub) 16.48
- London Underground - Between The Lines 20.46
- Missing Brazilians - Meander 25.49
- Dry & Heavy - King Cobra Style 30.59
Artwork and Selektion (vinyl only!) by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. February 2015.
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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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Friday Mar 28, 2014
by the light of the electric night
Friday Mar 28, 2014
Friday Mar 28, 2014
Need a soundtrack for another nighttime headphone session? Try this!
So, here´s the playlist:
- Kelela - A Lie (Prod. Bok Bok) 03:31
- Pressure Drop - The Road 08:02
- Amon Tobin - Nightlife 06:19
- Flying Lotus - Disco Balls 02:30
- Benga - Duel (big apple) 02:49
- Analogik - Fandango 04:38
- Darryl Jenifer - Black Brains 01:54
- Cinematic Orchestra - Diabolus 09:21
- Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Maximum Black 06:43
- Cyrus (Random Trio)- Dirt 05:05
- Dub Gabriel - Silent Warrior feat. P.J. Higgins 03:13
- Grace Jones - Sunset Dub 04:40
- G. Corp feat. Mighty Tree - Runnings Dub 04:02
- Dub Spencer & Trance Hill - King Buddy 06:10
- Extrawelt - 8000 06:06
- Booka Shade - Night Falls 06:01
Artwork and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. March 2014. Original version created for Mrs. Melody with love.
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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
Thursday Sep 15, 2011
African Head Charge - Head Room Extension pt.1 [1981-2011]
Thursday Sep 15, 2011
Thursday Sep 15, 2011
If one project stands for my motto „... and you will know us by a trail of drums” than African Head Charge is the one. From roots reggae tunes via african tribal drumming to polyrhtmic studio experiments you will find everything. In January 2004 I created a double Cd album for a few friends of mine with the extracts of my African Head Charge, Noah House of Dread (Bongo´s Roots band) and Institute of Dubology (members of AHC colaboration) collection (taken from 7 and 12 inch singles and albums on vinyl and cd, 1981 to 2003). Now is the time to update and re-edit this and fill it up with some fresh 2011 tracks. Stay tuned, pt.2 will follow. For a complete AHC discography and more information check www.skysaw.org. And never forget to have a look at the offical On-U Sound site.
So, here´s the playlist:
- Noah House of Dread - Wicked Kingdom 04:13 (taken from Heart album)
- Noah House of Dread - Babylon Cup 06:11 (taken from Heart 2 album)
- Institute of Dubology - Nova 06:08 (taken from … feat. Tuffhead, DJ Squidly & Passion album)
- African Head Charge - Animal Law Remix 07:06 (taken from Pay it all back Vol.5 compilation)
- African Head Charge - More of The Other (Bonus Track) 02:21(taken from Voodoo of the Godsent album)
- African Head Charge - Off the Beaten Track 05:01(taken from Great Vintage Vol.2 compilation)
- African Head Charge - Orderliness, Godliness, Discipline and Dignity 03:18 (taken from Songs of Praise album)
- African Head Charge - To Fari Hail 03:36 (taken from Akwaaba album)
- African Head Charge - Elastic Dance 03:44 (taken from Great Vintage Vol.1 compilation)
- African Head Charge - No, don´t Folllow Fashion (version 2) 05:43 (taken from In persuit of Shashamane Land album)
- African Head Charge - Stone Charge 04:11(taken from My Life in a Hole in the Ground album)
- African Head Charge - Latin Temperament 03:24 (taken from Inveromental Studies album)
- African Head Charge - Over the Sky 03:14 (taken from Off the Beaten Track album)
- African Head Charge - Many Generations 07:11 (taken from Drastic Season album)
- African Head Charge - Timbuktu Express 04:28 (taken from Pay it all back Vol.1 compilation)
Artwork and Selektion by Switch Docta. Made at Electric Lion´s Den. Berlin-Kreuzberg. Germany. September 2011. Cover art work inspired by Kishi Yamamoto.
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.