Are You Experienced

• Artist: Dubblestandart
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• Release Date: June 13, 2006
• Type: Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Reggae

Review

Many reggae albums are recorded in more than one studio -- but relatively few are recorded partly in Vienna and partly in Kingston, Jamaica. That strange dichotomy is par for the course for Dubblestandart, an Austrian band whose blend of downtempo electronica, atmospheric dub, and roots reggae reflects its slightly schizophrenic love of both modern European and old-school Jamaican music. After 16 years of both studio recordings and road work as a backup band for the likes of Dillinger, Top Cat, and Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dubblestandart return with their fourth release, a two-disc set consisting of one disc of new recordings featuring a variety of guest vocalists and a second disc of previously unreleased versions and remixes (along with three music videos). If Are You Experienced doesn't completely measure up to the high standard set by the band's previous release (Heavy Heavy Monster Dub), it makes up for the occasional eruptions of boredom with such stellar material as the dark and trippy "Message" (on which the band sounds remarkably like a Teutonic version of Dub Syndicate), the excellent Ari Up feature "Island Girl," and the dub version of "Heights of Paranoia," which handily redeems the original version's banal Rastafarian Luddism. The remix album is a similarly mixed bag, with disappointing contributions by Sly & Robbie and brilliant entries from Mad Professor, Sounds from the Ground, and the always reliable Keith LeBlanc. Overall, a very sound value for the money. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Heights of Paranoia		Dubblestandart	(5:28)
The Message		Dubblestandart	(5:31)
Everything Is Go		Dubblestandart	(5:30)
Love Can Grow		Dubblestandart	(5:26)
Angels Fly		Dubblestandart	(7:16)
The Rhythm		Dubblestandart	(6:35)
Senses of a Woman		Dubblestandart	(5:40)
Island Girl Dub		Dubblestandart	(5:12)
Dub at Hurricane Hotel		Dubblestandart	(7:23)
Summerrain		Dubblestandart	(5:39)
Heights of Paranoia [Meet U @ Dust Hangar 7 Dub]		Dubblestandart	(7:02)
Star Spangled Dub [Dub]		Dubblestandart	(1:38)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Streets of Dub [Anxiety RMX]		Dubblestandart	(6:34)
Heavy Heavy Monster Dub [Dreadzone RMX][Instrumental][Dub]		Dubblestandart	(7:03)
Preemptive Dub [7 Dub vs. Sly & Robbie RMX][Dub]		Dubblestandart	(6:12)
Greetings from Evil Empire [Sounds from the Ground RMX]		Dubblestandart	(5:05)
Heavy Heavy Monster Dub [Manasseh RMX][Instrumental][Dub]		Dubblestandart	(4:59)
Return from Planet Egalica [Freedom Satellite RMX]		Dubblestandart	(5:26)
Return from Planet Egalica [Superlisteners Dub]		Dubblestandart	(5:58)
Dub Is the Roots [Mad Professor Dub]	Mikey Dread	Dubblestandart, Mikey Dread	(4:19)
Playerhater [Bun Dem Dub]		Dubblestandart	(6:40)
Terrorists & Inhalers [Keith LeBlanc RMX]		Dubblestandart	(7:39)
Heavy Heavy Monster Dub [Dubblestandart vs Sly & Robbie RMX][Dub]		Dubblestandart	(10:46)
Heavy Heavy Monster Dub [Multimedia Track]		Dubblestandart
Playerhater [Multimedia Track]
Live Showcase [Live][Multimedia Track]		Dubblestandart