Salmonella Dub
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Salmonella Dub are a Dub
/Drum n Bass/Reggae
/Roots
band from Kaikoura
, New Zealand
. They were formed in 1991 by Andrew Penman, David Deakins and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively New Zealand, Australia, Europe including the UK and Ireland.
The group worked for some time with MC Tiki Taane
, who embarked on a solo career in 2007 after developing a profile with the band. Other guest or collaborative artists have included Paddy Free who produced the most recent album release Freak Controller and performed with the band; and guests Whirimako Black, Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns and MC Mana. The band has also collaborated with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
and Hamish McKietch.
Recent touring entourage includes: Peter Wood, Anthony Smith, Jason Young (audio) & JoFF Rae
; guest performers Paul Buchanan (the Mighty Asterix), Michelle Harrison & MC Mana.
Released: Monday September 22, 2008
In February 2008, Salmonella Dub and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra collaborated for the Feel The Seasons Change tour of New Zealand with shows performed in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Nelson.
The Feel The Seasons Change project combined Salmonella Dub’s contemporary music and production values with elements of te reo Maori, the ancient arts of taonga puoro (traditional Maori instruments) and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s classical music tradition.
At the New Zealand Radio Awards in 2009 Radio New Zealand became the first non commercial radio to win the Supreme Award including Best Technical Production, Studio or Outside Broadcast Recording with Salmonella Dub/NZSO Live at Aotea Centre.
They also have a track on the Dub Conspiracy album titled Rall0, which features Hirini Melbourne
& Richard Nunns
.
Tiki also has a track on the same album titled Dub Soldier.
Visual content was provided by Tim Budgen of WarpTV. A live 45 minute mix of the visuals was included in their 2003 DVD
.
Recent Vision Provision and Production has been developed and presented by Creative Director JoFF Rae
of ARTIVIST : creative in unique produced installations.
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
/Drum n Bass/Reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
/Roots
Roots reggae
Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of the artists concerned, including the spiritual side of Rastafari and with the honoring of God, called Jah by rastafarians. It also is identified with the life of the ghetto sufferer, and the rural poor...
band from Kaikoura
Kaikoura
Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 1 180 km north of Christchurch.Kaikoura became the first local authority to reach the Green Globe tourism certification standard....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. They were formed in 1991 by Andrew Penman, David Deakins and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively New Zealand, Australia, Europe including the UK and Ireland.
History
Formed in 1991 in Christchurch NZ, Salmonella Dub have rightfully been called the pioneers and originators of a unique Pacific style of Dub/Drum ‘n’Bass/Reggae/Hip Hop and Groove based Rock. Acts such as Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter, Cornerstone Roots, Kora, and Trinity Roots as well as the new wave of Australian acts like Budspells, Rastawookie, King Tide, Red Eyes, and the likes, can all thank Salmonella Dub for paving the way to opening Australian ears to an alternative to a music scene that was largely house influenced dance music or straight guitar rock.The group worked for some time with MC Tiki Taane
Tiki Taane
Tiki Taane is a New Zealand musician and former member of leading New Zealand band Salmonella Dub. Taane left Salmonella Dub on 1 January 2007 to pursue a solo career...
, who embarked on a solo career in 2007 after developing a profile with the band. Other guest or collaborative artists have included Paddy Free who produced the most recent album release Freak Controller and performed with the band; and guests Whirimako Black, Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns and MC Mana. The band has also collaborated with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is the national orchestra of New Zealand. It is a crown entity owned by the Government of New Zealand, with 90 full-time players....
and Hamish McKietch.
Recent touring entourage includes: Peter Wood, Anthony Smith, Jason Young (audio) & JoFF Rae
JoFF Rae
JoFF Rae is the pseudonym of a prolific New Zealand event producer, designer & artist.Renowned for innovative concept design & event management; Creative Director & Technical Director with Urban Arts entity ; produced various projects in New Zealand & Internationally.Present roles in production &...
; guest performers Paul Buchanan (the Mighty Asterix), Michelle Harrison & MC Mana.
NZSO
Live album: Feel The Seasons ChangeReleased: Monday September 22, 2008
In February 2008, Salmonella Dub and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra collaborated for the Feel The Seasons Change tour of New Zealand with shows performed in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Nelson.
The Feel The Seasons Change project combined Salmonella Dub’s contemporary music and production values with elements of te reo Maori, the ancient arts of taonga puoro (traditional Maori instruments) and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s classical music tradition.
- "United by background images of our geography and history, the omnipresent birdsong of Richard Nunns on traditional Maori instruments, and the outstanding vocals of jazz-blues singer Whirimako Black, the collaboration was certainly intriguing if for its sheer scale. Between songs, conductor Hamish McKeich was careful not to trip over his players, squeezed on to two-thirds of the stage; Salmonella Dub looked oddly well-behaved and vulnerable standing next to them."
At the New Zealand Radio Awards in 2009 Radio New Zealand became the first non commercial radio to win the Supreme Award including Best Technical Production, Studio or Outside Broadcast Recording with Salmonella Dub/NZSO Live at Aotea Centre.
Discography
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| 1994 1994 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so.... |
Salmonella Dub Salmonella Dub (album) Salmonella Dub is the self-titled debut album by New Zealand dub group, Salmonella Dub released in 1994. Due to popular demand, the then unavailable album was re-released in 2000.-Track listing:#"Orbital"#"Cock The Roach"#"Trumpet Dub"... |
EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
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| 6 November 1997 | Calming of the Drunken Monkey Calming of the Drunken Monkey Calming of the Drunken Monkey is an album by New Zealand dub group, Salmonella Dub released in 1997.-Track listing:#"Conspiracy Dub"#"Golden Locks"#"Primus"#"Col’s Fish"#"Cycle"#"Drunken Monkey"#"Finklestein"#"Fence"#"Loletta"#"Jerky Dub"... |
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| 13 May 1999 | Killervision Killervision Killervision is an album by New Zealand dub group, Salmonella Dub released in 1999.The album received several awards at the 1999 New Zealand Music Awards.-Track listing:#"Dragon"#"For the Love of It"#"Drifting"#"Crazy 80's"#"Peyote Dub"#"Justice"... |
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| 10 August 2001 | Inside the Dub Plates Inside the Dub Plates Inside the Dub Plates is an album by New Zealand dub group, Salmonella Dub released in 2001.Salmonella Dub employed their old engineer David Wernham to record all their live instrumentation on this album as well as Paddy Free to boffin and co-produce.-Track listing:#"Problems"#"Platetectonics... |
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| 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
Outside the Dub Plates | EMI | |
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| 23 March 2004 | Salmonella Dub (re-released) |
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| 25 November 2004 | One Drop East One Drop East One Drop East is an album by New Zealand dub group, Salmonella Dub released in 2004. The album was rereleased as a double edition remix album, titled One Drop East + Remixes & Outtakes.-Track listing:*One Drop East#"Longtime"#"Slide"... |
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| 25 November 2004 | Mercy Mercy (Salmonella Dub remix album) Mercy is the sixth studio recorded album of New Zealand Dub band, Salmonella Dub released in 2004, the year after the release of their album One Drop East.... |
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| 3 September 2007 | Heal Me Heal Me Heal Me is the seventh studio album by New Zealand dub band Salmonella Dub. It was released in 2007.A limited edition bonus disc was also released, with four remixes: "Gifts , "Lightning ", "Watching it Rain " and "Seeds .-Track listing:# "Watching it Rain" — 5:28# "Beat the Game" — 4:40#... |
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| 20 November 2009 | Freak Controller | EMI | |
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| 18 October 2010 | Freak Controller Madness release | EMI | |
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| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... |
Dub Tomfoolery Dub Tomfoolery Dub Tomfoolery is an EP by New Zealand dub group, Salmonella Dub released in 1995. In 2000, the EP was re-released.The EP was recorded at the Redd Acoustics Studio in the first week of the 1995.... |
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| 1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
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| 23 March 2000 | Dub Tomfoolery | EMI | - | - | ||
| 16 October 2000 | Colonial Dubs Colonial Dubs Colonial Dubs is an EP by New Zealand dub group, Salmonella Dub released in 2000.The EP is an eclectic collection of works and reworks of tracks produced since the release of Killervision representing the full Salmonella hybrid.... |
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| 29 June 2009 | Freak Local Freak Local Freak Local is an EP by New Zealand Reggae band Salmonella Dub, released in June 2009. It includes a selection of mixes from their upcoming album due for release in October 2009... |
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| 22 September 2008 | Feel the Seasons Change - Live with the NZSO Feel the Seasons Change - Live with the NZSO Feel the Seasons Change - Live with the NZSO is the first live album released by the New Zealand Dub band Salmonella Dub. The album was recorded live with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra during their 'Feel The Seasons Change' tour and also included special guests such as Whirimako Black,... |
Virgin Records Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
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| 28 March 2006 | Remixes and Radio Cuts | EMI | |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Album | Charted | Certification |
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| 1999 | "For the Love of It" | Killer Vision | - | |
| 1999 | "Drifting Drifting (Salmonella Dub song) "Drifting" is a single by New Zealand dub group Salmonella Dub released in 1999.-Track listings:#"Drifting" #"Drifting" #"Drifting" #"Drifting" featuring Son.Sine... " |
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| 1999 | "Johnny" | Killer Vision | - | |
| 2001 | "Love Your Ways Love Your Ways "Love Your Ways" is a single by New Zealand dub group Salmonella Dub released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Love Your Ways" featuring Paddy Free#"Love Your Ways" featuring David Saunders#"Love Your Ways"... " |
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| 2001 | "Problems" | Inside the Dub Plates | - | |
| 2001 | "Push On Thru" | Inside the Dub Plates | - | |
| 2004 | "Dancehall Girl" | One Drop East | - | |
| 2007 | "Love Sunshine and Happiness" | Heal Me | - | |
They also have a track on the Dub Conspiracy album titled Rall0, which features Hirini Melbourne
Hirini Melbourne
Hirini Melbourne was a Māori composer, singer, university lecturer, poet and author. He was from Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Kahungunu Maori tribes.He is known in New Zealand for his work surrounding the revival of Māori culture...
& Richard Nunns
Richard Nunns
Richard Nunns QSM is a Māori traditional instrumentalist of Pākehā heritage. He is particularly known for playing the Taonga pūoro and his collaboration with fellow Māori instrumentalist Hirini Melbourne. Since Melbourne's death, he is regarded as the world's foremost authority on Māori...
.
Tiki also has a track on the same album titled Dub Soldier.
DVD
| Date of release | Title | Label | Certification |
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| 2003 | Salmonella Dub DVD Salmonella Dub DVD Salmonella Dub DVD is a 2003 release from Salmonella Dub, and features videos compiled from the albums Killervision, Inside the Dub Plates and Outside the Dub Plates.-Track listing:# "Platetectonics " – Groove Corporation Version... |
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Performance Visuals & Production
Salmonella Dub performances are often accompanied with live or pre produced video.Visual content was provided by Tim Budgen of WarpTV. A live 45 minute mix of the visuals was included in their 2003 DVD
Salmonella Dub DVD
Salmonella Dub DVD is a 2003 release from Salmonella Dub, and features videos compiled from the albums Killervision, Inside the Dub Plates and Outside the Dub Plates.-Track listing:# "Platetectonics " – Groove Corporation Version...
.
Recent Vision Provision and Production has been developed and presented by Creative Director JoFF Rae
JoFF Rae
JoFF Rae is the pseudonym of a prolific New Zealand event producer, designer & artist.Renowned for innovative concept design & event management; Creative Director & Technical Director with Urban Arts entity ; produced various projects in New Zealand & Internationally.Present roles in production &...
of ARTIVIST : creative in unique produced installations.