[ue] Zion Train and Universal Egg News

[News about Universal Egg, Zion Train and related projects.]

Hi

it's got cold again...especially sitting here in Germany with no heating
but things are hotting up for ZT and Universal Egg/Deep Root in 2007.

Zion Train start shows again in February after a January break see
http://www.wobblyweb.com/eventsguide.html
for details

The Radikal Dub Kolektiv release Bass Matters (WWCD/LP43) has been brilliantly
received and their European tour was a great success.

The next Universal Egg Releases will be the Nucleus Roots EP on 10"  
vinyl and the Abassi All Stars Dub Showcase long player on CD and  
double vinyl...
there are some new free mp3s from the latter at
http://www.wobblyweb.com/ue/2894.html

There are new Zion Train galleries from the overwhelmingly successful  
2006 Japan tour at;

http://www.wobblyweb.com/zt/gallery.html

The next Deep Root release will be 'Judgement Come' from Slimmah sound  
out of the Netherlands on 7" vinyl....to be followed by pre release  
from the new Zion Train album scheduled for release this year (see  
below)

Live As One ? Zion Train

September 2007 will see the release of the first album since 2002 from  
Dub/Dance pioneers Zion Train. Entitled Live as One this will be the  
ninth long player from the UK Dub collective since their 1992 debut A  
Passage To Indica. The band are back with a beautifully produced New  
Roots release.

Live As One features seven vocalists in various styles. Seasoned  
performers Earl 16, Tippa Irie and Dubdadda are to be found alongside  
international stars, Raiz (Italy) and Marlene Johnson (Germany) and  
also strong newcomers YT and Lua. All bring sterling performances and  
an inspirational attitude to the album. Whether, it?s the beautiful  
tones of Earl, Marlene and Lua, the conscious, perceptive observations  
of YT, Tippa and Dubdadda or the dreamlike quality of Raiz.

This album will be the first produced solely by Neil Perch in the Zion  
Train studio in Cologne, Germany. Perch brings us an album that  
reassures but also pleasantly surprises; the Zion Train quality and  
ethos is still present and the depth and quality of musicianship is a  
revelation. Musicians contributing include the usual, deep blowing  
brass section, Dave Fullwood and Bigga alongside P Lush, of Nucleus  
roots fame, on guitar, keyboards from Paolo Polcari of Almamegretta,  
drums from Vedran of the Radikal Dub Kolektiv and melodicas from  
Chasbo of the Bush Chemists. Featuring musicians from Italy, Germany,  
Croatia, Jamaica and the UK this is truly a world-dub production.

?Live As One? will be released on Zion Train?s own Universal Egg  
imprint and in the months preceding the release there will be singles  
featuring remixes from Rob Smith (Smith & Mighty), Vibronics, Digital  
of Sativa Records and Kuranaka of Zettai-Mu (Japan) plus up and coming  
Dubstep and video productions.

Zion Train will feature songs from the album in their summer 2007  
festival shows and will also undertake an extensive tour to support  
the album release throughout September and October of 2007.

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www.wobblyweb.com


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