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Dreadzone To Release New Album
Other | Thursday 1st August 2013 | Beth
Dreadzone are returning with their new album Escapades
Proud to be celebrating 20 years of recordings and live performances, British band Dreadzone are back and set to release their 7th studio album, Escapades on the 9th of September.
Born from a heaving touring schedule, founding members Greg Dread and Leo Williams took their drum and bass duties onto the Big Audio Dynamite reunion tour alongside Mick Jones and Don Letts, which lead to a creative musical narrative flowing in the BAD bunker in Acton. Along with Mick and Don, original members Leo and Greg return to play and co produce alongside present members SC Spee, Earl 16 and guitarist Chris Compton. The album also features The Clash’s Mick Jones and vocals from Lena Cullen.
With an equal mix of nostalgia and progression, combined with the bands instantly recognizable sound, longstanding fans, occasional listeners and those discovering Dreadzone for the first time are not to be disappointed with this release
Summery dance track, ‘Places’ is a perfect festival track, ‘Next Generation’ is musically light, with a warning tale of the legacy they leave for the future and ‘Too Late’ is a gritty, bass heavy number featuring a sample from ‘Is Vic There’ by new wave 80s band Department S. The album also features deeper, darker dub house numbers such as ‘I Love You Goodbye’ and ‘Fire In The Dark, which are written about recent global conflicts.
Seen by some of the fore runners of today’s dub and bass driven music, Dreadzone have been building an impressive body of work since their early days with Alan Mcgee. An exciting summer tour schedule to celebrate their 20th anniversary will see them at festivals across the nation, lifting the spirits of crowds with unique live performances of their classic tracks with highlights from Escapades thrown into the mix.
TOUR DATES
AUGUST
Sun 25 Watchet Live, Somerset
Sat 31 Off The Tracks Festival, Derby
SEPTEMBER
Thu 19 LONDON Scala
OCTOBER
Thur 10 WOLVERHAMPTON, Slade Rooms
Fri 11 SHREWSBURY Buttermarket
Sat 12 HITCHIN Club 85
Thurs 17 LEEDS Brudenell Rooms
Fri 18 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Sat 26 SOUTHEND Chinnerys
NOVEMBER
Thurs 7 CARDIFF The Globe
Fri 8 BRISTOL Fleece
Sat 9 WELLINGBOROUGH The Castle
Fri 15 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
Sat 16 TUNBRIDGE WELLS The Forum
Thu 21 TOTNES South Devon Arts Centre
Fri 22 FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion
Sat 23 PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
DECEMBER
Thu 5 NEWCASTLE Warehouse 34
Fri 6 GLASGOW Oran Mor
Sat 7 LIVERPOOL 02 Academy
Thu 12 YORK Fibbers
Fri 13 KENDAL Brewery Arts Centre
Sat 14 MANCHESTER Band on The Wall
Beth Hallatt
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