Artist: The Groove Corporation | Album: Dub Plates From The Elephant House Volume Two | Released: 2002 | Label: Different Drummer | Catalog #: DIFCD23 | Genre: Electronic, Downtempo

Dub Plates From the Elephant House, Vol. 2 rounds up a dozen tracks Groove Corporation had produced for the Birmingham-based Different Drummer label since their previous volume. Released two and a half years earlier, the first volume established Groove Corporation as one of the Eastern Hemisphere’s leading dub practitioners, and this second volume affirms the group’s lofty stature. The dozen tracks eschew any sort of crossbreeding — no ambient or techno inflections here — in favor of good old-fashioned dancefloor-geared dub. Granted, “Clever Kid” opens the album with a lively dancehall vibe, but it’s the only real departure, albeit a wonderful one. The subsequent tracks are largely instrumental outside of the occasional dubbed vocal floating in or out of a given track. Taken as a whole, the album struts along from one up-tempo track to another without any dull moments. “Libertion Dub” stands out midway through, carried largely by Bobby Blue’s stellar showing, and “Daylight” brings the album to a soothing conclusion, offering the same bright sense its title implies. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Tracklisting:

01. Clever Kid (5:52)
02. All Night Baby (4:49)
03. Fireman (5:21)
04. My Message (4:58)
05. Let Me Tell You Something (6:08)
06. I Left My Tart In Sad Franks Disco (4:09)
07. Scatter (4:28)
08. Liberation Dub (5:15)
09. Ghetto Side (3:53)
10. Better Dub (4:41)
11. Daylight (5:22)
12. Jerico (5:04)

Single download
The Groove Corporation – Clever Kid 5:52
The Groove Corporation – All Night Baby 4:49
The Groove Corporation – Fireman 5:21
The Groove Corporation – My Message 4:58
The Groove Corporation – Let Me Tell You Something 6:08
The Groove Corporation – I Left My Tart In Sad Franks Disco 4:09
The Groove Corporation – Scatter 4:28
The Groove Corporation – Liberation Dub 5:15
The Groove Corporation – Ghetto Side 3:53
The Groove Corporation – Better Dub 4:41
The Groove Corporation – Daylight 5:22
The Groove Corporation – Jerico 5:04

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