{"product_id":"shy-girl-in-dub-cd","title":"Shy Girl In Dub! - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Shy Dub \/ 2. Dub Baby \/ 3. Rockaway Dub \/ 4. Night Dub \/ 5. Dubbing On \/ 6. Pictures Dub \/ 7. Frontline Dub \/ 8. Dub Me In Your Arms \/ 9. Wolf Dub \/ 10. Deep Dub \/ 11. Dub Operator \/ 12. We Share Dub\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the release of Hollie Cook’s\u003cstrong\u003e fifth studio album, Shy Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e, and her return to Mr Bongo 15 years after her debut, the album’s producer \u003cstrong\u003eBen McKone \u003c\/strong\u003ereconstructs the recordings into a newly cut \u003cstrong\u003edubwise release\u003c\/strong\u003e. Crafted on an analogue mixing desk, Ben strips back the productions in \u003cstrong\u003evintage dub reggae style.\u003c\/strong\u003e He weaves in delays, echoes, and reverb to push Hollie’s trademark sound into a\u003cstrong\u003e hypnotising, rhythm and bass-heavy, electronic realm.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich in the tradition of reggae albums from the late ‘60s onwards, Hollie wanted to reimagine Shy Girl through a dub-focused lens. Evidently, only one person seemed the perfect fit to do so: Ben McKone of the \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Roots\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was the producer of Shy Girl and featured heavily across the album as a co-writer and instrumentalist. Someone who had sat with Shy Girl for so long and knew the record inside out. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving found a studio that could accommodate his creative process, Ben got to work experimenting with the stems and effects. He brings the \u003cstrong\u003erhythms back to the mixing desk\u003c\/strong\u003e, using it like its own instrument to give the tracks that \u003cstrong\u003eheavy, spatial, dubwise treatment.\u003c\/strong\u003e Taking influence from past pioneers, everything happening on the album was\u003cstrong\u003e improvised live\u003c\/strong\u003e, with some mixes taking up to 25 attempts to get right from start to finish. As Ben mentions, “I love the freedom and human element of dub mixing and find the limitations of some older productions very inspiring too”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParing the songs back, yet dialling up that bass-weight pressure, Ben creates space for chosen elements and instruments to do the talking. Bringing the \u003cstrong\u003edrums and bass to the fore,\u003c\/strong\u003e he utilises classic echoes, reverb, and effects, as \u003cstrong\u003eHollie’s vocals drift in and out of the mix. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with ‘Shy Dub’, a \u003cstrong\u003esound system focussed reimagination of the original album’s title track\u003c\/strong\u003e, heavy on the tape delay with snippets of Hollie reverberating across the drums and bass. Other highlights include ‘Rockaway Dub’, melding the floaty, feel-good \u003cstrong\u003elovers rock flavour\u003c\/strong\u003e of the track with a low-end leaning, one-drop groove, and ‘We Share Dub’, a \u003cstrong\u003emysticising dub\u003c\/strong\u003e interpretation of Hollie’s celestial\u003cstrong\u003e Skip Mahoney \u0026amp; The Casuals cover. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the final touch, Ben’s first choice engineer, \u003cstrong\u003eJosh Hahn\u003c\/strong\u003e, was drafted in on mastering duties. Josh has blessed the tracks with an old-school \u003cstrong\u003equality, depth, and roots vibe\u003c\/strong\u003e, mastering from tape in the original time-honoured fashion. This commitment to detail and authenticity completes an album that\u003cstrong\u003e feels timeless whilst also being full of fresh life and energy\u003c\/strong\u003e. One that would have been equally at home shaking the foundations of Blues parties gone by, as it is sound system sessions of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/soundcloud%253Aplaylists%253A2223533591\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\" height=\"450\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Mr Bongo\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/mrbongo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMr Bongo\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Hollie Cook - Shy Girl In Dub!\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/mrbongo\/sets\/shy-girl-in-dub\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHollie Cook - Shy Girl In Dub!\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hollie Cook","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":45028369465414,"sku":"MRBCD341","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1720\/7981\/files\/cd-shopify-hollie-shy-sq.jpg?v=1778497439","url":"https:\/\/us.mrbongo.com\/products\/shy-girl-in-dub-cd","provider":"Mr Bongo USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}