The second part confronts us with the horrible reality of the existence of Babylon and Lucifer in this time and place. That’s why the first part of the double album takes us straight to the tuffness of Dub, back to the bass, the Epicentre of the Dub Dimension in which this work of art is constructed. Not everything in the life is that joyful, obviously. The album deals with many things Jah Children have to face. Joie de Vivre (Joy of Life) is definitely not for those that are looking for an easy-to-chew collection of totally uninteresting instrumentals or B-sides, it’s not for the weakhearts or for those that want to keep Reggae and Dub in the past. Upfull, joyful vibes are combined with almost haunting effects but throughout the whole album the bass (foundation) remains strong. Hard-hitting steppers are combined with very peaceful, almost ambient dUbs. Heartical truly masters the art of using dUb technology to –in some way- create an “audible picture”, and when you listen to all the twenty-five tracks in a row you are taken to what can truly be called the Deeper Realms Of Dub. To say that Joie de Vivre really should not be seen as a collection of singles should be way to little to describe this mega-project: it really is an experience you should enjoy from to top to the very last drop while meditating on the titles.
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