Deep, brooding and trippy dub alchemy gleaned from the Babylonian corners of YouTube.

“What are “Dubz”? Knowing our dubious sense of humour and the discography of the artist, also known as roger mpr – a moniker under which he crafted industrial ambient sketches out of raw material extracted from YouTube’s junk pit – one could expect a goofy set of faux-reggae tunes, designed for a banned episode of Rugratz or some other deranged Nickelodeon show.

Well, there might be a tiny bit of this in “Dubz”; but, first and foremost, it’s a genuine feeling of spontaneity that emanates from these two modern Dub wannabes. We shoved a story on the labels about chasing cockroaches on the last day of Winter … 

With Family Grocery Haul, DJ F16 Falcon goes back to his old roger mpr habit of snooping around the Internet for the most tasteful bits of YouTube uploads to rip off – in this case, a grocery shopping equivalent to unboxing videos. However, no need to be familiar with the latest vlogging trends to enjoy the music, as DJ F16 Falcon is channelling this obsession of his into an infectious metal dub dance cut – inevitably recalling Adrian Sherwood’s rawest productions – doped with hallucinogenic micro-samples panning over one’s head. F16 Falcon does not beat around the bush: a heavy bassline and even heavier drum kicks make it quite clear that Family Grocery Haul has been designed for club environments. 

Out-of-control flangers, emo pad chords and a catchy lil’ melody: equally playful, To The Comrades is a potential surprise hit. With this nagging reggae ballad, Dj F16 Falcon reaches an ingenuous peak of jolliness in his discography. Taking over the mic, Falcon sings his most iconic lyrics: “Say hi to the Comrades, stay high with the Comrades.” 

Dubz are quirky, fun and probably not to be taken too seriously.”