Celsius Drop
06.10.21
On his weekly Celsius Drop show, dublab co-founder Frosty guides you through an exploration of the vast Future Roots music spectrum.
This time around, Frosty is joined by Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka aka Chip Tanaka, a Japanese composer, sound designer, engineer, and pioneer of chiptune music.
His soundtracks for classic video games such as Tetris, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Super Mario Land, and Dr. Mario are ingrained in the brains of anyone to have even casually mashed a Nintendo button during the 1980s and 90s. What many don’t know about however is Hip’s long-term love of dub and reggae music. On this special episode of Celsius Drop, Tanaka unpacks this side of his sound world by joining Frosty in conversation and sharing a mix of some of his favorite dub and reggae cuts. You’ll also hear two recent Chip Tanaka compositions that expand beyond his video game compositions.
* Thanks to Hashim B. of SunEye for translating this interview.
Tracklist:
Chip Tanaka – Guiding Light Dub
– Interview
Chip Tanaka Dub Mix:
Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus – Needs Understanding
King Tubby – The Immortal Dub
Yabby You – Steppin’ High
Culture – Holy Mt. Zion
Yabby You – Praise You Jah Jah Dub
Sugar Minott – Informout
Linval Thompson – Jamaican Colley
Rhythm & Sound Feat. Tikiman – Never Tell You
Rhythm & Sound – See Mi Yah
Paul St. Hilaire & Rhauder – Dim Dim
Dub Trio – Drive By Dub
Razoof Feat. Lady Alma – Jah Is Watching You (Salz Dub Mix)
Bad Brains – Leaving Babylon
Dr. Israel – Sensimellia
Vibronics – Only One Dub
SHY FX – Bye Bye Bye (feat. Jvck James and Chronixx)
Boney L – English Girl
Sgt. Pepper – Cry Over Me
– Outro
Chip Tanaka – Going Home
