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
