- Jinx in Dub (AKA Joss Braund) is one half of breakbeat production duo Jinx who have released tunes on Yes Mate, Burrito and have forthcoming material to be released on Move Ya & Steve Lavers' Audiobug label. Jinx in Dub showcases Joss' dub/reggae side of breakbeat and his debut release on Resin Records (quite possibly the current home of ragga-fused breakbeat) is ‘Ska Warz/Live & Direct’.
Grimey, bouncy ragga beats is the flavour of the day with ‘Live & Direct’ featuring a very bouncy bassline, synth riff and a vocoder heavy ragga vocal. As it progresses it incorporates dark, eastern flavoured melodies and howling noises in the background with bits and bobs of percussion thrown in. Definitely a big skanking groove to be heard in this one.
‘Ska Warz’ on the flip features more bouncing ragga grooves with an emphasis on upbeat reggae keys giving the tune an overall summertime feel. Joss throws down a raggaman vocal chant and plenty of quirky electro noise all held together by a very cheeky bassline.
I'm a big fan of the ragga breaks sound but for some reason these just didn't do it for me. I much prefer Jinx's more uplifting and slamming breaks tunes.