The Vision

The sounds of 80s Dub Reggae coming out of the alternative and post-punk scenes of a rebuilt but divided Germany, is explored on a 10” sampler of The Vision.

A consciousness dream built by Hanover homegrown, Felix Wolter aka Dubvisionist, with cohorts Sista Natty and Tygrr, they explored the meeting of cultures of that moment, combining their background in and love of rock, krautrock, punk and post-punk, diving deep into a adoration of reggae and dub, especially emanating from discovering On-U Sound and later encouraged by Adrian Sherwood himself during a pilgrimage to London, The Vision was born.

Working from riddims rather than songs, jamming continuously before vocals are added, arranged and then dubbed live on the mixing desk, utilised as instrument over a mere sound tool.

Their debut ‘10 Tracks Of Reggae & Dub Music’, from which this release is culled, was released in 1987, seeing the band go on to release and tour for the following decade, with spin off bands, projects, producing and a studio continuing up until today.

A live band exploring the studio with their interpretation of Dub Reggae in all its forms, the A side songs Far Away, Different Language and Whirl showcasing Sista Natty’s conscious style atop roots riddims. The B side opens to percussion jams, the African Headcharge inspired Natty Vision possibly the release highlight, before the spoken words of Fear and speaker shacking, On-U-dubs-clash-crash of No 4 complete this limited edition 10” with ears wide.