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All Music Guide Review
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With the wicked Dub Power, Trumystic have either proven they're one of the most intuitive sound systems/session
bands on the planet or they've morphed into a band with Kirsty Rock as lead singer. Either way, things couldn't
be better since this combination of sticky dub crew and operatic, sensual, downtown star results in an album that's instantly
enticing but gives up more rewards with each listen. The lineup from 2002's Current Master is mostly back,
as are the more jam band – and electronica-influenced moments, but the influence of the well-dressed, genre-busting,
and deep bands like Brazilian Girls and Wax Poetic is also in effect along with a Pink Floyd-ish
sprawl, most likely a hangover from the reggae gang's involvement in the Dub Side of the Moon project. A
cool tech-sheen coats the rootsy grooves of "Alive," "End of the Day," and the wonderful
"Foxy," but "Sa Dub" is the supreme mind-blower as the band slinks below Rock's ethereal delivery
of a hymn. Dub master Mad Professor lends his hand, and while his work is the usual brilliance, Trumystic
are in command and arguably his equal this time out. The lazy and loose bonus dub disc is a smoker's delight for the
rootsman, and while it's authentic and welcome, it does live in the shadow of the superbly flowing and more rewarding
first disc.
Jahworks.org
(October, 2005)
"Trumystic's Dub Power does practically everything for me that's worth doing but brush my teeth and take the dog
for a walk. It amuses, enthralls, challenges. It's foreground music and background music. This is original, contemporary
reggae that pushes at the edges of its genre. Like it? I love it."
Jambands.com
(November, 2005)
"Trumystic stands apart from their reggae peers, mainly through lead singer Kirsty Rock's beautiful female voice,
often absent in a game packed with males. More importantly, this band whispers of a building undercurrent in the genre."
Global Rhythm Mag.
Jill Ettinger
(Jan. 24, 2006)
Trumystic's Dub Power takes reggae's stoner-beloved cousin, dub, to new heights with twists and turns aplenty along the
way. While supporting their 2002 debut Current Master with a hellish non-stop tour schedule that lasted nearly three
years, this seven-piece troupe has perfected a sound that is as unique as it is enjoyable. Dub Power is comprised of
two stunning discs, the second all dub versions of most of the 13 tracks on disc one. Tracks to sit down for: both versions
of "Sa Dub," "Chino Pablo," "Alive," "High Times," "Well" and the
powerfully political "Johnny (the people vs. the government)." Kirsty Rock, who contributed the gripping vocals
to Dub Side Of The Moon's "Great Gig In The Sky," may be one of the top five female singers music fans probably
aren't fully aware of… yet.
Maine Today
THE NIGHT IS YOUNG By Aimsel L. Ponti
(Jan. 19, 2006)
Trumystic returns to Portland tonight for another show of their signature eight-piece sound straight outta Brooklyn.
Their latest is 2005's "Dub Power," and they are ready to dazzle the beejeezus out of you tonight.
Fueled by Kirsty Rock's vocals, Trumystic creates a sound that is as fresh as the first batch of doughnuts of the day
at Tony's. I find myself stumbling to pull the right adjectives out of the hat to pinpoint their sound, but I will suggest
that you forget any preconceived notions you may about reggae and dub music. Trumystic manages to transcend simple genre
classification with their vibrant, lyrically potent tunes.
Kennebec Journal-Augusta Maine
Trumystic melds reggae with rock
(Jan, 13, 2006)
If you like reggae music, a trip to the Asylum in Portland is definitely in your not-too-distant future beacuse the eight-piece,
New York-based Trumystic headlines next Thursday.
The band is fronted by Kirsty Rock, best known as the singer who covers "The Great Gig in the Sky" on the reggae
interpretation of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" on Easy Star All Stars' "Dub Side of the Moon."
This octet has boldly created a sound that is rooted in reggae but also has the power of rock.
Their signature sound was the topic of discussion — how did they develop that?
"I think that a lot of it just stems from our love for dub and with reggae — we have a real foundation in that,
and then, second, we have a umber of influences that I think we're open to. We've always been interested in, for the
most part, creating what we call 'Trumystic' music."
The group has taken the dub-reggae "platform" and — using other rock-based influences — constructed
a one-of-a-kind style that serves as a vehicle for their creative drive.
"We're paying tribute to a style that we really like, and we've taken those influences without any boundaries and
just let them color the music the way that they do. In doing so we've consequently come up with, I think, a unique sound,
and we've been always thinking about pushing this particular sound forward and going places where it's not gone before."
The Stowe Reporter
(Jan. 19, 2006)
When is reggae more than reggae? When Jamaica, VT-based Trumystic concoct a beautifully lush dub version of a song. The
band is touring in support of not one or even two albums, but in support of all recorded music. With a strong reggae
and dub foundation and the sultry lead vocals of Kirsty Rock, Trumystic dropped a classic double album last year called "Dub
Power" (TMG Records 2005). It offers originals as well as covers as well as instrumental dubs and roots reggae
on disc one. Disc two is reminiscent of something the Clash would do: release a dub plate version of the best-of-the-best.
Sure Trumystic has the higher authority working the knobs on the mint disc, but something tells me the one they're creating
in the studio right now (very prolific band) is going to take you higher.
