Max Tannone did it again! The deliriously talented producer behind Jaydiohead has crafted another smash. This time he's serving up a hot slab of genius mashup awesome in the form of Mos Dub; classic dub/ska/reggae tracks backing up Mos Def's lyrical flow. After showing it to fans of Jamaican music, hip hop fans, rock'n'roll fans and well, people with a slight tendency to enjoy music, the consensus is clear; this project is 100% excellent.

He's once again managed to make two disparate, unrelated and seemingly irreconcilable sounds come together and merge into something greater than the sum of it's parts. This mashup is also something new; a unique statement using Mos Def's words and delivery and essentially, Jamaica's attitude and vibe to create a musical tapestry that is both instantly appealing to almost anyone, and deep and complex enough to satisfy over-analytical geeks and record store crate-divers. It definitely sounds as if it were recorded at one time by a combined, unified effort of like-minded artists and musicians and that is truly where the ultimate success of a good mashup lies; can the producer create and sustain something intentional and true out of what amounts to musical spare parts?

The answer is a resounding "Fuck Yeah." Enjoy the first track here and then go listen to AND download the rest!

Mos Dub - 01 - Johnny Too BeefbyMax Tannone