New Heavy Explained

New Heavy
Type:	studio
Artist:	Dub Trio
Cover:	Dub Trio - New Heavy.jpg
Studio:	Studio G, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Label:	ROIR
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New Heavy is the second studio album by Dub Trio. It was released on ROIR on May 23, 2006. "Not Alone" features Mike Patton on vocals.^[1]

Critical reception

Brian Howe of Pitchfork said, "For now, they're talented musicians welding durable dub onto tired post-hardcore with very mixed results." John Bergstrom of PopMatters commented that "New Heavy isn't just a noble undertaking, it's an ambitious one full of pitfalls. Ron Hart of Billboard wrote, "Dub Trio's attempts to fuse metal guitars and echodelic riddims fall right on the money in the studio." David Downs of East Bay Express called the album "Perfect for boozy barbecues, fast driving, and late-night living-room after-parties."

Track listing

Notes

• The enhanced CD edition includes videos for "Illegal Dub" and "Casting Out the Nines (Live)".

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[2]

Dub Trio

• Stu Brooks – bass guitar, keyboards, effects, production
• DP Holmes – guitar, keyboards, effects, production
• Joe Tomino – drums, percussion, keyboards, melodica, effects, production

Additional personnel

• Mike Patton – vocals (on "Not Alone")
• Joel Hamilton – production, engineering, mixing
• Joseph Yoon – executive production
• Doug Henderson – mastering
• Richard Bloom – artwork
• Jason Fried – video

Notes and References

1. Web site: G-Unit, Fugees Session Men Return With Dub Trio. Billboard. February 17, 2006. May 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704214145/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59662/g-unit-fugees-session-men-return-with-dub-trio. July 4, 2015. live.
2. CD booklet. Dub Trio. New Heavy. ROIR. 2006. RUSCD8298.