Dub is clearly on the rise in the US, as Babylon Is Ours quickly shows. Check the differing use of frequency range, mixing techniques and instrumentation, as each artist’s vision of dub covers quite a broad spectrum. King Tubby’s raw production influence is pervasive, yet each of the 12 artists brings different source material-including hip-hop (Tino), downtempo (Ben Wa) and drum & bass (Otaku). Other highlights include Portland’s Systemwide (featuring Dr. Israel and DJ Collage), Santa Cruz’s Dub Congress and DC’s Avatars of Dub, who nicely reference the sounds of Black Uhuru and Augustus Pablo with a bit of uptempo mash-up. A stateside tribute to classic dub that doesn’t lack for groundbreaking experimentation.