Everyday Is Halloween

Original Bass Foundation Sound System are the French Dub Warriors!

O.B.F. are Rico and G., who started collecting music in the late 90’s from revival roots to UK dub style. They soon realised they need a powerfull sound system to play their selections in Geneva and the French underground venues. In the early 2000’s they decided to build their own sound system so Original Bass Foundation was born, inspirated by UK and Jamaican sound systems with heavy bass scoops, on which they could drop some heavy bass pressure, sharp mid and top range section and get the proper feeling of the reggae and dub music. O.B.F.’s identity and style has been built across the globe: from the heights of Alps to the burning sun of Jamaica, between headline performances at Spanish festivals and sets in the barrios of Latin America or the dancehalls of London, their music is unlike any other.

Influenced by different music, they developped their own style. They love roots reggae and world music but they also like the new digital stuff comin from everywhere. O.B.F. creates music with all kind of drum machines and synths, mixing roots rock reggae with new digital sounds. Their style brought a fresh breeze in the dub world, and they were embraced by the French Dub touch movement. They soon founded their own Dubquake Records label.

O.B.F. have released some great albums, like “Signz” and “Wild” and produced dub poet Nazamba, one of the greatest Jamaican exports. Their work is a testament to the free creative approach exercised by the crew during the recordings: no matter what style they’re working with, the result is always delivered with flair and finesse. O.B.F. distanced themselves from the “European dub” label, the box they were put in. O.B.F. stands for versatility, openness and courage.

Intimidatah spoke with Rico about classic French reggae, the French Dub touch movement, haunted dub, afrobeat, horror film themed dancehall, post-punk and Carribbean music artworks.

The sessions are dedicated to Jamaican music and dub, reggae and bass music sounds all over the world inspired by Horror films, concepts, art and a certain dark spooky haunting aesthetic. It may sound strange but Everyday Is Halloween focuses on the special sound that bridges the gap between pop art culture, comic books and Caribbean culture.

These mixes aim to be similar to a pirate Eastern EU radio show from another dimension, ranging from weird experimental authentic local dub to traditional reggae-dub with ska and rock influences. The music featured on the show is from across the decades since the 1960’s to present Halloween days.