Pensi meets Dub Me Ruff - Generation Of Change 

Here comes a special tribute to Hamburg’s dub and sound system history of the 90s - an important chapter for dub and reggae music in Germany on a whole. One of the local veterans, Pensi, also known as the man behind Ire Hi-Fi, meets Dub Me Ruff at the Sound Navigator Studio. An unearthed gem from that era entitled ‘Generation Of Change’.
The infamous ‘Dub Me Ruff System’-dubplate-mixtape from the 90s, which was run heavily on cassette by fans and collectors alike, featured a vocal cut and one dub. This and some dances at the time were the only way one could hear the tune. We just had to get in touch with Pensi directly, and carefully inquire if there could be a chance to release it after all those years properly. To our joy he was excited about the project and went back into his archive and found the original DAT-tapes and some lost mixes. We are honored to now present to you, transferred from those DATs at Soon Come Studio (a project run by Pensi and a collective of Hamburg producers nowadays) and freshly remastered and cut at Star Delta in the UK, this first ‘90s salute’ from 1995 on 12inch vinyl.
Vocal plus three wonderful dub excursions crafted by Danielle ‘Yell’ Mommertz, with her going heavier on the fx with each mix - from ‘gentle’ to ‘Iration style’.
The lyrics could not be more fitting today and seem to not have lost any relevance almost 30 years after they were written. A powerful message on an uncompromising roots riddim à la dub me ruff.
Pensi meets Dub Me Ruff - Generation Of Change [LIONS90001]
A1 - Pensi meets Dub Me Ruff - Generation Of Change
A2 - Dub Me Ruff System - Generation Of Dub
B1 - Dub Me Ruff System - Dubbing For A Change
B2 - Dub Me Ruff System - Next Generation Dub
LION’S DEN
recorded at Sound Navigator Studio Hamburg, 1995
vocals & lyrics by Mattias Penselin
mix, dubs & backing vocals by Danielle ‘Yell’ Mommertz
guitar & bass by Markus Grapmayer
keys by Rolf Saggau
drums by Jan Röper
artwork by Martin Engelbogen
mastered by Star Delta Mastering
All rights reserved. © + ℗ 2024 Lion’s Den
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GENERATION OF CHANGE
who is going to give them the answer
to all the questions them will ask
a child it is born for the future
but still it has to carry out the past
man from school unto pension
that is a well prepared path
but clean in heart and a conscious mind
is going to uncover your mask
on that day when your time has come
what are you leaving us behind
now that your time is done
let me put it in your mind
that we are the Generation
that is not deaf dumb nor blind
we ain't gonna take the pollution
that you are leaving us behind
Generation of change
Generation
Generation of change
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GENERATION DER VERÄNDERUNG
Wer wird ihnen die Antwort geben?
Auf alle Fragen, die sie stellen werden
Ein Kind wird geboren für die Zukunft
Aber doch muss es die Vergangenheit austragen
Mensch, von der Schule bis zur Rente
Das ist ein gut vorbereiteter Weg
Aber ein reines Herz und ein klarer Verstand
Wird eure Maske aufdecken
An dem Tag, wenn eure Zeit gekommen ist
Was lasst ihr uns zurück?
Jetzt, wo eure Zeit abgelaufen ist
Lass es mich euch in den Sinn bringen
Dass wir die Generation sind
Die weder taub ist noch stumm noch blind
Wir werden die Verschmutzung nicht hinnehmen
Die ihr uns hinterlasst
Generation der Veränderung
Generation
Generation der Veränderung
[__Repeat ]