{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Burning Babylon", "page" : "burning_babylon", "description" : "Super fine dub", "location" : "MA, USA", "bio" : "Burning Babylon is a one man dub reggae project from Boston, Massachusetts. Created by Slade Anderson, the heavyweight rhythms of Burning Babylon's sound are firmly anchored in the 1970's Jamaican roots tradition, but with an ear for the neo-dub stylings of the present day.\n\nSlade came to dub relatively late in his musical career. For fifteen years he played guitar in various punk/metal bands in the Boston area (The Freeze, Straw Dogs), and at the time, \"heavyweight\" meant snarling guitars and screaming stacks of Marshall amps.\n\nDuring the mid-90's Slade began to play bass seriously, a move that coincided with a decision to investigate reggae. He went in search of a sound more earthy than the mainstream reggae he'd heard, and discovered artists like Glen Brown and King Tubby.\n\n\"It was drums drenched in reverb, horns and guitars echoing into oblivion, and the most heavyweight bass I'd ever heard,\" says Slade.\n\nIt wasn't long before Slade become throughly preoccupied with dub and was deep into study of the rhythms and vibe. Some time later, Slade recorded his first dub track, and Burning Babylon was born.\n\n\"I have my own unique take on dub,\" says Slade, \"but I've certainly been influenced by those that have come before me.\"", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/burning_babylon.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/burning_babylon/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "babylon-beat", "name" : "Beat Beat Beat", "artist" : { "name" : "Burning Babylon", "page" : "burning_babylon" }, "release_date" : "2009-02-08", "genres" : ["Electronica","World","Reggae"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["groovy","hypnotic","sensual","energetic","driving","exotic"], "uses" : ["podcast background","vlog","travel","party or club","lounge or bar","gaming"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["dub basslines","reggae riddims","delayed vocal snippets","percussive dub effects"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Heavy roots reggae dub with hip-shaking dance floor riddims, ideal for energetic, groove-driven video and podcast backgrounds.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Burning%20Babylon/Beat%20Beat%20Beat/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/babylon-beat/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/babylon-beat", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=babylon-beat" },{ "sku" : "babylon-knives", "name" : "Knives To The Treble", "artist" : { "name" : "Burning Babylon", "page" : "burning_babylon" }, "release_date" : "2006-06-20", "genres" : ["Electronica","World","Reggae"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["hypnotic"], "uses" : ["podcast background","lounge or bar","cafe or restaurant","meditation or yoga","documentary","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["synths","drum machine","effects","vocals"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Super fine dub with hypnotic beats, synth sound carpets, and excellent effects; positive and laid-back, ideal for podcast backgrounds or chill environments.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Burning%20Babylon/Knives%20To%20The%20Treble/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/babylon-knives/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/babylon-knives", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=babylon-knives" },{ "sku" : "babylon-stereo", "name" : "Stereo Mash Up", "artist" : { "name" : "Burning Babylon", "page" : "burning_babylon" }, "release_date" : "2006-06-20", "genres" : ["Electronica","World","Reggae"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["groovy","hypnotic","funky","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["podcast background","vlog","documentary","lounge or bar","emotional storytelling","travel"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["dub basslines","echoing percussion","reverb-drenched vocals","reggae rhythms","synths"], "sounds_like" : ["The Clash"], "summary" : "A heavyweight, atmospheric neo-dub album rooted in 1970s Jamaican reggae, perfect for immersive background in podcasts, documentaries, and lounge settings.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Burning%20Babylon/Stereo%20Mash%20Up/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/babylon-stereo/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/babylon-stereo", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=babylon-stereo" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }