http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4552&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rssSelf-described as "MIDI warriors," the Asian Dub Foundation have come a long way from their roots as teachers and students in a music technology workshop for Asian children. However, unlike many initially socially strident groups who finally achieve global stardom, the ADF's political viewpoints have remained steadfast throughout. From the outset, their blend of punk, jungle and Bengali instrumentation proved more popular in France then their native London, but as word spread about their incendiary live performances, people began to take notice. Wishing to capitalize on this momentum, the ADF made the smart move of re-recording their France-only release <i>R.A.F.I.</i> to reflect this live energy, resulting in 1998's <i>Rafi's Revenge</i>, which proved to be their breakthrough album. Headlining tours followed, helped by regular championing from Primal Scream and a pivotal US support tour with the Beastie Boys. Line-ups have ebbed and flowed, but the political message has remained the same – for example "Fortress Europe" on 2003's <i>Enemy of the Enemy</i> clearly indicates their views on immigration. The inevitable best-of was released in 2007 (<i>Timefreeze 1995-2007</i>), but the ADF show no signs of slowing down. Expect another retrospective 10 years in the future. - Nicholas BakerBeats & Breaksen720Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:29:59 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4552&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Self-described as "MIDI warriors," the Asian Dub Foundation have come a long way from their roots as teachers and students in a music technology workshop for Asian children. However, unlike many initially socially strident groups who finally achieve global stardom, the ADF's political viewpoints have remained steadfast throughout. From the outset, their blend of punk, jungle and Bengali instrumentation proved more popular in France then their native London, but as word spread about their incendiary live performances, people began to take notice. Wishing to capitalize on this momentum, the ADF made the smart move of re-recording their France-only release <i>R.A.F.I.</i> to reflect this live energy, resulting in 1998's <i>Rafi's Revenge</i>, which proved to be their breakthrough album. Headlining tours followed, helped by regular championing from Primal Scream and a pivotal US support tour with the Beastie Boys. Line-ups have ebbed and flowed, but the political message has remained the same – for example "Fortress Europe" on 2003's <i>Enemy of the Enemy</i> clearly indicates their views on immigration. The inevitable best-of was released in 2007 (<i>Timefreeze 1995-2007</i>), but the ADF show no signs of slowing down. Expect another retrospective 10 years in the future. - Nicholas Baker http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20256447&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Beats & Breaks Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 20256447 tra.20256447 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.0 Vexille alb.20255767 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/6/0/1220664_170x170.jpg 2007-08-20 00:00:00.0 2007-08-20 00:00:00.0 true Target Practice tra.20256447 212000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20256447&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20256447&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25638644&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Beats & Breaks Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:18:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 25638644 tra.25638644 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.99 Community Music 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00:00:00.0 2007-03-05 00:00:00.0 true Debris tra.14290366 259000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14290366&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14290366&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25543186&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Beats & Breaks Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:05:53 -0800 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 25543186 tra.25543186 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.99 Enemy Of The Enemy alb.25535561 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/5/7/1547554_170x170.jpg 2008-12-22 00:00:00.0 null true Fortress Europe tra.25543186 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25543186&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25543186&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/1/0/1430186_170x170.jpg 2008-10-14 00:00:00.0 null true Target Practice tra.23603720 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23603720&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23603720&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25638643&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Beats & Breaks Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:18:53 -0700 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 25638643 tra.25638643 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.99 Community Music alb.25625115 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/4/2/1552448_170x170.jpg 2008-12-22 00:00:00.0 null true Rebel Warrior tra.25638643 383000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25638643&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25638643&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25899035&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Beats & Breaks Fri, 6 Feb 2009 08:21:44 -0800 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 25899035 tra.25899035 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.99 Rafi alb.25895391 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/9/1/1561983_170x170.jpg 2008-12-22 00:00:00.0 null true Hypocrite tra.25899035 269000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25899035&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25899035&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17047838&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Beats & Breaks Mon, 10 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 17047838 tra.17047838 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.99 Global Warming - An Eclectic Mix Of Dance Grooves alb.17046559 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2008-12-22 00:00:00.0 null true 1000 Mirrors tra.25543189 295000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25543189&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25543189&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25897590&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Beats & Breaks Fri, 6 Feb 2009 08:20:53 -0800 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 25897590 tra.25897590 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.99 Tank alb.25895274 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/3/3/1623361_170x170.jpg 2008-12-22 00:00:00.0 null true Warring Dhol tra.25897590 354000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25897590&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25897590&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14290360&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 2735186 tra.2735186 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.99 Facts And Fiction alb.163621 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/3/7/557374_170x170.jpg 2002-09-24 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true TH9 tra.2735186 323000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2735186&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2735186&variant=data&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23603721&variant=play&rws=%2Fasian-dub-foundation%2Ftop-tracks.rss Beats & Breaks Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:29:25 -0700 Top Tracks by Asian Dub Foundation on Rhapsody Online 23603721 tra.23603721 Asian Dub Foundation art.4552 0.99 Punkara alb.23591999 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/1/0/1430186_170x170.jpg 2008-10-14 00:00:00.0 null true Burning Fence tra.23603721 256000 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