Love for "Pre-Emptive Dub Attack":
"...innovative and total disregard for the mainstream...alternating between thunderous sound-system boomers and funk rave-ups, they'll make you think and dance." - Ruminator
"...wondrous mix includes wild Spanish vocalizing, rub-a-dub beats and ragga rhythms, contrasting textures, instrumental interplay, jazzy horn charts... and a Manu Chao feel in the effortless flow and merging of tracks. ...this album works marvellously." - Jahworks.org
"tight, political US dub...Like Redbud Records or Antibalas you'll find elements of rock steady, up-rock, punk and reggae blended together with diligent musicality and the urgency of a nation on the cusp of a historic change of direction." - scissorkick.com
"...Hypnotic, raw and Dangerous." - Giant Robot
"...A noisy, provocative affair with plenty of stylistic variety. [Sound Imperium] lets it all hangout in the twisting melodies, ragga boasts and loud instrumentation mixed high and tight. The accouterments of modern dub are readily present: echo, Sugar Hill bass licks, wah-wah guitar and Star Wars disco beeps. The variation in mix-and-match musical genres keeps the disc fresh and is certainly most effective at loud volume." - The Beat
"...revolution on their minds. A little dialectical fervor can go a long way in pop music, and luckily these guys seem to sense that. Their primary focus is on bone-shaking grooves...this is a very auspicious debut album overall." - Jammin Reggae Archives
"Few modern day practitioners of heavy psychedelic dub capture its joyously outlandish spirit as well as bicoastal riddim warriors Sound Imperium...Coxone would most certainly approve." - Splendid
A blend of dub, reggae, raggamuffin, and cumbia with traces of punk and funk. Artists from Jamaica, Cuba, Sierra Leone, Costa Rica, and the U.S. lend their voices to this debut album.Two tracks also appear on recent compilations from internationally renowned UK label Dubhead Records.
