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| alias = ADF | | alias = ADF | ||
| origin = [[London]], England | | origin = [[London]], England | ||
| genre = [[Jungle music|Jungle]], [[big beat]], [[trip hop]], [[drum and bass]], [[Asian underground]] | | genre = [[Jungle music|Jungle]], [[big beat]], [[trip hop]], [[drum and bass]], [[electronic rock]], [[Asian underground]] | ||
| years_active = 1993–present | | years_active = 1993–present | ||
| label = [[Slash Records|Slash]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[FFRR Records|FFRR]], [[EMI]], [[Cooking Vinyl]], [[Naïve Records|Naïve]], Beat Records, X-Ray Productions | | label = [[Slash Records|Slash]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[FFRR Records|FFRR]], [[EMI]], [[Cooking Vinyl]], [[Naïve Records|Naïve]], Beat Records, X-Ray Productions | ||
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'''Asian Dub Foundation''' ('''ADF''') is an English [[electronic music]] band that combines musical styles including [[ | '''Asian Dub Foundation''' ('''ADF''') is an English [[electronic music]] band that combines musical styles including [[rap rock]], [[dub music|dub]], [[dancehall]], [[ragga]], and [[Asian underground|South Asian music]]. The group also includes traditional rock instruments such as electric bass and guitar, which acknowledges a [[punk rock]] influence. Their music is known for its dub-inspired basslines, guitar parts inspired by the traditional Indian instrument the [[sitar]], and fast rapping. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In 2015, ADF released ''[[More Signal More Noise]]'' jointly between Believe Records their own ADF Communications imprint. The album was a re-recorded version of the 2013 Japan only release.<ref name=":0" /> They were joined in early 2015 by ex-[[The Prodigy]] drummer Brian Fairbairn and toured Italy with a revived version of their ''La Haine'' soundtrack.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} | In 2015, ADF released ''[[More Signal More Noise]]'' jointly between Believe Records their own ADF Communications imprint. The album was a re-recorded version of the 2013 Japan only release.<ref name=":0" /> They were joined in early 2015 by ex-[[The Prodigy]] drummer Brian Fairbairn and toured Italy with a revived version of their ''La Haine'' soundtrack.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} | ||
They recorded a [[BBC Radio 6]] session for [[Tom Robinson]] in 2015<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 Jul 2015|title=Asian Dub Foundation in session|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b061xm6w|url-status=live}}</ref> and played headline slots at WOMAD and [[Boomtown | They recorded a [[BBC Radio 6]] session for [[Tom Robinson]] in 2015<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 Jul 2015|title=Asian Dub Foundation in session|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b061xm6w|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717100056/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/programmes/b061xm6w |archive-date=17 July 2015 }}</ref> and played headline slots at WOMAD and [[Boomtown (festival)|Boomtown]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/boomtown/2016|work=[[eFestivals]]|title=BoomTown Fair 2016|date=22 July 2016|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref> festivals in 2016. | ||
In June 2017, it was announced that the band is working on an upcoming album, titled ''Access Denied.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiandubfoundation.com/site/?p=738|title=ADF at work for a new album!|date=5 June 2017|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/asian-dub-foundations-steve-chandra-savale-interview/|title=Asian Dub Foundation: Steve Chandra Savale – interview|last=Duke|first=Andy|work=Louder than War|date=25 March 2019|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiandubfoundation.com/site/?p=1043|title=ACCESS DENIED, the new album from Asian Dub Foundation! Out 24-4-2020.|work=Asian Dub Foundation|date=20 December 2019|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ADFofficial|number=1242444797484445697|date=March 24, 2020|title=ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION-LOCKED DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED UP! Our album "Access Denied" will now be released September 18th, in the meantime here are some stills from the video to our next single "STEALING THE FUTURE" set for release the FRIDAY 27th!Positive vibrations4 self-isolation!}}</ref> | In June 2017, it was announced that the band is working on an upcoming album, titled ''Access Denied.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiandubfoundation.com/site/?p=738|title=ADF at work for a new album!|date=5 June 2017|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/asian-dub-foundations-steve-chandra-savale-interview/|title=Asian Dub Foundation: Steve Chandra Savale – interview|last=Duke|first=Andy|work=Louder than War|date=25 March 2019|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiandubfoundation.com/site/?p=1043|title=ACCESS DENIED, the new album from Asian Dub Foundation! Out 24-4-2020.|work=Asian Dub Foundation|date=20 December 2019|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=ADFofficial|number=1242444797484445697|date=March 24, 2020|title=ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION-LOCKED DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED UP! Our album "Access Denied" will now be released September 18th, in the meantime here are some stills from the video to our next single "STEALING THE FUTURE" set for release the FRIDAY 27th!Positive vibrations4 self-isolation!}}</ref> | ||
In May 2019, the band released Youth Quake Pt 1, pairing electronica and breakbeats with a speech that teenage Swedish activist [[Greta Thunberg]] gave to the United Nations conference on climate change in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/what-s-on/asian-dub-foundation-we-heard-something-different-in-jungle-a-more-oppositional-punkish-raw-inner-city-vibe-1-9785915|title=Asian Dub Foundation: ‘We heard something different in jungle – a more oppositional, punkish, raw, inner city vibe’|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> in support of [[Extinction Rebellion]] and the urgent struggle for Climate Justice. The band reissued the album ''Rafi's Revenge'' the same year.<ref>{{Cite web | In May 2019, the band released Youth Quake Pt 1, pairing electronica and breakbeats with a speech that teenage Swedish activist [[Greta Thunberg]] gave to the United Nations conference on climate change in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/what-s-on/asian-dub-foundation-we-heard-something-different-in-jungle-a-more-oppositional-punkish-raw-inner-city-vibe-1-9785915|title=Asian Dub Foundation: ‘We heard something different in jungle – a more oppositional, punkish, raw, inner city vibe’|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> in support of [[Extinction Rebellion]] and the urgent struggle for Climate Justice. The band reissued the album ''Rafi's Revenge'' the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asian Dub Foundation- Rafi’s Revenge (London Records) – RPM Online|url=http://rpmonline.co.uk/2019/03/31/asian-dub-foundation-rafis-revenge-london-records/|access-date=2020-09-27|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In April 2020, the band released the video for ''Stealing the Future''. The track was from the album ''Access Denied'' that was released in September of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Isuru|first=Dj|date=2020-09-15|title=REVIEW {{!}} ACCESS DENIED BY ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION|url=https://www.iamhiphopmagazine.com/review-access-denied-by-asian-dub-foundation/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=I Am Hip-Hop Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Collaborators on the album include comedian [[Stewart Lee]], Palestinian refugee band [[47Soul]], [[Ana Tijoux]] and [[Dub FX]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=LinkUpAndy|date=2020-04-25|title=Listen to this! Asian Dub Foundation are back with new single and album news|url=https://louderthanwar.com/listen-to-this-asian-dub-foundation-are-back-with-new-single-and-album-news/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=Louder Than War|language=en-GB}}</ref> | In April 2020, the band released the video for ''Stealing the Future''. The track was from the album ''Access Denied'' that was released in September of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Isuru|first=Dj|date=2020-09-15|title=REVIEW {{!}} ACCESS DENIED BY ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION|url=https://www.iamhiphopmagazine.com/review-access-denied-by-asian-dub-foundation/|access-date=2020-09-27|website=I Am Hip-Hop Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Collaborators on the album include comedian [[Stewart Lee]], Palestinian refugee band [[47Soul]], [[Ana Tijoux]] and [[Dub FX]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=LinkUpAndy|date=2020-04-25|title=Listen to this! Asian Dub Foundation are back with new single and album news|url=https://louderthanwar.com/listen-to-this-asian-dub-foundation-are-back-with-new-single-and-album-news/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=Louder Than War|language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
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==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
===UK albums=== | |||
*''[[Facts and Fictions]]'' (1995) | *''[[Facts and Fictions]]'' (1995) | ||
*''[[Rafi's Revenge]]'' (1998) [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #20 (reissued 2019) | *''[[Rafi's Revenge]]'' (1998) [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #20 (reissued 2019) | ||
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*''Access Denied'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Access Denied, by Asian Dub Foundation|url=https://asiandubfoundation.bandcamp.com/album/access-denied|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Asian Dub Foundation}}</ref> | *''Access Denied'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Access Denied, by Asian Dub Foundation|url=https://asiandubfoundation.bandcamp.com/album/access-denied|access-date=2020-09-27|website=Asian Dub Foundation}}</ref> | ||
===Live albums, compilations, alternate mixes=== | |||
*''[[R.A.F.I.]]'' (1997) (originally only released in France) | *''[[R.A.F.I.]]'' (1997) (originally only released in France) | ||
*''[[Conscious Party (Asian Dub Foundation album)|Conscious Party]]'' (1998) (originally only released in France) | *''[[Conscious Party (Asian Dub Foundation album)|Conscious Party]]'' (1998) (originally only released in France) | ||
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*''Access Denied (2020) | *''Access Denied (2020) | ||
===Singles=== | |||
* 1997 "Naxalite" | * 1997: "Naxalite" | ||
* 1998 "Free Satpal Ram" [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #56 | * 1998: "Free Satpal Ram" - [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #56 | ||
* 1998 "Buzzin'" UK #31 | * 1998: "Buzzin'" - UK #31 | ||
* 1998 "Black White" UK #52 | * 1998: "Black White" - UK #52 | ||
* 2000 "Real Great Britain" UK #41 | * 2000: "Real Great Britain" - UK #41 | ||
* 2000 "New Way, New Life" UK #49 | * 2000: "New Way, New Life" - UK #49 | ||
* 2003 "Fortress Europe" UK #57 | * 2003: "Fortress Europe" - UK #57 | ||
* 2003 "1000 Mirrors" (feat. [[Sinéad O'Connor]])<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | * 2003: "1000 Mirrors" (feat. [[Sinéad O'Connor]])<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | ||
| first= David | | first= David | ||
| last= Roberts | | last= Roberts | ||
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| isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | ||
| page= 31}}</ref> | | page= 31}}</ref> | ||
* | * 12/10/2010: "A History of Now" | ||
* 2015 "Zig Zag Nation" | * 2015: "Zig Zag Nation" | ||
* 2015 "The Signal | * 2015: "The Signal and the Noise" | ||
* 2015 "Stand Up" | * 2015: "Stand Up" | ||
* 2020 "Comin' Over Here" UK #65 | * 2020: "Comin' Over Here" - UK #65 | ||
===DVDs=== | |||
*''Asian Dub Foundation Live'' (DVD) (2003) | *''Asian Dub Foundation Live'' (DVD) (2003) | ||