FRENCH VERSION

NEW ALBUM
MILLIONS


To be released September 27th 2019


MILLIONS is Dub Inc's 7th studio album (including 3 gold ones), three years after SO WHAT. Since they formed the band in 1998, the members have been able to strike a fine balance between what was to remain unchanged (their independent approach, reggae DNA, and two-singer identity) and what was to evolve.
Millions of revolts (to be observed)

MILLIONS is a political album, in the noble sense. The words of En nous translate as "Do not forget those who stand up for us". It is hard not to think of the recent uprisings that occurred wherever the dominated felt brave enough. This vision is however put in perspective in Nos armes, written as a hint to the French movement of the Yellow Vests: "New deal, new mafia / We do not know who to trust". "Since none of the members of the band had participated in those demonstrations," says singer Komlan, "it would have been demagogic to hold a speech of support".

The words of MILLIONS often invite us to exercise our critical spirit: "With France, I learned what was public opinion / In Algeria, I remained silent even though I was right" (A tort ou à raison). This idea of "keeping the right distance" is also reflected in the band's musical choices. In this record, you can hear Dub Inc as you know them: Millions, A la fois, A tort ou à raison and its beautiful ethereal notes of kora played by Massa Dembele, and Chaâbi, sung in Kabyle with traditional musicians. Dub Inc also return to a classic from their beginnings: a vocal and dub showcase (My bro, featuring Million Stylez).

Millions of borders (to be crossed)

"All they talk about is territories / I find it terrifying / In the end I'm just an earthling" (Couleurs). Arbitrary boundaries are another thread of this new album. If physical borders are not always easy to deal with (A la fois: "I feel at home everywhere and nowhere at once"), in any case Dub Inc know how to extend their musical territory in MILLIONS. One of the band's keyboardists, Idir Derdiche, composed hip hop instrumentals, which seems to have inspired the rest of the Saint-Etienne-based band, as can be heard in Fake news, On est ensemble (where Aurélien "Komlan" Zohou's flow is pretty rappy, or Dans ta ville (where Hakim "Bouchkour" Meridja sings an impressive verse).

Millions of vanities (to be avoided)

The third theme of this 2019 vintage is the dictatorship of the fake. Dub Inc asks us: "Where does the truth come from when everyone uses the same words?" (Fake news). More than ever, they say free will is a value to be saved, especially in a world of networks that share "Only plastic eyes and mechanical gestures" (Authentique).
Two great peaks remain to be mentioned: a song about missing fathers (A tort ou à raison), whose touching words are supported by the invincibly effective rhythm section of Dub Inc; and an ever so delicate track about women (Inès), which takes your guts with just the essential: a guitar, and a voice.

TRACKLIST


1 - On est ensemble
2 - Couleur
3 - Dans ta ville
4 - À tort ou à raison
5 - À la fois
6 - Chaâbi
7 - Millions
8 - Authentique
9 - Nos armes
10 - My bro' (feat Million Stylez)
11 - My dub
12 - Fake news
13 - Inès
14 - En nous


CREDITS


Lead vocals : Aurélien Komlan Zohou
Lead vocals : Hakim "Bouchkour" Méridja
Drums & percussions : Grégory "Zigo" Mavridorakis
Guitars : Jérémie Grégeois
Bass : Moritz "DaBaron" Von Korff
Keyboards & accordeon : Frédéric Peyron
Keyboards : Idir Derdiche
Percussions : Benjamin Jouve

Recorded by Benjamin Jouve at Dub inc Studio / Saint Étienne - France 2019. Mixed by Guido Craveiro @ Pork & Rabbit Studio / Pulheim - Germany 2019. Mastered by Jérémy at La Villa Mastering - France 2019



Additional musicians :
Trombone & Trompet by Didier Bolay : Dans ta ville, Uprising, Millions
Saxophone by Guillaume « Stepper » Briard : Dans ta ville, Uprising, Millions
Banjo by Kati Didine : Chaâbi
Mandole by Alaoua Idir : Chaâbi
Violon by Caroline Cuzin-Rambaud : Chaâbi
Derbourka & Bendir by Rabah Khalfa : Chaâbi

Artwork :
Justin Kasereka,
642 prod
ON EST ENSEMBLESingle Out on May 22nd 2019
À TORT OU À RAISONSingle Out on Sept. 5th 2019

MILLIONS TOUR


05/10/2019 - Sala Puebla / Mexico (México)
10/10/2019 - Fiesta des Suds / Marseille (France)
11/10/2019 - Summum / Grenoble (France) SOLD OUT
12/10/2019 - Festardor / Valencia (Spain)
18/10/2019 - Bierhübeli / Bern (Switzerland)
19/10/2019 - Bulles Sonores Festival / Limoux (France)
24/10/2019 - Zénith / Montpellier (France)
25/10/2019 - Nuits courtes / Fontenay le Compte (France)
26/10/2019 - Festival Insolent / Lorient (France)
07/11/2019 - BAM / Metz (France) SOLD OUT
08/11/2019 - Melkweg / Amsterdam (Holland)
09/11/2019 - AB / Bruxelles (Belgium)
13/11/2019 - Transbordeur / Lyon (France) SOLD OUT
14/11/2019 - Cargo / Caen (France) SOLD OUT
15/11/2019 - L'Oasis / Le Mans (France) SOLD OUT



16/11/2019 - Le 106 / Rouen (France) SOLD OUT
20/11/2019 - Le Bikini / Toulouse (France) SOLD OUT
21/11/2019 - Razzmatazz / Barcelona (Spain)
22/11/2019 - Sala But / Madrid (Spain)
23/11/2019 - One Love Festival / Wroclaw (Poland)
05/12/2019 - Laiterie / Strasbourg (France) SOLD OUT
06/12/2019 - Aéronef / Lille (France) SOLD OUT
07/12/2019 - Zénith / Paris (France)
13/12/2019 - Thônex Live / Genève (Switzerland)
14/12/2019 - Zénith / St Etienne (France) SOLD OUT
15/12/2019 - Zénith / St Etienne (France)
21/03/2020 - Jamming Summer Fest / Bogotá (Colombia)
01/04/2020 - Le Stereolux / Nantes (France)
02/04/2020 - Le Rocher de Palmer / Bordeaux (France)
03/04/2020 - La Coopérative de Mai / Clermont-Ferrand (France)