Cheers to Jason F for hooking this up! Read the interview here.

Intro:"Dub Asylum is one of those undercover New Zealand artists who keeps dropping great music and doesn’t seem to shout too loud about it, it bubbles away and gets the respect it deserves from the beat community. After the release of his Ba Ba Boom! Digi-EP in August 2008 Peter McLennan got the nudge from some of his DJ friends to put out some vinyl which I’m glad to say he’s just done with a tasty little 7″ of the title track with a special dustep/afrobeat remix on the flip from Oogun."

With Dub Asylum VS Oogun DJ Battle, and Conch DJs on the decks.
At the Conch Sunday Grill, Ponsonby Social Club (next to SPQR, opp Conch Records),
Sunday Dec 13, from 5pm. Organic BBQ treats in the courtyard. And it's FREE. Single on sale at the gig.

Got the test pressing back for my seven inch single, sounds mean. Release details very soon!

Its called Jump and Twist. Available on the Myspace audio player for download,

I wrote this dubby, thumpy tune last month, called Jump and Twist, and here it is just for you, as a free download. Mixed, mastered, bang, done! Just in time for NZ Music Month too. Choice! Let me know what you think of it. Feedback appreciated. Cover photo by John Pain. Cheers.

Available on the Myspace audio player for download or...

Get it here - Jump And Twist by Dub Asylum, 6MB MP3 http://www.mediafire.com/?bzo4xzdynfj

cover art for ya itunes is here http://www.dubasylum.co.nz/images/releases/JumpandtwistSM.jpg

check this out...
A punchy mix of skanking reggae, tongue-in-cheek techno and retro hiphop, this five-track EP from Auckland's Pete McLennan arrives just in time for summer. The horn-heavy title track is a soulful speaker-shaker of rare brilliance, while Smash Thru with MC Kyla brings a bulging trunk of funk to the party. Shake that hotel room indeed! - Grant Smithies, Sunday Star Times, Nov 16, 2008

Been getting lots of radio airplay across the BNet, KFM, BaseFM and KiwiFM, Radio New Zealand National and others. Smash Thru has been playlisted on Kiwi Fm, debuting last week on their Top Ten at number ten, currently at number eight. Ba Ba Boom has also been played on Echo Beach on Chicago's WLUW radio station, after the show's host contacted me via myspace.

The folks at Radio RDU's The Joint had to say... "Stand out track for us is the heavyweight title track "Ba Ba Boom!" - with its skankalicious horns it sounds like something King Tubby wrote for a marching band."


Theres also been a few reviews...

Back2Basics magazine, October issue, Martyn Pepperell, 3 and a half stars
Ba Ba Boom finds McLennan exploring a divergent sonic palette, nimbly held together by a recurring use of funk-fueled breakbeat patterns... The disc kicks off with Smash Thru, an old school hiphop sound that quickly turns into horn and scratch-heavy track title track Ba ba Boom! - easily my favourite song off the release. The cut blends instrumental hiphop and bigg band funk with effortless cool. My Sneaker Collection Weighs A Ton follows, in esence an old school stab-driven breakdance funk tune... Ba Ba Boom is an accomplished release.


Ba Ba Boom! EP review Graham Reid from Elsewhere.co.nz...
"terrific EP of beats, hip-hop meets reggae culture, and much more.. I have been cranking these five tracks up way, way loud... these tracks reference everything from a King Tubby/Studio One stoned ska session in Jamaica with scratching, to rebel pop and old school hip-hop from the Bronx in the 80s. It's a kinda mad but focused mix-up and very quirky. Funked up too.

Groove Guide review....by Fleur Jack (Groove Guide #237, 17 Sept 08).
"Ba Ba Boom is the latest release for Dub Asylum and the five tracks are hiving and jiving and the perfect selection of songs to shake your booty to... musically it opens with "Smash Thru" which features the incredible vocal and lyric writing styles of MC Kyla. The second track features the horn section of the WBC and there's something friendly about the track that reminds me of Sesame Street in a very good way! The real dub starts to shine through from tracks 2-4 and it gets mellower and slower as it goes on finishing with a beautiful track that features Sandy Mill on vocals. Love it!"  4 stars


Niceup.org.nz review, by Naram - Dub Asylum - Ba Ba Boom (EP)

"The standout track for mine would definitely be Ba Ba Boom. The track sees Peter mash-up some old-skool reggae samples with a crackling hip-hop beat and horn parts from the WBC (a local Ska band) to forge a sound that lies somewhere between late 60s rocksteady and early 90s East Coast hip-hop. It's a sonically-pleasing mix that would go down a treat on the dance floor. The Ep is a solid example of contemporary beat-making and I will definitely look out for the full album."