''Anotherland'' is a 2008 album by

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singer-songwriter

Dave Dobbyn Sir David Joseph Dobbyn (born 3 January 1957) is a New Zealand musician, singer–songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash. Since then he ...

. It was recorded in England with producer

Adrian Sherwood Adrian Maxwell Sherwood (born 20 January 1958, London, England) is an English record producer specialising in the genre of dub music. He has created a distinctive production style based on the application of dub effects and dub mixing technique ...

and musician 'Little Axe'

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. The album debuted at number 2 on the New Zealand Music Charts and was later certified

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Background

Dobbyn was put in contact with Sherwood and McDonald through his manager Lorraine Barry, who had been based in the UK before moving to New Zealand and knew Sherwood well. They were introduced at a Dobbyn gig in London. Dobbyn recorded the album in London over three weeks with his touring band.

Track listing

Critical reception

Critical reception was generally favourable, with praise given to Dobbyn for moving away from his usual rock roots towards dubstep. Tony Parker of NZ Musician commented that through "unlikely pairing with Sherwood obbynhas taken the best of what he does and moulded it into something new." Fairfax gave more muted praise, as they saw the mixed results as being "a missed opportunity".

References

External links

Access All Areas: Dave Dobbyn andAdrian Sherwood
Radio New Zealand interview Dave Dobbyn albums 2008 albums {{2008-rock-album-stub