Makyo – Things Ah Get Version / Version Ah Get Tuff (Dubmission Records / Dakini Records, 2026) Review by Infectious Unease Radio / Subterranean Zone Radio — Voice In The Void

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Makyo – Things Ah Get Version / Version Ah Get Tuff

(Dubmission Records / Dakini Records, 2026)
Review by Infectious Unease Radio / Subterranean Zone Radio — Voice In The Void

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There’s a certain kind of dub that doesn’t just echo — it remembers.

With Things Ah Get Version and Version Ah Get Tuff, Makyo delivers a body of work that stretches across versions, interpretations, and sonic perspectives — all anchored in a reimagining of Things Ah Get Tough by Talisman.

This is not simply a cover.
It’s a reconstruction — a translation of message through time.

The Origin: Things Ah Get Tuff (2025)

The foundation lies in Makyo’s reinterpretation of Talisman’s original — a track rooted in themes of greed, systemic collapse, and exploitation.

Makyo strips the structure back to its essence:

  • Deep, weighty basslines

  • Sparse, deliberate arrangements

  • Echoes that carry emotional residue rather than excess

The result is minimal yet heavy, allowing the message to breathe.

Written against a backdrop of global instability — war, economic pressure, environmental crisis — the track resonates as both reflection and warning.

Things Ah Get Version (EP – March 6, 2026)

This release expands the original into a dubwise meditation on variation.

Track Highlights

  • Things Ah Get Tuff (Makyo’s Ruffer Version)

    → More grounded and direct, pushing the lyrical weight forward

  • Things Ah Get Tuff (23degrees’ Final Judgement Version)

    → Expansive, atmospheric, drifting into deep-space dub territory

Makyo describes dub as a space where a track is never fixed — only reshaped.
This EP embodies that philosophy fully.

Version Ah Get Tuff (Remix EP – March 6, 2026)

Where the previous EP reflects, this one moves.

With remixes from:

  • Dub War

  • Shankara NZ

  • South London HiFi

…the release shifts into sound system energy.

Highlights

  • Dub War brings a raw, driving weight

  • Shankara NZ introduces a spacious, almost psychedelic dimension

  • South London HiFi pushes a modern vocal-forward dub aesthetic

This is where the track becomes physical — built for movement, pressure, and space.

Sound & Context

Makyo’s sonic identity sits in a unique intersection:

  • Roots reggae tradition

  • Dubwise methodology

  • Global / experimental electronic influence

Having worked alongside figures like Bill Laswell, Natacha Atlas, and Muslimgauze, his work consistently bridges culture, geography, and sound design.

There’s also a deeper human layer here — a return to music following years of silence caused by severe tinnitus and hyperacusis.

That context gives this release an added weight — not just sonic, but personal.

Final Thoughts

This is not just a release — it’s a cycle.

  • The original → message

  • The Version EP → exploration

  • The Remix EP → embodiment

Across all forms, Makyo preserves the integrity of the source while allowing it to evolve.

The result is a work that feels:

  • Thoughtful

  • Timely

  • Deeply rooted in dub tradition

  • Yet completely alive in the present

Release Info & Links

🎧 Listen / Explore

📀 Label & Release Info

Dubmission Records / Dakini Records
London, UK / Tokyo, Japan

👤 Artist

Makyo (Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵)

Verdict

A deep, conscious dub release that bridges past and present —
restrained, powerful, and built to resonate far beyond the speakers.