here are a few other classic dub records I recommend - much of the good
stuff has been covered already: namely King Tubby. there's a track in
particular on the Trojan Records 2LP/2CD set "King Tubby's Special
1973-1976" that opens with sort of an electro/acid keyboard line that I'm
sure someone's already sampled. "A Rougher Version" is the name of the
song, I think. Watch out for Trojan's sometimes-crappy vinyl pressings.
My copy has some nasty pits and bumps in it. On the blood & fire label
(which is owned by a former member of Simply Red, I think) you can't go
wrong, really - some of it is more vocal reggae & less dub, but it's
usually all the same players & all quality stuff. I like "Tappa Zukie in
Dub" (mixed by Prince Philip at King Tubby's studio); Scientist: "Dub in
the Roots Tradition" (King Tubby's protege) and the two volumes of "King
Tubby: Dub Gone Crazy." Lee Perry's output has been pretty uneven, and
unfortunately a lot of the easier-to-find reissues of his mid-70s stuff is
on the super-dodgy Clocktower label. watch out for these: the sound
quality is usually pretty bad, like it was mastered from a cassette
someone found under the passenger seat in their car. Trojan's 3LP/2CD
"Lee Perry - The Upsetter Box Set" is one of my favorites - it's more
vocal stuff, though, from 1973-74. "Double Seven," one of the three albums
in that set, uses a lot of synth & has a more modern feel to it than the
others: "Africa's Blood" and "Rhythm Shower." "Blackboard Jungle" is Lee
Perry's "seminal" stereo dub work - I haven't been able to find a
non-Clocktower issue of it, though. "Super Ape" and "Roast Fish, Collie
Weed and Cornbread" are also both excellent. Mad Professor is more miss
than hit for me - "Captures Pato Banton" is pretty good, and I like his
Massive Attack remix album "No Protection." "Who Knows the Secret of the
Master Tape" is supposed to be good. There's just something about that
80s sound that I can't stomach, though. of more recent stuff, the
wordsound label of brooklyn has put out lots of murky dub-inflected
electronics. Badawi's "Bedouin Sound Clash" (actually on ROIR) is
probably the most overt dub stuff from that scene.
jah wah wah wah wah wah,
ethan
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