On 15 Mar 99, Warp Yourself wrote re: (idm) Dub Starter:
quoted 1 line Although I've always liked Dub, I've never known where to start.> Although I've always liked Dub, I've never known where to start.
Well, look what happens! I don't turn on my computer for one day,
and then there's a full-on dub thread going with a slew of mails :-)
Y'all know I can't help myself, so here's my input - which may well
overlap with what's been said already.
DUBNOLOGY - Journeys into Outer Bass which originally came
out as 2 double CD sets, are now released as a 4-pack - ie. both
doubles in one neat package, covering Zion Train, Black Star Liner,
Asian Dub Foundation, TG Underground, Meat Beat M., Dread
Zone, Renegade Soundwave etc. etc. ALL these above names are
worth checking out on their own full-lengths too. [Middle Earth
Recordings].
Another series of comps which never gets mentioned much are the
ZIP DOG "Club Meets Dub" - which I think are up to vol 5 at least
by now. Great solid Li-on, Zi-on rootsy stuff infected with dance
rhythms. All with a nice specimen of the cannabis leaf on the
cover.
On the Pork label the Solid Doctor is nice downtempo lazy dub.
Please check out STRANGEBREW (Passports is their most
recent release) - certainly one of my fave non-IDM releases of last
year.
Universal Egg Records have some great dub on their label - I've got
their All The World In An Egg comp from 1996 -nice spliffy lazy
stuff.
Anything Adrian Sherwood has had a hand in - the On-U Sound
label - Creation Rebel/New Age Steppers, etc. etc. Check 'em out
- some can be a bit heavy handed and plodding. (imo)
More Rockers - Dube Plate Selection. Twilight Circus Dub Sound
Systems. Black Uhuru... the list is endless, really. So much
excellent dub out there.
Also try Lee "Scratch" Perry's TECHNOMAJIKAL prod. by Yello's
Dieter Maier - guaranteed to put a smile on your face for the whole
day.
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