Badass Dub Reggae

[Chankgeez]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWSwrhihGbo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCafxek-HDM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xJ9fggYhvY[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl7P1riqhIM[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

Nice cut.

[Chankgeez]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzNAFh0JsPA[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul3MKug3lGQ[/youtube]

[D.o.S.]

That last one's nice. Sound like slightly earlier KT? Maybe just less reverb washedout than I remember his later stuff.

[Chankgeez]

Yeah, I like this last one better too. Not sure where these dubs fall in the Tubby lineage, it's always difficult to tell from these compilation releases. They are a little more sparse sounding though.

[Chankgeez]

This may be my favorite cut from that comp:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EvLhCseN34[/youtube]

Because Clavinet.

[alasdair limbocunt]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKgAU6w9SSQ[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKgAU6w9SSQ[/youtube]

smoooooth

[Chankgeez]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF3lzw7KljU[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nV5lP-1INQ[/youtube]

[K2000]

This is my favorite dub album, an all time classic. I think it's the best dub album of all time (in my limited experience). It's very primal. It's like pure essence of dub. It's a cooker all the way through, no weak spots. Somebody posted a different Upsetters album (Lee Perry) - check this one. (Note: "Return of the Super Ape" is not as good - some people say it's a better album. It's not. This is the best one)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1X4Hp3A8k8[/youtube]

The aforementioned Burning Spear "Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost" is an all-time classic. Reggae versions on one side, dub versions of the same songs on the other side.

King Tubby is probably the top dub artist - I haven't heard any weak tracks from him. Lee Perry is awesome too, however he does have a bunch of half-baked releases (songs end abruptly, songs seem unfinished, etc). Back in the day, dub imports were 20 dollars, and it sucks when you get a record home and it's disappointing. So the Super Ape album is special - every track is killer. It's an album where Lee Perry's vision is fully realized.

The golden age of dub was the mid-70's. Modern stuff doesn't have the same vibe. Just like modern rockabilly, it sounds too slick or something.

[D.o.S.]

I have... never listened to the original Super Ape. Rectifying that now.


edit: and one of my favorite basslines ever is featured on it (Croaking Lizard), apparently, although I know it best from a much newer Lee Perry album:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqS-vxxoh8[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

I have... never listened to the original Super Ape. Rectifying that now.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

K2000's right, that album is a classic.

This some badass shit as well:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhCrS3fNG3o[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXmckFByMUo[/youtube]