Roots music & dub

Don't forget Linton Kwesi Johnson .

Rob.

nice.

thanks for the recommendations - i'm in selectadisc occassionaly and will report back when i have stocked up.

Definitely check out Lee "Scratch" Perrys three Disc set, "Arkology".

I picked this up a couple of weeks ago (thanks Doug) and it's been a permanent resident on the CD players both at home and in the car. Dub versions from the Upsetters are a particular highlight.

Richard

My favourite dub purchases this year are

Black Foundation Dub - Augustus clarke (Motion)
Dub Gone Crazy - King Tubby (Blood and Fire)
No Bones For The Dogs - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals (Pressure Sounds)
In Dub - Tappa Zukie (Blood and Fire)
Soul Jazz Records Presents Joe Gibbs Productions 1975-1982
Forward The Bass - Impact Allstars (Blood and Fire)


Nigel

Seeeing as its new and ITC, I would recommend:

Rhythm & Sound - w/ the Artists

Truly organic, hypnotic spaced out sound, credible emotive vocals.

Not Digi-dub, something else again.

Thereis another version of instrumentals, called 'Versions'

DS

ITC - Thythm & ssound - w/ the Artists

coming back the other way... if you can get your hands on the police and thieves (junior murvin) 12" there's a frighteningly good upsetter dub on that. i found it in a very odd record shop for a quid. the place was an old green-grocers with records everywhere, requiring twister style contortions to get to some parts of the shop. oh, and despite there being some 5000 plus records i only bought about 4.

Kid Spatula

I've been in love with 'Heart of the Congo's' and 'Marcus Garvey' for years.

So on the basis of our similar taste in roots i'd advise the immediate purchase of Bunny Wailer's 'Blackheart Man', Peter Tosh's 'Legalize It' and the Gladiators 'Trenchtown Mix Up'.

enjoy!

Nick

[This message was edited by the other nickc on WEDNESDAY 15 October 2003 at 11:10.]

Hi Folks,

Don't forget Yabba You, Scientist and Prince Jammy. One of my high repeat plays at the moment is a Greenslades vinyl of Scientist versus Prince Jammy. Very tasty.

Jens

Dr Alimantado, Born for a Purpose and Best Dressed Chicken in Town are essential

Lee Perry's Arkology box likewise, as already suggested

Good Blood & Fire compilations include Linval Thompson, Ride on Dreadlocks and Max Romeo, Open The Gate. Max Romeo's War Inna Babylon album is a stone-cold classic.

King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown. Nuff said.

-- Ian

The dub version of Max Romeo's War in a Babylon is the Upsetter's Super Ape. Extremely solid piece.

Also, Deeper Roots by, I think, the Heptones originally came as a double with a dub version of the album. Foolishly, I did not buy it at the time but was glad to find the deeper roots release by itself later on.

Personally, I find the Toots and the Maytals release "Reggae Got Soul" to be excellent though not necessarily in the exact same vein as what you are looking for on this thread.

I second the recommendation for Blackheart Man. Has anyone recommended "Legalize it" by Peter Tosh? or his release "Equal rights"? Or "Burnin'" by the Wailers? If you like "Natty Dread" then you might like Burnin' and "Live"? I think my favorite early Marley/Wailers is "Catch A Fire".

"Slippin into Darkness" by Sly and Robbie is pretty good. Also, Dillinger's "CB 200" which I think includes the tune "Cokane in my brain" which was a club hit or was it Jah Lion's album? The rusty bits in my brain are showing!

Also, I think it was Issue one and Issue two of Waxpoetics which included the superb article series about early reggae "Fire Corner Sounds". Very much worth seeking out.

Sorry if some of these recommendations seem obvious. It's just that sometimes we overlook the obvious and assume that everyone else knows about them...
Oh, btw, speaking of obvious, have you sought out "Garvey's Ghost?" which is the dub of Marcus Garvey... Have you sought out "Man in the Hills" by Burning spear?

Markus
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