Kilgore Trout
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Re: DUB Advice
Jun 08, 2010, 13:21
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I'll almost certainly be repeating what other people have said, but here are a few faves of mine.
- Dub-Triptych (Lee Scratch Perry) (2CD, only £4:99 on Amazon!)
A good example of dub's early development, this is a bit 'primitive' at times, but the second disc is almost uniformly superb (featuring the 'Black Board Jungle' and 'Revolution Dub' albums). 'Super Ape' is another classic of his, but beware the poorly-packaged cheapo compilations - they may have a few gems but they tend to suffer from poor sound and even feature faux-dub material which has clearly been nowhere near the man himself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSuUOtj4mSU
- Dub Conference Vol. 1 (Harry Mudie with King Tubby)
A lesser-known item, unfortunately long out-of-print (must admit i found my copy on a blog!). It may be obscure but it's definitely worth looking out for - Mudie's original tracks often featured ornate string and horn arrangements which Tubby sends into outer space. For example...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8tt_PwGhIw
- Pick A Dub (Keith Hudson) (£8:18 as MP3 from Amazon)
It's a real shame that the Blood And Fire label appears to have gone under - pretty much all of their stuff is worth investigating (plus their 'Dubwise And Otherwise' comps were perfect introductions). This was perhaps my favourite - wonderful rhythms put through the blender to thrilling effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LAmh0GI9OE
- Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of the Vampires (Scientist)
It's probably not very helpful for me to be recommending stuff that appears to be OOP (the Greensleeves reissues of this and the similarly-wonderful 'Space Invaders' album aren't available on Amazon anyway). If you have some way of getting hold of them, though, they're pretty much essential as examples of late 70's/early 80's dub just before it got a bit too mechanical and synthy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-kH4qez1Vw
- King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (Augustus Pablo) (£6:99 as Mp3 on Amazon)
An obvious one to finish with. If this floats your boat, 'East Of The River Nile' and 'Original Rockers' (if you can find it) are the next place to go - admittedly less spacey but just as beautiful if the melodica is to your tastes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fh-rOCWwJk
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The Sea Cat
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Edited Jun 08, 2010, 13:24
Re: DUB Advice
Jun 08, 2010, 13:24
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Cheers. I actualy found the Augustus Pablo and King Tubby on the library site, so that's ordered, and I'll check the other amazon links you've given. Thanks for the help - much appreciated.
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Popel Vooje
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Edited Jun 08, 2010, 15:40
Re: DUB Advice
Jun 08, 2010, 13:55
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Seeing as I haven't had time to read the entire thread, I don't know if anyone else has suggested these yet - but in case they haven't, I'd suggest getting the Trojan Dub Box Sets (both vols 1 and 2) as they contain a wide and varfied selection and are also pretty cheap, considering they're both 3CD sets.
I'd also second Squid's recommendation of Lee Scratch Perry's "Arkology" box - it's an essential primer for anyome who's interested in the genre at all, really.
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machineryelf
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Re: DUB Advice
Jun 08, 2010, 14:02
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Squid Tempest wrote: Alimantado - King's Bread is a cracker too.
seconded, and another hard to find release, you can get Kings Bread in Dub too IIRC
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The Sea Cat
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Edited Jun 08, 2010, 14:06
Re: DUB Advice
Jun 08, 2010, 14:06
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Nice one Popel. When this thread is no longer active I'm going to still use it as a reference point in my Dub odyssey. There's been some wonderful suggestions, and that's one of the great things about HH. You can immediately get good sound advice from fellow heads.
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Kid Calamity
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Edited Jun 08, 2010, 14:13
Re: Jah Wobble
Jun 08, 2010, 14:09
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I can't resist linking to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yswe7-vGqgA Okay, so it's hardly King Tubby... And certain musicians involved might possibly have been struggling with focussing and working their heads somewhat, but I, for one, had a big smile the next morning on opening my iBook.
EDIT: I did the video, too. Some during our Scottish break.
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The Sea Cat
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Re: Jah Wobble
Jun 08, 2010, 14:15
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I know this, and it is a good'un.
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laresident
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Re: DUB Advice
Jun 08, 2010, 14:30
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Coming in late as usual due to my time zone handicap, Mad Professor – Dub Me Crazy Volumes 1-3 and others if you care to explore.
Always zooms me back to fun times of early eighties London. Truely bonkers.
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The Sea Cat
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Re: DUB Advice
Jun 08, 2010, 14:54
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:-)
Om Shanti
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carlyclub
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Re: DUB Advice
Jun 08, 2010, 15:04
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Squid Tempest wrote: carlyclub wrote:
Oh wow, that looks good! I'll have to check that out later.
Sea Cat - you're in for some fun with all this lot.
Indeed! Just noticed that the late great Roger Eagle had a hand in selecting these tracks. Quite a few people's exposure to dub in Liverpool was gained via the Eric's soundsystem.
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