Page 1 of 5

who can recommend me some decent reggae/dub

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:27 am
by dubluke
safe, i really like reggae and dub music but know hardly anything about it really, can anyone recommend me some sort of list of classic artists or albums so i can grab a few CD's of it?

cheers, luke

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:34 am
by datura
what sort of stuff do you like?

ska, rocksteady, roots, dancehall etc?

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:37 am
by frebentos
Rythem and Sound, Butch Cassidy Soundsystem, The Abysinnians
three of my favourtie dub artists...

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:48 am
by dubluke
cheers frebentos!

datura - not really into dancehall but really like ska and roots, don't really know about rocksteady, try me!

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:26 am
by oddfellow
Try some Yabby You.

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:31 am
by nesslei
get your hands on every single studio one release ever.

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:32 am
by datura
This is the best Rocksteady comp i've got - got all the big tunes on it:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-Do-Rockste ... 241&sr=8-5


As for albums:

Lee Perry related (Black Ark):

The Congos - The Heart Of The Congos
Lee Perry - Super Ape
Lee Perry - Roast Fish & Cornbread
Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves
Max Romeo - War Inna Babylon

Blood & Fire Releases:

Glen Brown & King Tubby - Termination Dub
Yabby You - Jesus Dread (2-CD)
Impact Allstars - Forward The Bass : Dub From Randy's 1972 - 1975
Johnny Clarke - Dreader Dread 1976 - 1978
Prince Alla & Junior Ross - I Can Hear The Children Singing 1975 - 1978
King Tubby - Freedom Sounds In Dub

The best ska album imho: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ska-Down-Jamaic ... 270&sr=1-1

Trojan have released a number of 2xcd retrospectives of artists in the last few years, people to check for are:

Justin Hinds (v underrated)
Dennis Brown
Cornell Campbell
Heptones
Johnny Clarke
John Holt
Barry Brown
Gregory Isaacs
Ken Boothe
Linval Thompson
Johnny Osbourne
Ken boothe
Desmond Dekker


Some other great albums:

Abyssinians - Satta Massagana
Little Roy - Tafari Earth Uprising
Israel Vibration - The Same Song
African Brothers - Want Some Freedom

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:34 am
by datura
nesslei wrote:get your hands on every single studio one release ever.
haha, some of them are the most appalling pressings ever though!

I forgot to mention the 2 Burning Spear Studio 1 albums - those are amazing.

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:37 am
by nesslei
datura wrote:
nesslei wrote:get your hands on every single studio one release ever.
haha, some of them are the most appalling pressings ever though!
true.

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:39 am
by datura
nothing like a few dimples, offset centres and stickers over the tune!

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:40 am
by nesslei
datura wrote:Trojan have released a number of 2xcd retrospectives of artists in the last few years
didn't trojan also put out those punky reaggae party compilations as well? awesome.

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:42 am
by datura

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:08 pm
by pacheko
Barrington Levy:

"robbin hood"
&
"englishman"

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:12 pm
by *grand*
pm delendi .. and ask her dubluke.

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:15 pm
by deamonds
nesslei wrote:get your hands on every single studio one release ever.
x2

King tubby aswell
Barrington Levy

Anybody like mod/ska why were here

I foooking love madness and the specials, dexters midnight runners were okay also...i love going through me mums 12" :U:

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:18 pm
by vonboyage
*Grand* wrote:pm delendi .. and ask her dubluke.
Lol @ that.

U man are taking it deep with this eh!?


WHO KNOW'S ABOUT SOUNDCLASHES

They are probably my favourite type of dubadub.

Mighty Crown Vs. Black Kat

Killamanjaro Vs. Black Kat.

I could go on..& on & on.


If you want some, holla.

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:20 pm
by datura
i uploaded a few tracks here for a friend to listen to, bit of a mixture (btw not downloadable mods!)

http://www.divshare.com/download/3462755-d0c

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:21 pm
by datura
Vonboyage wrote:

WHO KNOW'S ABOUT SOUNDCLASHES

They are probably my favourite type of dubadub.

Mighty Crown Vs. Black Kat

Killamanjaro Vs. Black Kat.

I could go on..& on & on.


If you want some, holla.
what's the sound quality like? I picked up a few of various sites but all been pretty poor recordings..

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:24 pm
by vonboyage
As good as soundclashes get i suppose.

I mean, apart from the obscene shoutings of "suk unu mooma"

which distort the mic...

& crackly plates.



its pretty good qual indeed!

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:26 pm
by datura
Vonboyage wrote:As good as soundclashes get i suppose.

I mean, apart from the obscene shoutings of "suk unu mooma"

which distort the mic...

& crackly plates.



its pretty good qual indeed!
Image