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Dub/Dancehall favs

bthavbthav 1,538 Posts
edited November 2005 in Strut Central
im such a effin' newbie to this stuff, but ive always loved it. anybody got a place for a young lad to start?

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  • DirtyBeatGuyDirtyBeatGuy 297 Posts
    im such a effin' newbie to this stuff, but ive always loved it. anybody got a place for a young lad to start?

    For dub - anything by Scientist. I think they still sell re-issues of most of his titles even though the quality of vinyl is a little
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    Blackboard Jugle Dub - Lee Perry

    Cloak and Dagger

    and Return of Super Ape



    Glen Brown/Tubby dub comp



    2LP Tubby/Observer thingy on Trojan



    Start there and forever be addicted, K in Canada.



    P.S. I'm not a dancehall specialist, os I can't help you there.
  • lucerolucero 425 Posts
    a few quick rec's:

    Scientist - Rids the world of the curse of evil vampires ..
    Harry Mudie meets King Tubby vol 1
    Mikey Dread - Aurulax comp or Dread at the controls
    Gregory Issacs - Slum (in dub)
    Lee Perry - Blackboard jungle bub
    Lee Perry & Upsetters - Superape
    Sly & Robbie - A dub experience (think thats the name)
    Natures Dub & Creation Dub LP's on wackies
  • lucerolucero 425 Posts
    one more tip, but some CDs off KL .. the turning point ones he had a while back are

    (anymore on the go Kevin?)
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    Just putting the finishing touches on a roots/dub one as we e-speak. I'll ask my pal if he's made some more, too.

    K in Canada.
  • bthavbthav 1,538 Posts
    i'm down... pm me when your done polishing it.
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,903 Posts
    Hey Kev,

    Can you put me onto something like Skatalites Herb Man Dub?
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    Like the funk tune or the dub tracks of the LP?

    K.
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,903 Posts
    Sorry, should have been clear.

    Dub tracks
  • edpowersedpowers 4,437 Posts
    i hate dancehall but when i hear "Jack it up"....i lose my fucking mind ...that is my shit............2am, drunk , clubbin'
  • girgir 329 Posts




    i've been rocking this since i got it at the wfmu show.
  • picoandsepulvedapicoandsepulveda 1,026 Posts
    king tubby meets rockers uptown
  • aleitaleit 1,915 Posts


    i've been rocking this since i got it at the wfmu show.

    dig that one too.

    phil pratt.

  • DK_EssenceDK_Essence 189 Posts
    iam not really into dub, but some weeks ago i was at a dub hangout and the soundsystem play a bunch of tunes i didnt knew. and then ... just if it was their usual style, they kicked a 5/4 dub version of take five, which finally made me go nuts. donnu the artist, but if anyone knows dub versions of take five... post them!
  • CortezTheKillerCortezTheKiller 169 Posts
    Don't know what you mean by dancehall, but you should check out the 6 disc Jammy's comps The Revenge of King Jammy's Super Power Allstars. All the classics = Sleng Teng, Punaany, Budy Bye, etc. Also comes in 12 or so volumes (Walboomers) as 12"s.

    Let me hear you say whooooa, yeeeeeaaaah, whooa, yeaah, whooa, yeaah.

    Peace,
    Cortez

  • coffinjoecoffinjoe 1,743 Posts
    dancehall = techniques riddim lps
    great place to start, stalag 17,18,19
    premiere xplosion
    but i like the late 80's sound

    dub - some of them early mad professor's are nice
    so many good re-issues on blood & fire, etc

    man, that star wars dub is getting around
  • BlowFlyBlowFly 89 Posts
    Dancehall riddims are changing.
    If you listen to a couple of years ago they're all fast and very digital. Now they're a bit more rootsy.

    Its best to buy up the riddims you like and you can mix and match from the old and new.

    Some of my favourites are:

    Stalag Riddim - old classic
    Doctors Delight - a new one, got Tanya Stevens on it
    Hard Times - a new one, got I-Wayne on it
    Return riddim - from last year
    Jamrock - new, Damian Marley and very popular
    Joyride - older, got good Tanya Stevens and Lady Saw
    Summertime riddim - new-ish, great Sizzla cut
    Bandits - Early 90s but solid, Luciano rocks it
    Hot dis Year - older digital style, Dirtsman and Pinchers cuts on this are awesome.

    All the dub selections suggested so far are good, there is a Japanese label called PK that puts out 10"s which are all worth the effort and there is also a very recent Prince Buster re-issue, not sure what label, which is a



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    Dancehall riddims are changing.
    If you listen to a couple of years ago they're all fast and very digital. Now they're a bit more rootsy.

    Its best to buy up the riddims you like and you can mix and match from the old and new.

    Some of my favourites are:

    Stalag Riddim - old classic
    Doctors Delight - a new one, got Tanya Stevens on it
    Hard Times - a new one, got I-Wayne on it
    Return riddim - from last year
    Jamrock - new, Damian Marley and very popular
    Joyride - older, got good Tanya Stevens and Lady Saw
    Summertime riddim - new-ish, great Sizzla cut
    Bandits - Early 90s but solid, Luciano rocks it
    Hot dis Year - older digital style, Dirtsman and Pinchers cuts on this are awesome.

    All the dub selections suggested so far are good, there is a Japanese label called PK that puts out 10"s which are all worth the effort and there is also a very recent Prince Buster re-issue, not sure what label, which is a




    Don't know what label pressed the reissue, but I'd wager you're taking about "The Message Dubwise" with a picture of Buster and BIg Youth outside Buster's Record Shack.

    K in Canada.
  • BlowFlyBlowFly 89 Posts


    Don't know what label pressed the reissue, but I'd wager you're taking about "The Message Dubwise" with a picture of Buster and BIg Youth outside Buster's Record Shack.

    K in Canada.

    Thats the one!
    Its made up to look like a Jamacian pressing but the quality is too good.
    I'm thinking there may be a connection with Sounds of the Universe/ Soul Jazz - if only because thats the first place I'd noticed had copies.
  • jazzercismjazzercism 838 Posts


    Without a doubt my favorite dancehall record.
  • hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
    Even edpowers' mom likes this schitt.

    YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.
  • TREWTREW 2,037 Posts

    Hot dis Year - older digital style, Dirtsman and Pinchers cuts on this are awesome.

    3x cosign!

    gotta add in some el general too.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts


    this is an all-time favourite - haunting and soulful.
  • nosawanosawa 89 Posts


    Don't know what label pressed the reissue, but I'd wager you're taking about "The Message Dubwise" with a picture of Buster and BIg Youth outside Buster's Record Shack.

    K in Canada.

    Thats the one!
    Its made up to look like a Jamacian pressing but the quality is too good.
    I'm thinking there may be a connection with Sounds of the Universe/ Soul Jazz - if only because thats the first place I'd noticed had copies.

    I don't believe there is a direct Soul Jazz connection, but they managed to get a hold of a bunch more copies just recently, great LP
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    Don't know what label pressed the reissue, but I'd wager you're taking about "The Message Dubwise" with a picture of Buster and BIg Youth outside Buster's Record Shack.



    K in Canada.



    Thats the one!

    Its made up to look like a Jamacian pressing but the quality is too good.

    I'm thinking there may be a connection with Sounds of the Universe/ Soul Jazz - if only because thats the first place I'd noticed had copies.



    I got the OG Buster press of it and do remember there being a distinct difference in sound quality when listening to it at a record store (OG has that seperated stereo thing a g'wan).







    K in Canada.
  • edpowersedpowers 4,437 Posts
    Even edpowers' mom likes this schitt.

    YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.

    LOL !!!!!!!
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