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11-09-2005, 06:36 PM
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Hey i'm really starting to get into reggae/dub. I wanted to know what everyone thinks are some essential albums to check out or just some really good artists? jah!
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11-09-2005, 06:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Englewood, CO | | | Well, Bob Marley and the Wailers is a no brainer.. The Legend box set gives a good sampling of all his phases and styles and has all his best works. UB40 is another big act that has made waves in the reggae world. I'm having trouble thinking of names at the moment though. The problem with reggae is that although I love it when I'm on the mood, it all starts sounding the same realllllyyy fast. There isn't a huge variety in Reggae styles, but it has some great grooves. Try and find some of the ska-infused reggae stuff if you want more variety.
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11-09-2005, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 5stringDNA There isn't a huge variety in Reggae styles, but it has some great grooves. | Actually, over its history, many distinct styles have come out of what we may consolidate as "Reggae". Dance Hall, DJ-Toasting, Ska, Dub, and other styles are very distinct.
If you want to get a terrific album that showcases a lot of reggae styles of the 70's and 80's I highly recommend the soundtrack to the film, "Rockers". Overall, I have never heard a better reggae album from start to finish....includes the Heptones, Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh, Jacob "Killer" Miller and several others. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846
If you want to get into DUB, start with where it began and that is with Lee "Scratch" Perry and anything he produced in the 70's and 80's. You also should Google his name and just read some of the biographical history of this man. He was a truly seminal figure in the history of Reggae music. In particular were albums by a group of rotating personnel under the name "The Upsetters" or "Super Ape". So basically anything titled sorta like "Super Ape in Dub", "Return of the Super Ape" are cuts that will dub you deep. See more about this at: http://www.furious.com/perfect/leeperry/ http://upsetta.tripod.com/ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846
From there, the world of Dub is vast, but two modern bass players who have done some interesting things with this style are Bill Laswell and Jah Wobble.....these guys are worth checking out.
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11-10-2005, 02:29 AM
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11-10-2005, 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by danhorne Hey i'm really starting to get into reggae/dub. I wanted to know what everyone thinks are some essential albums to check out or just some really good artists? jah!
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Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield Isn't this thread an exact duplicate of one I just answered somewhere else...? | Look in "Recordings" !!
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11-10-2005, 04:18 AM
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11-10-2005, 04:31 AM
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11-10-2005, 06:31 AM
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11-10-2005, 06:42 AM
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BTW, don't bother with amazon for buying reggae.
Go right to the best... Ernie B's Reggae. The biggest independent reggae distributor in the world, and a super nice guy to boot.
Also, I'd advise you go and pick up a copy of the Rough Guide to Reggae...written by one of the world's most knowledgeable reggae afficionados, Steve Barrows. It's just the thing to get you started.
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11-10-2005, 06:48 AM
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11-10-2005, 07:41 AM
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11-10-2005, 09:20 AM
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11-10-2005, 10:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lincoln, Massachusetts | | I posted this in the other thread as well. Here is my list of essentials:
Augustus Pablo/King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Black Uhuru/Dub Factor
Burning Spear/Garvey's Ghost
Scientist/Rids The World of The Evil Curse of The Vampires
Keith Hudson/Pick A Dub
Yabby You/Dub It To The Top
Lee Perry/Return of The Super Ape
Bill Laswell has created some of my favorite contemporary Dub music. The Dub Chamber 3 (with Jah Wobble) is outstanding. Laswell did an ambient mix translation of Bob Marley's music called "Dreams of Freedom" that I highly recommend it. Also the second Trojan Dub Massive. . .
Here is an excellent dub resource on the Web: http://www.interruptor.ch/dub.shtml
It's particularly good if you're interested in dub production techniques.
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11-10-2005, 12:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia | | | Hey guys, thanks for everything, lots of great info. I'm gonna get a bunch of stuff from my teaching, his life is reggae and dub so he'll be able to help me out. He's probably the main reason i am really starting to dig the reggae groove.
I checked out Ernie B's website, WOW. It impossible to find stuff like around here. Thanks,
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