― fritz, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
However, this being said, I think that you could say that everyone who likes dub likes reggae, and everyone who likes reggae would probably like dub, if they knew what it was.
Want some good stuff?
I agree with everything that has been said, but I'd also recommend:
If Deejay was your trade - Various (Blood and Fire) Mad Professor vs. Massive Attack - No Protection Horace Andy - In the Light and In the Light Dub Prince Alla - Only Love Can Conquer Sizzla - Reggae Max
Some of my favourites, not not exactly a comprehensive selection.
Pick up the Rough Guide 100 Essential Reggae CDS. It makes for great reading and is a lovely conversation starter.
― cybele, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
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― Brian MacDonald, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― dave q, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― turner, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― nickn, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
There's lots of great earlier reggae too: I'm particularly fond of Clancy Eccles's productions, Amalgamated-era Joe Gibbs, a lot of Bunny Lee stuff and Winston 'Niney' Holness, probably the heaviest of the early reggae fellows.
A step back a little further to rocksteady can't do any harm, either: the golden age of Treasure Isle.
The other thing I think should be mentioned in this thread is Studio 1. The greatest body of work in Jamaican music bar none. You can never go wrong with the series of "Best of Studio 1" compilations which Heartbeat put out which span early reggae to roots stuff. LPs? I's start with "Bob Andy's Songbook", Cedric 'IM' Brooks's "Flash Forward", "The Wailing Souls" and "Bobby Bobylon" by Freddie Macgregor. But there's loads more to be found.
My other *real* thing at the moment is 70s Gregory Isaacs. More Gregory. Gregory, Horace Andy and Junior Byles are three of my top 10 voices ever.
― Tim, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― m jemmeson, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
The first version I had of that LP (which was a taped version of a Jamaican pressing on Joe Gibbs with the primarily yellow sleeve and a colour version of the photo) had a little reprise / dub of the last track on the second side. Just about 45 seconds of wild dubbing on "Under Heavy Manners". I've heard vinyl and CD reissues on Gibbs and never found another version with that little coda, and it upsets me a little. Anyone have any versions which do have the little end bit? (BTW, it's not the same as the various dub versions I have of the rhythm).
mj, do you have "Prophecy Reveal" by Bo Jangles? I know it was re- pressed a while back but I've never found it. Is it on the "Money In My Pocket" rhythm?
― M. Matos, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I work for a publishing company and we will be reissuing Beth Lesser's "King Jammy" - it is the definitive book on 80s dancehall. Beth is also a photographer--her work has appeared in the Rough Guide, among other publications.
Just for interest sake, is anyone on this thread (or any dub/reggae fans) intrigued?
― Ian, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Andrew L, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Bim Sherman's 'Miracle', while not exactly Reggae, is still utterly wonderful.
― Johnathan, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
The first dub album? I forget, but one of them. One of the craziest too. Mad loping grooves, everything and the kitchen sink samples before there were samples.
Lee Scratch Perry--Super Ape
Primo mid-70s Scratch. Smooth, rootsical, deep, hypnotic...
― Ben Williams, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Andy, Wednesday, 31 October 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― David Gunnip, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Omar, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Tim, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― m jemmeson, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Dr. C, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Daniel, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― David Raposa, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― cybele, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― jess, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ben Williams, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
But never mind me and my minor griping. Have I thanked you all for your recommendations yet? I haven't gone out and bought anything, mind you, but when I do, you'll be the 10th or 11th to know.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
You just can't get it loud enough at home. It's gotta be so heavy that you can feel the bass from your fingers through to your toes. I'd pay $25 for that--then again, I'm Canadian. Don't know whether I'd pay $25 US.
― jk, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Mark, Thursday, 1 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― m jemmeson, Friday, 2 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Bring on the Scratch, Jammy, and Tubby...and forward the bass.
― cybele, Friday, 2 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Dr. C, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Soon Forward and Mr. Isaacs are incredible. Smooooth mofo.
A step back a little further to rocksteady can't do any harm
Love love love rocksteady. Anybody who likes American soul music should check into it. Some favorites: John Holt (and the Paragons), Slim Smith (and the Techniques/Uniques), Pat Kelly, Ken Boothe, The Heptones.
The Pressure Sounds comps are great too.
The Royals singles compilation on Pressure Sounds, 'Pick Up the Pieces', has been kicking my ass recently. Classic from beginning to end. Dubwise, the Joe Gibbs comp. 'No Bones for the Dogs' is quality throughout as well.
Other shit that I've been hooked on and can usu be found at a good price: Delroy Wilson 'Good All Over' (rocksteady at the cusp of reggae), Dub Over Dub (27 tracks of Errol Thompson's mixing, with solid tracks as a base), the Wailing Souls self-titled debut (superb, utterly beautiful singing and catchy yet rough tunes), Scientist vs Space Invaders (um, it's early 80s Scientist. nuff said), Gladiators 'Proverbial Reggae' (you know reggae is the shit when an album this good hardly gets discussed)
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― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 07:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 07:45 (twenty years ago) link
The Blomqvist book is OK. There are definitely a lot of records in there I didn't know about that I will check out, but it's hardly a deep dive. Each entry is like a paragraph. And I know that English is not the author's first language, but the writing (and copy editing) is pretty bad. That said, I realize its function is not necessarily to provide prose that dances off the page. The author's enthusiasm is persuasive, and his expertise is apparent. It's a good book for info, and worth getting if you want to add a few dozen titles to your dub wantlist, but not much more than that. You can read the whole thing in less than an hour.
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 8 May 2022 10:26 (one year ago) link
I just re-read my post and realized it comes off a tad harsh, which was not my intention. I think anyone who bothered to click on this thread will benefit greatly from reading it. It's clearly a labor of love, emphasis on the love. I just would have liked to have seen a bit more research and a lot more copy editing.
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 8 May 2022 10:39 (one year ago) link
Just noticed that Prince Far I's name is rendered as "Prince Farl" throughout the book
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 18:47 (one year ago) link
https://i.discogs.com/pa702HiTAXWZy1mm5XPJuCCEXKPXHbFFm8S6Um9jOT0/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwNzU5/NzQxLTE1MDM4MjIw/ODQtNDY2Ny5tcG8.jpeg
― bulb after bulb, Tuesday, 10 May 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
Greetings! My book "100 days of dub" was not meant to be an encyclopedia of dub records, it just me going through my collection, record by record, adding my thoughts on each album. It is written in a more conversational tone maybe but that is the way I like to discuss music. It can of course work as guide to those who want to know more and for those who already know.
My new book, "Reggae Disco 45" goes a bit deeper and includes label scans and sometimes more in depth information. This book focuses on the 12 inch and 10 inch format. Roots reggae music from the early 70´s and beyond. In the book I go through 600 + records over 470 pages. For those interested there are still copies available at Dubvendor, Lionvibes, Championsound records etc. A Limited press of 500 copies worldwide. Respect every time!!
― Skyjuice, Saturday, 7 October 2023 10:25 (six months ago) link
sounds great!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Saturday, 7 October 2023 10:34 (six months ago) link
it does!! and i really enjoyed 100 days of dub :)
― ava (paolo), Saturday, 7 October 2023 11:01 (six months ago) link
Thanks, Skyjuice! I'll be picking this one up for sure. Nice work.
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 7 October 2023 17:02 (six months ago) link
same. thanks, skyjuice.
― stirmonster, Saturday, 7 October 2023 17:46 (six months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR9FroSWqRQDerrick Harriott - Go Away Dream
what a great tune
hope this is the right thread for it (never sure how to discern reggae from rocksteady etc)
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 6 December 2023 13:00 (four months ago) link
since this seems to be the most active all-purpose reggae thread, i thought i'd post this here (in addition to the 'C/D Christmas music' thread).
i tried to make a mix of holiday reggae tunes that 1) i actually like and 2) focuses mostly on '60s rocksteady. there's some ska, mento, and early reggae ('70-'71) here too. thought some of you might enjoy it.
https://www.mixcloud.com/abschied/christmas-in-jamaica/
― budo jeru, Sunday, 24 December 2023 03:51 (three months ago) link
Really enjoying this mix. Have never heard any of these but I’ve liked them all so far. Thanks.
― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 24 December 2023 06:55 (three months ago) link
glad you like it! pretty much my target audience, lol
― budo jeru, Sunday, 24 December 2023 18:05 (three months ago) link
Cool, thanks!
My friend and I have a theory that no song or style of music can't be reggaefied. Beatles, metal, Christmas music ...
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 24 December 2023 23:32 (three months ago) link
Listening now! Do you have a playlist?
― Expansion to Mackerel (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 25 December 2023 18:20 (three months ago) link
yup, here you are
1. The Wailers - White Christmas [1965]2. Richard Stoute - Rocksteady Christmas [1969]3. Rico Rodriguez - Jingle Bells [1967]4. Rueben Anderson - Christmas Time Again [1966]5. The Kingstonians - Merry Christmas [1967]6. Augustus Pablo - Snowball and Pudding [1971]7. Granville Willams Orchestra - Santa Clause Is Ska-ing to Town [1965]8. Owen Gray - Collins Greetings [1967]9. Terry & the Hurricanes - Sleigh Jump [1967]10. Trevor & the Maytones - Everyday Is Like a Holiday [1969]11. Toots & the Maytals - Christmas Feeling Ska [1964]12. Rico Rodriguez - Silent Night [1967]13. Hopeton Lewis - Happy Christmas [1968]14. The Ethiopians - Ding Dong Bell [1968]15. Byron Lee & the Dragonaires - White Christmas [1969]16. Ruddy & Sketto w/ Laurel Aitken - Christmas Blues [1962]17. Alton Ellis & the Lipsticks - Merry Merry Christmas [1971]18. Prince Buster & the Charmers - Long Winter [1965]19. Don Cornel & the Eternals - Christmas Joy [1970]20. Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Christmas Day [1968]
― budo jeru, Monday, 25 December 2023 19:55 (three months ago) link
I put this on at my mother-in-law's and it was a hit, great mix!
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Monday, 25 December 2023 23:16 (three months ago) link
yes indeed!
― stirmonster, Monday, 25 December 2023 23:31 (three months ago) link
Thanks budo
― Expansion to Mackerel (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 00:18 (three months ago) link
love this, budo jesu, thank you
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 00:20 (three months ago) link
this is excellent, thx!
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 26 December 2023 10:52 (three months ago) link
thanks for giving it a listen, i'm happy to hear it was enjoyed
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 26 December 2023 18:23 (three months ago) link
For UK ilxors - Mad Professor is appearing on The Repair Shop tonight (!?), getting a processor repaired.
― Twelves, Wednesday, 27 December 2023 17:42 (three months ago) link
is budo jeru’s christmas mix simply the best christmas album ever? srs question
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 28 December 2023 23:15 (three months ago) link
:D
― budo jeru, Friday, 29 December 2023 01:37 (three months ago) link
listened to budo’s mix on the way out to my parent’s place for christmas dinner on monday. me and the mrs really enjoyed iti regret not taking a bluetooth speaker to share with the fam
― sknybrg, Friday, 29 December 2023 01:52 (three months ago) link
like it!!
― ava (paolo), Friday, 29 December 2023 19:30 (three months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGLmOjymMDc
this is my favourite jamaican christmas song. it's kind of a sad one
― ava (paolo), Friday, 29 December 2023 19:31 (three months ago) link
I stumbled across this tonight (Repair Shop is our family zero effort TV) and it's sort of head-frying or dreamlike - Mad Professor brings in a phaser he'd got off Lee Perry and asks them to get it working. The electronics guy who usually just fixes radios and turntables is out of his depth, god love him. Not even a celebrity episode - it's stuck in with a dog-handling ex-copper getting his life-sized ceramic Alsatian repaired and an extremely rugby-playing man getting the rugby boots he got when he was 6 patched up.
iplayer link - "An intriguing 1970s electronic sound effect machine causes a commotion at the barn."
― woof, Monday, 15 January 2024 00:26 (three months ago) link
Whoops, meant to quote this:
For UK ilxors - Mad Professor is appearing on The Repair Shop tonight (!?), getting a processor repaired.― Twelves, Wednesday, December 27, 2023 5:42 PM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Twelves, Wednesday, December 27, 2023 5:42 PM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
I want to thank this thread for recommending "Dadawah" LP. after my mom passed away it was the only thing I could bear to listen to, like, easing my way back into listening to music. Something about it is good for enduring
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 01:53 (three months ago) link
Condolences, D-40. I hear you, it's really hard to get back into music after losing someone close. When my dad passed, it took me a long time to play any record. Eventually, it was Pharoah Sanders' Harvest Time that stayed on repeat until I could listen to anything else. I'd argue that it's a similar feel to that Dadawah record.
― julian cage (sawdust lagoon), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:27 (three months ago) link
yes, sorry to hear that D40, truly
picked this one up for a quid early today, hadn't heard it before but it's good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmFs5Ldu1lkTeddy Irie - Tear It Down
― blazin' squab (NickB), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:39 (three months ago) link
Yeah D-40 I would like to echo everyone's sympathies and add that when I was dealing with the long period between my dad's sudden hospitalization and his passing (about 18 months) one of the only types of music i could tolerate was dub. i listened to a LOT of King Tubby. Like hours per week. There's something special about how it lowers the heartrate I think? Idk.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 January 2024 00:31 (three months ago) link
Huh, I hadn't made that connection but since my Dad died almost 2 years ago I've gone deep into King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Dr. Alimontado and recently picked up a STELLAR comp called "Step Forward Youth". You may be right that this music soothes the grieving soul.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 17 January 2024 01:21 (three months ago) link
I've been absorbed by the Joe Gibbs compilations Cherry Red has been putting out recently through their Doctor Bird imprint.
Joe Gibbs & the Professionals, 100 Years of Dub 2CD
Joe Gibbs & the Professionals, The 1970s Dub Albums Collection 4CD
United Dreadlocks Vols 1 & 2 - Joe Gibbs Roots Reggae 1976-1977 2CD
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Wednesday, 17 January 2024 02:29 (three months ago) link
I just heard Gregory Isaacs' "Night Nurse" for the first time. It is amazing - give me more robo-reggae.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Friday, 1 March 2024 23:44 (one month ago) link
wow! i'd love to be hearing it for the 1st time. the dub of it is extraordinary too.
― stirmonster, Saturday, 2 March 2024 00:05 (one month ago) link
I will have to check that out. I swoon for that synth sound.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, 2 March 2024 02:50 (one month ago) link
More robo-reggae? Here you go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU2kjMMU0Sk
― bbq, Saturday, 2 March 2024 04:35 (one month ago) link
Yes! Thank you!
Lol @ that Atari sound on track 2.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Saturday, 2 March 2024 12:53 (one month ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNzo2Jk77eU
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 2 March 2024 14:04 (one month ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL2Ll454OnA
― bbq, Sunday, 3 March 2024 01:44 (one month ago) link
chi ba wa wa
― budo jeru, Sunday, 3 March 2024 01:50 (one month ago) link