On Wed, Aug 14, 2002 at 06:34:33AM -0700, P J Kane wrote:
I'm just curious why there is so little mention of the Orb's early debt to dub music. Most of Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld is very heavily dub influenced. The super heavy and slow basslines over upbeat drums is the signature mark of dub. (Not to mention the rasta talk on Perpetual Dawn).
... or the obviously named "Towers Of Dub", which namechecks both Selassie and Garvey!
i like what i have heard of dub (a little Augusto Pablo, a little Black Uhuru), and am always looking for recommendations.
any dub albums -- old or new, that you recommend?
two of my favourites that spring to mind are: "Dub Come Save Me" by Roots Manuva (hip-hoppy dub, pretty new, wicked) and "No Protection" Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor (greeeeeeeat!) I also like "Arkology" by Lee Scratch Perry, a 3cd compilation of tracks he wrote, produced and/or remixed. "Blood Vapour" is another Scratch album I quite like. I'm no dub expert though, those are just some examples I happen to like. According to the cab driver who took me home last saturday Horace Andy and one of the guys from Black Uhuru (can't remember which one now... not Junior Reid...) and a few other stars are playing near me this weekend ... but as he had obviously been smoking rocks just before he picked us up I didn't press him on too many details in case he started paying even less attention to the road. -- One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.