Dread at the controls taking over... High time to dub it to the top here a bit. One of my fave musical genres, dub basically means stripped-down, instrumental versions of regular reggae songs. Featuring heavy, heavy bass, snippets of vocals, and tons of added sound effects. From echo, tape delay and reverb to animal sounds, ringing telephones, crying babies, gunfire and blaring sirens... Everything goes really, just as long as it pleases Jah.
The legendary Osbourne Ruddock alias King Tubby remains the undisputed master of dub, but other producers such as Lee "Scratch" Perry, Joe Gibbs, Erroll Brown, Herman Chin Loy and Keith Hudson - to name but a few - mixed some mean ones too in their time. And the realization that all these amazing tracks were made with rather limited means, as Jamaican studios didn´t exactly feature state of the art equipment, makes their soundboard wizardry all the more impressive.
The players vary, but often feature reggae revolutionaries Sly Dunbar on drums and Robbie Shakespeare on bass. Without further ado, here´s a well charged dub ten pack for all you brethren out there. No recent stuff here mind, all strickly roots, ´cause that´s the way I like it. Seen?
Herman Chin Loy - Jah Jah Dub MP3
King Tubby - Satta Dread Dub MP3
Augustus Pablo - Keep On Dubbing MP3
Aggrovators - Rockers Almighty Dub MP3
Upsetters - Black Panta MP3
The Revolutionaries - M.P.L.A. MP3
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Freedom Call MP3
Vital Dub - Roof Top Dub MP3
Keith Hudson - Black Right MP3
Scientist - Babylon Fight Dub MP3
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