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Dub Side of the Moon: a Reggae Tribute to Dark Side of the Moon

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: Easy Star All-Stars

Release Date July 26, 2006
This is an astonishing record! On paper the idea of a reggae cover of Dark Side Of The Moon sounds demented - but in practise it's truly fabulous. The All-Stars perform dub alchemy, conjuring roots rock out of prog rock like it was the most natural progression. Great Gig In The Sky had me sobbing at its beauty - honestly.

Any Floyd fans with a passing interest in reggae - or, alternatively, any reggae-ists with a passing interest in Pink Floyd - this is for you. Carefully treading that fine line between homage and parody, the All-Stars present a classic work of art in a new way that shines a white light into the prism of your heart. The result is a mind-bending rainbow.

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The Dub Factor

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: Black Uhuru

Release Date February 20, 2003
I remember the first time I met someone else who also knew this album. That was about 20 years ago in France, and the bloke was a Punk bloke with the most extreme look and a pronounced taste for very hardcore music. For some reason he was at my place for a party and at some point I played this album. That certainly got his attention as he already knew and loved this album and we struck a lasting immediate friendship there and then.

I think this is the moct important thing about this album. It transcends the closed up Dub world to a larger experimental world of open minded people. The production is impeccable, and it certainly will twist your mind when you have smoked a few too many spliffs, but even now that I have not been smoking for ... Read More:

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Heart of the Congos

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: Congos

Release Date July 14, 2006
Rate alongside Mona Lisa, Ulysses etc. I bought this on vinyl on Go Feet records in about 1982 as a student desperate to get hip to the sounds of reggae, on the basis of a four star review in the NME.
This record is a revelation.It takes you into the beautiful black heart of Rastafari and the harrowing experience of the African diaspora via the poetry of the bible, the otherworldly vocal harmonising of Cedric Myton et al and Lee Perry's miraculous production. It is truly ravishing and without doubt one of the greatest records of all time.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Police And Thieves

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by: Junior Murvin

Release Date March 13, 2000
Half of this album is excellent - the title track, which enjoyed phenomenal success in the aftermath of the Notting Hill Riots in 1976, "Lucifer" (on Devon Irons' "Ketch Vampire" Rhythm), a remake of his sixties tune "Solomon" on a brand new Upsetter rhythm, "Tedious" and "Easy Task". the rest of it is, I'm afraid to say, filler. Somewhat unmemorable songs are sung well over generic Lee Perry tracks of no great inspiration (of which, regrettably he made many), but little of the remaining tracks sticks in the mind or draws the listener back.

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Marcus Garvey Garvey S Ghost

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: Burning Spear

Release Date November 27, 1990
What a blissful recording, so pastoral and evocative. The first 20 seconds of Jordan River is just the most sublime reggae arrangement imaginable and I never tire of hearing it.

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Radiodread: Tribute To OK Computer

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: Easy Star All Stars

Release Date August 28, 2006
Absolute genius. I never thought that I would be able to listen to, let alone own, a "reggae" album. Karma Police and No Surprises make it worth the buy on their own.
Genius

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Young, Gifted & Black

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: Various Artists

Release Date February 26, 2008
Friends who grew up in the multicultural scene that was Cardiff Docks say that this cd is almost the soundtrack of their youth. There are some real gems on this collection & the fact that the sound quality is on par with the original releases only serves to add to the authenticity.

Vintage stuff - superb!

CD-Charts Position 8
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The Trojan Skinhead Reggae

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: Various Artists

Release Date February 26, 2008
THIS IS A GREAT COMPILATION THERE ARE SOME STOMPIN' TRACKS ON HERE! IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD SKINHEAD REGGAE THEN THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO START.3 CD'S OF FOOT STOMPIN' CLASSICS

CD-Charts Position 9
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Skream

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: Skream

Release Date October 30, 2006
Truly excellent, innovative album. Demonstrates how heavy bass lines can stroll across moods, sometimes dark and downbeat and sometimes uplitfing. Moments such as the haunting flute in Rutten combining with massive bass rumble that just seems to gel together brilliantly. For me some of the more vocal orientated tracks (Check-it/Tapped) bring the star rating down to 4, but it was a close run thing. If you're wanting to add something genuinely new to your collection, look no further.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Father of Dub

CD-Charts > Music > Dub
by: King Tubby

Release Date September 19, 2005
King Tubby pioneered dub reggae and so left his mark on much of today's music.

There's hundreds of King Tubby CDs out there, some of them very dodgy packages featuring tired rythmns that somebody once waved in the general direction of Tubbs. A lot of them have been nowhere near King Tubby's mixing skills. This one is different.

There's a vast selection of tracks from some of his best known work such as "Roots of Dub" and "Meets the Upsetter at the Grass Roots of Dub". Much of this is King Tubby in his prime.

Fans will already have much if this elsewhere, but there are a few gems that were new to me. For newcomers to dub, this is probably the best possible introduction. Bargain priced, over 3 hours of music, good mastering and some damn hot ... Read More: