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In Reply to: Reggae album of the day. posted by J.R. on September 2, 2005 at 07:30:41:
i've never been into reggae much with a few exceptions. part of it is that i prefer instrumentals over vocals in general and probably particularly with reggae because there's so much religion in it. to anyone into jamaican music, i'd recommend these discs:"the best of desmond dekker". before there was reggae, there was ska, and desmond is the best. these tracks are more bluesy and bouncy than typical reggae. it's one fun disc. i'm happy that i was lucky enough to find it at my local library.
scientist "tribute to king tubby" (dub) is the very best dub i've EVER heard. it isn't the typical "every track sounds like every other roots dub song you've ever heard". it features electronics and more of a danceable tempo. it's too bad it's only available on cassette. i was fortunate enough to pick it up for just $1 in a stores cutout bin, but i already recognized the best track from my roir reggae compilation tape which isn't shabby either. if you like dub... get this cassette. roir used to sell cassettes for just $4-5. their "tribute to king tubby" and "best of roir reggae" cassetes would be bargains at twice the price.
steely and clevie "dubbist" which i tracked down after buying that same roir compilation cassette. "escape poverty" is hands down the baddest dub track i've ever heard. it literally bubbles. riffs start, then are abruptly cut while others are pitchbent by tape decks speeding up and slowing down. the rest of the disc isn't shabby either. S&C aren't afraid of using drum machines and synthesizers tastefully within a rootsy context. they even use elements that sound like they're lifted from 50s tunes at one point. if you hurry, you can grab this disc for the sick price of just $2 (i think) at amazon like i did. i like this disc 10x better than the $17 mad scientist "who knows the secret of the master tape?" disc that i bought based on undeserved raves.
these two dub discs have more flavor than 40 "same old same old" compilations combined.
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- Re: i like dub and ska better - budget minded 22:22:30 09/21/05 (1)
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