The clue to this first one is in the title.
Ten tracks that use the familiar sound of the 303 acid bassline but place it within the less familiar context of Dub. The psychedelic nature of the acid squiggle finds a fine musical partner in Dub's deep meditative echo chamber to create a highly hypnotic & trippy journey.
The tracks here were all recorded during lockdown in Om Unit's home town of Bristol (the cobblestones of which feature on the cover) which no doubt played a role in their deeply immersive nature.
Knobs Side -
Intro
Bristol Theme
Treading Earth
Dissolved
Celestial Envoy
Bricks Side -
Ghosts
Circled
Rolling Stock
Tapped
The Struggle
You know him from the dreaded Dread at the Controls radio show from JA, you know him from the Socialist Roots Sound System, you know him from the Clash, you know him from Singers & Players On-U Sound. Dubly Beloved for Dubtember 14 is none other than Mikey Dread...Michael George Campbell R.I.P. This Dread may have passed on but he's still at the Controls.
Mikey sez: "Come to Mikey Dread's Dub Party"...
Mikey Dread - Come to Mikey Dread's Dub Party, ROIR USA 8208, 1995.
Dub Party
Buh Yah Kah
Sound Check
Tourist Dub
Haile Selassie Centenary Dub
Special Request Dub
Joyride
Everyday Dub
Cover Dub
Mother's Day Dub
Ragamuffin Style
Womanizer Dubtract
(ROIR) Commercial Dub
Impulsive Emotions Dub
Cherrypie
Black Supremacy for South Africa
This one is on Mikey's own DATC label...
Reel # 1 -
Freestyle Dubatak
Theme from "Solidarity"
Dub Trakarak
Klappaz Konekshan
3 O'Clock Dubatak
Reel # 2 -
Gully Bank Dub
River Nile Style
Radix Revenge
Tricky Track
Dub Venture
Jamba Dub
Dubservation
Dub Onward,
NØ
Acid Dub Studies
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No comment, just thanks for all the good music. My favourite blog. @ Lanc
ReplyDeleteFor having no comment you sure heaped on the high praise. Thank you so very much. Must be doing somethin' right for some folks.
Deleteam absolutely floored Nate Dawg that you continue to blow our minds daily this month with incredible dub even covering back to forming daze which has been so hard to find online...just incredible the depth at your blog! A BIG THANK YOU
ReplyDeleteThe idea of doubling up with new & old was to try to provide some heritage roots by which to view modern Dub. It's been a great time so far & thanks for your (as always) kindness.
DeleteMy hard drive just smiled.
ReplyDeleteDiego
The only cure for a smiling hard drive is...MORE DUB!!!
DeleteI'm not really into Dub, not having heard much. I lean more into "the psychedelic nature of the acid squiggle" - to quote your intro - so I'll give this a listen. Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteBrian
Dub music was originally a sub-genre of reggae. It was the double (B-side) of many singles in its early days, being firstly an off-shoot of Version, the basically Drum & Bass, instrumental version that toasters & sound systems played at parties. In his book Starship Africa, Michael Veal described Dub as "the sound of a society tearing itself apart at the seams".
DeleteDub today has traveled far & wide from its Jamaican roots & encompasses many varieties of music. I try to share many different styles & takes of Dub from across the globe.
I think you will find Om Unit's music incorporates Dub while staying true to his psychedelic acid bass style.