Conscious Sound is the umbrella created by Dougie Wardrop to canopy Centry, Music Family, Bush Chemists, Hydroponics, Dub Specialists & more. Wardrop ran a record stall in Camden Market in the late 80s & set up his Sound System to help promote the records he sold, as well as the Dub tracks he created on a 4-track recorder. In the early 90s he started the Conscious Sounds label. Wardrop mostly produces DigiDub influenced Roots with tastes of jungle & Dubstep. He also produces Jah Warrior who I will share later this month.
Although Centry was Wardrop's initial outlet, the Bush Chemists became the more prolific project. I am concentrating on their sound here. The Bush Chemists are primarily Dougie, his Conscious Sounds partner Paul Davey, along with Chazbo & Culture Freeman.
One of Wardrop's earliest releases was 1994s Strictly Dubwise by the Bush Chemists originally released on CD by Universal Egg. Vital Dub.
The Bush Chemists - Strictly Dubwise, Universal Egg WWCD6, 1994.
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Dub to Selaisse
Jah Kingdom Dub
Science
Shanti Rock
Tribal Dub
Drugs is a Ting
Some People Dub
Northern Lights
Tomb of Soloman
Healing Dub
Sub Dub
Bongo Man Dub
Maniac Dub
Firehouse Dub
Purple Skunk Dub
Next up was this one on ROIR US...
Dub Exploitation
Got to Be Conscious
Show Them the Way
Give Thanks & Praise
Let Us Know Dub
Teaching of Love
Survival Dub
Armagideon Dub
Cultural Dub
Dub Outernational
Searching Dub
Watchful Dub
Pure & Clean
Roots, Rock, Reggae
Righteous Dub
That same year, Light Up Your Spliff ...
Light Up Your Spliff
Bush Chemist Country
Dub Until Dawn
Firing Dub
Help Us Dub
Time of Tribulation
Mount Zion I
Speak the Truth
Cymbal Rock
Earths Rightful Ruler
Earths Rightful Dub
The Power of Tape
Raw Indica
Seperation
Bass culture,
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Strictly Dubwise
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Dub Outernational
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Light Up Your Spliff
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Thanks NØ! I've been really appreciating the information on the relationships between the various outfits. In this case Bush Chemists & Dub Specialist. The incestuous and complicated relationships between the various studio bands are another daunting territory to navigate.
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