06 September 2024

Sound September 6

Mad Professor
 



Decided to share some Mad Professor here. Although Mad Professor never had his own Sound System, he & his Ariwa label worked closely with Jah Shaka & many of the Sound System culure figures.

I think it is important to acknowledge Mad Professor's huge influence on bringing Dub music to the mainstream in the UK & beyond. His Ariwa record label has released over three hundred records. He is a one of the cornerstones of UK Dub. I have shared much of his music here in the past

Here's a few of his collaborations with Jah Shaka... 

 

Jah Shaka meets Mad Professor - At Ariwa Sounds, Ariwa & Jah Shaka SALP001, 1984.
all decryption codes in comments


Side 1 -
Satta Dub
Almighty Dub
Warrior Dub
Living Dub
H.I.M. - Jah Shaka

Side 2 -
Creation Dub
Atmospheric Dub
Claps like Thunder
People of Yoruba
Rorima - Mad Professor

 

 

 

 

On the fifth installment of Commandments of Dub, Mad Professor takes the boards... 

 


Side A -
In the Begining Dub
Jah Creation Dub
The Spirit Dub
Dub, Like Water
Jah Light Dub

Side B -
The Firmament Dub
Heavenly Dub
Earth Dub
Night & Day Dub
Very, Very Good Dub
 
 
 
 

The next share is a follow-up to the in-demand 1984 album Jah Shaka meets Mad Professor - At Ariwa Studios. As the titles says, here's a new decade from the Prof & the Zulu Warrior...
 
 

Ecological Dub    
Natural Roots    
One Million Man Dub    
Wig Wam    
Chanting Down the Wicked
New Decade Dub    
Gautrey Road Style    
Roots Jamboree    
Zulu Hut    
Morphing Dub    
Only One God
 
 
 
 

But even before Jah Shaka was to influence Mad Professor with the Sound System Sounds, the Prof was already producing music akin to or leading the current trends in UK Dub. The Ariwa backing band was the Elektro Robotik Dub Orkestra or just the Robotiks. Under the Robotiks moniker, Mad Professor issued one of his early classics of quirky analog dub. It is a fantastic juxtaposition of retro sci-fi & Afro-futurist Sounds. 
 
Produced in Ariwa Studios, 42 Gauntrey Road, SE15, Dub Peckham.
 
 

Dodgy Contacts
More Dodgy Contacts
The Dopler Effect
Drop Out
Dub Bonus
Funk-a-Dub
Electromagnetic Seduction
Echoes of Deaf Journalists
Deaf & Dumb
Thermal Runaway
The Duke
Livication Dub
Sicilian Rock
 
 
 
 

One last burst of Mad Professor before moving onward. From 2015, just to show he's still at the height of his game, teamming up with Prince Fatty, another producer closely associated with Sound System culture...
 

Dub Revolution
Devil Dub featuring Winston Francis
Fanfare Dub
Back Off Dub    
Torah Dub
Final Stage Dub featuring Earl 16
Cork Ball Dub
Idi Amin Dub    
Brute Dub
Marijuana Dub featuring Earl 16
 
 
 

Bass culture,

10 comments:

  1. At Ariwa Sounds
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    Jah Dub Creator
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    New Decade of Dub
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    Robotiks
    My Computer’s Acting Strange
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    In the Clone Theory
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  2. NØ hat off for bringing some of the greatest stuff from Mad professor& Jah cooperation....Maximum respect bro....

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    1. Big fan of the Prof. Had to share some of his exceptional work. Thanks, my brutha.

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  3. In the early 90 s while on tour in Germany,Mad Professor made a demo tour tape featuring Macka B,Twinkle Brothers,Bob Andy and many more....I remember the 1st tract of his album =My Computer s acting Strange= is on that tape...Unfortunately I forget that tape in one recording studio,till today no way to get it...another thing I don t have any more Tape player- my last was a Technique I gave away almost over 20 years back......A great tour demo Tape ,a gift from a friend Dave Smith from Leeds......Bro you re doing a greak work by bringing to us stuff we can only dream of.....stay blessed.

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  4. Hey NØ!
    Muchco grande gracias for all the obscure (to us) Professorial dub. We're baking today, and your recipes are hitting the sweet spot. Thanks also for MEGA, which provide multiple instant gratifications for the impatient desires within us all. JUST SAY NØ!

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    1. Seems only right that a bunch o' college slackers such as yerselves would be shaking & baking with the Prof. Don't know what all you have, but last Crazemas I shared the 12 Daze of...(Mad Prof's Dub Me Crazy series). MEGA Rules!

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  5. Holy moly! Just checked it out. Another deep dub goldmine. Thanks for all you do.

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  6. Hey NØ! another great set of posts for September 2024, just shared this in flac on RR, so thought would add the download link here too,
    Mad Professor – Early Dubs (2005) https://pixeldrain.com/u/3iwL1xTH

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    1. Thanks, reb. Can't ever get to much Mad Prof. Sure anyone that sees this comment will grab this. I don't have this (great Early Dubs) so I'm getting it myself right now.

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