Favourite Reggae/Dub songs.
 

Not the most of enlightening threads I agree but it's an underused forum so why not gee it up a little? Post some of your fave Reggae/Dub trax for the masses and a little on why they are.


Dubmatix are a band I am constantly championing on these boards but their sound is just so huge. They call themselves 'Electro Dub' which is basically the team providing the beats on the decks and then a guitarist, bassist completing the line up with guest vocalists. Their updating (production wise) of the dub sound is utterly conducive to big festivals and this Canadian ensemble is someone I would love to see live.


Black Uhuru are based on the superlative vocal talents of Michael Rose and Jamaicia's best ever Drum and Bass combo- Sly & Robbie. Black Uhuru have always been high on melody and easy rythms.


WHAT! UB fucking 40? I cannot stand this band. When you mention that you like Reggae to most people they go "oh UB40?" No!No!No! they turned into what's termed as a 'Cod Reggae' band utilising skanking lines into drippy boring commercial pop songs. HOWEVER, this along with 1 in 10 was a hint of how good they could have been when they first started out. A superlative track and one of Britains best ever Reggae tracks.


More to come.

EDIT. i know there was another thread but I would like this one with videos and a little more info on the Tracks/artists if possible.

@Jackhammer: If I remember correctly you had made a few Dub compilations. Mind pointing me in there direction :)

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Thanks man :) I think ill get a few other while Im at it.

YouTube - Ripple - Sunday Morning Dub Ripple-Sunday Morning Dub

YouTube - AntiSerum - Rambo Style Antiserum- Rambo Style

I have been diggin this dubstep stuff reall hard lately....i know it originated in england, and is pretty underground, and lately im hooked. also, always loved king tubby...

YouTube - King Tubby - Dub From The Roots [1974] - Dub experience King Tubby

Easy answer,

Karma Police - Easy Star All Stars.

(Unfortunately, I've yet to master the art of inserting vids, ect. into posts. One day though.)

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Awesome song. Love it. Just the right amount of trippy.

Have you heard any of their own music?



Very good E.P they released a few months ago.

Actually, I hadn't. Had Dub Side of the Moon first, then Radiodread, and their most recent Beatles cover. Can't believe I missed this. THANKS! Must try and track it down. =) It's very much the mood they make that I love.

The magnificent 10ft Ganja Plant who I am forever banging on about in the forums. They are an offshoot of John Brown's body and basically get in the studio and write and record these tracks in less than a day sometimes. Pure organic rootsy dub. :love:


Seeed are a German collective of musicians who frequently dip into Dancehall and have a commercial sound, yet their infectious rhythms and reverence to the original Reggae sound endears me to their sound:


I have posted this a couple of times but this thread gives me another excuse :D Freestylers are primarily a Breakbeat band but they dip into Hip Hop and Reggae occasionally with great results. If I am ever pissed off then I crank this up at home and bounce around the place.

John Brown's Body - The Gold (Dubmatix runnin' mix)


Augustus Pablo - Meditation Dub


The Skatalites - African Roots Dub

ah. Satchmo. You restore my faith in the power of Reggae! Bless you.

It's frustrating that JBB's older and greater works are very inaccessible on the internet. The past 10 years have not been all that great for them. Ironically, 10 ft. Ganja Plant actually sounds more like JBB used to sound than JBB does now.

Yeah it is hard finding their work. I got their latest release and I thought it was terrible so I would love to hear some early stuff.

lol, Yeah, I would love to own it again. The first three albums: All Time, Among Them, and This Day are by far their best and the band went steeply downhill when singer/guitarist Kevin Kinsella left the band.

So I guess you have none that you could up? :(

I have 1 song.:(

Do you know social living is the best?

Here's four of my favorite recent reggae music purchases:


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A DJ at the seminal punk hangout the Roxy in London's West End at the end of the 1970s, Don Letts was a pivotal force in bringing Jamaican reggae into the punk circle, and his acclaimed sets shored up the affinities between the two revolutionary musical genres. Here he mines the famed Trojan vaults for a two-disc collection that essentially reproduces a night at the Roxy. Disc One assembles vocal roots classics, including "54 46 Was My Number," by the Maytals (and the fiery Toots Hibbert); "Mistry Babylon" by the Heptones; a brilliant and atmospheric "Fever" by Junior Byles; and "The Time Has Come" by the incomparable Slim Smith. Disc Two collects dubs and instrumentals, including the goofy and charming "Psychodelic Train," by Derrick Harriott and the Chosen Few, and the classic "Return of Django" by Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Upsetters. Well-sequenced and fun, this set is a wonderful introduction to mid-1970s Jamaican music, making, in Bob Marley's words, a "punky reggae party."

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A recent Greensleeves reissue of some old 45s produced by Jah Thomas. Artists include Jah Thomas, Michael Palmer, Little John, Billy Boyo and Tristan Palmer. Jah Thomas has been one of my favorite reggae toasters. In fact the first two deejay albums I ever purchased were Stop Ya Loafin' by Jah Thomas and Jah Son of Africa by U-Roy. I purchased both albums on a 1978 trip to Jamaica and spent the next year playing the two albums over and over because both albums hit me like a bolt of lighting out of a blue sky.

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Clash remains forever in a class all its own. This Shanachie issue of a 30th anniversary edition of the album in 2007 that adds expanded liner notes and five extra tracks made up of dubs and 12" mixes. Clash is filled with a sense of joy mixed with deep spirituality, and a belief that historical injustice was soon to be righted. The music, provided by the Revolutionaries, perfectly complements the lyrics' ultimate optimism, and is quite distinct from most dread albums of the period.

Although definitely rootsy, Culture had a lighter sound than most of their contemporaries. Not for them the radical anger of Black Uhuru, the fire of Burning Spear (although Hill's singsong delivery was obviously influenced by Winston Rodney), nor even the hymnal devotion of the Abyssinians. In fact, Clash is one of the most eclectic albums of the day, a wondrous blend of styles and sounds. Often the vocal trio works in a totally different style from the band, as on "Calling Rasta Far I," where the close harmonies, dread-based but African-tinged, entwine around a straight reggae backing. Several of the songs are rocksteady-esque with a rootsy rhythm, most notably the infectious.

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This purchase was a big time splurge for me but well worth it. Anthem has a lot of sentimental value to me because I met Sly, Robbie, Michael, Puma, and Duckie for the first and only time when they were on an international tour with King Sunny Ade to promote Anthem, in 1983. I actually purchased the Complete Anthem Sessions at about half the retail price from another collector.

As the title of this four-disc box set intimates, Hip-O Select's Complete Anthem Sessions (2004) is the final word on the album. Housed within are all the unedited full-length mixes, dub mixes, U.K. and U.S. versions, and widely sought 12" renderings of "Party Next Door," "Party in Session," "What Is Life," and the Steve Van Zandt-penned "Solidarity." Plus, a pair of never-before-available interpretations of "Somebody's Watching You." Providing every possible option in one anthology is nothing short of inspired. It likewise allows a juxtaposition of production styles that aid in understanding both the impact of the music, as well as the various alterations — some subtle and others significant — made in an attempt to cater to specific listeners. The Hip-O Select Internet audio boutique issued The Complete Anthem Sessions in a strictly limited edition of 5,000 copies. The four CDs are accompanied by 40 pages of text and photos, with the contents housed in a lavish high quality 7-3/4" by 6-1/4" cloth hardbound book.

There's 5 or 6 dub different dub versions of each song on Anthem which may seem like a ridiculous amount of overkill to the casual fan but I've used the different dub plates extensively on my radio show and D.J. gigs.

This is another fantastic Don Lett's comp too:

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Not one bad track on it.

I'm on it, right now. Letts is one of my favs.

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marcia griffiths, feel like jumping, skanking heaven,







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Absolutely gorgeous. I'm gonna' hunt that down.

dawn penn, to sir with love, i believe this to be the best version of this song, simply got more soul.

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the pyramids, train to rainbow city, vocals by eddie grant, british ska/rocksteady, new how to work their large skinhead following.

http://www.musicbanter.com/members/g...89679p1e9h.jpg i recommend this cd, i picked it up at a scooter rally, back in the summer, mark lamarr is very knowledgeable in the reggae and soul/r&b genre's if you ever come across any cd's and mark lamarr's compiled them i would strongly recommend a purchase...

jackie mittoo, stereo freeze, the funkier side of jamica.




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Such a damn classic. I love that rolling Bass that unfortunately get's lost via the vid:

susan cadogan, hurt so good, reggae got soul, sho nuff,

ken booth, is it because im black, powerful rendetion of the sly johnson racial anthem...




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judy mowatt, emergency call, another one of the great jamican lady reggea/soul singers..

dawn penn, you don't love me, 1967 version, some early dub in there, jackie mittoo organ,

The skank on this track is ridiculously good. Great pick.



I still can't find an album by these guys :(



this track deserves to be heard on the loudest sound system you can find. Such a shame they tuned into a crappy Pop reggae band in the 80's.

The Diverse Doctrine 7" was the only recording Ras Ibuna ever pressed. An original vinyl copy is worth $$$.

the uniques, gypsy woman, i think this is as good if not better than the impressions original, a curtis mayfield penned tune, the jamaican singers covered a lot of mayfields songs, infact there is an album, a tribute to curtis mayfield by a host of 60t's reggae singers..

baba brooks, watermelon man, ska, ska, ska, byron lee's version is equally as good, originally by herbie han****.

pama international, equality and justice for all, a super reggae group consisting of members of steel pulse, the specials, selector, and a few more, they are first band to sign a contract with trojan records for 30 years, toured with the specials, recently.






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Oh that's why I couldn't find anything!


What a bloody classic although it's more of a soul track.

I just want to walk hand in hand with a loved one at a dusk speckled beach whenever I hear this.

Alpha & Omega
 

I can't post a link because I have less than 15 posts. If you go to youtube and type in the following, you will see what this duo is all about. I don't care for most of their work but the CD called Sound System Dub is a masterpiece.

Alpha & Omega meets Dub Judah - Merciful Vision

Another one is:

Alpha & Omega - Pure & Clean (with the lion photo) is another nice one.

I have heard a lot about this project and loving what I am hearing.

jackie opel, your to bad, great skanking ska.