The evolution of dub at king tubbys 19751977 king tubby on. You get the six vocal a sides and the corresponding dub b sides, all of which were mixed by king tubby. Music profile for king tubby, born 28 january 1941. The album was recorded at randys in kingston, jamaica. So if you want real dub flavour inna oldskool jamaican style for your convolution ting youve come to the right place. Some prince jammy, some scientist, some king tubby you get a broad experience of dub in this twovolume retrospective compilation with dub gone 2 crazy. Osbourne ruddock 28 january 1941 6 february 1989, better known as king tubby, was a jamaican sound engineer who greatly influenced the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s tubbys innovative studio work, which saw him elevate the role of the mixing engineer to a creative fame previously only reserved for composers and musicians, would prove to be influential across many. Though its a topic of great debate among reggae enthusiasts as to who actually invented the concept and subsequent genre of dub, its inarguable that king tubby, if not the creator of dub, is at the very least one of its most valuable innovators. King tubby ali baba dub mix 1 from dds dub plate archive. Hear samples irs only, no other fx used king tubby tl1. If you know some of these titles from the dub gone crazy album, youre in for an unpleasant surprise.
The general absence of tubby himself does not mean that this disk is not exceptionalit is. Its a powerful set, including the outstanding invasion, a dub of horace andys my. These are not the same tracks, and are far inferior to the real king of the arena dub, rastafari dub, crazy bald head dub and the other great tubby dubs on dub gone crazy. This is easily in my top 5 dub albums, along with freedom sounds in dub, bring the dub come, and the aforementioned dub gone crazy. Pounding, mindblowing basslines and supple guitar tracks are provided.
King tubby king tubby meets scientist in a world of dub. Originally surfacing in 1996, dub gone 2 crazy was a companion piece to the equally electric 1994 collection dub gone crazy. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. I believe that this has never been released and it simply blew our collective deadly dragon minds. King tubby the champion version prince jammy youtube. King tubby biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. He may have started his career as a repairman, but before he was done, his name was one of. Personally tweaked tools, canny intuition, and divine inspiration all seem to come into play with his music, which is distinct from all the rest because of the utterly forward position of the bass and drums in the mix. King tubby dub gone crazy the evolution of dub at king tubby s 19751979. Only other augustus pablo i would add to those above is the budget comp classic rockers vol 2 which has some incredible pablo productions including paul whitemans say so and horace andys rock to sleep. Of all the numerous repackagings and compilations of music made by dubmaster osbourne ruddock better known as king tubby these volumes issued by blood and fire records may be the best. The evolution of dub at king tubbys 19751979, a compilation of songs by king tubby and friends. Plenty of tracks from dub from the roots have been floating around on other compilations but this is something of a definitive run of classic earlymid period osbourne ruddock productions. Pablo produced the album and played melodica, piano, organ and clavinet.
Three of tubbys classic dubs are included satta dread dub, real gone crazy dub, and dub fi gwan alongside 11 contributions from his. For fans seeking a more representative collection of tubby and lee productions, check out trojans king tubby s special 19731976. Dub gone crazy by king tubby and friends on spotify. He was a man who had a passion for fiddling with sound equipment, and turned that passion into a new musical genre and a veritable art form. The lp itself is quite heavy, though i couldnt say the exact weight as its not mentioned on the jacket or labels. Dub treasure from the black ark rare dubs 19761978 jamaican. This mix of john holts ali baba was lifted from an old old dubplate we recently found which comes from the hands, heart, mind and mixing board of the late, great king tubby.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Definitely 180 grams or higher though as it feels hefty just to pull out of the sleeve. The two spent nights mixing tracks in king tubbys studio located in the perilous, crimerife ghetto of west kingston hence the name dangerous dub. Sonia pottinger was jamaicas first and foremost female record producer. It features carlton barrett on drums, robbie shakespeare and aston barrett on bass guitar, and earl chinna smith on guitar. King tubby listen and stream free music, albums, new. King tubby real gone crazy dub crazy baldhead dub youtube. Three of tubby s classic dubs are included satta dread dub, real gone crazy dub, and dub fi gwan alongside 11 contributions from his.
Pottinger, was one of the unacknowledged founding fathers of jamaican music. King tubbys meets rockers uptown is a dub studio album by augustus pablo and king tubby, released in 1976. Listen to dub gone crazy in full in the spotify app. A collaboration between dub mixmasterstudio whiz king tubby and dancehall tough jah screw, dangerous dub is a tentrack collection of some of the heaviest roots dub around. King tubby is rightfully recognized as one third of dub reggaes holy trinity, sharing the platform with augustus pablo and lee scratch perry. Primest king tubby dubs reissued from the original 1975 release and backed with two bonus cuts for the cd heads. King tubby and friends dub gone crazy the evolution of. Culled mostly from wild mid70s remixes of tracks by rocksteady champs like johnny.
King tubby and friends dub gone crazy the evolution of dub. King tubby does have his appearances on dub gone crazy, and so do a lot of other heavy hitters, like sly dunbar, robbie shakespeare, jammy, scientist, earl chinna smith, and many more. This jamaican recordings reissue of king tubbys classic dub from the roots is a very high quality pressing in my opinion. Albums include dub from the roots, jesus dread 19721977, and blunted in the bomb shelter mix. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The diversity in the artist lineup gives dub gone crazy a diversity in its sound as well, which will be very welcome to casual dub fans especially.
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