Dub / Reggae: An Idiot's Guide

Ah, here it is. Adults Only: http://www.discogs.com/Various-Adults-Only/master/143529

picked up this Pressure Sounds reissue/comp

http://www.pressure.co.uk/media/products/fullsize/604.jpg

this gregory isaacs tune was really hitting the spot this morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN_HYhPXqNE

great song. do you have the Niney comp "Sufferation"? There are two extended versions on that.
that Horse label art in the youtube is fantastic

i don't! have this on an old trojan comp called "rebel music"

would love to hear the extended versions

cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a78VLY5KzY

yeah, that's it. the other is a dubby "horns mix"

"There is another Scientist/Jammy disc on Auralux too called DC Dub Connection, I think. That came out last couple of months."

a mint cd edition of this turned up in the 50p bin today :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHLiJNjn2fg

cool! i don't know sugar minott

This may be my favorite Sugar Minott song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nSr6zEjzRU

What do Ilxors think of the UK-based Prince Fatty/ Mungo's Hi-Fi/Congo Natty/Hollie Cook dub axis?

i really love the congo natty album.
for all its sonic chaos and excess, its a great sounding album (and yes, adrian sherwood is probably to blame for this !).
i only have the first couple of prince fatty albums, and they are pleasant enough and fun. sunny afternoon festival reggae.
hollie cook : the first album kinda of went nowhere for me as the best track(s) had already appeared on the prince fatty album, howwevber, if i see the dub version i will get it.
as for mungo's, again, i only have the album that was released on rockers revolt a few years back, and it's ok though i have never been a big fan of the dancehall genre (though in recent times i have succumbed more and more).
question : is the soundclash album between mungo and prince fatty worthy ?

...and my vote goes to...

http://inappropriateplank.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/dr-alimantado-front.jpg?w=470&h=468

man this 4-disc Heptones "Party Time" set is insane

cool! i don't remember feeling totally impressed with the regular lp but i'd be willing to scope out the 4-disc!

http://www.npr.org/event/music/340636520/ernest-ranglin-tiny-desk-concert?autoplay=true

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xVp1mauGnU

can anyone tell me if this is an original cut or is he using a riddim from some other song here?

http://www.riddimguide.com/tunedb/riddim_Cocaine%20In%20My%20Brain/

It's an original.

thx

killer tune

news to me, but found this through googling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdnXgdl6tbg

Just heard a great song by the Itals. Where to begin with them?

Just heard a great song by the Itals. Where to begin with them?
--Josh in Chicago

I like Brutal Out Deh and The Early Recordings: 1971-1979.

2nded

strings on this are a trip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESasEHZjbDw

all the Tubby/Mudie albums are good, but that track is the best. I have a strong memory of playing that for my Dad a few years ago and him really liking it

Just heard a great song by the Itals. Where to begin with them?
I second The Early Recordings: 1971-1979. Harmonies are killer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FB7Vb4Wa3Y

speaking of harmonies i often feel like there is not much that tops mighty diamonds right time

Acquired:
http://www.pressure.co.uk/media/articles/fullsize/341.jpg

How does it compare to vol 1?

well it's more focused on material from Chant Down Babylon Kingdom era - one of my favorite records, which I've wanted on vinyl for a long time - so it scratches that particular itch really well. Stop Your Quarrelling is great. I'm inclined to say I like this one more than vol 1 but I haven't really sat with it long enough to say definitively.

Yeah, I love Chant Down Babylon Kingdom. I'll probably pick it up. Thanks.

p good liner notes too

loads of Tapper Zukie lately

for ex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z061E3Hayy0

rad. all i have is tapper zukie: in dub and it is totally fucking awesome

This is a mashup bootleg and I haven't seen any official release of it but I love it. Elvis Presley vs The Wailers - Crying at the Chapel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOgqKv8yJD0

so far I'd say Man Ah the Warrior is the best Tappa

of what I've heard anyway

There's several reggae/dub mashups/mixes on youtube but I haven't heard many interesting ones. I think there's a Sam Cooke one that was made by the Heptones. Any similar examples to this Elvis/Wailers mashup that are good?

Also if you haven't heard the Rhythm Rulers Mudies Mood compilation it's amazing. Here's a spotify link http://open.spotify.com/album/72y8tlcZ49Zaso24JYXHpO

and some youtubes of my favorite ones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aW-t83f2Wo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVzuDrr7NuQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ArI0PiM-Ng

is Man A Warrior the one that uses the bassline from Papa Was a Rolling Stone?

hadn't occurred to me but yeah I guess the title track does do that

i know we've talked about it before but damn jah lion colombia colly is just TOO GOOD

started reading Katz' "Solid Foundation" - only up to the rock steady chapter so far though

More chapters than me...

Unrelated to that--
Am curious about Jah9 who is gonna be live nearby me in February. Only 2 mentions on ilx that I saw.

Katz's prose is as leaden as ever. I am starting to get a sense of the intricate webbing of relationships that built reggae though.

He's a really terrible writer sadly. Which is too bad because source material is obv rich.

yeah he's a weird mixture of authoritatively detailed and totally boring