[peel] Re: Dub reggae

[Alasdair Macdonald]

I just remembered, there is one:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=221165

Mad Professor
1982-09-23

First broadcast 1982-10-04

Mad Professor : Synthesiser
Garnett Cross : Vocals, Piano, Drums
Preacher : Bass
Jah Shaka : Percussion
Billy Cross : Drums

1. Ghetto Pace / Elastic Plastic 8:32
2. In Fine Style 3:43
3. John Peel Dub >
4. Beyond The Realms Of Dub 8:48
5. Funking In The Capital Dub (not rebroadcast)
Total Time : [21:04]


2009/1/18 ken garner <ken_garner@...>:
>
> I agree with Alasdair: I recall lots of vocal reggae peel sessions, but v few (if any?) wholly
> dub. There are a few, however, with an attempt at a dub feel in some tracks - remember it
> was BBC engineers twiddling the knobs - the most notable being perhaps the long lost
> one by New Age Steppers, produced by Adrian Sherwood himself at a commercial studio,
> restored to the BBC Archive by Martin W of this parish, I seem to recall. There is of course
> also the Prince Far I session, and perhaps fleeting dubby bits in various sessions by
> Dreadzone, Zion Train, Steel Pulse, Twinkle Brothers...
>
> k
>
>
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Alasdair Macdonald" <wewalkforonereason@...> wrote:
>>
>> I can't immediately think of any Peel sessions that are specifically
>> dub, although there are of course a healthy number of vocal reggae
>> sessions.
>>
>> And I'm not even sure that I can think of online resources at this
>> time of day - but I can offer some buying advice:
>>
>> Firstly the big names:
>>
>> Lee Perry - there are many "unofficial" albums that carry Lee Perry's
>> name; supposedly sometimes the contents aren't as Perry-releated as
>> they imply. However, if you at least start off with the box sets -
>> Arkology, Lost Treasures Of The Ark, the Trojan Upsetter Singles
>> Collections (volumes 1 - 4), you can't go wrong. There's are also an
>> incredible number of 3-CD box sets on Trojan (and some of those 3xCD
>> sets are packaged into 9-CD boxes comprisong 3 of the 3xCD sets);
>> there are Dub and Perry titles in this series and it's hard to fault
>> the quality of the music or the price. Once you start looking at
>> standard Lee Perry CDs, try to establish if they're "canon" or
>> compilation and focus on the canon / sanctioned releases of at all
>> possible. I must admit I'm not terribly fond of his most recent
>> releases, although the newest, which I don't yet own, is produced by
>> Adrian Sherwood. Don't miss out on Super Ape, and don't miss out on
>> "Heart Of The Congos" (by The Congos) - it is to reggae music what
>> Smile is to pop music - that is to say, a rich tapestry that
>> transcends genre. Note that most regular Lee Perry albums aren't dub
>> per se, although they may contain dub versions in addition to regular
>> versions. But with Perry, there's no such thing as conventional, so
>> even the records he created for the pop/chart market have his own
>> special touch.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Box_Set
>>
>> King Tubby - I don't have more than a handful of King Tubby
>> compilations, I can't offer any advice here, except of course you do
>> need to have Tubby in your collection.
>>
>> Augustus Pablo - Watch out for the same material endlessly repackaged.
>> The ones you need are Meets The Rockers Uptown and East Of The River
>> Nile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Pablo
>>
>> Adrian Sherwood / ON-U Sound. Material on ON-U sound falls into at
>> least 2 camps - twisted reggae and twisted funk. On the reggae side
>> you have New Age Steppers, Creation Rebel, Singers And Players,
>> African Head Charge, Dub Syndicate (and Bim Sherman, but less dub
>> there). You can't go wrong with NAS, Creation Rebel or S&P, although
>> the first couple of African Head Charge albums are more
>> "experimental", before they settled down to becoming a real band. On
>> the funk side you have Tackhead, who are steeped in dub and
>> occasionally very noisy. Suffice it to say you can't go wrong with
>> anything on ON-U sound, or with Adrian Sherwood's name attached. His
>> own "solo" album may be a place to start.
>>
>> Prince Far-I : Buy ANYTHING by Prince Far-I.
>>
>> Mad Professor : has released many albums under his own name but also
>> does remarkable work for others, Massive Attack in particular.
>>
>> Some less familiar names:
>>
>> Alpha & Omega - a UK duo that have made around 20 albums. Get Dub
>> Plate Selection Volume 1 or 2; if these aren't to your taste, move on,
>> but if you enjoy them (and I can't think why you wouldn't), try the
>> rest of their releases (although the aforementioned are their best).
>> The only one I have have qualms about opens with a reggae version of
>> the X Files music, which I think is too obvious and frankly spoils the
>> whole album for me. I think that is "Serious Joke", but I could be
>> wrong.
>>
>> A few album recommendations:
>> Lee Perry - Super Ape
>> Dr Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken In Town (lots of Lee Perry on this)
>> Any of the Cry Tuff Dub Encounter series (some or all of these may
>> carry Prince Far-I's name).
>> The Mad Professor dub versions of Protection
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Protection_(Massive_Attack_album) and
>> the Ruts (Rhythm Collision Dub)
>> Congos - Heart Of The Congos (don't feel you have to buy the 2 CD
>> edition, the extras are quite redundant) - but let's be honest about
>> this it's not necessarily dub.
>> http://www.smokeyroom.net/albums/heartofthecongos.htm
>> Burning Spear has/have a few Dub albums.
>>
>> An honourable mention should go to Jah Shaka, whose show you shouldn't
>> miss if you ever have the opportunity, but I know nothing about his
>> commercial releases. http://www.jahshakasoundsystem.com/
>>
>> http://www.infinitewheel.com/infinite_wheel.html
>>
>>
>> Others here should be able to add more.
>>
>> 2009/1/18 John Gray <jt.gray@...>:
>> > Hi Guys - I have developed an interest in dub reggae, and am trying to
>> > learn more/hear more, but buying CDs has been a bit of a hit and miss
>> > business.  Could anyone recommend any particular Peel sessions - or
>> > any oyher online sources for a newbie, for that matter?
>> >
>> > In return I offer you this link - to the online version of a fine
>> > magazine, of which no doubt some of you may already be aware:
> http://www.biguntidy.com/