Creation Rebel - Psychotic Jonkanoo

Creation Rebel - Psychotic Jonkanoo

Creation Rebel, a Dub Session Band from the United Kingdom. Relatively unknown. The band has various releases on the On-U label, the psychedelic dub publishers from the U.K. Creation Rebel has been playing on Prince Fari albums. Drummer Style Scott, who later joined the legendary Roots Radics, was a member. Any track I have heard from this band thus far, was great! So I am very happy with this collection of eight long tracks. I must admit, that On-U is certainly not my favourite label, but who can resist heavy roots music, transformed into dubwize "Old Skool"? I can't. So if all these new digital dub creators like Alpha and Omega, Rootsman and more can't thrill you, I would say check out Creation Rebel. Completely in the spirit of today, extended spaced out mixes. Completely in the spirit of "Old Skool Dub" of yesterday, heavy dub, heavy echo's, nice drop in's and out's of the drum and the bass, et cetera. This is the music, that all dub creators of today will point out as source of knowledge and inspiration. Dub from the Roots!

Bunny Wailer - Dub D'sco 1 and 2

Bunny Wailer - Dub D'sco 1 and 2

Dubd'sco volume one and two are dubs from two entirely different Bunny Wailer Albums: Blackheart Man and Bunny Wailer Sings The Wailers.

Blackheart man is a very rootsy album in the style of In I Father's House (a dub from that album is on this CD as well), Struggle, and Protest, where Sings The Wailers finds her equivalent in an album called Rock 'n Groove.

When you've ever seen Bunny live, you know that he starts up with a Roots set and then, after he's done about half the concert, a Dancehall Set. The same with this re-release. The lighter material on Sings the Wailers counterweights the heavy mystical roots vibes from Blackheart Man, just like on his concerts.

I have not seen an artist that made such a strickt separation between the heavy and the lighter material, combining it again in a perfect balanced combination as this brethren. Although his voice is pretty high, the roots music remains heavy.

Bunny's Roots are as literature: they are not easy to swallow. You need to listen over and over, every time you hear more things, you have to actively listen. Even on the dubs this stays a fact. They have to grow on you.

Bunny's Roots reminds me of the gospel music that I was brought up with.

I compare volume one of Dubd'sco a bit with Living Dub from the artist Burning Spear. Dub from the roots, heavier as lead.

Volume two, is considerable different: it contains the sound of these easy to catch tunes you'll remember from Sings the Wailers and Rock 'n Groove (when you know them, that is). Clear, not too fast but also not too slow, and on-going.

When you think, that all reggae sounds the same, check this release out, because it will prove you otherwise. Dubd'sco volume 1 and 2 is also essential and crucial for any reggae / dub collection.

It is the only dub that has ever been released from this longest living Wailer, that is one reason. The special Sound, that I find on volume two (the dance part) is another reason to buy, because you simply don't find it anywhere else.

BLACK UHURU - GUESS WHO'S COMMING TO DINNER

BLACK UHURU - GUESS WHO'S COMMING TO DINNER

Some Albums you will never forget. Some albums are good from the start to the stop. Like this album. It's an album in the so-called Showcase Tradition: all tracks are extended. First, you'll hear the original track, with the full lyrics, and right after that the DUB version. All in one mix. This creates a special feeling of excitement, especially when the vocal goes over into the Dub mix.

Killer vocal versions from Black Uhuru in, as some say, their best congregation. Puma Jones, Michael Rose and Duckie Simpson. It is a fact, that Mikael Rose has one of the strongest voices in reggae. It is also a fact, that Sly and Robbie created some of the hardest riddims in reggae. And these two are combined on this album. You will even hear Keith Richards (as some say) in a distorted guitar riff in a beautiful song called "Shine Eye Gal". Plastic Smile is another beauty. The moment the vocal turns into a version (the original into the dub version) always makes me exited on this album. Long echo's of Mikael's voice, mmm I love them.