DUB REVOLUTION 2K5

keith hudson - pick a dub - blood and fire reissue. gorgeous and heavy

too good to miss.

then there is the whole dub syndicate stuff that still works a treat when the heat is on .. especially 'ital breakfast'. in fact i'm off to dig that one out right now ..

excellent - heres what ive been listening to...

lee perry - super ape
junior murvin - police and thieves
the congos - heart of the congos, congo ashanti
trojan dub box 1
scientist - rids the world of the curse of the evil vampires, encounters pac-man at channel one
king tubby - dub gone crazy, one other one whose name i forget...

is war ina babylon by max romeo great?

yeah its a classic, perry prod.
plus:
burning spear
abyssinians
dr alimantado
mikey dread

Get the Lee Perry double CD Dub Triptych from last year, which has the albums Cloak & Dagger, Blackboard Jungle Dub and Revolution Dub. Really amazing dub work, and the comp is pretty cheap.

is war ina babylon by max romeo great?
Yes yes yes!!!

I also highly recommend Little Tempo's Fire Blender album (read about it here), though it's as jazzy as it is dub, so it may not be what you're looking for.

dr alimantado seconded. both albums on greensleeves are essential.

The Upsetters Box from Trojan is also excellent.

can i borrow that, when i finally return your stax box?

TWIN ROOTS "KNOW LOVE" !!!

You most certainly may borrow the Upsetters. Also, you should borrow the Trojan Roots Box. Its got some excellent torpor-appropriate tracks.

The Stax box has been a major part of the summer soundtrack over here.

Everything suggested on this thread so far, esp "Know Love," Dr. Alimantado, Dub Tryptich, Pick-a-Dub and the Tubby comps on Blood & Fire.

Also George Faith's "To Be Lover" (both album and song) HIGHLY recommended.

i've been listening to african head charge's "off the beaten track" and getting really into that.

king tubby meets harry mudie vol 1-3
lee perry - arkology. if only for "make up your mind" by the heptones. also has that george faith song mentioned above on it.
joe gibbs and the professionals - no bones for the dogs

The Trojan Dub Box 2 is better than the first one. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I also dig on Prince Far I in a 'eavy 'eavy way esp Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 3, this is a total classic. Some other faves are Horace Andy (the dub versions of In the Light are excellent, also, Dance Hall Style. The Studio One Dub collection on Soul Jazz is really good. King Tubby Dub like Dirt on Blood and Fire. The Dennis Bovell collection that came out a couple years ago is still a personal fave. So many more.

You're right, this is perfect music for hot, humid and hazy weather.

augustus pablo - east of the river nile

(yeah yeah it's technically not dub)

i just got the reissue of the upsetters' super ape in the mail like 45 minutes ago! it sounds really really awesome - cant wait for the bonus tracks...

i don't have a lot of dub, and most if not all have been mentioned already but my favorite hasn't yet so here it is:
Prince Far I, Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 3. Deep, gorgeous and willing to take you anywhere.

on the weirder/electronic tip:

meat beat manifesto in dub
renegade soundwave in dub
hallucinogen in dub

not traditional jamaican dub in any sense but good stuff

If you don't mind vocals, there's Toyan's "How the West Was Won" on Greensleeves label - Roots Radics rhythms being dubbed out by Scientist at Tubby's studio with Ranking Toyan toasting over top. This might be a slept-on classic.

Also - the Rhythm and Sound cd "w/ the Artists"

all the classics mentioned above and
Lee Perry's Arkester Box Set and Stratch Attack
Mikey Dread - African Anthem
Welton Irie - Ghettoman Corner
Scientist - Wins the World Cup
King Tubby and the Skatalites
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves
PIL - Second Edition
The Congos - Heart of the Congos
Dub Syndicate - Classic Selections - Vol. 1
African Head Charge - Drastic Season
Twilight Circus Dub Sound System - In Dub Vol. 1 and Dub Voyage
Rhythm & Sound - Rhythm & Sound and Versions
Dub Trio - Exploring the Dangers of
Nonplace Urban Field - Raum Fur Notizen
pushing it:
Mulimgauze - Lo Fi India Abuse

Get some Wackies dub too!

yeah!

**The Studio One Dub collection on Soul Jazz is really good. King Tubby Dub like Dirt on Blood and Fire.**

You are spot-on with these two, mcd. Studio One Dub is a real surprise - I don't know whether Coxsone himself engineered most of these (he claimed so), or whether Sylvan Morris really did 'em, but there's some amazing stuff on there e.g Running Dub, a version of Delroy Wilson's Run Run. The tension and release using the stabbing horn riff makes for a stupendous build until on 3 mins or so Delroy bursts out with Girl I'm Gonna Hold You Tight. Most of this collection is nearly as good - no gimmicks, just nice and simple and 'eavy.

Dub Like Dirt is THE BEST Tubby/associates collection there is. THE. BEST. Some cracking Jammy and Phil Smart deconstructions on there.

Also recommended :

King Tubby and The Soul Syndicate - Freedom Sounds In Dub (Blood and Fire)

Scientist - Dub In The Roots Tradition (also B&F)

Also seconded Jonathan's recommendation of Dub Triptych upthread.

Am I the only person round here who thinks that Pick A Dub isn't all that good?

Lots of good stuff mentioned already. I'll add one more :)

Black Uhuru's Positive Dub

I'm also a fan of the 2-fer CDs where you get the album and dub version of the album, like the aforementioned In the Light by Horace Andy, or Burning Spear's Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost and Sugar Minott's Ghetto-Ology + Dub (dub version of the latter done by King Tubby).

Get some Wackies dub too!
recommendations please.

i have the Jah Batta cd on Wackies, really nice early dancehall

Dr. C very otm with all his recommendations...but he is alone w/r/t Pick a Dub.

Nature's Dub is a good Wackies one.

August Pablo seconded!

Augustus Pablo + King Tubby = bliss

There's a great Pablo comp on Pressure Sounds called 'In Fine Style'. It starts of with Far East and 3 excellent versions then diverges into other Rockers stuff. There's a great Jah Levi (Hugh Mundell) track, False Rumour, on the Real Rock riddim and lots of other rareties.

So tell me what's so great about Pick A Dub, people!

woozy melodies over quirky, moody, heavy rhythms! nearly every song has something to catch your attention and distinguish itself from the rest.

Serge Gainsbourg's "Aux Armes Et Caetera" and "Mauvaises Nouvelles Des Etoiles" -- Versions Dub.

"Aux Armes" is from '79 and he's working with Sly & Robbie. Very dubby and minimal. Sleazy French talk and a beat -- not an unfamiliar format for our man.

"Mauvaises Nouvelles" is more Compass Point with Marley's I-Threes on vocals. I like "Dub From The Stars".

And definitely seconding Oops' selection of Joe Gibbs' "No Bones for the Dogs" -- better melodies than most.