Roots of Dub/Dub From the Root

Reggae | Nov 2003

Reviews

Fo
Reviewed 2004-02-06
KING TUBBY – The Roots of Dub
Moll-Selekta, 2003

REGGAE – Reissue of two 1970s albums by King Tubby & Bunny Lee. This is dub done the old-fashioned way, so these are just the bass & rhythm tracks from roots reggae songs, with the requisite reverb effects added and vocals taken down to zero (but you can hear ‘em if you listen REAL close to some tracks). It’s very raw, with occasional oddities in balance and levels.

Track listings seem pointless, since there isn’t much variation between tracks (and almost no variation within them). These riddims will make good fillers, segues, and soundbeds, but aren’t interesting enough for anything else unless you’re already stoned.

[ Fo ] - 2/6/04

Recent airplay

Rocking Dub
New World DisorderAug 04, 2007
Natty Dub
The Dub SpaceMar 08, 2006
Natty Dub
Dub SpaceSep 21, 2005
Dub From the Roots
Natty Dub
Natty Dub
press and releaseApr 21, 2004

Charting

2004-02-23 — 2004-04-26 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
May 2 1
Apr 25 2
Apr 18 2
Mar 7 2

Track listing

1. Natty Dub
2. Dub Magnificent
3. A First Class Dub
4. The Stepping Dub
5. Rude Boy Dub
6. A Closer Dub
7. Roots of Dub
8. Dub You Can Feel
9. Loving Dub
10. The Immortal Dub
11. Dread Locks Dub
12. Rocking Dub
13. Dub From the Roots
14. Iyahta
15. Mine Field
16. Hijack the Barber
17. African Roots
18. Double Cross
19. East of (Arrows Hi Fi)
20. Invasion
21. Dub of a Woman
22. Dub on My Mind
23. Stealing
24. Dub Experience
25. Declaration of Dub
26. A Truthful Dub