The Rough Guide to Dub

The Rough Guide to Dub
Compilation album by Various artists
Released 15 March 2005
Genre World, Dub
Length 66:27
Label World Music Network
Full series chronology

  • The Rough Guide to Irish Music
  • (2005)
  • The Rough Guide to Dub
  • (2005)
  • The Rough Guide to Celia Cruz
  • (2005)
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The Rough Guide to Dub is a world music compilation album originally released in 2005. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release covers the roots of dub music, focusing on the period 1973-1980.[1] Curation was performed by Steve Barrow, co-founder of the record label Blood and Fire, who also compiled The Rough Guide to Reggae and authored its companion book.[2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, produced the work. [3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Robert Christgau[1] A-
AllMusic[4]
PopMatters[5]

The album received universal acclaim upon release. Writing for PopMatters, John Bergstrom described it as "the most essential single-disc, multi-artist collection of dub music to be issued to date."[5] Bergstrom's observation that King Tubby and his circle dominate the track-listing was echoed by XLR8R's Jesse Serwer.[6] In the same vein, Rick Anderson of AllMusic pointed out that the tracks come from the vaults of re-issuing label Blood and Fire, causing the album to overlook artists like Augustus Pablo & Scientist, but nonetheless recommended the album.[4] Robert Christgau hit the same note, calling it "less inclusive than the title suggests", but praised the accessibility, a point mirrored by the Sydney Morning Herald's Bruce Elder, who also applauded the recording's "edginess" and "richness".[1][7] All About Jazz labelled the album an "instruction manual" for "today's hipsters".[8]

Track listing

No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Ordinary Version Chapter 3"  E.T. & Randy's All Stars 2:52
2. "Satia"  Keith Hudson & King Tubby 3:09
3. "Conquering Dub"  King Tubby & Yabby You 3:20
4. "Lightning & Thunder"  King Tubby & Morwell Unlimited 3:35
5. "Shooter Dub"  Santic All Stars & King Tubby 3:01
6. "Behold a Dub"  King Tubby 3:26
7. "Chapter of Money"  The Aggrovators & Prince Jammy 2:54
8. "Satta Dread Dub"  The Aggrovators & Prince Phillip 2:35
9. "Repatriation Rock"  Vivian Jackson, King Tubby, & Yabby You 3:25
10. "World Dub: Away With the Bad"  King Tubby 3:33
11. "Dub Zone"  Ja-Man All Stars & King Tubby 2:39
12. "Wire Dub"  Skin, Flesh & Bones & E.T. 2:34
13. "Noah Sugar Pan"  The Upsetters 3:29
14. "No Problem"  Horace Andy & Prince Jammy 3:49
15. "Dub the Right Way"  King Tubby & Soul Syndicate 2:42
16. "Down Rhodesia"  Inner Circle Meets Maximillian At Channel One 3:36
17. "Zambia Dub"  King Tubby & Yabby You 3:32
18. "Moses Dub"  Revolutionaries 3:36
19. "Nuclear Bomb"  Revolutionaries 3:48
20. "General Version"  Prince Jammy 4:52


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide". Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Captain. "Interviews:Steve Barrow (Blood and Fire Records)". Reggae News. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  3. ↑ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Anderson, Rick. "The Rough Guide to Dub". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bergstrom, John. "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Dub". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  6. ↑ Serwer, Jesse (17 July 2005). "Various Artists The Rough Guide To Dub". XLR8R. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  7. ↑ Elder, Bruce (31 Jan 2006). "The Rough Guide to Dub". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  8. ↑ All About Jazz (28 March 2005). "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Dub (2005)". Retrieved 2014-01-12.

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