Rough Guide to Dub

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: World Music Network
• ASIN: B0007OQ7GU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,594 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Born out of Jamaican musical culture, and formed in the nexus between studio and dancehall, dub has influenced modern dance music in all its forms. Dub originated in the 1960s, when King Tubby began mixing dubs and adding delay and reverb effects. This set in motion a formula that would last through the 1970s and beyond. The Rough Guide To Dub portrays the original impetus of the form, as developed by the original dubmaster King Tubby during the genre’s first Golden Age, and features essential mixes from his contemporaries Errol ‘ET’ Thompson, Yabby You and Lee Perry.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good mix..., August 23, 2005

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Yohanes Fikre-Selassie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Guide to Dub (Audio CD)

But if I were introducing a friend to dub, I'd just get him a CD from the Blood & Fire label, like "Dub Gone Crazy: The Evolution of Dub at King Tubby's 1975-1977" or "Heavyweight Dub/Killer Dub."

Perhaps this CD is best used, in conjunction with the "Rough Guide to Reggae" book, as a buyer's reference guide.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dub collection for the new fan and the avid one, August 15, 2005

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The Upsetter (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rough Guide to Dub (Audio CD)

This is a great collection from all of the big names of dub. I'm a huge reggae fan, but only own a handfull of full dub discs. This one has a nice variety of styles and moods. A lot of folks, that I know, who are new to the dub world often have issues with the 8 to 10 minute track lengths. Most cuts on here are actually pretty short (by dub standards), so it should be easily tolerated by anyone that likes good music.

4.0 out of 5 stars good relaxing background music, November 22, 2011

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Brian Maitland (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rough Guide to Dub (Audio CD)

Not a fan at all of reggae (more into '80s Brit ska like the Specials, Selector, Madness and the Beat) but once the Clash did a dub reggae song, I was sold.

So that's where I'm coming from in reviewing this so bear with me if you are a Jamaicanophile. The dub on this stuff is the real stuff and the echo effects are fantastic. The whole CD makes you feel as if you are in a dance hall in Kingston.

The usual Rough Guide notes filled in the blanks in my knowledge. If you must get one CD on dub, I'd say pick this up and go from there.