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
| 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 and 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]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ordinary Version Chapter 3" | ET & Randy's All Stars | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Satia" | Keith Hudson Meets King Tubby | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Conquering Dub" | Yabby You Meets King Tubby | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Lightning & Thunder" | Morwell Unlimited Meet King Tubby's | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Shooter Dub" | King Tubby & Santic All Stars | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Behold a Dub" | Amanda All Stars & King Tubby | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Chapter of Money" | Aggrovators Meet Prince Jammy | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Satta Dread Dub" | Aggrovators Meet Prince Philip | 2:35 |
| 9. | "Repatriation Rock" | King Tubby Meets Vivian Jackson | 3:25 |
| 10. | "World Dub: Away With the Bad" | King Tubby Meets God Children Band | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Dub Zone" | Ja-Man All Stars Meet King Tubby | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Wire Dub" | ET Meets Skin, Flesh & Bones | 2:34 |
| 13. | "Noah Sugar Pan" | Upsetters | 3:29 |
| 14. | "No Problem" | Horace Andy Meets 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" | Dennis Brown Presents Prince Jammy | 4:52 |
References
- ^ a b c Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide". Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Morgan, Captain. "Interviews:Steve Barrow (Blood and Fire Records)". Reggae News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Rick. "The Rough Guide to Dub". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ a b Bergstrom, John. "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Dub". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Serwer, Jesse (17 July 2005). "Various Artists The Rough Guide To Dub". XLR8R. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ Elder, Bruce (31 January 2006). "The Rough Guide to Dub". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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