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September 2010 - Even though the music
was created over three decades ago, there is
not one milligram of the heavy weight gone
missing. In "Rockers Solid
Foundation", Radio Dubroom presents
over one-and-a-half hour of pure Jamaican
niceness from back then!
The opening
track is a classic on it's own, even though
originally there were only a few hundred
copies pressed of the magnificent Tappa
Zukie dubs. "MPLA" is a
heavyweight steppers and definitely sets the
tone for the rest of the show.
After Big
Youth's classic Mosiah Garvey in Discomix
style, we go to Trinity who give respect to
the iriginal Jesus Dread, aka Yabby You. A
big spiritual example to the webmaster of
the Dubroom, it's obvious that Trinity is
followed up by the man himself, as he chants
along with his Prophets group that King
Pharaoh better watch his step. More crucial
toasting of Trinity on the same riddim,
which makes place for some crucial mixing by
the Founding Father of DUB himself: King
Tubby's at the control.
Next up is
two dubs and two vocals by Prince Jammy's at
the Control and Horace Andy at the
microphone stand. Dub mixing which will give
you thrills, that is, when you feel Dubwise
for what it really is. otherwise you cannot
refuse the wisdom rendered verbally by
Horace Andy, introduction not required.
Johnny
Clarke, Prince Alla, Junior Ross, Sylford
Walker: there's a segment of stricktly
Discomixes and that segment comes right
after the Prince Jammy and Horace Andy
tracks. Heavyweight Roots in a style that
has definitely moved forward into this
century even though it's clear that the old
skool equipment used back in the day were
only heralding what was yet to come.
The final
five titles of this tribute to the Founding
Fathers goes back to a stricktly Dubwise
vibe: inner Circle in a way they will not be
recognized these days, two dubs that came as
the result of Prince Jammy's mixing for
Dennis Brown's DEB label and last but not
least two Dubs from a collaboration with
Prince Jammy and Michael Prophet, the great
Reggae singer who was -just like Michael
Rose and countless others- discovered and
tutored by Yabby You, who was not just a
great vocalist but equally if not even more
a top notch producer.
Massive!
PLAYLIST
01. Tappa
Zukie - MPLA In Dub
02. Big Youth - Mosiah Garvey (Discomix)
03. Trinity - Jesus Dread
04. The Prophets and Trinity - King Pharaoh
Plague (Discomix)
05. King Tubby's - King Pharaoh Dub
06. Prince Jammy's - Government Dub
07. Horace Andy - Government Land
08. Horace Andy - Leave Rasta
09. Prince Jammy's - Rasta Dub
10. Johnny Clarke - Every Knee Shall Bow
(Discomix)
11. Prince Alla - Youthman In the ghetto
(Discomix)
12. Junior Ross - Hold Them Prophecy
(Discomix)
13. Junior Ross - Judgement Time (Discomix)
14. Sylford Walker - Deuteronomy (Discomix)
15. Ernest Hoo-Kim's and Inner Circle -
General Amin
16. Prince Jammy's and Dennis Brown -
General Version
17. Prince Jammy's - Raggamuffin Dub
18. Prince Jammy's and Michael Prophet -
Warn Them Jah Dub
19. Prince Jammy's and Michael Prophet -
Humanity Dub
(All
tracks Copyright BLOOD
AND FIRE)
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