King Tubby - Dub Like Dirt (1975-1977)

An intro or perfect smallish piece rather than endpoint. Get disoriented!

A+

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Prince Far I - Voice of Thunder (1981)

Dry punch head down in throbs then wiggle out the ears ROOOAAR RASTAFARI (20 mins later) Julius Caesar threw the Christians in the fire furnace- he was the man from Rome.. he was a man from Rome.

Down inna Rome x 5

King Cry Cry. Isn't always present vocally, but he's always nearby, patient if we are. The art of silence and reflection. Choked on his own blood!

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Andy Partridge - Take Away / The Lure of Salvage (1980)

"This used to be some XTC records. It is now a collection of tracks that have been electronically processed/shattered and layered with other sounds or lyrical pieces. All initial sound by XTC. Additional sound/lyrics by Andy Partridge. Put and take by John Leckie and Andy Partridge on 10/10/79. Alan Jakoby was the tapir. Destructed/constructed at Regents Park Recording Company. If you liked Go+ then this record weighs approximately the same amount."

I mean, you could do that. If it's what you want to do, and it's how you want those songs to sound, I mean, they're your songs, and they're not mine, they're yours, your songs, your percussion, your percussion shattered, your songs destructed to the sound of shattered percussion, I always liked your percussion, even when it wasn't shattered and hearing it shattered freaks me out a little bit, and they're your songs and it's how you want them to sound so I'm not complaining, I wouldn't do that, they're your songs, not mine, so I wouldn't do that, I mean, you could do that, if it's what you want to do, and you did do that, it's what you wanted to do, and I respect it, I respect you, your label must've freaked, and your fans must've freaked, and here I am freaking too. Fuck.

B+

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Scientist - Heavyweight Dub Champion (1980)

Rather than re-contextualizing other records to anywhere near the same degree as Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires where sweet songs gained nocturnal B-horror and arcade machine sounds and atmospherics, Heavyweight Dub Champion has a 20 year old King Tubby protégé going straight for the KO- the boxing analogy being one he sticks to for all ten song titles. Lazy night-time dub reverb/echoed way out so it doesn't really make sense any more- listen to the drums on Seconds Away loud and see

A

Kruder & Dorfmeister - The K&D Sessions (1998)

1.1 Roni Size - Heroes (Kruder's Long Loose Bossa) 6:30

1.2 Alex Reece - Jazz Master (K&D Session) 8:20

1.3 Count Basic - Speechless (Drum 'n' Bass) 6:37

1.4 Rockers Hi-Fi - Going Under (Main Version) (K&D Session) 8:37

1.5 Bomb the Bass - Bug Powder Dust (K&D Session) 7:20

1.6 Aphrodelics - Rollin' on Chrome (Wild Motherfucker Dub) 5:39

1.7 Depeche Mode - Useless (K&D Session) 6:13

1.8 Count Basic - Gotta Jazz 5:32

1.9 Trüby Trio - Donaueschingen (Peter Kruder's Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänskajütenremix) 6:55

1.10 Lamb - Trans Fatty Acid (K&D Session) 8:33

2.1 David Holmes - Gone (K&D Session) 8:29

2.2 Sofa Surfers - Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix) 4:30

2.3 Mama Oliver - Eastwest (Stoned Together) 5:11

2.4 Bomb the Bass - Bug Powder Dust (Dub) 6:20

2.5 Boogie Woogie 3:20

2.6 Sin - Where Shall I Turn (K&D Session) 5:53

2.7 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - 1st of tha Month (K&D Session) 5:49

2.8 Lexicon 1:06

2.9 Knowtoryous - Bomberclaad Joint (K&D Session) 3:47

2.10 Rockers Hi-Fi - Going Under (Evil Love and Insanity Dub) 4:30

2.11 Strange Cargo - Million Town (K&D Session) 7:32

While Kruder & Dorfmeister remained unwilling to release a "proper" album even several years after their breakout, The K&D Sessions is proof positive they're still doing what they do best -- making the most blissfully blunted music the world has ever heard. The two-disc set is first and foremost a K&D mix album, to add to the two they'd already released. It's also a remix collection, though; each of the 21 tracks are reworkings (by Kruder, Dorfmeister, or both) for artists including Roni Size, Lamb, David Holmes, Bomb the Bass, Depeche Mode, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Sofa Surfers, and Count Basic. As could be expected, The K&D Sessions is earthy, downtempo and acid-based, even moreso than previous mix albums by the pair. The pinging vocal samples that echo through the duo's remix of "Bug Powder Dust" by Bomb the Bass prove amply that Kruder & Dorfmeister have a better handle on 21st-century dub techniques than any other producers out there, and the impossibly deep beats on almost every track simply couldn't have been recorded by any other act. Yes, it's a bit of a shame that the pair still hadn't released an album of own-productions, but with (re)mix albums this stunning and accomplished, Kruder & Dorfmeister hardly needed one to gain respect.
-AMG

B

Scientist - Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (1981)

1. The Voodoo Curse 3:48

2. Dance of the Vampires 3:26

3. Blood on His Lips 3:00

4. Cry of the Werewolf 4:25

5. The Mummy's Shroud 4:25

6. The Corpse Rises 3:27

7. Night of the Living Dead 4:14

8. Your Teeth in My Neck 4:38

9. Plague of Zombies 2:49

10. Ghost of Frankenstein 3:20

Whether it's because of the wonderfully reggae/b-horror-movie album cover or the actual music's presence on K-Jah, Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires is one of the most danceable yet atmospheric and nocturnal albums I've ever heard. The horror themes gave a darker and more surreal edge to Liberty City 'cause the crack fiends became zombies and all that.

A+

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Horace Andy - Dance Hall Style (1982)

1. Money Money

2. Cuss Cuss

3. Eating Mess

4. Stop the Fuss

5. Spying Glass

6. Lets Live in Love

Dark songs stretched out and echoed in a beautifully spaced out way, also love these vocals

By modern standards, a six-song set barely qualifies as a single, never mind as a full-length album, but with each stellar song featured in its extended form, Dance Hall Style doesn't merely pass muster as an album, but as a masterpiece. As with all the Wackies sets from this era, it's the riddims and arrangements that inspire absolute awe, but as Horace Andy gives each of them his all, this album is as notable for his performances as for Lloyd Barnes' sensational production and his studio band's phenomenal musicianship. Incidentally, Andy himself provided bass, rhythm, and lead guitar on the album. Not all the songs, however, are new -- two revisit a pair of the star's earlier hits. Andy cut "Lonely Woman" for Derrick Harriott back in 1972, and for it, Barnes created a sizzling new riddim that bristles with militancy, while still echoing back to the days of early reggae, before flashing over into pure roots rockers in the tense dub section. "Money Money" was cut for Bunny Lee a few years later in rockers style, and so Barnes instead takes it immediately into deep dread territory, filling the atmosphere with absolute menace. "Cuss Cuss" was also an old hit, not for Andy, though, but for Lloyd Robinson back in 1969. Here Barnes creates a riddim that is pure malevolence, with a stark atmosphere that is dread-filled but with an arrangement that sizzles with the blues. Andy's own powerful "Stop the Fuss," a new number, tackles the same topic, but adds a strong unity message that Robinson's "Cuss Cuss" decidedly lacked. That's a theme the singer revisits on the emotive "Let's Live in Love," with Andy's delicate delivery beautifully intertwining with the equally delicate and intricate roots reggae riddim. Both were fabulous numbers, but "Spying Glass" was the stunner of the set. Its haunting melody sweeps out of the organ, while the propulsive rhythm courses across the grooves and Andy's vibrato-laced vocals buffet about overhead. The backing has a definite bounce, but Barnes' production plays up the song's haunted quality, which perfectly dovetails with Andy's claustrophobic lyrics. Years later, Massive Attack would version the song, with Andy himself providing the vocals, on their 1994 Protection album. It's amazing what Barnes and his band could do with a mere six songs, and just as impressive what Andy himself brought to the numbers old and new. A phenomenal set by any standard.
-AMG

A


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Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

1. Keep on Dubbing

2. Stop Them Jah

3. Young Generation Dub

4. Each One Dub

5. 555 Dub Street

6. Brace's Tower Dub

7. Brace's Tower Dub 2

8. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

9. Corner Crew Dub

10. Skanking Dub

11. Frozen Dub

12. Satta Dub

A+

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Various Artists - Morricone RMX (2001)

Here is something that will hopefully sate uani73's request for "more Morricone": a compilation of remixes devoted to his work.

Tracklist:

The Man With The Harmonica (Apollo 440 Remix)	5:57
For A Few Dollars More (Terranova Remix)	4:44
Here's To You (Copasetic Con Vivi E Selda Remix)	4:17
Belinda May (Fantastic Plastic Machine Edit)	6:48
Clan Of The Sicilians (Amok Sicilian Remix)	6:48
Chi Mai (Nightmares on Wax Remix)	5:21
Il Grande Silencio (Thievery Corporation Remix)	4:14
Un Bacio (Un Bacio è Un Bacio è Un Bacio Remix)	6:16
Doricamente (Tommy Hools Remix)	4:22
Giocoso, Gioioso (Groove Corporation Remix)	5:04
La Bambola/Come Maddalena (Sofa Surfers Remix)	3:52
La Lucertola (De-Phazz Dub Mix)	3:51
Clan Of The Sicilians (Clone Of The Sicilians Mix)	8:21

I love the first track. Others sound like they've just chucked a drumbeat on top of the original song. Nevertheless, if you are a Morricone fan I'd say this is worth listening to.

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