Sound Systember 26

Reggae Roast Sound System & Adam Prescott

 

 

Reggae Roast Sound System was started in 2008 by James Harper in Roundhouse, London. It had been a dream of his since he first heard Jah Shaka Sound. The Reggae Roast Sound System is a truly unique boundary pushing Sound System. Through the use of cutting edge components & design, it uses principles more often associated with high-end Hi-Fi. The system has the ability to reproduce audio signal of the highest resolve level while maintaining musicality with fast, clean impulse response. This allows for high efficiency across all speakers with very low distortion.

Here's a set from Reggae Roast Sound System... 

 

Reggae Roast - More Fire, Music on CD MOCCD14324, 2023.
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Let's Live in Love featuring Horace Andy
Crazy Baldhead featuring Donovan Kingjay
My Selecta featuring Gappy Ranks
Portfolio featuring Mr Williamz
Spiritual Healing featuring Johnny Clarke
Let Me Be Your Man featuring Donovan Kingjay
I'll Get Along Without You featuring – Earl 16
Guiding Star featuring Mr Williamz
Smoke All Night featuring Charlie P & Horseman
Listen featuring Soom T
Blood & Fire Medley featuring Horseman & Natty Campbell
Go Take a Hit featuring Natty Campbell

 

 

 

 

Nottingham's Adam Prescott is part of the 12-member Reggae Roast Sound System crew along with the likes of Brother Culture & Natty Campbell. Adam has moved on to producing & recording as well.

 

In his own right, Adam is one the most exciting new producers in the UK Digital Roots scene, supported & guided by Mark Iration of the Leeds based Iration Steppas. Adam has produced original songs featuring the likes of Cornel Campbell, Brother Culture, Sugar Minot, Ranking Joe, Rod Taylor, Johnny Osbourne & Tippa Irie. He's seen releases on DJ Crises' (Rinse FM) imprint Mindstep, DJ Shepdog's Nice Up! Records, New York's Liondub & Moonshine Records. He is in-demand for his remix work with Horace Andy, Mungo's Hi-Fi, Radikal Guru, Earl 16, Dub Pistols, Riddim Tuffa, Part2Style & Vibration Lab.

Along with Reggae Roast, Adam is a regular performer at many of the highly regarded festivals like Outlook, BoomTown, & Glastonbury as well as club nights at Subdub, United Nations of Dub, Top Ranking & others through-out the UK playing his own unique brand of Roots, Dub, Dubstep, & Steppers.

Here's Adam teaming up with Dougie Wardrop...

Adam Prescott meets Dougie Conscious - The Dub Session, Conscious Sounds, 2021.

Side One -
Meditate on Dub
Dub Chant
Vibes Dub
The Message Dub
Foot Flinger Dub

Side Two -
Hot Valve Dub
Super Scoop Dub
Pre-Amp Dub
Run the Dub
Lights on Dub

 

 

 

 

Next up, he hooks up with Mad Prof's son, Joe... 

 

Adam Prescott - Meets Joe Ariwa, Ariwa Sounds Ltd ARICD292, 2021.

Push the Machine (featuring Ranking Joe)
Dub the Machine
From Creation
Nottingham Skank
Digitek Dub
Rise & Fall (featuring Donovan Kingjay)
River Trent Dub
South East Trod
A52 Dub Diversion
Meditation Rock
bonus track -
Acid Storm - Adam Prescott meets Iration Steppas

 

 

 

 

Finally, this latest with Adam taking over the boards himself...

 

Adam Prescott - At the Controls, Moonshine Recordings MSLP017, 2024.

Side A -
Judgement Dub
On the Corner Dub
Dub from the East
Liberation Dub
Subtract Dub

Side B -
At the Right Time Dub
Dub Will Reign
The Return to Dub
Roasted Dub
Holding onto Dub

 

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Sound September 14

Conscious Sounds Sound System 

 

 

Conscious Sound is the umbrella created by Dougie Wardrop to canopy Centry, Music Family, Bush Chemists, Hydroponics, Dub Specialists & more. Wardrop ran a record stall in Camden Market in the late 80s & set up his Sound System to help promote the records he sold, as well as the Dub tracks he created on a 4-track recorder. In the early 90s he started the Conscious Sounds label. Wardrop mostly produces DigiDub influenced Roots with tastes of jungle & Dubstep. He also produces Jah Warrior who I will share later this month.

Although Centry was Wardrop's initial outlet, the Bush Chemists became the more prolific project. I am concentrating on their sound here. The Bush Chemists are primarily Dougie, his Conscious Sounds partner Paul Davey, along with Chazbo & Culture Freeman.

 

One of Wardrop's earliest releases was 1994s Strictly Dubwise by the Bush Chemists originally released on CD by Universal Egg. Vital Dub. 

 

The Bush Chemists - Strictly Dubwise, Universal Egg WWCD6, 1994.
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Dub to Selaisse
Jah Kingdom Dub
Science
Shanti Rock
Tribal Dub
Drugs is a Ting
Some People Dub
Northern Lights
Tomb of Soloman
Healing Dub
Sub Dub
Bongo Man Dub
Maniac Dub
Firehouse Dub
Purple Skunk Dub 

 

 

Next up was this one on ROIR US... 

 

Bush Chemists - Dub Outernational, ROIR USA RUSCD8221, 1996.

Dub Exploitation    
Got to Be Conscious    
Show Them the Way    
Give Thanks & Praise    
Let Us Know Dub    
Teaching of Love    
Survival Dub    
Armagideon Dub    
Cultural Dub    
Dub Outernational    
Searching Dub    
Watchful Dub    
Pure & Clean    
Roots, Rock, Reggae    
Righteous Dub

 

 

That same year, Light Up Your Spliff ... 

 

 

The Bush Chemists - Light Up Your Spliff, Conscious Sounds DNCCD005, 1996.

Light Up Your Spliff
Bush Chemist Country
Dub Until Dawn
Firing Dub
Help Us Dub
Time of Tribulation
Mount Zion I
Speak the Truth
Cymbal Rock
Earths Rightful Ruler
Earths Rightful Dub
The Power of Tape
Raw Indica
Seperation

 

 

 

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