The Rough Guide to Dub

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]

The Rough Guide to Dub
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released15 March 2005
GenreWorld, dub
Length66:27
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to Irish Music
(2005)		 The Rough Guide to Dub
(2005)		 The Rough Guide to Celia Cruz
(2005)
Complete list

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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] All About Jazz labelled the album an "instruction manual" for "today's hipsters".[8]

Track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Ordinary Version Chapter 3"ET & Randy's All Stars2:52
2."Satia"Keith Hudson Meets King Tubby3:09
3."Conquering Dub"Yabby You Meets King Tubby3:20
4."Lightning & Thunder"Morwell Unlimited Meet King Tubby's3:35
5."Shooter Dub"King Tubby & Santic All Stars3:01
6."Behold a Dub"Amanda All Stars & King Tubby3:26
7."Chapter of Money"Aggrovators Meet Prince Jammy2:54
8."Satta Dread Dub"Aggrovators Meet Prince Phillip2:35
9."Repatriation Rock"King Tubby Meets Vivian Jackson3:25
10."World Dub: Away With the Bad"King Tubby Meets God Children Band3:33
11."Dub Zone"Ja-Man All Stars Meet King Tubby2:39
12."Wire Dub"ET Meets Skin, Flesh & Bones2:34
13."Noah Sugar Pan"Upsetters3:29
14."No Problem"Horace Andy Meets Prince Jammy3:49
15."Dub the Right Way"King Tubby & Soul Syndicate2:42
16."Down Rhodesia"Inner Circle Meets Maximillian At Channel One3:36
17."Zambia Dub"King Tubby & Yabby You3:32
18."Moses Dub"Revolutionaries3:36
19."Nuclear Bomb"Revolutionaries3:48
20."General Version"Dennis Brown Presents Prince Jammy4:52
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References
  1. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide". Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  2. Morgan, Captain. "Interviews:Steve Barrow (Blood and Fire Records)". Reggae News. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  3. World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.
  4. Anderson, Rick. "The Rough Guide to Dub". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  5. Bergstrom, John. "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Dub". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
  6. Serwer, Jesse (17 July 2005). "Various Artists The Rough Guide To Dub". XLR8R. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  7. Elder, Bruce (31 Jan 2006). "The Rough Guide to Dub". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  8. All About Jazz (28 March 2005). "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Dub (2005)". Retrieved 2014-01-12.
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