I have made no secret of my love for Dub music. And you can’t love Dub music without reckoning with Lee “Scratch” Perry.
Yesterday we watched the
Today we’re watching another documentary about Perry. This one narrated by Benicio Del Toro. The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry.
Enjoy.
I have this personal website compartmentalized because I realize that not every one of my friends is interested in exactly the same set of things that I am. And that’s not only “OK”, it’s beautiful.
However, I think everyone should love Lee “Scratch” Perry. If you’re not familiar with this brilliant artist, I suggest you get familiar with Google.
And I also suggest starting with this off-beat documentary: Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise | True Godfather of Reggae.
Another installment in the Dubspace series, this time highlighting harmonica.
I know not everyone likes harmonica in their dub (Brainwashed says of the Lee “Scratch” Perry tracks featured here as including: “a few questionable harmonica intrusions”) but piss on it. Music-loving is subjective and I like harmonica in my dub. Maybe you will too.
This playlist features some repeat artists from the same albums so I’ve just included the albums represented for the visuals rather than every track.
Enjoy.
Tracklisting:
‘Melody Maker’ by Keith Hudson
‘Verdict in Dub’ by Clive Chin
‘Whatever We Do’ by Ruts D.C.
‘Enlightened’ by Lee “Scratch” Perry
‘Last of the Jestering’ by Clive Chin
‘Militant’ by Ruts D.C.
‘Space Craft’ by Lee “Scratch” Perry
‘Shi-cago’ by Dennis Bovell
‘Wire Dub’ by Clive Chin
‘Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) by Linton Kwesi Johnson
‘Rhythm Collision’ by Ruts D.C.
‘Heavy Rainford’ by Lee “Scratch” Perry
‘Dubwise Situation’ by Clive Chin
‘Melody Maker Version 2 (Harmonica and Bongo Drum) by The Chuckles (from the Hudson Affair compilation)
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A Holiday at the Sea playlist of 20 more Dub heavy hitters.
Tracklisting:
“Binshaker Dub Plate” by Twilight Circus Dub Sound System
“Black Rock” by Black Jade
“Daisy Temple” by Serge Gainsbourg
“Fence Dub” by Vital Dub
“Mother Liza” by Jimmy Radway
“Fire Bun” by Ja-Man All Stars
“Worrier” by Joe Gibbs
“Dub MPLA” by Tappa Zukie
“Bubble Up” by Wayne Jarrett
“Zombie Zones” by Dennis Bovell
“Dub To The Vein” by Skin, Flesh & Bones
“Jungle Shuffle” by Morwell Unlimited
“Satisfied Dub” by Ossie Hibert
“Dub Out” by Oku Onoura
“JBC Days & Proper Education Dub” by Mikey Dread
“White Whale” by Ranking Barnabas
“Dem Never Know” by Rhythm & Sound (with Jah Cotton)
“Tempo Dub” by Rupie Edwards All Stars
“Channel One In Dub” by Linval Thompson
“Genesis 1-11” by Sly and the Revolutionaries
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Listen to/Download Dubspace 01.
Clasp the helmet and lower yourself into the Dubspace.
20 Dub heavy hitters.
Enjoy.
Tracklisting:
“Love and Fire” by Ruts DC
“Independent Intavenshan” by Linton Kwesi Johnson
“Black Right” by Keith Hudson
“Staga Dub” by King Tubby
“Babylon Gone Down” by Yabby You
“Jumping Jack” by Herman Chin Loy
“Above and Beyond” by Lee “Scratch” Perry
“In King David’s Style” by Mad Professor
“Some Bizarre” by African Head Charge
“Back Weh” by Prince Far I
“Capitol Radio Rock” by Sir Coxsone Sound
“East Of The River Nile” by Augustus Pablo
“Higher Ranking” by Dennis Bovell
“Blood On His Lips” by Scientist
“Refraction” by Phase Selector Sound
“Swords of Vengeance” by Prince Jammy
“Stalag” by Winston Riley
“Theme Dub” by Jah Lloyd
“The Road Is Rough” by Tommy Cowan
“Sata Dub” by Errol “Flabba” Holt
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Oki Kano (加納 沖, Kanō Oki) was born in Hokkaido, to a Japanese mother and an Ainu father (renowned wood sculptor Bikki Sunazawa) and grew up in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating in crafts at the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music, he moved to New York in 1987, where he worked as special effects artist on film productions. He returned to Japan in 1992, and was presented with his first tonkori - the traditional stringed instrument of the Karafuto Ainu.
Oki uses the tonkori, an Ainu stringed instrument, in his performances and mixes traditional Ainu music with reggae, dub and other styles of world music. He also plays guitar and traditional Ainu percussion instruments.
Dive in to the band’s music.
First up is “Suma Mukar”:
Next is the title track from the Sakhalin Rock album Sakhalin Rock.
And here is a live performance
“Filmed at the FMM Sines Festival in 2007, this is a traditional Ainu bow and arrow dance performed by Futoshi Ikabe, to a deep dub mix by the band with Naoyuki Uchida at the desk.”
