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- Date Released: January 1, 1996
- Genre: International
- Style: Dub, Roots Reggae
- Label: Blood And Fire / Virtual
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Freedom Sounds in Dub is -- hands down -- one of the most crucial dub collections in the stellar Blood & Fire catalog. Presented here are 12 B-side "versions" from the Greenwich Town Freedom Sounds label in Kingston, Jamaica, recorded as well as dubbed between 1976-1979. Soul Syndicate provides an expectedly rock-solid roots backbone from which King Tubby's dubs soar to psychedelic heights seldom found even in his discography. Highlights include the proto-house rocker, "Great Stone," a tough jam of near-intimidating intensity with a reverb break that will sneak up and get you if you don't see it coming; the playful "Empty Vessel Dub"; and the natty roots staple, "Ethiopian Version." Perhaps what makes this set so appealing is Tubby's exceptionally liberal use of delay. The vocal tracks creep in and out of the mix only to fade off into an echoey haze as snare drums drip with reverb. For fans of intricate, sedimentary hip-hop production (à la Pete Rock) or the largely improvised, anything-goes techno/house of the Orb, Freedom Sounds in Dub should prove stimulating and highly enjoyable. This set, like the rougher Dub Like Dirt or the Glen Brown/Tubby collection, Termination Dub, is a prime example of '70s roots dub as a immediate predecessor to both East Coast hip-hop production and modern turntablism. In fact, and along these same lines, one might have a difficult time finding another collection of King Tubby material that is largely playful yet, at others times, actually quite menacing.
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| 01. |  |
Ethiopian Version |
3:06 |
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| 02. | |
Leaving Babylon Dub |
3:44 |
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| 03. | |
Dub The Right Way |
2:40 |
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| 04. | |
Salty Dub |
2:59 |
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| 05. | |
Seaview Corner Rocking |
4:12 |
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| 06. | |
Dub Of Righteousness |
3:34 |
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| 07. | |
Great Stone |
3:10 |
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| 08. | |
Empty Vessel Dub |
3:03 |
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| 09. | |
Israelite Children Dub |
3:17 |
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| 10. | |
East Avenue Skank |
2:57 |
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| 11. | |
Tinson Pen Dub |
3:46 |
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| 12. | |
King Tubby's Key |
3:17 |
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| 13. | |
Jah Is Coming In Dub |
4:11 |
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| 14. | |
Confusing Dub |
3:12 |
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| 15. | |
Top Line Special |
2:46 |
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15 Total Tracks, 49:54 Total Length
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Credits
- Brenton Dowe - Performer // Rod Taylor - Performer // King Tubby - Main Performer // King Tubby - Main Performer // King Tubby - Main Performer // King Tubby - Main Performer // Gladstone Anderson - Keyboards // Tony Chin - Guitar // Santa Davis - Drums // George Fullwood - Bass // Bob Harding - Photography // Richard G. Johnson - Keyboards // Noel "Scully" Simms - Percussion // Earl "Chinna" Smith - Guitar // Keith Sterling - Keyboards // Steve Barrow - Liner Notes // Steve Barrow - Compilation // Steve Barrow - Photography // Prince Alla - Performer // Prince Alla - Performer // Earl Zero - Performer // Matthew Rudd - Design // Felix "Deadly Headley" Bennett - Saxophone // Beth Lesser - Photography // Sylvan White - Performer // Bertram Brown - Producer
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