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- Date Released: January 1, 1983
- Genre: International
- Style: Dub, Electronic Dub
- Label: Ariwa Sounds / The Orchard
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One of the best of Mad Professor's many Dub Me Crazy releases, The African Connection spotlights the engineer's bubbly and spacious dub conception. Foregoing the denser, more claustrophobic sound of pioneers like King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, this successful English producer (by way of Guyana) fills each track with an ongoing parade of vocals, brass, reeds, percussion, and synthesizers. Even though many dub techniques are used - echo, flanger effects, etc. - Mad Professor (born Neil Fraser) produces a more hyperactive and funky sound than heard on Tubby's methodical sound deconstructions; the Jamaican influence in Fraser's work probably stems more from the slicker and sound effects-riddled style of Tubby protégés Scientist and Prince Jammy. Highlights include the rockers' cut "Bengali Skank," the alto saxophone vehicle "Natural Vegetation," and the trombone-in-dub side "Lion Dance." Working with some fine tracks by his Ariwa Band (featuring the vocals of '70s Jamaican star Johnny Clarke, among others), Mad Professor produces a consistently enjoyable and engaging dub set. Highly recommended.
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The African Connection |
4:44 |
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| 02. | |
Channa Four |
1:51 |
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| 03. | |
Natural Vegetation |
3:47 |
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| 04. | |
Jordan River |
3:29 |
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| 05. | |
Bengali Skank |
3:39 |
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| 06. | |
War Cry |
2:52 |
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| 07. | |
Rebel |
3:09 |
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| 08. | |
Rebel Rock |
3:05 |
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| 09. | |
Ariwa/Bush Communication |
3:04 |
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| 10. | |
The Drum Shot |
3:43 |
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| 11. | |
Depth Charge |
4:08 |
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| 12. | |
Lion Dance |
2:23 |
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12 Total Tracks, 39:54 Total Length
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