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- Date Released: January 1, 1976
- Genre: International
- Style: Dub
- Label: Pressure Sounds / Virtual
Impossibly deep, thick dub from Jamaica's God of Thunder
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We Say...
While Jamaica's God of Thunder, Prince Far I, is mighty of throat indeed, he's barely heard rumbling here. For all of his vanished presence though, it's hard to miss him when upstart British producer Adrian Sherwood (who would handle On-U Sound avant-dub recordings and now curates the crucial Pressure Sounds imprint) is behind the boards. The first in a series of dubs made from Far I's recordings (the seriously whacked-out Volume 3 is to be missed at your own peril), Sherwood thickens the proceedings with impossibly deep wormholes of bass and all sorts of sonic detritus swirling about on tracks like "The Visitor" and the rock-slide of drums and bubble-machine bass of "Long Life."
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They Say...
British dub master Adrian Sherwood collaborated with iconic Jamaican toaster Prince Far I for the first time on this powerful slice of version reggae, which includes performances from the likes of Sly Dunbar, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Earl "Chinna" Smith, and Dennis Bovell. While Prince Far I's vocals are not to be heard on these sessions, the deep-rooted presence of his personality is certainly felt, and the strength of the rhythms bubbling up through Sherwood's layers of echo and reverb are striking in and of themselves. While these cuts sound fathoms deep, on closer examination Sherwood's arrangements are pleasingly uncluttered, and while he certainly avails himself of the many possibilities of his mixing board, the effects thankfully don't wear out their welcome -- the strength of the performances and the skills of the musicians are what shine brightest on these tracks, and the dub trickery only enhances their work rather than interfering with it. While Cry Tuff Dub Encounter, Chapter 1 lacks the righteous Rasta fire of Prince Far I's toasting, the shamanistic power of these dub mixes speaks to the soul as much as the eardrum, and the results are a landmark of the form.
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A Message
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3:35 |
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| 02. | |
The Visitor
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4:17 |
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| 03. | |
The Right Way
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3:07 |
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| 04. | |
Long Life
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5:10 |
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| 05. | |
The Encounter
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3:00 |
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| 06. | |
Ghardaia Dub
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3:40 |
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| 07. | |
Mansion of the Almighty
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6:35 |
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| 08. | |
Mozabites
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2:57 |
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| 09. | |
Prince of Peace
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3:36 |
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| 10. | |
Abderrahane
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2:42 |
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10 Total Tracks, 38:39 Total Length
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Credits
- Dennis Brown - Piano // Dennis Brown - Piano // Dennis Brown - Piano // Dennis Brown - Piano // Dennis Brown - Piano // Prince Far I - Percussion // Prince Far I - Percussion // Prince Far I - Producer // Prince Far I - Producer // Prince Far I - Main Performer // Prince Far I - Main Performer // Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell - Engineer // Theophilus Beckford - Piano // Bingy Bunny - Guitar // Fish Clarke - Drums // Santa Davis - Drums // Sly Dunbar - Drums // Flabba Holt - Guitar // Flabba Holt - Guitar (Bass) // Adrian Sherwood - Engineer // Earl "Chinna" Smith - Guitar // Sticky - Percussion // Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace - Drums // Guy Davis - Mastering // Mark Lusardi - Engineer // Clinton Jack - Guitar (Bass) // Harry Hawke - Liner Notes
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