Dub From the Roots

by King Tubby

Dub From the Roots cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Total Sounds
  • Country: Jamaica
  • Length: 54:08
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pioneering the absolute foundation of modern remix culture, legendary sound engineer King Tubby ruthlessly deconstructed classic reggae riddims into vast, echoing landscapes. 'Dub From the Roots' is a remarkably hypnotic, deeply psychedelic instrumental masterwork, using intense tape delay and beautifully mellow, highly repetitive lo-fi textures to create a profoundly uplifting, surreal atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, repetitive, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. Dub From The Roots (4:13)
  2. Iyahta (3:44)
  3. Mine Field (2:40)
  4. Hijack The Barber (3:22)
  5. African Roots (3:52)
  6. Double Cross (3:48)
  7. East Of (Arrows Hi-Fi) (2:12)
  8. Invasion (4:54)
  9. Dub Of A Woman (3:53)
  10. Dub On My Mind (2:26)
  11. Steeling (2:49)
  12. Dub Experience (3:05)
  13. Declaration Of Dub (3:39)
  14. A Truthful Dub (2:49)
  15. The Jehovah Version (Bonus Track) (3:26)
  16. Conversation Dub (Bonus Track) (3:08)

Credits

  • King Tubby - primary artist, mixed by
  • The Aggrovators - backing band
  • George Fullwood - bass
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Shirley Chang - design [cover design]
  • Benbow - drums
  • Carlton "Santa" Davis - drums
  • Carlton Barrett - drums
  • Philip Smart - edited by
  • Earl "Chinna" Smith - lead guitar
  • Graeme Goodall - mastered by
  • Augustus Pablo - organ, piano
  • Ian Winter - organ
  • Ossie Hibbert - organ
  • Bryan Levy - photography by
  • Bernard "Touter" Harvey - piano
  • Bunny Lee - producer
  • Aston "Family Man" Barrett - rhythm guitar
  • Brother Morris - rhythm guitar
  • Earl "Bagga" Walker - rhythm guitar
  • Tony Chin - rhythm guitar

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