Friday, January 06, 2012

A Little Dub On My Beach


Trojan Dub Massive: Chapter One

2009

Review by David Jeffries

Jump ahead to the danker and gooier Chapter Two if you want your mind blown, because Trojan Dub Massive: Chapter One is lazier and pulls punches. With the Dub Massive series, producer/remixer/what-have-you Bill Laswell gets access to the deep reggae catalog of the Trojan label and grabs his favorite dubs for, as the liner notes put it, "enhancing." Just as he did with Miles Davis on Panthalassa and Bob Marley on Dreams of Freedom, Laswell respects his source while remixing, and brews up a concoction the original parties would most likely approve. The only time this chapter deserves a stunned "wow man" is when Laswell really twists the knobs and makes the Upsetters' "Lover's Skank" sound like the intro to the Who's "Eminence Front." Otherwise, he's only twisting things a bit, making everything sound thicker, and adding trippy segues to make this a journey instead of a collection of tracks. The segues and flow are much better on Chapter Two, but the general arc of the disc is just fine, and ending with the earthy spiritualism of Ras Michael is a smooth move from a guy who obviously knows his Trojan. Hearing Ras Michael chanting in the distance as your Laswell-supplied lunar cruiser drives across the moon dunes sets the stage perfectly for the more ambitious Chapter Two (it also suggests that an all-nyahbinghi remix set from Laswell would be divine). Start there if you want your Trojan well Laswelled, then come back to Chapter One when you're feeling less "out there."


Tracklist

CocaineArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
4:12$0.6902
HerbArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
4:13$0.6903
Don't Think About Me (I'm Alright)Artist: Mafia Allstars
3:10$0.6904
Blood DunzaArtist: King Tubby
3:23$0.6905
Man A WarriorArtist: Tapper Zukie
4:10$0.6906
Leggo BeastArtist: Gregory Isaac's All Stars
3:34$0.6907
Roots ManArtist: Sly & Robbie
2:37$0.6908
Acapulco GoldArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
3:53$0.6909
Concentration Vol. 3Artist: The Crystalites
3:17$0.6910
Lover's Skank (Spangler's Cap)Artist: The Upsetters
3:52$0.6911
Jah Jah ChildrenArtist: Sly & Robbie
3:55$0.6912
Negrea AfricaArtist: Sly & Robbie
2:49$0.6913
Out Of OrderArtist: Prince Jammy and the Aggrovators
5:49$0.6914
Miss Know It AllArtist: Scientist
3:24$0.6915
Fist Of FuryArtist: Prince Jammy
3:08$0.6916
The Alien AbortsArtist: Scientist & Roots Radics Band
3:14$0.6917
Stop The DubbingArtist: Aggrovators
2:31$0.6918
Keep Cool BabylonArtist: Ras Michael


Read more: http://www.emusic.com/album/bill-laswell/trojan-dub-massive-chapter-1/12288685/#ixzz1ijjUfwyw
CocaineArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
4:12$0.6902
HerbArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
4:13$0.6903
Don't Think About Me (I'm Alright)Artist: Mafia Allstars
3:10$0.6904
Blood DunzaArtist: King Tubby
3:23$0.6905
Man A WarriorArtist: Tapper Zukie
4:10$0.6906
Leggo BeastArtist: Gregory Isaac's All Stars
3:34$0.6907
Roots ManArtist: Sly & Robbie
2:37$0.6908
Acapulco GoldArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
3:53$0.6909
Concentration Vol. 3Artist: The Crystalites
3:17$0.6910
Lover's Skank (Spangler's Cap)Artist: The Upsetters
3:52$0.6911
Jah Jah ChildrenArtist: Sly & Robbie
3:55$0.6912
Negrea AfricaArtist: Sly & Robbie
2:49$0.6913
Out Of OrderArtist: Prince Jammy and the Aggrovators
5:49$0.6914
Miss Know It AllArtist: Scientist
3:24$0.6915
Fist Of FuryArtist: Prince Jammy
3:08$0.6916
The Alien AbortsArtist: Scientist & Roots Radics Band
3:14$0.6917
Stop The DubbingArtist: Aggrovators
2:31$0.6918
Keep Cool BabylonArtist: Ras Michael


Read more: http://www.emusic.com/album/bill-laswell/trojan-dub-massive-chapter-1/12288685/#ixzz1ijjUfwyw

CocaineArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
4:12$0.6902
HerbArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
4:13$0.6903
Don't Think About Me (I'm Alright)Artist: Mafia Allstars
3:10$0.6904
Blood DunzaArtist: King Tubby
3:23$0.6905
Man A WarriorArtist: Tapper Zukie
4:10$0.6906
Leggo BeastArtist: Gregory Isaac's All Stars
3:34$0.6907
Roots ManArtist: Sly & Robbie
2:37$0.6908
Acapulco GoldArtist: Sly & The Revolutionaries
3:53$0.6909
Concentration Vol. 3Artist: The Crystalites
3:17$0.6910
Lover's Skank (Spangler's Cap)Artist: The Upsetters
3:52$0.6911
Jah Jah ChildrenArtist: Sly & Robbie
3:55$0.6912
Negrea AfricaArtist: Sly & Robbie
2:49$0.6913
Out Of OrderArtist: Prince Jammy and the Aggrovators
5:49$0.6914
Miss Know It AllArtist: Scientist
3:24$0.6915
Fist Of FuryArtist: Prince Jammy
3:08$0.6916
The Alien AbortsArtist: Scientist & Roots Radics Band
3:14$0.6917
Stop The DubbingArtist: Aggrovators
2:31$0.6918
Keep Cool BabylonArtist: Ras Michael


Read more: http://www.emusic.com/album/bill-laswell/trojan-dub-massive-chapter-1/12288685/#ixzz1ijjUfwyw
  1. Sly And The Revolutionaries - Cocaine
  2. Sly And The Revolutionaries - Herb
  3. Mafia All Stars And King Tubby - Don't Think About Me (I'm Alright)
  4. King Tubby And The Aggrovators - Blood Dunza Version
  5. Tappa Zukie - Man A Warrior
  6. Gregory Isaacs All Stars - Leggo Beast
  7. Sly And Robbie - Roots Man Dub
  8. Sly And The Revolutionaries - Acapulco Gold
  9. The Crystalites - Concentration Ver. 3
  10. The Upsetters - Lovers Skank (Spanglers Clap)
  11. Sly And Robbie - Jah Jah Children Dub
  12. Sly And Robbie - Negre Africa Dub
  13. Prince Jammy And The Aggrovators - Out Of Order
  14. Scientist - Miss Know It All
  15. Prince Jammy - Fist Of Fury
  16. The Roots Radics Band - The Alien Aborts
  17. The Aggrovators - Stop The Dubbing
  18. Ras Michael And The Sons Of Negus - Keep Cool Babylon

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