"African Dub Chapter 2," the 1977-released second volume in the legendary series of 70s instrumental reggae/dub masterpieces helmed by Joe Gibbs — a hugely influential and popular touchstone for the UK post-punk movement — officially remastered and reissued on vinyl in 2020 to mark the album's 40th anniversary. A magnificent 1970s dub masterpiece. A welcome repress after three years (2023). And now a third repress, back in stock for 2024!!!
Centered on Joe Gibbs, with the era's finest players from Soul Syndicate, We The People and the Revolutionaries rotating in and out as The Professionals to weave these gem-like ensemble sessions — and with the brilliant Errol Thomson bringing his uniquely intelligent ideas and masterful engineering and mixing to bear — this is the second volume in a series that defines the golden age of 1970s dub music. Spiritual, smokin', dope, and unbelievably fat-sounding. Killer riddims throughout, including A3 "Angola Crisis" (sample 1). The synth work is exciting and wonderfully wobbly on A6 "Idlers Rest" (sample 2) and B3 "Heavy Duty Dub" (sample 3), while B5 "Mackarus Serenade" is nice and blissful. Check the tracklist too. Twelve tracks of dubwise perfection.
(Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)
Centered on Joe Gibbs, with the era's finest players from Soul Syndicate, We The People and the Revolutionaries rotating in and out as The Professionals to weave these gem-like ensemble sessions — and with the brilliant Errol Thomson bringing his uniquely intelligent ideas and masterful engineering and mixing to bear — this is the second volume in a series that defines the golden age of 1970s dub music. Spiritual, smokin', dope, and unbelievably fat-sounding. Killer riddims throughout, including A3 "Angola Crisis" (sample 1). The synth work is exciting and wonderfully wobbly on A6 "Idlers Rest" (sample 2) and B3 "Heavy Duty Dub" (sample 3), while B5 "Mackarus Serenade" is nice and blissful. Check the tracklist too. Twelve tracks of dubwise perfection. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)