Dub Plates

Back in the day, I went through a heavy Dub-Reggae phase, then later in life I turned to Rocksteady and Ska.  Over the past few weeks, I've been revisiting some of my favorite dub and reggae albums over the years.  Besides the obvious choices like Lee 'Scratch' Perry, King Tubby, and Augustus Pablo, I've also been listening to a lot of Keith Hudson.  This album is crazy, swampy dub-reggae:

Check out some of these tracks.  Hudson's off-key monotone vocals, and the backing female vocals, along with his magnificent production, make this a great listen.

Carlton and Family Man Barrett's Macka Dub has been a recent find for me, and I've been playing it quite a bit since I picked it up:

 Other more obvious favorites for me in the dub genre include:  Lee 'Scratch' Perry Roast Fish, Collie Weed, and Cornbread (my favorite dub album and the first one to introduce me to the world of Dub), Augustus Pablo's Original Rockers, as well as Augustus Pablo's King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown, Burning Spear Marcus Garvey/Garvey Ghost, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry's Superape.  I'm sure there are a few more up there for me, but these are the ones that I really enjoy off the top of my head.  Of course, as Summer rolls around, I may be posting more upon the topics of Dub and Reggae, as I tend to pull out the Dub and Reggae favorites around the Summer season, so stay tuned!