2005 compilation album by Various artists
The Rough Guide to Dub |
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Compilation album by Various artists |
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Released | 15 March 2005 |
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Genre | World, dub |
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Length | 66:27 |
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Label | World Music Network |
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Full series chronology |
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The Rough Guide to Irish Music (2005) | The Rough Guide to Dub (2005) | The Rough Guide to Celia Cruz (2005) | |
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The Rough Guide to Dub is a world music compilation album originally released in 2005. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the release covers the roots of dub music, focusing on the period 1973-1980.[1] Curation was performed by Steve Barrow, co-founder of the record label Blood and Fire, who also compiled The Rough Guide to Reggae and authored its companion book.[2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, produced the work.[3][4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau[1] | A- |
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PopMatters[5] | |
The album received universal acclaim upon release. Writing for PopMatters, John Bergstrom described it as "the most essential single-disc, multi-artist collection of dub music to be issued to date."[5] Bergstrom's observation that King Tubby and his circle dominate the track-listing was echoed by XLR8R's Jesse Serwer.[6] In the same vein, Rick Anderson of AllMusic pointed out that the tracks come from the vaults of re-issuing label Blood and Fire, causing the album to overlook artists like Augustus Pablo and Scientist, but nonetheless recommended the album.[4] Robert Christgau hit the same note, calling it "less inclusive than the title suggests", but praised the accessibility, a point mirrored by the Sydney Morning Herald's Bruce Elder, who also applauded the recording's "edginess" and "richness".[1][7]
Track listing
References
- ^ a b c Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide". Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
- ^ Morgan, Captain. "Interviews:Steve Barrow (Blood and Fire Records)". Reggae News. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 10 Jan 2014.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Rick. "The Rough Guide to Dub". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
- ^ a b Bergstrom, John. "Various Artists: The Rough Guide to Dub". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014.
- ^ Serwer, Jesse (17 July 2005). "Various Artists The Rough Guide To Dub". XLR8R. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ Elder, Bruce (31 Jan 2006). "The Rough Guide to Dub". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
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