Aswad - New Chapter of Dub (1982) Label - Island UK Released - 1982 Style - 80s Dub Classic!
In my opinion, THE best Dub album of all time. I will forever recognize any track off this album within the first 2 seconds of hearing it. Lost track of how many times I've listened to this but it's likely to be in the thousands... and every time it's like hearing it for the first time again. This is the benchmark album from which I compare all other Dub albums. A little description from reggae-reviews.com >>>
...full of all sorts of synth and '80s textures, A New Chapter of Dub is one of those albums that lacks commercial stylings and subservience of art to fashion. True, it is a dub album and has all the classic "tricks" of the style, but it's also just really well made. And like most dub, it's no sunny day affair. The tracks are generally dark, weighty songs with haunting drums and smoky echoes and delays. Those that are not are either chilled-out jazzy tunes with listless horns or soulful Caribbean songs with minimal melody, picked apart by the mixer. Kudos to him for being conservative with punching out, delays, and reverbs. His sense of craft allows the songs breathing room without getting boring or repetitive; never do the effects get annoying or frivolous.
Tracklisting: A1 Dub Fire A2 Flikaflame A3 Truth A4 Bammie Blow A5 Tuffist B1 Shining Dub B2 Zion 1 B3 Natural Agression B4 Ghetto In The Sky
Aswad - New Chapter Of Dub (1982)
