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| X-Ray Music: A Blood & Fire Dub Directory (Blood &
Fire, 1999) *GUEST REVIEW* For those who think the dub vaults have been over-exposed it's best to avoid this release. X-Ray Music is a selection of tracks extracted from the first 29 Blood & Fire albums. The Upsetter coined the phrase to describe mix- led reggae. The phrase is an interesting and apt one, and explains the genre succinctly to non-reggae fans. This compilation favours Tubby and Jammy, followed by Clive Chin and Lee Perry. There are the cool Neu sound effects ("Extraordinary Version"), excellent tracks ("Bag a Wire Dub," "Cool Dub"), and the otherworldly ("Noah Sugar Dub"), as toasted over on the bonus disc of Divine Madness. But for some reason this album is less of a complete project than Dubwise 1 and Dubwise 2. Could it be the lack of rootsy vocals or toasting that affects the flow or have Blood & Fire fans heard these tracks too often? - ragudave |
| Track Listing 1. Step It Up In Dub -- Mixed by Prince Jammy 2. Dub The Right Way -- Mixed by King Tubby 3. Dub There -- Mixed by Prince Jammy 4. There's Dub -- Mixed by King Tubby 5. Morpheus Special -- Mixed by King Tubby 6. Extraordinary Version -- Mixed by Errol Thompson and Clive Chin 7. Noah Sugar Pan -- Mixed by Lee Perry 8. Rally Dub -- Mixed by Lee Perry 9. Cool This Dub -- Mixed by Phillip Smart 10. Bag A Wire Dub -- Mixed by King Tubby 11. King Tubby's Answer -- Mixed by Scientist 12. Shining Dub -- Mixed by Karl Pitterson and Clive Chan 13. Pegasus Rock -- Mixed by King Tubby 14. The Champion Version -- Mixed by Prince Jammy 15. Moses Dub -- Mixed by Jo Jo Hookim 16. Dub Is My Occupation -- Mixed by Prince Jammy |
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