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During the early '70s, a maverick Jamaican producer known as King Tubby (aka Osbourne Ruddock -- he was born in Kingston in 1941) embarked upon a series of pivotal recordings, ultimately creating a reggae offshoot called dub. First, he pared his forces down to a drum kit and bass and slowed the tempo until a bottom-heavy, primal heartbeat emerged. Over this framework, spare vocal and instrumental riffs emerged from layers of echoing reverb and artful distortion, erecting atmospheric soundscapes bound for infinity. This classic album is a primer for how Tubby could harness raw rhythmic power through his subtle, imaginative grasp
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Manufacturer: Shanachie
Release date: 20 January 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0016351455925 UPC: 016351455925
Release date: 20 January 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0016351455925 UPC: 016351455925
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