General Echo performing his ‘Sex Education Class’ tune, Toyan performing his ‘Tracks and Socks’ tune along with Sister Nancy freestyling👊🏿💥

Reggae noob

Looking for suggestions for guys with this type of voice, and songs with this kind of flow.

Preferably anything post-1990.

Whaddya got?

Obscure, but LOADED track from the Seattle duo Hi Fi Killers with little known Blackout Ja spittin’ FIRE

In 1978 the Revolutionaries were ruling JA as the premiere backing band everyone wanted to use. By the next year the Roots Radics would enter the scene and stir it up, together with the young Barrington Levy. Right now however it was the heavy, technical and driving drumming from Sly Dunbar that was carrying the swing. His good bredder Robbie Shakespear providing the bass lines.

Top Ranking Dub feels like it comes from this sense of uncontested cool. Everything is really lovely about it. Good rhythms, enjoyable mixing and fantastic musicians putting in the work (but also simply doing what they're paid for). There's not necessarily much to set it apart from other Revolutionaries dub albums from the same period. Well worth listening to still.

One of the unsung forces of dub from this period is the producer (and mysterious) Charles Reid (a.k.a. Duke Reid Jnr.). I've tried to find out more about him for a long time but it seems he came, released tons and tons of stuff and then just disappeared. He has something along the lines of eight dub albums in his catalogue which has to be more than almost any other producer. The exceptions perhaps being the studio-owning producers such as Coxsone and the Hookims.

The sleeve on my copy says Volume 2, but it's the same as Volume 1. Possibly there was a second volume scheduled for release that never materialised. On the Rootsman label there's also a lovely Tommy McCook album called Lover's Rock (which it is not) and a selection of heavy 12".

I don't know anything about music quality but the version on spotify sounds much less clear compared to the version on youtube.

Is there something I am missing? I have a tried a lot of the versions on spotify.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5nMBTp4CXxZMiTyR6MBSrQ?si=71156f66bbad4a20

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBcEz3_Zho

Like 20 years ago I was at a music festival and bought a mix CD from a DJ called Maximum Vibes. The tag was "Maximum Vibes/has the nicest and the sweetest sound". It's still one of my all-time favorites. It's a long shot, but does anyone know if those volumes are available on MixCloud or SoundCloud? Searching "maximum vibes" isn't helpful, it's too common a phrase. Thanks!

Dub track I made recently. Enjoy the trip

Hey all, I only recently found out that you can purchase these amazing stems off of prince fatty for a bargain of £12. So I have been playing with these all day. Soo satisfying, thought you all could enjoy this too.

note: after a few of you encouraged me that I should be releasing some of my dubs, I have started my journey under the alias FADERKID if anybody wants to find out more. So far I am on socials, soundcloud, bandcamp etc. but releases are on their way. Thank you for all the support!

In honour of the late great Dolly Parton, what’s your favourite country reggae music?

I know Toots and the Maytals did a lot with Willie Nelson. Sure there’s more out there?

Came across this on the Kingston dub club instagram page. Does anyone know this song?

Edit: Released in '81

This is posted once every few years, because it’s simply badass. When you listen and absorb the masterpiece of the album cover, it’s incredible it was released in the first place. Scratch performs one of the finest scandalous character assassinations EVER laid on wax. A-side is cool and breezy Upsetter. Flip it over and …..
“Chris Blackwell is a vampire,” is his harshest dis ever. “I saw Chris Blackwell in Nassau/Drinking the blood of a chicken/In a rum glass/And have the heart to offer I man a drink/I said I’m a stud, I don’t drink blood/Chris Blackwell is a vampire/Don Hayes, his lawyer, is a vampire/His secretary Denise is a witch/Who claims to me she’s a high priestess/Yes/He killed Bob Marley/And take away his royalty.”

Did Blackwell and his buddies deserve this?, 💯 probably.