Augustus Pablo - Rockers Meets King Tubby's In A Fire House '2024

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As is often the case with albums that come from deep within the insular world of
1970s Kingston, the title of this one bears a little bit of explanation.
"Rockers" was the nickname given to melodica player and producer Augustus Pablo;
on this album, as on several other classics of the genre, he is teamed up with
dub wizard Osbourne Ruddock (better known as King Tubby) to deliver a set of dub
mixes derived from singles by Hugh Mundell, Delroy Williams, and others. (King
Jammy, one of King Tubby's protégés, also contributes a few mixes here,
but is uncredited.) "Fire House" is an ironic reference to the Waterhouse
section of Kingston, where King Tubby's studio was located. On this collection,
Pablo's sound predominates: his eerie melodica lines snake in and out of the
mix, and the gentle-but-firm grooves that always typify a Rockers production are
in full force. King Tubby contributes the special element of dubwise alchemy
that was his own trademark, administering echo and delay at judicious intervals
and keeping the general atmosphere mysterious and seductive. Because of the
nature of the music and its consistently high quality, highlights are a bit
difficult to pick out, but they include the very dread "Zion Is a Home" and the
equally fine "Dub in a Matthews Lane Area," which could be used as a master
class in dub technique.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Augustus Pablo - Rockers Meet King Tubbys inna Fire House (4:03) 
1.02 - Augustus Pablo - Short Man Dub (3:17) 
1.03 - Augustus Pablo - Zion Is a Home (4:35) 
1.04 - Augustus Pablo - Dub in a Matthews Lane Arena (3:33) 
1.05 - Augustus Pablo - Jah Says Dub (3:53) 
1.06 - Augustus Pablo - Son of Jah Dub (3:38) 
1.07 - Augustus Pablo - Simeon Tradition (3:20) 
1.08 - Augustus Pablo - Selassie I Dub (3:49) 
1.09 - Augustus Pablo - Jah Moulty Ital Sip (2:47) 

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