Artist.......: Mad Professor
Album........: Black Liberation Dub Chapter 3: Evolution of Dub
Genre........: Reggae
Catnr........: 06076897762
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Nov-08-2005
str.date.....: 000-00-2003
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Harder Than Babylon 04:04
02. No Man's Land 04:13
03. Kunte 96 04:04
04. Solar System 03:45
05. Kathmandu Dub 04:11
06. Cultural Explosion 04:50
07. Gringo Dread 05:16
08. Cosmic Ray 04:27
09. Village Gossip 03:57
10. Atonement Dub 03:56
11. Kiwi Culture 03:35
Runtime 46:18 min
Size 69,1 MB
Release Notes:
With the release of Evolution of Dub, Neil "Mad
Professor" Fraser's Black Liberation series was
quickly eclipsing its predecessor, Dub Me Crazy,
for sure consistency and quality. Though it was
becoming clear that the new volumes weren't going
to be as stylistically adventuresome as the sets of
old, for solid, computerized roots, they were hard
to beat. Keeping with the loose theme of African
elevation, Fraser incorporates speech fragments
from controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis
Farrakhan on a number of the tracks. There's also a
smattering of vocal snippets from guests Horace
Andy, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Kofi. Despite all
this, the underlying rhythms are Evolution of Dub's
greatest strength. Ariwa session guitarist Black
Steel in particular is given room to shine on
excellent cuts like "Harder Than Babylon" and
"Cultural Explosion." The latter is a typically
full and lively mix with snare shots lashing out
and beats bubbling from the depths like primordial
lava. "Gringo Dread" sports one of the album's
heaviest basslines, leading a pared-down mix that
could be described as dub-noir. "Village Gossip" is
laced with dissonant, cinematic string scratches,
while "Atonement Dub" incorporates the violin on
dub's terms to great effect, like some bizarre
update on Augustus Pablo's trademark melodica.
Surprises may be few, but after the dearth of
inspiration behind Dub Me Crazy sets like Hijacked
to Jamaica and Dub Maniacs on the Rampage, Fraser's
constant attention to detail on Evolution of Dub
renders the familiar fresh once again.