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Heartbeat Records as well as French Label
Tabou.1 have provided the world with a nice
collection of dubs from the Abyssinians.
Classic reggae from this essential vocal
trio in a Dubwize style, that's something
the people were longing for in the time the
originals were released! Satta Dub contains
4 versions of the Satta Riddim: 3
instrumentals and one dub. Apart from these
four tracks, 11 other crucial dub shots of
which I enjoy each and everyone. Meditation
Dub is my favorite, never before had I heard
that the bassline of this song (My
Meditation) is so wonderful! They are not
the most spaciest dubs from that era, but
this music is so essential in the history of
reggae that it would be a disgrace if there
would not have been dubs available by now.
The riddims are beautifull, the Abyssinians
themselves sound much more powerful in dub.
Satta Dub is certainly a high quality
product because it gives a much better
impression of the original sound then the
other, US based Heartbeat release. A lot of
effort is put in trying to maintain that
original sound as much as possible. As a
result of this approach, most of the
imperfections that were present in the
studios on Jamaica in the 1970's can still
be heard. But especially because Dub is
(primarily) Studio Music, this pre-digital
sound is important for the enjoyment of the
music. Taking away what we conceive as
imperfections will also remove the
atmosphere of the recording in such a great
manner that for a lot of people it is
unacceptable. So Big Up for TABOU1.
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