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Real drums and drum computer are both used in the
production of the riddims on this album, part 6 of
Dub Me Crazy. Analog and digital effects go very
well together as well.
Short phrases between the tunes, sudden change
of one riddim into the next, short clips from one
tune used in another: when you think that this was
all done in the mid 1980's, you can imagine some
of the immense creativity of the Mad Professor.
It was also a time wherein digital technology
was introduced in the Reggae studio's more and
more, much to the chagrin of people who feared
that all this "music-from-a-box" would
take the place of creativity and inspiration.
A time wherein cokane was introduced to Jamaica
and caused much more than just the music to
dramatically change as Ronald Reagan's "War
on Drugs" was practiced throughout the whole
of South America.
In this time, the Mad Professor produced one
crucial album after the other. Just like he's
doing now, still, in January 2008. His DUB
productions are unmatched until today, while his
many releases with a whole army of vocalists
complete an oeuvre which takes a predominant place
in the (hi)story of Reggae Music as a whole.
Schizophrenic DUB is simply a must-have for the
collector of the better UK DUB, the better DUB,
the better Roots Reggae even!
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