On-u Sounds (rare Reggae) (3 Of 9)

ON-U SOUNDS (RARE REGGAE) (3 OF 9)

On-u Sounds (rare Reggae) (3 Of 9) Release Details

Style: Reggae
Total tracks: 21
Unique artists on riddim: 10
Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Reggae Riddims

This set is really about On-U Sound’s late-’70s to ’80s dub side, with Bim Sherman’s voice anchoring the first stretch before the mood turns deeper into Creation Rebel, Dub Syndicate, and Lee “Scratch” Perry territory. The Bim Sherman cuts—especially “Haunting Ground, ” “Revolution, ” and “Vice of Mine Enemies”—carry that haunted roots-lovers feel, but the back half leans harder into dub science, from Congo Ashanti Roy’s “Blood Shed Dub” to Dub Syndicate’s stripped, echo-heavy “Overloader. ” On-U Sound’s archive runs through all of it: Adrian Sherwood’s label is the common thread, and Dub Syndicate’s close association with Sherwood and Style Scott gives the compilation its grubby, experimental edge. It closes with the big one, “Jungle” by Lee “Scratch” Perry and Dub Syndicate, a dark, pressure-cooked cut that leaves the deepest imprint.