“Climbing in distinction from merely Prince Jammy to King Jammy, this student of King Tubby started out as Lloyd James, learning the tricks of dub production from one of the masters over the course of working on countless reggae productions throughout the ’70s. Dub Kings collects some of Jammy’s standout mixes, rugged rocksteady rhythms with a focus on sharp horn sections, especially notable on cuts like ‘Wreaking Dub’ and ‘Pride and Ambition Dub.’ These 18 tracks were all engineered at King Tubby’s studio by King Jammy in the late ’70s, and have an especially swimmy quality to them, awash in the type of echo trails, reverb, and generous negative space that made the sounds coming out of Tubby’s studio worthy of royalty.”
allmusic
“2011 release. Two ‘Kings’ for the price of one!, King Tubby the master of the dub cut, has had many protégés that trained and worked with him over the years, as his services became more and more in-demand. Producer Scientist, singer Pat Kelly, Prince Phillip Smart, etc., all served their time at King Tubby’s studio at his home on 18 Drummile Avenue, Kingston, Jamaica. But the person who would take his production skills on to another level and had cut his musical teeth with Tubby was Prince Jammy, who would soon be renamed King Jammy. King Tubby’s (b. Osbourne Ruddock, 1941, Kingston, Jamaica) fascination with all things electronic grew out of working and repairing radios and TV sets. This would eventually lead to working with amplifiers and the lucrative work of winding transistors, a job that was much in-demand in Jamaica and work that Tubby carried on with throughout his career. This knowledge of the way sound/music was made and transferred, Tubby would adapt into groundbreaking ideas, like removing various parts of the recordings: for example, the vocals and distorting elements of the sound like the bass line or drums and adding delays and echo to enhance and reshape the song. …”
Forced Exposure
YouTube: Dub Kings – King Jammy At King Tubby’s
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Dub Kings – King Jammy At King Tubby’s (2011)
Posted in Dub, King Jammy, King Tubby with tags Dub, King Jammy, King Tubby on December 9, 2016 by 1960s: Days of RageJammys – King Jammys Dancehall 1985-1989 Part1 (2011)
Posted in Dancehall, Dub, King Jammy with tags Dancehall, Dub, King Jammy on May 20, 2014 by 1960s: Days of Rage
“The ‘Digital Revolution’ occurred in the Jamaican music industry by a single rhythm called ‘Sleng Teng’. The responsible person for the rhythm was King Jammy who was the owner and producer of the Jammys label. The label dominated the scene between year 1985-1989 and released vast numbers of material. Dub Store Records compiles the best of the 80’s heavyweight Dancehall from the Jammys catalogue. The collection consists of ‘Disc One: Vocals & Jeejay’ and ‘Disc Two: Instrumental Dub Version’. Each disc features popular songs and instrumental dub versions on ‘Hevenless’, ‘Love Punanny Bad’ and ‘Far East’ rhythm. They also include rare collector’s tunes like Anthony Johnson’s ‘Dancehall Vibes’ and some of them are first time to appear on CD. This selection is crucial for all Dancehall lovers.”
Zudrangma Records
“… In 1985, with the appearance of Wayne Smith’s ‘Sleng Teng’, Jamaica’s dancehall floor was suddenly thrown into wild and enthusiastic atmosphere. The responsible person to this ‘Sleng Teng’ rhythm was Lloyd James, who is now regarded as the king of Computerized, Digital reggae music for 80’s. He is commonly known as King Jammy and the owner and producer of Jammys label, which is considered as one of the most influential record labels during the 80’s. …”
Reggae Record
Trials & Crosses – A Tribute to Nitty Gritty (1994)
Posted in Dub, King Jammy, Nitty Gritty with tags Dub, King Jammy, Nitty Gritty on January 19, 2014 by 1960s: Days of Rage
“Glen Augustus Holness (1957–24 June 1991), otherwise known by his stage name Nitty Gritty, was a popular Reggae singer. Born in the August Town section of Kingston, Jamaica, he was the second of eleven children born to religious parents. Holness formed The Soulites in the early 1970s and recorded his first solo single in the early 1980s for producer Sugar Minott. He worked on the Zodiac sound system and recorded further singles, working with George Phang before moving on to King Jammy in 1985, with whom he had his breakthrough success with ‘Hog inna Minty’, a Jamaican folk song. Nitty Gritty was the first to record the song and was an instant success.”
Wikipedia
YouTube: Hog in a minty + version, See it there see it there, Don’t Want To Lose You, Run Down the World, Good morning teacher, Draw mi mark, So them come so them go