Over the last twenty years, producer and composer Boss Capone has built up a reputation both as a solo artist and with his band, The Upsessions. To date, he has produced and composed 11 albums and countless singles on which he collaborated with renowned reggae artists such as Lee 'Scratch" Perry, George Dekker (The Pioneers), Monty Neysmith (Symarip, Seven Letters) and the reggae pioneer Stranger Cole. Although early reggae and rocksteady are his main focus, Boss Capone never made a secret of his love for seventies dub and roots reggae.
Boss Capone: "I'm absolutely fascinated by the early dub output by producers as King Tubby and Lee Perry; what they managed to achieve in their studios with just a limited number of tracks is just fantastic! It's incredible how they managed to breathe new life into old riddims and give them a completely different vibe. But I'm also fascinated by people who took the genre further, such as Prince Jammy, a record like 'Kamikaze Dub' has been one of my favourites for years". After years of recording early reggae and rock steady, Boss Capone took the plunge and set to work on a dub record.
For the vocals on this project, he called on none other than Keith Rowe. The Jamaican legend Keith Rowe gained international fame from 1967 onwards as part of the rock steady duo Keith & Tex. With songs such as 'Don't look back' and 'Stop That Train', the pair became one of producer Derrick Harriott's top acts. From the 1970s onwards, Keith Rowe continued as a solo artist and scored another big hit with the song 'Groovy Situation', which he recorded for producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Keith & Tex have been performing as a duo again since the late 1990s and since then they recorded five new studio albums and toured the world frequently: from the US to Brazil, from Hong Kong to Japan, and from Australia to Germany.
Although a rock steady singer isn't the first name that springs to mind when you think of a dub album, this choice was an obvious one for Boss Capone. "Keith and I have known each other for a while; we've performed together on various locations and we've previously recorded a single together for Aggrobeat Records. Keith has a fantastic wide ranged and beautiful voice, so for me he was the first person I thought of".
Tracklist
A1. Don't Throw All Your Dub Away
A2. 1001 Arabian Dub
A3. The Emperor Dub
A4. You May Remember Dub
A5. Himalaya Dub
B1. Tears Will Dub
B2. Dub 13
B3. Dub Is The Answer
B4. Sailors Last Dub
B5. Dub Is A Gift
B6. Don't Let It Dub Away
Credits
Bass – Boss Capone
Drums – Patrick Sassen
Guitar – Boss Capone
Lead Vocals – Keith Rowe
Producer – Boss Capone
