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British reggae group
The Bush Chemists are a British
dub
reggae group.
History
Wardrop formed The Bush Chemists in 1993 as a side-project to his other band
Centry .
[1] He had run a record stall in
Camden Market since 1988, . He began creating his own dub tracks using a 4-track recorder in 1989, setting up his own Conscious Sounds label shortly afterwards.
[2] His main collaborator is Paul Davey,
[3] and they have worked regularly with singers including Kenny Knots and Culture Freeman.
[4] The debut album Dubs from Zion Valley was a collaboration with Jonah Dan, released in 1994, and their first US release was Dub Outernational , recorded in Wardrop's attic studio,
[5] and released in 1996 on
ROIR .
[6]
[7] The band mix traditional reggae with digital dub.
[3]
[8] Albums followed regularly through the late 1990s and early 2000s, including 2005's Raw Raw Dub , also released on ROIR. Wardrop also engineers the
Jah Warrior releases.
Discography
Albums
Strictly Dubwise (1994), Conscious Sounds/Universal Egg
Dub Outernational (1996),
ROIR
Light Up Your Spliff (1996), Conscious Sounds
In Dub: Light Up Your Chalice (1999), Dubhead
Dub Fire Blazing (2001), Dubhead
Raw Raw Dub (2005), ROIR
Bush Chemists Singles (2010), Conscious Sounds
Collaborations
Dubs From Zion Valley (1994), JKPD – Jonah Dan meets The Bush Chemists
Fashion Records & Conscious Sound Present a Dub Convention: The Bush Chemists Meet The Dub Organiser (1996),
Fashion /Conscious Sounds
Money Run Things (1996), Conscious Sounds – credited to 'King General Bucks Up Pon De Bush Chemists'
The Conqueror (1998), Dubhead – Culture Freeman Meets The Bush Chemists
Gime De Music (2003), Conscious Sounds – Kenny Knots meets De Bush Chemists
King General Re Encounters The Bush Chemists – Broke Again (2009), Conscious Sounds – with King General
Singles
"Dread Inna Babylon" (1996), Conscious Sounds – Culture Freeman & The Bush Chemists
Dub Clash '96 EP (1996), Universal Egg – Jah Free & The Bush Chemists
"Joker Smokin'" (1996), Conscious Sounds – King General & The Bush Chemists
"Dub Fire Blazing" (2001), Dubhead – split with Mungo's Hifi
"16 Years"/"King Davids House" (2003), Conscious Sounds – feat.
Lutan Fyah and Culture Freeman
"Technology" (2003), Conscious Sounds –
Pablo Gad & The Bush Chemists
"Tribal Warriors" (2003), Conscious Sounds – Bobby Blue & The Bush Chemists
"Beat Around The Bush" (2004), Conscious Sounds – Lutan Fyah & The Bush Chemists
"East of Jaro" (2004), Conscious Sounds – The Love Grocer meets The Bush Chemists
"Original Spread Out" (2005), Conscious Sounds – Kenny Knots/The Bush Chemists
"The Middle Way" (2005), Conscious Sounds – Chazbo/The Bush Chemists
"Up There" (2005), Lush – Kenny Knots Meets The Bush Chemist
"Babylon Fall Down" (2006), Jah Tubbys – Kenny Knots & The Bush Chemists
"Meditation Master" (2006), Roots Temple – Ital Horns meets The Bush Chemists
"Roots Temple" (2006), Roots Temple – Ital Horns meets The Bush Chemists
"Star Dub" (2006), Jah Tubbys
"This Train" (2006), Diop Side –
King Kong /The Bush Chemists
"Victory" (2006), Conscious Sounds – Singer Blue/The Bush Chemists
"Gold Chain" (2007), Conscious Sounds – Dandelion/The Bush Chemists
Rewind & Remix Vol.2 EP (2007), Scoops –
Vibronics meets The Bush Chemists
"Seven Winds From The East" (2008), Roots Temple – Makiko & The Bush Chemists
"Wicked Men" (2009), Vibescreator – Fu-steps/The Bush Chemists
"Collie Weed" (????), Conscious Sounds – The Bush Chemists & Disco Dread
"Going Home" (????), Conscious Sounds – Kenny Knots & The Bush Chemists
Gunman/The Fittest EP (????), Conscious Sounds – feat. King General & Culture Freeman
"Some People" (????), Dubology – King General & the Bush Chemists
References
^ Prato, Greg "
The Bush Chemists Biography ",
AllMusic . Retrieved 11 September 2010
^ "
Bush Chemists Raw Raw Dub
Archived 15 July 2011 at the
Wayback Machine ",
ROIR . Retrieved 11 September 2010
^
a
b Bergstrom, John (2005) "
Bush Chemists Raw Raw Dub ",
PopMatters , 19 December 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2010
^ Green, Michael (2008) "Digital roots return to Tel Aviv",
The Jerusalem Post , 8 February 2008, p. 6
^ Wolk, Douglas (1996) "
Bush Chemists Dub Outernational ",
CMJ New Music Monthly , March 1996, p. 31
^ Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall , Greenwood Press,
ISBN
0-313-33158-8 , p. 46-7
^ Prato, Greg "
Dub Outernational Review ",
AllMusic . Retrieved 11 September 2010
^ Jeffries, David "
Raw Raw Dub Review ",
AllMusic . Retrieved 11 September 2010