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Wild Dub: Dread Meets Punk Rocker Downtown

From the opening cuts–the brilliant, overlooked reggae-rock rant “Jah War” by the doomed British punk outfit the Ruts, Lee Perry’s reinvention of the mighty “Bankrobber” by the Clash and a thrilling dub remake of “Wild Youth” by Generation X–you know this witty import-only compilation has something on its mind. Like DJ/historian Don Letts’ equally useful “Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown,” “Wild Dub”

explores the link between Jamaica’s dub mixing technique and trailblazing UK punk.

Take away: Mix mastery

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Edited by Cara DiPasquale ([email protected]) and Joe Knowles ([email protected])