Ambient Adventures in Dub

• Artist: Mad Professor
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• Release Date: July 31, 2001
• Genre: Reggae

Review

As the Mad Professor, who's really very sane, shows on this Japanese disc, there's not as much of a gap between ambient music and dub as you might think. Both create sound environments for the listener, and both are aural journeys of a sort. Well, the Mad Professor has sent plenty of people on trips with his dub, and now he offers a selection of those dubs that come closest to an ambient style (although, to be fair, they require an elastic definition of ambient). It's good to hear "Dub In D Minor" and the adventurous "Heart Of The Jungle" again, while others like "Sweet Sweet Victory" and "Mad Elaine" are, at best, rarities. The Mad Professor's idea of dub might not prove ideal for relaxation -- it's far too edgy for that, never settling, and demanding to be heard, rather than just experienced -- but he remains a shaman of the studio control board. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Broken Antennae	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:12)
Moses Law	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:01)
Black Liberation Dub	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:53)
Jordan River	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:33)
People of Yoruba	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(2:56)
Fresh and Clean	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:59)
Bengali Skank	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:41)
Asylum of Dub	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:00)
Medusa Head	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:21)
African Hebrew Chant	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:30)
Dub de Goeblin	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:31)
Sweet Sweet Victory	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:01)
Mad Elaine	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:44)
Ras Mas	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:20)
Civil Unrest	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:14)
Dub in D Minor	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:09)
Heart of the Jungle	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:52)
Jazzy Dub	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(4:17)
Snake Charmer	Mad Professor	Mad Professor	(3:28)

Credits

Mad Professor (Engineer), Mad Professor (Main Performer), Mad Professor (Liner Notes), Mad Professor (Compilation), Mad Professor (Mixing), Sly Dunbar (Drums), Errol the General (Drums), Dean Fraser (Brass), Obeah (Bass), Preacher (Bass), Drumtan (Drums), Patrick Augustus (Steel Pan)