Dance Conspiracy – Dub War
Label:
XL Recordings – XLT-34,
XL Recordings – XLT 34
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Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
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| A1 | Dub War (Chapter One) | 6:43 | ||
| A2 | Dub War (Chapter Two) | 6:51 | ||
| AA1 |
Dub War (Chapter Three)
Remix – Chad Jackson |
7:42 | ||
| AA2 |
Dub War (Chapter Four)
Producer, Mixed By – Professor Stretch |
7:00 | ||
| AA3 |
Dub War (Chapter Five)
Remix – Chad Jackson |
4:52 |
Credits
- Engineer – Andy Montgomery
- Mastered By – Mike Marsh
Notes
Pressed at Damont Audio Ltd, Engineered at Matrix Studios
Main sample is taken from Public Enemy - Show 'Em Whatcha Got originally sampled from the Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Darkest Light, additional vocal samples from Bomb The Bass - Megablast & The Step - Yeah You (Remix)
Chapters 2 & 3 sample vocals from Barrington Levy - 'Under Mi Sensi'. Chapter 2 also samples a vocal from Hijack - 'The Badman Is Robbin'.
Chapter 4 samples vocal from Planet Patrol - 'Play At Your Own Risk'.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 5) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dub War (12") | Metamorphosis Records Inc | MORPHO-001 | UK | 1992 | ||
| Dub War (12", RP) | Metamorphosis Records Inc | MORPHO 001 | UK | 1992 | ||
| Dub War (5xFile, MP3) | XL Recordings | none | UK | |||
| Dub War (CD, Single) | XL Recordings | XLS - 34CD | UK | 1992 | ||
| Dub War (12") | XL Recordings | XLXV 1509 | UK | 2004 |
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Reviews & Discussion
OrangeRider
Mar 21, 2011
This EP is made up of 5 chapters. Each chapter manages (somehow) to be better than the preceding chapter. Perhaps it is the borrowing of past rave sounds that distinguish each chapter, perhaps it it is the faultless programming skills on display, perhaps it is the drums, perhaps it is the bass. Whatever it is this 12" demonstrates what worked so perfectly well with UK hardcore circa early 1992 - it was fucking untouchable. Perfect.
This'll annoy some people and make others leap for joy - someone's only gone and done a repress! I picked up one at IMO Records. Quality-wise, they've tried to make it look like the original but they may as well have not bothered as you can tell it's a repress immediately. Sounds like they've pressed it from an original record as the sound isn't perfect (noticeable bumps in the background when very quiet / silent).
But to all intents and purposes it's the original!
But to all intents and purposes it's the original!
Quite simply the best dance / rave anthem of all time! The 12" EP is an early 90s trip down ecstacy lane, with different moods and tones. The main track is a jungle tour de force, with ay-ay-ay sweet female lyrics designed to send shivers down yer spine and get your hands in the air. It then moves on to deep basslines, with a massive jungle breakbeat moving your feet. Every rave DJ played this in every set. Guaranteed floor filler, i hugged more sweaty torsoes to this tune than any other! Brilliant.
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