"Black Ark In Dub" is another piece of Lee "Scratch" Perry’s limitless musical puzzle. Originally released in 1980 as 10-track album the hard to find "Black Ark In Dub" remains a frozen sonic timepiece, captured at the beginning of the end of one era and poised at the start of another. This re-mastered 2CD release adds Lackley Castell "Jah Love Is Sweeter" (vocal cut to the opening track "Jah") plus a bedrock of deep rhythms recorded at the Black Ark studio just before its demise, including bass heavy and spooky dub deconstructions of "Ethiopia", "Lion A De Winner", "Open The Gate", "Guideline" and "Mr Money Man", along with an embellished dub version of Ras Keatus "I Dreadlocks I" and the much sought after "Guidance", a longime Jah Shaka killer exclusive to this set. The second disc is "Black Ark Vol. 2", the follow up album to the acclaimed "Black Ark In Dub" that unsurprisingly for an Upsetter release took a different path. More vocal oriented the album features extended dubwise cuts of "Ethiopia" by Carol Cole (aka Aisha Morrision), Junior Byles' "Mumbling & Grumbling" and The Inamans "How Deep Is your Love", along with The Originals "Got To Be Irie", and an alternate take of the Silvertones roots classic "Give Thanks" with flute overdub and a couple of solid covers from Third World lead vocalist Bunny Rugs. This set is a crucial release for the fans of Lee Perry's Black Ark universe with the musicians of the Black Ark Players (aka The Upsetters) and all the real aficionados of Dub Reggae out there. It will be released in a 6-panel digipak with additional 12-page booklet including linernotes by David Katz.
