Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters – Blackboard Jungle Dub (1973)
1 When it comes to bass, all roads lead to dub music. This landmark recording is from the 1973 album
Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle, one of the first dub records ever to be released. Though the bass in dub music was produced by a bass guitar – and thus may not have edgedthe most subterranean reaches of the frequency spectrum – it’s the genre’s sonic emphasis on low frequencies, foregrounded in the mix and anchoring the groove, that makes it an essential inclusion on this list.
