When Punk Met Dub 1978-1984

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3 CD box set exploring the post-punk/dub explosion of the late 70s and early 80s.Featuring tracks by The Clash, PiL, Prince Far I, The Specials, Dennis Bovell, The Pop Group, Linton Kwesi Johnson, The Selecter, Thompson Twins, XTC, Alternative TV, Aswad, Dillinger, A Certain Ratio, Stiff Little Fingers, UB40, The Jam, Mad Professor, The Ruts and many more.Essential artists, rarities, unique tracks and curiosities! Liner notes penned by the inimitable Jah Wobble and band biographies.The perfect companion to "Roots Rock Rebels", the critically and commercially acclaimed 2024 album.In the wake of punk rock, as artists began to express their eclectic tastes and expand their sonic palette in ways unimaginable just a few years earlier, the punk scene blossomed into a true love affair with Jamaican reggae and dub. This crossover saw punk rock bands incorporating dub rhythms and production techniques into their music, while established reggae and dub producers began collaborating with punk bands.With its liquid sonics, analog echo, stripped-back and reverberated vocals, powerful basslines and laid-back rhythms, "Armagideon Time" explores the dub-punk fusion in the UK and beyond, bringing together working-class bands in trench coats, Jamaican producers, British reggae pioneers, hardcore punks and future London dub artists in an unlikely sonic adventure, all across 3 CDs. With introductory notes by bass legend Jah Wobble and biographies of each band, this box set is a must-have, both a sequel and the perfect companion to our highly acclaimed punk/reggae box set "Roots Rock Rebels".For fans of post-punk, dub and reggae, and the socio-political scene of multicultural Britain in the late 70s and early 80s.