Man Recordings Inspiration Series #20: Augustus Pablo
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
There’s nothing more I like listening to than dub reggae in the summer time, especially now that I’m hearing a lot more dubstep than I used to, its always nice to go back to the O.G. sound. Of all the big names in dub, I think I like Augustus Pablo the most, because I find that he got the best melodies.
My favourite tune from him is “East of the River Nile”. I love the Chinese horn riff, and Augustus is just off the hook on the melodica. In fact, I read that it was Augustus was the one who made the melodica popular in reggae music; the instrument was used primarily for teaching kids about music in Jamaican schools.
Anyways, check the video to see the master at work!
Oh, and here’s an Augustus Pablo tune that I think Santigold sampled for “Shove it”
