Ira Jones | Kettle Wire 12" dub A4 Tribulation Dubwise

A4 Tribulation Dubwise

"Time Is Now" (dub)

When it comes to legendary figures in dub and reggae they don't get much bigger than Dennis Bovell who lends his vocals to the gospel tinged dub folk of opener "Canaan Land" and then Carwyn Ellis takes to the mic in his native Welsh tongue to deliver the rousing "Donna Donna (Chwerthin)"

With it's cheeky vocal sample 'Acid Dub' feels like the missing link between early acid house and dancehall

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Ira Jones | Kettle Wire 12" dub A4 Tribulation DubwiseAnother super rare gem reissued here by TRS out of France. Knock out 80s UK digi killer business straight outta Ipswich (the original home of Dubwise Vinyl when it was an actual shop) featuring the vocal talents of Ira Jones from local reggae heroes Jah Warriors. Here Ira delivers a dextrous soulful vocal performance on A side cut "Kettle Wire" which has been near on impossible to find before this reissue arrived whilst Courtney Malik takes control of