Dub From Creation / Basic Principles / Rebel Rouser / Creation Vibration / Creation In A Iration
Dub Fusion / Mirage / Liberation / Rising Star / Vision Of Creation
Massively fine first attempt at studio producing by the young Adrian Sherwood, helped along on these sessions by Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell and Sidney Bucknor, for this debut LP by Creation Rebel.
Recorded in 1977 and released by Hitrun Records in 1978, Creation Rebel were a loosely arranged group of Jamaican and ex-pat Jamaicans based around Clinton Morris and Doctor Pablo, who seemed to change other personnel for each studio or live session they were booked for.
Sometimes going under the names, The Arabs, or Cry Tuff Allstars when working with Prince Far I, members have also worked along side Noah House Of Dread, New Age Steppers, Playgroup, Suns Of Arqa, African Head Charge, The Maffia, and Singers And Players for ONU Sound Records.
Of the four essential Creation Rebel LPs I own, here are the members involved:
Dub From Creation – Hitrun 1978 – Eric ‘Fish’ Clarke / Clifton Morris / Clinton Jack / Tony Chin / Doctor Pablo
Rebel Vibrations – Hitrun 1979 – Style Scott / Lizard / Clifton Morris / Tony The General / Doctor Pablo / Liddon
Starship Africa – 4D Records 1979 – Style Scott / Eskimo Fox / Tony Henry / Lizard / Doctor Pablo / Clifton Morris / Fatfingers / Ranking Magoo / Sucker
Lows And Highs – ONU Sound Records 1982 – Crucial Tony Phillips / Lizard / Bonjo I / Eskimo Fox / Style Scott / Ranking Magoo / Deadly Headley / Carlton Bubblers / Donald Ekk A Roo / Dave Wright / George Oban
All the Creation Rebel and 90% of ONU Sound Records material released is well worth getting hold of if you can find it anywhere. I know the label were doing some great reissues on CD some years ago, but the vinyl is the stuff, and the vinyl is probably pretty scarce nowadays.
Use the search function for more material on Hitrun Records or ONU Sound.
John Eden
May 26, 2008 at 9:43 pmEskimo Fox and Adrian Sherwood interviews here: http://uncarved.org/dub/onu/
alistairliv
May 27, 2008 at 5:53 pmThis is stupendous stuff…
johng
May 30, 2008 at 10:57 pmgreat stuff,gonna upload -shaka -brimstone and fire in next few days…………..
dan i
May 31, 2008 at 3:51 pmStill plenty of old OnU cds available if you hunt on the web. Vinyl turns up on ebay and for some reason does not always go for silly money (probably because much of the music is more experimental than most DJs today are prepared to listen to – more fool dem!).
Adrian about to release a new album recorded with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, and personally I think there are some wicked tracks from Adrian’s own ‘Becoming A Cliche’ album and Ghetto Priest’s ‘Vulture Culture’.
As Gary used to chant: OnU Sound In The Area!
dan i
May 31, 2008 at 3:52 pmYes John, the articles are good. Greg is a good writer, I used to work with his brother in law!
dan i
May 31, 2008 at 5:36 pmLast post today, i promise. Some sites of interest to On U heads, including a great set of games!
http://www.dub.org.uk/sounds/
This one has some free downloadds of interesting On U tracks.
http://www.skysaw.org/onu/
This is a real fact filled site.
http://www.infinitewheel.com/dubselector4.html
This is just fun – find the Little Axe track on one of the games.
alistairliv
June 1, 2008 at 10:25 amAdrian Sherwood / The Last Words – 1980 ? According to Last Words wikipidlia entry.
johng
June 1, 2008 at 11:05 amdid annie anxiety release an lp on the onusound label?jockohomo?
is this rereleased on cd too?has anyone seen it in blogland?
simon
June 1, 2008 at 5:04 pmJohn G, you could try this one, not sure if it’s the one you’re after…
http://sickness-abounds.blogspot.com/2008/04/annie-anxiety-barbed-wire-halo-7-soul.html
dan i
June 2, 2008 at 7:07 pm3 Annie Anxiety albums that I know of John…”Soul Possession” by Annie Anxiety on Corpus Christi Records (ON-U LP29); “Jackamo” by Annie Anxiety Bandez on One Little Indian (TP LP4); and “Short But Sweet” by Little Annie (On-U dunno the number).
All were at least partly produced by Adrian Sherwood, with help from Penny Rimbaud on the first, Kishi Yamamoto on the second and I suspect Skip McDonald on the third.
johng
June 2, 2008 at 7:42 pmCheers dan i had a look in town yessterday but no luck,i think soul possession is the one i have been looking for last few months, had a song on it ‘alone in a layby’ (?) very dark sounding.found ‘jackamo’ (not jockohomo as i thought i remembered) on amazon,think it has been re-released in a metal box and is a tad expensive at £3o.
Thanks for the info!
Nic
June 2, 2008 at 7:48 pmThe song you’re thinking of John is ‘3rd Gear Kills’ which is also my favourite from that LP…
🙂
Here’s a link to a download of the LP (I don’t believe it is still in print?):
http://sickness-abounds.blogspot.com/2008/04/annie-anxiety-barbed-wire-halo-7-soul.html
Penguin • Post Author •
June 2, 2008 at 7:55 pmI may upload Soul Possession soon.
johng
June 2, 2008 at 7:59 pmwould be great if/when you do……..nice one
Nic
June 2, 2008 at 8:04 pmI stuck a link to it on for you John, but it’s waiting for a little ‘moderation’…
🙂
Penguin • Post Author •
June 2, 2008 at 8:20 pmNowt to moderate here Nic, try again.
Nic
June 3, 2008 at 8:57 amOh, cock a doodle do…
🙂
Here is the link again:
http://sickness-abounds.blogspot.com/2008/04/annie-anxiety-barbed-wire-halo-7-soul.html
Nic
June 3, 2008 at 9:01 amOh, cock a doodle do…
It doesn’t seem to like that link – I just tried it again to no avail…
In which case:
1) Go to Google
2) Type in the following: Annie Anxiety Soul Possession blog
3) Click on the first ‘hit’ at the top of the page (which is for the Sickness Abounds blog)
4) Download the album and the ‘Barbed Wire Halo’ 7″ in one neat zip file
(I don’t think it is still in print, so Annie, Sherwood and ‘Holey Vest’ Rimbaud won’t be getting ripped)
John – the track you are thinking of is ‘Third Gear Kills’ which was always my favourite too! It’s on ‘Soul Possession’…
johng
June 3, 2008 at 9:34 amnic-muchos gracias,its not in print(soul possession) inbetween searching for this i read an annie anxiety page where she says she would love too have this album re released but she doesn’t have the masters etc or rights or summat, think she said southern or something to do with them still have em, she was a naive 17 year old so didnt know her rights regarding the legal side of recording biz, her words, not mine, or summat like that.
Nic
June 3, 2008 at 9:42 amBlimey – it’s that evil lot at Southern holding on to the tapes again!
Dangermouse was right!
johng
June 3, 2008 at 9:51 amexpect a troll to appear at any moment ……………………..