The Bush Chemists

British reggae group

The Bush Chemists

Origin| London, England
Genres| Reggae, Dub
Years active| 1993–present
Labels| Conscious Sounds, ROIR, Fashion, Universal Egg
Members| Dougie Wardrop
Paul Davey
Kevin Roberts
Colture Freeman

The Bush Chemists are a British dub reggae group.

## History

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Wardrop formed The Bush Chemists in 1993 as a side-project to his other band Centry.[1] He had run a record stall in Camden Market since 1988, . He began creating his own dub tracks using a 4-track recorder in 1989, setting up his own Conscious Sounds label shortly afterwards.[2] His main collaborator is Paul Davey,[3] and they have worked regularly with singers including Kenny Knots and Culture Freeman.[4] The debut album Dubs from Zion Valley was a collaboration with Jonah Dan, released in 1994, and their first US release was Dub Outernational, recorded in Wardrop's attic studio,[5] and released in 1996 on ROIR.[6][7] The band mix traditional reggae with digital dub.[3][8] Albums followed regularly through the late 1990s and early 2000s, including 2005's Raw Raw Dub, also released on ROIR. Wardrop also engineers the Jah Warrior releases.

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Strictly Dubwise (1994), Conscious Sounds/Universal Egg
* Dub Outernational (1996), ROIR
* Light Up Your Spliff (1996), Conscious Sounds
* In Dub: Light Up Your Chalice (1999), Dubhead
* Dub Fire Blazing (2001), Dubhead
* Raw Raw Dub (2005), ROIR
* Bush Chemists Singles (2010), Conscious Sounds

Collaborations

* Dubs From Zion Valley (1994), JKPD – Jonah Dan meets The Bush Chemists
* Fashion Records & Conscious Sound Present a Dub Convention: The Bush Chemists Meet The Dub Organiser (1996), Fashion/Conscious Sounds
* Money Run Things (1996), Conscious Sounds – credited to 'King General Bucks Up Pon De Bush Chemists'
* The Conqueror (1998), Dubhead – Culture Freeman Meets The Bush Chemists
* Gime De Music (2003), Conscious Sounds – Kenny Knots meets De Bush Chemists
* King General Re Encounters The Bush Chemists – Broke Again (2009), Conscious Sounds – with King General

### Singles

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* "Dread Inna Babylon" (1996), Conscious Sounds – Culture Freeman & The Bush Chemists
* Dub Clash '96 EP (1996), Universal Egg – Jah Free & The Bush Chemists
* "Joker Smokin'" (1996), Conscious Sounds – King General & The Bush Chemists
* "Dub Fire Blazing" (2001), Dubhead – split with Mungo's Hifi
* "16 Years"/"King Davids House" (2003), Conscious Sounds – feat. Lutan Fyah and Culture Freeman
* "Technology" (2003), Conscious Sounds – Pablo Gad & The Bush Chemists
* "Tribal Warriors" (2003), Conscious Sounds – Bobby Blue & The Bush Chemists
* "Beat Around The Bush" (2004), Conscious Sounds – Lutan Fyah & The Bush Chemists
* "East of Jaro" (2004), Conscious Sounds – The Love Grocer meets The Bush Chemists
* "Original Spread Out" (2005), Conscious Sounds – Kenny Knots/The Bush Chemists
* "The Middle Way" (2005), Conscious Sounds – Chazbo/The Bush Chemists
* "Up There" (2005), Lush – Kenny Knots Meets The Bush Chemist
* "Babylon Fall Down" (2006), Jah Tubbys – Kenny Knots & The Bush Chemists
* "Meditation Master" (2006), Roots Temple – Ital Horns meets The Bush Chemists
* "Roots Temple" (2006), Roots Temple – Ital Horns meets The Bush Chemists
* "Star Dub" (2006), Jah Tubbys
* "This Train" (2006), Diop Side – King Kong/The Bush Chemists
* "Victory" (2006), Conscious Sounds – Singer Blue/The Bush Chemists
* "Gold Chain" (2007), Conscious Sounds – Dandelion/The Bush Chemists
* Rewind & Remix Vol.2 EP (2007), Scoops – Vibronics meets The Bush Chemists
* "Seven Winds From The East" (2008), Roots Temple – Makiko & The Bush Chemists
* "Wicked Men" (2009), Vibescreator – Fu-steps/The Bush Chemists
* "Collie Weed" (????), Conscious Sounds – The Bush Chemists & Disco Dread
* "Going Home" (????), Conscious Sounds – Kenny Knots & The Bush Chemists
* Gunman/The Fittest EP (????), Conscious Sounds – feat. King General & Culture Freeman
* "Some People" (????), Dubology – King General & the Bush Chemists

## References

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1. ^ Prato, Greg "The Bush Chemists Biography", AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2010
2. ^ "Bush Chemists Raw Raw Dub Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", ROIR. Retrieved 11 September 2010
3. ^ a b Bergstrom, John (2005) "Bush Chemists Raw Raw Dub", PopMatters, 19 December 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2010
4. ^ Green, Michael (2008) "Digital roots return to Tel Aviv", The Jerusalem Post, 8 February 2008, p. 6
5. ^ Wolk, Douglas (1996) "Bush Chemists Dub Outernational", CMJ New Music Monthly, March 1996, p. 31
6. ^ Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p. 46-7
7. ^ Prato, Greg "Dub Outernational Review", AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2010
8. ^ Jeffries, David "Raw Raw Dub Review", AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2010

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