The Bush Chemists

The Bush Chemists are a British dub reggae group centred on Dougie Wardrop.

History

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 and 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.^[8]

Discography

Albums

• 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 (download)

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

• "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