The Bush Chemists

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The Bush Chemists
OriginLondon, England
Genres Reggae, Dub
Years active1993–present
LabelsConscious Sounds, ROIR, Fashion, Universal Egg
Members Dougie Wardrop
Paul Davey
Kevin Roberts
Colture Freeman

The Bush Chemists are a British dub reggae group.

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 London 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.

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Discography

Albums

Collaborations

Singles

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