Dougie Wardrop is a reggae artist and label/studio owner of Conscious Sounds & Conscious Sounds Studio. He has formed over the years different dub bands including Centry, Bush Chemists, Dub Specialists, East Meets West, Hydroponics, Jungle Neck, Messenjah and many others. Wardrop 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. His main collaborator is Paul Davey, and they have worked regularly with singers including Kenny Knots and Culture Freeman.
Links to Peel[]
Peel first started playing Wardrop's material when he formed his own record label. Many of the acts on the label were played by JP during the 90's and 00's and involved many of Wardrop's input in the production. One of the acts, Centry, did a session for Peel's show in 1994. He also played tracks from Wardrop's Jungle Neck project, where the musician experimented with jungle music.
Sessions[]
- Centry
1. Recorded: 1994-07-07. First Broadcast: 06 August 1994. Repeated: 16 June 1995
- Bad Boy Dub / Zion Garden / Release The Chains / The Testament
- Conscious Sounds Collective
1. Recorded: unknown. First Broadcast: 07 September 1996
- Every Sound (Dockter Dub) / Dub (Dockter Dub) / In The Sun (Dub Specialists) / The Conqueror (Bush Chemists/Culture Freeman) / Rebirth (Centry)
Other Shows Played[]
- 07 October 1990: 'Stepping Time (7")' (Conscious Sounds)
- 19 February 1993: Bad Boy Dub (LP - In Dub - Thunder Mountain) Conscious Sounds
- 08 March 1993 (BFBS): Bad Boy Dub (LP - In Dub - Thunder Mountain) Conscious Sounds
- 19 March 1993: Bible Dub 2 (LP - In Dub - Thunder Mountain) Conscious Sounds
- 27 November 1993: ‘Long Long Time (Dub) () (Conscious Sounds)
- 27 May 1994: Release The Chains (album - Release The Chains) Conscious Sounds
- 03 June 1994: Release The Chains [Mix 4] (LP - Release The Chains ) Conscious Sounds
- 04 June 1994 (BBC World Service): Release The Chains (Mix 4) (12") Conscious Sounds
- 11 June 1994: Release The Chains (Mix 2) (CD - Release The Chains) Conscious Sounds
- 18 June 1994 (BFBS): Release The Chains (Mix 4) (12") Conscious Sounds
- 23 July 1994: 'Blessed Dub' (?) Dubology (Japanese only release)
- 21 October 1994: Zion Garden (7") Conscious Sounds
- 28 October 1994: Tribute To Lee Perry (split 12" with Zion Train) Conscious Sounds
- 05 November 1994 (BFBS): 'Tribute To Lee Perry (7")' (Conscious Sounds)
- 12 May 1995: 'Friend Or Foe (CD-Release The Chains)' (Conscious Sounds)
- 26 May 1995: Rockers Stand Guard (LP - Release the Chains) Conscious Sounds
- 09 June 1995: 'The Testament (CD-Release The Chains)' (Conscious Sounds)
- 07 July 1995: Saturday Steppers (LP – Release The Chains) Conscious Sounds
- 08 March 1996: 'Melodica Dub (Compilation CD-All The World In An Egg)' (Universal Egg)
- 16 March 1996 (BFBS): 'Melodica Dub (Compilation CD-All The World In An Egg)' (Universal Egg)
- 05 January 1997: ‘Last Call (7 inch) ’ Conscious Sounds
- Conscious Sounds
- 29 July 1994: Bush Groove (shared 12" with Zion Train - Meet Conscious Sounds) Universal Egg
- 23 September 1994: Bush Groove (shared 12" with Zion Train - Meet Conscious Sounds) Universal Egg
- 03 December 1994: Rimshots Get Clap (LP - Dubs From Zion Valley) Abba Christos Tafari
- 16 December 1994: ‘Warrior (CD – Dubs From Zion Valley )’ JKPD Records
- 17 December 1994 (BFBS): Rimshot Get Clap (album – Dubs From Zion Valley) JKPD
- 24 December 1994 (BBC World Service): Warrior (album - Dubs From Zion Valley) JKPD
- 07 January 1995 (BFBS): 'Warrior (LP-Dubs From Zion Valley)' (JKPD)
- 27 January 1995: High Speed Dubbing (12" EP with King General - Gunman / The Fittest) Conscious Sounds
- 04 February 1995: Gunman Dub (12" with Culture Freeman - Gunman / The Fittest) Conscious Sounds
- 04 February 1995 (BFBS): 'High Speed Dubbing (12")' (Conscious Sounds)
- 17 February 1995: 'Conscious Ites Cut 5 (12 inch-High Speed Dubbing)' (Conscious Sounds) (JP: 'Played that last night at the Hacienda at huge volume and it sounded absolutely wonderful. I'm going to be dropping that sort of thing into my conversation for the next two or three weeks, just to let you know.')
- 25 February 1995 (BFBS): 'Conscious Ites Cut 5 (12"-Gunman)' (Conscious Sounds)
- 24 March 1995: 'Collie Dub' (12 inch - Collie Weed)' (Conscious Sounds)
- 13 January 1996: Dub Until Dawn (album - Light Up Your Spliff) Conscious Sounds
- 20 January 1996: 'Dub Until Dawn (CD-Light Up Your Spliff)' (Conscious Sounds)
- 26 January 1996: Help Us Dub (album - Light Up Your Spliff) Conscious Sounds
- 02 February 1996: ‘Firing Dub (CD - Light Up Your Spliff )’ Conscious Sounds
- 03 February 1996 (BFBS): 'Help Us Dub (CD-Light Up Your Spliff)' (Conscious Sounds)
- 10 February 1996 (BFBS): 'Firing Dub (CD-Light Up Your Spliff)' (Conscious Sounds)
- 13 February 1996 (Radio Mafia): Help Us Dub (CD - Light Up Your Spliff) Conscious Sounds
- 17 February 1996: Bush Chemist Country (album - Light Up Your Spliff) Conscious Sounds
- 06 April 1996: Speak The Truth (album - Light Up Your Spliff) Conscious Sounds
- 28 July 1996: 'Dread Inna Babylon Dub (7 inch – Split With Culture Freeman )’ Conscious Sounds
- 10 August 1996 (BFBS): 'Version (7"-Joker Smokin')' (Conscious Sounds)
- 17 August 1996: Fire Trap (split album with Dub Organiser - Dub Convention) Fashion / Conscious Sounds
- 17 August 1996 (BFBS): 'Fire Trap (CD-Dub Convention)' (Fashion)
- 31 August 1996 (BFBS): 'Dub Out East (shared CD with Dub Organiser: Featuring Dub Delegates - Fashion Records + Conscious Sounds Presents A Dub Convention)' (Fashion / Conscious Sounds)
- September 1996 (FSK): Fire Trap (CD - Dub Convention) Fashion
- 13 October 1996: Dub The Bongo (Version) (split 12" with Jah Free - Dub Clash 96) Universal Egg
- 06 May 1999: Respect Dubwise (LP: Light Up Your Chalice) Dub Head
- 01 June 2000: Subliminal Dub (LP - a.k.a.Dub the Second Chapter) Lush
- 08 August 2001: This Sound (LP - Dub Fire Blazing) Dub Head
- 09 August 2001: Backs Against The Wall (LP - Dub Fire Blazing) Dub Head
- 06 September 2001 (Radio Eins): King David's House (album - Dub Fire Blazing) Dub Head
- 18 September 2001: What About The Dub (LP - Dub Fire Blazing) Dub Head
- 04 October 2001 (Radio Eins): Long Time I No Smoke (album - Dub Fire Blazing) Dub Head
- 30 August 2003 (BBC World Service): 16 Years (10") Conscious Sounds
- 04 September 2003 (Radio Eins): 'Good Sensi (12")' (Conscious Sounds)
- 24 September 2003: 16 Years (10") Conscious Sounds
- 25 February 1995: Stepper Dub (12" - Ital Stepper/Drunken Master) Dubology
- 04 March 1995 (BFBS): 'Stepper Dub (12"-Ital Stepper)' (Dubology)
- 02 September 1995: Dub Outernational (album - Megadub) Dubology
- 09 September 1995: Samurai Warrior (LP – Megadub) Dubology
- 21 October 1995: Japanese Connection (album - Megadub) Dubology
- 21 September 1996: Valve Dub (v/a album - Dubhead Volume Three) Shiver
- 16 October 1997 (BFBS): 'Plea For Peace (CD-Time Is The Master)' (Dubhead)
- 21 October 1997: Valve Dub (album - Time Is The Master) Dubhead
- 10 March 1995: 'All Nations Dub (LP-Dub To Dub Break To Break)' (Crispy Music)
- 18 March 1995 (BFBS): 'All Nations Dub (CD-Dub To Dub Break To Break)' (Crispy Music)
- 01 April 1995 (BBC World Service): 'All Nations Dub (CD-Dub To Dub Break To Break)' (Crispy Music)
- 02 June 1995: ‘Right From Wrong (CD - Dub to Dub Break to Break)’ Crispy Music
- 10 June 1995: 'All Nations Dub (LP-Dub To Dub Break To Break)' (Crispy Music)
- 17 June 1995 (BFBS): 'Right From Wrong (CD-Dub To Dub Break To Break)' (Crispy Music)
- 30 June 1995: Scratch Dub (LP - Break to Break Dub to Dub) Crispy
- 11 November 1995: Ice Cream Man (album - Dub To Dub: Beat To Beat Volume Two) Crispy Music
- 16 June 1996: 'Dub Slide (LP - Dub to Dub Beat To Beat Volume Two )’ Crispy Music
- 13 July 1996: 'Heavy Dub (LP – Dub To Dub Beat To Beat Volume Two )’ Crispy Music
- 20 July 1996 (BFBS): 'Heavy Dub (CD-Dub To Dub Beat To Beat Volume Two)' (Crispy Music)
- 09 September 1995: The Real Rootsman (12 inch – Bodyguard) Jungle neck
- 04 November 1995: Oppression Cease (v/a album - Club Meets Dub V1.0) Zip Dog
- 23 March 1996: Wadada (v/a 12" - Triangle Dub Clash) Zip Dog
- Hydroponics
- 13 March 1997: Beware (7") Hydroponics
- March 1997 (FSK): Beware (7") Hydrophonics
- 25 May 2000 (Radio Eins): Fighting (LP – Let The Light Shine: Hydroponics In Dub) Dubhead
- 07 June 2000: Zulu Man (LP – Let The Light Shine: Hydroponics In Dub) Dubhead
- Messenjah
- 03 June 1998: Thunder Dub (7” - Lightning Rock) Lightning/Thunder
- 08 July 1999 (Radio Eins): You Say Love (CD - Lightning Strike) Dubhead
- 29 July 1999 (Radio Eins): Lion (CD - Lightning Strike) Dubhead
- 19 August 1999 (Radio Eins): You Say Love (CD - Lightning Strike) Dubhead
- as D. Wardrop
- 08 March 1996 (with G. Brooks, P. Davey): Judgement Dubwise Version II (12" - Horns Man Skank) Uprising