Another album from Down Under that once passed me by completely and undiscovered. Fortunately, we now get the 2025 edition of "Sheriff Lindo And The Hammer: 10 Dubs That Shook the World [2025 Edition]” (EM Records). Why actually 10 Dubs? The LP features eight tracks, and the CD includes five bonus tracks. Regardless, it's the legendary first album by Anthony Maher, a member of the Australian experimental music ensemble "Loop Orchestra," who, under the name "Sheriff Lindo and the Hammer," produced just 250 copies with the help of band members from "Severed Heads." Reggae maniac Anthony Maher's experimental spirit in the mixes went far beyond King Tubby's. Dubideas, also penetrating the realms of post-punk and British experimental avant-garde artists such as David Cunningham and David Toop. Since the recordings for “Ten DubSince the tracks "S That Shook The World" date from 1981 to 1988, it can also be assumed that the experimental On-U Sound albums of Adrian Sherwood also strongly influenced this compilation of tape experiments. Or is Anthony Maher even the Australian answer to Adrian Sherwood?
These eight fat Dubs (LP) are definitely characterized by the dexterity and fader-flicking timing of Anthony Maher, aka Sheriff Lindo. He uses his skills for concisely placed effects and sound effects with remarkable confidence. As the creator of "Ten Dubs…” Maher is known for his combination of Jamaican Dub and British Industrial and Post-Punk as an antipodal outlier of the Dub-music. He strays far from its origins, but always maintains a firm understanding of its fantastic, dematerialized dynamics.
What else can I say? For me, there are a few albums a year that are simply different and very exciting. This now includes the milestone with cult status, "10 Dubs That Shook The World", which has risen from the depths of the Australian underground after 37 years to finally stay on the surface. These eight or 13 DubThey are less a time capsule than a signal that continues to have an impact today with undiminished power and dynamism.
One reply to “Sheriff Lindo And The Hammer: 10 Dubs That Shook The World [2025 Edition]”
I still don't know if I really like it. "Eastern Bloc" is still my highlight on the album. And the rest is "different" for me too, and therefore also very exciting, because the engineer was obviously really keen to Dubs to edit. Glad I wasn't the first to find a certain parallel to Adrian Sherwood and On .U Sound. And yes, that quote from Adrian, with the good riddim, which you would expect from a good Dub needs, fits very well here and must also be applied to “The collapse of everything.” There are not so many DubWizards, who also turn bulky riddims into great Dubalbum, but it seems to me that Sheriff Lindo, like Adrian Sherwood and Haris Pilton, seems to have a certain talent for it. Mad Professor and Prince Fatty can do it too, and well, there are probably more. Still, these riddims sound far removed from the mainstream of general pop music to me, and for that reason alone, they have a certain appeal.
As I already wrote in the Release Radar, I have reached my event horizon in terms of rhythm and grooving. But the DubEffects definitely come from my familiar galaxy and create an exciting movie in my head.
So long ………… .. lemmi