“Kunte Kinte” is one of reggae’s most recognisable riddims, especially due to the flute-like melody at the start. The dub version by Channel One’s prolific…
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06/04/2019: “Jungle Lion” by Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters
Unusually for a reggae song, this is heavily sample based. You could almost call it a remix of Al Green’s “Love And Happiness”, released in…
23/01/2019: “Musical Murder (Dub Version)” by Prince Jammy
The vocal of Musical Murder is done by Banana Man on the actual single, and on the compilation album King Jammy’s Dancehall Vol. 3: Hard Dancehall…
08/12/2018: “Mistry Babylon Dub” by The Heptones
The Heptones are one of the most influential reggae groups, being one of the main bands responsible for the shift in Jamaican music from Rocksteady…
24/10/2018: “305 Spanish Town Road Dub” by Scientist
If King Tubby pretty much invented dub, it was Scientist who really elevated it as an art form. Pushing the more modern studio equipment to…
12/10/2018: “Witness Dub” by Roots Manuva
Roots Manuva released Witness (1 Hope) in 2001, off the album Run Come Save Me. That puts it slightly before Grime, but it’s interesting because it’s a…
20/09/2018: “Dub Struggle” by Vibronics
Vibronics are a relative newcomer to the U.K Dub scene, getting together in 1995. Perhaps this newness is why they mainly work in the Digi-Dub…
30/08/2018: “Cracking The Code” by Mad Professor
If King Tubby can be considered the father of dub music, then Mad Professor is one of the first children. He is one of the…
02/08/2018: “Praises In Dub” by Jah Shaka
Jah Shaka is one of the U.K.’s most respected and successful dub sound system operators. In the dub scene he is regarded as one of…
10/07/2018: “Buckshot Dub” by Rupie Edwards & King Tubby
Sometimes less really is more. In a sparsely populated dub track, this can be especially hard hitting. A bit more space, a bit of room…