Dub
A Jamaican remix style that removes vocals and adds deep bass, echo and reverb.
History
Dub began in Jamaica in the early 1970s s1. Producers took existing reggae songs, removed the singing, and made a new version with heavy bass and echo s1. King Tubby, a sound engineer, is usually named as the inventor of the style s1. Lee 'Scratch' Perry produced the Upsetters' 'Blackboard Jungle Dub' (1973), an early dub album s1. Augustus Pablo's 'King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown' (1976) is one of the widely known dub records s1. The style uses delay, which repeats a sound like an echo, and reverb, which makes a sound seem to be in a large room s2. Dub was played on Jamaican sound systems and became very influential in Britain s2. It shaped hip hop, house, techno and drum and bass s1. Dub versions were often released on the B-side of a reggae single s1. Producers in Britain, such as Adrian Sherwood, made their own dub records s2.
Sound
- Deep, heavy bass
- Echo and delay effects
- Large reverb and space
- Drums and bass with parts removed
- A slow, relaxed rhythm
Key figures
- King Tubby — Sound engineer who invented dub mixing
- Lee 'Scratch' Perry — Producer and studio innovator
- Augustus Pablo — Melodica player and producer
- Scientist — Dub engineer in the 1980s
Labels
- Upsetter Records — Kingston , 1968
- Island Records — London , 1962
- Trojan Records — London , 1968
Defining tracks
Connections
Led to: Drum and Bass , Halftime , Jungle , Ragga Jungle , Bleep Techno , Dub Techno
Sources
- Dub music — Wikipedia
- History of dub — Echo Beach