The Profound Appeal of Dub: Recommended Masterpieces and a Popular Classic

Man That I LoveAri Up & Vic Ruggiero

Man That I Love – Ari Up & Vic Ruggiero

Ari Up is a German vocalist, also known as a member of the British punk rock band The Slits.

This track is a collaboration with New York singer-songwriter Vic Ruggiero and was released in 2011.

Bald Head Bridge &DubCulture & Ranking Joe

Baldhead Bridge

Culture is a Jamaican roots rock reggae trio formed in 1976, initially performing under the name African Disciples.

Their debut album in the roots reggae style, Two Sevens Clash, released in 1977, was selected as Jamaica’s Best Album.

Bald Head Bridge & Dub is a roots reggae dub track from a vinyl release issued in 1977 on the Errol T Records label.

ILLEGAL DUBDUB TRIO

DUB TRIO – ILLEGAL DUB

Dub Trio is a dub rock crossover band formed in 2000 in Brooklyn, New York.

Paying homage to Jamaican sound engineer King Tubby’s dub style, their sound is characterized by a blend of elements from electronic music, rock, punk, and heavy metal.

Willow Tree DubDuke Reid

Duke Reid – Treasure Dub – Willow Tree Dub

Duke Reid, born in 1915, was a Jamaican music producer, DJ, and record label owner.

In the late 1950s, he launched his own sound system called Duke Reid’s Trojan, and in 1967 he established his own label, Treasure Isle, in the United Kingdom.

With the emergence of ska and rocksteady, he helped bring Jamaican music to the world and made major contributions to the later development of reggae music.

In 2007, he was awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government.

Willow Tree Dub is a track included on the album Treasure Dub, released by Treasure Isle Records.

BetrayalJah Wobble

Jah Wobble – Betrayal

Jah Wobble is a British bass guitarist and singer, as well as a poet and composer.

This track is included on his debut album, The Legend Lives On.

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Jah Wobble in “Betrayal,” released in 1980.

It incorporates dub inspired by reggae and punk.

Spa Dub (The Roots Of Dubstep)Mad Professor

Mad Professor – Spa Dub (The Roots Of Dubstep 2011) (HQ!)

Mad Professor is the stage name of Neil Fraser, a music producer and recording engineer born in 1965 in Guyana.

In 1981, he founded the record label Ariwa Sound in the UK, releasing primarily dub and lovers rock.

As a producer, he has worked with numerous Jamaican artists and created remixes for acts such as Jamiroquai, Massive Attack, Ayumi Hamasaki, and DA PUMP.

His representative works include the Dub Me Crazy series, released from Pt.

1 in 1982 through Pt.

12 in 1993.

Spa Dub is a track from the dub-style album The Roots of Dubstep, released by Ariwa in 2011.

OnwardsRhombus

Rombus – Onward

Rhombus is a New Zealand dub drum & bass and reggae roots band active since 2001.

They perform around the world, including New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.

This track was released in 2003.