Jazz Articles about Dub Trio

Dub Trio: Exploring the Dangers Of

by Chris M. Slawecki
November 16, 2004

Dub is minimalist by definition: Reggae music deconstructed then rebuilt in deep echo and reverb (and, one suspects, plenty of thick, gummy smoke) to emphasize the hypnotic power of its repeating, resounding bass and drum.

Dub is almost always a creature of the studio by definition too. But Exploring the Dangers Of dub is played and recorded in mostly real-time by DP Holmes (guitar/keyboards/dubs), Stu Brooks (bass/keyboards/dubs), and Joe Tomino (drums/percussion/melodica/dubs) with minimal overdubs (mostly melodica, for the ...