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The Majesty of King Tubby
by Lawrence Peryer
King Tubby did not invent dub, but with hundredsif not thousandsof sides standing witness to his wizardryhe elevated the form to an exalted level. Jamaican dub of the roots reggae era is the direct antecedent of modern remix culture, which today spans music, the visual arts, and even high technology. It is the immediate effect on the brain that is most impressive, though... TrackNameTimeArtistAlbum1Gorgon Version2:23Cornell Campbell & The AggravatorsKing Tubby's in Fine Style2Shooter Dub3:1King TubbyDown Santic Way: ...
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by AAJ Staff
If you want to know where hip-hop came from, you can't ignore dub. If you want to check out early rap, you better be aware of toasting. All of those genres are products of the ghetto, inseparably tagged to the African diaspora. (Like most inventions of American popular music, as this blues/jazz/funk/hip-hop lover can readily attest.)
If you want to properly dig this music, go for the roots. A large number of those tentacles lie in the largest ...
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by AAJ Staff
In the world of dub, King Tubby is an icon. He earned credit for getting the ball rolling back in the '70s, bringing reggae music into a hypnotic realm. But he didn't play any instrument in the usual sense - his tools were his electronic boxes. His remixing and effects (most notably reverb) forever changed the way Jamaican music would sound. Most notably, his early work with Bunny Lee's Aggrovators sparked a revolution.
One can only imagine how ...
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