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SOOM T - ORIGINAL THAT'S ME | #New #Video #Single | This is the second single from the Glasgow singer's upcoming album "The Arch". #soomt #originalthatsme #thearch #videoclip #reggae #visuals #youtube #newclip #reggaevideo #newsingle #playingnow Read the full article

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Reggae-dub Music at Moogfest 2016

I was lucky enough to attend several panels, or “conversations” as they were called at the festival when I went to Moogfest. They were all very inspiring; the speakers really knew their topics and I enjoyed learning about topics I otherwise would never have read about. One of the panels I attended on Friday was about reggae-dub music and its cultural significance. I decided to go to this panel because I have always enjoyed reggae-dub music and its offshoots; I grew up on Bob Marley, the Police, and Sublime. Since I did not know too much about this musical style, it seemed to be the perfect panel to see.

               The conversation was headed by four influential dub musicians and producers, Laurent “Tippy” Alfred, Lister Hewan-Lowe, Ras Kush, and the Mad Professor. Alfred is a producer and audio engineer, who hails from St. Croix. He co-owns I Grade Records, which he launched in 2001. Hewan-Lowe was born in Jamaica in the 1950’s. Throughout the 1970’s he worked for Island Records, before launching his own label, Clappers, in the 1980’s. Ras Kush is a producer for the record company Black Redemption Label. The Mad Professor was a very interesting character. He told the audience that he got into electronics as child by wondering how his radio, one of the few electronic devices in his house hold, worked. When his mother left, he deconstructed the radio, to his mother’s dismay. Even though he was in trouble when his mother returned, he was inspired to go to the library and read more. By the time he was 10, he had already built amps and radios. Today, he is one second generation dub’s biggest producers.

               So here’s a little history of dub music. Dub is a subgenre of reggae that evolved in the 1960’s. It is different than original reggae music because it is made through remixing, editing, and manipulating existing tracks and songs. One aspect of dub music that the panelists emphasized over and over was “sound system culture”. It became relevant in the 1950’s in the ghettos of Kingston, where the inhabitants would throw parties in the streets, playing music from turntables. As Hewan-Lowe said during the talk, “dub gave a voice to the voiceless.” The original DJs of these parties played rhythm and blues, but as time progressed, they began to create their own music with its own local sound. Soon, DJs became more popular than live musicians. Dub music has always had a do-it-yourself nature. Improvisation and original sound are incredibly important. Dub began to gain popularity outside of the Caribbean in the 1970’s, when Jamaican immigrants moved to England. Jamaican immigrants also brought their music to New York City, where their influence would forever change the hip-hop scene. These immigrants brought the idea of remixing the beat to hip-hip, which revolutionized the industry. Unfortunately, as dub helped create budding genres like hip-hop and EDM, it lost its original qualities. The spontaneous sound system culture was lost to DJ culture, a similar offshoot in the U.S. that favored preorder sets over spur of the moments, feeling the music kind of sets.

               I really learned a great deal from this panel. The four men who spoke at the panel were incredibly inspiring. I would suggest googling them for a more full biography. In addition, I would check out the movie Rockers. During the panel, we were shown clips from the film because it gave a visual representation of what sound system culture looked like 40-50 years ago. To finish off my post, I would like to share a few quotes from the panelists that I jotted down.

“You might only have a bucket, but you can make it into a drum”- Alfred on the DIY nature of dub music.

“Everyday items can become revolutionized. European, Japanese instruments can be revolutionized in the hands of the right musicians”- Alfred

“I am not from Jamaica, I am from planet Earth.”- Hewan-Lowe

Written by Co-Public Affairs Director, Marissa Jerden

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A classic dub track from the Reggae Dub Album appropriately named DUB AURA...FREE DOWNLOAD enjoy this mix and share it with other reggae dub track lovers...if you would like a digital copy of the the DUB AURA LP send request via [email protected]

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Rusko - Be Free

I know I've already got a Rusko post on my Facebook but the blog has been long neglected. Poor thing. I'm heading to see this beautiful dubber at The Showbox Sodo TOMORROW and I can't wait :)