Kinda dumb question re "Dub"

Posted:
Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:56 am
by hexicon
Was reading a book on the Clash and saw repeated references to "dub" or "Jamaican dub." I would probably recongize this style if I heard it but I don't know a definition would be. Can anyone 'splain and give some examples?

Posted:
Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:04 am
by waukena
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_music
start here Hex, it's pretty good and it mentions The Clash...and speaking of the Survivor kings, what book are you're reading?

Posted:
Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:45 am
by KYYX4ever
waukena's link is pretty good.
Me, I love dub. I think of it as "really heavy reggae". My fave in this genre is the group Dub Syndicate. When you listen to it, it's heavy, bassy, "thick", distorted reggae beats. The instrumentation in dub is mixed and he

Posted:
Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:05 am
by Ollie Stench
http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4751
And there's no such thing as a dumb question! How else you gonna learn?