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Kinda dumb question re "Dub"

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Kinda dumb question re "Dub"

Postby hexicon » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:56 am

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?
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Postby waukena » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:04 am

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?
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Postby KYYX4ever » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:45 am

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
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Postby Ollie Stench » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:05 am

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4751

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