By the '70s, he was producing some 20 songs a week for hundreds of artists at his famous studio in Jamaica, the Black Ark. There, Perry pioneered dub music, using the mixing desk as an instrument ...

In indie circles, there’s a rekindled interest in ska, rocksteady, dub and digi dancehall happening as well, primarily in California. Noisy lo-fi acts like Sun Araw and Peaking Lights dabble ...

From “dubplate” to “dubstep,” the word “dub” appears in a variety of contexts and, more importantly, denotes a form of music that has influenced countless genres and musicians. Based on reggae, the ...

Dub music was not only continued and elaborated on by a new generation of U.K. dubmeisters, like Mad Professor and Adrian Sherwood, but its presence profoundly influenced English pop sensibilities.

Brazilian journalist and documentarian Bruno Natal is working on a new film called Dub Echoes, that explores the history and influence of Jamaican dub music. Shot in Kingston, London, New York ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond his historic role in the development of reggae music, died ...

On his groundbreaking dub records of the Seventies and Eighties ... 20, a restored print of the film will receive its North American premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, after which Johnson will ...

Dub and reggae music icon Lee “Scratch” Perry died on Sunday at a hospital in Lucea, Jamaica, at the age of 85.

Bunny Lee helped pioneer dub in the 1970s with King Tubby and The Aggrovators, and he produced songs for for Max Romeo, John Holt, Derrick Morgan, Delroy Wilson, Eric Donaldson, Johnny Clarke, U ...