| Dub | |
| Stylistic origins |
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|---|---|
| Cultural origins | Late 1960s, Jamaica |
| Derivatives | |
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| Subgenres | |
| Dub Poetry | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Ambient Dub, Dub Techno, Dubwise Drum and Bass, Psydub | |
Dub is a Jamaican music genre stemming from roots reggae and sound system culture that flourished between 1968 and 1985. It is considered to be one of the important precursors to contemporary electronic dance music.[1]
Dub productions were remixed reggae tracks that emphasized rhythm, fragmented lyrical and melodic elements, and reverberant textures.[2] The music was pioneered by studio engineers, such as Sylvan Morris, King Tubby, Errol Thompson, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Scientist.[1] Their experiments included forms of tape-based composition that Veal considers comparable to musique concrète, with its emphasis on repetitive rhythmic structures being comparable to minimalism. Dub producers made improvised deconstructions of existing multi-track reggae mixes by using the studio mixing board as a performance instrument. They also foregrounded spatial effects such as reverb and delay by using auxillary send routings creatively.[1]
Despite the limited electronic equipment available to dub pioneers such as King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry, their experiments in remix culture were musically cutting-edge.[3] Ambient dub was pioneered by King Tubby and other Jamaican sound artists, using DJ-inspired ambient electronics, complete with drop-outs, echo, equalization and psychedelic electronic effects. It featured layering techniques and incorporated elements of world music, deep bass lines and harmonic sounds.[4] Techniques such as a long echo delay were also used.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Veal (2013), Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae, pages 26-44, "Electronic Music in Jamaica", Wesleyan University Press
- ↑ Michael Veal (2013), Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae, pages 85-86, Wesleyan University Press
- ↑ Nicholas Collins, Margaret Schedel, Scott Wilson (2013), Electronic Music: Cambridge Introductions to Music, page 20, Cambridge University Press
- ↑ Holmes, Thom (2008). Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture. Routledge. p. 403. ISBN 0203929594. https://books.google.com/books?id=hCthQ-bec-QC. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ↑ Toop, David (1995). Ocean of Sound. Serpent's Tail. p. 115. ISBN 9781852423827.