Dub Syndicate
Encyclopedia
Dub Syndicate is a dub
band, formed by Adrian Sherwood
, and it became a showcase for Adrian Sherwood's collaboration with Style Scott, former ace drummer
with the Roots Radics
and Creation Rebel
.
Dub Syndicate initially evolved out of Creation Rebel and had a classic dub sound until the third album, Tunes From The Missing Channel (1985), where Dub Syndicate gave birth to a highly experimental more technological dub sound. Dub Syndicate's new sound centered around the interaction of Scott, Sherwood, and members of Tackhead
, Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc
, and Doug Wimbish
.
Dub Syndicate has collaborated with many other artists including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bim Sherman
(vocals), Deadly Headley (saxophone) and Dr. Pablo (melodica), (N.B. Dr. Pablo is not Augustus Pablo
).
Most of the band's output has appeared on On-U Sound Records
, and has been produced by the label's owner Adrian Sherwood. Recently Dub Syndicate content has been released on Style Scott's own Lion & Roots record label and production duties have been split between Adrian Sherwood, Scientist
, and Style Scott himself. More recently Dub Syndicate has worked with Dancehall artists such as Luciano
, Capleton
, and Jr. Reid
.
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
band, formed by Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood is an English record producer best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut, Depeche Mode, The Woodentops, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, Sinéad O'Connor, and Skinny Puppy...
, and it became a showcase for Adrian Sherwood's collaboration with Style Scott, former ace drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
with the Roots Radics
Roots Radics
The Roots Radics Band was formed in 1978 by bass player Errol "Flabba" Holt and guitarist Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont. They were joined by many great musicians. As a combined force the Roots Radics became a well-respected studio and stage band, which dominated the sound in the first half of the 1980s...
and Creation Rebel
Creation Rebel
-Track listing:#"Door Peeper"#"This Race"#"This Population"#"Bad to Worst"#"New Civilization"#"Pick Up The Pieces"#"Zion Higher"#"Swell Headed"#"Foggy Road"#"Creation Rebel"#"Ethiopians Live It Out"#"Rocking Time"#"Get Ready"#"What a Happy Day"...
.
Dub Syndicate initially evolved out of Creation Rebel and had a classic dub sound until the third album, Tunes From The Missing Channel (1985), where Dub Syndicate gave birth to a highly experimental more technological dub sound. Dub Syndicate's new sound centered around the interaction of Scott, Sherwood, and members of Tackhead
Tackhead
Tackhead are an industrial hip-hop group that were most active during the 1980s and early 1990s, and briefly reformed in 2004 for a tour. Their music occupies the territory where funk, dub, industrial music and electronica intersect...
, Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc
Keith Leblanc
Keith Leblanc is an American drummer and record producer, and is a member of the bands Little Axe and Tackhead.His record, "No Sell Out", was the first sample based record. His career started out on Sugar Hill Records recording with rap pioneers, Grandmaster Flash and Melle Melle...
, and Doug Wimbish
Doug Wimbish
Doug Wimbish is a bass player, primarily known for his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and his membership of the funk metal band Living Colour. He has played for a vast range of artists, including Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Madonna, George Clinton, Paula Cole, Bomb the Bass,...
.
Dub Syndicate has collaborated with many other artists including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bim Sherman
Bim Sherman
Jarret Lloyd Vincent better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman, was a Jamaican musician and singer-songwriter.-Biography:...
(vocals), Deadly Headley (saxophone) and Dr. Pablo (melodica), (N.B. Dr. Pablo is not Augustus Pablo
Augustus Pablo
Horace Swaby , known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He popularized the use of the melodica in reggae music...
).
Most of the band's output has appeared on On-U Sound Records
On-U Sound Records
On-U Sound Records is an English record label best known for releasing its own unique flavour of dub music since the 1980s. The label is owned by producer Adrian Sherwood and home to acts such as Tackhead, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, The London Underground, Little Annie, Creation Rebel,...
, and has been produced by the label's owner Adrian Sherwood. Recently Dub Syndicate content has been released on Style Scott's own Lion & Roots record label and production duties have been split between Adrian Sherwood, Scientist
Scientist (musician)
Scientist, born Hopeton Brown in Kingston, Jamaica, 1960 , was a protégé of King Tubby , one of the originators of dub music.-Biography:...
, and Style Scott himself. More recently Dub Syndicate has worked with Dancehall artists such as Luciano
Luciano (singer)
Luciano is a Jamaican second generation roots reggae artist and poet....
, Capleton
Capleton
Capleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
, and Jr. Reid
Junior Reid
Delroy "Junior" Reid is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician, best known for the songs "One Blood" and "Funny Man", as well as being the man that replaced Michael Rose as lead vocalist for Black Uhuru.-Biography:...
.
Albums
- The Pounding System (Ambience in Dub) (1982)
- One Way System (1983)
- North of the River Thames (with Dr. Pablo, 1984)
- Tunes from the Missing Channel (1985)
- Time Boom X De Devil DeadTime Boom X De Devil DeadTime Boom X De Devil Dead is a 1987 dub-album by Lee Perry and Dub Syndicate. Had two re-releases in 1994 by On-U Sound and in 2001 by EMI Records.-First release:First release of the album was made in 1987.*Bass - Errol "Flabba" Holt...
(with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, 1987) - Strike the Balance (1990)
- From the Secret Laboratory (with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, 1990)
- Stoned Immaculate (1991)
- Echomania (1994)
- Ital Breakfast (1996)
- Mellow & Colly (1998)
- Fear of a Green Planet (1998)
- Acres of Space (2001)
- No Bed of Roses (2004)
Compilations
- Classic Selection Volume 1 (1989)
- Classic Selection Volume 2 (1990)
- Live at the T+C - 1991 – with Akabu and Bim Sherman (1993)
- Classic Selection Volume 3 (1994)
- Research and Development (1996)
- Live at the Maritime Hall (2000)
- Murder Tone (2002)
- Pure Thrill Seekers (2005)
- The Rasta Far I (2006)
- The Royal Variety Show (The Best Of Dub Syndicate)
- On U Sound 30 years anniversary (King Size Dub Special)