Sabotage Soundsystem
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Sabotage Soundsystem is a reggae
, dub
band from the Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii
. The duo consists of surfers Remy “Dub” DeRochemont and Kaleo Wassman
, who have been playing together since 1999. Wassman also is the lead singer and guitarist for the Kona
based reggae band Pepper
. The duo released their first full length album The Boto Machine Gun
on February 17, 2009.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, dub
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 from the Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The duo consists of surfers Remy “Dub” DeRochemont and Kaleo Wassman
Kaleo Wassman
Kaleo Wassman is an American musician who serves as the lead singer and guitarist of reggae, dub bands Pepper and Sabotage Soundsystem.-Early life:...
, who have been playing together since 1999. Wassman also is the lead singer and guitarist for the Kona
Kona District, Hawaii
Kona is the name of a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaii in the State of Hawaii. In the current system of administration of Hawaii County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District and South Kona District . The term "Kona" is sometimes used to refer to its largest town,...
based reggae band Pepper
Pepper (band)
Pepper is a rock band originally from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The band's music is often classified as a combination of reggae, dub and rock. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Kaleo Wassman, vocalist/bassist Bret Bollinger, and drummer Yesod Williams...
. The duo released their first full length album The Boto Machine Gun
The Boto Machine Gun
The Boto Machine Gun is the full-length debut album by rock, reggae, dub band Sabotage Soundsystem, from Kailua-Kona. The 17 track album was released on February 17, 2009 by Volcom Entertainment and produced by Richard Woolcott.- Track listing :...
on February 17, 2009.