History and culture of dub music
Emerging in the late 1960s, dub music revolutionized reggae but also had a big influence on electronic music, hip-hop, pop, and even punk/post-punk, with bands such as The Clash incorporating dub elements into their work.
Originating from Jamaica one of the pioneers of dub King Tubby along with Lee scratch Perry transformed existing reggae songs by emphasizing the drums and bass to emphasise the low frequency’s whilst using effects sends to tape delays and spring reverb units to create a spacey atmosphere.
King Tubby was known to use the mixing board as a instrument, having each instrument on a separate channel he would remix live dropping out and bringing back in instruments in rhythmic way.
From the 1950s-1970s people would come together and throw street dances. A crew would bring along a large mobile sound system to play dubplates that were dub mixes of popular tracks. People would dance and compete for popularity at these events.
Dub is connected to Rastafarian culture which highlights resistance to oppression and African heritage. Which like reggae, was born from economic struggles and political resistance.
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