Dub

Dub is a genre of electronic music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, characterized by instrumental remixes of reggae tracks, emphasizing drum and bass rhythms, and featuring extensive use of audio effects such as reverb, delay, and distortion. Emerging from the experimentation of sound engineers like King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry, dub evolved as a distinct style, often incorporating elements of psychedelia and avant-garde music. Dub's creative manipulation of space and texture created a unique sonic landscape, which captured the imagination of listeners worldwide during the 1970s and 1980s. Dub's cultural significance lies in its embodiment of Jamaican music's innovative spirit, influencing a wide range of genres, from post-punk and new wave to electronica and hip-hop. Notable for its emphasis on instrumental experimentation and sonic deconstruction, dub stands apart from other styles through its bold, futuristic approach to traditional reggae music.

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Addis Records
Alton Ellis
Aura Fresh
BARELY ALIVE
Barrington Levy
Bazil
Bear Grillz
Big D and the Kids Table
Big Mountain
Bony Fly
Brother Culture
Bunny General
Capleton
Caspa
Clinton Fearon
Cookah P
CrashDummy
Darryl Jenifer
David Marley
Dennis Brown
Dillinger
Dirt Monkey
Doctor Bionic
Don Carlos
Don Letts
Dubb Parade
Dubmatix
Edgar Whyte
Eek-A-Mouse
Everton Chambers
Federsen
Figure
Flowering Inferno
Flying Vipers
FuntCase
Ganja White Night
Glissandro 70
Grad_U
Gregory Isaacs
Groundation
Gustah
Hollie Cook
Horace Andy
Jah Bami
Jah Mason
Jah Wobble
Jahneration
Jigsy King
Jimmy Cliff
John Holt
Junior King
Junior Reid
Klaus Van Rijn
Kompany
Krisz Deak
LUIZA
Laminar
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Liquid Stranger
Little Lion Sound
Lutan Fyah
Macka B
Mad Professor
Melchizedek Freeman
Morillo
Nicolas Barnes
Oso Fyah
Perfect Giddimani
Peter Tosh
Protoje
ROME
Rod Taylor
SOJA
Singing Melody
Sister Nancy
Skarra Mucci
Skream
Soom T
Spiritual Frequencies
Stick Figure
Sublime
Subtronics
Sulfa Ge
The Black Seeds
The Bug
Thing
Tiken Jah Fakoly
Toots & The Maytals
Tribal Seeds
Tropidelic
U-Roy
Upwellings
Virtual Riot
Vivian Jones
Volodia
Walter The Producer
Wraz.
YG Marley
Youth
dj tani
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Spiritual Frequencies
Dread Mar I
Sublime
Khruangbin
Santigold
Stick Figure
Subtronics
Massive Attack
Horace Andy
LUIZA
El Guincho
Slightly Stoopid
Thievery Corporation
Alpha Blondy
Biga*Ranx
SOJA
Trettmann
Excision
Black Alien
Jimmy Cliff
Naâman
Big Mountain
Peter Tosh
Protoje
L'Entourloop
Teddybears
Barrington Levy
Sister Nancy
Pepper
Toots & The Maytals
YG Marley
Alborosie
David Marley
Gregory Isaacs
Fink
Mo'Kalamity
The Hip Abduction
NERO
El Roockie
Tiken Jah Fakoly
Capleton
Gustah
Queen Omega
Flux Pavilion
Catching Cairo
Eek-A-Mouse
Don Carlos
Flowering Inferno
elijah
Dennis Brown
Dawn Penn
Tribal Seeds
The Upsetters
Israel Vibration
Ganja White Night
Culture
Little Lion Sound
The Architect
SVDDEN DEATH
Virtual Riot
The Wailers
Groundation
Bob Marley
Max Romeo
O.B.F
Skarra Mucci
Stand High Patrol
Sons of Zion
Danakil
dj tani
Anika
Hollie Cook
Bassnectar
John Holt
Boozoo Bajou
Tropidelic
Yellowman
Troy Berkley
Mellow Mood
Chezidek
Feed Me
Mungo's Hi Fi
Skream
ROME
p-rallel
Zomboy
Isaac Chambers
Public Image Ltd.
U-Roy
The Partysquad
Brother Culture
Joker
Marcia Griffiths
Charlie P
Dezarie
The Frightnrs
Mista Savona
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Panda Dub