Dub Syndicate is a
dub band, formed by
Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Maxwell Sherwood (born 20 January 1958, London, England) is an English record producer specialising in the genre of dub music. He has created a distinctive production style based on the application of dub effects and dub mixing technique ...
, which became a showcase for Adrian Sherwood's collaboration with
Lincoln "Style" Scott, former
drummer
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with the
Roots Radics
The Roots Radics Band was formed in 1978 by bass player Errol "Flabba" Holt, guitarist Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont and drummer Lincoln "Style" Scott. They were joined by many musicians, including guitarist Noel "Sowell" Bailey, Dwight Pinkney ...
,
Suns of Arqa
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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 more experimental, technological dub sound. Dub Syndicate's new sound centered on the interaction of Scott, Sherwood, and members of
Tackhead
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,
Skip McDonald
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Career Early career
Grounded in blues music learned from his father, a steel worker who ...
,
Keith LeBlanc
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and
Doug Wimbish
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.
Dub Syndicate has collaborated with many other artists including
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development o ...
,
Bim Sherman
, children = Chantelle Vincent, Rasiah Vincent
Jarret Lloyd Vincent (12 February 1950 – 17 November 2000), better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman (others include Jarrett Tomlinson, Jarrett Vincent, Lloyd Vincent, J. L. ...
(vocals),
Felix "Deadley Headley" Bennett (saxophone) and Peter "Dr. Pablo" Stroud (melodica), (N.B. Dr. Pablo is not
Augustus Pablo
Horace Swaby (21 June 1953 – 18 May 1999),Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 200-202 known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer and a multi-instrumentalist, active f ...
).
Most of the band's output has appeared on
On-U Sound Records
On-U Sound Records is an English record label known for releasing its own unique flavour of dub music since the 1980s. The label was founded by Adrian Sherwood in 1979/1980 and is home to acts such as Tackhead, Dub Syndicate, African Head Char ...
, produced by the label's owner Adrian Sherwood.
More recent Dub Syndicate recordings were released on Style Scott's own Lion & Roots record label, and production duties were split between Sherwood,
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and Scott. More recently Dub Syndicate has worked with Dancehall artists such as
Luciano,
Capleton
Clifton George Bailey III (born 13 April 1967),Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , pp. 67–69 better known by his stage name Capleton, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician. He is also referred to as Kin ...
and
Jr. Reid.
Scott was found dead in Jamaica on 11 October 2014.
Discography
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 Dead
''Time Boom X De Devil Dead'' is a 1987 studio album by Lee Perry and Dub Syndicate. It was re-released in 1994 by On-U Sound and in 2001 by EMI Records.
The album was something of a comeback for Perry.
Critical reception
''Trouser Press'' w ...
'' (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)
* ''Hard Food'' (2015)
''Pounding System''
# Pounding System
# Hi-Fi Gets a Pounding, Pts. 1 & 2
# "African Head Charge"-Don't Care About Space Invader Machines, Pt. 1&2
# Fringe on Top Dub
# Humorless Journalist Works to Rules
# # 10 K at Ovu -60 Hz- Mind Boggles
# Crucial Tony Tries to Rescue the Space Invaders
# Hi-Fi Gets a Pounding, Pt. 3
# Return to Stage One
''One Way System''
# Socca
# Overloader
# Drilling Equipment
# Drainpipe Rats
# Schemers
# Ascendant, Pt. 4
# Synchronizer
# Independence
# Substyle
# Displaced Master
# Ascendant, Pt. 6
''North of the River Thames''
# Man of Mystery
# Dr. Who?
# Pressurized
# Tribute
# A Taste of Honey
# North of the River Thames
# Red Sea
# We Like It Hot
''Tunes from the Missing Channel''
# Ravi Shankar, Pt. 1 3:41
# The Show Is Coming 4:50
# Must Be Dreaming 4:26
# Overboard 3:41
# Forever More 4:16
# Geoffrey Boycott 4:33
# Wellie 2:57
# Jolly 4:11
# Out and About 5:48
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) ''
References
External links
Official siteDiscography at Discogs
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ROIR artists
British reggae musical groups
Dub musical groups
On-U Sound Records artists