Dub Trio is a dub/rock cross-over band from

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History

Dub Trio consists of bassist

Stu Brooks Stu Brooks (also known as Stu "Bassie" Brooks) is a Grammy nominated bassist, composer, producer, musical director, and co-founder of the experimental group Dub Trio. He is known for playing and recording with the Saturday Night Live Band, Lady Ga ...

, guitarist DP Holmes, and drummer Joe Tomino. With the addition of electronic, rock, punk and heavy metal, the group pays homage to King Tubby's original dub style, while recreating studio trickery live on stage using various delay pedals, keyboards, and samplers. While Tomino can add delay or loop effects to his own drums, each member of the band has the ability to "dub" the other via microphones on Tomino's kit running to delay effects on both Holmes' and Brooks' pedal boards. In 2004, Dub Trio released the debut album, ''Exploring the Dangers Of''. Dub Trio's first recording with vocals, "We're Not Alone" with

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, was featured on both the group's ''

New Heavy ''New Heavy'' is the second studio album by Dub Trio. It was released on ROIR on May 23, 2006. "Not Alone" features Mike Patton on vocals. Critical reception Brian Howe of ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork'' said, "For now, they're talented musici ...

'' (2006) and on

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's ''

'' (2006). The group also toured with Patton as his rhythm section during Peeping Tom's 2006 US tour. The group appeared on the cover of ''

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''s first issue in 2006. In 2007, Dub Trio released a live album, ''Cool Out and Coexist'', which was recorded live during two dates at Union Pool in Brooklyn. In 2008, the group released an album, ''

Another Sound Is Dying ''Another Sound Is Dying'' is the third studio album by Dub Trio. It was released on Ipecac Recordings on January 29, 2008. "No Flag" features Mike Patton on vocals. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of ...

''. Dub Trio opened for and toured with

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in 2009. In 2010, Dub Trio released a 3-track EP, ''III''. In 2011, the group released ''IV''. In February 2019, the band announced the release of their fifth album, ''The Shape of Dub to Come'', which came out on April 26, 2019.

Other work

Bassist Stu Brooks has recorded with

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, Slick Rick, Lloyd Banks,

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, Macy Gray and Lauryn Hill's upcoming album (2013). Brooks produced the upcoming

record (2013). Drummer Joe Tomino toured with The Fugees. Guitarist DP Holmes can be heard on albums by Mos Def and

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. Drummer Joe Tomino was also a member of the now defunct

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Battle of Mice.

Members

- bass guitar * DP Holmes - guitar * Joe Tomino - drums

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Exploring the Dangers Of'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * ''IV'' (2011) * ''The Shape of Dub to Come'' (2019)

Live albums

* ''Cool Out and Coexist'' (2007)

EPs

* ''III'' (2010)

Singles

* "Not Alone" (2006) * "VCO Dub" (2012)

Guest appearances

- "We're Not Alone (Remix)" from ''

'' (2006) * Z-Trip - "Go Hard" from ''All Pro: Soundtrack'' (2007)

Productions

- '' Live at Stubb's, Vol. 2'' (2011)

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control Dub musical groups Rock music groups from New York (state) ROIR artists Ipecac Recordings artists