''Youth Dub'' is a bonus disc released in conjunction with
Matisyahu's second studio
album ''
Youth''. Both discs were released on March 7, 2006. ''Youth Dub'' is included with some copies of ''Youth'' and is available as a limited edition, stand-alone album. Producer
Bill Laswell made a
King Tubby style
dub remix
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
of ''Youth'', adding effects and bringing to the fore the music of the backing band
Roots Tonic
Roots Tonic was the name of the three piece rock-reggae band best known as Matisyahu's backing band during live shows and studio recordings. The band was made up of Aaron Dugan (guitar and sounds), Josh Werner (bass and keyboard, also co-writes s ...
rather than
Matisyahu's vocals. Laswell was so impressed with the band that he invited them back into his studio and teamed up for an all-instrumental dub album, ''Roots Tonic meets Bill Laswell''.
The cover artwork is a papercut designed by artist Dena Levie.
Track listing
# "Youth Dub"
# "Fire & Dub"
# "Spark Seekers"
# "Dub Warrior"
# "WP Dub"
# "Daughters Dub"
# "One Woman"
# "Fire of Heaven Dub"
# "Chop 'Em Down Dub"
# "Nigun"
External links
Official Site
Matisyahu albums
2006 remix albums
Epic Records remix albums
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