Dub Revolution: The Story Of King Tubby

DUB REVOLUTION: THE STORY OF KING TUBBY (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 22nd January 2021

28 January 2021 would have been legendary sound engineer King Tubby's 80th birthday. The sonic experiments he created in his tiny studio in the ghettos of Kingston Jamaica during the early seventies helped create a genre that's now part of the very fabric of contemporary music – Dub.

Tubby's productions pre-empted today's remix culture, were instrumental in the creation of rap an inspired an eclectic mix of artists from Massive Attack to Primal Scream. Dub went on to inform Jungle, Rave,Techno, Ambient right up to Grime in the 21st century.

Don Letts celebrates the godfather of Dub, with contributions from Dennis Bovell, Adrian Sherwood, Hollie Cook and Mad Professor.

A TBI Media production for BBC Radio 4.

Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Augustus Pablo & The Crystalites - Silhouettes (Bass & Drum Version)
The Upsetters - V/S Panta Rock
The Aggrovators - Bag O Wire Dub
King Tubby - How Long Dub
King Tubby - Blood Dunza Dub
Mafia All Stars & King Tubby - Don't Think About Dub
U Roy - Hold On
Barry Brown & Prince Jammy - Step It Up/Youthman Dub
Augustus Pablo - Cassava Piece
King Tubby - Cus-Cus Dub
Jah Shaka - Kumbia Dub
Matumbi - Dub Planet (Frenz)
Mad Professor - Dub So Hard
Dub Syndicate - Stoned Immaculate
The Clash - Robber Dub
Massive Attack - I Spy (Spying Glass)
Leftfield - Release The Pressure (Adrian Sherwood Mix)
Primal Scream - Dub In Vain
King Tubby - North Circular Dub