Dub

Crate Digging: The Riddim Tuffa Crew

Edinburgh based duo Adham and Frontline Selecta pick some tunes prior to their Wee Dub Festival set

2 Feb 2012

Last year was a really good year for us as we managed to launch our own label and put out a few records. Riddim Tuffa feat Little Kirk ‘Kill Them Out’ (Tuffa Dubs) is a regular stamper in our DJ set. The groovy bass and amazing vocals from Kirk is a…

Fortified presents: Scientist vs The Upsetters

‘Let me tell you man, reggae is the hardest music to engineer'

19 Nov 2010

Capturing the sounds of the studio and helping to commit them to wax while preserving and, if possible, enhancing the essence of the performance, the studio engineer is a conduit between the art and physics of recording. In many respects the process is…

Skinnyman guests at Edinburgh's One Drop night

10 Mar 2010

Initially signing to Talkin’ Loud, his calling card was his debut album Council Estate of Mind, that summed up the reality of city life with sharp rap, grime beats and heavy bass. Describing his own productions as ‘rhythmatic urban poetry’ he…

Todd Terje to play Ultragroove Edinburgh date

4 Mar 2010

By Gareth Sommerville’s calculations this is the 250th Ultragroove. It’s pretty impressive stuff and the deep house and disco night celebrates with a guest set from good friend Todd Terje. So expect Latin funk, crafty re-edits, acid house, dubby techno…

Sierre Leone Refugee All Stars - Rise and Shine

25 Feb 2010

Cumbancha Forming a band in West African refugee camps is a potent story and the resulting music – think reggae, dub, African ritual chant and more – is terrific. Here the All Stars go home to Freetown, Sierra Leone to record some songs, then head…

Dub Syndicate

Sci-fi wall wobblers

29 Jul 2009

Anyone who witnessed former Pop Group vocalist Mark Stewart with ex-Sugarhill house band The Maffia play Edinburgh last year with seminal producer and On-U Sound head honcho Adrian Sherwood manning the controls will probably still be wondering where on…

Pangea

2 Apr 2009

Dundee’s top drum & bass night once again heads south to host one of its infamous Glasgow parties. This month they are joined by special guest J Bostron. Originally from Ireland but now based in Glasgow this producer/DJ is known for his dub heavy…

Various - Round Black Ghosts 2

19 Mar 2009

DUB Scape is one of the best labels on the scene for deep dub experiments, courtesy of one of Berlin’s true pioneers – Pole. This, the second round of the Round Black Ghosts series sees Scape gather some real gems from the more diverse end of the…

Sideshow - Admit One

19 Mar 2009

DUB SOUL Sideshow are the group brought together by Fin Greenall aka Fink (Ninja Tune) for an album of very listenable soulful dub experimentation. There are some quality moments of dub electronics here, like ‘Sequential Dub’, ‘African Cherry’ and…

Profile - Adrian Sherwood

5 Mar 2009

Name Adrian Sherwood Occupation Legendary producer and proprietor of On-U-Sound Records, who over 30 years have cut a swathe of British squat rock dubplates through records by The New Age Steppers, Mark Stewart & the Maffia, Tackhead, African…

Friday Night Takeaway

5 Feb 2009

Miranda Ralston and Angie Koorbanally believe that Friday nights are where it’s at clubbing wise. The duo, both Arches employees and Octopussy and Death Disco workers, are the brains behind Friday Night Takeaway, a one-off night in conjunction with…

Ivy Second Birthday

27 Nov 2008

Despite it’s size, the Ivy has big ambitions, and the sheer quality of DJs and events they put on has transcended from pre-club to genuine DJ destination. So it should come as no surprise that they have secured the talents of Tayo (pictured) for their…

Kora

17 Jul 2008

With a platinum album that has spent six months inside the New Zealand top 20 with rave reviews, the Maori brothers that make up four fifths of Kora are on something of a roll. Their sound is a unique blend of reggae/roots/dub/rock for which the quintet…

Don Letts

10 Apr 2008

DUB/REGGAE Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 12 Apr What would you do if a voice of a generation ran off with your girlfriend? In the case of Don Letts, who introduced reggae to snotty nosed punks during his year zero residency at The Roxy, he…

Disco Biscuits

13 Mar 2008

The jam band phenomenon, while a mammoth deal in the US, has failed to truly ignite here – the reason being more about logistics than the actual music. Borne out of the Grateful Dead and their kin’s fondness for long, often improvised live shows, there…

Andy Smith

14 Feb 2008

One of the kings of quality music where genre is no barrier, Andy Smith is perhaps most famous for his The Document mix series (now on its third instalment) where tracks by Black Sabbath rub shoulders with Ugly Duckling and PP Arnold. But he’s equally…

Profile - Jahtari

Profile

26 Mar 2007

Name Jahtari Occupation Online German netlabel, and growing concern on the touring circuit. Sounds like All the dancehall dub sounds we know and love. Which isn’t bad going, considering it’s all - for want of a better word - ‘artificial’.

Mungo's Hi Fi

The Woodside Social, Glasgow, Fri 8 Dec

21 Nov 2006

REGGAE/DUB Last year The List ran an article on how the Woodside Club’s existence was being threatened by a small group of local residents complaining about noise pollution. It is with both joy and a little sadness that we bring you an update on the…