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Dub: The Sound of Surprise: History of Jamaican Dub Music

by Helmut Philipps

A history of dub from Jamaican studios outward

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A history of dub from Jamaican studios outward

Tracing dub’s emergence from reggae in Jamaica in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Helmut Philipps’s book examines the recording-studio techniques that helped define the genre and their wider influence on music production. Its approach combines historical account with analysis, essays, and conversations involving figures such as King Tubby, Lee Perry, King Jammy, and Scientist. The scope also extends to dub’s development in Europe, the UK, and the United States. More than 200 illustrations, including rare album covers, accompany the text, while sections on soundsystems, engineers and studios, and a discography add reference points to the historical narrative.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People interested in Jamaican music history and reggae’s offshoots
  • Readers curious about studio production, remix practices, and soundsystems
  • Those seeking interviews and visual material alongside music history

Themes

Jamaican dub and reggaeRecording studios and production techniquesMusic’s international developmentArtists, engineers, and soundsystems

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Book overview

DUB, The Sound of Surprise is a detailed chronicle and fascinating guide to the captivating history of Jamaican dub music, the first of its kind. This archetype of the remix style grew out of reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The book presents over 200 illustrations and some rare album covers, and describes the origins and development of a unique technique created in Jamaican recording studios which would change the world of music production forever. Author Helmut Philipps has visited the places dub happened, and met its pioneers, inventors, and key figures.

In addition to analysis, Philipps includes essays and conversations with and about King Jammy, Scientist, Style Scott, David Rodigan, Bunny Lee, King Tubby, Lee Perry, Dennis Bovell, Ernest Hoo Kim, Errol Brown, Linval Thompson, Tippy I-Grade, Victor Rice, Mad Professor and many others. The gripping narrative also takes a look at the development of dub in Europe, the UK, and the United States.

* History
* Interviews
* Soundsystems
* Engineers & Studios
* Discography
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