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On Saturday 1 August, Dub Me Always is proud to present a pre-Carnival sound system special with the return of the mighty Jah Observer, playing alongside Angus Taylor of Real Roots Radio, plus at 8pm sharp a book launch for Dub Revolution: Jamaica’s Sonic Innovators and the Birth of Remix Culture, published by White Rabbit Books!
A legendary figure in British sound system history, Austin ‘Spiderman’ Palmer’s stack of exclusive dub plates made Jah Observer one of the premier London sound systems during the 1970s and 80s, and his regular presence at the Notting Hill Carnival has always been greatly anticipated. Currently based in Jamaica, we are extremely fortunate to have Austin grace us with his presence once more at Dub Me Always, as his pedigree selection and good vibes on the mic always generate something special. With a range of roots reggae favourites and a stack of one-off mixes from Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, King Tubby, Mikey Dread and so many others, you are guaranteed an exceptional night for your dancing feet and listening pleasure. Which original 1970s dub plates will Austin pull out of the bag this time? There’s only one way to find out!
Angus Taylor is a writer, selector, broadcaster and panel host specialising in Jamaican music and the music that influences it. His byline has appeared in Riddim magazine, Reggaeville, United Reggae, World A Reggae and other online and print media. He has written reggae album reviews for the BBC and reggae film reviews for the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound magazine. Angus has chaired panel discussions with artists at Overjam and the Roots in the Woods festival in Slovenia and Moogfest in the USA. He has spun records at festivals including Glastonbury, Moogfest, Vinyl Thursdays (Jamaica), Overjam, the London International Ska Festival, London Jerk Fest, One Love Festival, and Wilkswood Reggae Festival. He has also played at Fabric, the Steel Yard, Electric Brixton, Dingwalls, Brixton Jamm, Jazz Café and Fox & Firkin. He hosts currently hosts Sounds Of Freedom, a weekly historical all vinyl show, at www.realrootsradio.net.
Emerging as an underground phenomenon in Kingston during the early 1970s, dub was wrought by sonic alchemists such as King Tubby, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Prince Jammy and Scientist, conjuring musical mutations at the mixing desk. Dub reached other lands through the Jamaican diaspora and as Lloyd ‘Bullwackie’ Barnes furthered the form in New York, Dennis Bovell, Mad Professor and Adrian Sherwood conjured their own dub masterworks in London, Jah Shaka and his acolytes subsequently helping dub to achieve global reach. The evolution of dub marks the birth of the remix and the emergence of the studio as an instrument in itself, a place where songs can be pulled apart and given wild reshaping, rendering a disembodied new form that is often cosmic and typically jagged. Dub’s progression is also inseparable from the troubled history of post-colonial Jamaica, blighted by caustic Cold War interventions, attendant gang culture and communal breakdowns. Through first-hand testimony with dub’s most noteworthy creatives, David Katz’s monumental forensic history of an astounding subgenre that sounds like the future five decades after its inception stands as the authoritative book on a musical art form that continues to fascinate, generation after generation.
Come at 8pm sharp to learn more about the book and to get your copy, signed by the author!
Last time Jah Observer played, we were beyond capacity with many patrons denied entry, so make sure to come early to avoid disappointment. Do not miss this historic occasion!
8pm-2am
Free entry
Upstairs at the Ritzy
Windrush Square
Brixton SW2 1JG
A legendary figure in British sound system history, Austin ‘Spiderman’ Palmer’s stack of exclusive dub plates made Jah Observer one of the premier London sound systems during the 1970s and 80s, and his regular presence at the Notting Hill Carnival has always been greatly anticipated. Currently based in Jamaica, we are extremely fortunate to have Austin grace us with his presence once more at Dub Me Always, as his pedigree selection and good vibes on the mic always generate something special. With a range of roots reggae favourites and a stack of one-off mixes from Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, King Tubby, Mikey Dread and so many others, you are guaranteed an exceptional night for your dancing feet and listening pleasure. Which original 1970s dub plates will Austin pull out of the bag this time? There’s only one way to find out!
Angus Taylor is a writer, selector, broadcaster and panel host specialising in Jamaican music and the music that influences it. His byline has appeared in Riddim magazine, Reggaeville, United Reggae, World A Reggae and other online and print media. He has written reggae album reviews for the BBC and reggae film reviews for the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound magazine. Angus has chaired panel discussions with artists at Overjam and the Roots in the Woods festival in Slovenia and Moogfest in the USA. He has spun records at festivals including Glastonbury, Moogfest, Vinyl Thursdays (Jamaica), Overjam, the London International Ska Festival, London Jerk Fest, One Love Festival, and Wilkswood Reggae Festival. He has also played at Fabric, the Steel Yard, Electric Brixton, Dingwalls, Brixton Jamm, Jazz Café and Fox & Firkin. He hosts currently hosts Sounds Of Freedom, a weekly historical all vinyl show, at www.realrootsradio.net.
Emerging as an underground phenomenon in Kingston during the early 1970s, dub was wrought by sonic alchemists such as King Tubby, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Prince Jammy and Scientist, conjuring musical mutations at the mixing desk. Dub reached other lands through the Jamaican diaspora and as Lloyd ‘Bullwackie’ Barnes furthered the form in New York, Dennis Bovell, Mad Professor and Adrian Sherwood conjured their own dub masterworks in London, Jah Shaka and his acolytes subsequently helping dub to achieve global reach. The evolution of dub marks the birth of the remix and the emergence of the studio as an instrument in itself, a place where songs can be pulled apart and given wild reshaping, rendering a disembodied new form that is often cosmic and typically jagged. Dub’s progression is also inseparable from the troubled history of post-colonial Jamaica, blighted by caustic Cold War interventions, attendant gang culture and communal breakdowns. Through first-hand testimony with dub’s most noteworthy creatives, David Katz’s monumental forensic history of an astounding subgenre that sounds like the future five decades after its inception stands as the authoritative book on a musical art form that continues to fascinate, generation after generation.
Come at 8pm sharp to learn more about the book and to get your copy, signed by the author!
Last time Jah Observer played, we were beyond capacity with many patrons denied entry, so make sure to come early to avoid disappointment. Do not miss this historic occasion!
8pm-2am
Free entry
Upstairs at the Ritzy
Windrush Square
Brixton SW2 1JG
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