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Talking to people who live their lives in Dub & Reggae. A series of in depth interviews with artists, sound systems, promoters and all kinds of people that have spent their lives in the world of Dub & Reggae. It's hosted by Steve from Vibronics, who has been producing Roots Reggae Dub for over 20 years, runs the SCOOPS Records label and performs regularly all over the world.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
This week my guest is Earl Gateshead, many of you will have caught Earl’s infectious reggae selections over the years, wether with Trojan Sound System, Reggae Roast or any of the other many many sessions he has played at during a career that has lasted over 40 years. Earl tells us about time spent with Big Youth and Sugar Minott as well as how he helped get Reggae into music festivals ... enjoy !!
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
This week my guest is Scientist. Welcome to one of the ultimate dub mixing legends ever ... in this interview I loved hearing about King Tubby and those magical early days in Jamaica when dub music was born. Its fair to say that Scientist has suffered at the hands of an unfair music industry that doesn’t respect dub mixing in the way it should, and we talk about this as well as Scientists own theories as to why Dub Music has grown to be such a powerful force in music
Empire Soldiers : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nhMu1T7jYacGluLX5FQt9-_CrZV-a6dkY
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
This week my guest is Neil from, King Shiloh Sound System, Amsterdam’s Healing of The Nations sound. Me & Neil have known each other a long time and we dig deep into his personal journey, that include talks about Yorkshire, Amsterdam and even Ethiopia. We had some technical issues with the recording, so about 20 minutes in we have to move over to the back-up recording, but please stay with it, you’ll soon get adjusted and carry on enjoying the Shiloh story.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
This week my guest is Solo Banton. Solo is a talented & charismatic performer, lyricist, producer, host & a great interviewer too (check old his Old Ragamuffin show to see what I mean). We get chance to find out how his life in dub started back in London, as a young child obsessed with Reggae Music & Sound Systems, we also talk about how Covid has messed the music industry up and about his future plans, we had a great chat .. hope you enjoy it !
Solo Banton Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/solobantonofficial/
Old Raggamuffin YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrytMH740Ino089tzQw2bQ
www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
www.lifeindub.com/
www.vibronics.co.uk/
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
This week my guest is Jamie Kibir La Amlak, we talk about his experience from a very early age of reggae music, speaker boxes and music making, We learn a lot about the Kibir La Amlak journey that started out in Southend, one of the great places for reggae sound systems in the UK, and amongst many subjects we talk about the Brazilian singing trio the Dawtas If Aya, with whom we have both worked.
Kibir La Amlak Bandcamp : https://kibir-la-amlak.bandcamp.com/
Kibir La Amlak Website : https://www.kibir-la-amlak.com/
www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
www.lifeindub.com/
www.vibronics.co.uk/
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
This week my guest is Sandra Cross. Shame on me that it took me 20 shows to finally get a female guest! Sandra is THE voice of Lovers Rock, but she’s also a lover of roots reggae, hence the tracks we released together last year. In the interview we learn about her early days growing up in Brixton and how she rebelled and immersed herself in the vibrant London sound system scene of the 70s and 80s. Sandra offers some real insight into what it was like to be a no.1 hit-making artist back in the day and about how she continues to write and record today.
History Dub Link : https://vibronics.bandcamp.com/album/history-dub-re-issue
Sandra Cross Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sandracrossmusic
Sound System Girl : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKX-fnKG6Bw
https://www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
http://www.lifeindub.com/
http://www.vibronics.co.uk/
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
This week my guest is Paul from Nucleus Roots in Manchester. Nucleus are of the great collectives and production houses that started out in the 1990s. Paul talks about his love of live music and how punk has been a big influence on him, as well as the whole story of my personal favourite Nucleus Roots release - the infamous ‘Brown Album’ .
FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/nucleus.roots
BANDCAMP : https://nucleusroots.bandcamp.com/
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
This week my guest is Murray Man from Birmingham, a great vocalist and producer and founder of the Mellow Vibes record label. Certainly one of the nicest guys in the business, Murray Man talks about his childhood times in Jamaica as well as some great stories about the old sound system days in Birmingham and his involvement in the Virgo sound system back in the 1980s … enjoy !
Murray Man YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/Mellowvibesuk
Murray Man Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/murrayman.murrayman
http://www.lifeindub.com/
http://www.vibronics.co.uk/
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
This week my guest is Sukh from Indica Dubs. It was the first face to face interview recorded in the Dub Cupboard studio here in Leicester. In the interview we find our about how Indica Dubs started, but also about Southall, a part of West London that has supported Reggae and Sound Systems for years and years. Sukh also tells us about what he has learned about releasing records and about his commitment for and love of the vinyl format.
Jah Light Jah Live exclusively at Bandcamp : https://vibronics.bandcamp.com/album/jah-light-jah-love-re-issue
Indica Dubs Bandcamp : https://indicadubs.bandcamp.com/music
Indica Dub Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/IndicaDubs/
Vibronics Instagram : www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
Vibronics Facebook : www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
This week my guest is Steve Jah Warrior. Jah Warrior will be known to many for his classic releases in the 1990s, working with legends like Prince Allah and Horace Andy , but Jah Warrior was active long before these records came out, and in this interview he talks about attending sound system dances in the 1970s and 80s, about building his sound system as well as tales of being at the forefront of things we now take for granted, like internet record shopping.
Jah Warrior Bandcamp : https://jahwarrior.bandcamp.com/