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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.
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Jun 3, 2020
Jun 3, 2020
51 min
This week my guest is Rico from OBF in France. OBF have hit some amazing highs over the last few years, firmly established as one of the leading sound systems and music producers. We talk about early days in squats in Geneva and starting the Dubquake night as well as more recent trips to Jamaica. Their new album 'Signz' came out last week, so my catch up with Rico was great timing, there is some wind noise in the first part of the interview, but that doesn’t last long and hopefully won’t get in the way of enjoying what Rico has to say about his own Life In Dub.
T-Shirt link : https://vibronics.bandcamp.com/merch/i-live-my-life-in-dub-t-shirt
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www.lifeindub.com/
OBF Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/OBF-Sound-System-203439546416627
OBF Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/obfsoundsystem
Vibronics Instagram : www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
Vibronics Facebook : www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401
May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
1hr 4 min
This week my guest is Aba Shanti, a true cornerstone of the world-wide roots reggae sound system scene, and someone who has 100% lived their life in dub. The interview is full of amazing insights into his very early days, talks about the time he spent working with Jah Tubbys back in the 1980s, as well as his love for, and connection with, the city Of Leicester, where I have lived for 30 years . It was an interview with real personal meaning for me, because Aba Santi was my own introduction to the world of Sound System back in those early days.
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www.lifeindub.com/
Aba Shanti-I Facebook : www.facebook.com/abashantiofficial/
Aba Shanti-I Instagram : www.instagram.com/abashantiofficial
Vibronics Instagram : www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
Vibronics Facebook : www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401
May 6, 2020
May 6, 2020
43 min
This week my guest is Imo from Moa Anbessa in Italy, one of the most important Roots-Reggae music projects to come out of Italy. We talk about the history of Reggae & Sound Systems in Italy, as well as the rise of the Moa Anbessa project and the Zion Station Festival that Imo helps to organise.... enjoy !
It is always great to hear from listeners, so please get in touch.
www.lifeindub.com
Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
54 min
This week my guest is Danny Red, one of the key voices in modern roots reggae. We recorded this interview with Danny in Kingston Jamaica, and me in the Dub Cupboard Studio in Leicester. Danny is for sure a true original thinker and a great orator, and we touched on topics as diverse as noise abatement politics in Jamaica, Danny’s discovery of Rastafari and even Elvis Presley ... enjoy !
It is always great to hear from listeners, so please get in touch.
www.lifeindub.com
Apr 8, 2020
Apr 8, 2020
45 min
My guest this week is Ben Alpha Steppa. We recorded this interview in Mexico City last December when we were doing some shows together. Ben not only makes amazing music and political actions himself, but he is also the son of John from Alpha & Omega - who are one of the THE foundation influences on Vibronics.
https://www.facebook.com/alphasteppa/
https://www.instagram.com/alphasteppa
https://www.steppas.com/steprec/
http://www.lifeindub.com/
http://www.vibronics.co.uk/
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 25, 2020
57 min
This week my guest is King Earthquake aka Errol Arawak. The King Earthquake Sound System has got to be one of the truly legendary & notorious roots sound systems of the last 20 years and I traveled over to Birmingham to meet with Errol to talk about his sound system, his personal story and to gain some insight into lesser known legends like Lynx the pre-amp builder and the Birmingham Sound System days of old.
Mar 11, 2020
Mar 11, 2020
46 min
This week my guest is Russ D of The Disciples, one of the founders of the UK Dub & Roots sound from the late 1980s right up to now. I interviewed Russ over the phone, so please excuse the odd audio glitch - i'm sure it won’t stop you from enjoying this fascinating insight into Russ and his musical journey.
http://www.lifeindub.com/
https://russdisciples.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/russdisciples
https://www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
https://www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
1hr 56 sec
My guest this week is Mark Iration. I drove up to the High Rise Studio in Leeds where we sat down to talk about how he started out in music, the birth of Iration Steppas and how Mark and the crew evolved into one of the most successful & highly influential sound systems out there. I’ve known Mark a long time, so it was great to sit down and talk through his life in dub and hear about buying records in long since closed record shops and being king of the ghetto blaster in Leeds.
www.lifeindub.com/
www.facebook.com/vanguardofdub/
www.instagram.com/irationsteppas
www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401/
Feb 12, 2020
Feb 12, 2020
54 min
Welcome to the fourth Life In Dub Podcast, a new series of in depth interviews with people who have lived their lives in dub & reggae. My guest this week is Tom Tatersall , one of the founder members of Mungos HiFi. This is the first remote hook-up of this Podcast series, with me sat in the Dub Cupboard studio in Leicester and Tom in his studio up in Glasgow. I first met Tom & Doug in Glasgow maybe 20 years ago just as they were starting out with Mungos HiFi and I was releasing my first records. Since then their team has grown and Mungos has become a really successful sound system , label and music studio and in this interview you can hear Tom talk about how they started and learn more about the whole Mungos journey.
http://www.lifeindub.com/
https://www.mungoshifi.net/
https://mungoshifi.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mungoshifi/
https://www.instagram.com/mungoshifi/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
https://www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401/
Jan 29, 2020
Jan 29, 2020
1hr 15 min
My guest this week is Macka B, someone who has recorded in 2 different Vibronics Dub Cupboard studio locations. I travelled over to Wolverhampton in the West Midlands to sit down with Macka and talk about his life in Dub & Reggae. Macka is a great talker and our conversation covered many topics including his early begins in music, his TV appearances and even Beyonce’s mum ... enjoy!
https://www.instagram.com/officialmackab
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macka_B
https://www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub