Dub Syndicate
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Dub Syndicate | |
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| Origin | London |
| Genres | Reggae, dub |
| Labels | On-U Sound Records Lion & Roots |
| Members | Adrian Sherwood Style Scott |
Dub Syndicate is a dub band, formed by Adrian Sherwood, and it became a showcase for Adrian Sherwood's collaboration with Style Scott, former ace drummer with the Roots Radics and Creation Rebel.
Dub Syndicate initially evolved out of Creation Rebel and had a classic dub sound until the third album, Tunes From The Missing Channel (1985), where Dub Syndicate gave birth to a highly experimental more technological dub sound. Dub Syndicate's new sound centered around the interaction of Scott, Sherwood, and members of Tackhead, Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc, and Doug Wimbish.
Dub Syndicate has collaborated with many other artists including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bim Sherman (vocals), Deadly Headley (saxophone) and Dr. Pablo (melodica), (N.B. Dr. Pablo is not Augustus Pablo).
Most of the band's output has appeared on On-U Sound Records, and has been produced by the label's owner Adrian Sherwood. Recently Dub Syndicate content has been released on Style Scott's own Lion & Roots record label and production duties have been split between Adrian Sherwood, Scientist, and Style Scott himself. More recently Dub Syndicate has worked with Dancehall artists such as Luciano, Capleton, and Jr. Reid.
Discography
Albums
- The Pounding System (Ambience in Dub) (1982)
- One Way System (1983)
- North of the River Thames (with Dr. Pablo, 1984)
- Tunes from the Missing Channel (1985)
- Time Boom X De Devil Dead (with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, 1987)
- Strike the Balance (1990)
- From the Secret Laboratory (with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, 1990)
- Stoned Immaculate (1991)
- Echomania (1994)
- Ital Breakfast (1996)
- Mellow & Colly (1998)
- Fear of a Green Planet (1998)
- Acres of Space (2001)
- No Bed of Roses (2004)
Pounding System
- Pounding System
- Hi-Fi Gets a Pounding, Pts. 1 & 2
- "African Head Charge"-Don't Care About Space Invader Machines, Pt. 1&2
- Fringe on Top Dub
- Humorless Journalist Works to Rules
- # 10 K at Ovu -60 Hz- Mind Boggles
- Crucial Tony Tries to Rescue the Space Invaders
- Hi-Fi Gets a Pounding, Pt. 3
- Return to Stage One[1]
One Way System
- Socca
- Overloader
- Drilling Equipment
- Drainpipe Rats
- Schemers
- Ascendant, Pt. 4
- Synchronizer
- Independence
- Substyle
- Displaced Master
- Ascendant, Pt. 6[2]
Compilations
- Classic Selection Volume 1 (1989)
- Classic Selection Volume 2 (1990)
- Live at the T+C - 1991 – with Akabu and Bim Sherman (1993)
- Classic Selection Volume 3 (1994)
- Research and Development (1996)
- Live at the Maritime Hall (2000)
- Murder Tone (2002)
- Pure Thrill Seekers (2005)
- The Rasta Far I (2006)
- The Royal Variety Show (The Best Of Dub Syndicate)
- On U Sound 30 years anniversary (King Size Dub Special)