Dubtember 20, Twenty-five

 

Dubmatix (born Jesse E. King) is one of Canada's premiere Dub, reggae, & electro artist / producers. Starting with his debut release Champion Sound Clash in 2004, the Toronto-born producer has garnered a great deal of attention & recognition (including the 2009 JUNO Nominated Renegade Rocker, the 2010 JUNO Award Win for Best Reggae Recording for "Gonna Be Alright", & the 2019 JUNO Award for Best Reggae Recording for another Echo Beach release Overdubbed (with Sly & Robbie) that I shared Dubtember 2023 here as well as collaborating with some of reggae's most influential legends such as the late Alton Ellis (The Godfather of Rocksteady), The Mighty Diamonds, Michael Rose (Black Uhuru & Grammy Award winner), & many more.

His musical production varies from pure, old-school King Tubby Dub to the freshest electro-shock to classic Conscious roots to Drum 'n' Bass & many other styles. Growing up, Dubmatix spent countless hours recording first on a 4-track reel-to-reel tape machine, later on one of the first 12-track digital home studio's of the 80s. A multi-instrumentalist, Dubmatix performs all instruments on each release that including guitar, bass, drums, piano/keyboard, melodica, & percussion. Dubmatix has developed a unique signature sound style that is immediately recognizable. It's a Phil Spector-esque full sound utilizing heavy bass, majestic horn lines, thick-set percussive grooves combined with strong production values for his own Wall of Dub Sound. 

This one is a King Size Dub special edition... 

 

Dubmatix - King Size Dub Special, Echo Beach EB130, 2018.
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Show Down (Bassbin remix) featuring Tenor Fly
Echo Tack Dub    
Hammer Dub    
Peace & Love Dub featuring Linval Thompson
Detonator Instrumental (Fire remix)    
Happy (Vibes Mashup) featuring Tippa Irie
She's in Love (Steppers remix) featuring Cornell Campbell & U-Roy
African Brothers (Dub mix) featuring S'Kaya
It's a Clash (Dub mix) featuring Horace Andy
War inna Corner featuring Ranking Joe
Easy Down (original unreleased version) featuring Mykal Rose
Wobble Webble (Dubtrap remix) featuring Kulcha Ites
Pull Up (Mashup remix) featuring Eek-A-Mouse
16 Stone (Dub mix) featuring Earl 16
Black Dub    
Keep on Keeping On (Dub mix) featuring Mica Shemiah
Sacred Dub    
Permanence Dub    
Killing Dub    
Mysterium Dub 

 

 

 

Kowabunga...Dub's Up,
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Dubtember 10

Dubly Beloved Sly & Robbie make an appearance today. Teamed up with Dubmatix. 

 

Dubmatix is a Canadian reggae / electronic music artist & producer based in Toronto, Ontario.  In 2018 he collaborated with Sly & Robbie to record Overdubbed on the excellent German Dub label Echo Beach. 

 

Sly & Robbie meet Dubmatix - Overdubbed, Echo Beach EB 125, 2018.
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Dictionary
Smoothie
Riding East
Great Wall
Comunication Breakdown
Dirty Flirty
Great Escape
Shabby Attack
Frenchman Code
Burru Saturday
Ruff House
Riding East (original Western mix)
Communication Breakdown Dub
Burru Saturday (bonus mix)
Great Escape (Dancefloor Dub)
Riding East (alternate version)
Smoothie Dub

 

 

 

 

Newcomer to NSS this week is Dubkasm, a UK Roots Reggae & Dub duo from Bristol, UK comprised of Digistep & DJ Stryda. This album is a dub version of 2009s Transform I. 

 

Dubkasm - Transformed in Dub, Sufferah’s Choice Recordings DUBK-011LP, 2010

Side A -
Dub Void
Seven Times Seven
Play I Some Dub featuring Tena Stelin
Beto's Yard featuring Ras Addis
There is a Dub featuring Christine Miller
135 Orange Street

Side B -
Woodsman Dub
Last Tune
Memories Of Xylon featuring Lidj Xylon
Transform I&I featuring Ras Bernardo
Hail Jah in Dub
This Man was Born There featuring Dub Judah

Dub Onward,
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