{"id":9556,"date":"2026-07-04T08:42:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T06:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/new-book-dub-revolution-charts-the-history-of-dub-and-birth-of-remix-culture\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T08:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T06:42:54","slug":"new-book-dub-revolution-charts-the-history-of-dub-and-birth-of-remix-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/new-book-dub-revolution-charts-the-history-of-dub-and-birth-of-remix-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"New book, Dub Revolution, charts the history of dub and birth of remix culture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new book chronicling the history of dub music, Dub Revolution: Jamaica\u2019s Sonic Innovators and the Birth of Remix Culture<\/em>, is out now.<\/p>\n

Written by author, journalist and documentary-maker David Katz, the book explores dub\u2019s emergence in early 1970s Kingston, where producers such as King Tubby, Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry, Prince Jammy and Scientist began reshaping reggae recordings into stripped-back, effects-heavy experiments.<\/p>\n

It also charts how the sound spread internationally through the Jamaican diaspora, taking root in cities like New York via figures including Lloyd \u201cBullwackie\u201d Barnes, and finding new forms in the UK through producers such as Dennis Bovell, Mad Professor, and Adrian Sherwood.<\/p>\n

The book also examines the political and cultural contexts in which dub music emerged and spread globally, and includes interviews with some of the genre\u2019s most influential figures.<\/p>\n

A synopsis of the book reads: \u201cWidely adopted by post-punk producers and later a crucial influence on the underground dance music scenes of several continents, dub indelibly changed the techniques and aesthetics of music production with far-reaching effects; it\u2019s no exaggeration to say that without dub, there would be no hip-hop or house music.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book has been published by White Rabbit Books, and can be purchased here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Revisit DJ Mag\u2019s 2022 feature on the life of the late dub pioneer Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry through the lens of photographer Dennis Morris here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last month, a\u00a0new book exploring how sound design has shaped electronic music<\/a> over the past 30 years was published by Routledge.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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A new book chronicling the history of dub music, Dub Revolution: Jamaica\u2019s Sonic Innovators and the Birth of Remix Culture, is out now. Written by author, journalist and documentary-maker David Katz, the book explores dub\u2019s emergence in early 1970s Kingston, where producers such as King Tubby, Lee \u201cScratch\u201d Perry, Prince Jammy and Scientist began reshaping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":9557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-9556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-djzone","tag-mixtv"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":4,"today_views":4},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}