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Jamaica (January 28, 1941 – February 6, 1989)
King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, January 28, 1941 – February 6, 1989) was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby’s innovative studio work, which saw him elevate the role of record producer to a creative height previously only reserved for composers and musicians, would prove to be highly influential across many genres of popular music. He is often cited as the inventor of the concept of the remix, and so may be seen as a direct antecedent of much dance and electronic music production.
Early life
In the 1950s, King Tubby’s musical career began with the sound systems, which were set up on the streets of Kingston to play dance music for the people. As a talented radio repairman, Tubby was soon in great demand at most of the major sound systems of Kingston, as the tropical weather of the Caribbean Island, (often combined with sabotage by rival sound system owners) prompted many malfunctions in the equipment. Tubby would eventually form his own sound system, Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi, which became a crowd favourite due to high sound quality, exclusive releases and Tubby’s own echo and reverb sound effects, at that point something of a novelty.
Remixes
Tubby began working as a disc cutter for producer Duke Reid in 1968. Reid, one of the major figures in early Jamaican music alongside rival Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd, ran Treasure Isle studios, one of Jamaica’s first independent production houses, and was a key producer of Ska, Rocksteady and eventually Reggae recordings.
Early life
In the 1950s, King Tubby’s musical career began with the sound systems, which were set up on the streets of Kingston to play dance music for the people. As a talented radio repairman, Tubby was soon in great demand at most of the major sound systems of Kingston, as the tropical weather of the Caribbean Island, (often combined with sabotage by rival sound system owners) prompted many malfunctions in the equipment. Tubby would eventually form his own sound system, Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi, which became a crowd favourite due to high sound quality, exclusive releases and Tubby’s own echo and reverb sound effects, at that point something of a novelty.
Remixes
Tubby began working as a disc cutter for producer Duke Reid in 1968. Reid, one of the major figures in early Jamaican music alongside rival Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd, ran Treasure Isle studios, one of Jamaica’s first independent production houses, and was a key producer of Ska, Rocksteady and eventually Reggae recordings.
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King Tubby - Better Version
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King Tubby - Take 5 Dub
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King Tubby - No Partial Dub
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Dub Fever
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Shoutbox
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gottalovett07 wrote:
bigup to the king of all soundmen
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Ruairidh444 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/The%2BAggrolites
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Aromatas wrote:
King of Kings in dub
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uptown_rebel wrote:
tubby makes great drum and baseline, and awesome phasing!!!
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King Tubby pick a dub
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sweetfart wrote:
hear that bass wobble? SO GOOD.
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ANDREADCONTROL wrote:
ajuaaaa king tuby rifa
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electricwizards wrote:
king tubby is JAH! respect fat man! with the fattest bass sound king tubby is the king of dub!
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wizard_of_ahhhs wrote:
*slowly oscilates in a rythmical dance* oooooh yeeeeah..... _o_
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Ruairidh444 wrote:
R.I.P the KING
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digitalform wrote:
awesome
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Big Respect!!!!
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IAJP wrote:
absolutely insanely good...love this fella
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Conatz wrote:
dig it
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quizical wrote:
one of the late great John Peel's favourites along with professer Dub and Misty in Roots
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SellingNails wrote:
just got Declaration of Dub, Dub Fever and Crucial Dub for 8,99 € ! !
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Tron1276 wrote:
amazing; a real pioneer...
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gueopardo wrote:
jAh...Jah...jaH...rAstAFariANS Greetings from The SpAiN...LISTEN IN... http://www.lastfm.es/music/Lion+Sitte PROMISE REGGAE SPANISH... JAH oNe LoVe...jAh rasta...jaH LiVe...Jah bless...tHAnkSSS
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Lurholm wrote:
Long live the King!
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djoutsider wrote:
one love!
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