Remixology : tracing the dub diaspora / Paul Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Paul, Dr, author.

Series:

Reverb series

Reverb

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dub (Music)--History and criticism.

Dub (Music).

Dub (Music)--Jamaica--History and criticism.

Jamaica.

Physical Description:

263 pages : illustrations. ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2014.

Summary:

Remixology explores the evolution of dub-a form of reggae. As a set of studio strategies and techniques, dub was among the first platforms of popular music to turn the idea of song inside out, and is still far from being fully explored. With a unique grip on dance, electronic and popular music, dub-born notions of remix and re-interpretation set the stage for the music of the twenty-first century. This book explores the origins of dub in 1970s Kingston, Jamaica, and traces its evolution to the present day as a genre, approach and attitude to music. Stopping off in the cities where it has made most impact - London, Berlin, Toronto, Bristol and New York - Remixology spans a range of genres, from post-punk to dub-techno, jungle and the now ubiquitous dubstep. Along the way we meet with a host of international musicians, DJs and luminaries of the dub world including Scientist, Adrian Sherwood, Bernd Friedmann, U Roy, Clive Chin, Dennis Bovell, Shut Up And Dance, DJ Spooky, François Kevorkian, Mala and Roots Manuva. This wide-ranging and lucid book follows several parallel threads, including the evolution of the MC, the birth of sound system culture and the broader story of the post-war Jamaican diaspora itself. One of the few books to be written specifically on dub and its global influence, Remixology is also one of the first to look at the specific relationship between dub and the concept that cuts across all postmodern creative disciplines today: the Remix. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Kingston Context 13

2 Kingston's Dub Pioneers 31

3 London: Sound System Culture, Digidub and Post-Punk 56

4 NYC: DUB, RAP, Disco and Illbient 92

5 London II: UK Rap and the Dubcore Continuum 116

6 The Bristol Sound 147

7 Berlin: Glitch and Techno 168

8 Canada's Dub Poetry and Dancehall 188.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780231990

1780231997

OCLC:

856198855