Remixology : tracing the dub diaspora / Paul Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Paul, author.

Series:

Reverb series.

Reverb Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Dub (Music).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dub is the avant-garde verso of reggae, created by manipulating and reshaping recordings using studio strategies and techniques. While dub was one of the first forms of popular music to turn the idea of song inside out, it is far from being fully explored. Tracing the evolution of dub, Remixology travels from Kingston, Jamaica, across the globe, following dub's influence on the development of the MC, the birth of sound system culture, and the postwar Jamaican diaspora. Starting in 1970's Kingston, Paul Sullivan examines the origins of dub as a genre, approach, and attitude...

Contents:

Cover; Remixology: Tracing the Dub Diaspora; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Kingston Context; 2. Kingston's Dub Pioneers; 3. London: Sound System Culture, Digidub and Post-Punk; 4. Nyc: Dub, Rap, Disco and Illbient; 5. London II: UK Rap and The Dubcore Continuum; 6. The Bristol Sound; 7. Berlin: Glitch and Techno; 8. Canada's Dub Poetry and Dancehall; Conclusion; References; Bibliography and Filmography; Select Discography; List of Interviews; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 26, 2014).

ISBN:

9781780232102

1780232101

OCLC:

880531361