Ep. 106: King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown

About this episode

The EarWax crew discusses the dub classic King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown and its historical significance in remixing culture.

If landmark records that are kinda remixes and also kinda historically murky are your jams, then look no further. The EarWax crew has you covered this week, chopping it up about the dub classic King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown. Cody and Hilary discuss very pressing matters such as the various Augustus Pablos, the coolness of names (and there are plenty of cool names on this album), and the unbelievable genius that was King Tubby. This record is on the ground floor of remixing culture, and its influence has spread far, far beyond reggae/dub. The players on the master tapes that Augustus Pablo brought in are a laundry list legends in the scene. To have them all on one album, and throw in King Tubbys immense talent as well...man, what an embarrassment of riches! Check out everything we have going on via the info below: Instagram: @earwaxpod TikTok: @earwaxpod Email: earwaxpod@gmail.com Credits: Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden Artwork by Hilary Miller

People in this episode

Hosts: Cody, Hilary

Topics covered

• dub music
• remixing culture
• reggae history
• King Tubby
• Augustus Pablo
• music influence

Keywords

• dub
• King Tubby
• Augustus Pablo
• remix
• reggae
• music history
• influence

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown

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