Slackers - Dub Classics

Over the course of The Slackers' nearly 35 year career, the NYC legends have paid respect to numerous interconnected genres of Jamaican music, including ska, reggae, and rocksteady. Dub mixing - a process of creating new "versions" of songs that emphasize the rhythm section and heavy utilization of atmospheric effects such as delay and reverb - looms so large as a driving force in that world, it is no wonder that the band would approach it with the same mix of reverence and creativity. “Dub is the other side of The Slackers,” says the band’s guitarist, Agent Jay. “A contrast to the uptempo danceable wit of our ska.”

The Dub Classics LP represents a collection of some of the greatest fruits of that labor. More than just a “re-mix” album, it is an essential part of the band’s catalog that reinvents their sound and reveals all new perspectives on their many talents.

Tracklist

1. Do Ya Dub
2. Dubbed Days
3. Make Me Dub (feat Ranking Joe)
4. Dub And Reckless
5. Dub Him Away
6. Dub More Crying
7. Soldier Dub
8. Dub Must Be Good
9. Dub This
10. Tin Tin Dub
11. Dub Love