As many of you know, I am a big fan of Roots Reggae Dub music. Not dubstep or any digital offshoots, but the original spacey, big bass tunes of live musicians being tweaked by a crazed genius in a smoke filled studio. A great way to explore the instrumentation of reggae, a great genre to inspire meditation and wonder. I’ll write more about the genre later, but wanted to give everyone a little teaser of a mix CD I plan to be releasing within the next few weeks. Read more and download the tracks below!

Some of my favorite roots tunes have amazing dub versions associated with them—many of them I’ve also obtained personalized Aztlán Roots dubplate versions of. What’s the best way to combine the two? Well, obviously to “dub out” some of my favorite dubplates.

I used wildly different methods and programs to make the two—one was simply done with two turntables and a mixer, one was done all digital using Ableton. Both were a ton of fun, and I’d love your feedback!

Black Uhuru vs Delgado: Sponji Reggae Aztlán Dub (original dubplate available here)

Wailing Souls vs Delgado: Old Broom Aztlán Dub (original dubplate available here)

Be sure to check out my full length Dub mix as well!