DIGIDUB
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DIGIDUB
From what I gather ( articles, conversations ), the term digidub is often used as an insult...
" You don't wanna end up doing DIGIDUB "
What is it exactly ???
" You don't wanna end up doing DIGIDUB "
What is it exactly ???
80s digital dub is considered derivative of and inferior to the original 70s analogue dub. it's sonic pioneers v imitators: the insult relates to the issue of authenticity.
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Re: DIGIDUB
Yea man, check the forum. I see it used all the time for dubstep tunes.Intoccabile wrote:From what I gather ( articles, conversations ), the term digidub is often used as an insult...
" You don't wanna end up doing DIGIDUB "
What is it exactly ???
If its done right then its done right, analoge or digital.
I dont know why people have an antipathy against the so called "digidub". If you check the studio gear of most dub producers nowadays you will still find lots of analogue gear from guitars, percussions, delays, phaser... and there are also live musicians involved in digidub productions. Imo the classification digidub doesnt reflect the art of producing this music.
And that the
As always: It's all a matter of taste (says the monkey and licks the cats ass).
A few digidubbers i really like
Audio Active (Japan)
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/ ... rsk/offers
Twilight Circus (Netherlands)
http://www.twilightcircus.com/discography/190.html
Zion Train
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B ... 61-6566637
Jah Warrior
http://www.jahwarrior.com/
And that the
always made high quality and thatsonic pioneers
is also a myth.digital dub considered derivative of and inferior to the original 70s
As always: It's all a matter of taste (says the monkey and licks the cats ass).
A few digidubbers i really like
Audio Active (Japan)
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/ ... rsk/offers
Twilight Circus (Netherlands)
http://www.twilightcircus.com/discography/190.html
Zion Train
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B ... 61-6566637
Jah Warrior
http://www.jahwarrior.com/
For me, the term DIGIDUB is more about the feel than the actual genre.
I often listen to a dubstep tune I'm working on and say to my self "This isn't dubSTEP - this is just DIGIDUB!" (*just* haha, it still usually sounds good, but it's definitely not what I was aiming for).
For me, personally, it happens especially when I try to write 1/2 step stuff or use more melodic elements.
And yeah, dub vs. digidub is a moot point IMO - good music is still good music. I don't think Martin was implying that ALL digidub is bad, just that the term is used in reference to the differences (perceived or real) between the two. Kind of like "Man, olskool is so much better than nuskool <enter genre name here>"
I often listen to a dubstep tune I'm working on and say to my self "This isn't dubSTEP - this is just DIGIDUB!" (*just* haha, it still usually sounds good, but it's definitely not what I was aiming for).
For me, personally, it happens especially when I try to write 1/2 step stuff or use more melodic elements.
And yeah, dub vs. digidub is a moot point IMO - good music is still good music. I don't think Martin was implying that ALL digidub is bad, just that the term is used in reference to the differences (perceived or real) between the two. Kind of like "Man, olskool is so much better than nuskool <enter genre name here>"
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Digidub is post-Sleng Teng, primarily UK version of dub, which used digital production methods. Dread and Fred's Warrior Stance is widely seen as the first great digidub record; there are many. I think it's wrong to use the term pejoratively, especially since it has been a staple of Jah Shaka's legendary nights as well as those of Iration Steppas, Jah Tubby's et al.
If you want to check out classic digidub your best bet is to listen to UK reggae archivist and writer Pete Murdertone's excellent mix for Jahtari at http://www.jahtari.org/music/tapes.htm. There are extensive sleeve notes on the history of the tunes.
The eighties digidub sound was an important precursor of dubstep, and before that garage, and before that, acid house. For some further information - the whole story has not all been written up yet - go read John Eden’s seminal article on the connection between digidub and acid house, ands all that came after: London Acid City: When Two Eights Clash: http://uncarved.org/blog/?p=4.
Digidub is alright!
If you want to check out classic digidub your best bet is to listen to UK reggae archivist and writer Pete Murdertone's excellent mix for Jahtari at http://www.jahtari.org/music/tapes.htm. There are extensive sleeve notes on the history of the tunes.
The eighties digidub sound was an important precursor of dubstep, and before that garage, and before that, acid house. For some further information - the whole story has not all been written up yet - go read John Eden’s seminal article on the connection between digidub and acid house, ands all that came after: London Acid City: When Two Eights Clash: http://uncarved.org/blog/?p=4.
Digidub is alright!
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Grievous Angel wrote:Digidub is post-Sleng Teng, primarily UK version of dub, which used digital production methods. Dread and Fred's Warrior Stance is widely seen as the first great digidub record; there are many. I think it's wrong to use the term pejoratively, especially since it has been a staple of Jah Shaka's legendary nights as well as those of Iration Steppas, Jah Tubby's et al.
If you want to check out classic digidub your best bet is to listen to UK reggae archivist and writer Pete Murdertone's excellent mix for Jahtari at http://www.jahtari.org/music/tapes.htm. There are extensive sleeve notes on the history of the tunes.
The eighties digidub sound was an important precursor of dubstep, and before that garage, and before that, acid house. For some further information - the whole story has not all been written up yet - go read John Eden’s seminal article on the connection between digidub and acid house, ands all that came after: London Acid City: When Two Eights Clash: http://uncarved.org/blog/?p=4.
Digidub is alright!
Thank you so much for the 88 link. Never heard of those tunes or that Ja vs UK ting around 88. Aciiiiiiieeeed!

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