King Tubby's
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King Tubby's was a pioneering Jamaican recording studio and sound system closely associated with the development of dub music in the late 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Tubby's canonical | 1 |
| King Tubby’s Studio | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
recording studio
ⓘ
sound system ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustus Pablo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bunny Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Channel One Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ King Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi NERFINISHED ⓘ Niney the Observer NERFINISHED ⓘ Osbourne Ruddock NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Jammy NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Phillip Smart NERFINISHED ⓘ Scientist NERFINISHED ⓘ Yabby You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central hub for 1970s Jamaican producers and engineers
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considered one of the birthplaces of dub ⓘ |
| distributionMethod |
7-inch singles
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dub plates ⓘ sound system performances ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
custom-built mixing console
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echo and delay units ⓘ four-track tape machines ⓘ spring reverb units ⓘ |
| era | late 1960s to 1980s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | King Tubby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dub
ⓘ
reggae ⓘ rocksteady ⓘ ska ⓘ |
| hasPart | King Tubby's Hometown Hi-Fi sound system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic site in history of dub music ⓘ |
| influenced |
UK dub and sound system scenes
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electronic dance music ⓘ hip hop production techniques ⓘ remix culture in popular music ⓘ sound system culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
drop-out techniques removing vocals or instruments
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heavy use of reverb and echo ⓘ versioning of existing reggae tracks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Waterhouse, Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King Tubby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of dub music
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innovative use of mixing desk as an instrument ⓘ pioneering remix techniques ⓘ |
| operatedBy | King Tubby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jamaican music industry ⓘ |
| producedWork | numerous dub versions of reggae singles ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1960s ⓘ |
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King Tubby’s Studio