How KING TUBBY and his Team Created Remix Culture.

King Tubby, born Osbourne Ruddock in Jamaica in 1941 is probably the most important and revered figure in the history of Dub Reggae. This is the foundation of dub and the echoes still ring out. Check out my recent video on Lee Perry while you're here:    • Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: Mayhem, Herbs and a M...   You might also be interest in my series on the collision of Jamaican and British culture, It's where we get both skinheads and raves from for a start.    • How Jamaican and British Youth Created The...   The second part covers the 1970s and a lot of what was going on in both Jamaica and Britain. It was a chaotic time and both white and black youths in britain railed against the government.    • How Punks & Rasras United Against Oppressi...   You can find the soundtrack to this video here:    • Joy Division Disorder Cover. The Pulsar An...   If you like stuff like this Like this then please consider buying me a coffee here; https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soundaspecZ So, King Tubby, who was he? He was an electrical genius who customised his equipment to deliver music that has been wildly influential on a wide variety of genres, not just reggae. I WANT TO KNOW YOUR FAVOURITE TRACKS FROM TUBBY'S, SHARE THEM BELOW He was from a rough part of Jamaica but used his brain to build the best quality sound system on the island, He took that knowledge into the studio too, taking everything apart and rebuilding it to his own specifications. Famously this incluses the broken MCI mixing desk supplied to him by producer Bunny Lee. That desk now belongs to the Italian reggae artist Alborosie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alborosie This desk was the Dub Foundation. It's high-pass filter, the famous 'big knob' took over the island. Dub echoes were perfected at Tubby's. Old beaten up tape machines were refurbished and pressed into service. Using the productions of Jamaican producers like Horace Andy, Joe Gibbs, Bunny Lee, Tapper Zukie, Keith Hudson, Harry Mudie and Augustus Pablo, King Tubby made a fat stack of records. King Tubby and the Aggrovators is a famous name but they were just a band of whoever was available. musicians like Tommy McCook, Sly and Robbie, the Barratt brothers. The same selection of musicians that powered Lee Perry's 7 the Upsetters. He made his main money from his electrical business though. The dubs were just a sideline. He did all this with a team of assistants and proteges. Young men that he gave a chance to learn a trade. Between them they worked tirelessly and his proteges went on to have their own successful careers. Those careers grew in Tubby's Dub Garden. A series of poor circumstances put the brakes on Tubby as a producer in the 1980s. Tragically he was murdered outside of his own home in 1989. R.I.P. Osbourne Ruddock 00:00:00 The King Tubby School of Engineering-Introduction 00:00:58 What was King Tubby Like as a Person? 00:02:08 How King Tubby's Career Started 00:03:11 Applied Science 00:03:45 The Apprentices 00:04:26 Taking Technology to the Studio 00:05:05 Tubby almost never got paid 00:05:30 The Upsetters, The Aggrovators 00:05:58 Deconstructing Dub 00:06:41 Setting up King Tubby's Studio-1972 00:07:39 The MCI Mixing board. 00:08:07 The Fisher Space Expander 00:08:45 200 Acetate Dubpates a Week 00:09:08 Tape Echo, Tubby Style 00:09:42 The 'Big Knob' high pass filter 00:10:24 Dubs to Order 00:11:00 A Factory for making Dub Music 00:11:40 King Tubby vs Police Brutality 00:12:20 Enter Scientist 00:13:08 Home Taping is Killing Dub 00:13:56 The Proteges fly the nest 00:14:33 The senseless murder of King Tubby Here's a couple of the sources I used for the audio on the interview. Scientist Interviewed for the 'Life In Dub' podcast:    • LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #24 SCIENTIST hosted b...   Tubby's Nephew Keith Ruddock Interviewed:    • Video   David Rodigan's Documentary on Tubby:    • Video   The Tubby Interview itself I won't link. That's because the version online is pretty much indecipherable. I cleaned it up and will be posting it soon. There aren't a great amount of insights but at least it's nice to be able to hear the man speak if we can't see him move. There are a few inside shots of Tubby's Studio on this video of Musical Youth recording with Scientist:    • Scientist meets Musical Youth at King Tubb...   You can get an idea of what was going on at King Tubby's sound system with U-Roy on the mic here:    • Video   Personal note time, this video has taken longer than I wanted, mostly cause I've had a cold for a week or so and that's not good for recording dialogue. I've spent that time learning a few more skills. Cutting PNGs out has been one. Mastering my audio levels another. Thank you of course for watching, if you've enjoyed this please do take a moment to like, subscribe, comment and check out some of my other videos. It all helps a lot.