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Dub

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A studio-born form built from remixed instrumentals, echo and reverb — a key Jamaican invention.

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Dub Echoes (2008, dir. Bruno Natal / Soul Jazz Records)

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Soul Jazz Records documentary; community-archived upload; discovery-only embed.

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Debate & reception

How people argued about the music — praise, criticism and public debate. See all debate & reception →

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Who invented dub: the engineer at the desk or the producer who commissioned it?

A documented question of authorship around the birth of dub, framed neutrally and concerning figures now deceased: one account credits King Tubby, the engineer whose electronics and desk technique made the sound, as dub's creator; another emphasises the producers, such as Bunny Lee, who commissioned and directed the version B-sides. Stated as an open historical debate, taking no side. Sources: Michael Veal, Dub; David Katz, Solid Foundation.

Stance: King Tubby the engineer as creator of dub vs the producers who commissioned and directed the versions