Dub hit the scene only a few years after ska did, leaving very little crossover. Only a handful of original ska tunes were ever given the dub treatment. By the time of the 2nd wave, dub reggae was already well established in JA, and 2 Tone flirted with some dub techniques. It wasn’t until the late 90′s that the ska kids embraced dub whole hog. What started as just a few versions, tacked on to the end of various ska-jazz records, soon the 3rd wavers were putting out entire dub releases and adding dub fx to their live sound.

Nowadays, dub isn’t just an afterthought- adding echo, reverb and sfx to stripped down, pre-recorded tracks. Contemporary artists like The Drastics, Dub As a Weapon and Victor Rice have built dub into their approach to the music- composing songs in the dub style and performing it live on stage. Also new to the sound of dub is the genre mixing you’ve come to expect from the ska scene.

In this episode of Ska’s The Limit, you’ll hear Ska, Calypso, Latin-Jazz, Rocksteady, Punk and of course Reggae, all slathered with a thick greasy layer of Dub… Check it out for the next two weeks over at KDHX.org

Artist / Song / Disk
BAZZOOKAS / Intro / Kaboem
King Fatty / The Thief Dub / Rocksteady Dynamite
The Delirians / Overdub / Move Around 7″
King Django / Precipice / Reason
The Drastics / Fistful Of Dub / Premonition
Vic Rice / gravity / Version City
Crazy Baldhead / Don’t Turn Your Back / Crazy Baldhead Has a Posse
Selika and Django / Midnight Version / Version City
The Dendrites / MMGF dub / Mountain Standard Time
Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald / Stone Cold Dead In The Market (Ticklah Remix) / Stone Cold Dead In The Market (Ticklah Remix)
Da Whole Thing / Backs to the Rooftops / At Version City
After Hours / Dubbed Over You (trim end) / The Trouble With Those Guys Is…
On Your Marx / Don’t Lemme Go Solo / Resound
The Dead 60′s / Police Radio Dub (You’re Not The Law) / Space Invader Dub
Leningrad / My Name Is Cord / For Millions
The Operators 780 / Suicidal Dub / Power Version
Lord Sluggo / Cocain / Version City
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Movin’ Dub (On the Whole Red Satellites) / Ska Me Crazy: The Best Of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Rocker-T & Version City Rockers / One More / Nicer By The Hour
Dub Pistols / Problem Is. / Six Million Ways to Live
Royal Roost / Matt’s Tune / Royal Family Blues
Victor Rice / Patience / Roots Branch and Stem volume 2 – Ska’s Not Dead
Dr. Ring-Ding & H.P. Setter / Trombone Sound / Big things
Ed Rome / Mind / A Life In Minutes
Deal’s Gone Bad / Dubbin’ On / The Mixes
The Slackers / Pets of the World / Wasted Days
Moon Hop / King Scratch Eddy’s Dub / Rockets to New Highs
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra / Dub System (Victor Rice dub mix) / The Return of the Pannonians
Vanity Five / Flight of the Phoenicians / Give ‘Em the Boot, Vol. 2

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Hey- Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  We had a small nod to the recently deceased, Glen Adams as well as lot’s of dubby Ska-Jazz and Reggae in the last hour.

You can always listen to the two most recent episodes of STL Ska by visiting KDHX.org

Moon Hop “Trouble in Town” from “Rockets to New Highs” on Banana Juice
The Hippy Boys “Dreams To Remember” from “Dancehall ’69: 40 Skinhead Reggae Rarities” on Trojan
Stranger Cole & Ken Boothe & Glen Adams “Uno Dos Tres” from “Trojan Ska Box Set – Vol 2″ on Trojan
Slim Smith “Everybody Needs Love” from “Trojan Jamaican Hits Box Set” on Trojan
The Skandalous All-Stars “FCC” from “Age of Insects” on Shanachie
Easy Star All-Stars “Karma Police (feat. Citizen Cope)” from “Radiodread” on Easy Star Records
The Moon Invaders “Subway Train” from “Breakin’ Free” on Grover
Stubborn All-Stars “Take Your Chance” from “Nex Music” on Stubborn
Crazy Baldhead “Pale Blue Eyes Featuring Vic Ruggiero” from “The Sound Of ’69″ on self
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble “Filthy McNasty” from “Live In Paris” on Ska-Jazz Productions
The Dualers “I’m In Love” from “Vintage Versions Vol II” on Galley
Justin Hinds “Jordan River” from “Deep Ska” on Proper
Unlikely Alibi “Do It All Over” from “At the Ready” on Stubborn
The Specials “Blank Expression” from “BBC Peel Sessions” on BBC
The Clash “Police On My Back” from “Sandinista!” on Sony
Dub Is A Weapon “Fever” from “Jump Up’s Caribbean Sundown” on JumpUp! Records
The Drastics “…Strikeback!” from “Waiting” on JumpUp! Records
Victor Rice “Damage” from “Version City” on Stubborn
Ocean 11 “Be Thankful” from “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” on Stiff Dog Records
Coldspot 8 “Explanation Dub” from “It’s the Feelgood” on Beatville
Da Whole Thing “Intello Punk” from “Tooth” on Whatevski
Royal Roost “Richard’s Ghost” from “Royal Family Blues” on Megalith Records
Pama International “Disobedient Child (feat Rico Rodriguez)” from “Trojan Sessions” on Trojan / Rockers Revolt
Riversion “Skavoovie & The Epitones” from “Bang” on Moon Ska
Mephiskapheles “Wash Me” from “Might-Ay White-Ay” on Koch
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra “Skarada Dub” from “Full-Tension Beaters” on Grover
Mr Swing and the Bongo Clan “Misterioso n’ Dub” from “Ska-Jazz Venezolano” on Radio Pirata
The Drastics “Chicago Crazy Roll” from “Chicago Massive” on Jump Up

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What can I say?  There was a Ska show, las night.  Nothing special, just a whole lotta tunes…

If you missed it live, you can catch the archived stream from KDHX.org for the next two weeks.  Thanks for listening!

Unsteady – Martha – Tightrope – Immune Records

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Monkey Shop – Can’t Stand It – Common Sense Common Ground – Grover

Dirty Revolution – Failure To Communicate – It’s Gonna Get Dirty – Do The Dog

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Violent Femmes – Please Do Not Go – Violent Femmes – Slash Records

The Federals – In This World – You Better Call On Me single – Camel

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Prince Buster and The Skatalites – King of Kings – Ska Island – Island

Gregory “Rocksteady” Kraj – Rudies All Around – Rudies All Around – A1 Records.net

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The Selecter – Danger – BBC Sessions – Live at The Paris Theatre ’79 – BBC

Bim Skala Bim – Wise Up – Live At The Paradise – Bib

King Django – Avenue A – Avenue A 10″ – Stubborn

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Julian Lennon – Too Late For Goodbyes – Let Me Be/Too Late For Goodbyes – Atlantic Records

Victor Rice – Parabens – In America – Grover – [Here's a conversation I had with Mr. Rice a few years ago]

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The Skalars – This Is It – Change Up – Moon Ska

The Skatalites – Little Irene – On The Right Track – Aim Records

Hepcat – Gimme A Little Sign – Push n Shove – Hellcat

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Babylon Party Machine – Body Upsettin’ – Riddim and Flow – Self – [Get yourself a copy of this scorching ska/reggae mashup record, for free!]

Rancid w/The Stubborn All-Stars – I Wanna Riot – B-Sides Collection – Self/Online/Sony Japan

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Jackie Mittoo – Ghetto Organ – Macka Fat – Studio 1

Kofi – Long Shot Kick The Bucket – Wishing Well – RAS

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The Toasters – Weekend In LA – Ska-Boom! – Moon Ska

The Smiths – Frankly, Mr. Shankly – The Queen Is Dead – Warner Bros

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Goldfinger – I Need To Know – Hang Ups – MOJO

Aquabats – Pizza Day – Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2 – Fearless Records

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Viking’s Remedy – Over and Over – Rain Is Coming – Patate

Shenly Duffus – I’m a Lonely Boy – King Edwards – What a Skandal – King Edwards

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Regina Spektor – The Calculation – Far – Warner Bros

Ian Dury – Dance Little Rude Boy – Reasons To Be Cheerful – Music Deluxe

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