About Dub Soundsystem
Dub Soundsystem draws on 1976 Kingston: Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark studio, The Upsetters, and the deep echoing low-end of Super Ape. The ground is vinyl black, lit only by the Rastafari tricolor — green leading, gold and red behind. Surfaces feel pressed and stamped: concentric groove arcs, aged manila labels, rubber-stamp ink, and a fine halftone studio grain over everything.
- Origin
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Era
- 1950–1990; this brief 1976 (Black Ark / Super Ape)
- Key figures
- Lee "Scratch" Perry · The Upsetters · King Tubby
- Movements
- Dub · Jamaican soundsystem culture · Rastafari iconography
Dub Soundsystem design spec
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AntonHeadings
OswaldBody
Permanent MarkerMono
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