This week my guest is Adrian Sherwood, the legendary dub producer from the south of England behind the On-U label and so many groundbreaking music projects. We talk a lot about those early days when Adrian was first immersing himself in music a

Life In Dub #34 with Dub Creator

Jul 14th, 2021 47m 39s

This week my guest is Dub Creator, or DC as I have always known him. He is based in the Netherlands and many will know him for his excellent vocal and dub tracks he has produced for the King Shiloh label with artists like Lyrical Benjie, Peter

Life In Dub #33 with Earl Sixteen

Jun 30th, 2021 57m 9s

This week my guest is Earl 16 - Yabby You, Dennis Brown, Michael Rose, Lee Perry, King Tubby, Studio One .. if you want to find out about the hey day of Jamaican music production, you need to talk to someone who was right in the thick of it and

Life In Dub #32 with Dan I

Jun 16th, 2021 48m 53s

This week my guest is Dan-I, the vocalist, producer and sound system operator from Northern Italy. Now known for his Imperial Sound Army Sound System, he started out as a singer and musician back in Italy, we have a really interesting chat abou

Life In Dub #31 with Mad Professor

Jun 2nd, 2021 1h 16m

This week may guest is Mad Professor. We have been planning this interview since the start of the podcast, so it was great to finally get to talk about his life in dub. We get some amazing insight into how he started out, the barriers he encou

Life In Dub #30 with Partial Records

May 19th, 2021 55m 41s

This week my guest is Liam from Partial Records. Partial is known for its well established track record in re-issuing great music that’s usually hard to get hold of, as well as some killer new productions. For this episode of the podcast, we de

Life In Dub #29 with Dixie Peach

May 5th, 2021 50m 18s

This week my guest is Dixie Peach, well known as vocalist and live performer, but in the interview we learn about his early days which were spent running & playing Sound Systems. We also get to hear about how his big tunes in the 1980’s like '

Life In Dub #28 with Martin Campbell

Apr 21st, 2021 42m 22s

This week my guest is Martin Campbell, a vocalist and producer with an unmistakable voice and musical style. Martin Campbell is a veteran singer with a direct link to the Channel One Recording Studio in Jamaica. It was a real treat to get to k

Life In Dub #27 with Dennis Bovell

Apr 7th, 2021 46m 55s

This week my guest is Dennis Bovell, the Barbados born legend of reggae. From his early outings in Sound Systems in London way back in the 1970’s, through Matumbi, Linton Kwesi Johnson and beyond , few people have made such an impact on the wor

Life In Dub #26 with Brinsley Forde

Dec 16th, 2020 58m 30s

This week my guest is Brinsley Forde. Brinsley has played such a key role in the reggae & dub world, he starred in the film Babylon, he was front man & voice of Aswad and was hanging out with Bob Marley & The Wailers when they were living in Lo

Life In Dub #25 with Earl Gateshead

Dec 2nd, 2020 56m 17s

This week my guest is Earl Gateshead, many of you will have caught Earl’s infectious reggae selections over the years, wether with Trojan Sound System, Reggae Roast or any of the other many many sessions he has played at during a career that ha

Life In Dub #24 with Scientist

Nov 18th, 2020 48m 15s

This week my guest is Scientist. Welcome to one of the ultimate dub mixing legends ever ... in this interview I loved hearing about King Tubby and those magical early days in Jamaica when dub music was born. Its fair to say that Scientist has s

Life In Dub #23 with King Shiloh

Nov 4th, 2020 1h

This week my guest is Neil from, King Shiloh Sound System, Amsterdam’s Healing of The Nations sound. Me & Neil have known each other a long time and we dig deep into his personal journey, that include talks about Yorkshire, Amsterdam and even E

Life In Dub #22 with Solo Banton

Oct 21st, 2020 52m 55s

This week my guest is Solo Banton. Solo is a talented & charismatic performer, lyricist, producer, host & a great interviewer too (check old his Old Ragamuffin show to see what I mean). We get chance to find out how his life in dub started back

Life In Dub #21 with Kibir La Amlak

Oct 7th, 2020 1h 2m

This week my guest is Jamie Kibir La Amlak, we talk about his experience from a very early age of reggae music, speaker boxes and music making, We learn a lot about the Kibir La Amlak journey that started out in Southend, one of the great place

Life In Dub #20 with Sandra Cross

Sep 23rd, 2020 46m 51s

This week my guest is Sandra Cross. Shame on me that it took me 20 shows to finally get a female guest! Sandra is THE voice of Lovers Rock, but she’s also a lover of roots reggae, hence the tracks we released together last year. In the intervie

Life In Dub #19 with Nucleus Roots

Sep 9th, 2020 44m 57s

This week my guest is Paul from Nucleus Roots in Manchester. Nucleus are of the great collectives and production houses that started out in the 1990s. Paul talks about his love of live music and how punk has been a big influence on him, as well

Life In Dub #18 with Murray Man

Aug 26th, 2020 55m 19s

This week my guest is Murray Man from Birmingham, a great vocalist and producer and founder of the Mellow Vibes record label. Certainly one of the nicest guys in the business, Murray Man talks about his childhood times in Jamaica as well as som

Life In Dub #17 with Indica Dubs

Aug 12th, 2020 59m 1s

This week my guest is Sukh from Indica Dubs. It was the first face to face interview recorded in the Dub Cupboard studio here in Leicester. In the interview we find our about how Indica Dubs started, but also about Southall, a part of West Lond

Life In Dub #16 with Jah Warrior

Jul 29th, 2020 1h 2m

This week my guest is Steve Jah Warrior. Jah Warrior will be known to many for his classic releases in the 1990s, working with legends like Prince Allah and Horace Andy , but Jah Warrior was active long before these records came out, and in thi

Life In Dub #15 with Stryda Dubkasm

Jul 15th, 2020 1h 4m

This week my guest is Stryda from Dubkasm in Bristol. Stryda is a prominent figure in the reggae & sound system arena, he started out on Pirate Radio back in the 90s and is now maybe best known as being one-half of the mighty Dubkasm. He is als

Life In Dub #15 with Styda Dubkasm

Jul 14th, 2020 1h 4m

This week my guest is Stryda from Dubkasm in Bristol. Stryda is a prominent figure in the reggae & sound system arena, he out on Pirate Radio back in the 90s and is now maybe best known as being one-half of the mighty Dubkasm. He is also promot

Life In Dub #14 with King Alpha

Jul 1st, 2020 57m 53s

This week my guest is Joseph from King Alpha Sound System, King Alpha have become an essential name in the Sound System scene over the last few years, with their own heavyweight sound system and record label. We talked about growing up in Ghana

Life In Dub #13 with Dougie Conscious Sounds

Jun 17th, 2020 52m 13s

This week we have Dougie Wardrop from Conscious Sounds, Bush Chemists and Centry on the Life In Dub Podcast show, so many music projects that are part of the foundation of UK Dub & Reggae. Dougie is a highly talented and prolific music producer

Life In Dub #12 with Rico OBF

Jun 3rd, 2020 51m 6s

This week my guest is Rico from OBF in France. OBF have hit some amazing highs over the last few years, firmly established as one of the leading sound systems and music producers. We talk about early days in squats in Geneva and starting the Du