Product Description

This film marks both the 40th anniversary of the invention of Dub and the 20th anniversary of the death of King Tubby, the genius legend of this far-reaching musical revolution. 'Dub Echoes' is an amazing newly produced documentary about Dub and its influence on the development of contemporary electronic music worldwide. Three years in the making and featuring an incredible array of artists - both Jamaican legends (U Roy, King Jammy, Lee Perry, Sly and Robbie, Bunny Lee, to name a few), alongside a similarly awe-inspiring array of artists who have taken Dub into new directions in electronic dance music in the 21st Century (Kode9, Roots Manuva, Howie B, Adrian Sherwood, and many more). Directed by Bruno Natal and released on Soul Jazz Records, this film has already received many awards throughout the world and is hotly anticipated - a killer film that can be watched again and again. The DVD comes with loads of extras. Official Selection at all the following film festivals DOX Denmark, SONAR Barcelona, FILE Brazil, REGGAE FILM FESTIVAL Jamaica, MUSIC DOC Sweden, VIMUS Portugal. The disc is a double-sided PAL/NTSC compatible, region 0.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23280 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-05-11
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Colour, DVD-Video, Import, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: French, Portuguese
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 75 minutes

Customer Reviews

"Pros vs. Cons Dub"
Pros:

- Brings the whole scene together pretty well, right up to dubstep.
- Filled with smoke.
- It's a DVD about dub, innit.

Cons:

- Basement Jaxx but no Rhythm & Sound?!
- Nostalgic dudes bitching about how evil computers are in the extras.
- Lame presentation (no booklet!) considering this is the ever-wonderful Soul Jazz.
- Many artist and track selections are way too obvious, with barely anyone naming personal favourites.

BRILLIANT!!!!
Amazing doc. I've watched @ BFI in London a while ago... A must for dub fans...

Everybody needs a proper education.......
Its amazing when you really look into it how wide and how important dub is...what you might think is a fairly minor music genre ..has such a lot of history and diversity.
This is a commendable attempt to show you the many directions that dub and its influences have gone.
Initially I was disappointed that there wasn't that much coverage of what I would think of as dub..yes we get Lee Perry and others..Sly and Robbie and U Roy..not much if any on Mikey Dread who ok has now passed on..but had one of the most popular(I believe) Radio shows in JA..and the recordings I have of some seem to indicate he was a pretty major player and innovator in the art of dub. Also no mention of Joe Gibbs fine African Dub albums...just a couple of names that spring to mind. King Tubby gets the Dub Originator crown..and rightly so.
Back to the DVD...what I'm trying to say that there is such a lot that could be put into a documentary on dub..that I suppose you could never pack it all into and hour or so.It does highlight the influence that dub has had and continues to have on music..but I do find a lot of electronic music a bit cold somehow..i miss the warmth of those bass lines.
There isn't any mention much of "Digi Dub"...and I'm glad in a way about that...because I think technology took dub down the wrong road with that...
If you are a "Student of Dub"..then I guess this is a useful educational aid..there isn't much material available..
so make the most of this and the excellent if a little too academic book Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae (Music Culture)