Pachyman has proven himself a dedicated craftsman working in the lineage of dub reggae while mastering the methodology of masters like King Tubby and Scientist, using vintage gear and constructing glorious walls of sound...
Recorded with Sly & Robbie at Channel One Studio and mixed at King Tubby's, the album features hypnotic basslines, reverb-drenched keyboards, and fluid, start-stop rhythms.
King Tubby and producer Bunny Striker Lee are intertwined in the birth of dub music. After discovering a mistake that was made into a serious joke they went on to release the first pressings of this new musical genre, named Dub Music.
This 2017 reissue released under the Clocktower label, is a definitive example of 1970s Jamaican dub music. It features the signature melodica playing of Augustus Pablo mixed by the legendary sound engineer King Tubby.
This release is a 2012 reissue on the Clocktower (Ckt) label. It captures King Tubby at the height of his powers, featuring tracks characterized by his revolutionary use of echo, reverb, and delay.
Kurt Vile and Steve Gunn have long pushed the other's continued artistic development. Despite sharing many live stages over the years, this collaborative album represents the first time that the two have worked together in the studio.