Dub is an electronic musical style that grew out of Reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is commonly considered a subgenre of Reggae, though it has developed to extend beyond that style. Originally referring to a “dub plate” acetate disc containing an alternative or remixed version of a song, Dub developed into a distinctive style of primarily instrumental Reggae in the early 1970s. Producers would use the B-side of a single to experiment with techniques and styles unsuitable for the A-side, and later these versions/dubs would be compiled into Dub albums, and/or reused by singers and Deejays… read more…