What is the best dub reggae album of all time?

Dub reimagined Jamaican music as a sonic landscape where bass, echo, and reverb became instruments. From King Tubby's mixing board magic to Lee Perry's Black Ark experiments, vote for the dub album that changed everything.

1

King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

An instrumental roots-dub masterpiece by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby that defined the rockers rhythm and showcased revolutionary mixing board genius.

2

Super Ape

A psychedelic dub journey produced by Lee Scratch Perry at Black Ark studio, pushing the genre's sonic boundaries into uncharted territory.

3

Blackboard Jungle Dub

The Upsetters' 1973 record often cited as the first true dub album, pioneering the stripped-back, effects-laden sound that defined the entire genre.

4

Scientist Heavyweight Dub Champion

A landmark of the dancehall dub era featuring Scientist's precise and punishing soundsystem-ready mixing board productions.

5

Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires

An inventively crafted classic where Scientist's wild mixing techniques made dub feel like a horror movie soundtrack.

6

Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread

A late-period Black Ark album showcasing Lee Scratch Perry's most deliriously inventive and experimental production techniques.