{"id":2288,"date":"2008-02-01T05:41:12","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T05:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2014-01-08T05:48:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T05:48:53","slug":"dub-soundscapes-and-shattered-songs-in-jamaican-reggae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/print\/2008\/02\/dub-soundscapes-and-shattered-songs-in-jamaican-reggae\/","title":{"rendered":"Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/dubsoundscapes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/dubsoundscapes-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dub: Michael Veal\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/dubsoundscapes-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/dubsoundscapes-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/dubsoundscapes-190x275.jpg 190w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/dubsoundscapes-69x100.jpg 69w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/dubsoundscapes-110x160.jpg 110w, https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/02\/dubsoundscapes.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: Michael Veal<br \/>\nPaperback: 352 pages<br \/>\nPublisher: Wesleyan University Press<br \/>\nCopyright: 2007<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica is a like a tiny wire connecting the heavy cultural polarities of Africa and North America, and it glows red-hot.  Dub by Michael Veal is more than a thorough history of the influential musical form, it is a fascinating primer on the origins and evolution of the Jamaican recording industry.  You\u2019ve heard of American Hot Wax, but have you heard of Jamaican soft wax?  This book will school your bald head on the real meanings of some common (and not so common) industry terms such as version, riddim, special, selector, and dub plate.  Ever wonder what The Clash were so excited about when they whaled out crazy shite like \u201cSledgehammer style!\u201d and \u201cRay Symbolic!\u201d?  This book explains it all as it provides entre into a gritty and soulful world marked by a revolving door of session musicians, exploited vocalists, mafia record \u201cproducers\u201d, rival sound systems, DJ\u2019s, skanking consumers, and gun-men.  Are the origins of dub the mere result of a third world economy\u2019s industry-driven recycling of a limited resource by an oligarchy of fat cats?  Could simple supply and demand lead to a Rocker\u2019s Delight?  You decide.  What can\u2019t be denied is the crucial impact of dub and Jamaican music on a world of artists, genres, and listeners. <\/p>\n<p>Rating:  A full bottle of Ting <\/p>\n<p>Online Action: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wesleyan.edu\/wespress\/\">Wesleyan University Press<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Michael Veal Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Wesleyan University Press Copyright: 2007 Jamaica is a like a tiny wire connecting the heavy cultural polarities of Africa and North America, and it glows red-hot. 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