Having recently re-connected with some of the artists featured on our first releases, we’re now in a position to re-release a 2022 version of Dubbed on Planet Skunk, featuring 8 out of 10 of the original tracks.

This is an edited version of what we said at the time: the dubmission crew return with another compilation, which rolls its way through dubs drawn from across the musical spectrum. In the dub corner, we have modern roots champion, Alpha & Omega; acid dub pioneers, Zion Train; and bass technicians, V-Neck. In the techno corner, we have trance pioneer Doof; sonic terrorists, Quirk; and the eclectic lunacy of Qualia. From the club corner, the exceptionally cunning Lone Stuntman, and from the punk corner, growling mad Stratfordians, Hedonastik.

As with Mashing Up Creation, we managed to get some pretty amazing press feedback: our “red-eyed trawl through modern computer-based emulations of the original Jamaican blueprint” (DJ magazine) featured “ten Tracks of pure hedonastic pleasure” (Kiss FM) “where the bass is mightier than the keyboard and the FX are awesome” (Music Week). While we liked Muzik’s description, “low-end frequency modulations for the post-club comedown”, we loved Weed World’s: they hailed Dubbed on Planet Skunk as “a stoned selection guaranteed to enhance your high”.

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Dubbed on Planet Skunk

The Lone Stuntman - Thank You For Smoking (preview)

V - Neck - Dub Trifle (preview)

Qualia - Plasma (Freshwater Mix)(preview)

Doof - Skunked On Planet Dub (preview)

Sounds From The Ground - Snow (Zion Train Remix)(preview)

Dubmission Records have blazed a trail of warped woofers since the mid 90’s, when they launched with a trio of bass heavy dubwise compilations. 

In 1996, they kicked off with the Mashing Up Creation album, which featured tracks by Doof, Adelphi and http://soundcloud.com/andyguthrie amongst others. It was reviewed favourably by The Sunday Times, DJ and Sleaze Nation – the latter describing it as “carrying on where original dub hijackers The Orb left off!” It was swiftly followed by Dubbed On Planet Skunk, with stand out tracks from http://soundcloud.com/zion-train, Quirk and Alpha & Omega. The third instalment took 2 years to put together – More Bass Than Space was a double album which represented every spectrum of the modern dub scene, with tunes from artists as diverse as Hallucinogen, http://soundcloud.com/woob, http://soundcloud.com/solarquest, Singers&Players and Tribal Drift. It sold well all over the world, and led to tours of Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and USA.

From 2001-5, the Dubmission crew concentrated more on artist management and event promotion than releasing records. However after hearing Ape to Angel by http://soundcloud.com/pitchblacknz, they decided to bring Dubmission out of “retirement”, as it represented everything and more that the label had tried to achieve.  

Since then the label has gone from strength to strength, with several more releases from http://soundcloud.com/pitchblacknz (Frequencies Fall, Rude Mechanicals, Rhythm, Sound & Movement plus their first two albums, Futureproof and Electronomicon), as well as Seen, Heard and Felt by http://soundcloud.com/international-observer, Make Animals Happy by http://soundcloud.com/warptechnique, Third Ear Audio’s Third Ear Audio and Paddy Free’s Karekare. The crew has also found time to compile two smoky collections for the Japanese label, Wakyo: On A Dubmission Volumes One and Two.

In 2010, to celebrate 15 years of business, they released 15 titles, including new EPs by http://soundcloud.com/pitchblacknz, http://soundcloud.com/warptechnique, Doof and Green Monitor, plus re-issued classic but deleted albums by Bluey, Stress Assassin and Bill&Ben, as well as playing 15 shows around the world and uploading 15 DJ mixes of Dubmission music to download.

The last few years have seen EPs released by http://soundcloud.com/akashaexperience, http://soundcloud.com/quanta-uk and http://soundcloud.com/erssound., two albums and an EP by http://soundcloud.com/deepfrieddub, a collection of http://soundcloud.com/pitchblacknz remixes of other artists and a new compilation series, The Next Mission, designed to showcase up and coming talent.  

All Dubmission releases are available from http://dubmission.bandcamp.com

Qualia - Plasma (Freshwater Mix)(preview)

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