Life in dub

Welcome to the fourth Life In Dub Podcast, a new series of in depth interviews with people who have lived their lives in dub & reggae. My guest this week is Tom Tatersall , one of the founder members of Mungos HiFi.  This is the first remote hook-up of this Podcast series, with me sat in the Dub Cupboard studio in Leicester and Tom in his studio up in Glasgow. I first met Tom & Doug in Glasgow maybe 20 years ago just as they were starting out with Mungos HiFi and I was releasing my first records. Since then their team has grown and Mungos has become a really successful sound system , label and music studio and in this interview you can hear Tom talk about how they started and learn more about the whole Mungos journey.

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https://mungoshifi.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mungoshifi/
https://www.instagram.com/mungoshifi/?hl=en
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https://www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #4 TOM MUNGOS HiFi hosted by Steve Vibronics

My guest this week is Mark Iration. I drove up to the High Rise Studio in Leeds where we sat down to talk about how he started out in music, the birth of Iration Steppas and how Mark and the crew evolved into one of the most successful & highly influential sound systems out there. I’ve known Mark a long time so, it was great to sit down and talk through his life in dub and hear about buying records in long since closed record shops and being king of the ghetto blaster in Leeds.

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www.facebook.com/vanguardofdub/
www.instagram.com/irationsteppas
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www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #5 MARK IRATION hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Russ Disciple, one of the founders of the UK Dub & Roots sound from the late 1980s right up to now.  I interviewed Russ over the phone, so please excuse the odd audio glitch - i'm sure it won’t stop you from enjoying this fascinating insight into Russ and his musical journey.

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https://russdisciples.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/russdisciples
https://www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
https://www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #6 RUSS DISCIPLE hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is King Earthquake aka Errol Arawak. The King Earthquake Sound System has got to be one of the truly legendary & notorious roots sound systems of the last 20 years and I traveled over to Birmingham to meet with Errol to talk about his sound system, his personal story and to gain some insight into lesser known legends like Lynx the pre-amp builder and the Birmingham Sound System days of old.

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #7 KING EARTHQUAKE hosted by Steve Vibronics

My guest this week is Ben Alpha Steppa. We recorded this interview in Mexico City last December when we were doing some shows together. Ben not only makes amazing music and political actions himself, but he is also the son of John from Alpha & Omega - who are one of the THE foundation influences on Vibronics.

https://www.facebook.com/alphasteppa/
https://www.instagram.com/alphasteppa
https://www.steppas.com/steprec/
http://www.lifeindub.com/
http://www.vibronics.co.uk/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #8 ALPHA STEPPA hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Danny Red, one of the key voices in modern roots reggae. We recorded this interview with Danny in Kingston Jamaica, and me in the Dub Cupboard Studio in Leicester.  Danny is for sure a true original thinker and a great orator, and we touched on topics as diverse as noise abatement politics in Jamaica, Danny’s discovery of Rastafari and even Elvis Presley ... enjoy !
It is always great to hear from listeners, so please get in touch. 
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LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #9 DANNY RED hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Imo from Moa Anbessa in Italy, one of the most important Roots-Reggae music projects to come out of Italy. We talk about the history of Reggae & Sound Systems in Italy, as well as the rise of the Moa Anbessa project and the Zion Station Festival that Imo helps to organise.
 ... enjoy !
It is always great to hear from listeners, so please get in touch. 
www.lifeindub.com

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #10 IMO MOA ANBESSA hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Aba Shanti,  a true cornerstone of the world-wide roots reggae sound system scene, and someone who has 100% lived their life in dub. The interview is full of amazing insights into his very early days, talks about the time he spent working with Jah Tubbys back in the 1980s, as well as his love for, and connection with, the city Of Leicester, where I have lived for 30 years . It was an interview with real personal meaning for me, because  Aba Santi was my own introduction to the world of Sound System back in those early days.
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Aba Shanti-I Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/abashantiofficial/
Aba Shanti-I Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/abashantiofficial
Vibronics Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
Vibronics Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #11 ABA SHANTI-I hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Rico from OBF in France. OBF have hit some amazing highs over the last few years, firmly established as one of the leading sound systems and music producers. We talk about early days in squats in Geneva and starting the Dubquake night as well as more recent trips to Jamaica. Their new album 'Signz' came out last week, so my catch up with Rico was great timing, there is some wind noise in the first part of the interview, but that doesn’t last long and hopefully won’t get in the way of enjoying what Rico has to say about his own Life In Dub.

T-Shirt link : https://vibronics.bandcamp.com/merch/i-live-my-life-in-dub-t-shirt

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OBF Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/OBF-Sound-System-203439546416627
OBF Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/obfsoundsystem
Vibronics Instagram : www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
Vibronics Facebook : www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #12 RICO OBF hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week we have Dougie Wardrop from Conscious Sounds, Bush Chemists and Centry on the Life In Dub Podcast show, so many music projects that are part of the foundation of UK Dub & Reggae. Dougie is a highly talented and prolific music producer who’s passion for making music remains as strong as it did way back in the 1980s when he started out. Dougie is a life-long rebel with a fascinating history and the first person on the Podcast to say ‘bollocks to the government’. We talk about his connections with Manasseh, Dubhead and lots of 1990's history as well as news about what to expect in 2020 .. enjoy!

T-Shirt link : https://vibronics.bandcamp.com/merch/i-live-my-life-in-dub-t-shirt

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Conscious Sounds Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Conscious-sounds-Bush-chemists-714364162009895/
Conscious Sounds Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/conscious_sounds
Vibronics Instagram : www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
Vibronics Facebook : www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #13 DOUGIE CONSCIOUS SOUNDS hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Joseph from King Alpha Sound System, King Alpha have become an essential name in the Sound System scene over the last few years, with their own heavyweight sound system and record label. We talked about growing up in Ghana, King Alpha’s rise up the ranks via the Word Sound & Power stable in London and about the intensity of sound system music  .. enjoy!

T-Shirt link : vibronics.bandcamp.com/merch/i-live-…n-dub-t-shirt

King Alpha Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/KingAlphaSoundSystem/
King Alpha Bandcamp : https://kingalphasoundsystem.bandcamp.com/

 http://www.lifeindub.com/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #14 KING ALPHA hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Stryda from Dubkasm in Bristol. Stryda is a prominent figure in the reggae & sound system arena, he started out on Pirate Radio back in the 90s and is now maybe best known as being one-half of the mighty Dubkasm. He is also promoter of the legendary ’Teachings In Dub’ nights in Bristol and is about to launch a new Radio show. As well as all things Dubkasm and Teachings in Dub We talked a lot about the city of Bristol, a city that has given Vibronics so much support over the years.

T-Shirt link :https://vibronics.bandcamp.com/merch/i-live-my-life-in-dub-t-shirt

Dubkasm Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Dubkasm/
Dubkasm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dubkasm

 http://www.lifeindub.com/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #15 STRYDA DUBKASM hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Steve Jah Warrior. Jah Warrior will be known to many for his classic releases in the 1990s, working with legends like Prince Allah and Horace Andy , but Jah Warrior was active long before these records came out, and in this interview he talks about attending sound system dances in the 1970s and 80s, about building his sound system as well as tales of being at the forefront of things we now take for granted, like internet record shopping.

Jah Warrior Bandcamp : https://jahwarrior.bandcamp.com/
Vibronics Instagram : www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
Vibronics Facebook : www.facebook.com/Vibronics-16183313401

www.lifeindub.com/
www.vibronics.co.uk

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #16 JAH WARRIOR hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Sukh from Indica Dubs. It was the first face to face interview recorded in the Dub Cupboard studio here in Leicester. In the interview we find our about how Indica Dubs started, but also about Southall, a part of West London that has supported Reggae and Sound Systems for years and years. Sukh also tells us about what he has learned about releasing records and about his commitment for and love of the vinyl format.
Jah Light Jah Live exclusively at Bandcamp : https://vibronics.bandcamp.com/album/jah-light-jah-love-re-issue

Indica Dubs Bandcamp : https://indicadubs.bandcamp.com/music
Indica Dub Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/IndicaDubs/

http://www.lifeindub.com/
http://www.vibronics.co.uk/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #17 INDICA DUBS hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Murray Man from Birmingham, a great vocalist and producer and founder of the Mellow Vibes record label. Certainly one of the nicest guys in the business, Murray Man talks about his childhood times in Jamaica as well as some great stories about the old sound system days in Birmingham and his involvement in the Virgo sound system back in the 1980s … enjoy !

Murray Man YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/Mellowvibesuk
Murray Man Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/murrayman.murrayman

SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/vibronics/sets/life-in-dub-podcast 

Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/18sR50pXHtYaTZFOKBhWSc?si=9uf6fKsKRCq6GEHd_MCRAA 

Apple : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/life-in-dub-podcast-with-steve-vibronics/id1491869116

YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDEgWw5yXMc1ayCSdiwwEiMM0BLVIoQZT

http://www.lifeindub.com/
http://www.vibronics.co.uk/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #18 MURRAY MAN hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Paul from Nucleus Roots in Manchester. Nucleus are of the great collectives and production houses that started out in the 1990s. Paul talks about his love of live music and how punk has been a big influence on him, as well as the whole story of my personal favourite Nucleus Roots release - the infamous ‘Brown Album’ .

Nucleus Bandcamp : https://nucleusroots.bandcamp.com/
Nucleus Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/nucleus.roots

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http://www.vibronics.co.uk/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #19 NUCLEUS ROOTS hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Sandra Cross. Shame on me that it took me 20 shows to finally get a female guest! Sandra is THE voice of Lovers Rock, but she’s also a lover of roots reggae, hence the tracks we released together last year. In the interview we learn about her early days growing up in Brixton and how she rebelled and immersed herself in the vibrant London sound system scene of the 70s and 80s. Sandra offers some real insight into what it was like to be a no.1 hit-making artist back in the day and about how she continues to write and record today.

History Dub Link : https://vibronics.bandcamp.com/album/history-dub-re-issue

Sandra Cross Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sandracrossmusic
Sound System Girl : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKX-fnKG6Bw

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http://www.vibronics.co.uk/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #20 SANDRA CROSS hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Jamie Kibir La Amlak, we talk about his experience from a very early age of reggae music, speaker boxes and music making, We learn a lot about the Kibir La Amlak journey that started out in Southend, one of the great places for reggae sound systems in the UK, and amongst many subjects we talk about the Brazilian singing trio the Dawtas If Aya, with whom we have both worked.

Kibir La Amlak Bandcamp : https://kibir-la-amlak.bandcamp.com/
Kibir La Amlak Website : https://www.kibir-la-amlak.com/

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www.lifeindub.com/
www.vibronics.co.uk/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #21 KIBIR LA AMLAK hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Solo Banton. Solo is a talented & charismatic performer, lyricist, producer, host & a great interviewer too (check old his Old Ragamuffin show to see what I mean). We get chance to find out how his life in dub started back in London, as a young child obsessed with Reggae Music & Sound Systems, we also talk about how Covid has messed the music industry up and about his future plans, we had a great chat .. hope you enjoy it !

Solo Banton Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/solobantonofficial/
Old Raggamuffin YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrytMH740Ino089tzQw2bQ

www.instagram.com/vibronicsdub
www.lifeindub.com/
www.vibronics.co.uk/

LIFE IN DUB PODCAST #22 SOLO BANTON hosted by Steve Vibronics

This week my guest is Neil from, King Shiloh Sound System, Amsterdam’s Healing of The Nations sound. Me & Neil have known each other a long time and we dig deep into his personal journey, that include talks about Yorkshire, Amsterdam and even Ethiopia .. hope you enjoy !

King Shiloh Instagram :  https://www.instagram.com/kingshilohsoundsystem
King Shiloh Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Kingshilohsoundsystem

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www.lifeindub.com/
www.vibronics.co.uk/

Life in dub

Dean Hodges