Ebook: Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae

The first inside story of this Jamaican reggae style.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Electronic Music in Jamaica: Dub in the Continuum of Jamaican Music; 2. "Every Spoil Is a Style": The Evolution of Dub Music in the 1970s; 3. The "Backbone" of Studio One; 4. "Jus' Like a Volcano in Yuh Head!"; 5. Tracking the "Living African Heartbeat"; 6. "Java" to "Africa"; 7. "City Too Hot:" The End of the Roots Era and the Significance of Dub to the Digital Era of Jamaican Music; 8. Starship Africa: The Acoustics of Diaspora and of the Postcolony.