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Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell's Dub Excursion

Singer Steve Mason and producer Dennis Bovell go digging in the crates for their favourite records and join forces for two hours of heavy dub reggae.

Singer Steve Mason and producer Dennis Bovell join forces for two hours of heavy dub reggae. The former frontman of the Beta Band, King Biscuit Time and Black Affair, Steve first met British reggae pioneer Bovell through his cousin; Massive Attack's Daddy G. Bovell had a string of hits in the early 1980s with his band Matumbi, before going to produce records from Janet Kay, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Orange Juice and Madness. The pair bonded though a love of drinking and dub and have gone on to create 'Ghosts Outside' - a dub version of Steve's 2010 album 'Boys Outside' which was originally produced by Richard X. In this special 6 Mix, Steve and Dennis go digging in the crates for their favourite dub records, playing classic tunes from Horace Andy, Mikey Dread, Public Image Limited and the Upsetters, as well as discussing how they discovered dub and the influence it has had on their respective solo careers. They also talk about the making of 'Ghosts Outside' and how they went about turning a guitar and synth based record into a full length dub excursion.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 6 Aug 2011 22:00

Music Played

  • Steve Mason

    Lost And Found

  • The Upsetters

    10 Penny Dub

  • Blackbeard

    Electrocharge

  • Horace Andy

    Problems

  • Bobby Kray & Dennis Bovell

    No No No

  • Playgroup

    50 Ways To Leave Your Love

  • Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell

    Lost In Dub

  • Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell

    Yesterday Dub

  • Public Image Ltd

    Swan Lake

  • Blackbeard

    'Nough

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Spasticus Autisticus (Sly & Robbie extended mix)

  • Matumbi

    Ordinary Man

  • Mikey Dread

    Childhood Days

  • Terror Fabulous

    Gone Fool

  • Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell

    Dub Position

  • Barrington Levy

    Under My Sensei

  • Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell

    Understand My Dub

  • Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell

    Dub Come Down

  • Ali Campbell & Yazz

    After Tonight

  • Dennis Bovell

    I Am The Dub Master

Broadcasts

  • Sun 31 Jul 2011 20:00
  • Sat 6 Aug 2011 22:00