THE DUB CLUB, A LOS ANGELES-BASED REGGAE NIGHT CLUB, RELEASES “FOUNDATION COME AGAIN” ALBUM FEATURING VETERAN DEE JAYS!

Stones Throw and the Los Angeles-based reggae club night Dub Club have joined forces to release a scorching compilation of all new recordings by Jamaican sound system legends entitled Dub Club: Foundation Come Again.

Since 2000, Dub Club has carved out an indelible presence in the worldwide reggae scene – drawing huge crowds each week to check out the best artists from Jamaica perform alongside the venerable Dub Club DJs. The man behind the night and Foundation Come Again is Tom Chasteen, who over the last twenty years has been making waves not only as a club promoter, but also as a DJ and producer.

It was a revelation for Chasteen when he discovered that the artists who made the classic reggae 45s he was playing each week were still out there and ready to perform. He started tracking them down and flying them in to Los Angeles to play at the Dub Club.

Brigadier Jerry

Chasteen, along with Jamaican artist Tippa Lee, jointly produced Foundation Come Again. Each track is a new recording featuring dancehall icons that have be graced the stage of the celebrated Dub Club.  The tracks were recorded over several years in both LA and Jamaica. A hand picked band of LA-based reggae musicians tracked a long list of thumping instrumentals under Chasteen’s direction before the vocal contributions were added in Jamaica.   Tippa Lee recorded many of the vocals during one trip to Kingston where he rounded up the “who’s who” of rarely heard sound system legends for some marathon sessions at Mixing Lab studios.  Well-known in Kingston, Lee made his first recording at King Tubby’s studio at the age of 12, and had a Jamaican #1 hit in the ‘80s with “No Trouble We”.  He contributes the standout “Hey Mr. Big Man” here.

Josey Wales

Prior to the release of Foundation Come Again, Stones Throw released two dub albums from Dub Club: Signs and Wonders in Duband Bubble Dub. Both include dub versions of several tracks from Foundation Come Again and were mixed live to tape in one take by Chasteen.  The dubs on both records were made the classic way, improvising in the moment, twisting knobs, pushing faders, reshaping a song with echo, reverb, space and time. Chasteen says, “Dub is not just a contest to create the heaviest ever bassline, but a subtle carving away at a piece of music. The dubs on this record also keep one foot in the dancehall, where dub where was born and raised.”  Both Signs and Wonders in Duband Bubble Dub are released exclusively on vinyl with hand screen printed in various colors and limited quantities.

Dub Club presents: Foundation Come Again

1.    Ranking Trevor – Paper & Pen

2.    Josey Wales – Hard Time

3.    Little Harry – Revolution

4.    Ranking Joe & Tristan – Bring The Sensi Come

5.    Lone Ranger ­– Wicked Dem Come

6.    Danny Dread – Every Herbsman Is A Star

7.    Dillinger – Around The World

8.    Tippa Lee ­– Hey Mr. Big Man

9.    Trinity ­– Rolling Stone

10.  Tullo T – Can’t Stop The Ras

11.  Natty King & King Stitt – Gimmie Gimmie

12.  Jim Brown – Sensimilla

13.  Welton Irie – Chant Down Babylon

14.  Errol Schorcher ­– Ride Riddim

15.  Kojak – Hear Me Now Star

16.  Brigadier Jerry & Ranking Joe – Meditation Chant

17.  Prince Jazzbo ­– Black Shadow

18.  Pompidoo – Selassie I Rule

19.  Big Youth ­– Healing Of The Nation

20.  Robert Mystic ­– Satta