tag:dubassassins.com,2005:/blogs/dub-newsDub News2023-05-10T12:54:15-04:00Predator Dub Assassinsfalsetag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/72063402023-05-10T12:54:15-04:002023-10-16T11:02:20-04:00Music | Life | Whatever EP15 - That One Time I Got Fired By Britney Spears<p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">How I accidentally got fired off the Britney Spears come back album of 2011 (without even knowing I was working on it.) </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Enjoy! </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Dubby</span></p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="t4DqoNOTkuY" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t4DqoNOTkuY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);"> </span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);"><strong>Britney Spears Collaborates With Akon in New Album </strong></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">The new song which is going to feature Akon on the hook is co-written by reggae artist Predator Dub Assassins. “Britney Spears is going to hook up with Akon for one of the new materials in her upcoming seventh studio album. Confirming that matter is a reggae artist Predator Dub Assassins who wrote on Twitter, "Co -Writing on a track for Britney Spears ft Akon. WTF ?! What is gonna happen next?" Beside Akon, David Guetta reportedly is also tagged to help finish this studio project. Earlier this year, KIIS-FM moreover hinted that the French DJ will produce one of the new songs. Other possible contributors included Darkchild, Cisco Adler and Sean Garrett. More detailed info about the follow-up to 2009 "Circus" are yet to be unveiled. Concerning the release date, a representative from her label Jive Records said back in March that "there has been zero discussion about it." A previously-proposed June release was even slammed as "BS" by Britney's management team. “ </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">There is, of course, a bit more to the story, but you get the idea...</span></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1644875/britney-spears-to-release-new-music-very-soon-producer-teases/" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);"> http://www.mtv.com/news/1644875/britney-spears-to-release-new-music-very-soon-producer-teases/</span></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00033448.html" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);"> https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00033448.html</span></a></p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/72063392023-05-10T12:54:14-04:002023-05-10T12:54:14-04:00Music | Life | Whatever EP15 - That One Time I Got Fired By Britney Spears<p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">How I accidentally got fired off the Britney Spears come back album of 2011 (without even knowing I was working on it.) </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Enjoy! </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Dubby</span></p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="t4DqoNOTkuY" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t4DqoNOTkuY?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);"> </span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);"><strong>Britney Spears Collaborates With Akon in New Album </strong></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">The new song which is going to feature Akon on the hook is co-written by reggae artist Predator Dub Assassins. “Britney Spears is going to hook up with Akon for one of the new materials in her upcoming seventh studio album. Confirming that matter is a reggae artist Predator Dub Assassins who wrote on Twitter, "Co -Writing on a track for Britney Spears ft Akon. WTF ?! What is gonna happen next?" Beside Akon, David Guetta reportedly is also tagged to help finish this studio project. Earlier this year, KIIS-FM moreover hinted that the French DJ will produce one of the new songs. Other possible contributors included Darkchild, Cisco Adler and Sean Garrett. More detailed info about the follow-up to 2009 "Circus" are yet to be unveiled. Concerning the release date, a representative from her label Jive Records said back in March that "there has been zero discussion about it." A previously-proposed June release was even slammed as "BS" by Britney's management team. “ </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">There is, of course, a bit more to the story, but you get the idea...</span></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1644875/britney-spears-to-release-new-music-very-soon-producer-teases/" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);"> http://www.mtv.com/news/1644875/britney-spears-to-release-new-music-very-soon-producer-teases/</span></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00033448.html" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);"> https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00033448.html</span></a></p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/72063222023-05-10T12:34:26-04:002023-05-10T12:34:26-04:00Music | Life | Whatever EP14 - A Yankee Boy's 1st Day Of School In The South<p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Episode 14 of Music | Life | Whatever in which your humble narrator heads south to regulate. </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Enjoy! </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Dubby</span></p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="zvtSnKjF8os" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zvtSnKjF8os?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/72063212023-05-10T12:32:50-04:002023-05-10T12:32:50-04:00Music | Life | Whatever EP13 - How A Trip To The Bodega Led To Sex In The City<p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Episode 13 of Music Life Whatever in which your humble narrator goes on a unicorn hunt in Harlem USA. Enjoy! </span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(13,13,13);">Dubby</span></p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="BfMG-YxlAxw" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BfMG-YxlAxw?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p> </p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747772022-05-19T07:01:42-04:002023-03-24T06:22:44-04:00Music | Life | Whatever EP12 - Maggot Brain: Backstage with P-Funk<p>Episode 12 of Music Life Whatever in which your humble narrator enjoys backstage small talk with a bunch of music legends. Enjoy! <br>Dubby</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ta2o9m76nxI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747392022-05-19T06:59:35-04:002022-05-19T06:59:35-04:00Music | Life | Whatever EP 11 - Les Paul Love Story<p>Episode 11 of Music | Life | Whatever in which your humble narrator relates one of the greatest love stories ever told. Enjoy! <br>Dubby</p>
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<p>Dubby</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747312022-05-19T06:43:31-04:002023-12-10T13:09:39-05:00Music | Life | Whatever EP6 - THERE IS NO REASON BUT THE TRUTH IS PLAIN TO SEE<p>I hope you will find something of import in this tale of two veterans and of the import that can be placed on music, or a favorite song or artist in a time of extreme duress. These were two tiny experiences that I've never forgotten. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Dubby</p>
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<p>The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that PTSD afflicts: Almost 31 percent of Vietnam veterans. As many as 10 percent of Gulf War (Desert Storm) veterans. 11 percent of veterans of the war in Afghanistan.</p>
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<p>or search and find one that's near and dear to you.</p>
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<p>Episode 5 in which your humble narrator recounts a harrowing tale of being lost in New York City for 18 hours. Age 10. Enjoy!</p>
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<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>Dubby</p>
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<p>Yours, </p>
<p>Dubby</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="PGK72C5XRNU" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/PGK72C5XRNU/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PGK72C5XRNU?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747222022-05-19T06:19:43-04:002022-05-19T06:19:43-04:00The De-Evolution Of A Guitar Solo and Guitar Miking Techniques<p><strong>The De-Evolution of a Guitar Solo and Simple Guitar Miking </strong></p>
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<p>There is a song called <em>The Park</em> on the new Predator Dub Assassins album <em><a href="https://show.co/0x7Suqp">On Any Sunday</a></em> which gives a pretty good example of some of the little tweaks my recordings will go through on their way to completion. In this case the lead guitar track and guitar solo were completely changed to fit the vibe of the song. It's also a good opportunity to show one of the rudimentary but effective guitar miking techniques I used on this project.</p>
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<p>I used two mics on the guitar cabinet for this lead guitar track. This is a great way to expand your tonal options during mixdown and to enhance frequencies which may have otherwise been missed but using only a single microphone. It is important however, to be aware of phase issues that can occur when using two mics together. Phase issues can occur when the sound waves hit the two mics at different times canceling each other out and causing the summed result to sound dramatically thinner than it should. To combat this I set the mic diaphragms up visually as close as possible before recording a pass of guitar to hear the sound. If there are any phase issues present I will open an EQ plug-in on one of the mic tracks (usually <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HOL8JU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001HOL8JU&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=82d8826257002c72b7da7135a06d9b25">Waves</a> VQ3) that has a polarity switch on it and engage the switch to flip the polarity of the mic on that track. This usually clears up any issues if there are any.</p>
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<p>For this lead track I used a my 1999 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=dublifemuzik-20&keywords=Fender%20Stratocaster&index=aps&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=fb3b666f4e4a122d135362d21c5f7c74">Fender Stratocaster</a> into a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035GX3MI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0035GX3MI&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=08ecbf1e35c49659af873c33cb1b9597">Marshall 1974x</a> set to clean. I cannot rave enough about this point-to-point hand wired Marshall. It's a reissue of a combo made from 1965-1967. It has one aged <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001D83I7U/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001D83I7U&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=3ea4a79c03b01ba64b2dd4f0bb2186c5">Celestion greenback 12"</a> speaker and I love it's clean sound just as much as the iconic Marshall-y crunch. It has two knobs per channel : volume and tone. That's it. I miked up the cabinet with an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006VSM8WS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006VSM8WS&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=a5859fc51e3db40f59291ed27bebe628">AKG C414 XL II</a> into an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O9VR75C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00O9VR75C&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=4e9fe26638e8caf6a105c147bef5b95d">Apogee Ensemble</a> and a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AQRST/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0000AQRST&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=c0b42922da731b5be4bfb68a25f6068f">Shure SM57</a> into a Presonus ADL 600. Between guitar and amp I tried a series of different and pedals in the quest to find an appropriate sound. I started with two overdrive units, the ubiquitous and legendary <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000T4SI1K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000T4SI1K&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=38713b74618114c38467258009b581cf">Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer</a> and a cool recent unit by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=dublifemuzik-20&keywords=Earthquaker%20Devices&index=aps&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=541d9d17d575b32ddacc7642b8b60925">Earthquaker Devices</a> called White Light. While both sounded great, for some reason I felt I had to up the extreme factor and switched in a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011V4OS6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0011V4OS6&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=f8546ddf2298326c004ddf964ef052be">Red Witch FuzzGod II</a>, a really fun and interesting fuzz and recorded the guitar solo with it.</p>
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<p>It was a day or so later upon relistening to the song that I decided to change up the vibe on the lead guitar track. The song is a more intimate, quiet type of tune so I don't know why I thought a fuzzed out psychedelic guitar track would be suitable for it. Again I pulled out the Strat, but this time I plugged it into a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D272J73/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07D272J73&linkCode=as2&tag=dublifemuzik-20&linkId=dad581c63908323f6ea7490efe3118b6">Fulltone Deja Vibe</a> and then into the same Marshall 1974x. I played with a clean setting and the Deja Vibe lent a watery kind of sound to the Fender. I replaced the fuzzed out solo with a funky rhythm type of thing that I was happy with and which I thought fit the intent of the song much better. Let me know what you think, I've included clips from rough mixes of the song in progress for you to check out as well as the finished song. I hope this little demo has been insightful or helpful.</p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747182022-05-19T06:13:01-04:002023-12-10T13:09:17-05:00stubbyschristmas.com Reviews A Very Dubby Christmas album<h2 class="blog-title"><a class="blog-title-link blog-link" href="//www.stubbyschristmas.com/free-list/predator-dub-assassins-a-very-dubby-christmas">PREDATOR DUB ASSASSINS - A VERY DUBBY CHRISTMAS</a></h2>
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<p><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Saying that I like a variety of Christmas music would be an understatement. It's more like I </span><em style="color: #2a2a2a;">require</em><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> it. So I leapt for joy when I saw that </span><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"A Very Dubby Christmas"</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> by </span><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">Predator Dub Assassins</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> was available as a <strong><a href="https://dubassassins.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-dubby-christmas" rel="noopener" target="_blank">free download</a></strong>. How much free Dancehall Reggae Christmas music do we get after all? Not enough, that's for sure.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">P-Dub</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> and his band of merry making </span><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">Predator Dub Assassins</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> call New York home, and they bring some disparate New York sounds to their Rasta, including Rock and Hip Hop. But, in the end, it's the Soul that sells it. Just listen to </span><em><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"Wish You A Merry Christmas"</span></strong></em><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">. </span></p>
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<br> <span style="color: #067403;">1. Wish You A Merry Christmas<br> 2. The Little Drummer Boy<br> 3. Christmas Time<br> 4. Father Christmas<br> 5. Jingle Bell Rock<br> 6. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)<br> 7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas<br> 8. Last Christmas<br> 9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen<br> 10. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)<br> 11. Silent Night</span>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"A Very Dubby Christmas"</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> is a mix of traditional carols and modern Christmas hits. The approach works better on some cuts than others. I mean, I'm not sure the Kinks' </span><em><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"Father Christmas"</span></strong></em><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> was cut out for the Reggae beat, but it's growing on me and I'm glad it exists. On the other hand, I instantly loved the feel of </span><em><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"</span></strong></em><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">. And, for something a little more, pardon me, "dubby", the instrumental of </span><em><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"</span></strong></em><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> is amazing. Until somebody tells me otherwise, I'm taking </span><em><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"Christmas Time"</span></strong></em><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> as an original, and a very welcome one at that.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">P-Dub</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> and the </span><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">Predator Dub Assassins</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> are no strangers to either Christmas music, nor to free music, having participated in both for several years. </span><em><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"Little Drummer Boy"</span></strong></em><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">, for example, was their free Christmas single in 2017. And I know a lot of you hate that song. But I think this version from the </span><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">Predator Dub Assassins</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> <em>might</em> change your thinking. Just sayin'.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">"Name-your-price" for </span><strong><span style="color: #c23b3b;">"A Very Dubby Christmas"</span></strong><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> at <strong><a href="https://dubassassins.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-dubby-christmas" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a></strong> while you can</span><span style="color: #2a2a2a;"> and have a very Natty holiday season.</span></p>
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<p>Many thanks to to reggae publication <a href="https://www.iriemag.com/">Irie Magazine</a> for featuring my new release <a href="https://dubonline.net/new-album-p-dub-just-before-september-2018/">Just Before September.</a> Once again as always, humbled and grateful.</p>
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<p> </p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747152022-05-19T06:07:22-04:002022-05-19T06:07:22-04:00The Best Worst Concert Ever?<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/606076/5dbaee6975fb2dcde5dddb73ff788aabab767140/original/36966745-2304392012919430-5778675001217515520-o-1024x1024.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>It was the winter of 2014 and my songwriting adventures had led me to the Barclay center in Brooklyn. As it was I had written a hit song for British reggae star Maxi Priest who had given me tickets to the event at which this photo was taken. On the bill was Maxi Priest, Shaggy, Beres Hammond and UB40. It was a packed house. The song had revived Maxi Priest’s career and he was flying high on the success of the album that bore the name of the song I had written “ Easy To Love.” Initially, I did not want to trek into to BK to go see some stadium gig, but I went anyway in the interest of relationship building. Max had invited me a few days earlier as we sat in his family’s home. He was grateful for the song I had given him performing mouth to mouth on his career. He told me something vague about getting up on stage to do the song with him. Nice enough cat and a legend and all, but I ain't never exactly been a fan of any of the artists on the bill. When I got to the venue, I had a few comped tickets waiting for me, but there was no laminate. I called Max from the lobby. He gave me some lame story about some shit about not having enough lams. Whatever, Im thinking…confirmation of why I didn’t wanna even come in the first place. Now I'm trapped at a UB40 + Shaggy show. Wow. I had just driven to BK from the Shore, though so I go to my seats and sit down annoyed. I am surrounded by all the artists’ guests, friends and families. A lof riff raff is going on around me. Dancing and fuckery. Folks are excited about Shaggy. I must be in his VIP section. I’m bored. For no reason I decide to text Roy Radics and tell him about this wack show I’m at in BK abut and how bored I am. He texts back that he’s at same show with wifey. So now we’re trying to spot each other in this massive crowd. Im up stage left elevated a few rows. He was down on the floor so not easy to spot but I was eventually able to spot his red fitted in the throng as he guided me over the phone. We agreed to meet at the second level bar and proceeded to get shit cacked while people watching all of the folks encircling the mezzanine. We didn’t watch Maxi, but when Beres Hammond came on the place lit up - the entire stadium was dancing. It was one of THOSE concerts. We got up from the bar so we could stand in the walkway and look in the cut to the stage and watch Beres. Shit was insane and this guy had the entire stadium eating out of his hand. Me and Roy had our beers in hand and we were in heaven. It was awesome. It was then, through the horde of pimps, blue haired dancehall queens, old time people and every other thing you could imagine that we spotted reggae legend Johnny Osbourne coming right towards us. He was wearing a fur coat. We just lost it. We have to get a picture to document this moment we said laughing. Johnny recognized Roy and stopped to say hi. Right after this, we said goodbye and I walked my way out of the stadium towards my car as Beres was wrapping up an amazing set of hits. I never even got to see UB40.</p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747142022-05-19T06:02:37-04:002022-05-19T06:02:37-04:00Get Experienced : Taking Hell Rides With My Uncle Tom<p style="text-align: left;">Taking a ride with my uncle Tom was never safe bet. On land or at sea he had a knack for putting you in the most dangerous of situations. He had in fact already died for nine minutes as a result of a teenage drag race accident in 1966, was in a coma for 6 months <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rockets-are-supposed-to-fly/1361386187?i=1361386548">and couldn’t wait to do it again</a>. He came out of it crawling like a baby and had to learn to walk and talk all over again. After that he was just crazy and very scary. Outer space, time travel, and the paranormal were some his favorite topics of conversation and he told a story about what he experienced the day he died for many years afterward.</p>
<p><img src="https://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/OldChevyVan-300x229.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="182" width="238" />My grandmother told me that the most upsetting part of the ordeal for her was the day they lowered him into a tank of water as part of some kind of therapy. He looked out the window and cried “mommy!’ as they lowered him in. Her 18 year old son couldn’t swim and was scared of water. Six months prior he had been a lifeguard. Now divorced and forty-something, he lived with me and my grandparents. He was forbidden to smoke in the house, so we would often go out for rides in his 60s econoline van so he could smoke weed and blast music while driving at terminal speeds.</p>
<p>I discovered Jimi Hendrix in that van at age 10 as the perfect soundtrack to my uncle’s stories about his pre-accident glory days. As I sat white knuckled and fearing for my life, he regaled me with tales about his first LSD trip at art school in 1965 sitting in his girlfriends Corvette Stingray. He told me he was also sitting in her car on outside of a bank on Broadway in Manhattan on September 19th 1970 when WNEW came over the radio with the announcement that Hendrix had died in London the night before. “You don’t know what it means to be experienced, but someday you will” he would taunt me. And, quoting Jimi "get experienced. I eventually did of course get experienced.</p>
<p>We lived half the year in Cape May N.J. and it was there that I had a small 8 foot Boston Whaler that I used to cruise around the channel behind the house, or take to the marinas in town. I hated when Tom would insist on joining me on these excursions because the same pleasure cruises that I took by myself, now became absolute terror rides. I would try to untie the boat and shove off before he could spot me through the dining room window, but sometimes failed. The trouble always began crossing the bay which was a busy commercial waterway with much larger boats moving rapidly in all directions. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rockets-are-supposed-to-fly/1361386187?i=1361386548"><img src="https://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Predator Dub Assassins Blog" height="169" width="300" /></a>Tom had no regard for maritime safety. Usually I would yield to the much larger boats. They had right of way. But Tom would make me play chicken racing to beat them to this or that buoy crossing in death defying displays of oneupmanship. He would sit in the bow facing me and scream “nail it!” at the top of his lungs. I would punch the tiny little throttle on the pitifully weak 12 pound motor, sink my chin into my life preserver and pray. I was scared to death of him. Tom never even wore a life preserver which made him even scarier. The accident had left him unpredictible and violent and he wore presciption sunglasses day and night so you never saw his eyes. With clenched teeth and salt water spraying in my face, I would narrowly miss a Coast Guard cutter its horns blaring, but somehow make it to town in one piece.</p>
<p>My uncle Tom made me memorize the tiny text on the Budweiser label (which I still know by heart), introduced me to Jimi Hendrix and scared the shit out of me every day of my childhood life. He passed away recently in South Carolina finally going <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7EUE33fMSuwsRoAYNUB1Ah">back into space</a> and the light and all the stuff he always talked about seeing the first time he died. My family brought his ashes back up to Cape May, driving along the same marsh road he and I did to spread them in the very same bay where we took those all of those scary boat rides.</p>
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<p> </p>3:24Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747022022-05-19T05:54:44-04:002022-05-19T05:54:44-04:00Irie Magazine Interview For Songs In The Key Of Sea (May/June 2018)<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Irie-Mag-04-05-Cali-Reggae-May-2018-P-Dub.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/606076/47ad33e0ce1bd6385b2a289c168eea05b9dda964/original/irie-mag-04-05-cali-reggae-may-2018-p-dub-1024x683.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="" /></a></p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69747002022-05-19T05:50:02-04:002022-05-19T05:50:02-04:0010 Questions About Music<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SOZcPkEwPL0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69746932022-05-19T05:36:31-04:002022-05-19T05:37:53-04:00How A Trip To The Bodega Lead To Sex In The City : On A Hunt For Harlem’s Best Tortas<p><span style="color: #000000;">I used to spend a lot of time in Harlem. I was going there from Jersey 3-4 times a week to write and record pop and hip hop records. It was two hours and twenty minutes on the train and about 45 minutes on the 2 or 3 subway. Then a good (long) block and a half to 117<sup>th</sup> on foot via the 116<sup>th</sup> and Malcolm X Blvd subway to my friend Will’s apartment studio. Sometimes I would drive, but that wasn’t much easier. After this intense commute, one thing I always looked forward to was lunchtime. The day’s workload dictated the fare. If we had time it could be Indian buffet or a random deli excursion. But usually since we were busy, it would be Mexican delivery of the best tortas on earth. Ordering via phone was a difficult task but worth it. I was initiated quite matter-of-factly one day on a break from recording. “Yo, grab the menus, you won’t believe the tortas at this mexican place I found. “ After that day an unbreakable bond ensued between myself and this sandwich. It was and remains quite the addiction. I still chase the high to this day.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">So you can imagine my surprise and disbelief when one day Will told me that a better torta existed in Harlem. There was a catch though. This mythical torta was in a bodega up around 143<sup>rd</sup> and Broadway. In Harlem that’s hella far. It sounded at best like a</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">very inefficient way to spend the afternoon. At worst it sounded like a really bad idea. It turned out to be a bit of both.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">We jumped into Will’s car and headed north on Broadway towards 143rd. It was one of those old guy type family vans. It was champagne colored and had Massachussetts plates on it. It rarely left the front of the apartment building. He basically just used it to drive back home once in a while to visit his family. It was a hand me down leaving home gift that his parents had given him when he left Boston for New York. This was to be both the first and the last time that I was ever in that car.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">We got to the place which I think was on the main street necessitating a left turn onto the side street. Since the narrow side street was filled both sides with cars, Will double parked it on the right and I waited in the car while he ran inside to grab the sandwiches. When he got back in a and turned the key the car wouldn’t start. When Will announced that we needed a jump start my heart sank low. The last thing I wanted to do as my tortas grew cold was try to get a jump start in Harlem with my pale red headed friend with the Massachussetts plates. “ I have AAA, let’s just use that,” I suggested. It was too late. Will was out of the car actively trying to flag down cars as they sped past us down the side street, most narrowly avoiding Will who had his hands up attempting to make eye contact through the passenger windows of each passing car. The kid was shameless. This was getting dangerous, I thought to myself nervously. I was already wishing we had just ordered from our regular spot.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">After about 20 minutes of this I was standing next to Will when a navy colored four door stopped right in front of us. The passenger rolled the window down and Will gave an impassioned plea for the jumpstart. I couldn’t believe it. The woman he was talking to was the redhead from Sex And The City (Cynthia Nixon who played Miranda). She motioned to the woman driving and a baby in the back. “Let us drop the baby off and we’ll be back to give you a jump” she said. Will turned to me with a look of disbelief as the car drove off down the block. “Did you see who that was?” he asked. I was trippin. While they were gone I looked at the internet on my phone. The woman driving was the actor’s wife. True to their word the woman returned less than 10 minutes later with jumper cables. We jumped the car, said thanks and were on our way with cold tortas. When we got back to the studio after all of this, I was hardly surprised to discover that this torta just did not compare to the local ones that we had been enjoying all along!</span></p>
<p> </p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69742462022-05-18T16:23:15-04:002022-05-19T05:38:46-04:00Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here : On The Run In NYC At Age 10 (A Cautionary Tale)<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/woody56-300x201.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="woody56" height="139" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline-width: 1px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777777; resize: none; height: 100px;" width="150" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">“You two look like you would be great for children’s commercials. Have you ever wanted to be in commercials?” the nervous man who looked like a cross between Woody Allen and Bernard Goetz aka The Subway Gunman asked my friend Robbie and I. He had horn rimmed glasses, London Fog sytle trench coat (no, I ain’t kidding) and a briefcase in hand. He was hurried. People continued swiftly about all around us, criss crossing the subway platform in all directions as a train had just arrived to the Macy’s Herald Square 34<sup>th</sup>Street station and wa<a href="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Robert-Herman-NYC-photos-5.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2726"><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Robert-Herman-NYC-photos-5-300x200.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Robert-Herman-NYC-photos-5" height="161" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; outline-width: 1px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777777; resize: none; height: 181px;" width="272" /></a>s on / off loading passengers. This guy, though must have been observing us for a while. He knew were alone and lost.</p>
<p>New York City was a very dangerous place back in the day. Far from the tourist friendly “Disneyland” places like 42<sup>nd</sup> Street are now, all five boroughs were seedy landcapes of urban and social decay. <a href="http://dubonline.net/album">Bite the Big Apple,</a> don’t mind the maggots couldn’t be more of an apt statement of the times. The subway system then, was particulary Dantean; an enter at your own risk proposition</p>
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<p><a href="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/goetz2n-9-web.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2732"><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/goetz2n-9-web-222x300.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="goetz2n-9-web" height="300" width="222" /></a></p>
<p>(see : Subway gunman above).</p>
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<p>It’s because of this, that when I think back to this day, I cannot figure out why someone in our boarding school saw fit to drop Robbie and I here at the</p>
<p><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/accordian-player-300x197.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="accordian-player" height="197" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline-width: 1px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777777; resize: none; margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0px;" width="300" />subway station to make our way out to Long Island unattended. <a href="http://dubonline.net/abandon-hope-all-ye-who-enter-here-on-the-run-in-nyc-at-age-10-and-other-strange-dub-tales/">We were in 5<sup>th </sup>grade</a>. I was going home with Robbie to stay the weekend for month’s end. This was the last weekend of every month when all boarding students had to go home. I usually tried to avoid going to my own home, by going with a friend instead. In this case, it was to Long Island to stay with Robbie and his mother, a working single mom. Robbie was a latch-key kid. Mom wouldn’t be available to meet or pick us up, so were supposed to rendevous with Robbie’s aunt out on Long Island who would then get us to Robbie’s place after his mom got off from work..</p>
<p>Standing on the subway platform, the two of us in our British inspired boarding school uniforms (the exact uniform worn by Harry Potter : black shoes, grey flannel trousers, white or pale blue button up, same stupid striped tie, and a blue wool blazer with school crest on breast pocket) must have looked like a dream…</p>
<p><a href="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tom_Riddle_16_years_old.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2727"><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tom_Riddle_16_years_old-220x300.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="Tom_Riddle_(16_years_old)" height="300" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline-width: 1px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777777; resize: none; margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0px;" width="220" /></a></p>
<p>No stranger to shady mth$fkRs, I took a quick glance at Robbie’s eyes and he was pretty scared. Just then we heard “you! Stop right right there!” and the dude took off sprinting. It was a subway cop. As the cop got to where we were he shouted at us “stay right there!! “ and ran off in pursuit of the Woody Allen dude. As they disappeared into swelling crowd I looked at Robbie, poor kid, and shouted “Run!” In my mind, the cops getting us was potentially just as f-d up an option as Woody Allen. I don’t trust them.</p>
<p>I took the lead, dashing up the stairs past the bottom floor of Macy’s and put onto the street. We ran halfway around the block of Macy’s and stopped panting out of breath on the long, side street. “Lost those mthfk$s” I thought triumphantly to myself. Just then, the subway cop comes running around the corner. He’s looking for us. When he catches up to us, he’s all winded, yelling in our faces. It was the old “when a police officer tells you to do something” ra</p>
<p><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/EKfQm-300x212.jpg" class="size_orig justify_right border_" alt="EKfQm" height="212" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0px; " width="300" />p. “I may have had to get information from you guys!” etc etc. “Man, fk you” ten year old me is thinking. I made a quick decision, stuck by it and acted. You see, sometimes you throw a Hail Mary. You move quick and decisively, relying on a bit of luck and experience, and a lot of faith. That’s just how I’ve always done it. Don’t wait around to be rescued because odds are no one’s coming.</p>
<p>After the cop rounded us up, he put us on the same subway out to Long Island, alone. At least he radioed ahead, because after a pretty long subway ride, Robbie finally identified his neighborhood stop. We got off, and when we did two cops sitting in a squad car flashed their lights at us. We walked over and they told us to get in. We sat there for a while until Robbie’s aunt showed up to get us. She was pissed. Mostly because of the ha</p>
<p><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image-300x169.jpg" class="size_orig justify_right border_" alt="image" height="169" width="300" />ssle caused and because you must know you look like a total POS picking up your ten year old nephew from the cops after such an adventure. We spent the rest of the evening into pretty late night waiting for Robbie’s mom, while his aunt chain smoked marlboros and watched game shows on the TV. I looked out of the second story window at the industrial warehouses that lined the opposite side of the street as the sunset cast long shadows on the loading bay doors. Golden, early evening light was reflecting off the windows. I was kind of bummed. Robbie’s life sucked. I was bored as hell and could’t wait to get back to boarding school on Monday!<br><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/new-york-city-subway-crime-1980s-1-300x296.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="new-york-city-subway-crime-1980s" height="144" style="max-width: 100%; display: block; outline-width: 1px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777777; resize: none; height: 142px; margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0px;" width="145" /></p>
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<p><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/kids-in-the-subway-1-300x210.jpg" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="kids-in-the-subway" height="134" style="max-width: 100%; outline-width: 1px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777777; resize: none; height: 95px; margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0px;" width="136" /></p>
<p><a href="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Robert-Herman-NYC-photos-2.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-2725"><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Robert-Herman-NYC-photos-2-300x214.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Robert-Herman-NYC-photos-2" height="107" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline-width: 1px; outline-style: solid; outline-color: #777777; resize: none;" width="150" /></a><img src="http://dubonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1980s-new-york-city-subways-1-300x197.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="1980s-new-york-city-subways" height="106" width="161" /></p>
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<p>Photos : Robert Herman</p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/69676932022-05-10T10:03:41-04:002022-05-10T10:03:41-04:00Songs in The Key of Sea Vinyl LP Giveaway<p>We are giving away a free vinyl LP of Songs in the Key of Sea to a lucky Spotify follower! Is it weird to use a Vinyl LP to promo a digital platform ? We certainly hope so! Anywho, Follow the instructions in the link to enter. Winner will be drawn at random on 5/20/22</p>
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<p>I had the good fortune of sitting down with Matt and Jeff from The Jersey Shore Musician’s Podcast. We shared a delicious home brewed stout and discussed everything from recording techniques, guitar styles, and wtf is wrong with Vince Neil to streaming, getting fired over twitter and what to do if a Rastaman locks you in a room. I even performed a few songs live and manage to mention Hank Williams about five times. I apologize in advance for all of the unbleeped F bombs and to the late great Blue Dolphin for blowing up the spot on the underage beers. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Dubby</p>
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Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/68531152021-12-27T19:24:52-05:002021-12-28T05:57:27-05:00Music | Life | Whatever EP27 – The KKK In New Jersey<figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" class="__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload" data-no-lazy="1" data-origheight="356" data-origwidth="632" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll="" height="356" id="_ytid_73407" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ldMKZbFbRKc?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=1&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&" title="YouTube player" width="632"></iframe></div></figure>
<p>Greetings Dub Family!</p>
<p>This is a story about the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey. The Boogieman is real!</p>
<p>Enjoy,</p>
<p>Dubby</p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/68101922021-02-13T15:30:05-05:002021-11-27T09:41:08-05:00DubCast #38 – Overhyped and Underrated<figure class="wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" class="__youtube_prefs__ epyt-is-override no-lazyload" data-no-lazy="1" data-origheight="356" data-origwidth="632" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll="" height="356" id="_ytid_47966" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/57ZqeH7GIw4?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=1&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&" title="YouTube player" width="632"></iframe></div></figure>
<p>Hello Friends!</p>
<p>I hope you will enjoy this very casual and rambling phone conversation I had recently with old friend Mark Sisom. Mark is a respected local surfer, graphic and fine artist, as well as a photographer, writer and publisher. He is well known for his 20+ year tenure as guitarist for long running NJ punk reggae band Barry and the Penetrators. He originally called to discuss a cross country road trip he was embarking upon, but the conversation quickly veered off in many wild and interesting directions. Subjects include everything from Tears For Fears to Andy Warhol to (apparently) very popular hardcore band hate5six. I apologize in advance for the fact that I did not start the recording until about 30 minutes into the conversation as I was not expecting to record this random call from a friend. The missing portion is a discussion about vaccine fears and Jackson Pollock – hence the continued references to him and Warhol. Hype and promotion in the fine art world and technique versus “vibe” were also touched on.Enjoy!Dubby</p>
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<p>This is a story about how I got a song on the biggest Netflix series of 2020-2021 without even knowing it! </p>
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<p>I am very stoked to share that the new Predator Dub Assassins album Black Swan is out and live now! Thanks for your support through the process, please safely enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday (to my U.S. family) and PLAY THAT aLBUM NOW! Let me know your thoughts when you have a chance to give it a listen. I always love the feedback. It help a lot. Soooo on behalf of myself and the band: Thanks again and again and again <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/72x72/1f64f.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="🙏" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
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<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=OLAK5uy_kQ8KWkyPc0p98jkd-7JReGj9KxnxOR1No" width="560"></iframe></p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/68101962020-11-13T16:38:40-05:002021-11-28T03:00:00-05:00Have You Pre-Saved the new album yet?<p>Greetings Dub Friends and Family!</p>
<p>With only 12 more days until release day on 11.25.20 I must urge you once again if you haven’t already, to pre-save the new album Black Swan to the music platform of your choice. Keep in mind that is costs zero bucks, but we do appreciate that second of your time as it helps us along with the musical algorithms that we all love so. For those that may be unfamiliar, a pre-save is simply adding the album to your <a href="https://show.co/fUhxhyV">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-swan/1536289429">Apple</a> music account before release date. The album is added to your account but you can only play one or two songs until release day. It counts as a “sale” for the artist. Weird right? But thats how its done and that pre-save helps us immensely even though you don’t actually buy anything. SO! Please, if you will take a moment on behalf of me and the boys and click that button. </p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>Dubby</p>
<p><strong>Pre-save that album!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Spotify</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://show.co/fUhxhyV">https://show.co/fUhxhyV</a></p>
<p><strong>Apple Music :</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-swan/1536289429">https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-swan/1536289429</a></p>
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<p><br>I hope this finds you safe, healthy and happy. To say that 2020 has been a challenging year to finish an album project or a project of any kind for that matter would be a major understatement. I did manage to release one double album right at the beginning of the year “P-Dub – Positive Progression”. The plan afterwards was to complete work on the Predator Dub Assassins album you see here to be ready for a summer release. Then March came and everything shut down. I must admit when it became clear the summer live music season was not going to be a thing that I became a bit discouraged. No hurry to finish an album for summer now, I thought. The summer release album cycle had been the norm for us for 10+ years. But now we were bummed that there were going to be no summer shows. Gradually, though we came out of that fog and realized that though summer comes and goes music is with us 365 days a year so we better finish these songs otherwise they would haunt our sleep. With that being said, I am proud to present our new album : Predator Dub Assassins – Black Swan. Sorry for the wait!</p>
<p>Please support the album by pre-saving it to your music platform of choice. It helps give the project a little push with the al-GO-rhythms! Also please share if you feel so inclined.<br>Enjoy!</p>
<p>Dubby</p>
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<p>Spotify :</p>
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<p>Apple Music :</p>
<p><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-swan/1536289429">https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-swan/1536289429</a></p>
<p>Itunes :</p>
<p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/predator-dub-assassins/212621419">https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/predator-dub-assassins/212621419</a></p>
<p>Bandcamp :</p>
<p><a href="https://dubassassins.bandcamp.com/album/black-swan">https://dubassassins.bandcamp.com/album/black-swan</a></p>
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<p> </p>Predator Dub Assassinstag:dubassassins.com,2005:Post/68101982020-07-15T07:24:16-04:002021-11-28T03:00:51-05:00Follow along with me as I build a track from scratch !<p>A friend asked me to make a track for him so I figured I would detail the process for your entertainment. I hope you find it of interest.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>Dubby</p>
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<p>Greetings friends!<br>It’s been a minute as world events have had me tied up for a bit. I know I have not been alone in that. Quarantine, isolation etc had been going well and then boom! racial strife struck again in the midst of a global pandemic. Several times. Dang, ya’ll. I figured the time was right to speak up on my experiences as a person of color in America without fear. I know some folks may feel uncomfortable with these type of discussions, but rest assured it is all the spirit of understanding. These are my own true stories and subjective opinions. This is a free style discussion about my history with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on my 3:30am daily morning walk. As such, I ask that you please forgive the audio quality that gets a bit dodgy and raw in places.<br>Enjoy!<br>Dubby</p>
<p>PS – I keep an Instagram photo journal of pics I take on these daily walks under the IG hashtag #walkwithdub Check em out!<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dubassassins" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dubassassins</a><br><br>Friends! You can help keep the boat in the water through these turbulent times by dropping a buck in my “virtual tip jar” or by simply doing your regular Amazon/ Target shopping through one of my affiliate links below. Click Link – Scroll Site – Buy – Done – Thanks!<br>Dubby</p>
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<p>This may ramble a bit so I do beg your pardon in advance.</p>
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<p>23 years of age</p>
<p>1969 Fender Thinline Telecaster RI guitar</p>
<p>Mosrite Fuzzrite pedal</p>
<p>Fender Blackface Twin Reverb amp</p>
<p>Inspecter 7</p>
<p>NYC</p>
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<p>We did the basic track. Then you can hear me doing some overdub type stuff with a crybaby wah pedal which was a no no for ska but we were weird so I was able to sneak it in here and there. I’m thinking it must have been an overdub because I don’t think I would do shit like that on a basic take. It’s way too risky. Then you have an 11 piece band looking at you like it’s Saving Private Ryan : “FNG with the wah-wah just blew take number 12 for us!” So I did the wah overdub and then I left the studio. I think horns were going to be doing overdubs and fixes and shit and they loved to argue and bicker while they worked. It would appear that this warfare is a part of the creative process for horn sections. I don’t know. With our band it definitely was. I had a beer bottle thrown right at my head in the studio during the previous album’s recording sessions. You guessed it : Sax player. Watch those guys I’m telling ya! Those those 24 track analog masters live in my basement now and they need to be baked and preserved. When I see them I feel a certain sense of melancholy…. </p>
<p>Another time I had a guy in a choke hold in the rehearsal studio. Yup, sax guy again. The bass player hit me with an insane Mortal Combat style elbow to the back of the head to try to get me to let off of him. He was really trying to take somebody out. To be fair I was too, so he possibly saved a life that night. I had the Les Paul strapped on and Sax guy had the sax on. So when we locked up and I ran him back up against the speaker columns with my hands around his throat the sax valves gouged the shit out of the front my Les Paul. Today I still have that guitar with battle scars and nothing but love, admiration, and resect for the gentleman I was choking out. He has aged into a truly remarkable human being with a beautiful family. More true stories to tell on that later. </p>
<p>Anyway, It could get nuts so I knew it was gonna be a minute. That was perfect timing for me. I went downtown to to the projects on Avenue D / L.E.S. It was maybe 6 or 7 blocks south then east. I think the studio was in the West Village somewhere in the teens. It was called Baby Monster Studios. And now that I think of it, who the heck block books a Manhattan studio for a WEEK to record a punky loose ass trad ska band?! How much did THAT cost? We should have been recording in a garage or basement – that was the band’s natural sound but lo-fi wasn’t really a thing yet. People still wanted to spend insane money on recordings. </p>
<p>I always went to these projects on Avenue D between about 5th and 7th and I usually stopped and hit the 7A bathroom on the way back. Do you remember that place 7A my NYC family? I may have walked the rest of the way bc feeling good and medicated, but I got back to the studio just as horns were wrapping. </p>
<p>“Oh here’s Preddy. Pretty you’re up! Solos!” Someone yelled from the control room. It was Greg Robinson from one of our “brother bands” Mephiskapheles. He was working on the album with us. I picked up the Telecaster in the live room and plugged in the Fuzzrite. I had been waiting for the chance to use this mythical fuzz pedal ever since spying it laying in a dusty pile in the studio’s gear closet. It was like Disneyland for vintage gear nerds in there. They had tons of tube tape echoes stacked up and lot’s of cool shit in there you could use but since it was ska, there was really no need for bells and whistles. Dang. I did get to use a tube Echoplex on the clean solo at the end of the track though. The Fuzzrite was rusty and it went “zoo zoo zoo” when you played a certain way like the coolest fuzzes always do. I fell in love with it. I don’t know why but that’s probably why I still remember all of the details about this little overdub and surrounding events. It’s because I fell in love. It’s strange that particular sound is so strongly tied to what would otherwise be a distant memory. I probably wouldn’t remember anything about it at all.</p>
<p>I have a Fuzzrite to this day and I am still in love.</p>
<p>If you are interested and a guitar player (or love one) they still make a version of this pedal. </p>
<p>You can get one here: </p>
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