Dub Kitchen is based in St. Louis, Missouri and focuses on Dub Reggae and Rocksteady tracks.
Dub Kitchen
Although the group has been around for years (and includes several old friends from my younger days), I had managed to miss seeing Dub Kitchen play live until last night. My loss: The seven-person incarnation of the band played soothing, danceable reggae that mixed good cheer with political awareness. The real revelation was Charlie Halleron’s trombone playing, which gave a brassy resonance to the syncopated guitar strokes and bottomless bass lines.-Show Review: KDHX's Midwest Mayhem at the City Museum, Thursday, May 22 2008 - Christian Schaeffer
When dub is done right, it evokes a strange combination of the futuristic and the archaic: futuristic because the genre's sci-fi soundscapes anticipated so much that was to follow, and archaic for the originators' creative use of relatively primitive recording technology. Taking what is essentially a studio technique, Dub Kitchen channels the spirit of dub legends such as King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry in its live performances, starting with riddims reminiscent of the rocksteady and roots-reggae eras to which Andy and Jen add their soulful vocals. And while the band grooves along, Bert — Dub Kitchen's on-stage dubber — performs special-effects voodoo on the sound with a mix of delays, spring reverb, and an old analog synth's gates, envelopes and filters. — Tom Carlson -- Riverfront Times 2007 Music Awards Nomination
"Dub Kitchen remains an elusive presence in St. Louis, rarely playing out and offering only a perfunctory bio on their Web site. But make no mistake: This is dub reggae as played by a handful of white twentysomethings who — praise Jah — don't pretend to come from funky Kingston. The alternating male and female vocals come and go in a sweet, unassuming fashion, but this band's core is their rhythm section. Stuttering organ chords, rumbling bass lines and sharp snare hits fall into the cavern of echoing ephemera. The members of Dub Kitchen are proud students of '70s dub, and they keep the pot simmering at the perfect temperature." -Riverfront Times-Music Awards -2006 Nomination
Greetings Thanks for making the connection. Tunes sound good, hope to catch the live show some day. We do a regular podcast that i think you might enjoy, features concious roots reggae with live singers and players coming thru on the dub versions, check it out by clicking on the player ........
Another amazing year for The Spot, thanks to the graceful Dubs from the Kitchen. You all are the best, and I'm really appreciative for your involvement, enthusiasm, and love for our party. The more we do it, the better it gets, so I think we should do it again! Let's get together soon to celebrate our success!
