Dub Echoes (2007)

Director:

Bruno Natal

Writers:

Chicodub Linhares (writer)
Bruno Natal (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Just follow the bass lines!

Plot:

Through interviews with over 40 key names on the history of dub, electronic music and hip hop, "Dub Echoes" connects the dots between of the otherwise fragmented relation between all this genres.

Plot Keywords:

Dub

Cast

Abashanti-i	...	Himself
Victor Axelrod	...	Himself - Ticklah
Lloyd Barnes	...	Himself - Bullwackie
Steve Barrow	...	Himself
Howie B.	...	Himself
Gustavo Black Alien	...	Himself
Dennis Bovell	...	Himself
Glyn Bush	...	Himself - Rockers Hi-Fi
Mario Caldato Jr.	...	Himself
Roberto Cimarosti	...	Himself - G-Corp
Gussie Clarke	...	Himself
Aniruddha Das	...	Himself - Dr. Das
David Dewaele	...	Himself
Stephen Dewaele	...	Himself
Tom Dinsdale	...	Himself - Audio Bullys
Greg Dreadzone	...	Himself - Dreadzone
Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar	...	Himself
Jorge Du Peixe	...	Himself - Nação Zumbi
Simon Franks	...	Himself - Audio Bullys
Neil Fraser	...	Himself - Mad Professor
Adam Freeland	...	Himself
Rob Garza	...	Himself - Thievery Corporation
Steve Goodman	...	Himself - Kode 9
Eric Hilton	...	Himself - Thievery Corporation
King Jammy	...	Himself
David Katz	...	Himself
Peter Kruder	...	Himself
Bill Laswell	...	Himself
Bunny Lee	...	Himself
Don Letts	...	Himself
Lúcio Maia	...	Himself - Nação Zumbi
Rodney Manuva	...	Himself - Roots Manuva
Mutabaruka	...	Himself
Congo Natty	...	Himself
Brian Nordhoff	...	Himself - G-Corp
Jason O'Brian	...	Himself - Dub Pistols
Neil Perch	...	Himself - Zion Train
Lee Perry	...	Himself
Simon Ratcliffe	...	Himself - Basement Jaxx
Rhettmatic	...	Himself - Beat Junkies
J. Rocc	...	Himself - Beat Junkies
Robbie Shakespeare	...	Himself
Adrian Sherwood	...	Himself
Shortcut	...	Himself - Beat Junkies
DJ Spooky	...	Himself - Spooky
Dave Taylor	...	Himself - Switch
U-Roy	...	Himself
Danny Williamson	...	Himself - LTJ Bukem
Marcelo Yuka	...	Himself

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Brazil

Company:

Videograma

The founders of instrumentals, remixes, mix-tapes and block parties

Dub Echoes tells the story about the come up of reggae and how the dub techniques still echoes through all sorts of music genres. The introduction already shows that a lot of music-legends are involved: Thievery Corporation, Basement Jaxx, Lee Perry, Bunny Lee, King Tubby, Beat Junkies, Kode 9, Roots Manuva and many others.

As a documentary, Dub Echoes might not be the most entertaining you will ever see. It's mostly interviews, luckily the interviewed are all influential people in the world of music. Some of the interviewed talk kind of slow (probably stoned?). I guess you got to be interested in dub/reggae or at least in making music.

Anyhow the musically not-knowing people must be educated, so show 'em this documentary. Because instrumentals, remixes, mixed tapes and block parties are all founded by the dub music scene.