Dutch producer and composer Boss Capone has spent twenty years crafting classic early reggae and rocksteady, each solo and fronting The Upsessions. Along with his immersive 11-track LP Dub Delique, recorded in collaboration with Keith Rowe on Aggrobeat Information, Capone turns consideration towards genuine seventies dub soundscapes.
Drawing inspiration from the studio strategies of King Tubby, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and Prince Jammy, Capone reshapes his rhythm tracks into spacious, echo-laden mixdowns. To deal with the vocal parts, he reconnected with Jamaican singer Keith Rowe.
Rowe is a Jamaican rocksteady and roots reggae vocalist finest generally known as half of the traditional singing duo Keith & Tex. Collectively, they helped outline the late-sixties sound with tracks like Cease That Practice and Don’t Look Again earlier than Rowe recorded solo materials for Perry’s Black Ark studio.
CLASSIC ROCKSTEADY VOCALS MEETS VINTAGE DUB MIXING
Capone’s catalogue already consists of work with foundational figures like Lee Perry, George Dekker, and Stranger Cole.
Although a rocksteady vocalist may appear a stunning alternative for a dub venture, the pair share a longtime working historical past. Having beforehand carried out and recorded collectively, Capone structured these compositions particularly round Rowe’s huge vocal vary.
By pairing Rowe’s traditional rocksteady vocals with Capone’s distinctive dub mixing, Dub Delique provides each artists a contemporary canvas to rejoice the artwork of reggae music.
DUB DELIQUE TRACKLIST
01. Don’t Throw All Your Dub Away
02. 1001 Arabian Dub
03. The Emperor Dub
04. You Might Keep in mind Dub
05. Himalaya Dub
06. Tears Will Dub
07. Dub 13
08. Dub Is The Reply
09. Sailors Final Dub
10. Dub Is A Reward
11. Don’t Let It Dub Away
ABOUT BOSS CAPONE
Dutch producer Boudewijn “Boss” van Trigt leads the acclaimed reggae collective, Boss Capone. Rooted in late-Nineteen Sixties rocksteady and boss reggae, the band delivers driving organ shuffles and tight horn preparations.
Past solo releases, Capone collaborates extensively with legendary Jamaican vocalists. Crucially, current tasks characteristic foundational pioneers like George Dekker and Stranger Cole, cementing a rising repute throughout the reggae scene.
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ABOUT KEITH ROWE
Jamaican singer Keith Rowe is a key determine in rocksteady and roots reggae. First gaining fame with Keith & Tex, he delivered the 1967 traditional Cease That Practice. Rowe later lower heavy Black Ark tracks with Lee “Scratch” Perry.
As a surviving late-Nineteen Sixties duo, Keith & Tex nonetheless tour worldwide, not too long ago incomes a 2026 Grammy nod for his or her album Gun Life.
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