A special Trojan Records release for 420 carefully curated by Suns of Dub.

Dub music is a genre and production technique that emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s and early 1970s, evolving from reggae and the wider ska and rocksteady traditions. It focuses heavily on instrumental remixes, emphasizing studio effects, echoes, and reverb. As a creative and experimental form of music, dub has had a profound influence on many other genres, including electronic music, hip hop, and dancehall.

The connection between dub music and cannabis/420 has deep cultural and historical roots, largely tied to the Jamaican music scene and Rastafari Movement—two major influences on the development of dub.

In Rastafarian belief, smoking was seen as a way of connecting to the divine, heightening the senses, and fostering a deep state of introspection and spirituality. Since many reggae musicians and producers, including key figures in the development of dub were influenced by or part of the Rastafarian faith, smoking cannabis became an integral part of the creative and cultural process surrounding dub music.

As such, dub music (with its expansive, trance-like rhythms and heavy use of studio effects like echoes, reverb, and delay) often reflects the psychedelic and spiritual experiences associated with cannabis use.

This album features the works of some of the key pioneers of the genre including the likes of King Tubby, Scientist, Dennis Bovell and Roots Radics.