Salmonella Dub
Heavyweight Pacific dub with deep subterranean bass and bright horn stabs. The essential sound of a New Zealand summer, balancing roots reggae with drum and bass energy.
Heavyweight Pacific dub with deep subterranean bass and bright horn stabs. The essential sound of a New Zealand summer, balancing roots reggae with drum and bass energy.
Salmonella Dub creates a sound that is inextricably linked to the landscape of Aotearoa. It is music that feels like the Pacific Ocean: deep, rhythmic, and occasionally powerful enough to pull you under. Their sound is built on a foundation of 'bowel-stirring' basslines that provide a physical weight, topped with shimmering brass and echo-drenched production that creates a sense of vast, open space.
What truly sets them apart is their pioneering 'Pacific style,' which treats the mixing desk as a primary instrument. They were among the first to successfully weld the slow-motion skank of roots reggae to the high-velocity breakbeats of drum and bass without losing the soul of either. The result is a hybrid that feels organic rather than mechanical, characterized by warm analog textures and a distinctively relaxed, 'Kiwi' sense of timing.
For the uninitiated, 'Inside the Dub Plates' is the definitive starting point. It captures the band at their creative peak, blending accessible melodies with deep sonic exploration. It is the perfect soundtrack for long summer afternoons, coastal road trips, or any moment where you need music that is simultaneously grounding and expansive.
Salmonella Dub is a dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Along with other 1990s bands including Hallelujah Picassos and Supergroove, the 'Dubsters' have been called pioneers of a unique Pacific style of dub/drum 'n' bass/reggae/hip hop and groove-based rock containing elements of the Polynesian hip hop style known as Urban Pasifika. The band helped foster and tour acts like Fat Freddy’s Drop, Shapeshifter, Cornerstone Roots, Kora, and Trinity Roots, as well as the new wave of Australian acts like Budspells, Rastawookie, King Tide and Red Eyes. Salmonella Dub helped break new ground in an Australasian alternative music scene which was dominated through most of the 1990s by straight guitar rock and electronic dance music.
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