Dub Pistols
are a London based dub music and big beat band, founded by ex-club promoter, Barry Ashworth, in 1996. The other members of the band were record producer and bassist Jason O'Bryan, Brooklyn producer and lyricist, T. K. Lawrence on vocals, Jap Slut guitarist John King, and turntablist Steve Hunt. Guest songwriters and vocalists include Blade, James Dewes Sheffield (JMS), Rodney King and Terry Hall.
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Career
The band debuted in late 1996 with the
singles "There's Gonna Be a Riot" and "Best Got Better".
[1] By the time of their 1998 debut album
Point Blank
, big beat appeared to have run its course, however Dub Pistols remained an infectious live draw, startling audiences in the
United Kingdom and around the world.
The group's second album,
Six Million Ways to Live
, appeared in 2001 and was followed a year later by the mix album
Y4K: Next Level Breaks
.
To date, they have released three
studio albums as well as contributing to numerous
film soundtracks, including
Blade 2
,
Bad Company
, and
Mystery Men
. They have also released a significant number of
remixed tracks from other
artists. The most notable of these include a remix of
Ian Brown's "
Dolphins Were Monkeys",
Limp Bizkit's "
My Way",
The Crystal Method's "Do It", and
Moby's "
James Bond Theme".
Their third album,
Speakers and Tweeters
was released in 2007 through
Sunday Best and features T. K. Lawrence, JMS, Blade, Rodney P and
Terry Hall.
Video game soundtracks
Various Dub Pistols songs have been featured in
video games. The song "Official Chemical", featuring vocals by JMS, Baqi Abdush-Shaheed and T. K. Lawrence was featured in the
PlayStation 2 game
FreQuency
. The same song was also featured in the multi-platform game
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
. Their song "Cyclone", featuring T. K. Lawrence was featured in the multi-platform game
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
. The song "Soldiers", featuring
Planet Asia was featured in
Final Fight: Streetwise
. "Running From The Thoughts", featuring T. K. Lawrence and Terry Hall was used in
NBA Live 08
and
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
. The song "Gotta Learn" was featured in
EA Sports'
FIFA 99
. And finally, the song "Open" was used in
Dance Dance Revolution X
for the PlayStation 2.
Discography
Albums
- Point Blank
(1998)
- Six Million Ways to Live
(2005)
- Speakers and Tweeters
(2007)
- Rum & Coke
(2009)
Singles
- "Cyclone" (1998) - UK #63
- "Problem Is" (2003) - UK #66 (billed as Dub Pistols featuring Terry Hall)
[2]
See also
References
- Biography by John Bush
- British Hit Singles & Albums