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Gentleman's Dub Club
Gentleman's Dub Club performing at Outlook Festival in Croatia
Gentleman's Dub Club performing at Outlook Festival in Croatia
Background information
OriginLeeds, Yorkshire, England
GenresDub, dubstep, ska, dubtronica, reggae, reggae fusion, 2-tone
Years active2006–present
LabelsRanking Records, Easy Star Records
MembersJonathan Scratchley (vocals)
Toby Davies (bass guitar, keyboards,vocals)
Luke Allwood (keyboards, vocals)
Matt Roberts (trumpet)
Kieren Gallager (alto sax)
Nick Tyson (guitar)
Niall Lavelle (percussion, samples)
Tommy Evans (drums)
Doug Hunt (Engineer)
Past membersEd Thomas (keys)
Harry Devenish (engineer)
Websitegentlemansdubclub.com

Gentleman's Dub Club are a British dub band, originating from Leeds, Yorkshire.[1]

Biography

Having built a reputation for delivering energetic live shows, the group has played for crowds from Goa[2] to Glastonbury,[3] Bestival,[4] V Festival,[5] Secret Garden Party, France's Telerama Dub Festival,[6] Poland's Ostróda Reggae Festival, and Croatia's Outlook Festival.[7] Their records remain within the top 40 of the Itunes store album reggae charts since release, hailing support from some of the UK's most prominent underground representatives including Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1),[8] Rob Da Bank (BBC Radio 1),[9] David Rodigan (BBC Radio 1Xtra), and Don Letts (BBC Radio 6 Music).

Gentleman's Dub Club have supported a number of established artists such as Roots Manuva, The Streets, The Wailers, Busy Signal, U-Roy, and Finlay Quaye. Their debut album, FOURtyFOUR,[10] was released on 18 October 2013 on Ranking Records.[11]

Their second album The Big Smoke was released in 2015. On 1 February 2017 Gentleman's Dub Club announced their third album, titled Dubtopia, would be released on 7 April. At the same time, the band also launched the Dubtopia tour, starting in Falmouth, Cornwall, UK on 17 February and ending at Festival Insolent in Lanester, France on 22 April.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
2009 Members Only EP -
2012 Open Your Eyes EP
  • Released: 12 March 2012[13]
  • Label: Ranking Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
-
2013 FOURtyFOUR
  • Released: 18 October 2013[14]
  • Label: Ranking Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
-
2015 The Big Smoke -
2017 Dubtopia
  • Released: 7 April 2017[16]
  • Label: Easy Star Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
-
2018 Pound for Pound

(vs. The Next Men)

  • Released: 22 June 2018 [17]
  • Label: Pound for Pound
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
2019 Lost in Space
  • Released: 25 January 2019 [17]
  • Label: Easy Star Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl

References

  1. ^ [1] [dead link]
  2. ^ "India Bike Week Line-up Announced -". Rollingstoneindia.com. January 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Glastonbury Festival - Arcadia's Pangea". Glastonbury Festival - 21st-25th June, 2017.
  4. ^ "2010 Lineup". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  5. ^ "V Fest - Gentleman's Dub Club". Vfestival.com.
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ [3]
  8. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens with Wilkinson Hottest Record". BBC.
  9. ^ "BBC Radio 1Xtra - David Rodigan, New Rodigan Scorcher From Gentleman's Dub Club". BBC.
  10. ^ "FOURtyFOUR by Gentleman's Dub Club". Music.apple.com.
  11. ^ [4]
  12. ^ "Gentleman's Dub Club on Amazon Music". Amazon.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Open Your Eyes". Amazon.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Forty Four". Amazon.co.uk. October 21, 2013.
  15. ^ "The Big Smoke". Amazon.co.uk. November 13, 2015.
  16. ^ [5] [dead link]
  17. ^ a b "Lost in Space, by Gentleman's Dub Club". Gentleman's Dub Club. Retrieved 2019-05-08.