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 DJ Stix / Steve Hunt. Guest
songwriters and
vocalists include
Blade, James Dewes Sheffield (JMS), Rodney King and
Terry Hall. In 2008 Dan Bowskill joined the band.
Career
The band debuted in late 1998 with the
singles "There's Gonna Be a Riot" and "Best Got Better". 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 II,
Bad Company, and
Mystery Men....
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