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Once a month at Andy Poolhall , the Version Xcursion 's Sassa'le and Aram Scaram throw a party called Dub And Beyond, which, as you might expect, focuses on the sounds of dub and dub-influenced music. Dub has had a strong influence on the development of DJ culture; it was the first real example of remixing tunes and abusing the studio specifically to make a single more friendly for DJs. As such, elements of this sound have filtered into a wide variety of styles outside of the reggae canon, which allows a dub-focused night to be much more eclectic than you'd think at first (Benjamin Boles, Now Magazine).
Dub & Beyond was established in January, 2004 by Version Xcursion's Aram Scaram. In December of that year he brought in his partner Sassa'le and they began doing their radio show live-to-air from the club. In the summer of 2005 they introduced the 'Unplugged & Homegrown' series which features local artist with a performance and interview live-to-air on CKLN 88.1 FM. Combining the radio show and performance with the club night has made Dub & Beyond a truly unique musical experience.
Fast forward to today and Dub & Beyond has become one of the hottest monthly parties in T.O. and the number one source for the 'nu-dub' sounds. Past International Guests DJ's include Rob Smith (Bristol UK), J. Boogie (Sanfrancisco, US), JStar (London UK) and Big Toe's Hi-Fi (Edinburgh, Scotland).
Past 'Unplugged & Homegrown' guests include; Treson, Chris Bottomley, Odel Johnson, Humble, Love Is Real, Dubmatix, Tanya Mullings, Undadoggs, Irie band, Sunshine State, J Fly, Mela One, Jah B, Prince Blanco, Kultcha Ites, Chatta, Ammoye, Josiah, Lal, Brian MacMillian, Grand Analog, Korexion and Peoples Republic.
The first Saturday of the month @ Andy Poolhall.
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