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As a matter of policy, we only review material that should at least NOT dissapoint you, as buyer or downloader. 

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I see that music is being classified in different styles. Can you give me an explanation of the different styles?
OK, here they come:

DANCEHALL: Dancehall is not easily defined, as the music changes every year and 1980's Dancehall or Rub a Dub sounds very different from Ragga, which is more 1990's Dancehall Reggae. The Dubroom makes a distinction between Rub a Dub and Dancehall. On this site when music is classified as Dancehall, the music is Ragga and beyond.

DJ: Introduced by U Roy, at least according to many, comes toasting or DJ Style. Not singing, but rhythmically chanting over a rhythm. Many know this style as Hip-Hop or Rap, but originally it comes from Jamaica, where DJ's chanted over the B-Sides of Reggae 7" Singles. 

DUB: Remixed reggae, with the drum and the bass rolling, instruments fading in and out while all possible effects are applied over the mix. Sometimes Dub includes some vocal lines, but not always. 

LOVERS' ROCK: Sweet Love Songs over sweet Reggae Music. Gregory Isaacs has performed many Lover's Rock tunes.

POP: Popular form of Reggae Music. This is the more lighter and easily accessible kind of reggae.

ROCKERS: Roughly spoken, this is 1970's Roots Reggae. Most used drums in this style are the One Drop and the Steppers.

ROOTS: Roots Reggae, could be defined as "orthodox" reggae. Many use the term Roots to differ a certain style from Dancehall. Rockers definitely was Roots Music. Nowadays many also classify Rub a Dub as Roots. Roots is the original Reggae. Reggae the way Reggae should be, according to many purists.

RUB A DUB: Roughly spoken, this is Reggae, mainly from the late 1970's, early 1980's, where DJ's chanted and Singers sung over very tracks that were mixed in a dub style. Today, Rub a Dub files under Roots Reggae and the difference between Roots and Rub a Dub is not always that clear.

SKA: There's two different kinds of ska. The first one is together with Rocksteady a sort of pre-reggae Jamaican Music. Ska is also a form of very fast music based on reggae and earlier ska. It was famous in the UK in the 1980's under the name "2 Tone". the Specials is an example of this style of music.

SUB DUB: This is a term to define electronic dubbish music that have many Dub sounds and techniques incorporated as crucial elements. In certain Electronic Music scenes, this style of music is labelled as "Dub".

UK: UK Roots, or UK Dub, obviously is Roots or Dub reggae that originates from the UK, or the United Kingdom. Especially London serves as a central point. The UK has always been, because of the colonial relations between Jamaica and the UK, an important country in Reggae Music. The style of Roots and Dub from the UK have their own distinctive elements and sounds.
I enjoyed the dubroom explanation of current music classification. Could you define "Lounge" and "Trance" as well?
The answer is no, I can not define them on this page, because it is not (Dub) Reggae. I do sometimes review or play electronic music which some purists wouldn't consider Dub and/or Reggae, but I put that all under the genre "sub dub" which is not intended to be insultive.

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