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Grimy Styles
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About
Over the last three years, GRIMYSTYLES' innovative approach to purely instrumental dub roots reggae has made them one of the most popular draws in the competitive Austin live music scene. Applying the traditional dub techniques of King Tubby to an array of influences spanning classical,roots,jazz and metal via cutting edge mixing techniques and unique onstage signal processing, Grimy Styles realizes a bold, panoramic vision of dub. While dynamic live shows always get bodies moving, their melodic, imaginative soundscapes amply reward the careful listener.
Formed as a trio in 2001, grimy styles traveled through a vast number of genres experimenting with the concept of producing pertinent pop instrumentals. The nature of the style was so diverse that in the course of one year the band shared the stage with Bernie Worrell, the Skatalites, and Thomas Mapfumo.
Following the Jamaican "dub" tradition of remixing reggae tracks into effects-laden instrumentals, Grimy Styles set out to employ this notion to all their beloved genres of music. Applying the mixing techniques of "dub godfathers" such as King Tubby and Lee 'Scratch' Perry to an array of influences spanning classical, roots, jazz, and metal; the austin-based band has created a genre of its own.
Aside from the home studio concoctions, Grimy Styles released there live debut, Restoration of the Bathhouse, in 2004.
While currently expanding their touring range, the band recently release Rewind, and plans to spend most of 2007 back on the road, bringing their evolutionary dub to every corner of the globe.
Aside from the Grimy project, members of the group also collaborate with Kingston, Jamaica’s Stephen "Gibbo" Gibbs, building riddims for artists like Capleton, Luciano, I-Wayne, and Ranaco.
These can be found at Ernie B's Reggae
"Hard Times" riddim featuring Matt Beebe
"State of Emergency" riddim featuring Martin Moeller & Matt Beebe
"Lovelife" riddim featuring Matt Beebe
"Nah Run Well" riddim featuring Matt Beebe, Martin Moeller & Jacob Bene'naughty' (out of print)
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