Lincoln 'Style' Scott - Contributed

Lincoln 'Style' Scott held down one of the hottest drum seats in reggae 20 years ago when he decided it was time for a change of pace. He wanted to play some dub.

Scott and his Dub Syndicate band are one of the acts scheduled to perform today at St Andrew Park during the Dub Show, the second in a series of live dates aimed at reviving local interest in the drum-and-bass sound.

Dub Syndicate was formed by respected British producer Adrian Sherwood in the early 1980s while Scott was in the red-hot Roots Radics band. The chatty drummer has been a key member since the 1990s, touring Europe and Australia regularly and recording several well-received albums.

music have faces

"My dub is not just like a band a play some instrumentals, yuh nuh, all a mi music have faces," Scott told THE WEEKEND STAR. "That means wi have people like Prince Fari or Big Youth coming on stage and saying something."

Scott says Dub Syndicate's influences are not limited to Jamaican music.

The band has incorporated the lyrics of rock icon Jim Morrison (of The Doors) into Stone Immaculate, one of their more popular songs.

"That kind of mix give us a good crowd, ''cause yuh have people who love world music turning up for our shows," Scott said.

Several of Jamaica's leading musicians such as keyboardist Franklin 'Bubbler' Waul, bass players Chris Meredith and Lloyd Parkes, have toured or recorded with Dub Syndicate whose last album, No Bed of Roses, was released in 2004.

impressive credentials

Born in Chapelton, Clarendon, Scott did a three-year stint in the Jamaica Defence Force before becoming a professional musician. He joined Dub Syndicate with impressive credentials.

Scott had worked with Roots Radics for over a decade, playing on a string of hit songs by Bunny Wailer (Rock 'N' Groove album), Gregory Isaacs (Night Nurse, Front Door), Barrington Levy (Under Mi Sensi, Prison Oval Rock) and Tristan Palmer (Entertainment).

Its classic line-up also included bass player Errol 'Flabba' Holt, guitarists Errol 'Bingy Bunny' Lamont and Noel 'Sowell' Bailey and keyboardist Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson.

They recorded mainly at the Channel One studio for the Volcano label of colourful producer Henry 'Junjo' Lawes.

"That was like a family thing. It felt great jus' fi hear a man sey 'Style, wi have a session down a Channel One'," Scott recalled.

Drummer Leroy 'Horsemouth' Wallace, bassist Ranchie McLean and keyboardists Ansel Collins and Robbie Lyn, are also expected to perform on the Dub Show.