Dub music grew out of R&B.
Dub is a genre of music that grew out of reggae in the 1960s , and is commonly considered a subgenre , though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae .. genre of music. Music genre. reggae. reggae. subgenre. subgenre. Music in this genre consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly manipulating and reshaping the recordings , usually by removing the vocals from an existing music piece , and emphasizing the drum and bass parts -LRB- this stripped-down track is sometimes referred to as a riddim -RRB- .. drum and bass. drum and bass. drum. drum. bass. bass guitar. riddim. riddim. Other techniques include dynamically adding extensive echo , reverb , panoramic delay , and occasional dubbing of vocal or instrumental snippets from the original version or other works .. echo. Delay ( audio effect ). reverb. Reverberation. dubbing. dubbing ( music ). It was an early form of popular electronic music .. electronic. Electronic music. electronic music. electronic music. Dub was pioneered by Osbourne `` King Tubby '' Ruddock , Lee `` Scratch '' Perry , Errol Thompson and others in the late 1960s .. Errol Thompson. Errol Thompson ( audio engineer ). Augustus Pablo is credited with bringing the melodica to dub , and is also among the pioneers and creators of the genre .. melodica. melodica. Augustus Pablo. Augustus Pablo. Similar experiments with recordings at the mixing desk outside of the dancehall environment were also done by producers Clive Chin and Herman Chin Loy .. dancehall. dancehall. Clive Chin. Clive Chin. Herman Chin Loy. Herman Chin Loy. These producers , especially Ruddock and Perry , looked upon the mixing console as an instrument , manipulating tracks to come up with something new and different .. mixing console. mixing console. Dub has influenced many genres of music , including rock -LRB- most significantly the subgenre of post-punk and other kinds of punk -RRB- , pop , hip hop , disco , and later house , techno , ambient , electronic dance music , and trip hop .. electronic. Electronic music. hip hop. hip hop music. house. house music. post-punk. post-punk. techno. techno. trip hop. trip hop. subgenre. subgenre. rock. rock music. punk. punk rock. pop. pop music. disco. disco. ambient. ambient music. electronic dance music. electronic dance music. Dub has become a basis for the genres of jungle and drum and bass Traditional dub has survived , and some of the originators , such as Lee `` Scratch '' Perry and Mad Professor , continue to produce new material .. drum and bass. drum and bass. drum. drum. bass. bass guitar. jungle. Oldschool jungle. Mad Professor. Mad Professor