Dub Colossus is making a return this year, with the release of Dub Will Keep Us Together

When Nick Page, the visionary behind Dub Colossus, passed in 2021, he left an unfinished album, which a group of collaborators has now completed. It is both a celebration and a continuation of Nick’s work.

This is an eclectic album with some new members alongside some of the old ones. Mimi from Ethiopia is back, and like her country, the album is a compendium of different rhythms and influences, showing the path the band has taken since its beginnings in 2008: reggae and dub meets Ethio-jazz, soul and funk.

Dub Will Keep Us Together talks of the understanding of the collective as the counteraction to international events which are shaping our societies and minds, a fight for justice. A fight Nick very much believed in.

Many of these songs saw a very limited release on Bandcamp (they were only available for 24 hours each), and we were planning on reworking them for a new album – originally planned for release late 2021.

A tribute concert to Nick in November 2021 was the catalyst for a decision to complete this album based around the musicians who played that show. We reworked those songs, plus one that was at embryonic stage with the aim of releasing on vinyl. That vinyl will now be available via Bandcamp on 6^th March this year, and Real World X are releasing the album digitally the same day.

The first single from the album is released today:

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