Founded and run by Adrian Sherwood, On-U Sound is best known for releasing its own unique flavour of dub music since the 1980s. The label is home to acts including Tackhead, Little Axe, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, The London Underground, Little Annie, Creation Rebel, Mark Stewart, Ghetto Priest, Gary Clail, New Age Steppers, Audio Active, Singers & Players, Little Roy and many more.
The On-U Sound dub style is unique in that many of the extended family of musicians who are part of the On-U crew have backgrounds in Punk, New Wave or Funk, producing a sound which is not considered pure reggae (though traditional reggae performers such as Prince Far I, Bim Sherman, the Roots Radics and even Lee Perry himself are also associated with the label). Producer Adrian Sherwood generates the On-U signature sound.
Web links
On-U Sound website
MP3 download store
