Album Notes

Born out of a continuing weekly Thursday night residency at Bull McCabes in Somerville, MA, the Dub Down is a musical collaboration and a social movement. The Scotch Bonnet band is comprised of Boston’s most renowned musicians. Led by bassist Geoff Scott (Public House, Miracle Orchestra) and drummer Nathan Sabanayagam (Naya Records) the group is rounded out by guitarist Van Gordon Martin (Spritual Rez) and keyboadist Zack Brines (Pressure Cooker, Kings of Nuthin). Together and individually, Scotch Bonnet has backed and shared the stage with reggae legends including: Toots Hibbert, Third World, Burning Spear, Ken Boothe, Barrington Levy, Derrick Morgan, Kiddus I, Bob Andy, The Congos and the list goes on. The Dub Down features four vocalists also hailing from the Boston scene. On the cuts Flatfoot Hustling, Mr. Wicked and Red Eyes, the classic stylings of Skiffington Ruglass bring us back to Halfway Tree and downtown Kingston. Acclaimed songwriter Sarah Brindell graces us with her beautiful voice on Last Minute Man, 911 and Important. Craig Akira Fujita (Joint Chiefs, Pressure Cooker), a Boston home grown front man, lends his signature chattin’ on This and That and Be Your Self. Jimmy Trapella (The Well), also a Boston native, delivers a unique sound and message on Ganja Man, Radio and Be Your Self.