Dub Pistols is an English electronic music band founded in 1996 by Barry Ashworth and Jason O'Bryan.

Career

The band's first singles were "There's Gonna Be a Riot" and "Best Got Better" in 1998. Their first album, '' Point Blank'', came out the same year. Their albums ''

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'' and ''Y4K: Next Level Breaks'' were released in 2001. To date, they have released seven

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s as well as contributing to numerous

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s, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Piranha 3D'' and '' Mystery Men''. They have also released a significant number of

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ed tracks from other

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. The most notable of these include a remix of

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's " Dolphins Were Monkeys",

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's "Do It", and

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". Their third album, ''

Speakers and Tweeters ''Speakers and Tweeters'' (2007) is the third studio album released by London-based band Dub Pistols. Many of the tracks feature vocals by The Specials' singer Terry Hall. Track listing All songs co-written by band members Barry Ashworth, T. K ...

'' was released in 2007 through Sunday Best and features T. K. Lawrence, JMS, Blade, Rodney P and Terry Hall. Their fourth album '' Rum'n'Coke'' was released in May 2009. Their fifth album, ''Return of the Pistoleros'' was released in 2015 on Rob Da Bank's label Sunday Best Recordings. Their sixth album ''Crazy Diamonds'' was released in 2017 followed by their latest album ''Addict'', released in October 2020.

Video game soundtracks

Various Dub Pistols songs have been featured in

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s. The song "Official Chemical", featuring vocals by JMS, Baqi Abdush-Shaheed and T. K. Lawrence was featured in the

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game ''

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''. The same song was also featured in the multi-platform game ''

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''. Their song "Cyclone", featuring T. K. Lawrence was featured in the multi-platform game ''

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''. The song "Soldiers", featuring

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was featured in '' Final Fight: Streetwise''. "Running From The Thoughts", featuring T. K. Lawrence and Terry Hall was used in ''

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'' and '' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09''. The song "Gotta Learn" was featured in

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' ''

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''. And finally, the song "Open" was used in ''

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'' for the PlayStation 2. The song "Architect" was featured on the multi-platform game '' Juiced''.

Discography

Albums

*'' Point Blank'' (1998) *''

'' (2001/2005) *''

'' (2007) *'' Rum & Coke'' (2009) *''Re-Hash'' (2011) *''Worshipping the Dollar'' (2012) *''Return of the Pistoleros'' (2015) *''Crazy Diamonds'' (2017) *''Addict'' (2020)

Singles

*"Cyclone" (1998) - UK #63 *"Problem Is" (2003) - UK #66 (billed as Dub Pistols featuring Terry Hall) *"Back to Daylight" (2009) *"I'm in Love" (2009)

References

External links

Official siteOfficial siteMyspace
{{Authority control English electronic music groups Musical groups from London Remixers Dub musical groups Big beat groups