The Lions Meet Dub Club - This Generation In Dub

Inspired by reggae, sound system culture and the myriad of musical styles influenced by Jamaican music old and new, The Lions sound is firmly placed in soul music. "All the guys in The Lions grew up on classic Jamaican records so since we began we have wanted to give our records that same edge and roughness that we grew up hearing on LPs by , , The Rockers Band () and . The rhythm section was all recorded to tape, the Hammond buzzed a little, fuses blew and good mistakes were left in. We basically made the dusty reggae soul LP WE have been wanting to hear for years."  (producer) The band draws together a dozen or so of LAs elite reggae and soul forerunners who loosely coalesced as The Lions in 2007. Members of the legendary ska band , and , form half of the vocal team, and the latter also has a successful career on screen, including roles in the films Swingers and High Fidelity. The other half is the sweet falsetto of and DJ stylings of , the charismatic cousin of (of fame) and co-runner of the i&i Sound System, a customized ice cream van bringing bass to the streets of the West Coast and featured on the cover of both  self-titled album and an issue of XLR8R Magazine. Other members include guitarist , formerly of , Macy Gray co-writer and collaborator on bass, plus musicians who have played with the likes of De La Soul, Barrington Levy, Beck, Raphael Saadiq, Big Daddy Kane and Black Eyed Peas.

Members

• Steve Kaye
• Dan Ubick
• Sergio Rios
• David Ralicke
• Dave Wilder
• Davey Chegwidden
• Dan Hastie
• Black Shakespeare
• Blake Colie
• Eddie Felix
• Alex Désert

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