THE DUB SURRECTION
Heavy Weight Sound System
COMING SOON LATE 2025
ABOUT
The Dub Surrection is currently tracking the bands debut EP on the Gold Coast QLD - due for release late 2025. A collection of Heavy Weight Dub tracks inspired by 70's classics and future Dub Plates. Featuring on kit - Lisa Purmodh (Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Bunny Wailer, Xavier Rudd) and guitarist/producer/engineer - Scott French (SELVE).
Heavy Weight Sound System
Track 1: Trapdoor to the Edge of the Universe
Track 2: Dub Sista
Track 3: Enter the Serpent
Track 4: My Stash, Your Hash
Track 5: The Last Light The First Fire
Track 6: The Infinite Tao: Dub Odyssey Vol: 1
I’ve never written a blog before. Mostly because I’ve always thought: do I really have anything to contribute beyond the search for stillness? But I’ve been going a bit mad lately. The world feels precarious this year, and I keep meeting people with ironclad opinions that, to me, seem like backwards steps for humanity. That story could fill a novel of its own.For now, this is about sanity — and excitement.
Somewhere between those two things, this blog has begun.Some people say great songs are born from distraction. Sometimes, for sure. But a record worth keeping? That takes focus. So before rolling into LoveStreet Studios in Currumbin to link up with engineer/musician/producer Scott French and Australian drumming powerhouse Lisa Purmodh, I grabbed one last thing: a stack of vinyl.These were the records that had been soundtracking my life these last few years — whilst living in Japan, and back home in Burleigh Heads. They’d quietly seeded the idea of this project. I first heard dub in London in the mid-90s. Since then, I’ve always said yes whenever someone asked me to sit in or play gigs with reggae bands. My first daughter was born to Bob Marley records spinning in the room. And after years of searching for “that sound I kept hearing here and there,” I realised it was the classic dub of the 1970s….
For more info relating to 'The Dub Surrection" - Drop us a Line!
Brook Rees | Australian Bassist | Music and Film Creative | Malakye Grind | Vesica Pisces | The Dub SurrectionBrook Rees is an Australian electric and upright bassist with over three decades of performing and recording experience. He has toured extensively across Australia, Asia, and Europe, performing with artists from Grammy-nominated singer Jai Uttal to Australian rock icons Pat Davern (Grinspoon) and Terapai Richmond (D.I.G / The Whitlams), as well as national tours with New York–born soul diva Lisa Hunt and electro-acoustic ensemble Vesica Pisces. He is also the long-term live bassist for Australian troubadour and International touring artist Murray Kyle.Brook has performed live on MTV, Channel V, Sunrise, and Good Morning Australia, with his music also featured in film and television across the US, Europe, and Australia—both independently and through UK-based label Extreme Music. For the past decade, he has held a jazz piano trio residency at Palazzo Versace, performing for guests including Drake, Pamela Anderson, Rod Stewart, and international royalty.In 2025, Brook performed in a musical with Grammy-nominated composer Elliot Wheeler, best known for his work on Baz Luhrmann’s films Elvis and The Great Gatsby. He is also a founding member and producer of the Australian/USA rock band Malakye Grind. Active since the early ’90s, their sophomore album Dystopian Dream earned acclaim, with the single Into the Night receiving widespread airplay across the USA, South America, and Europe. In 2022, Malakye Grind’s track Wanna Party was selected by Marvel for the global release of Thor: Love and Thunder special features and was also featured on Rugby Nation TV broadcasts across Europe.Brook is currently developing his dub project, The Dub Surrection, alongside drummer Lisa Purmodh (Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Bunny Wailer, Xavier Rudd) and Scott French (SELVE). Due for release in late 2025, the EP features six heavyweight tracks inspired by classic ’70s dub.Based in Burleigh Heads, Brook balances family life with his wife and two daughters with his passions for surfing and skateboarding. He performs and records with Malakye Grind and The Dub Surrection, playing ARIA’s RSB-618/5 and SWB-Lite-BIS electric upright basses, reflecting a decade-long partnership with Japan’s ARIA Guitars.