Mark Stewart

'Each track is given the studio-as-instrument treatment as they’re drenched in effects and mutated into strange new shapes, it’s like hearing the album again for the first time'

'It's like taking Dennis Bovell in a TARDIS back to that studio & saying Dub it!'

Jesse Locke / FLOOD Magazine interviews Mark Stewart about 'Y in Dub', time travel, the magic of experimentation & more - Read

'Y in Dub' - CD | Cassette | Digital
Out now on Mute Records
Vinyl out 25th March 2022

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MS in conversation with Tangent Books for the 'Tangent Calling' Podcast

Discussing a personal history of dub music, 'Y in Dub', the work of Dennis Bovell & Lee 'Scratch' Perry*, the early days of punk, the dub-influenced production style of The Pop Group and much more

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Tangent Books is a radical Bristol publisher that celebrates the city’s counter culture.

*Podcast recorded before the passing of the mighty Lee 'Scratch' Perry (RIP)

A new reworking of '3.38' - the original B-side on The Pop Group's debut single 'She Is Beyond Good & Evil', ruthlessly disassembled by Dennis Bovell on this dub version taken from 'Y in Dub'

'Y in Dub' out on CD, Cassette & Digitally
29th October via Mute Records

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Graham Duff presents 'The Missing Horrors' for BOMBART Radio
7pm (BST), Saturday 16th October on Radio Alhara راديو الحارة

Starring Mark Stewart, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Colin Newman (Wire), Graham Lewis (Wire), Fritz Catlin (23 Skidoo), Saul Adamczewski (Fat White Family), Cosey Fanni Tutti & many more

Producer & musical director - Peter Harris

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BOMBART 'Hybrid Paintings' Exhibition 💣
8th October - 16th October
Oberwelt e.V., Stuttgart, Germany
Opening night - Friday 8th October, 7pm (CEST)
Performance by Babyman w/ Peter Harris, 7.30pm (CEST)
Visit the exhibition by appointment only

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'Richard presented himself as a bit of a dour – in a funny way – northerner to us West Country bumpkins, but he really reminded me of my scientist father: a precision-tooled mind'

A dedication to Kirky by MS, part of a special tribute feature for Crack Magazine - RIP RHK

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Blackbeard meets Beyond! 💥

The Pop Group are pleased to present the mighty Dennis Bovell dub version of 'She Is Beyond Good & Evil' - taken from 'Y in Dub'.

CD & Digital - Out 29th October 2021
Vinyl - Out 25th March 2022
via Mute Records

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Presenting the brand new official video for 'Words Disobey Me (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)' by The Pop Group, an animated art visual by Peter Harris & Llyr Williams - premiered via Brooklyn Vegan

Plus Mark Stewart curates a playlist of essential dub music dedicated to Lee 'Scratch' Perry (RIP), featuring the likes of Prince Far I, The Twinkle Brothers, Elizabeth Archer & The Equators, Devon Irons & more

The Dennis Bovell dub version of 'Words Disobey Me' is taken from the upcoming album 'Y in Dub' - a dynamic dub reconstruction of The Pop Group's debut album 'Y' out 29th October on Mute Records

Watch Premiere / Listen to Mark's playlist

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The 'Wimpy Love Mix' - a new remix of PREGOBLIN by The Pop Group

'PREGOBLIN reached out to Mark Stewart saying they dug The Pop Group, and asked would we rework some of their material, I had a listen and they have this great song, with lyrics somewhere between Ian Dury and Serge Gainsbourg. A remix was put together and here it is. Enjoy with fries and a doughnut!' - Gareth Sager

'Mr Warren Mansfield introduced me to Mark Stewart in a pub - Sebley don't get star stuck often as a rule but like meeting a first Debenhams Father Christmas, I was timid and excited and may have chewed my hand producing a lot of saliva. "I thought we got rid of all you hippies'' - said Mark (I had long hair at the time) from that day we hit it off. God bless Mark Stewart and Gareth Sager.' - Alex Sebley / PREGOBLIN

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Excited to officially announce the release of 'Y in Dub' - a new dub reconstruction of The Pop Group's debut album 'Y' & debut single 'She Is Beyond Good & Evil' produced alongside visionary dub pioneer Dennis Bovell MBE

'An explosion in another dimension, I see dub as a portal to another world'
- Mark Stewart

'Here 'Y' is twisted & flipped to reveal other colours, different atmospheres...let your ears quake' - Gareth Sager

'Y in Dub' will be released on CD & digital formats via Mute Records on the 29th of October 2021 with the vinyl release set to follow at a later date

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Listen to 'Words Disobey Me (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)'

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The Pop Group vs Dennis Bovell - World Premiere Performance of 'Y in Dub'
Confirmed for 'Terry Hall Presents Home Sessions' at Coventry UK City of Culture 2021
31st July 2021
Please note change of venue to Coventry Cathedral Ruins & earlier scheduled set time More Info HERE | Tickets

'Dub to me is the music of chance. A teenage dream come true – at last – this one’s for the explorers' Mark Stewart

The Pop Group have been invited by Terry Hall (The Specials) to perform at a specially curated festival, 'Terry Hall presents Home Sessions' at Coventry UK City of Culture 2021. The Pop Group will perform a brand new dub version of their timeless album 'Y' with original producer and dub maestro Dennis Bovell MBE.

'Y in Dub' is set for release on Mute Records later this year, to register your interest and receive updates on the release, head HERE.

LISTEN to Mark in conversation on Shaun Keaveny's BBC Radio 6 Music show discussing the world premiere performance of 'Y in Dub' & the upcoming album (from 1:44:40).

Algiers side project Nun Gun are releasing 'Stealth Empire In Dub' - a special vinyl expansion of their recent album 'Mondo Decay' featuring dub versions, exclusive material & brand new collaborations with Mark Stewart, Adrian Sherwood, Mourning [A] BLKstar & ONO

'Inspired by the semi-recent reopening of the famed South Florida pressing plant founded by reggae pioneer Joe Gibbs and later taken over by Studio One's Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd, Mark Stewart and Nun Gun have continued to work on new music, wanting to use the machines that pressed so many of their favourite records. This limited edition vinyl dub companion to the music on 'Mondo Decay' features new bass and space explorations by famed Dub producer Adrian Sherwood & 5 brand new collaborations with Mark Stewart...'

Listen to 'Outlaw Empire (Adrian Sherwood Mix)' featuring Mark Stewart

Vinyl & Digital via the Algiers Bandcamp

Digital also available via Emergency Hearts