Dubwise

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a strong drum-led bassline. Jamaica

    "It was the most tangible link between the instrumental style we discussed a few pages ago and the truly dubwise occurrences of a year or two later."

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"It was the most tangible link between the instrumental style we discussed a few pages ago and the truly dubwise occurrences of a year or two later."

Etymology

From Jamaican English; dub (“music with the bass instrumental parts emphasized”) + -wise.

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