Adrian Sherwood on World Cafe

In the 80s, the U.K. became the center of an electrifying dub scene – and Adrian Sherwood was in the thick of it.The record producer and founder of On-U ...

Adrian Sherwood on World Cafe

In the 80s, the U.K. became the center of an electrifying dub scene – and Adrian Sherwood was in the thick of it.

The record producer and founder of On-U Sound Records helped the Jamaican-born genre flourish in his home country. But, he’s not so sure that same scene could take root in 2025:

“I think it’s much harder now to gently, innocently nurture something mystical and magical.”

Today, Sherwood sits down with Kallao to talk all things dub, plus his new album, The Collapse of Everything. 💿