Heavy bass, live electronics, and raw energy —
a Vienna-based collective where signature studio productions meet the club floor and the concert stage. 

Since the early 1990’s, Dubblestandart has been a trailblazer in modern bass music, blending vintage 
Jamaican dub traditions with 21st-century innovation. With a legacy rooted in analogue soundscapes and 
space-age electronica, the band’s music transcends genres. 
The iconic Return from Planet Dub album marked a career highlight, featuring collaborations with 
legendary Grammy-winner Lee "Scratch" Perry, filmmaker David Lynch, and punk icon Ari Up from The 
Slits. They’ve worked with a pantheon of musical greats: Adrian Sherwood, Sly & Robbie, William S. 
Burroughs, Caron Wheeler/Soul2Soul, Mad Professor, Keith Le Blanc, or Dennis Bovell, carving a niche as 
one of Europe’s foremost dub & sound ambassadors. 
The band’s electrifying live performances have graced global stages, from NYC’s SummerStage, LA’s Dub 
Meetings to tours across Canada, India, and Russia. Their appearances range from backing reggae 
luminaries like Lee Perry, Ken Boothe, Dillinger or Marcia Griffiths to collaborations with Indian music stars 
MC Delhi Sultanate and Begum X or Austrian legend Supermax. 
Producing at Vienna’s Go-East Studio, equipped with iconic analogue equipment, Dubblestandart keeps 
their sound authentic and timeless. 16 full length albums, countless singles, often released also on limited 
edition vinyl; their music stands as a bridge between analogue warmth and digital precision, advocating 
resilience and social equality through art. 
They are not just a band—it’s an experience, representing a generation committed to challenging the 
ordinary. Their sound embodies the spirit of transformation: from the analogue past to the digital future. 
 
Louder Than War & Igloo Magazine on the “In Dub” album : 
"Formed in 1988 by Paul Zasky, Dubblestandart are renowned for their self-named brand of 21st Century 
Dub... It’s not all chilled dub: It's for every dub fan to savour and one for newbies to the musical style.” 
"A big, muscular collection, a capital city on the contemporary dub map....” 

Dubblog.de on Marijuana Dreams, praising the band for retaining a genuine, instrumental energy in an 
era of computer-programmed music:".. unlike most of the programmed, synthetic Dub-Music of our days, 
the four-piece combo sets itself apart with its virtuoso, hand-played sound... It's an urgent, fast, and in a 
way even aggressive sound that can't deny its proximity to industrial.” 

The eclectic music site Brainwashed took time to highlight the sheer impact of Dubblestandart's 2004 
masterwork: "This Austrian band's prior release, the spectacular 'Heavy Heavy Monster Dub', revitalized 
my interest in dub reggae and made its way into my 'best of' chart in 2004." 

Forced Exposure on the band's sonic identity: 
When distributing the highly acclaimed 2009 collaborative album Return From Planet Dub (which 
featured Lee "Scratch" Perry and avant-garde film director David Lynch), Forced Exposure perfectly 
captured the band's distinct European approach: 
"The proven and sought-after backing band around Paul Zasky has given Jamaican production techniques 
their own European face: bass-based, new wave-informed, on the cutting edge of mixing and adept in the 
tightrope walk between digital depth and analogue warmth..." 

Exclaim! Magazine: Even when critics have been divided on the eccentric vocal contributions of their 
collaborators (such as Lee Perry's wild rants on Return From Planet Dub), critics consistently make a point 
to single out Dubblestandart's instrumental chops, who provide “a warmed over Dub Syndicate '80s dub 
workout" that shines whenever the band is given room to breathe. 

Dubblestandart is consistently celebrated by fans & critics for their global collaborations, live energy & 
genre fusions..