The Dub Factor (1983) is widely considered one of the most innovative dub albums ever made, often cited as the bridge between traditional Jamaican dub and modern Electronic Dance Music (EDM).

The Musicians
Because this album consists of "re-constructions" of tracks from the Red and Chill Out albums, it features the peak Sly & Robbie era personnel:

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• The Rhythm Section: Sly Dunbar (Drums/Syndrums) and Robbie Shakespeare (Bass).


• Guitars: Barry Reynolds, Mikey "Mao" Chung, and Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan.


• Keyboards: Wally Badarou, Robbie Lyn, and Ansell Collins.


• Percussion: Uziah "Sticky" Thompson and Sky Juice.

The "Secret Weapon"
The album’s futuristic sound is largely attributed to:

• Wally Badarou: A synth wizard who used the Prophet-5 and Vocoders to create an "outer space" atmosphere.


• Paul "Groucho" Smykle: The remix engineer who treated the mixing desk as an instrument. He used heavy flanging, digital delay, and gated reverb to give the drums a metallic, industrial snap.

Tracklist (and their vocal counterparts)

1. "Ion Storm" (Dub of "Whole World is Africa")


2. "Youth" (Dub of "Youth of Eglington")


3. "Big Blimp" (Dub of "Carbon Copy")


4. "Dirty Scan" (Dub of "Darkness")


5. "Banai X 2" (Dub of "Utterance")


6. "Short Circuit" (Dub of "Emotional Slaughter")


7. "Backbreaker" (Dub of "Bull in the Pen")


8. "Puff She Puff" (Dub of "Puff She Puff")


9. "Armagideon Dub" (Dub of "Eye Market")


10. "Android Liberty" (Dub of "Rent Man")