Daily Reggae Artist Profile: Dub Inc’s drummer Zigo shares thoughts on “FUTUR” album, touring worldwide and the band’s growth

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Daily Reggae caught up with Dub Inc’s amazing drummer, Grégory "Zigo" Mavridorakis, to discuss the band’s “FUTUR” album, touring worldwide and Dub Inc’s growth over the years.

Zigo, huge congratulations on Dub Inc's new album, "FUTUR"! How was the inspiration and recording process for this album different than previous albums?

Hey thanks for your words! The creating process has been a bit special for us, because usually we make an album after touring at least 2 years around the globe, which gives us a lot of inspiration…That time, Covid 19 locked us down only three months after the release of « Millions », and only two months of touring. So as we had to search for inspiration without traveling, I think we've looked a bit deeper inside of ourselves, and maybe looked at the world from a higher perspective…There are more abstract writings for example, a lot of double senses in words… Musically we still tried to make different types of reggae. We have a lot of different influences and we love the new Jamaican artists generation that perfectly mixes roots and modern sounds, and I think that's the way we tried to go.

I recently saw you and the band play in Berkeley, California with Mike Love at Cornerstone. Dub Inc's energy was incredible! What were some of your favorite stops on the tour, and what was it like performing the amazing, Mike Love?

Thanks very much, we always try to show great energy and to make a burning performance…

In a small club like in a huge festival, we need to give 200%!

I think we’ ve enjoyed the whole tour in the West Coast… the first show was in Cali Roots and that was a blast! The mood in the fest was so great!

It was the occasion to see our brothers of Stick Figure who were opening for us in Europe in 2019.

We were so happy to see them headlining in their home!

Personally I loved the show in a very small town called Felton, also The Crocodile in Seattle, or the last show in Belly Up at Solana Beach, that was so crazy!

But honestly, this tour has been more than just performances, it has also been two families becoming one after a few days. Mike Love and his team are incredibly humble people and they made us enjoy each minute of that trip. We can’t wait to make another one together again!

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