Stand High Patrol
Brittany’s Dubadub crew: Pupajim’s elastic voice, Rootystep and Mac Gyver’s production, deep bass and a refusal to keep dub away from hip-hop, jazz, new wave or house.
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Rootystep and Mac Gyver began building Stand High Patrol after years around French and British sound-system sessions, then Pupajim joined as MC, singer and songwriter. The crew learned its trade in Rennes and across Brittany before turning its own productions into a distinct sound-system identity. They call that language Dubadub. The name covers a moving mixture of dub, reggae, hip-hop and bass music, with jazz, trip-hop, techno, new wave and later house entering as needed. “Midnight Walkers” established the recorded world in 2012; “A Matter of Scale,” “The Shift,” “Underground Oasis” and 2026’s “Skanking & Jacking” kept changing the proportions. Dubadub works best as Stand High Patrol’s own open method, not a rigid box for everybody else.
Where the history is argued
- Sources date the crew’s formation generally to the beginning of the 2000s; 2001 is commonly used, but the early development was gradual rather than one formal launch night.
How they stand with the others
Came together“Dubadub” is Stand High Patrol’s own name for an open hybrid method built from dub, reggae, hip-hop and changing electronic influences.
Mixed withThe catalog repeatedly changes emphasis, so no single album should be treated as the permanent Dubadub recipe.
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Last checked 1 September 2026