Dirty Dubsters

Dirty Dubsters are a Dublin, Ireland duo of producers and DJs working in dub, jungle and ragga. The project is made up of DJ OBese and Jay Sharp. They have been active since around 2009 and operate from Dublin.

The duo first surfaced in the late 2000s and moved into releasing material and playing live from roughly 2009 onward. Public biographical detail is limited beyond their recorded output and live work, but their timeline is anchored by a clearly documented release: the debut album Fire It Up, issued in March 2013 on Irish Moss Records.

Musically, Dirty Dubsters combine dub weight with ragga vocal delivery and jungle-influenced rhythmic patterns. Their recorded work places emphasis on low-frequency bass and space for vocalists and MCs to sit forward in the mix. On Fire It Up they worked with guest vocalists and MCs — notably Mystro and Burro Banton — which underlines the ragga-facing vocal approach in their arrangements. Their live presentation has been arranged to accommodate both DJing and live musicianship: performances have included saxophone, live percussion, an MC and synchronized visuals alongside the DJ set.

As producers they focus on arranging tracks that allow call-and-response between heavy bass and toasting-style vocal parts. As DJs they translate those productions into live shows that blend pre-produced material with live elements; tour-ready setups have incorporated live sax and percussion to complement the recorded ragga/dub elements. Their live format shows a deliberate mix of studio production and live performance elements rather than being a straight DJ-only set.

Career highlights that are publicly verifiable center on the March 2013 album Fire It Up on Irish Moss Records and the collaborators featured on that release, including Mystro and Burro Banton. The duo’s recorded and live work consistently foregrounds dub’s low-end emphasis, ragga vocal presence, and jungle-derived break and rhythm accents. Specific biographical or discographic details beyond the Fire It Up album and the named collaborators are not widely documented in public sources.