The embryo of Darkwood Dub was formed in Belgrade way back in 1988. The band began experimenting with mixing reggae grooves, distorted guitars and prophetic yet emotional lyrics, their stage set from early years even included a freaked-out version of Strawberry Fields Forever. By the time of release of their debut album. Paramparcad (1994), D.Dub were by far the most popular underground band in Belgrade, playing packed gigs to a fanatic fanbase of up to 1000 people, despite minimum airplay on Belgrade radio stations and almost deliberately kept low-profile in media.Darkwood Dub's second release U nedogled (Radio B92, 1996) saw further development of band's capacity for combining diverse musical structures into a powerful blend, and was almost unanimously voted the best album of 1996 by Yugoslav music press. Notorious for rarely playing outside their hometown (due to technical demands, more ambitious and unusual for local standards), the band even embarked on a mini-tour of Serbia and received ecstatic response from local audiences. In 1997 the group was approached to provide music for Trainspotting, a theatre production of Belgrade's BITEF Teatar. If the music of Primal Scream and Underworld was an ideal soundtrack for the famed British film, Darkwood Dub were the only appropriate choice for Belgrade version of Irvine Welsh's play. Music for Trainspotting featured several tracks which had already been standards in their live sets in late ‘96/early ‘97. DD's new ventures included further explorations of rhythmical patterns and sound textures, as well as remixes by several young Belgrade producers. The personal problems of a young Serbs forced to leave the country during nineties, as well as with the media perception of a Balkan crisis viewed from abroad… The group’s next, ‘proper’ album has been eagerly expected throughout 1998, then delayed by NATO’s air strikes, Kosovo war and government takeover of Radio B92 – Darkwood Dub’s discographic home - in the spring of 1999, to be finally released in September 1999 to undivided praise of both fans and media. Indeed, on their fourth album, the band added a new dimension to their creative world. It’s a stimulating mix of dance music influences and alternative rock with the occasional touch of dub and afro. The milestone album of 1999, Elektropi is the vehicle that has thrust Belgrade's alternative favorites into the mainstream. The expectations were very high, both from the theorists and critics from one side, and the public and the fans from another, concerning their latest, recently released project, album "Life Begins At 30". It was the best selling local alternative music release at IPS chain stores in the year 2002/2003. Being voted as the best YU album of 2002, and reaching sales figures more than expected, a "Life Begins At 30" tour was the most successful ever, presenting Darkwood Dub live at Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Poland, Austria, as well as in more than 30 cities around Yugoslavia. The web site of the band had more than 22 000 visitors in 200 days. More then 70 000 visitors in general... The line between "alternative" and widely acclaimed music is getting very thin... Need we say more?" The end of 2003 and the beginning of 2004 saw Darkwood Dub at (once again) improved Elektropionir studio, working on a new album due to be out in November 2004 on B92. In 2003 the ECHO festival (Belgrade) was opened by the band, the trend followed by the opening of EXIT 04 festival (Novi Sad) and NISOMNIA (Niš). Darkwood Dub produced and performed original music for the theatre play "WAR/MEMORIES" (produced by BELEF and directed by Putu Widjaya and Djordje Marjanović), played at Pohoda festival in Slovakia and in numerous cities and festivals around Serbia, visiting Croatia and Slovenia again…November 2004 dates in Austria and Croatia are being confirmed, as the beginning of the promotion of forthcoming album. On 10th of December 2004 – new album, “O danima” (“Off The Days”) was out on B92 again... In spring 2005 the band had the biggest Croatian tour yet, marking the beginning of official distribution of Darkwood Dub releases in Croatia trough Universal/Aquarius. The band also performed at VYBE 05 festival (Belgrade), UFO festival, (Osijek, CRO), XU Rocks festival, (Jablanica, BiH), MTV Adria promo parties (Sarajevo, Rovinj), MTV Adria Launch party (Ljubljana, SLO), closing BELEF 2005 with live music for the projection of Ivan Šijak's film FWDever... In September 2005 Darkwood Dub made music for the opening of EUROBASKET 2005...In October 2005 the band held the biggest solo concert so far and the promotion of new live video program in Sava Center, Belgrade... In Early 2006 DD continued improving of the “Elektropionir” studio. Works on the next album started in September... In the meantime, during the summer 2006 Darkwwod Dub performed in: Sarajevo (BiH), Niš, Subotica, Palić, Sombor (SER), Osijek (CRO), Skopje (MK), Banja Luka (BiH), Zagreb (CRO), Sremska Mitrovica, EXIT 06 Novi Sad, Smederevo, Šabac, Zrenjanin (SER), Dubrovnik (CRO)...
