Welcome to the official On-U Sound website.
Keep checking back for news on upcoming releases, live dates, podcasts, productions and more!

On-U Sound is back after a 5 year absence. The label is best known for releasing its own unique flavour of dub music since the 1980s. Founded and run by Adrian Sherwood, the label is home to acts such as Tackhead, Little Axe, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, The London Underground, Little Annie, Creation Rebel, Mark Stewart, Ghetto Priest, Gary Clail, New Age Steppers, Audio Active, Singers & Players, Little Roy and many more.

The On-U Sound dub style is unique in that many of the extended family of musicians who are part of the On-U crew have backgrounds in Punk, New Wave or Funk, producing a sound which is not considered pure reggae (though traditional reggae performers such as Prince Far I, Bim Sherman, the Roots Radics and even Lee Perry himself are also associated with the label). Producer Adrian Sherwood generates the On-U signature sound.

2010 will mark the 30th anniversary of the label, with a series of commemorative releases from past and future artists planned, as well as some surprises too. Keep checking back.

On-U Sound…30 years on and still going strong