Nick Sefakis and Eureka Sound unite on focused dub reggae milestone

Nick Sefakis and Eureka Sound did not make a loose star-studded session record. In Dub plays like a deliberate dub statement, compact at eight tracks and 33 minutes, and it lands with enough weight to feel like a milestone in a partnership that already had momentum from In Time, the album they issued on November 21, 2025.

That focus is what makes the record hit harder than a routine collaboration. Sefakis, the Los Angeles-based reggae and dub artist who joined Iya Terra in 2014, has always leaned into that polished balance between vintage roots and modern production. Eureka Sound, founded in 2014 by Ryan Kordich and David Yun in Southern California, brings a different kind of lift: a deeper roots pulse, a jazzier finesse, and a name tied to spiritual enlightenment through conscious music. On In Dub, those identities lock together instead of competing.

The tracklist tells the story immediately. You get Lift Up Your Head (DUB) with Dezarie, Walls of Babylon (DUB) with Cedric Myton and The Congos, Jah Is Real (DUB) with Mike Love, Praises (DUB), Guiding Star (DUB) with Mellow Mood, Voices Unto Jah (DUB), Mary Jane (DUB), and Fire Burning (DUB) with Tribal Seeds. That guest list spans generations and scenes, but the sequencing keeps the album from turning into a cameo parade. Each cut feels like a version built to be lived with, not just checked off.

That matters in dub, where the best records reward close listening. The production here leans into warm, organic space, with echo and reverb used as part of the arrangement rather than decoration. Bass is given room to bloom, the textures stay earthy, and the whole thing is mixed with the kind of restraint that lets the negative space do real work. The mastering at Downbeat Mastering helps the album translate both on headphones and on a big system, which is exactly the test dub has to pass.

The release also arrives with clear context around it. Beatport lists In Dub for May 1, 2026, and Reggaeville matched that date with its full-album post, confirming this as a current drop rather than a recycled catalog piece. Qobuz and YouTube Music both back up the album’s lean format, and YouTube Music lists the same eight-song structure in order.

What makes In Dub worth seeking out now is that it sounds designed for listeners who care about bass pressure, versioning, and atmosphere as much as hooks. Sefakis and Eureka Sound did not just assemble names. They built a focused dub record with a distinct sonic identity, one that feels deeper the louder you play it.