Mighty Oak Sound
Edinburgh-based roots and dub collective whose hand-built sound system was established in 2008 at Roberton near Hawick. Founders Jofis and Ben have collected vinyl and made dub since the late 1990s and play exclusive dubplates from their own Mighty Oak studio.
- Status
- Still playing
- Music
- Reggae and dub
- Also listed as
- Mighty Oak, Mighty Oak Sound System
Crew
Jofis (producer, selector) · Ben
Official pages and contacts
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