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The Canadian website is part of Traffix Inc, an "interactive media company", based in New York. In 2007, the company acquired the exclusive rights for 10 years with an option for another 5 years. Mr. Jeffrey Schwartz, Chairman and CEO of Traffix, had this to say about it:
"The exclusive nature of this licensing relationship enhances it even further. It's not hard to find unauthorized songs for free, but to distribute songs for free that are licensed for download is a rarity, indeed. We believe that this arrangement will solidify our position as the largest free fully licensed music download marketing business in the world" SOURCE
So, until 2017, potentially, we've found a very interesting website here.
The registration process is easy, even though a bit confusing. After you've filled in your e-mail address, you're directed to a page that at first look screams: DO NOT GO FURTHER!
What's the case?
Unless you click on the link on top of the page which says something like "I'm not interested, give me something else" for about 5 subsequent times, you will not land on the registration page where you simply have to fill in your information, including a phone number. That fortunately does not have to be your own phone number, otherwise this article would never have been written.
At least, not in this way.
For after the registration process, you are indeed given access to a 1000 free downloads from a rather extensive catalogue of music. No, not necessarily Reggae and/or Dub, but we stick with our own realm of expertise.
A couple of names: The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, The Mighty Diamonds, Yami Bolo, Sugar Minott, Abyssinians, Junior Delgado, U Roy, Prince Alla, the Heptones, Steel Pulse, Gregory Isaacs, Phillip Frazier, Dennis Brown.
Not all tracks are downloadable straight from the website, though. A huge portion is only "available through our partners at Kazaa". For which you have to pay, of course. Then there is the thing that a lot of titles on the site are actually cover versions by a band called "Countdown", which is not really obviously announced. There's even a set of karaoke tunes which you don't even want to hear!
In order to help you keeping the experience free and make sure you only download the nice ones, the Dubroom started a portal to EZ Tracks HERE.
Basically, there are two ways to download a track. If you choose so, you can download the EZ Tracks Music Manager. You will unfortunately be offered to do so, when you download a track. 
When you don't like this, just click on the link at the bottom of the page to download the MP3 without their download software. That is, after you've cancelled the offered download of the music manager.
All that trouble, is it worth it?
When you're interested in a 1000 free and legal (DUB) Reggae MP3 downloads, definitely so. However, since a lot of collectors might already have many tracks in the EZ Tracks catalogue, it might be fruitful to take a look at the DUBROOM EZ TRACKS PORTAL before visiting the website itself.
WWW, June 2009 - In the year 1987, Rub a Dub Music was still very much the style of the time, even though we already had the Sleng Teng revolution.
Six outstanding discomixes, sung by one of the most heartical Reggae singers of all time. Another Don Carlos showcase album you simply can't refuse even though the album seems to be out of print.
Prophecy contains a number of truly heartfelt titles. Crucial Situation, Prophecy, and the more than penetrating Jah Hear My Plea are reasons alone to try and purchase this album, if you can still find it.
The message is crucial, and the way Don Carlos sings the message makes it impossible to not be touched in one way or another. Especially the fact that there's some DUB niceness in the second part of each track (after all, it's a showcase album) enhances the vibe of the tunes significantly.
Originally, the vinyl album was released in 1987. That was a time wherein Rub a Dub was slowly being replaced with ragga/dancehall as the popular music in Jamaica. Nothing of that on this one, though. This is played by a band, mixed crucially and of course accompanied by the great voice of one of the original singers of Black Uhuru.
There's a thing, though...
Indeed, the album seems to be out of print and that means you got to look for it. If you're living in the US, though, you can get the MP3's of this document of Rub a Dub niceness for a few cents.
Michael "Dread At The Controls" Campbell has done a lot for Reggae Music, and he keeps doing so even after he recently left us. This podcast is just one part of his legacy. Mikey Dread brings us a truly crucial selection, presenting them in his own style, forming a one hour Reggae experience for free.
Freddie Mc Gregor is richly present in the playlist. From the Abyssinians and Culture to Garnet Silk to Luciano, we're treated with a variety of singers and harmony groups from several times.
So, even though is surely breaks the heart to realize how Mikey Dread is no longer with us: Just Ire, Just Niceness, seen?
PLAYLIST
01. Burning Spear - Resting Place (Sonic Sound)
02. Freddie McGregor - Big Ship (Big Ship)
03. Sly & Robbie - Rock Dem (Taxi)
04. Gregory Isaacs - Top 10 (Jet Star)
05. Coco Tea - Africa, Here I Come (VP)
06. Garnet Silk - Zion in a Vision (Jet Star)
07. Garnet Silk - Fill me up w/ your Mercy (Jet Star)
08. Freddie McGregor - Africa, Here I Come (Studio One)
09. Culture - I am not ashamed (Joe Gibbs)
10. Techniques - Queen Majesty (Trojan)
11. Sugar Minott - Show me that you love me (Black Roots)
12. Earl Sixteen - Don't Think I Am Crazy (Jungle Hunter)
13. Vivian jones - Sometimes Lover (Jet Star)
14. Freddie McGregor - Come and take it (VP)
15. Dennis Brown - Let me Love you (Joe Gibbs)
16. Luciano - Shake it up tonight (Big Ship)
17. Abyssinians - Declaration of Rights (Studio One)
18. Leroy Horsemouth Wallace - I want to Dub (Stable One)
