Sentence:  What's striking about the record is how PiL assimilated both the dread feel of roots reggae and the dub aesthetic of subtraction (stripping out instruments, using empty space), without ever resorting to obviously <WSD>dubby</WSD> production effects like reverb and echo. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly with reduced vocals or emphasised bass.