It
takes a singular vision to avoid the temptation of following the crowd.
To blaze your own path in your own style is a pursuit we can respect in
any artist. It's something that has always attracted me to the music of
Kukan Dub Lagan a.k.a Itay Berger.
Itay
has been creating his own take on dub music for the past 10 years. It's a journey that sees him mix up traditional old school dub
with more modern psychedelic sounds. Nothing new there I hear you cry.
And you are right - there is an entire ocean of it around to be sure.
However there
is something just that little bit peculiar, the little bit extra in his
music that really catches my attention with each new album.
It's like a
peanut butter sandwich with lettuce added. You know the lettuce
shouldn't be there but wha'dayaknow - it works ! And
so news of a new long player on the horizon was gleefully received by yours truly .
Titled "Sunshine Music For Smiling People" it is presented
with engaging cover art by Ronit Rozensal devoid of your typical dub cliches and sports 10 fresh new takes on the psychedelic
ambient dub genre. The
album contain a variety of styles from pure ambient dub to more experimental stuff and others
approaching BuddhBar like chillout. With mastering by none other than Ultimae Records head honcho Vincent Villuis ( Aes Dana ) you can be guaranteed of top notch sound quality too.
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16.12.14
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Canadian label Interchill Records has released their latest compilation album. Titled "Waypoint", the new album continues Interchill's tradition of expertly curated downtempo compilations. With close to 20 years of top notch releases, the label is one of the most respected in the business. When I recently compiled my list of best psybient compilation albums I wasn't surprised to see Interchill feature heavily.
Waypoint harks back to Interchill's "Earth Octave Lounge" series of downtempo/ambient compilations from about 10 years ago. Much like that series, Waypoint combines various styles that despite their differences do display a somewhat psychedelic jazzy/lounge feel to a good number of the tracks.
An exotic blend of freejazz, lounge grooves and tribal bass with chilled ambiance. Some of the artists featured on Waypoint are Interchill regulars such as Kaya Project and Adham Shaikh and a number of artists from the old Earth Octave Lounge series feature once again here. That's not to say this music is dated - quite the opposite actually - this compilation is as fresh and modern sounding as any compilation you will here in 2014 and quite possibly for the next decade too.
The album has just the right amount of variation on offer to avoid becoming a repetitive take on any one genre. It starts out with some sprinkles of stomp before gradually slipping into more sublime ambient territories. The tracks compliment each other so well that before you know it an hour has flown by as it sucks you in with sonic submission.
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27.11.14
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