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Dub fans eager to explore the outermost extensions of the music will find satisfaction in Magnetic Learning Center (Wordsound Recordings), Teledubgnosis' first full-length cd. Don't expect traditional reggae...
Dub fans eager to explore the outermost extensions of the music will find satisfaction in Magnetic Learning Center (Wordsound Recordings), Teledubgnosis' first full-length cd. Don't expect traditional reggae like a guitar skank or much singing on this dark and brooding project. Instead, be ready to embrace heavy sonic experiments. Nothing about this band--even their song naming policy--conforms to convention. "some | thing" features a traditionally slow-paced drum pattern normally associated with dub, but at three quarters of the way through this six and a half minute track, the engineer breaks down the beat and the listener is left with only an eerie piano line, with wind sounds in the background. You think to yourself, "It's quiet. Too quiet," and you know the mood is about to change. All of a sudden, crashing, distorted drums and bass interrupt the atmosphere. But after a minute or so, they drift out of the mix as the mood slowly changes back to cautious tranquility. This is perfect horror movie music. Listen alone. Listen late at night. The cd packaging is beautifully low-fi and low-tech, as the backside of the digi-pack looks more like the front of an old, faded two inch master tape box than a cd jewel box. For more information on the band, check out their web site at teledubgnosis.com. Wordsound Recording's site is at wordsound.com. |
