Federsen’s Alt Dub continues with its third release, the ‘Artist Series’ focused compilation features cuts from cv313, Taction, Hidden Sequence and Fletcher.
Based out of San Francisco, Federsen and his Alt Dub imprint are known as purveyors of all things raw and intricate in the world of dub techno, holding the beacon and championing the sound, introducing new artists and featuring highly respected figures from the scene as well. This new various artists package promotes exactly that.
Taking the lead is the widely revered cv313, the Detroit based dub powerhouse delivering their signature sound with ‘Spectral Vector’ via hazy field recordings, textural noise, modulating percussion and spiralling dub echoes, all subtly nuanced throughout its nine minute duration. Sydney’s Taction then offers up ‘Caesious’, employing trickling water sounds, ethereal, expansive pads, pulsating subs and reduced percussion.
Opening the B-Side is Hidden Sequence’s ‘Azteca’, picking up the energy levels courtesy of swinging organic percussion, bubbling echoes, reverberated stab sequencing and oscillating resonant synth flutters. Fletcher’s ‘A Distant Place’ then rounds out the release, an eight and a half minute excursion through soft, dream like chimes, twitchy synth tones, a heavily swung rhythm section and subtly nuanced structure.
Based out of San Francisco, Federsen and his Alt Dub imprint are known as purveyors of all things raw and intricate in the world of dub techno, holding the beacon and championing the sound, introducing new artists and featuring highly respected figures from the scene as well. This new various artists package promotes exactly that.
Taking the lead is the widely revered cv313, the Detroit based dub powerhouse delivering their signature sound with ‘Spectral Vector’ via hazy field recordings, textural noise, modulating percussion and spiralling dub echoes, all subtly nuanced throughout its nine minute duration. Sydney’s Taction then offers up ‘Caesious’, employing trickling water sounds, ethereal, expansive pads, pulsating subs and reduced percussion.
Opening the B-Side is Hidden Sequence’s ‘Azteca’, picking up the energy levels courtesy of swinging organic percussion, bubbling echoes, reverberated stab sequencing and oscillating resonant synth flutters. Fletcher’s ‘A Distant Place’ then rounds out the release, an eight and a half minute excursion through soft, dream like chimes, twitchy synth tones, a heavily swung rhythm section and subtly nuanced structure.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Four pillars of dub-techno unleash their latest waves of tectonic bass, infinite echo and smoked-out textures for fledging echo chamber Alt Dub.TRACK LISTING
A1. Cv313 - Spectral Vector
A2. Taction - Caesious
B1. Hidden Sequence - Azteca
B2. Fletcher - A Distant Place