Dubward Spiral by Downscope
Modular synthesizers offer a fantastic playground of sound to play with. They also can be volatile, taking on a life of their own wielding a chaotic symphony of unpredictable sound, unexpected train wrecks, and often producing content that tends to become subjectively labeled by users as "experimental" or "noise music."
Then there's the sweet spot. The epic patch. The one you don't want to disconnect. When the selected modules and cable flow ride that harmonious line between machine and user; a living and breathing symbiotic, sonic union. The single patch that offers a variety of grooves with only subtle tweaks and varied approaches. Such was the case for Dubward Spiral. These raw, unpretentious minimal dub techno tracks possess an austere simplicity and familiarity track to track. Effects used were mostly pedals except for the Tau Pipe Phaser module. All percussion was produced via the Acidlab DRUMATIX.
Though these tracks were not found later from lost tapes as with the 7" Reel Dub Sessions release of 2018, it was only after these live sessions were recorded that I thought others may like to enjoy these grooves so I compiled them with some light mastering for this release.
7" Reel Dub Sessions
https://downscope.bandcamp.com/album/7-reel-dub-sessions
Tracklist
| 1. | Dubward Spiral I | 8:03 |
| 2. | Dubward Spiral II | 10:53 |
| 3. | Dubward Spiral III | 12:02 |
| 4. | Dubward Spiral IV | 14:19 |
| 5. | Dubward Spiral V | 9:37 |
| 6. | Dubward Spiral VI | 7:45 |
| 7. | Dubward Spiral VII | 10:22 |
| 8. | Dubward Spiral VIII | 4:57 |
Credits
Music by Rimas Campe
Photo used via a public domain commons license
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