Releases
Tortuga
Various Artists - Brixton Session
Celstial Dragon # CDREC-14
Brixton is a place in South London characterized by its vibrant multiethnic artistic and musical identities.
It's in Brixton where Matt B and Nova first met, at the beginning of the century, a friendship marked by mutual artistic respect and countless gigs played together, often in legendary events and festivals.
With Brixton Session Matt B and Nova solidify their reputation as tastemakers in downtempo electronic music putting together a stunning compilation at the very limit of the cutting-edge, a lounge-compatible urban affair with some dance floor sensibilities. Ten brand new tunes representing the cream of the crop of todayfs underground from a variety of styles fusing ambient, electronica, dub, stepper, bass enf breaks and glitch-hop. A groundbreaking anthology featuring some of the globefs most talented new and established artists: RND vs Nova, Mungofs Hi Fi, Bass Science, Sync24, Dr Cat Experience, Rico Casazza, Disrupt, Biodub, Deluge, Vakuum Sounds. Brixton Session is Matt B and Novafs shared vision for low-end frequencies!
Ask The Dust
Album cd
Celstial Dragon # CDREC-09
The new album, "Ask The Dust", takes its title from a John Fante novel of the same name. It is an extraordinary mix of Dub,Breaks and Electro glitch, featuring BrotherCulture on vocals and Shinsuke Inoue on tablas.
RND avoids genres in favor of an eclectic brew of flavors, but remains firmly rooted in old-school dub foundations.
From the catchy "Tell em," to the powerful bass driven "Negotiations"; from the strong melodica lines in "Jahrdens," to the minimal stepper "Illuminations," and onwards to the NU-Ska-Breaks of "Simulationsim," Ask The Dust's 11 tracks create a ambitiously wide-ranging sonic experience.
Swandub Lake (Opaque Mix)
Various Artists - Future Sound Theory 2
Celstial Dragon # CDREC-11
This second chapter, also compiled by MattB, presents 10 of the most interesting producers in the electronic scene today. MattB once again decided not to follow an easy trend, instead opting to deliver a diverse yet incredibly cohesive showcase of what is the state of electronic music in 2008..........
............ RND (aka RaNDom) reworked one of their new album tracks and turned it into a glitch-dub anthem............
Dubmage
Various Artists - Bioluminescence
Native State Records #NSCD006
Bioluminescence is the latest compilation from the West Coast's innovative label Native State Records.
Compiled by label A&R/DJ Naasko this laidback selection brings together the freshest musical stylings from both emerging and respected producers around the world.
Conjuring light from the depths Bioluminescence is an outstanding collection of hypnotic digi-dub grooves.
With brand new tracks by Pitch Black, Adham Shaikh, Bluetech, krill.minima , RaNDom and others this compilation features a stunning remix of Shen's track Embrace
by ~scape digital dub legend Deadbeat.
Buy RND - 'Dubmage'
Then Whip R T
Various Artists - Bliminal
Interchill # ICHILLCD027
Buy Gaudi feat. RND - 'Then Whip R T'
Hybrid (Tokyo Elite Version)
Various Artists - Future Sound Theory
Celstial Dragon # CDREC-07
This latest compilation by Celestial Dragon, "Future Sound Theory" presents no less than twelve standout tracks ranging in scope from organic sound sculpture to electro dub to melodic glitch. Such an eclectic mix is easily held together by an amazing cross section of the most cutting edge producers in electronic music today... stunning contributions from Gaudi, Testa, Ochre, Monolake, edIT, RaNDom, EOX, Adron, Electrypnose, Nalepa, Gel Sol and Dublicate make this mix a truly international collection of talent.
The organic percussive elements of opening track "Lumumba" (Antonio Testa) set the tone for a journey into an uncharted sound world, leading straight into Ochre's "Esign", which can only be described as a beautiful alien soundscape drifting directly into the subconscious. "Juste Pour Toi" by Electrypnose sets the harmonic and rhythmic stage for the inimitable dub stylings of Gaudi, representing here with "Rain In Dub", which in this context becomes something of a mind-bender.
Dublicate's "Peace", Gel Sol's "Cool Sweet Awesome Yay!" and Nalepa's "Pomme Granite Dub" seamlessly carry the dub flavour uninterrupted, with a hint of the glitch elements to come. "Digitalis" by Monolake picks up the tempo and establishes the trippier elements leading into "Hybrid" care of Tokyo scene stalwarts RaNDom.
Rounding out the mix, edIT's "Laundry" is a tidal wave of audio delight, pushing the tempo and the brain into spirals. "Aeon" by EOX introduces some of the most organic digital elements in the mix, to set the stage for Adron's "Klo", which is simply one of the most understated and beautiful pieces of music you will find. As the title suggests, Future Sound Theory represents cutting edge production values, and it would be fair to say that a compilation of this calibre rarely comes along. It is impressive that so many noted producers have put forth many excellent tracks for the same project. The diversity and range of the music here has been coaxed into an incredibly cohesive mix care of Matt B, and this would be a worthy addition to any serious chill-out collection.