Artist:
Subaqueous
Title:
Re:Create
Label:
Merkaba Music
Released:
24th March
As
the title suggests this release is a collection of re-mixes from the
album 'Tides of Twilight' released late last year. The original
release was a melting pot of down-tempo ambience, dub & global
grooves and the artists (many of which I'm unfamiliar with) on-board
this project further compliment those vibes.
The
album open's with Yaima's take on 'Dusk's Dawning' which provides a
low frequency ethnic dub-step background contrasting with the light
airy female vocals. This is followed by Bogtrotters re-rub of
'Voyage' which again contrasts the light and the heavy in a unique
style he calls 'Swamp-Step'.
The
Moonfrog re-mix of 'Glimmers' was a bonus track on the original album
and thoroughly deserves it's place here as it's a lovely laid back
affair with plenty of chimes, flutes and classical strings. 'Subconcious' on the other hand take the similarities of 'Depth of
Field' into the realms of bass heavy dub-step.
Guda fuses
ethnic tribal rhythms and tablas alongside reggae and glitchy dub-step with 'The
Dissolve'. Whilst Drumspyder's
Arabic electronica once again injects a mystic blend of tribal rhythms and strings employing the usual Dharbuka's
and Oud to 'Insistent Shades' with impressive results.
Anchor Hill
take an instrumental approach with their version of 'Dusks Dawning'
and it's a bit of gem with eastern flutes, harmonica' stabs and
guitars layered amongst the sparse bass-heavy contrasts. While Kozmo
get real gritty with their low-frequency dub-step growler of 'Phase
Shift'
Skytree has a unique take on 'Voyager' it's almost as if
they've ripped it up and glued it back together at times glitchy and
others like psychedelic smooth Jazz. HANNAH complete's the trio of
'Dusk's Dawning' re-works on the album which focuses more on the
melancholic strings than the previous two. Which provides a slowed
down Gypsy feel to the piece.
Finally Entheo see us out with another version
of 'Glimmers' which initially toys with the vocal before releasing it
and the result provides a combination of acoustic-pop and sun-soaked
electronica.
Overall
I enjoyed listening to this release which injects a fresh feel to the
more arm-chair orientated original and although theirs a certainly
elements of chill remaining overall there's a tad more bass and growl
implemented.
Review
by Woodzee.
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