Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Spatialize 'Skulldubbery' Review





Artist: Spatialize



Title: Skulldubbery E.P.



Label: Self Released



Released: 13th of April 2019













I’m a tad behind on this review. However, on the off chance it passed you by I’ll let you know my thoughts. In comparison to his recent album release ‘Beyond the Radar’, that placed the focus mostly in a fusion of electronica and space rock, this places the spotlight (as the title suggests) on dub. So now we’ve established the genre of the E.P. the burning question is it any good? In my humble opinion, yes it is!


The first of the four available tracks ‘Dub Skullery’ begins with ethereal synths and industrial elements, that you would expect from an experimental drone track. The beat slowly rises and soon after we are fully immersed in a catchy dub track peppered with delayed spacey fx and short passages of lead guitar. Following on ‘Shimmering Pink’ is more laid back and melodic, with somewhat of an Ozric’s feel to it, while Neil continues to maintain the quality and appeal of it’s predecessor.


The third piece ‘Frabjous Day’ is more of a slow burner, however, it eventually reaches a similar Ozric’s feel to the dub, with more of a rhythmic mid section and female harmonies at the tail end. The E.P. finishes with ‘Doodlebug’ where electronic fx lead you through some lovely laid back synths, chimes, spoken word samples and guitar.



Reviewed by Woodzee


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