Tag: dub

  • Voices #32

    voices #32
    ◦ “voices” is the place where we ask, artists reply and you read.
    here we got:

    The Earl of Dean

    answering some questions. We have already observed his dub / industrial / experimental work here.

    [1. IDEA]

    ■ The A. O.: The track from “Silence About To Break” that we prefer is “Stardust Cluster”. Can you tell us how it came to light?

    ► The Earl of Dean: Interestingly this was the first track I actually released publicly albeit after getting some feedback from some fellow Edinburgh based artists Tayus and Last Post Society who gave me the confidence to make my music public and just roll with it. The track was me initially thinking id like to create a spacey ambient track and once I got the individual parts across my suite of synths and an inkling on how I’d piece the recording together I just went for it recording live .through my mixer into Ableton before mastering in Bandlab. I think I did 3 takes before I was happy with the track . Bear in mind I’d been playing about with my synths as a novice from September 2024 understanding the functionality and what I could extract sound wise from each of them. Painful at times but great fun!

    [2. CREATION]

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  • Observation n.58

    Observation n.58

    The Earl of Dean

    Silence About To Break

    ○ Jul 2025 | Label: Independent

    ■ Genres: Dub / Industrial / Experimental
    ■ Rating: 7.3/10
    ■ Favorite track: “Stardust Cluster”

    ► We are driven by a steady 60ish bpm kick, grounding the piece with a slow, heartbeat-like pulse. From this minimal foundation, glitch elements gradually emerge weaving themselves into the spacious soundscape. The pacing is deliberate, allowing each new detail to settle and reshape the mood without breaking the flow. This creates an attractive ambiguity.

  • Observation n.12

    observation n.12

    Suki Quasimodo

    Datura 01

    ○ January 2025 | Independent

    ■ Genres: Electronic, Ambient, Dub
    ■ Rating: 8.5/10
    ■ Favorite track: “I Feel Like“

    ► Well, just to be clear: this track is quite a masterpiece. There’s something charmingly hypnotic about the words, the syncopated beat, the echoes. We got totally captivated by the texture, every spark of this beauty has become precious and necessary in our head. And when the synth gets in: oh boy. We won’t forget this music.