Repress Due: 18th September 2020
To celebrate 100 years of the Theremin, super producer Gaudi and friends have created an album of Theremin infused dub.
Developed in 1920 by Russian physicist Léon Theremin, the Theremin is an electronic device which works with magnetic fields and consists of one metal antenna controlled without physical contact. Predominantly a fairly niche instrument, it has featured in several styles of music since its creation, from classical works to sci-fi movie soundtracks, pop and rock.
Gaudi was supported in this tribute by five of the world's top dub producers - Mad Professor, Adrian Sherwood, The Scientist, Dennis Bovell and Prince Fatty. All hugely respected individuals who have been representing the best of international dub production for the last 50 years, they have provided the riddims that underpin Gaudi's Theremin playing on this astonishing project.
As a solo artist, Gaudi has recorded over 20 albums, while as a producer he has hundreds of productions under his belt. In his 30 year career he has worked with legends of the reggae and electronic music worlds including Steel Pulse, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Horace Andy, Michael Franti, Deep Forest, Zion Train, Dub FX, Youth, The Orb, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Trentemøller.
As a Theremin player for over 25 years, Gaudi has often combined his passion for the instrument and for reggae music, playing it on several of his albums, but until now he has never dedicated an entire release to it. Known and lauded for putting his "dub-take" on many musical genres, '100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter)' is Gaudi's brainchild.
Listening to this blissful out-of-body-experience of an album, where roots reggae meets the enigmatic and ethereal sounds of sci-fi, is a deep and pensive experience. Haunting and mellifluous melodies meet earthy, bassy grooves in an unlikely yet undeniably successful union. Despite the individual styles of the producers involved, the album has a unified quality, the cinematic feel of a soundtrack with the narrative being the distinctive voice of the Theremin.
a1. Cinematic Dub (with Mad Professor)
a2. Dub’s Nine Lives (with Adrian Sherwood)
a3. Cross To Theremin (with Dennis Bovell)
a4. Smokin Dub (with The Scientist)
a5. Theremin Dub Mafia (with Prince Fatty)
b1. Kumo Dub (with Mad Professor)
b2. Dub Out of Theremin (with Adrian Sherwood)
b3. Secret Service Dub (with Dennis Bovell)
b4. Future Sound Of Theremin (with Mad Professor)
b5. Butterfly Dub (with Adrian Sherwood)
b6. Heying Dub (with Dennis Bovell)
Release Date: 17th April 2020
Following the success of their last collaboration with Isaac Chambers and Dub Princess, their multi-million streaming remix of ‘Kryptology’, they’ve returned the favour and refried their 'Back to my Roots' track, adding their own special dubwise flavours to the easy skanking original.
This Record Store Day Dubmission Records are releasing a limited run 7” vinyl featuring both vocal and dub cuts.
a1. Isaac Chambers & Dub Princess - Back to My Roots (Deep Fried Dub Roots Remix)
a2. Isaac Chambers & Dub Princess - Back to My Roots (Deep Fried Dub Dub Remix)
Release Date: 11th December 2020
Gaudi follows up his critically acclaimed album “100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter)” with a cover of Lee Perry's classic 'Bird in Hand' production.
Recorded on the 'Happy Roots' riddim, 'Bird in Hand' was Sam Carty's take on Naushad Ali's Hindi love song, 'Milte Hi Ankhen'. Here it’s re-titled ’Theremin In Hand’, with Gaudi playing the vocal line on the theremin, while Colin Edwin (of Porcupine Tree) plays bass and Horseman drums.
The track was originally going to be on the “100 Years” album, but a conversation with Adrian Sherwood while the duo were working together on Lee Perry’s “Rainford” album led them to the conclusion that it would be better to release it later as a single.
On the flip is a brand new Gaudi original, ’Theremin Memoir', which finds him channeling Serge Gainsbourg and Ennio Morricone in his homage to their 60’s and 70’s films. Colin Edwin again plays bass, with all other instruments are played by Gaudi.
Both tracks represent a continuation of the themes developed on the “100 Years” album, with Gaudi’s theremin riding the riddims in the same way that Augustus Pablo did with his melodica. The instrument’s other worldliness proves to be a perfect fit with reggae’s earthy roots, allowing the melodies to glide and float in harmony. Bandcamp called it a “match made in heaven”, Electronic Sound a “true triumph” and Culture Dub an “unlikely but undeniably successful union”.
'Theremin in Hand/Theremin Memoir' is the perfect accompaniment to '100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter)', furthering Gaudi's tribute to Leon Theremin and his amazing instrument on its centenary.
a1. Gaudi - Theremin in Hand
b1. Gaudi - Theremin Memoir
Release Date: 18th June 2021
Pitch Black’s Futureproof, a landmark in New Zealand electronica, finally gets a vinyl release 23 years after it first came out.
The album distilled two years of relentless touring of New Zealand into a sweeping colossus full of epic soundscapes and rumbling basslines, pounding rhythms and mind-bending effects, showcasing Pitch Black’s dubwise styles to full, bass-bin busting effect.
Futureproof’s mix of dub, delay and devastation was received to critical and commercial acclaim, rising to the top of the New Zealand electronic charts, and was followed by a sold-out tour of New Zealand alongside Salmonella Dub.
The album’s sophisticated mix of dub and dance set a benchmark by which future NZ electronica releases would be measured, and has gone on to find fans around the globe. True to its name, Futureproof sounds as timeless and fresh today as it did in 1998.
To celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the release, the band dug out the original audio files and Angus McNaughton has re-mastered them for this vinyl release. Hamish Macaulay has also adapted the original artwork, creating a brand new collage for the centerfold out of pictures taken at the time.
a1. Pitch Black - The Gatherer
a2. Pitch Black - Speech
b1. Pitch Black - Soliton
b2. Pitch Black - Melt
c1. Pitch Black - The Gatherer (Live)
c2. Pitch Black - They Are Among Us
d1. Pitch Black - Altered State
d2. Pitch Black - Alternate State
Available From: 2nd October 2020
*RSD DROP 2 RELEASE - DOUBLE GATEFOLD LP*
Pitch Black’s “Electronomicon”, a landmark album in New
Zealand’s electronica scene, finally gets pressed on vinyl.
First released in 2000, “Electronomicon” shows Pitch Black
developing their deep dubby sound further by creating long
and involved song structures that traverse a range of sonic
experiences. The resultant album journeys from organic
ambience and layered soundscapes to skanking keyboards,
cutting acid riffs and thumping rhythmic grooves, with dub
being the glue that holds it all together.
“Electronomicon” reached 28 in the New Zealand album
charts and led to a sell-out 30-date tour of New Zealand and
Australia. It has since gone on to become one of the duo’s
most popular albums, regularly finding new fans around the
world.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release, the band
dug out the original audio files and Angus McNaughton has re-
mastered them for this vinyl release. Hamish Macaulay has
also adapted the original artwork, creating a brand new
collage for the centerfold out of pictures taken at the time.
a1. Reptile Room
a2. Electric Earth Pt. 1
a3. Electric Earth Pt. 2
b1. Data Diviner
c1. Urbanoia
c2. The 48 Skanks
d1. Unadrumma
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